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Forum: Rotorheads
25th May 2021, 08:26
Replies: 47
Views: 19,864
Posted By Max Contingency

Post I am led to understand that duelling in the...

I am led to understand that duelling in the cockpit has largely been eliminated since the advent of compulsory CRM training.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2020, 17:01
Replies: 18
Views: 3,882
Posted By Max Contingency

Improper use of the distinctive emblems of the...

Improper use of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions?
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2019, 07:29
Replies: 5
Views: 1,788
Posted By Max Contingency

The new airfield at OENN (Neon Bay/Sharma) had...

The new airfield at OENN (Neon Bay/Sharma) had immigration officers last year as they have a lot of VVIP movements. A short hop away and also on your route. The ADA boys might be able to give you...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2018, 08:15
Replies: 63
Views: 11,460
Posted By Max Contingency

Gravity is defeated in a helicopter through...

Gravity is defeated in a helicopter through juggling kinetic energy (speed), potential energy (height) and chemical energy through fuel burn (power). You can safely run out of any two of those if...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2018, 23:28
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,109,478
Posted By Max Contingency

AFAIK. A Check Airman or indeed any ATP under FAA...

AFAIK. A Check Airman or indeed any ATP under FAA is allowed to instruct a fellow pilot on type.

If Leonardo have not placed restrictions on the use of the training switch in the RFM then just...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2018, 09:20
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,109,478
Posted By Max Contingency

I wasn't aware of that. Is that stated by...

I wasn't aware of that. Is that stated by Leonardo somewhere?
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2017, 14:58
Replies: 365
Views: 111,344
Posted By Max Contingency

Post If you are UK based I recommend you see any of...

If you are UK based I recommend you see any of the in-house NHS psychiatrists, they should be able to help you and they are free. You will need a referral from your General practitioner but if you...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Aug 2017, 10:24
Replies: 74
Views: 99,583
Posted By Max Contingency

Nice to see a Chief Pilot position being...

Nice to see a Chief Pilot position being recognised with something other than a doubling of workload for a 10% uplift in salary 👍
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2017, 12:38
Replies: 11
Views: 2,220
Posted By Max Contingency

PWN Malaysia, one instructor seat at the IOS and...

PWN Malaysia, one instructor seat at the IOS and one seat fixed to rear wall for totally under qualified Authority examiners to sleep in.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2017, 07:18
Replies: 156
Views: 73,116
Posted By Max Contingency

You see footage like this and it helps you to...

You see footage like this and it helps you to understand why our industry is so heavily regulated.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2017, 08:57
Replies: 92
Views: 28,283
Posted By Max Contingency

Words fail me. I wonder if he thinks that when...

Words fail me. I wonder if he thinks that when the fancy screen says 'game over' you can put another 25c in and try again
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 02:55
Replies: 22
Views: 5,928
Posted By Max Contingency

Another clear case of insufficient Bernoullis in...

Another clear case of insufficient Bernoullis in the air, pilots are blameless on this occasion.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2017, 07:12
Replies: 20
Views: 7,519
Posted By Max Contingency

I love my safety and quality department. Once a...

I love my safety and quality department. Once a week I walk into their office wearing flip flops, I sit precariously on the edge of a desk, light up a cigarette, spill some coffee on the floor and...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2017, 12:43
Replies: 20
Views: 21,502
Posted By Max Contingency

AS350 down - Booker/Wycombe 5 May 2017

BBC reporting as follows:

Booker helicopter crash: Three men injured - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-39819302)

Three men have been taken to hospital - one with...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2017, 11:07
Replies: 17
Views: 4,128
Posted By Max Contingency

One less egg whisk masquerading as a helicopter. ...

One less egg whisk masquerading as a helicopter. Probably overweight due to the the 4 gold bars and the wings on his shirt :hmm:
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 16:49
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,109,478
Posted By Max Contingency

I might have miss-understood that but...... ...

I might have miss-understood that but......

Having checked my CSE grade 3 in Rocket Science:

Surely maintaining a sub optimal NR (102%) will use more of our valuable OEI Tq available than...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 13:11
Replies: 78
Views: 45,929
Posted By Max Contingency

Im not claiming I could have done any better but...

Im not claiming I could have done any better but I would dispute that there was a "need to throw it at the deck before it started to spin". The majority of damage occurred after the strike through...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 17:30
Replies: 78
Views: 45,929
Posted By Max Contingency

Not enough wind to produce wavelets on the water?...

