NPA to JAR-OPS 3
Offered for consultation on the jaa.nl website.
Some proposed amendments that will concern single and light-twin operators.
typically huge document to digest from Jaa.
Thanks to BHAB member, who's highlighted that the excessive amount of exposure time where a safe forced landing cannot be assured (up to 18secs single/ 9 seconds twin) which has been proposed will not just effect helipad ops but approaches to certain other sites.
However, to achieve this, UMS equipment equipment (£20K) must be fitted!!
Is it just me or has the purpose of the helicopter been lost on regulators? Do they seriously think that such an expense can be passed on to the customer, in addition to the other expensive proposals seeking approval?
In addition, it would appear that the regulators imagine that helicopter operators know which HLS they are going to use months in advance!
Don't forget that they already charge £100 for authorising 'excemptions'.
Let's face it - it's a conspiracy by the plank pilots and their powerful, payrolled, lobbyists to only allow commercial helicopter flights from licenced airfields - thereby doing away with the need for such vertical flight in the first place - v cunning but a tad obvious!!