Learning a lesson from the Lok Sabha elections, when pilots were on duty beyond their stipulated seven hours, and given the duty to check the baggage of politicians and VIPs that flew with them during rallies, the Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) has written a feedback letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Along with improvement of the infrastructure of helipads and launching bases, RWSI has also asked the DGCA to look into the Air Safety Circular. The letter mentioned that the pilots were unhappy during the Lok Sabha Elections, as they were asked to check the baggage of any politician flying with them. “This job is usually done by the security agencies. It gives us a lot of stress, and the extra duty diverts us from our primary job. Even if we find something objectionable, it is very awkward to pull up a VIP. We refuse to do that during the Assembly elections,” a pilot said, on condition of anonymity.
28/09/14 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
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Along with improvement of the infrastructure of helipads and launching bases, RWSI has also asked the DGCA to look into the Air Safety Circular. The letter mentioned that the pilots were unhappy during the Lok Sabha Elections, as they were asked to check the baggage of any politician flying with them. “This job is usually done by the security agencies. It gives us a lot of stress, and the extra duty diverts us from our primary job. Even if we find something objectionable, it is very awkward to pull up a VIP. We refuse to do that during the Assembly elections,” a pilot said, on condition of anonymity.
28/09/14 Neha LM Tripathi/Mid Day
