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From the Mustang Mustang forum regarding Warbird rides...
Posted by bdk on Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:27:55 PM
In reply top Warbird flights posted by bdk on Mon Jan 19, 2004 02:31:51 PM
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: Rides
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And I quote:
"We, the CAF, have an exmeption # 6802A which allows us to do rides for compensation in limited and experimental aircraft as part of an education experience.
There are some fairly stringent requirements, but we have it and so does The Collings Foundation, Tulsa Air and Space Museum and others I am sure.
Doug Rozendaal"
: The museum in Chino gives orientation flights, but can onl
: y give them to museum members since the fighters are Limit
: ed or Experimental Exhibition category. A T-6 is typically
: licensed in Standard category so they can be used for hir
: e. I think that Collings has a special waiver from the FAA
: to give rides.
:
: Of course anyone can give rides in anything in the US (ass
: uming more than one seat naturally) if it is not for hire
: or if the expenses are shared.
:
: It seems that the UK authorities are far less lenient than
: in the US, so I'm not sure how it plays out over there. I
: t would make sense though to allow training for hire in a
: dual control aircraft if the object was to get qualified t
: o fly a single seater.
:
:
: : Another thought came into my mind while watching this pr
: og
: : ramme, last week , which maybe someone here, can answer!
:
: :
: : I readily admit that I am not at all conversant will the
: C
: : AA rules regarding the operation of Warbirds but I alway
: s
: : felt that the CAA will not allow operaters of Warbirds t
: o
: : fly the public in the UK.
: :
: : The one aircraft that I can think of, of the top of my h
: ea
: : d, that could benefit financially, is the B-17, Sally B
: (t
: : here are surely many more).
: :
: : Being allowed to fly members of the public, who in turn
: wo
: : uld make a 'contribute' for such a flight, would certain
: ly
: : improve their 'coffers'.
: :
: : Aren't similar flights undertaken in the US by the Colli
: ng
: : s Foundation?
: :
: : Anyway, if this is correct, how is it, that two members
: of
: : the public (albeit one being a member of the Forces) ar
: e
: : allowed to not only be flown in, but are also allowed to
: t
: : ake control of, ML407?
: :
: : I am not de-crying the fact that this is happening but j
: us
: : t wonder what the rules actually are and if such UK flig
: ht
: : s are permited with the Grace Spitfire, can we expect si
: mi
: : lar flights to be allowed with other UK Warbirds?
: :
: : Tony