Envoy captain stricken after takeoff and passes

In our dreams!

Or is it nightmares? :eek2:
 
texasclouds said:
“do we have any private pilots on board? Please report to the cockpit”
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Palmpilot said:
In our dreams!

Or is it nightmares? :eek2:
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That has happened, exactly once, since I got into this crazy flying business 20 years ago. I think the guy was private and instrument rated with about 250 hours.
 
IIRC there was a military pilot who got called to the flight deck to assist in the last few years too.
 
what's the official justification for allowing single pilot commercial operations in non-121? Is it a simple transactional "Number of souls" calculus?
 
hindsight2020 said:
what's the official justification for allowing single pilot commercial operations in non-121? Is it a simple transactional "Number of souls" calculus?
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Pretty much. Both airman and air carrier certificate levels are that way, with an increased standard of care with the more people you can kill. 121 > 135 > 91K > 91 sightseeing > 91 private, and ATP > Commercial > Private > Sport/Recreational.

135, for example, can be single pilot for cargo or empty legs only, with two pilots required for passenger flights UNLESS you have the opspec that allows a three-axis autopilot in lieu of an SIC, which itself comes with some requirements.
91, you can go single pilot all day long unless the aircraft requires two.
 
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