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Old 7th Apr 2009, 18:13
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Mulligan
 
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I haven't read the preceding 18 or so pages so forgive me if this has already been answered.
If the S92 was certified with an exception to the 30 minute rule because the "likleyhood" of a failure was "extremely remote" then my question is this:
Since there have been two failures (That I'm aware of) in five years it would seem that the "extremely remote" condition is no longer met. If this is the case then are there not grounds for suspending the type certificate or at least restricting it. No overwater flight, for instance.
I live in St.John's and saw a Cougar S92 flying a couple of days ago. Nice to see them back at it but I can't help wondering just how comfortable the pilots are at this point. Also, of course, the rig workers.
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