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Old 11th May 2020, 04:17
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Ebbie 2003
 
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Where I am there is no awareness of the need for engine health flights.

Left my airplane for a month went to fly circuits for 30 minutes, told no you should run the engine on the ground (anyone else read Lycoming's publications on that?).

Found I could do an international flight no problem, if I could find a country that would allow me to land - flew to another country, landed flew back, nearly four hours of flying. Yup, quarantined at public expense when I got back. Of course flew the circuit they would not let me fly as I left and returned. No actual published prohibition empowering the refusal.

The whole thing is just madness.

So after two weeks in quarantine, two weeks out of quarantine - a repeat flight, rinse and repeat.

At least the UK does publish guidance and does not leave it to local unqualified people to make up rules as they go along.

Should say Barbados is not the place in question.
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