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Old 9th Nov 2006, 16:24
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nigelh
 
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20 yrs ago i ran a small helicopter business with 5 helicopters. It used to be fun. You didnt need to employ somebody full time dealing with endless mostly irrelevant paperwork and we worked in with the caa , who were there to help ensure things were done properly and safely...........Now.....................
In this country we have a thing called the C.A.A. it is their job to stop people like you setting up business. The more operators , the more work for them , inspecting .....well ....things. A helicopter is only really safe when it is grounded , so that is what they will do. if they cannot find an excuse to ground the helicopter, dirty windscreen, inop xsponder or skymap in wrong place, they will bury you alive in meaningless paperwork , check rides,dunker ,fire,dinghy,first aid drills...to the point where you go clinically insane .....and then they will take your licence away making the skies of Great Britain a safer place.!! Just go private
or you could emigrate..
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