Pricing

Every helicopter document has one published flat fee. You see your total before you give us any contact details, and we never bill by the hour. The verification standard is the same at every price: how we verify.

• Helicopter documents
• Shared programs
• By helicopter class
• Packages
• How payment works

Helicopter documents

• Helicopter W&B setup14 CFR 91.9, 91.103, 135.63(c), 135.185 (as applicable)$1,425
• Helicopter air ambulance preflight risk analysis program and worksheet14 CFR 135.617, 135.619(a)(4)$775
• Helicopter air ambulance training program segment and medical personnel safety training14 CFR 135.603, 135.609(c), 135.621, 135.325$1,575
• Part 133 Rotorcraft External-Load Operator Certificate application14 CFR 133.15/133.17/133.19$1,425
• Part 133 Rotorcraft-Load Combination Flight Manual (RLCFM)14 CFR 133.47$775
• Part 133 Congested Area Plan14 CFR 133.33(d)$775
• Part 133 rotorcraft lease agreement (exclusive use)14 CFR 133.19$350
• Helicopter air ambulance operations control center and specialist program (10 or more helicopters)14 CFR 135.619$1,600
• Helicopter air ambulance IFR without weather reporting, VFR flight planning and weather minimums14 CFR 135.609, 135.611, 135.613, 135.615$700
• Request for OpSpec A021, helicopter air ambulance operations14 CFR part 135 subpart L$700
• Helicopter night vision goggle program and request for OpSpec A05014 CFR 91.205(h), 61.31(k), 61.57(f)$1,625
• Request for OpSpec A160, rotorcraft operations without a radio altimeter14 CFR 135.160(b)$350
• Request for OpSpec A014, en route IFR in Class G airspace14 CFR 135.215, 91.177$350
• Helicopter terminal instrument procedures: H-series authorizations H101, H102, H103, H106 (and H105, H123)FAA Order 8900.1 Vol 3 Ch 18 Sec 7$700

Shared with airplane operators

Same fee for a helicopter as for an airplane.

• Schedule of Events (certification)14 CFR 119.35$350
• Part 137 Agricultural Aircraft Operator Certificate application14 CFR 137.15/137.17/137.19$875
• Part 137 Congested Area Operations Plan14 CFR 137.51$775
• Part 136 / 91.147 Letter of Authorization A049 (commercial air tours, incl. drug & alcohol)14 CFR 91.147; 136 subpart A; Part 120$350
• Commercial air tour safety requirements program (Part 136 subpart A)14 CFR 136.5-136.13$350
• Hawaii air tours below 1,500 feet: OpSpec/LOA B048 application packageSFAR 71/14 CFR 136 App A; SFAR 50-2$875
• Part 135 General Operations Manual (GOM)14 CFR 135.21, 135.23(a)-(s)from$2,200
• Part 135 Flight Crewmember Training Program (initial/transition/upgrade/recurrent/differences)14 CFR 135.321-135.351from$975
• Part 135 HAZMAT program14 CFR 135 subpart K; 49 CFR 171-175$650
• Safety Management System (SMS) manual + implementation plan (Part 5)14 CFR part 5 (5.95 documentation); 5.9 (part 135 deadline May 28, 2027; declaration of compliance); AC 120-92D 3.2.5.3$1,875
• Emergency Response Plan (ERP)14 CFR part 5 (SMS); AC 120-92D (2024-05-21). Part 91 SMS is voluntary except for 91.147 LOA holders (14 CFR 5.1)$850
• Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program + OpSpec A449 request14 CFR Part 120; 49 CFR Part 40$450
• MMEL as MEL (D095)14 CFR 91.213; 133; 137; 141$500
• Certificate of Waiver or Authorization application (91.903) - aviation events, banner tow, low altitude 91.119, 91.111, motion picture14 CFR 91.903/91.905$350
• Motion picture and television operations manual and waiver application14 CFR 91.119; 91.903$700

Priced by helicopter class

Helicopters are priced at the matching airplane row: single-engine as a turboprop, twin-engine as a light or midsize jet.

Part 135 packages

A package costs the sum of its documents less 10% for 2 documents, 15% for 3 or 4, and 20% for 5 or more. All packages

• Part 135 Full Operator Package (10 or more seats)10 documents. Bought separately: $18,400$14,700
• Part 135 Basic Operator Package8 documents. Bought separately: from $10,750from$8,600
• Part 135 Single-Pilot Certification Package7 documents. Bought separately: from $6,425from$6,400

Add-ons

• Another aircraft of the same type adds 20% of the document's price for each extra aircraft.
• Rush handling adds 25% to the total. Choose it when you send your request.

How payment works

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.

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A named, qualified specialist signs off on every order before release. Not legal advice. Not FAA approval or acceptance. You review, sign and submit to the FAA. How we verify

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