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Dont know why one would transition to forward flight as stated while the longline/net has not cleared the ground. In this instance had the hook not been caught on the railing, by going to forward flight with the net still on the ground it would have possibly snagged something else. Just my opinion.

They did, and it was pretty awesome to be able to plan something 6 months in advance. Felt like I had my life back.

I had 9 years at Airborne after starting in 2006, and never once missed a crew change date. It was a 3 and 2 for the first few years and then a two and two thereafter.

specialty air services means aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest fire management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerial construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and surveillance and aerial spraying services; (services aériens spécialisé In the above definition, why then is aerial sightseeing listed as a specialty air service which is aerial work, yet in 703.01 it is listed as a 703 operation

If you take off on a patrol and land back at the same location, it is 702 because you have not transported them between two points as is stated under the definition for 703 Air Transport

Might want to check out TC's definitions on Flt Time/ Air time for helicopters in this circular. Advisory Circular (AC) No. 700-052 From: Transport Canada Subject: Recording of Flight Time for Skid-Equipped Helicopters

In an unrelated Advisory Circular AC No 700-034........TC defines the following in their definitions: 2.3 Definitions and abbreviations (1) The following definitions are used in this document: (a) Aerial Inspection: means the inspection from an aircraft of crops, forests, livestock or wildlife, the patrolling of pipelines or power lines, a flight inspection or any other operation of a similar nature.

If they are looking out the window relating to their work, in my opinion it would come under aerial inspection or surveillance or aerial mapping or surveying and would be 702.. Then again TC does not give a definition of either term. specialty air services means aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest fire management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerial construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and surveillance and aerial spraying services; (services aériens spécialisés)

If they are all surveyors and only one was looking out the window to find a place to land or scoping out access, I would think they would all be be working together and would be classed as aerial work. Going to pick them up at the end of the day could go either way. If they scout access on the way home then it would be 702 or if they dont look at anything then it may be construed as 703. That could be a tough one. For the guys hooking up the sling loads they would still be classed as an essential function, associated with the aerial work and in my opinion would still be classed as 702 Aerial work.

Carriage of Persons 702.16 No air operator shall allow a person who is not a flight crew member to be carried on board an aircraft unless (a) the person’s presence on board is essential during the flight As you can see by the above reg that only persons essential to the aerial work job being done may be carried. So.....if you are doing a pipeline patrol (our limit was 200 ft unless checking an anomaly) you can not carry your buddy along for the ride. You would be exposing him to unnecessary risk as he is not required to be on board. Transport Canada's mandate is to protect the general public that were paying you to transport them from point A to B. Hence the higher standard for 703 regs vs 702 If you are conducting 702 which typically involves low altitude work then all on board must be essential to the work being done otherwise you may be exposing someone not involved to undo risk. The persons onboard essential to the work, would obviously be accepting the higher level of risk in order to get their job done. I would think that if you were doing a river run when you were supposed to transport a person from point A to B (703) they you may find yourself in court trying to defend yourself if you got into trouble low level when there was no need for you to be there. 722.16 Carriage of Persons The standards for authorization to carry persons other than flight crew members and persons essential during flight are: (a) the person is a flight crew member trainee, is a person undergoing training for essential duties during flight or is an air operator employee aircraft maintenance technician; (b) the person is a fire fighter or fire control officer being carried within a forest fire area; (c) the person is being carried to an aerial work site, performs an essential function in connection with the aerial work operation and is necessary to accomplish the aerial work operation; If you are flying persons to the cutblock to hook up loads, they are classed as 702 (Aerial work) as they are essential to the aerial work (flying logs off the hill) being conducted as per Paragraph 3. And as per paragraph 2, firefighters come under 702 (Aerial work) Dont forget to reference the standards for each regulations of which the second number of the reg is a 2

The following is from CARS definitions 101.01 specialty air services means aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest fire management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerial construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and surveillance and aerial spraying services; (services aériens spécialisés) air transport service means a commercial air service that is operated for the purpose of transporting persons, personal belongings, baggage, goods or cargo in an aircraft between two points; (service de transport aérien) Note; Though you may be moving firefighters between two points, they come under the specialty heading so it it 702. Can't be much clearer by Transports definition. An example I used during our recurrent training was as follows: You are flying a head surveyor out to a location and he has to scout an area where you are going land and then bring more surveyors to that location. He is doing an aerial survey or aerial inspection and as a 702 operation you could do a hover exit with him at the location he picks out. You go back to get all the rest of his crew and as they dont have to look at anything while enroute to the dropoff point, they would be classed as 703 and you cant do a hover exit with them. You cant bring a friend or ride along on 702 as they are not part of the job and you would be exposing them to a higher risk. Most bush helicopter operation comes under 702 as most things that we do require the customer to look out the window as part of the job they are doing. In simple, terms if they have to see out the window as part of what they are doing it is 702. While moving pax under 703 they should not be exposed to any low level flying (unless wx requires) as your job is to get them safely to their location and not expose them to undue risk.

From Dave Dunstans notes. He was a former tech rep for Airbus/Eurocopter 62.Vibration 3 per.doc 62.Vibration general.doc

Dave Ackroyd was also a tech rep for Aerospat back in the 80's .. Dont know where he is now though..

https://us.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2021-02-airbus-helicopters-inc-recognizes-2-employees-with-50-years-of-service Dunstan recently retired as a Senior Regional Technical Representative, supporting customers on the West Coast. He lives in California.

Was that Tony Brown?