This accident has a lot of similarities to the accident last November with an E90 N290KA in upper Michigan It would be easy to get too slow especially if on autopilot and not feeling what is going on with control pressures. When the props flatten out during the flare with the prop controls full forward it is fairly sudden that the airplane wants to pitch down just as your entering the flare and some elevator authority is lost.ĭepending on rigging the props could be rigged very flat to keep the idle RPM above 1100.ĭrag onset is sudden. I usually leave the props back at 1850 instead of 1900 for approach and landing because of this. The airspeed decays rapidly and the airplane pitches down especially in low idle Dirty gear and approach flaps it will put the brakes on pretty fast. I’m Current (13 hours last 3 days) and 2000 hrs single pilot in an almost identical E90 Mix in the pressures placed on the charter market from the web, with all sorts of apps and brokers offering discount charter flights, and the temptation to provide a Part 135 flight at Part 91 prices (sometimes known as a Part 134.5 flight) can become overwhelming."Īnonymous Wednesday, Octoat 5:26:00 AM EDT Frequently, sophisticated passengers have unreasonable pricing expectations and may pressure operators to risk FAA enforcement to provide cheaper flights. For the operator competing for business in the tight charter market, the motivations to skirt the regulations are plain to see. Part 135 flights are more expensive due to the costs that have to be absorbed into the hourly rental costs, but Part 135 flights are also subject to Federal excise taxes, whereas most Part 91 flights don’t trigger these taxes. Part 135 governs what are commonly known as charter flights, where the operator makes flights available for members of the public, and the company providing the airplane (not the occupants) has operational control over the flight.įor obvious reasons, Part 135 operations are required to comply with more rigorous maintenance, training, supervision, and accountability standards. For those who aren’t familiar, Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (“FARs”) governs flights operated for the benefit of the owner or lessee of an aircraft, where the occupants (which may or may not include the pilot) have operational control over the flight. "We don’t have a crystal ball but it doesn’t take magic to recognize the warning signs to operators conducting illegal charter flights. Anonymous Thursday, Octoat 5:21:00 AM EDT
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