What are the important differences between Part 121, Part 135, and Part 91 operators?
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
2
-
1$\begingroup$ Your question is, at least in part, calling for opinions. The most important part operationally, in my personal opinion, is the requirement for 121 and 135 operators to have weather minimums before they can begin an approach. Part 91 operators can fly the approach without weather minimums, although if they arrive at minimums and do not have the runway environment in sight, they are supposed to do a missed approach. A caveat, I retired in 1999, so it's possible the regs have changed, although I don't believe they have in this respect. Perhaps someone else can comment on that. $\endgroup$– TerryMay 29, 2017 at 17:01
-
$\begingroup$ Related, this answer to the question: What is the difference between Part 135 and Part 129? $\endgroup$– minsMay 29, 2017 at 17:45
Add a comment
|
1 Answer
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
0
So loose guidelines to match the loose question...
Pt 91 - generally private flying. That is, no flying an airplane with paying customers unless those customers are government officials on government business. This rare exception is called "public use"...it gets more complicated but let's leave it at this for now.
A rich guy who owns a jet to fly around in (or a company that owns a plane for business use) can be pt 91 as long as they don't sell seats or cargo space to the general public.
Pt 121 - scheduled commercial air service with paying customers. Planes are flown on defined routes as often as the operator wants. This is where companies like Delta and American operate.
Pt 135 - on-demand and scheduled charter. When you call a company and say "take me (or my freight) fom LA to NY" you are likely talking about a pt 135 unscheduled charter. "Scheduled" charter is allowed but is limited to a few days a week (four, I think).
