Thread: East Kaweka Helicopters - CAA Licence expired.

Originally Posted by Moutere

K, has there been an influx of auditors with only an ex military background into the department?

Why do you think they are auditors working from a desk?
Shouldn't they be flying if they are so shit hot😆

They can't have ever done a cto if they want the machine shut down every time the pilot has to get out.
Pencil necks.



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Originally Posted by R93

They can't have ever done a cto if they want the machine shut down every time the pilot has to get out.
Pencil necks.

That's the frustration, that they're now the now the industry regulator.

So far the New Zealand Helicopter Association has come out in favour of maintaining the pilots ability to vacate a running machine.
Done properly (ground idle, frictions tight etc) and it's perfectly safe.

One job in PNG we were not allowed to vacate the machine while running. Local loadmasters were mucking around in the basket for ages and something didn't seem right. So I hopped out to look (risking a dreaded safety card against me) and I found they were tying a aluminum hoop antenna to the basket( which was shorter then the antenna) with bush twine! No way that would have safely made the 20mile journey and would have made my day a tad interesting.
A few kind words during lecture (*#*#*****#####***!!!!!!!) and they then put it in the net I was about to lift.
Much safer to get out and make sure all is secure.

I'd be wrong thinking that the small operators are being "squeezed" first or is this just a coincidence that the renewal is due now.

My guess is that it is an unfortunate coincidence.
CAA are in no way sympathetic to the vulnerabilities of small business though.
i.e. if this matter really a clear hazard to flight safety then fine, if it just legalese being debated then the operator should be allowed to trade through it.

He is back on line