135 Subjects for Oral

[ArcherB]

I am trying to prepare for a 135 checkride and was wondering if anyone that has recently taken one would elaborate on what regulations were covered most thouroughly. I was thinking it would most likely be

-aircraft systems
-Duty time
-oxygen requirements
-alternate requirements
-takeoff mins
-and othe ops specs questions

Any other info would be appreciated

 

[eddie]

I just finished up my 135 training the other day. Here are a few
-Required equipment check intervals (VOR, Pitot Static...)
-LAHSO requirements
-Company Policies

Good luck.

 

[mike1mc]

Duty Times are a big issue with the FAA right now, so definitely know the limitations. Also, know about 135 proficiency checks and due months, blah, blah, blah.

- Haz Mat (is company approved or not)
- OPS SPECS (This is major)
- Approved approach types (i.e. GPS Approaches)
- 135 Airport requirements
- Weather reporting
- Runway requirements
- Basic Subjects
- Part 91 FARS (i.e. cloud clearances)
- Weather (TAF, METAR, when they are issued)

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

 

[Rick1128]

Check ride

As a check airman, I am required to use 135.293 (A) (1 - 8) as guidance. Which means that anything covered by those itmes is fair game. Which basicly means anything. Realisticly it means the items that you use as a 135 pilot. Includes Part 61, things like medical, commercial pilot and ATP authorizations. Part 91, Part 135, systems, Opspecs, company manual and so on.

You do need to be familiar with it all. However, you are not expected to know all of it from memory. You are expected to know the things you use every day, like weather minimums, alternate minimums, systems, emergency procedures and the like. The things you don't deal with everyday, you are expected to know where to find them. A simple answer like "I do not know, but it is or should be covered by ( where ever it is)" and then look it up in the appropriate book.

Be short and direct with your answers. Do not give them BS or an information dump. That will just compound your problems. Just answer their question and shut up. Treat each question as itself. In other words, don't let the previous question and your answer effect your performance for the next one. Don't beat yourself up over one 'blown' answer.

By the way, each FSDO has its own list of hot items they hit heavy on. It depends on their experience with their operators, guidance from Washington and OKC and their own personal hot items.

Good luck.

 

[Deftone45075]

I think a lot depends on your type of operation. We operate only IFR, and a lot of the questions I had, dealt with Part C of our Ops. Specs., Terminal Instrument Procedures. Duty Times were covered, and the airplane was covered pretty well to.

I know of someone who operates 135 VFR, and they were asked a lot about the VFR weather mins, cloud clearences, etc.

Like Rick said, know where to find the information. In real life yor not going to be able to memorize everything. Being able to quickly look it up is important.