ChopJock,
Having had the lightbulb moment that you're more than likely 'ChopperJockey' on another rotary forum. And not wishing to get in to another detailed discussion with you.....................
Very slight thread creep for which I apologise (and rather than continuing a done to death thread) - regarding your flawed Police ASU arguement the reason the Observor isn't viewed as crew is due to:
Definitions (Article 255 (1))
4.1 Passenger
A passenger is defined in the Order as a person other than a member of the crew. Crew means members of the flight crew, cabin attendants and persons authorised to supervise training and carry out tests. It will be appreciated that observers, cameramen and other persons carried to operate particular pieces of equipment on board an aircraft will, if they do not fall within the definition of crew, be passengers. In so far as payment has been made to enable them to be carried it will be a public transport flight.
The full text can be found here:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1428/Summa...INAL9Mar10.pdf
or in the ANO
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