Mixed standards.... Actions lie louder than words.
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FAA standards...they don't matter there...
No, they don't. If the aircraft is registered and being operated under the FAA then it matters (or should) to the FAA.
To suggest otherwise would imply that authorative regulatory requirements have no application to international operations.
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Hello again,
I am not being defensive about Africa, I merely state the real life of living there.
Besides the regulations having no geographical boundaries as previously mentioned, if any FAA aircraft is operating in commercial air transport outside the USA, it should be the responsibility of the state where it is operated, nothing to do with where it is registered.
Even within Europe, we have regular ramps checks from one country to another, and ALL documentation is checked and recorded: pilot's licenses, AOC, Insurance, Technical documentation, Maintenance checks, and so on.
Now these checks are carried by the nation where the aircraft operates or lands. The lack of consistency and/or regulation enforcement in Africa has nothing to do with the FAA.
On the other end, if fdr feels it is such an issue, then a report should be filed with the FAA, and I would love the hear what they have to say about this.
I have put myself in difficult situations in Africa, buy refusing to fly without a proper license validation, or refusing to fly until my medical was stamped on the license, or refusing to fly overweight, etc. It is down to the individual to enforce their own limitations and safety standards. The responsibility is shared amongst all of us to enforce proper safety standards as best we can. Nevertheless, some rise by sin, and some by virtue, fall. (Picked that from a movie, but it's so true...)
Flex
I am not being defensive about Africa, I merely state the real life of living there.
Besides the regulations having no geographical boundaries as previously mentioned, if any FAA aircraft is operating in commercial air transport outside the USA, it should be the responsibility of the state where it is operated, nothing to do with where it is registered.
Even within Europe, we have regular ramps checks from one country to another, and ALL documentation is checked and recorded: pilot's licenses, AOC, Insurance, Technical documentation, Maintenance checks, and so on.
Now these checks are carried by the nation where the aircraft operates or lands. The lack of consistency and/or regulation enforcement in Africa has nothing to do with the FAA.
On the other end, if fdr feels it is such an issue, then a report should be filed with the FAA, and I would love the hear what they have to say about this.
I have put myself in difficult situations in Africa, buy refusing to fly without a proper license validation, or refusing to fly until my medical was stamped on the license, or refusing to fly overweight, etc. It is down to the individual to enforce their own limitations and safety standards. The responsibility is shared amongst all of us to enforce proper safety standards as best we can. Nevertheless, some rise by sin, and some by virtue, fall. (Picked that from a movie, but it's so true...)
Flex
