Benefits 135 vs part 91?

[paid4training]

What are (if any) the benefits of going 135?

 

[TimsKeeper]

135 benefits

1. The FAA is there to help more!

 

[TimsKeeper]

Benefits

2. The boss will eventually lose money on the 135 but his/her happiness will exponentially increase in relation to your QOL decrease.

 

[TimsKeeper]

Benefits

3. When the management company tries to be the hero and tells your owner he spends too much on crew compensation. SAVINGS!!!

 

[Pattern-Master]

Tax breaks for the owner.

 

[Shag McNasty]

What are (if any) the benefits of going 135?

Your friends will stop constantly asking you for a job.

 

[guido411]

There's a reason when you're part 91 and a 135 guy asks if you're 91 or 135 and you tell them you're 91 they say "nice" with a tone of jealousy.

If your goal is to end up 121 (or even fractional) the knowledge gained at a 135 company MIGHT help you in the interview. That's the only remote benefit I can think of, and that's a stretch.

 

[Jetdriver69]

Absolutely friggin NONE, as far as the pilot is concerned. More training, much more paperwork, PITA charter customers, potential tax benefits for the owner, nothing for you. I did 91/135 for less than one year and glad to never have to deal with it again. Part 91 Fortune company forever! Yeah I know, I'm spoiled.

 

[njcapt]

I'm on an account that could be 91, but operates 135 for tax reasons. We do maaayyybe three or four charters per year, usually short-duration international trips for the boss' associates, which tend to be pretty simple. I like operating 135, since we'd do the same performance and W&B stuff and the duty and rest regs keep us from getting abused under pt 91.

Doing a full six day recurrent with check ride every six months is clearly inferior to a five day progressive pt 91 ride, however.

 

[JettBoii]

What they said.