Shock, dismay, horror and anxiety?
Happy flying to all Funflighters out there.
Here - this is where the Angel Flight lunacy comes unstuck
Hitch – “Funflight. All over the country pilots will be giving up their time and money to give underprivileged and sick children what could literally be the ride of their lifetime.
Whoa! What - a "charity" flight – for kids – volunteer pilots. No, No, it must be stopped. Minimum qualifications; maintenance protocol, this is after all Community Service – ain’t it? If not then what is it? Will CASA be there to ramp check pilots, inspect maintenance releases, make sure the ‘minimum’ required flight hours’ are properly documented and can be legally established; then there is paperwork and indemnity insurance and Oh, a hundred other minor technical/ legal consideration which must be met – to ensure “safety”.
Hitch – “When the general aviation community puts in like this it makes me proud to be a part.
Hitch – “Hundreds of children will be smiling broadly tomorrow because of us, and that's something we can treasure. That's if the weather co-operates of course! South of the Murray River the atmosphere is building to something Wagnerian, which it is threatening to visit on the southern states tomorrow and Sunday. We can hope only for enough breaks in the showers and overcast to at least create some smiles even if we can't run the full program of flights.
Pray to your God you don’t blow out a dodgy tyre – investigation following. Hope that if asked, your all important paper work is up to snuff. DO NOT enter into any “nearly aerobatic” manoeuvres (what ever the hell they are). Remember - Criminal liability dogs every pilot, on every flight, no matter how well intentioned. But - no matter - Enjoy the day.
Happy flying to all Funflighters out there.
Here - this is where the Angel Flight lunacy comes unstuck
Hitch – “Funflight. All over the country pilots will be giving up their time and money to give underprivileged and sick children what could literally be the ride of their lifetime.
Whoa! What - a "charity" flight – for kids – volunteer pilots. No, No, it must be stopped. Minimum qualifications; maintenance protocol, this is after all Community Service – ain’t it? If not then what is it? Will CASA be there to ramp check pilots, inspect maintenance releases, make sure the ‘minimum’ required flight hours’ are properly documented and can be legally established; then there is paperwork and indemnity insurance and Oh, a hundred other minor technical/ legal consideration which must be met – to ensure “safety”.
Hitch – “When the general aviation community puts in like this it makes me proud to be a part.
Hitch – “Hundreds of children will be smiling broadly tomorrow because of us, and that's something we can treasure. That's if the weather co-operates of course! South of the Murray River the atmosphere is building to something Wagnerian, which it is threatening to visit on the southern states tomorrow and Sunday. We can hope only for enough breaks in the showers and overcast to at least create some smiles even if we can't run the full program of flights.
Pray to your God you don’t blow out a dodgy tyre – investigation following. Hope that if asked, your all important paper work is up to snuff. DO NOT enter into any “nearly aerobatic” manoeuvres (what ever the hell they are). Remember - Criminal liability dogs every pilot, on every flight, no matter how well intentioned. But - no matter - Enjoy the day.