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Instructor pilot engaged in rotary winged traffic alleges that the FARS are deficient in clarity and purpose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sac tower : mic |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 271893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a promotional photography session, a camera operator was allowed to stand on the skid secured to the helicopter with a full climbing harness to photograph the pilots. The helicopter picked up from the surface and hovered no more than 4 ft off the ground for approximately 5 minutes. I do not feel there was a problem or a potential problem as the command pilot and photographer are very familiar with these types of operations. Furthermore, I feel there should be an additional paragraph to far 91.107 addressing these operations. In reading this regulation, I feel photography is not addressed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT ENGAGED IN ROTARY WINGED TFC ALLEGES THAT THE FARS ARE DEFICIENT IN CLARITY AND PURPOSE.
Narrative: DURING A PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION, A CAMERA OPERATOR WAS ALLOWED TO STAND ON THE SKID SECURED TO THE HELI WITH A FULL CLBING HARNESS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PLTS. THE HELI PICKED UP FROM THE SURFACE AND HOVERED NO MORE THAN 4 FT OFF THE GND FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES. I DO NOT FEEL THERE WAS A PROB OR A POTENTIAL PROB AS THE COMMAND PLT AND PHOTOGRAPHER ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THESE TYPES OF OPS. FURTHERMORE, I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH TO FAR 91.107 ADDRESSING THESE OPS. IN READING THIS REG, I FEEL PHOTOGRAPHY IS NOT ADDRESSED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.