Avantair low-time pilot program?

[Traderd]

§ 135.101 Second in command required under IFR.
Except as provided in § 135.105, no person may operate an aircraft carrying passengers under IFR unless there is a second in command in the aircraft.

Regardless of weather the aircraft is approved for single pilot operations or not, or weather the company is approved for single pilot with autopilot in lieu of a SIC, under 135, the company always has the option of using the SIC (if the SIC is qualified) instead of the autopilot, under 135.101, if the flight is conducted under IFR.

To answer your question, if a company has a single pilot authorization they don't need the SIC. However, at any time, they may use the SIC because 135 always requires and permits it, even when granted a single pilot with autopilot authorization. It's part of the basic regulation. Even if the autopilot is working, if the company has a trained SIC and wishes to use the SIC instead of flying the aircraft single pilot with autopilot, the company may elect to do so.

This is just as true in a Cessna 210 as any other aircraft.

Avbug,

Having read your eloquent explanation concerning your use of "mute" instead of "moot", I am now curious to hear if you have an equally entertaining explanation concerning your choice of the word "weather" where others might elect to use "whether".

Main Entry: 1wheth·er
Pronunciation: 'hwe-[th]&r, 'we-, (")(h)w&-
Function: pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which of two, Latin uter, Greek poteros, Old English hwA who -- more at [size=-1]WHO[/size]
1 archaic : which one of the two
2 archaic : whichever one of the two

Maybe it is your choice when discussing IMC, criteria for logging an instrument approach for currency, or autopilots and such to substitute the word "weather" for added emphasis. But I speculate.

You seem to be consistent in this practice and I am willing to bet you have an interesting story to share with us. Will you elaborate?

Thanks

 

[Ultra Grump]

traderd -

Oh man, don't even get me started with some of the spelling and word usage by the majority on this board...

 

[avbug]

But I speculate.

A sad and loathesome admission for a professional aviator. I wouldn't say that too loudly.

You seem to be consistent in this practice and I am willing to bet you have an interesting story to share with us.

Yes, from muscle memory, that's how I type it, and at the speed I type, I don't care to go back and correct it...it's just not important to me. If it's that important to you, you correct it.

Surely you have something more important to concern yourself with in this life than how I spell weather? Say, the topic of this thread, for example?