§ 135.265 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Scheduled operations. (1) 1,200 hours in any calendar year. (2) 120 hours in any calendar month. (3) 34 hours in any 7 consecutive days.
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§ 135.267 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: Unscheduled one- and two-pilot crews. (1) 500 hours in any calendar quarter.(2) 800 hours in any two consecutive calendar quarters.(3) 1,400 hours in any calendar year.
§ 91.1059 Flight time limitations and rest requirements: One or two pilot crews. (1) 500 hours in any calendar quarter; (2) 800 hours in any two consecutive calendar quarters; (3) 1,400 hours in any calendar year.
(1) 1,000 hours in any calendar year; (2) 100 hours in any calendar month; (3) 30 hours in any 7 consecutive days; (4) 8 hours between required rest periods.
In Part 91 operations, a pilot can fly an aircraft for days without breaks.In Part 135 operations, pilots follow strict rest requirements between flight sessions as an added safety measure. Pilot qualifications: Part 135 operations regulations impose higher standards for pilot qualifications than Part 91 operations.
The 1500-hour Rule required for pilot flight training does have some exceptions. These exceptions include: Graduates with a bachelor's degree in aviation can reduce their time to 1,000 hours. Graduates with an associate's degree in aviation can reduce flight time to 1,250 hours.
It takes two months to become a pilot and earn your private pilot license. To become an airline pilot, it takes two years to gain the required 1,500 hours flight time.
(1) A rest required under paragraph (b)(1) of this section may be scheduled for or reduced to a minimum of 8 hours if the flight crewmember is given a rest period of at least 10 hours that must begin no later than 24 hours after the commencement of the reduced rest period.
All time spent in deadhead transportation is duty and is not rest. For purposes of determining the maximum flight duty period in Table B of this part, deadhead transportation is not considered a flight segment.
Part 121 is scheduled air carrier (airliners). Part 133 is external load (helicopter) operations. Part 135 is a set of rules with more stringent standards for commuter and on-demand operations. Part 135 operator rules govern commercial aircraft.
What is the primary distinction between these different parts of the regulations? Part 91 applies to general aviation and non-commercial operations(civil aircraft). Part 135 applies to commercial on-demand operations(such as private jets). Part 121 applies to large-scale scheduled commercial air carriers.