Part 91 Crew Duty Limitations
02-08-2009, 03:15 PM
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Part 91 Crew Duty Limitations
I was curious what the crew duty limitations are for 3 man crews operating long range aircraft such as the Global and G550. Can you accomplish missions to Tokyo, Hong Kong or Sydney from New York with a 3 member crew and 1 fuel stop or would additional crewmembers be needed?
02-08-2009, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by lrsd101
I was curious what the crew duty limitations are for 3 man crews operating long range aircraft such as the Global and G550. Can you accomplish missions to Tokyo, Hong Kong or Sydney from New York with a 3 member crew and 1 fuel stop or would additional crewmembers be needed?
There are no duty limitations in part 91 that I know of...
02-08-2009, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lrsd101
So does that mean that a two pilot crew can operate a Global Express for the entire 18 hour flight, with a fuel stop, from New York to Sydney?
So, yes, it can be done at least on paper. But won't there be a refueling stop somewhere? Can the GE do 18+ hours? If not, that means customs, refueling, etc.. and an 18hr flt turns into 20hr+ trip. Not smart.
02-08-2009, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by III Corps
There are no duty limitations in part 91 that I know of...
This is true for your basic part 91 corporate or personal flight operation...however it gets pretty regulated when you start talking about fractionals. If you go into part 91K and look at parts 91.1059 and 91.1061, it starts out looking very similar to a 135 on demand operation in terms of crew rest and duty limitations.
Don't take my word for interpretations though...I haven't flown anything bigger than a Cherokee 140 since November and I've never been fractional.
02-08-2009, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by III Corps
Yes but remember someone has to insure the airplane and I doubt an underwriter is going to sell a policy that does not address long range flights for a company operating a Global Express in its flight ops manual. And the flight ops manual will have to then have some crew duty limits. Violating your FOM is a great way to invalidate your insurance.
So, yes, it can be done at least on paper. But won't there be a refueling stop somewhere? Can the GE do 18+ hours? If not, that means customs, refueling, etc.. and an 18hr flt turns into 20hr+ trip. Not smart.
So, yes, it can be done at least on paper. But won't there be a refueling stop somewhere? Can the GE do 18+ hours? If not, that means customs, refueling, etc.. and an 18hr flt turns into 20hr+ trip. Not smart.
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