Behind The Scenes: Boeing's 777-9 Test Aircraft
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Behind The Scenes: Boeing's 777-9 Test Aircraft
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Forsikringsselskap
krever at pilot opererer bort galleblære
Den sykmeldte Widerøe-piloten vant mot Protector i tingretten, men lagmannsretten kom frem til at han likevel ikke skulle få erstatning som følge av at han nekter å la seg operere. Nå skal saken opp i Høyesterett.
Etter dette har han vært sykmeldt og fått medisiner. Piloten forklarte til Borgarting lagmannsrett i høst at han har hatt 10–15 gallestensanfall siden siste flyging i november 2015.
Det er ingen som er uenige om at denne tilstanden gjør mannen ute av stand til å jobbe som pilot. Men han har likevel ikke fått etterkommet sitt forsikringskrav.
Det er fordi Protector, som er selskapet Widerøe har brukt til å tegne lisenstapsforsikring for sine flygere, sier at problemet vil la seg løse relativt enkelt ved å operere bort galleblæren.
Ble tilkjent fem millioner
Piloten har imidlertid ikke ønsket å la seg operere. Han har forklart dette med frykt for narkose og for komplikasjoner ved operasjonen.
Dermed har saken gått til rettsvesenet.I tingretten fikk piloten medhold i at forsikringsselskapet ikke kan pålegge ham operasjon. Han ble tilkjent fem millioner kroner i lisensforsikring for tapt inntekt.
Men Protector var dypt uenige og anket dommen. Forsikringsselskapet påpekte at det er snakk om et enkelt kirurgisk inngrep med lav risiko for alvorlige komplikasjoner.
Protector Forsikring
– Vi hadde aldri stilt krav om alvorlige operasjoner, men dette er et veldig enkelt inngrep som kanskje kan medføre et lite ubehag i noen dager i etterkant. Når det er eneste alternativ for å bli helt frisk, mener vi at dette er noe skadelidte må gjøre for at vi skal ta den risiko det er å stille forsikring, sier skadedirektør Fredrik Messel i Protector Forsikring.
Borgarting lagmannsrett ga Protector medhold. I høst kom dommen som sa at forsikringsselskapet hadde rett til å pålegge piloten å gjennomføre en galleblæreoperasjon og at piloten, ved ikke å la seg operere, ikke har krav på lisensforsikringen.
Konklusjonen baserte seg blant annet på den rettsoppnevnte legens forklaring om at sannsynligheten for vellykket operasjon er høy, kombinert med at pilotens frykt for kirurgisk inngrep ikke skal være mer alvorlig enn at han har sagt at han vil vurdere operasjon hvis tilstanden forverrer seg.
Urimelig inngrep
Pilotens advokat Espen Rekkedal forklarer til E24 at de anker saken fordi de mener spørsmålet om operasjon ligger innenfor klientens rett til å bestemme over egen kropp.
Han mener at forsikringsselskapers lovfestede rett til å gi den forsikrede pålegg om tiltak som åpenbart vil begrense omfanget av selskapets ansvar, ikke gjelder her fordi det er snakk om et for inngripende tiltak.
– Dette er et urimelig inngrep i min klients frihet til å råde over egen person, sier han.
Dersom Protector vinner i Høyesterett, er det naturligvis ikke slik at piloten blir tvunget til å operere, legger Rekkedal til. Men klienten må da vurdere frykten for operasjon opp mot tap av inntekt.
Espen Rekkedal sier han forventer at saken blir behandlet i Høyesterett nærmere sommeren.
Som en lottogevinst
Skadedirektør Fredrik Messel i Protector sier han forstår at saken har en prinsipiell side og synes det er bra med en avklaring i Høyesterett.
Dersom piloten får medhold, er han bekymret for hva slags signal det sender til andre i samme situasjon.
– Da vil man nesten oppfordre folk til ikke å la seg operere, cashe ut forsikringen, gjennomføre operasjonen etterpå og så melde seg klar til arbeid – med en lottogevinst. Det blir for enkelt.
Nyttårsfeiring i Bogota satte tydelige spor- Sjekk video her hos AVweb
A319 Tangles With ‘Pyrotechnics Balloon’ Landing In Bogota
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Colombian officials politely asked people to refrain from flying balloons, possibly packed with explosives, near airports just before a bizarre collision at Bogota Airport. A Bianca Airlines A319 had just touched down on a flight from Orlando on New Year’s Eve when it became entangled with yards of streamers and plastic from what authorities described as a “pyrotechnics balloon.” The crew was able to roll out safely trailing the shiny streamers, some of which tangled in an engine and the gear. Launching fireworks from balloons is apparently a popular way to blow in the New Year in Colombia. It’s not clear if the balloon still had its payload of fireworks.
