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So why are aircraft so often described as "private" when cars, boats and houses are not? !

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But they are. I often see all those referred to as private. Every budget we hear about "private motorists".

It's an obvious distinction. Public has nothing to do with public ownership - it means anyone can use it simply by turning up at the office or the gate or the kiosk or the stock exchange and offering the right money. If something is private you can't use it, unless you manage to do a private deal with the owner.

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