ROTARY WINGED TFC PLT IN VIOLATION OF FARS IN LACKING PLT CERTIFICATE AND CURRENT CIVILIAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DURING RAMP CHK. FLIES PHOTO FLT LATER WITH INOP ACFT EQUIP.

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UPON LNDG AT A TEMPORARY FIELD LNDG ZONE ON THE S SIDE OF E LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA IN ST. CLOUD; I WAS CONFRONTED BY AN FAA FIELD INSPECTOR WHO INQUIRED TO SEE MY CERTIFICATE. I STATED I DID NOT HAVE IT ON MY PERSON. HE ADVISED ME I MUST HAVE MY LICENSE WITH ME WHENEVER FLYING IN A CIVILIAN MODE. HE ALSO INSPECTED THE ACFT'S HELI AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND MADE NO COMMENT REGARDING IT. THIS WAS THE ONLY CONVERSATION WHICH TOOK PLACE BTWN MYSELF AND THE FAA INSPECTOR. I FLEW FOR APPROX 1 HR OVER THE BOAT RACES ON E LAKE TOHOPEKALIGA WHILE VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY PERSONNEL (3) PHOTOGRAPHED THE BOAT RACES. UPON RETURNING TO MY BASE HELIPORT IN ORLANDO; FL; I REALIZED THAT; ACCORDING TO THE FARS; I SHOULD HAVE HAD PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES FOR EVERY SOUL ON BOARD; AS WELL AS FLARE SIGNALING DEVICES. I ALSO REALIZED THAT MY ANTI-COLLISION BEACON AND STROBE WERE INOPERABLE DURING MY POST-FLT INSPECTION; AND MUST ASSUME THAT THIS OCCURRED ENRTE SINCE ALL SYS WERE WORKING AND OPERABLE DURING MY PREFLT EARLIER THAT MORNING. DUE TO THESE EVENTS AND THE FACT THAT MY ANNUAL MIL FLT PHYSICAL IS SCHEDULED LATER THIS WK; I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT CIVILIAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE; THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT LAST YR; MY FLT PHYSICAL WAS PERFORMED WHILE I WAS SERVING IN OP DESERT STORM IN SAUDIA ARABIA; AND THE FLT SURGEON DID NOT HAVE THE CIVILIAN PAPERWORK ON HAND. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A CURRENT MIL FLT PHYSICAL; I DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT CIVILIAN FLT PHYSICAL. I WILL HAVE BOTH A CURRENT MIL AND CIVILIAN FLT PHYSICAL NO LATER THAN APRIL/92; AND WILL NOT ENGAGE IN CIVILIAN FLT OPS UNTIL THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED.