Comments on: Bureau of Land Management revises terms of Black Hawk use, but won’t re-bid contract

By: Frankie Marrero

Frankie Marrero — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 23:48:46 +0000

Not all restricted category aircraft qualify for this type operation, “Carrying of passenger”.

That said, the CH-47, UH-60 and or S-70 rotorcraft do this operation (carrying of troops and high-ranking officials) daily for our nation’s military worldwide!

In the past year 2017, social media has exposed in a photographical way how these aircraft (CH-47, UH-60) as restricted category type certificate (RCTC) aircraft, under State governments contracts. These rotorcraft were instrumental in carrying US citizens (passengers) and cargo in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.

The FAA rules are in place for the safety of the Public, but at times (like in this editorial with what the regulations allow and don’t allow to do) do not take into consideration, what these aircraft were made for … carrying of people/troops/officials (passenger)…

Before I am lectured about the regulations, I do understand the regulations affecting restricted category 14 CFR Part 21.25, §91, §119, §123, §135 and FAA Order 8110.56B.

Just seeing things from the Public eye, point of view.

By: Rosco

Rosco — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 03:58:01 +0000

The fact that DOI hired them to perform work outside of what their certificates allow makes what they did PAO by definition. AC 00.1-1A par 8 (h) says that lack of a written declaration does not change the legal status of a valid PAO. There is nothing IN REGULATION that says you must file with the FAA. The AC is full of “should” and never says “must” because it is not regulatory. Having said this, you can bet if things had gone south and they crashed into an orphanage the FAA would have said… ” nope, not us, we had no oversight or jurisdiction that was a PAO whether DOI acknowledged it or not. Shame on DOI for not understanding the regs. as they were conducting and PJ was accepting a public mission whether they acknowledged it or not.

By: Jack Spratt

Jack Spratt — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:47:41 +0000

Now that the DOI has issued PJ a PAO declaration, it does not absolve the company of operating contrary to the FARs the past year – that being said – will the FAA fine them for violations of 91 and 135 for carrying passengers in a restriced category aircraft, and then also 121 for carrying more that 9 – since they do not have the required data recorders and such?

By: heyzues nut

heyzues nut — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 02:03:24 +0000

Very well written article / comprehensive topic made easy to understand.