Re: FAA Part 135 Flight Info

["Larry Pluhar" <lpluhar@airangels.com>]

Be very careful in your implementation of assigning the pilot duties to
other "crewmembers".

All of the responsibilities of this nature must be specified in the Part 135
Operations Manual for your program. One of the requirements is to spell out
exactly how, when and with whom a flight plan must be filed. Position
reports are likewise covered. Check the Operations Specifications section of
your Ops Manual.

Depending on where you are and under which Principal Inspector you are
assigned at the local FAA FSDO, unless you have a training / evaluation
program, you could be doing something you are not authorized to do.

Our program operates in the O'Hare Class B airspace, and we do not find it
difficult to have the pilot transmit position reports, etc. After a while,
it becomes second nature for the pilot to handle these duties.

A thorough training program covering everything from aviation terminology
through cockpit resource management is a must if you are to have a working
crew relationship. Lucky for us, we are not a vended program, all of our med
crew, pilots, mechanics, bean counters, etc. all work for the same company,
which also owns the aircraft.

Hope this sheds some light on your question. Always happy to be of
assistance.

Larry Pluhar
Director of Operations
Air Angels, Inc.
----- Original Message -----
From: <LtAir85@aol.com>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: FAA Part 135 Flight Info


> We are preparing to begin our Part 135 program and are trying to work out
> some of the logistics associated w/ Part 135.
> Who delivers the flight plan info to the dispatch center, the pilot or an
> aircrew member? And when do you do it, prior to lift off from the airport
or
> prior to lift off from the scene. We will be flying Part 91 to the scene,
but
> when we load the patient will be under Part 135. Any info from the group
is
> appreciated.
>
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