Crew scheduling that catches §135.267 violations before they happen.
Most charter shops still discover flight-time violations after the flight is dispatched. AeroCopilot Ops runs the §135.267 11-rule engine in real time — at scheduling, at release, and at sign-off.
11-Rule Legality Engine
Every §135.267 rule, every cycle, every crew member. Pre-checked at assignment, gated at release.
Duty / Rest Tracking
Duty period start/end, look-back rest, augmented crew thresholds. Visualized on the crew calendar with color-coded legality.
Currency Alerts
§135.293, §135.299, §135.341. 60/30/7-day expiry warnings. Dispatch blocked when a check is overdue.
The 11 rules, all enforced
§135.267 is not one rule — it's a stack of cumulative limits that interact across 24 hours, 7 days, 90 days, and a calendar year. An assignment that's legal in isolation can still be illegal in aggregate, and the only way to know is to compute every rule on every assignment.
- 24-hour flight time limits
- 7-day flight time limits
- Quarterly (3-month) flight time limits
- Annual flight time limits
- Required rest period before duty
- Maximum duty period length
- Minimum rest after duty
- Augmented crew thresholds
- Standby/reserve duty rules
- Look-back rest requirements
- Cumulative duty across operators
Why scheduling matters more than dispatch
When a §135.267 violation happens, the FAA cares about the assignment, not the flight. The scheduling moment is when the legal exposure is created — which is why our engine runs at assignment, not at release. By the time the dispatcher is building a release, the legality decision is already locked in.
The crew calendar shows duty / rest / currency state at a glance, color-coded by legality. Drag-and-drop assignment triggers the legality engine before the assignment is committed. If the assignment would create a violation, the engine cites the exact rule and the violating cumulative window.
Currency tracking, integrated
§135.341 90-day landings, §135.293 knowledge tests, §135.299 line checks — all tracked per pilot per aircraft category and class. 60/30/7-day expiry alerts go to both the chief pilot and the pilot themselves. Dispatch is blocked automatically when currency lapses, and any override requires DOM approval with an audit entry.
Free tool: §135.267 Duty Calculator
Compute legality for a single assignment. No login required.
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