No More Ppcs For Some

[MINI]

This exemption applies to an air operator who wishes to permit a PIC to act as a flight crew member on a VFR flight and a PIC who wishes to act as a flight crew member on a VFR flight without comleting a pilot proficiency check for one of the single engined helicopters operated by the air operator when carring 9 or less persons not including flight crew members.

 

For more details check out the HAC site for this latest news.

 

Fly safe all and have a great day Mini..........

[412driver]

we just got that too.....

 

the way i read it, the chief pilot does the exam and PPC with TC and then only needs to do a training flight with the pilots.............

 

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[Skidz]

Didn't find anything on the HAC site. Anywhere else we can find it ?

[Klipper]

That's very interesting because not even a month ago I went through the Company Check Pilot hurdles to be able to do PPC's for our company. Sounds like it might not be necessary now? Just PCC's?

[squirlybird]

We've heard talk about this for a while. I've also heard the change is to protect TC from liability i.e. bending someones aircraft while doing a PPC.

 

The good operators will still do good anual training and the cheap operators will see this as a way to skrimp and save.

 

sb

[Charles W.]

" We've heard talk about this for a while. I've also heard the change is to protect TC from liability i.e. bending someones aircraft while doing a PPC. "

 

Who is liable when they bend their own?

 

Rev Chas W. President... RCWB... the "only" true pilots union.

[squirlybird]

" We've heard talk about this for a while. I've also heard the change is to protect TC from liability i.e. bending someones aircraft while doing a PPC. "

 

Who is liable when they bend their own?

 

Rev Chas W. President... RCWB... the "only" true pilots union.

[squirlybird]

Oops, still figuring out all these buttons. I'm not sure I follow you.

 

"Who is liable when they bend their own?"

 

Are you saying TC has bent an a/c doing a PPC on themselves? I hadn't heard about that. All I was saying is that TC check pilots have been involved in incidents while doing check rides on pilots in their compay machines. I've always heard criticisms of a system that allows that to happen.

 

I don't agree with doing away with the PPC, I think any pilot that's faced with an annual pass or fail scenario will take the books a little more seriously. We may not like it but the idea should be to keep the standards up.

 

Whether or not TC had been involved in a few PPC prangs should be beside the point, the price of high standards lets say (and a lot easier to say if it's not my bucks). Assuming this is actually the reason for doing away with the PPC I think it's a shame that legality is getting in the way of good industry standards.

 

sb

[S76Driver]

Where on the HAC site is this info? I couldn't find it...

[chopperman]

I believe that it's more about a shortage of T.C. inspectors than as issue of liability.