Thread: East Kaweka Helicopters - CAA Licence expired.

Originally Posted by GregD

It is absolutely no fault of Chris'. He started the audit/renewal process months ago, but he's struck a couple of absolute officious pricks in CAA along with a some new rules they're now decided they're going to operate under. Its all about the wording in his operating manuals - and Chris' are written by a guy who's been contracting to write CAA operating manuals for 10 years, and always had them passed before. Suddenly now these CAA auditors are being picky about some of the exact wording, and Chris and his contractor have been going backwards and forwards with CAA for months now, and still can't get them to sign it off. And in the meantime his operating license has expired.
Let's just say if Chris who is one of the most fastidious, law abiding and totally trust worthy operators I've ever come across can't get through his audit, lookout the operators still to be audited by these guys!

What are those few words then?

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That's a real bugger.
There has been a internal scrap in caa over the banning of pilots getting out of a idling helicopter. There are a few in there that wants it completely stopped. Like other country's.

Pete Avery will be flying for him anyway - No?

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Pete Avery will be flying for him anyway - No?

im guessing the whole operaton is down not just him as a pilot or he would have sorted a temp by now??

Just hope he is up and running prior to 12/04

I have booked another but it is further to drive and costs more!!!

Hamish

Thats a shitter, i flew in with him last year, class operator.....

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Pete Avery will be flying for him anyway - No?

Pete is an employee so won't be able to fly any of EKH choppers while that don't have a operating certificate.

Originally Posted by Scouser

Thats a shitter, i flew in with him last year, class operator.....

That's right. Probably one of the best in the country.

A mate reckons it is all part of a huge conspiracy to stop us hunting

Originally Posted by Pengy

A mate reckons it is all part of a huge conspiracy to stop us hunting

Think if's a conspiracy to make you walk a bit.

Ah well most of thos spots he flys to in the park are a days walk anyway

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Ah well most of thos spots he flys to in the park are a days walk anyway

A few might have to leave the beers & deck chairs behind.

Originally Posted by WhistlingWings

That's a real bugger.
There has been a internal scrap in caa over the banning of pilots getting out of a idling helicopter. There are a few in there that wants it completely stopped. Like other country's.

In all my years being flown in by various operaters I have only once seen the machine shut down in the bush and that was because of a fried battery smoking. Needless to say it wouldnt start again which led to complications. Twas a 500.

Originally Posted by nevereadyfreddy

In all my years being flown in by various operaters I have only once seen the machine shut down in the bush and that was because of a fried battery smoking. Needless to say it wouldnt start again which led to complications. Twas a 500.

Yep. I have never had any issues leaving the seat while
It's idling.
Some in the caa want that practice banned. Those in the caa that have actual Commercial experience are against it.
Having to shutdown and start each time in the bush costs money in cycles in a turbine machine.

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

Sure has. But mostly overseas military also