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Part 135 General Operations Manual (GOM)

Part 135 General Operations Manual (GOM)

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About this document

What it is

The General Operations Manual is the company manual 14 CFR 135.21 requires, with the content listed in 14 CFR 135.23: operational control, flight locating, weight and balance, fuel, weather, crew duties and more.

Who needs it

Part 135 certificate holders and applicants, except operators who use only one pilot in their operations.

What you get

  • Chapters on organization and duties, operational control and flight release, flight planning, fuel, icing and crew procedures
  • A per-aircraft annex for each aircraft type you fly
  • Regulatory cross-reference to every 14 CFR 135.23 item
  • Approval page, revision records and distribution list

What's included

For airplanes and helicopters. Operators: 135.

Price by operation

OperationFlat fee
Single-pilot operator$2,200
Turbine, 9 or fewer passenger seats$3,925
10 or more passenger seats$6,175

Your order uses the class you tell us about. Helicopters are priced at the matching airplane row: single-engine as a turboprop, twin-engine as a light or midsize jet. A multi-engine piston uses the piston row of the MEL table.

See the format of our documents, shown as specimens for a fictitious operator.

Read the Part 135 General Operations Manual (GOM) guide When you need it, what the FSDO checks and common reasons submissions are returned.

How it works

You provide

Answers and records

A short intake about your aircraft and operation, then the records we list for you. Tell us who holds them (your maintenance provider, DO or management company) and we request them directly, with a secure upload link, and follow up for you.

We do

A specialist prepares everything

A named specialist prepares the complete package from your records, checks it against the published requirements, and sends you a proof. Questions go to one person who knows your file.

You pay

Flat fee, in two parts

One fixed price, shown before you pay anything. A 50% deposit starts the work; the balance is due only when you approve the finished documents.

Flat fee from $2,200, by aircraft class (see the table above). You see your order total before you pay anything.

You confirm your order at its flat fee, then a 50% deposit starts the work. The remaining 50% is due only when you approve the finished documents. The deposit is refundable before work starts.

Included in: Part 135 Full Operator Package (10 or more seats) ($14,700), Part 135 Basic Operator Package (from $8,600), Part 135 Single-Pilot Certification Package (from $6,400) A package costs less than its documents bought separately.

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