UK AAIB Oct 2012
The relevance of the airworthiness issues is that they establish (as did his other legal divergences) that this individual was a man who was prepared to flout regulations because he did not think they were important or because he thought he knew better.
His cavalier attitude to the rules was both directly responsible for his death - had he not been illegally night flying he would not have died - and indirectly responsible as well - he thought he was more capable and knowledgable than he was.
He was an accident waiting for a place to happen and i'm glad that he did not take anyone with him. I happened to be visiting AAIB soon after they brought the wreckage of his aircraft in - very sad - all the more so because it was simply not necessary.
There are certain arenas that reward aggressive, contrarian behaviour and a flexible attitude towards rules... Aviation is not one of them!
I hope that people will learn from this sad tale - some will stalwartly refuse to and we will talk about them here when it is their turn.
OH
His cavalier attitude to the rules was both directly responsible for his death - had he not been illegally night flying he would not have died - and indirectly responsible as well - he thought he was more capable and knowledgable than he was.
He was an accident waiting for a place to happen and i'm glad that he did not take anyone with him. I happened to be visiting AAIB soon after they brought the wreckage of his aircraft in - very sad - all the more so because it was simply not necessary.
There are certain arenas that reward aggressive, contrarian behaviour and a flexible attitude towards rules... Aviation is not one of them!
I hope that people will learn from this sad tale - some will stalwartly refuse to and we will talk about them here when it is their turn.
OH
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Come now, that's a bit like saying certified, legal, insured helicopters don't crash because it's componants are certified, therefore do not fail!
How would you feel if an uncertified (and therefore illegally flown and probably uninsured) helicopter fell apart in the air and landed on your house and/or family?
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Chopjock,
No, I'm not suggesting that at all. You seem to be very protective over the subject of "bogus" parts.
As I suggested, if in doubt, ask your insurance company.
No, I'm not suggesting that at all. You seem to be very protective over the subject of "bogus" parts.
As I suggested, if in doubt, ask your insurance company.
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Chopjock, If a legal insured helicopter injured my family, I would be devastated. If an illegal, cowboy maintained helicopter injured my family, I would find the person responsible and probably do them GREAT harm. So yes, there is a difference.
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I am interested in understanding whether the C of A was valid, given the discrepencies noted by the AAIB report. If the C of A is not valid then I doubt that you have insurance for the flight.
In any case the lack of a night rating might be enough for the insurer to say that there was no qualified pilot for this flight and hence that the insurance is not valid.
Another good reason to keep the paperwork up to date and only operate within the rules: you bend it and the financial cost, including collateral damage, falls on you.
In any case the lack of a night rating might be enough for the insurer to say that there was no qualified pilot for this flight and hence that the insurance is not valid.
Another good reason to keep the paperwork up to date and only operate within the rules: you bend it and the financial cost, including collateral damage, falls on you.
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I'd be astonished if he had anything better than third party, if that. He certainly doesn't come over as the type to worry about insurance. At one time he advertised rides to his mine from his home in this aircraft, believing he got round the CAT rules as it was also his ride to work, doubtless there but for the grace of god went a few people.
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