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Original Message Section 135.267(c) pertains to certificate holders that schedule flight crews on 'regularly Q: Section 135.267(e) states that "when a flight crewmember has exceeded the daily flight FAA: For clarification purposes, we stress that§ 135.267(e) is applicable only if the flight time limitations are exceeded. We remind you that, although § 135.267(c) allows for an extension of flight times within a 14-hour maximum duty period, it does not permit the extension of the (14-hour) duty period. An exceedance of the 14-hour duty period constitutes a violation of § 135.267(c). See Legal Interpretation to Mr. Moody, from Lorelei Peter, Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations(August 22, 2017). Q: Would a delay during any segment of the sequence of flights that are operated as helicopter air ambulance allow for an exceedance of the regularly scheduled 14-hour duty day (whether or not a flight time limit may be exceeded)? FAA: If the operation involves a regularly assigned duty period under § 135.267(c), then In other words, each flight segment is reassessed throughout the flight operation. If a pilot knows they will exceed their 14 hour duty period before taking off on say, the final segment, it is a violation of the regs to take off and complete that flight segment. See Legal Interpretation to Mr. Triponey, July 10, 2018
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