Certified Flight Instructors as airtaxi exemption to FAR Part 135






Abstract:




Certified Flight Instructors will be allowed to carry passengers for compensation or hire on VFR only flights of up to 300 nautical miles from the point of origin of the flight, and disembark those paying passengers at a destination airport other than the original departure airport. A Certified Flight Instructors must be a Citizen of the United States of America, have logged at least 1,000 hours of Pilot in Command time, must have been a Certified Flight Instructor for a minimum of two years, must have logged over 200 hours as a flight instructor in the aircraft category and type, if required, to be used to carry passengers, and would be limited to flying paying passengers in an aircraft not to exceed 12,500 pounds in gross weight and carrying no more than 6 passengers. The flight instructor to exercise these rights must possess a valid and current commercial pilot's license with instrument rating, a current flight instructor's rating, and a current second class medical certificate. Possession of the Certified Flight Instructor's rating and a second class medical will automatically authorize commercial-rated flight instructor to operate the above referenced, limited air taxi service as long as he/she remains an active flight instructor. Eligible persons would be exempted from the Part 135 checkride requirements for air taxi operations while working as a Certified Flight Instructor logging a minimum of 10 hours of instructor time every six months.




Comment:




We need to keep Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) in the occupation, and make the profession more "desirable" as a terminal career choice for those considering a career in aviation. I respectfully propose a new rule be adopted by the FAA allowing an exemption for CFIs to operate an air taxi service automatically under FAR Part 135.




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