No five seat tuition
Hallo Savoia ... sorry to be so late with a response.
In the early 2000s, the first new rules from JAR arrived and among many other items regarding training types that could be approved such as ... 'no swing-over' dual controls (whither the Robinson breed!) an additional stipulation was 'no helicopters with more than four seats! It seems to have been largely ignored by the CAA but I understand now that EASA are holding the reins, the requirement is to become law. Anyone out there in Belgrano land who can quote the latest position?
If that IS the new situation as I am assured .. for ab initio training, we can kiss goodbye to AS350, B206, MD369, Enstrom 480 and of course the new R66! Ain 't this all good fun!
Fly safe out there.
Dennis Kenyon.