Millionaire helicopter pilots to ferry emergency services...
Oh dear - I think I have been all of those at some time in my career
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I think most of us have, but perhaps not all of them at the same time 
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Out of interest on a wet & windy morning, as a non AOC'd CPL(H), what currencies, qualifications, checks and limitations or dispensations will JP have to comply with in order to fly this type of operation?
If this is 'succesful' and the other millionaire pilot mates join in, how will things change and will they also have to be CPL's or would a PPL be sufficient?
If this is 'succesful' and the other millionaire pilot mates join in, how will things change and will they also have to be CPL's or would a PPL be sufficient?
SS
An AOC is irrelevent in this situation. You only need an AOC if you are flying for hire and reward and he presumably is not, then one could do it with a PPLH !!!!!!!!!!
He would have to do a normal yearly LPC and that is it. Wouldnt actually need a dispensation from many rules if all he was doing was taking off and landing following normal aviation practisces. He doesnt even break any aviation rules by landing, providing it is not in a congested area.
Probably not a great deal The CAA could do to stop him unless he lands at Trowbridge fire station !
An AOC is irrelevent in this situation. You only need an AOC if you are flying for hire and reward and he presumably is not, then one could do it with a PPLH !!!!!!!!!!
He would have to do a normal yearly LPC and that is it. Wouldnt actually need a dispensation from many rules if all he was doing was taking off and landing following normal aviation practisces. He doesnt even break any aviation rules by landing, providing it is not in a congested area.
Probably not a great deal The CAA could do to stop him unless he lands at Trowbridge fire station !
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Thanks H500.
The next wait is to see who the other Thunderbirds will be. However, just like any other businessman entering into a new venture, JP will be keeping the names under his hat until agreements are made.
The next wait is to see who the other Thunderbirds will be. However, just like any other businessman entering into a new venture, JP will be keeping the names under his hat until agreements are made.
Purveyor of Egg Liqueur to Lucifer
What is a reward?
An incentive to motivation?
An incentive to motivation?
Noun
A thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
Verb
Make a gift of something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements.
Synonyms
noun. remuneration - recompense - prize - requital - premium
verb. requite - recompense - remunerate - repay - compensate
So he should be ok as long as no-one 'recognises' his efforts.
A thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
Verb
Make a gift of something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements.
Synonyms
noun. remuneration - recompense - prize - requital - premium
verb. requite - recompense - remunerate - repay - compensate
So he should be ok as long as no-one 'recognises' his efforts.
Ok , I just couldn't contain myself any longer ... There should be an announcement next week in the press . I had my flight suit measured up for me last week and it has just arrived !!!!
Being very rich I had it tailored in Savile Row by my family tailor . I shall put a photo on soon with me posing next to my 109 ... Complete with water cannon out of each back door . The canon are fed from a crop spray tank on each side carrying approx 100 gallons . The spray is adjustable from the collective right down to fine mist ( which is the best format for pine forest fires )
I can't wait to get going and just want to say how much it means to me to have the personal support of two of our greatest ppruners .... Crab and TC . With their mil background and my natural skill I believe NO fire will be safe !!!!
Being very rich I had it tailored in Savile Row by my family tailor . I shall put a photo on soon with me posing next to my 109 ... Complete with water cannon out of each back door . The canon are fed from a crop spray tank on each side carrying approx 100 gallons . The spray is adjustable from the collective right down to fine mist ( which is the best format for pine forest fires )
I can't wait to get going and just want to say how much it means to me to have the personal support of two of our greatest ppruners .... Crab and TC . With their mil background and my natural skill I believe NO fire will be safe !!!!
Tightgit
Fly for fun. You'll find that the ANO specifically requires an aircraft flown in the service of a Police authority to be operated under a PAOC, National AOC or EU-OPs AOC. I don't believe that is the same for anyone flying for the Fire Service..............
Obviously now that Police Authorities don't exist then anyone can fly for the police as well, so I suppose it's all up for grabs!!
Obviously now that Police Authorities don't exist then anyone can fly for the police as well, so I suppose it's all up for grabs!!
Fly for fun
Police need an AOC as it was deemed the observer in the aircraft was a fare paying passnger and therefore an aoc was needed. Now under EASA OPs you can do aerial work with no aoc just need to be a cpl and you can have up to 8 pax on board that are fare paying pax providing they are directly related to the task. So if JP was a CPL then under EASA ops he could legally charge for his service !!!!!!.
Police need an AOC as it was deemed the observer in the aircraft was a fare paying passnger and therefore an aoc was needed. Now under EASA OPs you can do aerial work with no aoc just need to be a cpl and you can have up to 8 pax on board that are fare paying pax providing they are directly related to the task. So if JP was a CPL then under EASA ops he could legally charge for his service !!!!!!.