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Forum: Private Flying

31st Dec 2012, 15:16

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Giving passengers control

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Mary, rest assured that I do not do this...

Mary, rest assured that I do not do this unexpectedly to first time passengers. I only do this on flights which are fully prepared and briefed as an aerobatics experience flight.

The passengers...

Forum: Private Flying

26th Dec 2012, 08:30

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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Yeah, I thought as much. And I would assume the...

Yeah, I thought as much. And I would assume the same would be true in other countries.

Further to this, does anybody have a list of the more common GA aircraft types and models where this is the...

Forum: Private Flying

25th Dec 2012, 21:22

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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Obviously you are more qualified than most of us...

Obviously you are more qualified than most of us to install and remove the controls, being a DAR yourself. But for the rest of us:

- How do schools, clubs, syndicates and groups regard the action...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Dec 2012, 13:35

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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This is one of the things that we brief our...

This is one of the things that we brief our pilots on, so that they can brief their pax properly.

During the ground briefing I tell my passengers that only very small movements are required. Not...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Dec 2012, 12:48

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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An aircraft needs to be flown by a legal crew. So...

An aircraft needs to be flown by a legal crew. So you can't fly an aircraft without a licence (except on a solo endorsement) on your own.

But if the legal flight crew requirements have been...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Dec 2012, 12:24

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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Was that paid-trial-lesson-by-a-PPL-without-AOC...

Was that paid-trial-lesson-by-a-PPL-without-AOC ever "tolerated" then by the authorities? Or did they simply not know what was going on, and stamped it out as soon as they learned what was happening?...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Dec 2012, 12:17

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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True. But if you specifically ask the authorities...

True. But if you specifically ask the authorities about the legal status of a certain action, and they have no objection, you stand a pretty good case.

So they breached the rules on "aerial...

Forum: Private Flying

19th Dec 2012, 11:51

Replies: 142

Giving passengers control

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Agree with AB here. I'm a pilot and volunteer...

Agree with AB here. I'm a pilot and volunteer with the Dutch charity "Stichting Hoogvliegers". We openly advertise that the chronically ill and handicapped children we fly with, are going to handle...

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