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Post by flyjoe180 on Sept 25, 2007 8:55:17 GMT 12
High-profile Taranaki pilot Brett Emeny could stand trial on charges of breaching Civil Aviation Authority safety rules.
Emeny and two of his companies, BA & JC Emeny Ltd and Fine Particle Application (NZ) Ltd, face 12 charges of breaching CAA rules. The New Plymouth man also faces a charge of operating an aircraft in a careless manner.
He was excused from appearing in the New Plymouth District Court yesterday. He has yet to plead, despite the charges being before the court since May.
Prosecutor Justin Marinovich said a trial was expected to take three to four days. One of Emeny's employees, Michael Jackson, faces eight charges of breaching CAA regulations. The charges the two men face relate to alleged breaches of CAA rules in late 2005.
One of the charges relates to operating an aircraft that had not been approved as fit to fly by a licensed engineer.
Judge Allan Roberts remanded the case until October 12, when he expects Emeny to enter pleas to the charges. A trial date will be set next month if he pleads not guilty. www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dailynews/4213434a6554.html |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 25, 2007 12:17:16 GMT 12
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Post by vgp on Sept 25, 2007 12:34:01 GMT 12
Yes - also owns a Yak 52 and Heli biz - enemy ltd 'helicopter services' in taranaki.
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 25, 2007 15:25:39 GMT 12
Thanks. I was surprised to learn that the Vampire flown does not have functional ejection seats, although they are fitted. Brett mentions 'parachuting out' but does not describe how that might happen. Is this one of the issues under discussion perhaps?
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Post by Bruce on Sept 25, 2007 16:35:58 GMT 12
That is unlikely to be the issue, it sounds more like something related to the Helo operations, and quite likely a technical / document issue.
It is actually legal in NZ for civil ejection seats to be disabled as it is not a mandatory piece of safety equipment. Due to the fact that it would not be practical to maintain them in serviceable condition (Cartidges etc) it is safer to deactivate them, providing they are marked as such and it is documented as an alternate means of compliance.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 26, 2007 12:31:32 GMT 12
It is my understanding that the ejection seats in this Vampire could be made live but the owner has decided not to. New cartridges and other ejection seat parts are readily available through various sources in the UK and elsewhere. There is certainly the expertise etc in NZ to make them live (have a look here www.nzmr.org/wesnz/). Live early Martin Baker seats are fitted to various warbirds around the world. If it was my aircraft I would certainly want live seats. |
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Post by FlyNavy on Sept 26, 2007 13:57:01 GMT 12
Don,
Agree, my opinion, for what it is worth is that it is a false economy to not enable the ejection seats; especially when carrying passengers. Another thread mentions carbon fibre not being crashworthy. Then it is likely balsa wood and spruce stringers are even less crashworthy. Doing a manual bailout from a Vampire does not sound enticing at all (especially in difficult circumstances).
Phil.
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Post by corsair67 on Sept 26, 2007 15:04:53 GMT 12
I can imagine the tail would be a great decapitation device in the wrong situation.  |
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Sept 26, 2007 16:14:59 GMT 12
Should you have helicopters and ejector seats in the same thread?........  |
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