Just heard a nasty rumour that the CAA are thinking of making Vanguard legal only for aircraft with HUMS fitted. Given that no on-shore helis that I know of are have it fitted, that would effectively be Vanguard closed. (I was also told that it was London City that was pushing to have it closed and this is a way of achieving that aim.)
Any one else heard about this?
It could also be a short end of the stick with all congested sites requiring a HUMS fitted aircraft!
Isn't it interesting that BAA have been referred to the Competition Commission by the CAA over increasing landing fees at Heathrow while there is not a murmur from them over the Von Essen pad?