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Old 12-04-2008, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by GauleyPilot View Post
I remember this interpertation coming up in the 1990s, making news in the trade publications, and then being abandoned.

135 positioning legs are considered to be operated under Part 91. At least in the two FSDOs in the Eastern Region that I have been under.
Yes, it is absolutely true that the positioning legs are operated under Part 91.

HOWEVER, according to FAR Part 135 regs, the positioning legs cannot be part of your required rest period, and Part 91 commercial flight time counts against your maximum Part 135 flight time. The Feds don't buy the idea that professional pilots jump in an airplane and fly empty to Omaha for free, and only then start getting paid.

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