UK Commercial Work - PFCO

[IanChap]

I'm enjoying my M2P for pleasure at the moment, and am considering doing my PFCO so I can undertake commercial work, surveys in particular.

But does that open a can of worms, i.e. do I then have to undertake extra checks, logging, etc when I'm flying for fun? Or are the commercial/private activities totally separate? Basically, are there any downsides to doing a PFCO?

 

[Nigpd]

Hi Ian - as this is a very USA centric forum, you would probably get a better response from this Facebook group
CAA PFCO General discussion (UK)

 

[IanChap]

Hi Ian - as this is a very USA centric forum, you would probably get a better response from this Facebook group
CAA PFCO General discussion (UK)

Thanks, will do.

But actually I'm always surprised at the amount of UK discussion here!

 

[Hiwayman]

I have PfCO and I treat flights separately. Any commercial activities I go through all the necessary procedures given in the PfCO training.
Hobby flights are for pleasure and whilst I don't formally complete all the procedures for a commercial flight, I remain aware of the training I received and hopefully fly safely as a result.

 

[Damomerlin]

I dont think we have a uk forum version , I've always just used this or djis forum

 

[The Editor]

I'm enjoying my M2P for pleasure at the moment, and am considering doing my PFCO so I can undertake commercial work, surveys in particular.

But does that open a can of worms, i.e. do I then have to undertake extra checks, logging, etc when I'm flying for fun? Or are the commercial/private activities totally separate? Basically, are there any downsides to doing a PFCO?

Other than the cost (which are ongoing due to renewals and insurance etc), there are no downsides to acquiring PfCO.
In fact it will make you a far better pilot due to an in depth understanding of Air Law, weather systems, risk assessment and site surveys.
The only thing I do when flying for fun, is maintain my logs, since it is a legal requirement to log your flights and have a minimum number of flight hours accumulated within the proceedings two months prior to renewal of your PfCO.