Mr F.Wit from CASA
Aus CASA at it again, adhereance to the letter of the law, means that it is illegal for pilots to remove and replace dual controls in helicopters including the Robi. I timed it and in the Robi they can be changed over in less than 60sec. A maintainence (LAME)type has to sign off the release every time they go in and out. So if a school on a Saturday want to do three 1 hr trainning sorties and between these flights three 5 min scenic flights come in a LAME will have to be there for each removal of the duals. Unless Mr F Wit from CASA wants to leave the duals in while the scenic flight pax is in the aircraft. Now that would be safer wouldn't it ??? LAME would have to sit round between each flight . Minimal call out fees etc. OK some types like the 500 are a bit tricky to remove but surely a pilot could be shown how to do it properly and be signed off on the maintenence release as having the skill and the pilot do it from then on. The credability of CASA just goes out the door when they do this type of thing