Bertie, I knew that was going to be mentioned, however perhaps 'needs dictate' in some circumstances. What would be their reason in saying that, H&S perhaps?
I put it to you that flying in the aircraft is considerably more dangerous than sitting in it when it is on a helilift. (unless of course it gets attacked at the time!)
RC,
"Reduced Pie consumption and more frequent visits to the gym could easily see those times reversed."
Well training for and completing, 2 Marathons, 3 Half Marathons and a triathlon in the last 12 months would prove otherwise!
"If it's a grade 1 deployment I run to the aircraft, as every second does count."
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Grade 1 deployment?)
I disagree with running to the aircraft as when you arrive, especially in this weather, you steam up the screens which in turn means that you then have to sit on the ground de-misting. You also run (pun intended) the risk of missing a check in your haste, for example do you run around the pre flight walkround and really look at the ac in doing so?
What other things are missed in this rush to get to the job?
(I refer to my point about dep profiles)
MG, well it was very early in the morning for that info to come out to an individual. Do we all get to see this letter at work?