Subpart C
Aircraft and Equipment
FAR
REFERENCE
135.141 Applicability
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will comply with the aircraft and equipment requirements of PART 135 and PART 91.
135.143 General Requirements
All required aircraft equipment and instruments have been approved and will be in an operable condition.
135.145 Aircraft Proving Tests
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not use turbojet airplanes or any aircraft that requires two pilots.
135.147 Dual Controls Required.
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate aircraft that require two pilots, therefore dual controls are not required. Dual controls will be provided in Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc.’s aircraft operated during training or check-rides with the Administrator.
135.149 Equipment Requirements: General
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc.'s aircraft have adjustable sensitive altimeters and have either CARB heat or ALT air. Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. does not operate turbojet aircraft.
135.150 Public Address and Crewmember Interphone Systems
Not applicable, Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate aircraft having a passenger seating configuration excluding any pilot seat, of more than 9.
135.151 Cockpit Voice Recorders
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate a multi-engine, turbine powered airplane or rotorcraft having a passenger seating configuration of six or more which require two pilots by certification or operating rules.
135.152 Flight Recorders
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate multi-engine, turbine powered airplane or rotorcraft having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 to 19 seats, that was brought into the U.S. registry after October 11, 1991.
135.153 Ground Proximity Warning System
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate a turbine powered airplane having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of 10 seats or more.
135.155 Fire Extinguishers: Passenger-Carrying Aircraft
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. 's aircraft has one approved fire extinguisher readily available to the pilot. Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. is not required to have more that one because Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. does not operate aircraft having more than 9 passenger seats.
135.157 Oxygen Equipment Requirements
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will provide 10 percent of the passengers, other than the pilot, with oxygen when flying above 10,000 feet for that part of the flight at those altitudes that is of more than 30 minutes duration and all passengers with oxygen above 15,000 feet MSL.
135.158 Pitot Heat Indication Systems
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. does not operate transport category airplanes.
135.159 Equipment Requirements: Carrying Passengers Under VFR at Night or Under
VFR Over-the-Top.
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. 's aircraft have all the required equipment and instrument lights listed in this section installed and operable to carry passengers under VFR at night. Each PIC will be responsible for carrying a 2-D-cell flashlight (or equivalent) for night flights.
135.161 Radio and Navigational Equipment: Carrying Passengers under VFR at Night
or under VFR over-the-top.
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc.'s aircraft have radios installed as required to carry passengers under VFR at night or under VFR over-the-top conditions.
135.163 Equipment Requirements: Aircraft carrying passengers under IFR.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not carry passengers under IFR.
135.167 Emergency Equipment: Extended Over-water Operations
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not conduct extended-over-water operations.
"Extended-over-water" means:
(1) With respect to aircraft other than helicopters, an operation over water at a horizontal distance of more that 50 nautical miles from the nearest shoreline; and
(2) With respect to helicopters, an operation over water at a horizontal distance of more that 50 nautical miles from the nearest shoreline and more than 50 nautical miles from an off-shore heliport structure.
135.169 Additional Airworthiness Requirements:
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate large airplanes or reciprocating engine or turbopropeller powered small airplanes that has a passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 10 seats or more.
135.170 Materials for compartment interiors.
Not applicable: HAWAII FLIGHT ADVENTURES INC. will not operate an airplane that conforms to an amended or supplemental type certificate issued in accordance with SFAR No. 41 for a maximum certificated takeoff weight in excess of 12,500 lbs.
135.171 Shoulder Harness Installation at Flight Crewmembers Stations.
If any Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. 's aircraft have shoulder harnesses installed at flight stations. The PIC will use the shoulder harness except when duties require it to be unfastened. The PIC will ensure that any passenger seated in a flight station seat will fasten the shoulder harness during takeoff and landing.
135.173 Airborne Thunderstorm Detection Equipment Requirements.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate an aircraft that has a passenger seating configuration excluding any pilot seat of 10 seats or more in passenger carrying operations.
135.175 Airborne Weather Radar Equipment Requirements.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate a large, transport category aircraft in passenger carrying operations.
135.177 Emergency Equipment Requirements for Aircraft having a Passenger Seating
Configuration of More than 19 Passengers.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. utilizes aircraft of 9 or less passenger seats.
135.178 Additional Emergency Equipment.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. utilizes aircraft of 9 or less passenger seats.
135.179 Inoperable Instruments and Equipment
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. does not have an approved MEL. ALL EQUIPMENT MUST BE OPERABLE.
135.180 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System.
Not applicable: Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate a turbine powered airplane that has a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat of 10 to 30 seats.
135.181 Performance Requirements: Aircraft Operated over-the-top or in IFR Conditions
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not carry passengers over-the-top or in IFR conditions. Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate multi-engine aircraft.
135.183 Performance Requirements: Land Aircraft Operated Over Water
Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate single-engine aircraft over water, unless within power-off gliding distance from land, or it is necessary for take-off or landing. Hawaii Flight Adventures Inc. will not operate multi-engine aircraft.
135.185 Empty Weight and Center of Gravity: Current Requirement.
