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§ 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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