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Model Helicopter Shoot over LA: May be a tad dangerous :D

Old 19th Nov 2014, 06:08
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Model Helicopter Shoot over LA: May be a tad dangerous :D

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Old 19th Nov 2014, 19:14
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Model Helicopter Shoot over LA :) May be a tad dangerous :D

Me thinks a fair bit of mods were used in this , removing the pedals, dual control lol :P but I doubt EASA or the a/c I use, will allow this

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Old 19th Nov 2014, 19:25
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Nice!! maybe we'll have a robbie in the rotor heads December desktop calendar???

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Old 19th Nov 2014, 19:27
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Not the sort of 'cracking time' you usually get in a robbie....
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Do they have any vacancies there?)
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Old 19th Nov 2014, 19:52
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Airbags an optional extra on all new Robinsons! That's the Rotorheads calendar sorted for the next 12 months.
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watch the horizon,
watch the gauges,
watch the horizon,
watch the gauges,


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Model Helicopter Shoot over LA :) May be a tad dangerous :D

I prefer my aviation-related plastic to be airfix or revell to be honest...
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Old 19th Nov 2014, 23:37
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CRM training just got a lot more interesting!

Role play this Mi'Dear!
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Old 20th Nov 2014, 01:09
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i wonder how much extra stick time he clocked up with that flight.

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Old 20th Nov 2014, 04:17
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Weight and balance anyone?


it seems quite a bit of weight at the pedal location and not much aircraft structure there to support it.
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Devil

Old news in our house. I suggested similar option to Mrs 81 when I first got my license in an R44.

Didn't get the expected response

Led to many nights sleeping on the couch

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Old 20th Nov 2014, 12:25
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That reminds me.
I knew a lady a few years ago who suggested to me that doing it 😉 in
The helicopter I flew might be exciting. She had never seen an R44 up close
So I kind of took the wind out of her sails when I said there wouldn't be
Enough room
On second thoughts however !

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Old 20th Nov 2014, 16:10
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Now I remember why I stared flying helicopters! obviously the Pilot forgot the seat belt briefing required under FAA rules.
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Old 20th Nov 2014, 18:06
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I am pretty sure there was a very thoroughly briefing , certainly including all straps..
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Bless Me but I just don't get it!

A fellow is fortunate enough to enjoy a film project involving a very comely Lass and the rest of you want to find every sort of excuse to call him an Idiot.

Envy sure is a strong emotion amongst far too many it would appear.

Helicopter flying is supposed to be Fun.
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Old 20th Nov 2014, 19:16
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PDMG:
Obviously the Pilot forgot the seat belt briefing required under FAA rules.
Ohhhh PDMG. You're new here, so I'll go easy on you. This is a place, after all to come and learn. So come! And learn!

I suppose that some pilots might look at that video and see the unbuckled woman and assume that some FAR *must* be being broken. But if they put some thought to it, they might remember the last time they rode on an airliner in which the passengers were up and about, walking around. How on earth...?

"Takeoff and landing" is the key phrase, you see. Seat belts must be worn any time the aircraft is moving across the surface (i.e. taxiing) and for takeoff and landing. Otherwise you are free to move about the cabin.

If you like, you can check out FAR 91.107. In it you'll find that people have to be briefed on the use of seatbelts, and notified when to put them on. Section (a)(3) states that everyone onboard must occupy seat (with certain exemptions) that has a seatbelt, but again, for takeoff and landing.

If it was a charter flight, then FAR 135.117 and 135.128 apply. It's pretty similar. But again it only specifies movement across the surface and takeoff and landing.

Now, having said all that, if we back up a bit to 91.105 we'll see that required flight crewmembers have to be buckled-up at all times when they're at their station. So YOU have to be buckled in at all times. A helicopter pilot is probably not going to be getting up and hitting the head, but a fixed-wing pilot might, I suppose.

Bottom line: What the model was doing in the R-44 was not illegal per se. Dumb? Perhaps, but who am I to judge? Interesting photo shoot though, eh?
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I don't fly in FAA land, so an honest q? Do you also have to be buckled in when the doors are off, or open?

In CAA NZ land, we have the same takeoff and landing, and under 500' belts must be on, also if doors are removed, all occupants must be in seatbelts or tethered.

surely with a body like that the lass could find something better than a 44... i'd give her a go in... oops.
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Of course what the model was doing wasn't illegal. She doesn't hold an airman certificate, so what enforcement action could be taken against her by the FAA?

The airman, however, is a different kettle of fish.

If you've ever bothered to check your own certificate information online, you'll know that it seldom looks like this example, which is what is currently posted for the airman who flew the flight.

Draw your own conclusions.

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Old 20th Nov 2014, 20:33
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I'm with Bob btw----I did not name this thread, but posted the video on the video thread prior to this one and they were combined by the mods.

And Nope---nothing illegal in this shoot. From what I can tell, it is part 91, therefore no floats required, no seat belt is required during cruise...what am I missing.

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so what enforcement action could be taken against her by the FAA? The airman, however, is a different kettle of fish.
Tell us why? What rule did he break?
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