Probably a dumb question

[RynoB]

SR22s are being used by SATSAir out of Atlanta. They are certified due to their engine trend monitoring systems that help predict alternator failure.
And its not a back-up vacuum thats required, but rather an alternate static source. 135.163(e) and (f)

Thanks for the clarification. I was too lazy to actually look up the regulation.

 

[BrianNC]

Cirrus SR22's are being used for air taxi service in the SE. Not sure on operating costs, but they seem to be making it work.

There's an outfit in Greenville, SC that does that. Cirrus just bought them. Can't remember the name though.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

There's an outfit in Greenville, SC that does that. Cirrus just bought them. Can't remember the name though.

Thats SATSAir. I thought they were in Atlanta, but I was wrong, its Greenville Downtown (GMU). I'm actually sitting in a hotel right up the street from the airport right now waiting for the weather to clear. I met the chief pilot of SATSAir yesterday. News is, straight from the FAA Inspector that I was here with (their and my company's POI), is that they operate 16 SR-22s right now, with hopes of increasing to 500 in the next year and 1200 in the next 5 years and go nationwide. Better submit your resumes now.

One of their guys was in the FBO here yesterday combing over resumes with another individual, so I'm assuming they're hiring; and quite frequently with those numbers.

 

[BrianNC]

Thats SATSAir. I thought they were in Atlanta, but I was wrong, its Greenville Downtown (GMU). I'm actually sitting in a hotel right up the street from the airport right now waiting for the weather to clear. I met the chief pilot of SATSAir yesterday. News is, straight from the FAA Inspector that I was here with (their and my company's POI), is that they operate 16 SR-22s right now, with hopes of increasing to 500 in the next year and 1200 in the next 5 years and go nationwide. Better submit your resumes now.

One of their guys was in the FBO here yesterday combing over resumes with another individual, so I'm assuming they're hiring; and quite frequently with those numbers.

I emailed them one time and was told they require an ATP. So it is not a low-time, time building gig.

 

[ComplexHiAv8r]

SR22s are being used by SATSAir out of Atlanta. They are certified due to their engine trend monitoring systems that help predict alternator failure.
And its not a back-up vacuum thats required, but rather an alternate static source. 135.163(e) and (f)

Are you referring to EMax, or do they have something more? The only warning we got on an ALT1 failure was the ALT1 failure light. It was toast at that point.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Are you referring to EMax, or do they have something more? The only warning we got on an ALT1 failure was the ALT1 failure light. It was toast at that point.

I don't exactly know about the trend monitoring system, or what it shows or doesn't show. The closest I've ever gotten to a Cirrus is fueling one at my old FBO. All I know is that the alternator failure thing is what the FAA inspector told me during my checkride the other day. Seemed like he meant that the system could "see" the failure coming.

 

[mbtrebbe]

find an outfit that already has a certificate that would let you put a plane under it for a certain, say, commission. i know of an operation that started a charter with high hopes but now flys maybe 10 hours a year off it due to the owner getting a gig as a gulfstream captain. I would think the only thing you would have to do at that point is get the airplane inspected and do some paperwork. anybody know of anyone doing this.

that is being frowned upon by the feds lately, especially after the i believe darby/blue star challenger accident. The plane was 135 current, the pilots were not, a third part management company had the plane under someone elses 135 ticket and then a non licensed broker booked the trip. It went off the end of the runway back east and heads rolled. American Air Network went down last year too. They had I think 50 or 60 airplanes under the certificate and had operational control over very few of them. That is what the FAA is goin after now is operational control. The company needs to know at all times where and what their airplanes are doin. A less risky way and a way to start out with a customer base would be to buy an existing ticket. Even if you dont get the planes you have the name and the ticket. I dont know about starting a certificate, but just to add you first jet on took us about three months. Not to mention 20 hours of proving runs which is just 20 hours of flyin around. 20 hours @210 gallons an hour... big expense.