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Old 23rd Nov 2017, 07:30
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Uplinker
 
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We used to bring and fit the whole kit, including aerials and actuators.

This was in the days before I was a pilot and I can’t remember what the exact legal situation was, but on our installations, the aircraft engineer associated with the helicopter signed it all off.

If we needed a different aerial for a particular reason, we just swapped it over.

So I think the basic mounting(s) must have been CAA approved but the exact aerials and layout used on a particular day were not set in stone, as long as they were mounted securely and wirelocked etc.

What project do you have in mind? I used to do this sort of thing a lot.
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