No non-flying work for Part 135 employer during required rest periods
In a written interpretation published June 18, 2013, the FAA Chief Counsel’s office held the Part 135 rest and duty requirements preclude any work for the certificate holder or a related company during required rest periods. Applying the 135.273(a) definition of rest period as “the period free of all responsibility for work or duty should the occasion arise,” to Part 135 pilots, the Chief Counsel’s office held a pilot cannot work for the certificate holder’s FBO, saying, “The short answer is that work performed for the certificate holder cannot take place during a required rest period.” The opinion is available here.