EASA Proposals - Take Action Now!!!
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OK so here goes with the curved ball....
Maybe the floats and the fixed beacon are nothing to do with personal safety, what about if they simply want to recover the airframe - in case you were moving drugs or guns (Ireland) between countries...?
Anybody got a cheap float kit for my 47?
Kevin.
Maybe the floats and the fixed beacon are nothing to do with personal safety, what about if they simply want to recover the airframe - in case you were moving drugs or guns (Ireland) between countries...?
Anybody got a cheap float kit for my 47?
Kevin.
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EASA stuff - act now
Joel, I've added my comments.
It is a little tricky, but certainly worth the bother.
I appreciate it will affect owners of helicopters more than paid pilots, but in one way or another it will impact us all.
Imagine not being able to fly across to the Isle or Wight, across the Firth of Forth, or across even the reservoir near Sywell unless you've got a dingy, a set of floats and a aircraft-fitted ELT.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it, but that is what is being proposed.
It's not all about over water stuff.
It's also about fitting anti-icing equipment and an extra AI and dual, heated pitot tubes and extra static vents.
Err... on a R22?? So it can fly at night in icing conditions?? Now why would you do that?
As someone who trades in helicopters, maybe I should support the EASA stance. I'll be able to buy a load of very cheap R22s, R44s, B206s and be able to sell the few Clippers in the UK for a hell of a premium.
But as a pilot I can see how we need to pursuade EASA that there are better areas than this to focus on which will improve flight safety.
Here's that link again to the EASA site, along with some excellent hints (courtesy of the HCGB) as to how to add your comments if you want the full text from the HCGB - which makes it even easier to know where to reply, just PM me:
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If you are already registered with the EASA comment response tool, go to:
EASA CRT application and log in. Then go to “View Documents”
If you are not yet registered, with EASA,
Go to https://hub.easa.europa.eu/security/...t&act=register
Fill in the form & click on REGISTER
Once logged in to the CRT (comment response tool) home screen, click on view Documents
The document numbers we need to comment on are:
NPA 2009-02b (equipment requirements - floats, elt, asi, night lights, pitot heat etc.)
And
NPA 2009-02g (the Regulatory Impact Assessment, which says, completely falsely, that all this will cost us almost nothing)
To comment, you just right click on the document, click on add/edit comment, find the right page on the list, right click again to add comment, and type your comment it in the box. The system adds all the references etc. hence it is quite easy really.
Thank you,
Big Ls
It is a little tricky, but certainly worth the bother.
I appreciate it will affect owners of helicopters more than paid pilots, but in one way or another it will impact us all.
Imagine not being able to fly across to the Isle or Wight, across the Firth of Forth, or across even the reservoir near Sywell unless you've got a dingy, a set of floats and a aircraft-fitted ELT.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it, but that is what is being proposed.
It's not all about over water stuff.
It's also about fitting anti-icing equipment and an extra AI and dual, heated pitot tubes and extra static vents.
Err... on a R22?? So it can fly at night in icing conditions?? Now why would you do that?
As someone who trades in helicopters, maybe I should support the EASA stance. I'll be able to buy a load of very cheap R22s, R44s, B206s and be able to sell the few Clippers in the UK for a hell of a premium.
But as a pilot I can see how we need to pursuade EASA that there are better areas than this to focus on which will improve flight safety.
Here's that link again to the EASA site, along with some excellent hints (courtesy of the HCGB) as to how to add your comments if you want the full text from the HCGB - which makes it even easier to know where to reply, just PM me:
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If you are already registered with the EASA comment response tool, go to:
EASA CRT application and log in. Then go to “View Documents”
If you are not yet registered, with EASA,
Go to https://hub.easa.europa.eu/security/...t&act=register
Fill in the form & click on REGISTER
Once logged in to the CRT (comment response tool) home screen, click on view Documents
The document numbers we need to comment on are:
NPA 2009-02b (equipment requirements - floats, elt, asi, night lights, pitot heat etc.)
And
NPA 2009-02g (the Regulatory Impact Assessment, which says, completely falsely, that all this will cost us almost nothing)
To comment, you just right click on the document, click on add/edit comment, find the right page on the list, right click again to add comment, and type your comment it in the box. The system adds all the references etc. hence it is quite easy really.
Thank you,
Big Ls
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That's my comments added. As a 44 owner / operator I'm clearly against many of the proposals related to VFR flight at night and over water.
All you PPLs and CPLs out there that think these regs won't affect you I'd suggest you take a good look at the proposals and make your voice heard.
Remember that like all legislation, if these proposals are accepted they'll be even harder to change afterwards when everyone discovers what a waste of time they are in relation to private flights.
It may take a few hours of your time today, but it might help preserve VFR private flying for us all in the future.
All you PPLs and CPLs out there that think these regs won't affect you I'd suggest you take a good look at the proposals and make your voice heard.
Remember that like all legislation, if these proposals are accepted they'll be even harder to change afterwards when everyone discovers what a waste of time they are in relation to private flights.
It may take a few hours of your time today, but it might help preserve VFR private flying for us all in the future.
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firebird, you forgot to say
that VFR flying is how all PPL training begins,
so the more VFR flying that goes on..... the more instructors and commercial pilots will be kept in gainful employment.
Come on guys, bother to voice your opinions - not here, but on the CAA website as per my previous post.
it will affect you, whoever you are, whatever type of rotary flying you do.
Big Ls
so the more VFR flying that goes on..... the more instructors and commercial pilots will be kept in gainful employment.
Come on guys, bother to voice your opinions - not here, but on the CAA website as per my previous post.
it will affect you, whoever you are, whatever type of rotary flying you do.
Big Ls
