Bh-206b3 pilot expressed concern that an operation involving a person repelling from the helicopter ...

Attributes
ACN	981361
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Jet/Long Ranger/206
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 12800 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was performing an aerial photography flight where a cameraman inside the helicopter along with several on the ground would film an individual repelling out of the aircraft. Concerned about whether this might be considered a part 133 operation I consulted our company poi. He thought that since [the individual] was just repelling to the ground; it would not be considered part 133. When the repeller was half way down he stopped and the director radioed me to reposition about 50 yards to the right which I did. My concern is that this may have transformed into a part 133 operation which our company is not yet certificated to do.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BH-206B3 pilot expressed concern that an operation involving a person repelling from the helicopter would fall under FAR Part 133 for which the company was not certified.

Narrative: I was performing an aerial photography flight where a cameraman inside the helicopter along with several on the ground would film an individual repelling out of the aircraft. Concerned about whether this might be considered a Part 133 operation I consulted our company POI. He thought that since [the individual] was just repelling to the ground; it would not be considered Part 133. When the repeller was half way down he stopped and the director radioed me to reposition about 50 yards to the right which I did. My concern is that this may have transformed into a Part 133 operation which our company is not yet certificated to do.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Bh-206b3 pilot expressed concern that an operation involving a person repelling from the helicopter would fall under far part 133 for which the company was not certified.