Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 135.261

(B) In each airplane that is type certificated for more than one pilot crewmember that the pilot seeks to operate
under this alternative, that pilot must
have accomplished and logged the daytime takeoff and landing recent flight
experience of paragraph (a) of this section, as the sole manipulator of the
flight controls;
(C) Within the preceding 90 days prior
to the operation of that airplane that
is type certificated for more than one
pilot crewmember, the pilot must have
accomplished and logged at least 15
hours of flight time in the type of airplane that the pilot seeks to operate
under this alternative; and
(D) That pilot has accomplished and
logged at least 3 takeoffs and 3 landings to a full stop, as the sole manipulator of the flight controls, in a turbine-powered airplane that requires
more than one pilot crewmember. The
pilot must have performed the takeoffs
and landings during the period beginning 1 hour after sunset and ending 1
hour before sunrise within the preceding 6 months prior to the month of
the flight.
(ii) The pilot in command must hold
at least a commercial pilot certificate
with the appropriate category, class,
and type rating for each airplane that
is type certificated for more than one
pilot crewmember that the pilot seeks
to operate under this alternative, and:
(A) That pilot must have logged at
least 1,500 hours of aeronautical experience as a pilot;
(B) In each airplane that is type certificated for more than one pilot crewmember that the pilot seeks to operate
under this alternative, that pilot must
have accomplished and logged the daytime takeoff and landing recent flight
experience of paragraph (a) of this section, as the sole manipulator of the
flight controls;
(C) Within the preceding 90 days prior
to the operation of that airplane that
is type certificated for more than one
pilot crewmember, the pilot must have
accomplished and logged at least 15
hours of flight time in the type of airplane that the pilot seeks to operate
under this alternative; and
(D) Within the preceding 12 months
prior to the month of the flight, the
pilot must have completed a training

program that is approved under part
142 of this chapter. The approved training program must have required and
the pilot must have performed, at least
6 takeoffs and 6 landings to a full stop
as the sole manipulator of the controls
in a flight simulator that is representative of a turbine-powered airplane that
requires more than one pilot crewmember. The flight simulator-s visual
system must have been adjusted to represent the period beginning 1 hour
after sunset and ending 1 hour before
sunrise.
(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a)
of this section, if the aircraft is a tailwheel airplane, each takeoff must be
made in a tailwheel airplane and each
landing must be made to a full stop in
a tailwheel airplane.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-91, 68 FR 54587, Sept.
17, 2003]

SectionSection 135.249-135.255

[Reserved]

Subpart F - Crewmember Flight
Time and Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements
SOURCE: Docket No. 23634, 50 FR 29320, July
18, 1985, unless otherwise noted.

Section 135.261

Applicability.

Sections 135.263 through 135.273 of
this part prescribe flight time limitations, duty period limitations, and rest
requirements for operations conducted
under this part as follows:
(a) Section 135.263 applies to all operations under this subpart.
(b) Section 135.265 applies to:
(1) Scheduled passenger-carrying operations except those conducted solely
within the state of Alaska.  - Scheduled
passenger-carrying operations -  means
passenger-carrying operations that are
conducted in accordance with a published schedule which covers at least
five round trips per week on at least
one route between two or more points,
includes dates or times (or both), and is
openly advertised or otherwise made
readily available to the general public,
and
(2) Any other operation under this
part, if the operator elects to comply

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