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SN-2017/003: Helicopter Operations Flight Planning and Safe Flight Execution

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The purpose of this Safety Notice is to reinforce to operators, trainers and pilots the essential need for detailed and appropriate pre-flight planning and risk assessment before conducting any flight but in particular those intended to be conducted under the Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The plan then needs to be executed accordingly.

This SN supersedes SN 2016/002.
Status:
Superseded
Review comment:
Superseded by SN-2019/007.
Version:
1
Version date:
05-Apr-2017

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