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Paragraph 1 Weight and performance of public transport helicopters carrying out Performance Class 1 operations

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For the purposes of article 45(1), a helicopter registered in the United Kingdom when carrying out Performance Class 1 operations shall not fly for the purpose of public transport unless the weight of the helicopter at the commencement of take-off is such that the following requirements are satisfied—

(a)

the weight does not exceed the maximum take-off weight specified for the altitude and the air temperature at the site from which the take-off is to be made; and

(b)

the landing weight of the helicopter will not exceed the maximum landing weight specified for the altitude and the expected air temperature for the estimated time of landing at the site at which it is intended to land and at any alternate site.