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Arm out the window
All I'm saying is that two or more company aircraft going round and round on scenics should have some mutually known method of checking where the other/s are, and ideally agreed flight paths that provide a passive separation as well, if possible.
Mutually known method:
- Radio call: “X-ray Kilo Quebec, EC One Thirty. Ready for the lift from the old [XYZ] pad. Take- off in southerly direction. X-ray Hotel Niner: Your Position?”
- Look-out: Even if there is no response from XH9 or any other traffic, visually check take-off path left, right, front, up. This requires to lean and stretch around the cockpit to get a clear view in all directions.
- Visually check for ‘aircraft on final’, here any aircraft coming from behind. This requires to do a 90 degree hover turn to the left to check area behind, before committing to the take-off.