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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 135.241 

(i) For airplanes, by boundary or run-

way marker lights; 

(ii) For helicopters, by boundary or 

runway marker lights or reflective ma-
terial. 

(c) For the purpose of paragraph (b) 

of this section, if the area to be used 
for takeoff or landing is marked by 
flare pots or lanterns, their use must 
be approved by the Administrator. 

Subpart E—Flight Crewmember 

Requirements 

§ 135.241

Applicability. 

Except as provided in § 135.3, this sub-

part prescribes the flight crewmember 
requirements for operations under this 
part. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–250, 60 FR 65950, Dec. 
20, 1995] 

§ 135.243

Pilot in command qualifica-

tions. 

(a) No certificate holder may use a 

person, nor may any person serve, as 
pilot in command in passenger-car-
rying operations— 

(1) Of a turbojet airplane, of an air-

plane having a passenger-seat configu-
ration, excluding each crewmember 
seat, of 10 seats or more, or of a multi-
engine airplane in a commuter oper-
ation as defined in part 119 of this 
chapter, unless that person holds an 
airline transport pilot certificate with 
appropriate category and class ratings 
and, if required, an appropriate type 
rating for that airplane. 

(2) Of a helicopter in a scheduled 

interstate air transportation operation 
by an air carrier within the 48 contig-
uous states unless that person holds an 
airline transport pilot certificate, ap-
propriate type ratings, and an instru-
ment rating. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph 

(a) of this section, no certificate holder 
may use a person, nor may any person 
serve, as pilot in command of an air-
craft under VFR unless that person— 

(1) Holds at least a commercial pilot 

certificate with appropriate category 
and class ratings and, if required, an 
appropriate type rating for that air-
craft; and 

(2) Has had at least 500 hours time as 

a pilot, including at least 100 hours of 

cross-country flight time, at least 25 
hours of which were at night; and 

(3) For an airplane, holds an instru-

ment rating or an airline transport 
pilot certificate with an airplane cat-
egory rating; or 

(4) For helicopter operations con-

ducted VFR over-the-top, holds a heli-
copter instrument rating, or an airline 
transport pilot certificate with a cat-
egory and class rating for that aircraft, 
not limited to VFR. 

(c) Except as provided in paragraph 

(a) of this section, no certificate holder 
may use a person, nor may any person 
serve, as pilot in command of an air-
craft under IFR unless that person— 

(1) Holds at least a commercial pilot 

certificate with appropriate category 
and class ratings and, if required, an 
appropriate type rating for that air-
craft; and 

(2) Has had at least 1,200 hours of 

flight time as a pilot, including 500 
hours of cross country flight time, 100 
hours of night flight time, and 75 hours 
of actual or simulated instrument time 
at least 50 hours of which were in ac-
tual flight; and 

(3) For an airplane, holds an instru-

ment rating or an airline transport 
pilot certificate with an airplane cat-
egory rating; or 

(4) For a helicopter, holds a heli-

copter instrument rating, or an airline 
transport pilot certificate with a cat-
egory and class rating for that aircraft, 
not limited to VFR. 

(d) Paragraph (b)(3) of this section 

does not apply when— 

(1) The aircraft used is a single recip-

rocating-engine-powered airplane; 

(2) The certificate holder does not 

conduct any operation pursuant to a 
published flight schedule which speci-
fies five or more round trips a week be-
tween two or more points and places 
between which the round trips are per-
formed, and does not transport mail by 
air under a contract or contracts with 
the United States Postal Service hav-
ing total amount estimated at the be-
ginning of any semiannual reporting 
period (January 1–June 30; July 1–De-
cember 31) to be in excess of $20,000 
over the 12 months commencing with 
the beginning of the reporting period; 

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