Bambi buckets
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: North
Can't help you with the cao's.
When you carry a passenger who is not a crew member you reduce your water payload.
When dropping water on a fire there is usually ground control who insures no civilians are in the way.
When you carry a passenger who is not a crew member you reduce your water payload.
When dropping water on a fire there is usually ground control who insures no civilians are in the way.
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Gold Coast, Australia
Fire fighting operations require a Company Operations Manual (usually Section D), and an approval on the Company AOC.
Your reference to CAO 29.5 answers itself: if someone is a non crew member, they are not part of the crew and therefore can't be carried!
Your reference to CAO 29.5 answers itself: if someone is a non crew member, they are not part of the crew and therefore can't be carried!
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Maitland
Possible answer to Q2, could include second pilot or observer.
Personal opinion on Q1, I doubt that the dropping of articles CAO would cover bucket work. Your Ops Manual should have specific information on fire fighting/bucket operations and that is approved by CASA
Personal opinion on Q1, I doubt that the dropping of articles CAO would cover bucket work. Your Ops Manual should have specific information on fire fighting/bucket operations and that is approved by CASA
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: At home
This is what you can expect to happen with this configuration...
Squirrel vs Bambi La Reunion, 2019
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Squirrel vs Bambi La Reunion, 2019
Lots of operators and pilots don't read the manual. Question is if they can't read, or don't bother.......
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