30-in-7 and "Other Commercial Flying"

[TUCKnTRUCK]

Yes, but not only via an Op Spec. I took this statement...

...to imply that only OpSpecs make the MEL "valid".

Not really. You submit some paperwork to the FSDO and they issue you a LOA. Plenty of aircraft operated strictly Part 91 with MELs.


Yeah, I just can't remember the specific paragraph number or how it is actually worded. I believe it goes something alone the lines of So and so certificate holder is authorized to conduct certain flights under part 91. ...and then it lists the flights (reposition, mx, training, etc.). I'm just too lazy to get any references tonight. Air Force One is on!!!! "GET OFF MY PLANE!"

-mini

most of the tail end mx repo's have been on a special ferry permit, with all inop equipment listed. No need for an Mel then.

The FAA looks past, because the smoking hole you make, won't have many bodies to burry.

Also, for 9l there is a threat index, which breaks down lots of different areas, say night vs day, green, end of a duty day etc. Each item is given a point total. Over 15 or something requires cp, or do sign off before presented to the ca. Above 20 or 23 is a flat no go. Usually this type of threat managment is required in the ops specs.

 

[C150J]

The FAA looks past, because the smoking hole you make, won't have many bodies to burry.

This is where the FAA's logic falls to pieces. A runway incursion, altitude deviation, or off-field crash into a metropolitan area come to mind.

 

[TUCKnTRUCK]

This is where the FAA's logic falls to pieces. A runway incursion, altitude deviation, or off-field crash into a metropolitan area come to mind.

I'm sure if a tail end ferry wiped out a 747, it would disappear faster than Copperfield can!