Dear members,
Not sure this is the right forum to post this query, but maybe some of you may help
According to EASA SPO's (Specialised operations) see links below, it seems that regulation prohibits the carrying of passenger on certain flights, unless he is a "task specialist" another bureaucratese classification term the understanding of which is not clear to me.
My interpretation of the regulation suggests no passenger may be carried for the listed categories of flight unless he or she is a "Task Specialist" .
I can only assume that a task specialist may be an expert, in this case it may be that the passenger should be high qualified individual maybe even more qualified that the pilot carrying him.
This can make sense e.g. I am an aerobatic pilot and need to take my specialist personal trainer with me to teach me some advanced maneuvers
But what about if I am a rated aerobatic pilot and want to take a passsenger for a ride ?
I need some help here, EASA regulations are written in a bureaucratese language you cannot learn anywhere and very often I have trouble understanding
From the relevant part it seems to me that a simple briefing made by the pilot to a non pilot passenger would suddenly make him a "task specialist", therefore it would indeed by possible to carry a passenger, pilot or not.
Needless to say my insurance covers my passenger in any case in an aerobatic aircraft.
I take the opportunity (Outside the scope of this issue) to ask whether national EASA members CAA's could waive and make more restrictive application of the regulations than those the have underwritten, which have been adopted as law.
I know this has and is happening in certain countries. This issue may be of no exception as many others.
Any help appreciated, and thanks to Pprune to make it possible to reach a worldwide community of pilots and aviators :-)
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domain...operations-spo
