Originally Posted by
EMC2
I'm just looking for info on how a charter service works. Are there minimum flight time requirements for pilots? Do these flights file IFR flight plans or can they be flown VFR? Do charter flights have flight numbers like airline flights do?
This really depends on what the mission is, and what type of operation you're looking at running. In the end you do have to obtain an operator's certificate and obtain opspec's from the FAA. This will tell you what you are allowed to do.