Originally Posted by
B2N2
The entitlement is rampant.
If they provide the fielding and you dig a skid during landing I am 100% certain you will litigate for damages.
Because I show up in a snazzy helicopter and give the punters something to chat about it should be free is ludicrous.
For 150 bp though I would expect a nicely manicured helipad with markings, fire extinguishers and a golf cart if needed.
B2N2, your expectations and certainties simply don’t fit in with the way rotary aviation in UK works. The only times I’ve ever seen fire extinguishers on site is at formal events such as race meetings, where an aviation business is hired in to run the site.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a pilot trying to claim damages from a land owner from digging a skid in! There have however been cases where a pilot was prosecuted by landowners for damage caused by helicopter downwash.