Originally Posted by
EMAW
This gives authorization to operate under part 91. Its not a directive, it does not say shall or must. It authorizes us to fly under part 91 and gives us leave from the OPSPECS if we so choose, for flights under the circumstances listed.
Where is the directive that says we have to disreguard the OPSPECS and only operate under 91 if we don't have PAX on board?
Reading into the definitions in Part 119, if your operation is not an on-demand (which charter repos are not), or commuter (which empty scheduled flying is), it's not an 135 operation and 135 regulations do not apply to them.
So, in Boutiques example, empty scheduled legs are Part 135, but they are not carrying passengers, so doesn't matter what your GOM says, SIC is never required and SIC cannot log that time, unless SIC is PF and then he can log PIC time as sole manipulator of controls.