Tomas Drobnik commented on Toine Delnoij's topic in Air Operations
In my opinion - ORO.FTL.205 (f) should be used. Before reporting time as Mr. Wegener posted - you have MAX FDP (calculated) according to the planned schedule (nbr of sectors, state of acclimatisation etc.) When anything changes AFTER the reporting time it is considered as "Unforeseen circumstances in flight operations — commander’s discretion"...this changes MAX possible FDP as well.
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Kieran Byrne posted in Air Operations
Hi all
Perhaps someone can assist on this.
Does AMC3 ORO.MLR.100 mandate the operations manuals to explicitly follow this table of contents?
My understanding of the AMC requirement is for the items to be included in the OM but the actual manual structure (aside from OM-A, -B, etc) can be as per the operator requirements.
Appreciate additional clarity.
Kieran
Robert Gottwald commented on Larry Bateson's topic in Air Operations
Hi Larry,
in practice I would argue that meeting the regulatory intent of Articles 139 and 140 of 2018/1139 should be prioritized over legally reflecting the (inadvertent?) delayed adoption of Article 140 (2) by the regulator beyond the deadline it set itself.
Maybe a way to address this and prevent confusion is to clearly state "in accordance with Reg (EC) 216/2008 until adaption of Reg (EC) 2018/1139" or something to that effect? Article 139 (4) also states "References to the repealed Regulations referred to in paragraphs 1 (Regulation (EC) No 216/2008), 2 (Regulation (EC) No 552/2004) and 3 (Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91) shall be construed as references to this Regulation and, where appropriate, read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex X.", so references to the old regulation I guess technically would remain valid indefinitely, until this article gets repealed by a future regulation.
Michel MASSON posted in Air Operations
EASA monitoring situation regarding possible eruption of Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall, Nov.14 2023
https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-and-events/news/easa-monitoring-…
EASA is monitoring the situation in Iceland regarding potential eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. In the event of an eruption and development of an ash cloud, the Agency will work with other aviation actors to assess the impact for aviation and make recommendations accordingly.
The EASA webpage Volcanic Ash (https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/safety-management/volcanic-ash) gives information on the 2010 eruption and actions subsequently taken. EASA will be updating this page as appropriate in the context of the current situation. Please see also SIB 2010-17R7 (https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2010-17R7), last updated in 2015, containing relevant general information on this topic.
Photo: Steam rises from a fissure in a road near the town of Grindavík, Iceland. Photograph: Brynjar Gunnarsson/AP:
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Mathieu VANDENAVENNE commented on John Franklin's topic in Air Operations
Hello, additional information is provided below to further clarify:
We have to check the complexity of the helicopters and the type of maintenance realised: does the operator perform the maintenance for himself or for another one...
To be simple, for all type of operators (NCO, NCC, CAT, SPO...) which are doing the maintenance for their own helicopters :
- Non-complex helicopters: NCO.SPEC.MCF
- Complex helicopters: SPO.SPEC.MCF
For maintenance operators that are doing maintenance for other operators helicopter (commercial maintenance operations...): SPO.SPEC.MCF.
Benjamin Hari posted in Air Operations
Good afternoon,
Recently I had a chat with a flight crew training specialist from Volocopter. He said that most competencies for pilots will stay the same. Only Flight Path Management - Automation (FPM-A) and Flight Path Management - Manual (FPM-M) will experience a change in their performance marker.
Generally there will be more focus on FPM-A due to the novel flight control system of VTOLs.
Neither EASA SC-VTOL nor Opinion No 03/2023 does not specify this topic but confirms a new training approach for future VTOL-pilots due to the aforementioned challenges in flight control systems. EASA EPAS 2023-2025 mentions Aircraft Upset as the most pressing issue of VTOLs.
1) Are there any EASA GM, Opinion Papers or Regulations on that topic?
2) Will there be an update of the IATA EBT Manual in the future?
Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
Benjamin
asparuh Asenov posted in Air Operations
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Adel Ghobbar posted in Air Operations
I have an enquiry about Pilot Retirement as we do have a short of Captains. My question here under EASA rules can we extend the age of retirement from 65 to 67 or more if their health allows that.
Your reply would be appreciated.
Prof. Dr. Adel Ghobbar
a.a.ghobbar@sorteng.de
