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Old 7th Jun 2019, 19:00
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Gordy
 
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Originally Posted by EESDL
Laughed when I read the phrase ‘on demand’ - when else would you want to hail a taxi?
This has to do with the type of operations the operator is authorized to conduct. It is either "Scheduled" or "On-Demand" air taxi.

Originally Posted by EESDL
Safer to do it under EASA than FAA regs - as global helicopter community were once again reminded of the shallow level of safety oversight in USA and how unscrupulous companies are quick to take advantage - regardless of how many commercial passengers they leave tied into a chopper at the bottom of the harbour.
Those regulations have been changed, passengers are no longer allowed to use un-approved supplemental restraints. All countries have gaps in their safety oversight, I believe you have many crashes over there also.
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