How to get a 135 cert?

[NW_Pilot]

What steeps are involved in getting a part 135 certificate? What paperwork is needed etc.

 

[mike1mc]

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/media/n135toc.pdf

Great information.

 

[NW_Pilot]

Thanks A Bunch

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I believe step one is now to sell your first born into slavery, then there is probably some kind of contract with the dark one that involves a signature in blood.....and that is just to get a basic VFR 135 cert!!!!

There are several companies that provide assistance in obtaining a 135, they provide paperwork guidence as well as legal assistance, kind of pricey, but unless you have a couple of years to kill prior to being able to fly a revenue flight, they are the best bet to a fairly speedy approval.(Speedy is an undefined term when dealing with a new 135 cert)

 

[Canucit]

it also depends on how many aircraft and how many pilots if it is just one aircraft I think it will be easier but still a loooooooooooooooooong .............and ardous process

 

[Geronimo4497]

IMHO, it is much easier to buy your first plane that already has a charter certifiacte that will meet your FUTURE needs. Planning ahead leads to alot less paperwork down the line. HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!

 

[TWA]

Buy one off someone who's business failed and change it to fit your needs. It's much easier to change one that already exists than get your own. It's possible to get your own cert. in about 6 months if you work on it full time. Full time as in quit your real job and do nothing but work on the paperwork.

 

[xjcaptain]

The process is actually very simple. When the weight of the paperwork you have submitted to the FAA equals the gross weight of the aircraft you are going to operate, you get your certificate.

 

[hawkerjet]

We got ours in 3 months. The training program is the most difficult as well as the new language required for the contracts between the aircraft owners and the certificate holder.

 

[nosehair]

The process is actually very simple. When the weight of the paperwork you have submitted to the FAA equals the gross weight of the aircraft you are going to operate, you get your certificate.

Naa, that's the way it used to be, Old Man. now in the new Information Age, the new benchmark is, when the empty weight is equaled with actual paperwork, and the full fuel weight is equaled by "back-up CD's", then you get your certificate.

...and that will probably change before you get there.
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