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It certainly doesn't (and shouldn't) have to be all or nothing.  Say...suspend his flight privileges until his medical is restored?   :D

If his license is suspended because of a medical condition then his flight privileges are also suspended. I think that's what the article says.

 

"... he did the flight with his license suspended for a suspected medical issue."

 

You need a pilot license to show skill level to fly the airplane, but you need a current medical to make it active. In the same way if you're flying as a sport pilot on a DL, if you're DL was suspended or revoked, then your sport pilot privileges are suspended.

 

All USA sport pilots and higher who want to be legal to fly an aircraft must have a “flight Review” every 24 calendar months and each pilot must perform 3 takeoffs and landings in a make/model aircraft within the last 90 days to carry a passenger.

 

If you know that any of these aren't valid before you do a flight as a pilot then you risk license revocation.

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FAA Adopting New Safety 'Philosophy'

 
Huerta stressed that the FAA will continue to have zero tolerance for intentional reckless behavior, inappropriate risk-taking, repeat offenders, falsification of records or deviation from regulatory standards. However, in cases where it is found that the pilot made an honest error remedial training.
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Top Cat,

Reading the whole article the first helicopter turned back because they were low on fuel and couldn't find the people who needed rescued. The pilot being prosecuted was ask to go along not for his flying skills, but because of his vast knowledge of the area where the rescue was at. He had more knowledge of the area that they were trying to get to than pilot making the flight. It was only after he helped the pilot find the people in distress, and the pilot couldn't maneuver the helicopter in place to make the drop that he took the controls.

 

This would be like a instrument pilot who is current asking you to ride along on a flight, because you have more experienced than him flying instruments. You are not required for him to make the flight, but there because of your knowledge. He is not planning on something going wrong, but if something goes askew he wants you there to help him out.

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Tom,

 

"Reading the whole article'…you seem to have inferred something that isn't in there:

 

"The pilot being prosecuted was ask to go along not for his flying skills, but because of his vast knowledge of the area where the rescue was at. He had more knowledge of the area that they were trying to get to than pilot making the flight. It was only after he helped the pilot find the people in distress, and the pilot couldn't maneuver the helicopter in place to make the drop that he took the controls."

 

The article the thread starter posted simply says 'he agreed to try' which isn't exactly what you said above

 

The article says:-

 

"Armstrong agreed to try and had another pilot with him but took the controls when the other pilot was unable to maneuver the R-44 into position to drop rescue personnel and a doctor."

 

Either way this has pretty much been beaten to death and it's in the hands of the NZ authorities.

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Tom,

 

"Reading the whole article'…you seem to have inferred something that isn't in there:

 

"The pilot being prosecuted was ask to go along not for his flying skills, but because of his vast knowledge of the area where the rescue was at. He had more knowledge of the area that they were trying to get to than pilot making the flight. It was only after he helped the pilot find the people in distress, and the pilot couldn't maneuver the helicopter in place to make the drop that he took the controls."

 

The article the thread starter posted simply says 'he agreed to try' which isn't exactly what you said above

 

The article says:-

 

"Armstrong agreed to try and had another pilot with him but took the controls when the other pilot was unable to maneuver the R-44 into position to drop rescue personnel and a doctor."

 

Either way this has pretty much been beaten to death and it's in the hands of the NZ authorities.

 

There was a link in the article that takes you to the article that they are paraphrasing. It describes the event in more detail.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/72661116/victim-pleads-for-mercy-for-hero-pilot-prosecuted-over-dramatic-rescue

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