Charter????

Question

ok so if my friend buys a learjet and when i say friend i mean a friend not me

he wants to hire me to fly him

what would he need to do, and what would i need since he is not running a airline just flying friends/family or people he works with

what does he need

what do i need?

Answer 1

Let me get this straight. He bought a Lear but he doesn't know what he needs to fly it? You want to fly it but you don't know what training and certification you need to fly a lear jet? So you ask a bunch of folks on yahoo answers something a private pilot such as could easily access with the FARs that  I assume you as a pilot posseess? Jeez John', you, your friend and his family'll be dead inside a month.

Answer 2

first get you lisence man and the experience hours for a learjet then fly for your friend... otherwise you guys will die or if something happens you can go to jail!! you can't fly an airplane without a lisence

Answer 3

You will need to be very much further along in your pilot credentials and experience.

I know an instructor who got a job flying cancelled checks in a Baron, and who worked his way into a job flying checks in  Lears. But he took it seriously.  

You need to take flying more seriously.

Answer 4

The first thing that comes to mind is how private pilots can be paid to fly for a company they work for and take other employees along. Check out the FAR/AIM under private pilot privaledges.

Otherwise you can operate under part 91 or get a 135 certificate.

Answer 5

John B is right.  This is a recipe for disaster.  On your journey to being a pilot, you have to keep your "gut check" operating at 100%.

Just as there are sketchy pilots, there are sketchy operations.  On your career path, you may run into many opportunities to fly different aircraft for different people.  ALWAYS exercise due dilligence and "interview" the operator.  Look at the aircraft, look at their operation, look at their maintenance, etc..  

Usually, insurance companies wouldn't even look at insuring you in something like a Lear without considerable experience.  However, it's not a perfect system and people/operators can "slip through the cracks".  

I would focus on your learning.  Don't put the cart before the horse, so to speak.  Earn your Private Pilot License and Instrument Rating.  THEN ask yourself if this is something worthwhile to you before you make any more investments in the career.

Flying can be rewarding AND dangerous.  It can be a great achievement AND it can kill you.  John B hit the nail on the head.  If your friend doesn't know what he needs to do with a Lear operation...

I don't want to be investigating that accident.

Fly Safe!

Answer 6

For the purpose of this answer, I'll assume your question is a hypothetical situation.  If it's real, the others are right - if he doesn't know what he needs already, this is a recipe for disaster.

For just flying friends/family/business associates, that has nothing to do with charter.  That's a private airplane.  It can operate under Part 91 regulations.

To crew the airplane, that's more of an insurance issue than a legal issue.

Legally, you would need a commercial certificate if you are being hired to fly.  You would also need a multiengine rating, an instrument rating, and all of the appropriate endorsements (high performance, complex, high altitude).  If you are acting as PIC, you will also need a type rating.

To be insured, you will more than likely need an ATP, 3000+ hours of jet time, 2000+ hours of multiengine time, and 1000+ hours of turbine time before anybody would consider you for a PIC.  Depending on the type of Lear, these requirements are likely to be much higher.  SIC requirements will vary.

As for what he needs, a lot of money is a starting point.

Answer 7

He needs a lot of money.

I quess you need a job.