Quote Originally Posted by Feedback View Post
the commercial aspect is not really that important here because it does not matter if the passenger was fee paying or not, the pilot's ability is still the same whether he is rated cpl or ppl. what is important is that he flew at night without a night rating, and he flew over water in a single engine aircraft. no pilot I know would disrespect the rules like that.
Surely it's important in a court of law, otherwise why have commercial licenses at all?