It is not the airplane, it is the owner/operator who is
certificated. Since you don't seem to understand FAR 135,
the FAA will be more careful in reviewing and approving your
application. What is it that you want to do, carry the
general public, transport prisoners, fly cargo?


"AML" wrote in message
...
| In article ,
| Peter Clark
wrote:
|
| On Wed, 24 May 2006 15:05:37 GMT, AML

| wrote:
|
| In article ,
| "Jim Burns" wrote:
|
| More than just a year.... I know of one local FBO
that recently got their
| 135 cert after originally applying over 3 years ago.
Even with the boiler
| plate procedure manuals and a chief pilot currently
working part 135, the
| FSDO inspectors put them on the "rewrite required"
carousel time after time
| and the re-inspections took months to reschedule. If
I didn't know better,
| it appeared as if they were attempting to wear them
down to the point that
| they'd withdraw their application.
| Jim
|
| "AML" wrote in message
|
...
| I am in the market for a 135 operation. I am
finding out that going
| through the FAA would take about a year and I don't
have the time to
| wait that long. If anybody has one for sale or
knows someone that is
| thinking about selling it, let me know.
|
| Thanks
| Aaron
|
|
|
| That is what has been my understanding. The FAA does
not want to give
| out anymore 135 tickets, so instead we are just going
to buy one. We
| were looking into getting a 414 and now are looking
into a Seneca III. A
| pretty big difference, but it is cheaper to start out
in. I don't know
| much about Senecas so I am busy familiarizing myself
with them.
|
| Would you not still have all the same issues with having
to write the
| required opspecs for the specific aircraft you want to
attach 135 to?
|
| We are looking for a plane that already has a 135 ticket
on it. Sorry, I
| should been a little more specific.