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Old 10th November 2023 | 10:27
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Rotorbee
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Obviously Swiss operators dont have the restrictions on Public Transport work that we have on single engine machines !
And thank god for the fact, that you are no longer part of EASA-World. The Brits had a very annoying habit to think that they are the only ones knowing anything about flying ... well and the Germans, but they have so few helicopter business, it can not compete with Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy. For those small operators in Europe, the CAA's thinking that everybody should operate like an offshore operator, was very annoying.
​​​​​​​And ... oh the horror ... sometimes they even fly a net with stuff for a mountain hut and passengers at the same time. With just one engine. And only one pilot. And these guys aren't even IR-rated. No floats either.
Anyway, there isn't a lot of public transport with helicopters in Switzerland, a bit of heliskiing probably and the occasional big event in the mountains. But flying to your castle or manor isn't a thing there. There are very few VIP machines around, compared to all the Ecureuils doing all sorts of aerial work, which are the bread and butter jobs in the Alps. EMS is twins only by now. There is much more EMS flying than public transport.

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