Originally Posted by
falcon920
Question concerning external load operations in regards to safety. Would you or your operator consider flying external loads whether it’s an FAA Class A,B,C or D load over bystanders on the ground, parking lots or building a situation that should be avoided at all costs or are there circumstances where the situation dictates that the risk is acceptable. In particular would you think the risk is acceptable if it’s strictly during training operations?
My personal opinion is that unless it’s an emergency or exigent circumstances exists flying an external load over people, buildings or cars should be something that’s avoided. Is there any training material or documentation that can be referenced for the pro or con of this or operator SOP’s that deal with it?
Seems like you have a specific incident in mind. Yes there are rules related to congested area and external loads. You want to elaborate a little more and I can maybe point you in the right direction?