Sun May 05, 2019 9:10 pm
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I stand corrected, but the main point remains.
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I am Spartacus, and so is my co-pilot.
Oxford Mail wrote:Paul Holroyd, of Le Vieux Beaumont, St Peter, Jersey, admitted co-piloting 64 flights – 40 in the UK and 17 to or from Oxford – without holding the correct documentation and forging documents.
Paul Holroyd (67) of Le Vieux Beaumont, St Peter, appeared in Oxford Crown Court for sentence earlier this month after he admitted not having all of the correct certifications in place.
The Islander was co-piloting a US-registered Dassault Falcon 2000EX EASy private jet – worth up to $30million – between 14 May and 27 October 2017 when he committed the offence.
Now, the Civil Aviation Authority, which prosecuted Holroyd, said that although he held a licence to fly commercially, his ‘type-rating’ – needed to fly a particular model of plane – had not been kept up to date.
A spokesman for the CAA said: ‘We are determined to take action whenever necessary to protect members of the public, including prosecuting pilots who lack the appropriate qualifications to carry out flights.’
Lockhaven wrote:Typical of the CAA to go after the easy conviction, a quick ramp check, sorry sir your documents are not in order please come with us.
What about putting a stop to likes of the dodgy charters such as the Malibu that crashed in the channel, no chance because there was no paperwork to backup the dodgy charter so to much like hard work for the CAA.
* I have no idea what happened in either cases..... but slagging off the CAA is a bit like being caught speeding and having a go at the police for Terrorist activity and serious crime. I don’t know the perpetrator but he seemed to be consciously incompetent here.