Ec135 at egkb
Hi fols
A couple of days ago i landed at Biggin Hill EGKB and as i spotted an awesome black EC135 across the ramp i walked towards it a and took a peek inside, i noticed that secured to one of the pax seats there was a life raft and that the Paris plates were pinned to a clipboard on the pilot s seat.
My question is, is it a normal practice to have the liferaft out on one of the pax seats when flying overwater? I believe the 135 is a twin engine, i spotted two exhaust pipes, so i was a bit surprised, unless it is a requirement.
Second question, i noticed that there is no lever on the overhead despite of the fact it was crammed with switches and cb's, are they located between the setas?
Finally the cyclic and the collective and the pedals had been removed from the the left seat, is it a lengthy process to put them back or is it just a matter of inserting a couple of pins?
Thanks
Baobab