[exleardriver]

+1. and if you do own your own airplane you may provide pilot services to a few clients..start flying too many clients and the faa, local fsdo inspectors will conclude that you are indeed 'holding out to the public', would take a dim view and require that you do all the due diligence to obtain a part 135 air operator certificate. how many clients is too many? it's often debated, but if you appear to have like half a dozen and more, the faa becomes suspicious as to just how many clients you're willing to take on..anybody, any day? tgrayson is correct..in your case you're simply providing pilot services. lot's of folks do..