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PitotTube
16th Oct 2013, 19:59
Anyone got the behind details about this? What type of license was legally required to have to do this? Must be approved by Aviation Authority as well I guess. Anyone has a clue of the paperwork/licenses behind this?

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BOAC
17th Oct 2013, 07:29
What type of license was legally required to have to do this? - depending on what he did with the jet, possibly none. It could just be a step up from buying an hour 'joyride' in a 737 sim, so a month is a 'long time', since a 1 hour briefing would have been enough.

As jst says, assuming a private flight, no licence required, not even a type rating, just a wad of cash. Presumably a qualified 737 pilot in the LHS.

Coquelet
17th Oct 2013, 12:42
Most interesting - and fun !

DIBO
19th Oct 2013, 15:56
This TV series consists of extreme challenges, to be accomplished by the host. Among others, swimming across the British channel, climbing the 'El Capitan' in Yosemite, ski-jumping off the big Garmisch-Partenkirchen ski-jump. Aviation related, he had to build and fly his own foot-launched glider at the Wasserkuppe and in the episode seen here, performing a couple of t&g's in a B737 without the FI intervening. Probably the least risky of them all...

However it caused quite a stir up to the Belgian parliament. Belgian CAA started an investigation, but couldn't find anything illegal: he had passed his medical, took the PPL theory exams and had a valid SPL. Went solo on the Cirrus and performed many B737 sim training sessions. The actual t&g’s at EBOS with chief pilot/FI in LHS and extra FI in the jump seat, produced spectacular TV but was probably the safest ‘stunt’ he did.

poke53281
23rd Oct 2013, 13:03
what the warning sound on hes first touch and go 46:25 ?

Torque Tonight
23rd Oct 2013, 13:21
Without looking at the vide, I suspect it's a takeoff config warning while the flaps are travelling from landing to takeoff config on the roll.

rmac
26th Oct 2013, 03:44
Great well done to all. Done professionally with humour and collegiate spirit, looks like a great bunch of guys.

tjamesbo
28th Oct 2013, 09:59
Enjoyed watching that