Nomex Posted July 9, 2003 Report Share Posted July 9, 2003 anyone out there hear what the latest is with the AD TC put out on Astar servo problems and specifically with the restriction on no training flights with hydraulics off - any mods etc planned to address this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted July 9, 2003 Report Share Posted July 9, 2003 try looking at ... http://www.tc.gc.ca/aviation/ad/ad_e.htm I assume that you''re referring to AD CF 2003-15R1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needles Split Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Lets pretend for a moment; every Astar pilot in Canada PPC ran out June 1st the fires start a blazing the mining industry takes off over another big find seismic work is none stop in the Delta > Who''s going to fly the A/C ? The way I see it, if you can''t perform an Emergency that is listed in the Flight Manual during training, then you don''t qualify for PPC requirements. The company I work for just trained 2 young guys on the Astar and 2 days after thinking they had 350 endorsements, TC called to say NO WAY > you didn''t complete all the training requirements! Anyone have any thoughts or similar experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 When you''re busy pretending about all the Astars and pilots suddenly becoming unavailable ....don''t forget that the Canadian Heli industry is flush with excess aircraft these days, Perhaps those needy Fire Fighters, Miners, and Seismic folks will have to switch to 500''s, 206''s, Mediums, etc, etc. It may surprise you, but in those long ago pre-Astar years, these old aircraft did handle all the business of Canada! I get your initial point...but until EC has a fix for the HYD system in 350''s, these problems will continue. TC doesn''t think along your lines on how important the fleet is to Industry, etc, if they perceive a problem, they issue and AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomex Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Checked the website 407d, AD is listed and yes it is 2003-15, but no link to the AD - i have the AD and agree with ur comments and also agree that type endorsements nor ppc''s can be carried out with the AD as it stands. i guess that from the lack of replies, no one has heard what if anything EC will be doing about it #### - any input/insight on what EC may be doing to address this?? tx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Move over Palladina...#### for Pres !...Oh right, My old buddy Palladina has moved over.....waaay over Well said Maggie, Of course they will get on it, this is just a bit of a black eye, and I''m sure that they will fix it soon. "Poised"??? Are you guys really "poised" to be the leaders? Cool, and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downwash Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Mag, does that go for my Djinn, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 To stir up the Bell / EC war in here, you only have to post something as simple as "Good Morning" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomex Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 thanks for the feedback & I didn''t mean to stir up the EC/Bell war!! just wanted to be sure I didn''t miss some fix that has been arrived at....will await further developments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downwash Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Mag, I thought someone of your vintage would at least be familiar with the cold-cycle, tip-driven Djinn, certified and manufactured by Sud-Ouest Aviation, one of the predecessors of Aerospatiale and, accepting at face value your premise about taking on the liability of your predecessor(s), assumed you''d be good for Djinn support. I take it this is a non-starter, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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