Right to the point
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same approach can be extended to Mi8 types....
particularly last modernizations like Mi17 V5 or Mi171...
Total millions of flight hours means nothing if you ask your local CAA
On the other hand we see how FAR 29 can be used like chewing gummy
on example of S92 MGB issue...
We are over-regulated on one side, safety not yet accepted like culture rather like just popular SMS shortcut.
Only better relations/cooperation between regulators-industry-operators and vice versa, can lead us to some real life safety improvements.
In particular 139 cases, black clouds were visible more than year ago.... "Ostrich
engineering" was the only visible answer so far...