Mark,

What you described is a Part 135 compensation. You are being
compensated for flying and you don't meet one of the exceptions. It's
that simple. Believe me, this has all been tried before. If a person
pays to have cargo or people moved by airplane, the FAR and the NTSB's
interpretation of them have been consistent, it is a for-hire
operation and the person paying for the operation is entitled to a
much higher level of qualification for the operator he is paying than
normal Part 91 ops.

The sanction you face is suspension or revocation of your certificate
and/or a civil penalty (fine) for each and every infraction, at a max
of $1,100 per infraction which can be interpreted as every flight you
make.

If you want to carry cargo for hire, you are going to have to get a
135 air taxi certificate.

Otherwise, if you are making the flight and if you are paying for it,
you can carry stuff for a friend as a favor, but you cannot charge
anything for it.

This issue comes in front of the FAA all the time from pilots trying
to find a way to build time for less money and the pilots get hammered
each time.

All the best,
Rick

"Mark S Conway" wrote in message news:BCTVb.257698$I06.2780928@attbi_s01...
OK... I live on Cape Cod, and fly my Piper Apache to Nantucket Island
every day for work.
I'm a painting contractor, interior / exterior.....
A friend owns a quick lube / tire place.....
He said he paid the local airlines $25K last year in freight charges...
I said, how can i get a piece of that cake...
He said he would pay me $7.00 per tire to bring them over to him...
He did 2,000 tires last year, i'm thinking i could use the extra
$14,000.00..
Now, what do you guys think????

Mark