Welcome to

An Online Reference Resource
Created and Independently Maintained by
Austin S. Collins
Chief Pilot / Manager of Training / FAA-designated Check Airman
(See disclaimer at bottom of this page.)

Includes information for current as well as prospective Part 135 IFR line pilots employed by Flight Express, Inc. -- initial and recurrent curriculum materials, training schedules, company notices, study guides, forms, manuals and general facts about the job.

NOTICE TO ALL PILOTS 01-21-10

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(View all previous notices HERE.)

Most Recent News & Updates

  1. Recurrent Checkride Schedule
    UPDATED on Monday, March 3rd, 2010

  2. Upcoming Recurrent Checkrides and Recurrent Ground Training
    UPDATED on Monday, March 1st, 2010

  3. Congratulations to line pilots Eric Russell (ORL) and Eric Von Franz (ADS), who each made a perfect 100% score on their recurrent IFR-PIC knowledge test. Well done, guys!

  4. The AVEG to Passing Your Part 135 IFR-PIC Checkride has been updated with new handbook page number references and an expanded section on Check Airman responsibilities.

  5. Thursday, January 28th, 2010 -- The weekly line coverage schedule is now available online. (See link below.)

  6. Recurrent Checkride Schedule
    UPDATED on Monday, January 25th, 2010

  7. Pilot Seniority List
    UPDATED on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Animals & Dry Ice

To answer a common question that I've been getting a lot lately, we are neither licensed nor registered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) to carry live animals. I should point out, however, that under the Animal Welfare Act, the term "animal" specifically excludes rats and mice for regulatory purposes -- therefore, we can carry those and no special requirements apply.

To answer a second frequent question, dry ice requirements are per-package. In other words, if a package is exempt due to the small quantity of dry ice, it is still exempt regardless of how many other such packages you carry. The overall limit of 33 pounds for the whole airplane, however, still applies.

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Thank you for visiting Austin's Flight Express Pilot Information Page. I hope you find this site convenient and helpful. If you wish to contact me regarding this site (or about issues pertaining to safety and regulations), please feel free to send me e-mail or call me at my office extension. If I am away from my desk (as is often the case), please leave me a voice mail message. Fly safely! SEND ME E-MAIL HERE
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(800) 677-5675 ext. 618
or
(407) 895-0453 ext. 618
if you are calling from the Orlando area.

DISCLAIMER: This site is designed, maintained and intended to be an information resource for the benefit of current and prospective company pilots. It is not a substitute for official FAA information, including the FAR-AIM, advisory circulars, FSIMS and so forth.

I pay for the bandwidth and the domain name (austincollins.com) myself out of my own pocket and I work on this site strictly on my own initiative when I have free time. It is not part of my job description, nor it is part of flightexpress.com or any other officially recognized company function. Opinions I express here do not necessarily reflect the corporate philosophy or legal position of Flight Express, Inc. or its owners or affiliates. I apologize if I am unable to update this site as often as I would like. Please understand that my paid responsibilities as Chief Pilot and Manager of Training must take precedence. Thank you very much for your patience.

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