Part 135 FAR’s- Simplified

Flight Time Limitations:

No certificate holder may assign any flight crewmember, and no flight
crewmember may accept an assignment, for flight time as a member of a one- or
two-pilot crew if that crewmember's total flight time in all commercial flying
will exceed—

(1) 500 hours in any calendar quarter.

(2) 800 hours in any two consecutive calendar quarters.

(3) 1,400 hours in any calendar year.

During any 24 consecutive hours the total flight time of the assigned flight when
added to any other commercial flying by that flight crewmember may not
exceed—

(1) 8 hours for a flight crew consisting of one pilot; or

(2) 10 hours for a flight crew consisting of two pilots qualified under this
part for the operation being conducted.

A flight crewmember is not considered to be assigned flight time in excess of

flight time limitations if the flights to which he is assigned normally terminate
within the limitations, but due to circumstances beyond the control of the
certificate holder or flight crewmember (such as adverse weather conditions),
are not at the time of departure expected to reach their destination within the
planned flight time.

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Rest Time Requirements:
Each assignment under this section must provide for at least 10 consecutive
hours of rest during the 24-hour period that precedes the planned completion
time of the assignment.

The certificate holder must provide each flight crewmember at least 13 rest
periods of at least 24 consecutive hours each in each calendar quarter.

No certificate holder may assign any flight crewmember to any duty with the
certificate holder during any required rest period.

Time spent in transportation, not local in character, that a certificate holder

requires of a flight crewmember and provides to transport the crewmember to
an airport at which he is to serve on a flight as a crewmember, or from an
airport at which he was relieved from duty to return to his home station, is not
considered part of a rest period.

When a flight crewmember has exceeded the daily flight time limitations in this
section, because of circumstances beyond the control of the certificate holder or
flight crewmember (such as adverse weather conditions), that flight
crewmember must have a rest period before being assigned or accepting an
assignment for flight time of at least—

(1) 11 consecutive hours of rest if the flight time limitation is exceeded

by not more than 30 minutes;

(2) 12 consecutive hours of rest if the flight time limitation is exceeded

by more than 30 minutes, but not more than 60 minutes; and

(3) 16 consecutive hours of rest if the flight time limitation is exceeded

by more than 60 minutes.

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VFR: Minimum altitudes.
Except when necessary for takeoff and landing, no person may operate under
VFR in airplane

(1) During the day, below 500 feet above the surface or less than 500
feet horizontally from any obstacle; or

(2) At night, at an altitude less than 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle
within a horizontal distance of 5 miles from the course intended to be
flown or, in designated mountainous terrain, less than 2,000 feet above
the highest obstacle within a horizontal distance of 5 miles from the
course intended to be flown; or

VFR: Visibility requirements.

No person may operate an airplane under VFR in uncontrolled airspace when
the ceiling is less than 1,000 feet unless flight visibility is at least 2 miles.

VFR: Fuel supply.

No person may begin a flight operation in an airplane under VFR unless,
considering wind and forecast weather conditions, it has enough fuel to fly to
the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruising fuel
consumption—

(1) During the day, to fly after that for at least 30 minutes; or

(2) At night, to fly after that for at least 45 minutes.

VFR: Over-the-top carrying passengers:

Subject to any additional limitations in §135.181, no person may operate an
aircraft under VFR over-the-top carrying passengers, unless—

(1) Weather reports or forecasts, or any combination of them, indicate

that the weather at the intended point of termination of over-the-top
flight allows descent to beneath the ceiling under VFR and is forecast to
remain so until at least 1 hour after the estimated time of arrival at that
point; or

(2) It is operated under conditions allowing single-engine aircraft,

descent under VFR if its engine fails.

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VFR: Weather reports and forecasts.
Whenever a person operating an aircraft under this part is required to use a
weather report or forecast, that person shall use that of the U.S. National
Weather Service, a source approved by the U.S. National Weather Service, or a
source approved by the Administrator.

However, for operations under VFR, the pilot in command may, if such a report
is not available, use weather information based on that pilot's own observations
or on those of other persons competent to supply appropriate observations.

Icing conditions: Operating limitations.

No pilot may take off an aircraft that has frost, ice, or snow adhering to any part
of the airplane.

No certificate holder may authorize an airplane to take off and no pilot may take
off an airplane any time conditions are such that frost, ice, or snow may
reasonably be expected to adhere to the airplane

Airport requirements.
No certificate holder may use any airport unless it is adequate for the proposed
operation, considering such items as size, surface, obstructions, and lighting.

No pilot of an aircraft carrying passengers at night may takeoff from, or land on,
an airport unless that pilot has determined the wind direction from an
illuminated wind direction indicator or local ground communications or, in the
case of takeoff, that pilot's personal observations; and the limits of the area to be
used for landing or takeoff are clearly shown by boundary or runway marker
lights.