"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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If the club didn't have to pay for a pilot for services rendered that
they received payment, then the club had a net profit from the pilot's
contribution.


Not necessarily. They could also have a net loss or they could break
even.



IMHO, it's not about the profit.

I would compare the cases to similar situations on the ground. For example,
the case you brought up would compare to an employee of a Limo company who
is not yet commercially rated (have his "hack license) taking the wheel of
a party Limo to build time torward his rating. The riders didn't pay for
the driver, they just payed for a party in a limo. But I think it's pretty
clear that he needs to have his hack license to do this.

The case that the OP brought up is more like if a Limo company sold one of
the town cars to an individual. I don't think I would need a hack license
to drive the town car to the buyer. At that point, I'm just an ordinary
citizen driving a town car.

Maybe I'm full of s%^&* but that's typically how I try to draw the line.
Of course common sense doesn't always apply when it comes to the FAA...