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Old 4th Aug 2011, 08:14
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Too Cloudy
 
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Gullibell,

100% confirmed that the pilot was Indonesian. He worked with Bristow International for some time before coming back home. The engineer on board was also Indonesian.

Even though Nyaman is part of the Hevilift group, the pilot ratio of expats to nationals was 50/50. The DGCA required a greater percentage of national pilots, but it was not possible due to the shortage of qualifed pilots willing to return to Indonesia.

The Newcrest contract is a VFR single pilot operation. This is what the client asked for and received.
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