Originally Posted by
Peabody17
Av8tr1: deadstick was trying to put you on the right track. The FAA doesn’t authorize single-pilot IFR under 135 by withdrawing an OpSpec. Rather they authorize it by ISSUING OpSpec A015. If Boutique is now doing this, it’s because they have an FAA authorization they didn’t have before.
BTQ has been flying single pilot IFR for years. Occasionally SICs were kicked off trips when W&B wouldn't work. I know two CSAs and several SICs who can attest to this.