You can't operate 73s under 135. I'm not sure of the status, but I think it's for DHL.
?? Why not?
You can't operate 73s under 135. I'm not sure of the status, but I think it's for DHL.
?? Why not?
Size of the machine.
I'm not "fresh up" on my FAR's, but I have never heard of a size limitation.
Ha was thinking of paying them a visit and checking it out. Sounds like a bad idea, given then guarded gate and all. Eh oh well.
Did you ever fly Part 135? I believe that's covered in the first hour of class, after the location of the break room and fire extinguishers...I'm not "fresh up" on my FAR's, but I have never heard of a size limitation.
Did you ever fly Part 135? I believe that's covered in the first hour of class, after the location of the break room and fire extinguishers...
The security guards down there can be a bit overzealous, although I haven't run into any issues since Evergreen sold their operations.
I flew down there with a student to do pattern work, and when we decided to make one of the landings a taxi-back, one of Evergreen's security guards blocked off the taxiway with a pickup and began demanding to see our ID's. Aside from the idiocy of cutting off an airplane and then running towards the spinning propeller (had I not cut the mixture, I'm pretty sure he would have run into the prop), MZJ is a public use airport and we were on a marked taxiway, so I have no idea what he thought he was doing. After I verified that the guy wasn't any kind of law enforcement, I (politely) refused to show him my ID, restarted the airplane, and went around his truck to get back to the runway.
After I got back home, someone from Evergreen called the flight school and threatened to take the issue to the FAA, but given that the security guard had blocked off an active taxiway for no apparent reason, I'm guessing someone figured out that involving the feds wouldn't go well for Evergreen since nothing more happened from that.
I've always wondered if the museum was subsidized at all by the airline. I hope the museum can continue to operate or maybe move it somewhere else.
I'm pretty sure you can fly about anything you want under 135. The problem is the 7,500lb cargo and pax limitation. If you can make money flying a 737 with only 7500lbs in the back or 9 pax... well go for it.Did you ever fly Part 135? I believe that's covered in the first hour of class, after the location of the break room and fire extinguishers...
The 30 pax is only for unscheduled. If you're scheduled 135, it's 9.
That's the funny thing, the airfield itself in terms of flying operations is fully public. You can takeoff, land, taxi, even fuel to your hearts content, just like any other uncontrolled field. So long as you don't taxi off into the aircraft storage area west of the runway, and pilots are requested to avoid the Kodiak DZ when it's operational there; but aside from that, no different than any other field.
I was out there several times a month over the last three years doing photo flights (although I never landed for those), and that incident was the only time I've ever had trouble out there.
I've been in the pattern when the drop zone and Army helicopters were active simultaneously, and other than occasionally extending a downwind to let a CASA come plummeting in, I never had to do anything different despite the high levels of unusual stuff going on there.
Do you happen to know what all those Mallards off the end of the runway are doing there? I think they showed up around the time Chalk's shut down a few years ago, but I was surprised that they were apparently just sitting there without being parted out or scrapped.
Was I was there briefly they were using 121 rules but 135 rest rules due to the fact they flew the Saabs with 30 pax. The moved up the aft bulkhead to increase the baggage area.I'm pretty sure you can fly about anything you want under 135. The problem is the 7,500lb cargo and pax limitation. If you can make money flying a 737 with only 7500lbs in the back or 9 pax... well go for it.
PenAir up here flies a couple of Saabs under 135 in cargo ops out to the Alutians and other places. That's generally a 121 airplane, but they've managed to make it work with the payload limit. I don't know, but my guess is, they have to carry so much fuel there really isn't enough payload left for more than that anyways.
I was told recently that they were moving more towards 135 because of the ATP rule and everything. I don't really know though.Was I was there briefly they were using 121 rules but 135 rest rules due to the fact they flew the Saabs with 30 pax. The moved up the aft bulkhead to increase the baggage area.
I believe the pure freight birds are operated under 121 because they can haul more than 7,500 pounds.