You have reached this web page because you are interested in becoming an FAA certified air carrier.

Aircraft Conformity: Your Director of Maintenance (Full 135 Operator) or maintenance shop will complete an aircraft conformity inspection worksheet. During the aircraft conformity the FAA will examine the details of the following items and verify the accuracy of your conformity inspection worksheet.

Training: All operators will need to complete the following training program. Full 135 Operator must have a General Operations Manual and a Training Manual that defines the details of the procedures and training requirements.

Indoc Training (Company Specific) General Subjects Training Flight Training

Checkride: The FAA is going to read everything that you submit.

Oral Exam: The Principal Operations Inspector will administer an oral exam to the Director of Operations, the Chief Pilot, and each Company pilot. The Principal Maintenance Inspector will administer an oral exam to the Director of Maintenance. You need to be intimately familiar with the methods and procedures prescribed in the General Operations Manual and Training Manual. You will also need to know all the appropriate Federal Aviation Regulations pertaining to your operations.

Flight Check: You must complete an FAA flight check ride. You will need to complete a checkride as specified by FAR 135.293 through 135.299. This will consist of an oral exam and a practical flight test. The oral exam will cover the items specified in the Practical Test Standards for Commercial or Airline Transport Pilot certificates along with instrument rating, as appropriate.

Proving Runs: You will need to plan 25 hours of proving flights with five hours at night. There is usually a reduction though the minimum is 13 hours on initial applicants. We will assist in preparing a proving run flight plan. You will need an FAA approved MEL before the proving runs.

The proving flights are done after all the manuals are approved and the training program completed by all the appropriate personnel. Scheduling these flights should be done as early as possible.