As business aviation has matured, the use of part-time pilots and flight attendants for crew augmentation in FAR Part 91 and 135 operations has become an established -- if occasionally controversial -- practice.

Corporate pilot and appellate lawyer Peter Stein has examined workers' compensation issues from the perspective of both a Fortune 100 chief pilot and a litigator who has argued workers' comp cases at the state court level.

At the NBAA in Washington, D.C. (www.nbaa.org), Mike Nichols can assist flight department managers in understanding the tax, insurance and liability implications of using independent contractors as temporary flight crewmembers. Nichols can be contacted at mnichols@nbaa.org.