The country’s Civil Aeronautics Authority apparently saw the potential for trouble and issued a cautionary statement an hour before the incident. “Your contribution adds to the security in the country’s air operations. Remember that the use and launch of balloons near airports affects the safety of air operations and travelers,” the tweet said. The plane wasn’t damaged and the airline hasn’t commented other than to clarify that the collision happened after touchdown and not in flight as some early reports suggested. No one was hurt.
Just a bit low on the approach there Hoskins - AVweb
Twin Otter Knocked Camera From Photographer’s Hands
France’s civil aviation investigations organization, the BEA, issued a report (French only) last Thursday saying a Twin Otter was a little low when it knocked the camera out of the hands of a photographer while landing at the Saint Barthélemy (St. Barts) Airport in January of 2014. St. Barts is a French island in the Caribbean. The photographer was knocked off balance but not injured. The BEA didn’t explain why it took seven years to finish the report.
The aircraft was on final approach to Runway 10. The normal glide path takes aircraft over a traffic circle on a hilltop road overlooking the runway threshold. “The serious incident was the result of the low pass of the aircraft over the road as well as the presence of the pedestrian at the approach axis which is marked as an area of risk,” the Aviation Herald reported a translation of the agency’s findings to state. The crew reported feeling a “jolt” but landed safely. The aircraft had 15 passengers and two crew onboard.
The report also notes that since the mishap local officials have put up walls and barriers to block access to the most likely conflict areas of the traffic circle and to mandate special training for flight crews that regularly use the airport. Closing either the road or the runway doesn’t appear to be an option. “The risks of this specific approach must be seen in the light of the importance of the airport for the economy of the island and the connectivity to the rest of the world,” it said.
Droneflyger i USA kan få megabot - AVweb
Drone Pilot Facing $182,000 In Fines
The FAA is proposing a total of $182,000 in fines to an unlicensed drone pilot who was warned three times to stop making illegal flights around Philadelphia. After a warning letter was sent in October of 2019, the FAA contacted him twice more in November of 2019 to explain the ways in which he was violating fundamental rules governing drone flights. The pilot ignored those generous offers of what the agency called “counselling and education” and by last August it had had enough. It tallied up 26 violations of Part 107 regulations ranging from flying without a special use authorization for the airspace being used to flying at night, in poor visibility and too close to buildings.
Investigators didn’t have to go any further than YouTube to build their case. The pilot posted numerous in-flight videos, even including screen shots of the ground control station that displays altitude, the drone’s distance from the pilot, its heading and its position. The videos showed the drone flying over downtown Philadelphia with cars and people below. The drone pilot can appeal the fines to the Department of Transportation’s or National Transportation Safety Board’s administrative law judges.
søndag 3. januar 2021
Helikopterhavari i Canada - Twitter
Four dead in northern Alberta helicopter crash
Victims believed to be parents and their children
Four people died Friday when a helicopter crashed into a farmer's field in northern Alberta.
An RCMP spokesperson said Saturday it appears that the people killed were a couple and their children.
Spirit River RCMP were dispatched to respond to a call from an emergency location transmitter in a Robinson R44 helicopter in the Birch Hills County area, Alberta RCMP said in a news release Saturday. Sgt. Shawn French said the call came in at about 8:50 p.m. local time on Friday.
"Upon arrival at the scene, the RCMP members confirmed that a helicopter had crashed in a farmer's field," spokesperson Sgt. Shawn French said in the news release. "The four occupants of the helicopter were confirmed deceased as a result of the crash."
French said it's his understanding that the helicopter was privately owned. He said at this point he had limited information about the people who died and was not able to provide their ages.
"The occupants, it appears to have been a family of four, two adults and two children," he said.
Police said they have secured the crash scene and were awaiting the arrival of Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and Occupational Health and Safety investigators.
A TSB spokesperson said an investigation team arrived Saturday afternoon and had completed their initial examination of the site. Wreckage will be recovered by tomorrow afternoon and the investigation will continue with interviews and contacting next of kin.
Investigators will also gather information including the pilot's training experience and the aircraft's maintenance history, the spokesperson said.
Birch Hills County is about 500 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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