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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Oct 2022, 05:52
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Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

As mentioned in this thread previously, for work...

As mentioned in this thread previously, for work purposes I've flown as a passenger in a single pilot piston engine aircraft to the Channel Islands and back with a senior French government official...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th Mar 2022, 21:57
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

And some more: ...

And some more:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60767283
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Oct 2021, 15:59
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Similarities to Alec Baldwin

I took a close interest in this thread at the time of the event, not least because I'd taken two similar flights to and from the CI not long beforehand and was with tangentially related parties when...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
17th May 2019, 06:21
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

I came back to this thread to report that I just...

I came back to this thread to report that I just learned yesterday that my Jersey-based client has now ceased all recourse to such flights; now I know why.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Mar 2019, 06:07
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

This perhaps makes sense of why a third party's...

This perhaps makes sense of why a third party's credit card was apparently used throughout the journey.

However, Luc Lion also mentions the criterion of passenger and pilot being brought together...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Feb 2019, 06:15
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Sure. I'm asking because I have absolutely no...

Sure. I'm asking because I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that almost all of the flights I took were for the sole purpose of bringing pax (on all occasions, the aircraft flew out empty to get us...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Feb 2019, 11:23
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

4.23pm - McKay: [in response to a voicemail from...

4.23pm - McKay: [in response to a voicemail from Sala, contents unknown] " He said that it is the same company."
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Feb 2019, 22:05
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

I just checked my (French) life insurance policy....

I just checked my (French) life insurance policy. The relevant exclusion is

"if the pilot does not have a diploma or licence for the aircraft in question and/or if the aircraft does not possess a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
30th Jan 2019, 06:39
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

[/LEFT] If it's any consolation, at least...

[/LEFT]

If it's any consolation, at least one person is listening: that's my takeaway from all this. I feel informed enough now to make my own judgement call for myself, but I will certainly be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 19:07
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Trislander01 and/or jsypilot , would either of...

Trislander01 and/or jsypilot , would either of you care to comment on the kind of flights to and around the CI I've mentioned upthread?

I'm still wondering which regulatory/certification boxes my...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 07:10
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

I'm not earning anything like that, but I think...

I'm not earning anything like that, but I think the whole problem here is that unsuspecting passengers don't know what is happening.

For my part I am used to my clients making appropriate travel...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 07:00
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Sam Rutherford thanks, yes, that's what I thought...

Sam Rutherford thanks, yes, that's what I thought you'd say.

Another thing that's emerging for me is the huge disparity between my outbound and return flight on the occasion in question for a...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 06:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

True. My question still stands despite my...

True. My question still stands despite my inability to formulate it (have now edited...)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Jan 2019, 06:44
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Thinking again about a flight I've been on, how...

Thinking again about a flight I've been on, how would that apply in your jurisdiction to a flight in which the pilot had their own legitimate reason for flying from A to B but stopped only to pick up...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Jan 2019, 21:25
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

True. The risk assessment part of this is about...

True. The risk assessment part of this is about making a well-informed judgement about whether that risk is worth taking. Being a generally risk-averse person I think about that kind of thing even...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 21:21
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

To that I venture to reply that while my...

To that I venture to reply that while my ignorance may be breathtaking (although somewhat reduced after participating here) if professional pilots want to counter the likes of Wingly, they need make...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 19:47
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

There is no suggestion of this in the...

There is no suggestion of this in the Ouest-France article previously linked to (https://www.pprune.org/"[Henderson]'s ID card was checked at Nantes airport on Monday January 21st, the day on which...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 16:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Thanks for taking the time, Luc Lion, I think I...

Thanks for taking the time, Luc Lion, I think I have it now :)

In the various cases my client flew me and one other person and I personally never saw any paperwork. But I think you're right, it...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 15:56
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

shy torque Thanks, very helpful. ...

shy torque Thanks, very helpful.



Excuse my ignorance. Again. Is the CPL requirement conditional on remuneration irrespective of flying conditions (which is what I've understood so far), or are...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 12:43
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Aggh, I thought I was just getting a handle on...

Aggh, I thought I was just getting a handle on all this... which part of this is "simpy illegal"?

Improper certification for an N-reg aicraft?
No AOC?
No CPL?
IFR as opposed to VFR?
Payment...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 08:32
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Thanks, another well-put and insightful point as...

Thanks, another well-put and insightful point as it relates to my experience.[/left]
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 07:52
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Flap 80 has absolutely nailed what I'm concerned...

Flap 80 has absolutely nailed what I'm concerned about. However, my concern right here is not about personal preferences in terms of the ethics of business transactions but about the legal and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 06:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

I was referring to this statement which does not...

I was referring to this statement which does not appear accurate, possibly because of the linked article not being in the poster's native language:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 06:28
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Just a minor detail, the article says they were...

Just a minor detail, the article says they were found thanks to thermal IR detection.

.

And with reference to my own question about CI flying practices, further up, a PPL acquaintance writes:
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 20:19
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

So what are the requirements?

If I suspect what is happening, exactly? All the flights I've been on like this were arranged by my client and I've never seen any of the relevant paperwork. I have a good relationship with the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 15:41
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Ugh, you wouldn't get me into a helicopter unless...

Ugh, you wouldn't get me into a helicopter unless there was a really good reason. Not enough redundancy.

I appreciate this is a judgement call. From my personal humble SLF perspective hopping...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 15:14
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Um, so, should I have been avoiding the Aurigny...

Um, so, should I have been avoiding the Aurigny Trislanders? (I always found it rather touching that the reverse of the safety sheet bore a diagram of the aircraft controls, as though one was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 14:06
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Not Grey charters

So, without naming and shaming, what are all those single-engine aircraft with part-time pilots operating out of Guernsey and Jersey with various paying passengers hopping in and out of the back...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 13:02
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

So what should SLF look (out) for?

Thanks for your answer.

I realise what I wrote was not very clear. I meant that from my perspective, the passenger experience on a Trislander was more like the charter (big or small c, I don't...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 08:54
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

Thanks for your (alarming!) answer. It's an...

Thanks for your (alarming!) answer.

It's an interesting insight from an SLF point of view that we don't perceive (or think much about) how particular factors change risk levels. I've flown in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2019, 22:38
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,414
Posted By Eutychus

So were these flights safe?

I hope you'll indulge an SLF here after reading some of the above comments.

In early autumn last year I flew as one of three passengers on an N-registered SE Piper (not sure about exact model but...
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