It seems every few days lately I get an offer to put my aircraft on someone’s Part 135 certificate and start generating revenues 1-2-3. Never mind that I don’t own an aircraft and never have; these e-mails seem to be targeting anyone and everyone on an aviation mailing list. One solicitation called it a Part 135 “business in a box,” another claimed it was an “easy” way to enjoy the tax benefits of Part 135. So my best guess is that at least one of these e-mails has landed in the inbox of a Flight Standards inspector somewhere in the country or maybe even FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt’s. Have they wondered what was up with these solicitations?
Well, I have. What all these e-mail offers have me wondering is are these legitimate offers or the same old rent-a-certificate scams of a few years ago where Part 135 certificate holders basically rented their certificates to aircraft owners as a win-win for everyone but the passengers? Maybe I’ve been in the business too long, but “easy,” “quick” or “cheap” and aircraft owners sharing Part 135 revenues sounds suspicious to me.
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