Part 135 Operator & Part 380 Public Charter: Compliance Guide
Archives for Public Charter Under the Microscope: The Part 135 Operator and Part 380 Debate FAA and DOT rulemaking activity through 2025–2026 has zeroed in on a question that refuses to resolve itself: when a part 135 operator sells seats on a published schedule under a Part 380 public charter arrangement, is it a charter […]
Crew Resource Management: Principles, TEM & FAA Requirements
Archives for Crew Resource Management (CRM): Principles, TEM, and Why It Still Matters If human error remains a factor in the majority of aviation accidents, why do some operators still treat crew resource management training as a checkbox exercise? FAA Part 135 now mandates CRM training across eight core topic areas, and EASA is pushing […]
Glass Cockpit Instruments & Partial-Panel Procedures for Charter Crews
Archives forReading the PFD: Glass Cockpit Instruments & Partial-Panel Procedures for Charter Crews Why Glass Cockpit Proficiency Is a Safety-Critical Skill for Charter Crews The glass cockpit has redefined how crews process flight information — but it has not eliminated the need for partial-panel proficiency. The FAA's Q2 2026 Transport Airplane Issues List includes a […]
RNP Approach Operations: WAAS, RAIM & LPV Minimums Explained
Archives for Flying RNP Approach Operations: Understanding WAAS, RAIM & Approach Integrity Your GPS shows a solid position fix, you’ve loaded the approach, and the plate says LPV minimums of 200 feet — but does your equipment actually have the integrity authorization to fly that line of minima? For many pilots, the honest answer is: […]
RVSM Airspace: Requirements, Equipment & Authorization
Archives for RVSM Airspace Explained: Equipment, Authorization, and Ops Requirements RVSM airspace — the band of controlled airspace from FL290 to FL410 where vertical separation is reduced from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet — doubled usable flight levels in some of the world’s busiest corridors. But that efficiency gain comes with a compliance obligation that […]
Pilot Records Database: Part 135 Reporting Requirements
Archives for Pilot Records Database (PRD): What Part 135 Operators Must Report — and When Under 14 CFR § 111.225, Part 135 operators generally have 30 days from the effective date of a covered record to report it to the FAA’s pilot records database. Miss that window, and the operator faces potential enforcement action — […]
Electronic Flight Bag Part 135: EFB Classes & Approval Guide
Archives forElectronic Flight Bag (EFB) in Part 135: Requirements, Classes, and Approval If your Part 135 crews are using tablets in the cockpit without OpSpec A061, you may already have a compliance gap — even if the devices work perfectly. An electronic flight bag is a portable or installed electronic information system used by flight […]
Operational Control Part 135: Who Owns the Go/No-Go Decision?
Archives for Operational Control in Part 135: Who Really Owns the Go/No-Go Decision? It is 11 p.m. The charter client’s assistant is on the phone insisting the aircraft depart in 45 minutes despite a line of thunderstorms moving across the departure corridor. The broker has already told the client the flight is confirmed. The PIC […]
Runway Incursions Prevention: Taxi & Hot Spot Errors
Archives for Runway Incursions Start Small: The Taxi, Clearance, and Hot Spot Errors Pilots Miss More than 1,200 runway incursions occur in the United States every year — and pilot deviations account for roughly 60% of them, according to compiled industry data. But here’s the part most pilots overlook: almost none of those events started […]
Part 135 Recurrent Training Requirements: Complete Compliance Guide
Archives for Part 135 Recurrent Training: What Gets Reviewed, Checked, and Too Often Overlooked When was the last time you verified that every pilot on your Part 135 certificate is actually current—not just trained, but current under every applicable recurrent requirement? Part 135 recurrent training spans at least four distinct regulatory elements—ground training, competency check, […]