FAA Wants a Civil Penalty of USD 330,000 to Be Levied on Heli-Dudes

• Date: January 19, 2011
• Source: Admin

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is recommending a civil penalty of USD 330,000 against Heli-Dudes of Salt Lake City. Heli-Dudes allegedly operated sightseeing helicopter rides for hire, thereby violating Federal Aviation Regulations. Such sightseeing helicopter rides for hire were therefore unauthorized. In this connection, the FAA has issued a Press Release dated January 6, 2011.

According to FAA, Heli-Dudes does not have an FAA-issued operating certificate or letter of authoriza-tion. All the same, it conducted thirty sightseeing flights for hire between Feb 6, 2010 and Feb 14, 2010. It used a Robinson R-22, a two-seat, piston engine-powered helicopter.