I don't think a 402 has nine seats behind the pilots' seats
up front.

But you are correct about that being a violation too. But
even in a Bonanza or Lance, passengers can't fly.



"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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| "Dallas" wrote in
message
| ...
| I realize this is a GA group but I thought some of the
guys with a
| commercial ticket might be able to answer this question.
|
| I have a friend with a PP-SEL that was coming back on a
commuter flight
| from the Bahamas in a Cessna 402. He managed to get the
right seat and
| after chatting with the pilot, he was allowed to fly the
aircraft.
|
| Are there any regulations specifically precluding a
pilot from doing this
| or is it at the pilot's discretion?
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| ---
| Dallas
|
| I'd say it violates not one but maybe two sections of Part
135.
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| § 135.115 Manipulation of controls.
| No pilot in command may allow any person to manipulate the
flight controls
| of an aircraft during flight conducted under this part,
nor may any person
| manipulate the controls during such flight unless that
person is-
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| (a) A pilot employed by the certificate holder and
qualified in the
| aircraft; or
|
| (b) An authorized safety representative of the
Administrator who has the
| permission of the pilot in command, is qualified in the
aircraft, and is
| checking flight operations.
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|
|
| If it is one that has more than 8 passenger seats it also
violates this one.
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| § 135.113 Passenger occupancy of pilot seat.
| No certificate holder may operate an aircraft type
certificated after
| October 15, 1971, that has a passenger seating
configuration, excluding any
| pilot seat, of more than eight seats if any person other
than the pilot in
| command, a second in command, a company check airman, or
an authorized
| representative of the Administrator, the National
Transportation Safety
| Board, or the United States Postal Service occupies a
pilot seat.
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