Narrative:

I was asked by an assistant program manager of my fleet; if I would mind flying with a pilot who had been out on medical leave. The pilot was returning to the line to fly as a sic. Our company is a part 135 on demand operation. However; we are told our re-position legs are part 91 and that we choose to fly them to part 135 requirements. The sic had not done any takeoffs and lndgs within 6 months; so I was required to fly the passenger legs. The first leg was empty and the sic flew that. The next leg had a passenger; so I flew that leg. The third leg was to an airport with a fairly short runway; so I also flew that leg. After talking in-flight about currency. I queried the company about my sic being out of instrument currency. I was told (after the company doublechked) that my next passenger leg would be flown part 91! After our arrival at sus; I refused to fly anymore! I am starting to realize that a pilot at my fractional cannot take anything for granted -- you must doublechk everyone's work. I feel I cannot trust anyone -- because the pilots are the only ones who are held responsible and have anything to lose. I am reporting the fact that I flew 3 legs with a non instrument current pilot in part 135 operations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FRACTIONAL ACR BE400 CAPT FLEW PART 135 WITH A NON CURRENT INST PLT BECAUSE THE ACR DID NOT ADVISE OF THE FO'S STATUS.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED BY AN ASSISTANT PROGRAM MGR OF MY FLEET; IF I WOULD MIND FLYING WITH A PLT WHO HAD BEEN OUT ON MEDICAL LEAVE. THE PLT WAS RETURNING TO THE LINE TO FLY AS A SIC. OUR COMPANY IS A PART 135 ON DEMAND OP. HOWEVER; WE ARE TOLD OUR RE-POS LEGS ARE PART 91 AND THAT WE CHOOSE TO FLY THEM TO PART 135 REQUIREMENTS. THE SIC HAD NOT DONE ANY TKOFS AND LNDGS WITHIN 6 MONTHS; SO I WAS REQUIRED TO FLY THE PAX LEGS. THE FIRST LEG WAS EMPTY AND THE SIC FLEW THAT. THE NEXT LEG HAD A PAX; SO I FLEW THAT LEG. THE THIRD LEG WAS TO AN ARPT WITH A FAIRLY SHORT RWY; SO I ALSO FLEW THAT LEG. AFTER TALKING INFLT ABOUT CURRENCY. I QUERIED THE COMPANY ABOUT MY SIC BEING OUT OF INST CURRENCY. I WAS TOLD (AFTER THE COMPANY DOUBLECHKED) THAT MY NEXT PAX LEG WOULD BE FLOWN PART 91! AFTER OUR ARR AT SUS; I REFUSED TO FLY ANYMORE! I AM STARTING TO REALIZE THAT A PLT AT MY FRACTIONAL CANNOT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED -- YOU MUST DOUBLECHK EVERYONE'S WORK. I FEEL I CANNOT TRUST ANYONE -- BECAUSE THE PLTS ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE ANYTHING TO LOSE. I AM RPTING THE FACT THAT I FLEW 3 LEGS WITH A NON INST CURRENT PLT IN PART 135 OPS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.