Originally Posted by
Mason32
Kindly explain how going around and advertising - on a one to one in person basis - a cargo service; and then renting an airplane and flying said cargo is within the FAR's without an air carrier certificate of some type.... have you read 119 & 135? Yes, a commerical pilot may fly those flights, but to hold out the service (commonly called advertising - which is what you did when you went soliciting) drops it squarely into a 135 operation, which trips a whole new set of rules and requirements.
Sorry, stated that wrong, how about
: I was flying to the east coast to build some hours, when some friends heard that, they asked if I could grab them a few live lobsters while I was on the ground in Maine. I told them "sure, I can help ya out". When I got back and gave them their lobster they threw in a couple extra bucks to help with fuel cost.