Compliance with sfar 71.

Attributes
ACN	295731
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ito
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sav
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	295731
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This sfar 71 has continued to put unnecessary pressure on pilots and taking away the responsibility and safety from the pilots to make good judgement calls on WX and winds to meet the terrain and WX patterns of hawaii. I was flying over akaka falls and the winds there at and above 3000 ft were gusting hard. As I descended to 2500 ft it was much smoother and so I remained there until I returned to the ocean front around ninolie subdivision and held 1500-1800 ft MSL on the shore line to waipio valley. When I realized that I was flying with my altimeter set to bradshaw's pressure setting and I may have been flying lower than what I was really at due to the strong winds at the higher altitude I felt it best for the safety and comfort of myself and my passenger to remain there at what ever altitude it was. I estimate my altitude to have been 900-1100 ft AGL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLIANCE WITH SFAR 71.

Narrative: THIS SFAR 71 HAS CONTINUED TO PUT UNNECESSARY PRESSURE ON PLTS AND TAKING AWAY THE RESPONSIBILITY AND SAFETY FROM THE PLTS TO MAKE GOOD JUDGEMENT CALLS ON WX AND WINDS TO MEET THE TERRAIN AND WX PATTERNS OF HAWAII. I WAS FLYING OVER AKAKA FALLS AND THE WINDS THERE AT AND ABOVE 3000 FT WERE GUSTING HARD. AS I DSNDED TO 2500 FT IT WAS MUCH SMOOTHER AND SO I REMAINED THERE UNTIL I RETURNED TO THE OCEAN FRONT AROUND NINOLIE SUBDIVISION AND HELD 1500-1800 FT MSL ON THE SHORE LINE TO WAIPIO VALLEY. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS FLYING WITH MY ALTIMETER SET TO BRADSHAW'S PRESSURE SETTING AND I MAY HAVE BEEN FLYING LOWER THAN WHAT I WAS REALLY AT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AT THE HIGHER ALT I FELT IT BEST FOR THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF MYSELF AND MY PAX TO REMAIN THERE AT WHAT EVER ALT IT WAS. I ESTIMATE MY ALT TO HAVE BEEN 900-1100 FT AGL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.