Typical cost of a 135 certificate???

[climbhappy]

i did my own . it was in the 90's. took about a year. your friend the consultant is a good thing, but be weary of guys trying to make thier house payment by charging 5-10 grand for a 50 page term paper you can do yourself if you sit down and read each reg.
you don't have to be a lawyer, but understand FAA speak. be sure to include "all the subparts of this paragraphs, yada, yada."

 

[Flex-ible]

i did my own . it was in the 90's. took about a year. your friend the consultant is a good thing, but be weary of guys trying to make thier house payment by charging 5-10 grand for a 50 page term paper you can do yourself if you sit down and read each reg.
you don't have to be a lawyer, but understand FAA speak. be sure to include "all the subparts of this paragraphs, yada, yada."

Try $500. (in '03, not sure what he charges now) I told you it was a good deal.

 

[gret]

You won't get a 10 or more Part 135 Certificate for at least 2 years if ever. They don't want to give any out.

Some of the best have tried, but can't get them.


The FAA thinks there are way too many certificates out there and they don't want anymore as they have to dedicated resources to monitor them.

 

[timmay]

You won't get a 10 or more Part 135 Certificate for at least 2 years if ever. They don't want to give any out.

Some of the best have tried, but can't get them.


The FAA thinks there are way too many certificates out there and they don't want anymore as they have to dedicated resources to monitor them.

I have heard the same about all new certificates. The FSDO's are so short staffed they don't even have enough POI's to assign to existing certificate holders. We have been through 4 POIs in the last two years and haven't had one assigned to us for the last 4 months.

 

[gulfstream2345]

We just got out certificate after working on it with the FAA for 18 months. Certification is the last priority in FSDOs so that is what happens. Costs?? A bunch considered we had to do 20 hrs. of proving runs in a jet. That doesn't include setting up an office, crew salaries/benefits, insurance and the payments on a 6 million dollar jet.