Not enough wind to produce wavelets on the water? So no real need to point your tail near an obstruction?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2017, 07:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,305,439
Posted By Max Contingency

Among the many many learning points here, I would...

Among the many many learning points here, I would like to propose two more:

Some vertical guidance alongside a company FMS roue that uses islands as waypoints?

Fly all IMC (non navaid) letdowns...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2017, 08:48
Replies: 883
Views: 810,131
Posted By Max Contingency

Terrible news being reported on another thread....

Terrible news being reported on another thread. The loss of an Irish SAR S92. That is a CHC contract.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2017, 16:22
Replies: 23
Views: 9,665
Posted By Max Contingency

I'm not a fan of the AW139 training switch. It...

I'm not a fan of the AW139 training switch. It bites instructors if they relax and it's not representative training. Because it caps available power at 70/70 it droops Nr at a simulated 140 OEI...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2017, 15:29
Replies: 883
Views: 810,131
Posted By Max Contingency

Shares continue to be traded while a company is...

Shares continue to be traded while a company is in chapter 11. They are however worthless unless a plan is approved by the court that compensates shareholders. This is not the case with CHC. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2017, 19:03
Replies: 883
Views: 810,131
Posted By Max Contingency

IRVING, TX, March 5, 2017 – CHC Group (the...

IRVING, TX, March 5, 2017 – CHC Group (the "Company" or "CHC") today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has confirmed the Company’s Plan of...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2017, 17:18
Replies: 23
Views: 9,665
Posted By Max Contingency

When you landed and you reported it to your...

When you landed and you reported it to your friendly engineer what did he/she say that it had actually reached?
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2017, 07:06
Replies: 79
Views: 34,744
Posted By Max Contingency

This pilot considered that the landing site was...

This pilot considered that the landing site was quote "tight" but "very do-able". It was later proven that the rotor tip clearance was 81cm maximum.

IIRC on SAR, with a crewman to monitor tip...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Mar 2017, 22:08
Replies: 883
Views: 810,131
Posted By Max Contingency

CHCHELI. Not much of a rebrand?. Time will tell...

CHCHELI. Not much of a rebrand?. Time will tell if their new strap line "Reach Beyond" means anything or whether it's more of the same CHC "Reach Around"
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 09:13
Replies: 30
Views: 11,120
Posted By Max Contingency

I remember this happening once before. 771 put a...

I remember this happening once before. 771 put a Sea King into Eire at the end of a Sarop, no drama as conventions exist to cover that. They went down bird and the Sqn sent a follow up cab but...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2017, 09:51
Replies: 74
Views: 99,583
Posted By Max Contingency

This one closes today: Air Ambulance...

This one closes today:

Air Ambulance Commander (Cambridge)

Job Number:GR100184
Closing date:02-01-17
Location:Cambridge
Job Description

An exciting opportunity to join Babcock Mission...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2017, 09:41
Replies: 74
Views: 99,583
Posted By Max Contingency

Rotary Jobs 2017 - (Not for posting CVs)

Good luck to all those job hunting this year. As in previous years lets try and keep the thread just to postings about professional job opportunities. Please don't post CVs on this thread.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2016, 09:02
Replies: 883
Views: 810,131
Posted By Max Contingency

For once I find myself agreeing with the author...

For once I find myself agreeing with the author (many on this forum will know him). However, I would have expanded that line further:

A Chapter 11 bail out, further depresses the margins of...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2016, 15:25
Replies: 36
Views: 12,935
Posted By Max Contingency

"A loud bang followed by a noise that sounded...

"A loud bang followed by a noise that sounded like a brick going round in a washing machine coming from the engines. The noise was so concerning that one of the passengers approached the pilots to...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2016, 10:53
Replies: 36
Views: 12,935
Posted By Max Contingency

My S92 type rating has at least an inch of dust...

My S92 type rating has at least an inch of dust on it now so that's why I said "some very modern aircraft". Ah I miss the APU!

Didn't want to 'black cat' the discussion but I had the pleasure of...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2016, 01:48
Replies: 36
Views: 12,935
Posted By Max Contingency

Surprisingly, some very modern aircraft have...

Surprisingly, some very modern aircraft have their sat tracking system wired to the non essential bus bar that is shed in the event of OEI
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2016, 05:17
Replies: 36
Views: 12,935
Posted By Max Contingency

S92 OEI into Sumburgh

North Sea helicopter in emergency landing at Sumburgh - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-38112703)

Usual BBC over dramatic headline of 'emergency landing"...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2016, 08:54
Replies: 150
Views: 168,320
Posted By Max Contingency

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