DX Rick said:
I have a 182 in a remote area. I have 3 companies that want to pay me for running parts to larger cities on a daily basis. I would like to run this under 91 op's.
My best suggestion for myself is to organize a "club" or partnership and have the three companies buy time in the airplane, or buy actual shares of the plane while I fly the part runs for them.
Any other suggestions to keep this 91?
I would say no way to keep it 91, unless you sell the airplane outright to one of the companies and they hire you as a pilot.
If one of those other companies owned the airplane, and you simply flew it for them and the other two, that would be fine. You would essentially be a corporate pilot.
The fact that you own the airplane makes it a no-go. You don't have to advertise your airplane and services for it to be considered "holding out." If those companies approach you about flying their parts and you accept, that is holding out. If you approach them, and they accept, that is also holding out.
Some might argue, like mattpilot said, that you can fly for a certain number of companies exclusively and remain under Part 91. I think in those cases where the FAA allows that, one company owns the plane, and allows a couple of specific others to use it. Different from what you're talking about.
What you're suggesting would be the equivalent of my company (an on-demand freight operator) getting rid of their 135 certificate and only flying freight for our top 3 customers. Heck, the top three probably make up a good 85% of our flying anyways. Believe me, I'm sure my company would be doing this very thing if they could. Fortunately, the FAA would never allow that. For that I am glad, because they find enough ways to abuse us as it is. If we were a part 91 op., they would just keep us in a cage at the airport.
My $.02. But good luck anyways...