Cost sharing as CPL
First post here! I have been reading through quite a few posts about the dreaded topic of cost sharing.
A quote from a post in that category:
"As a PPL, you must cover an equal portion of the flight. I believe the poster is pointing out that the flight wouldn’t cost £300 if split equally and therefore some is making money."
Okay, that has been clear for a while."
"Nothing wrong with that. But if the pilot is remunerated for doing so he needs a CPL."
Now, you have a CPL.. You rent a Cessna and you take some passengers along. Are you still required to split the costs on equal basis? I've come to learn that there are still a lot of grey areas and in most cases you would need an AOC to operate. I couldn't really find a clear answer in the EASA Easy Access rules either. Any hot takes?