We operate 14CFR Part 135, like most here do.
We abide by the applicable FAR's and OpSpecs, they are literally our law and rules we have live by.
- At the end of an assigned flight you get asked to reposition the airplane back to your home base, but this is going to make you go over 14 hours duty and 10 hours of flight time. Is this legal?
- Are there such things as "Part91" legs since are we doing all our flying Part135?
- In example 1, when you accept the trip and fly 11 hours, do you need 16 hours of rest? Even though last flight is Part 91?
- Can you even go over 14 hours of duty time?
Ask these questions around different FSDO's and you will as many different answers as you asked FSDO's.
The reason why the FAA has not changed the FAR's is because the really can't, it is to Grey of an area and legal does not want to touch it. If they would set it in stone, there is no way around it and it would kill probably the biggest industry in the USA.
The unscheduled Part 135 industry.
For years I have been hearing they want to start using ICAO, JAR rules for Unscheduled 135. They still haven't
http://eu-ops.luftfartstilsynet.no/w...ing-8-2008.pdf
Starts at page 191, Subpart Q.
And just a side remark, Part 135 has been operating like this for many many many years and there is always certain types of people that can't handle 135 Unscheduled and generally as it turns out they just can't handle 121 either and tend to drop out of commercial aviation all together. In my years of doing 135, and yes which I am still doing and will be till I retire, I have seen quite a few and I am fairly sure I just recognized one more
