Starting a 135 op?

Dan wrote:
All,

Can anyone tell me in this day and age if it's practical to run a 135,
IFR one-man, one-plane operation and make at least some money,
considering insurance and FAA related red-tape that would accompany
such an endeavor? If so, how many hours would one require (from a
realistic perspective) beyond the 1200 required to act as PIC in a 135
operation?

Would adding a second pilot increase the red tape exponentially?

I assume there must be plenty of bush pilots flying float planes in
Alaska doing just this same thing, right?

--Dan


It *could* be practical if a series of circumstances existed for
you such as: a) you have a ready, reliable and not too expensive
IA/A&P that can work with you and keep you flying, b) you have
a customer (or customers) that will guarantee you have work for
the foreseeable future and c) you are happy working long and/or
weird hours worrying about things that could go wrong for little
money.