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Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2015, 12:29
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

Something we would love to have in the rest of...

Something we would love to have in the rest of the UK but can't actually afford!

Maybe the American taxpayers would like a big handout from the English taxpayers to help them fund their air...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2015, 10:03
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

I have been inadvertant and completed deliberate...

I have been inadvertant and completed deliberate IMC aborts from the hover (day and night) - the initial part has to be about flying the aircraft as accurately as possible to get above safety...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Apr 2015, 13:31
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

fly911 - that's not what I said. Synthetic...

fly911 - that's not what I said.

Synthetic vision can be an aid - although it can encourage pilots to push further in poor weather, a bit like NVG.

But, if pilots are screwing up IIMC because...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2015, 19:23
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

But if you don't train people to use it or test...

But if you don't train people to use it or test their ability to use it you have achieved no increase over simple, steam-driven instruments. It's not lack of technology, it is lack of training and...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2015, 18:08
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

No, but what is relevant is whether or not those...

No, but what is relevant is whether or not those HEMS pilots ever get to practice UP recovery on instruments, with or without the AP.

Like so many advanced flying skills, Instrument Flying is a...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2015, 16:11
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

So if they do go IIMC or inadvertantly deselect...

So if they do go IIMC or inadvertantly deselect the AP out when IMC, they are probably going to scare themselves or even crash because they haven't been allowed to train for that situation - that is...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2015, 06:38
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

Geoffers - yes, immediate UP recovery is most...

Geoffers - yes, immediate UP recovery is most definitely the answer which is why it is practised AP out on every military type I have flown - is that the same for the guys that you get coming through?
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2015, 17:48
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

Geoffers, I agree that designers often don't...

Geoffers,

I agree that designers often don't understand much about how an aircraft is piloted and that the positioning of important buttons is often rather random.

However, If the pilot is...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2015, 14:46
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

Fly911 - I completely agree. A decent autopilot...

Fly911 - I completely agree. A decent autopilot offloads the pilot to allow him the extra capacity to make decisions.

Single pilot IFR is difficult enough when you plan it - when it is suddenly...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Apr 2015, 15:21
Replies: 137
Views: 33,668
Posted By [email protected]

So he caged the AI in flight, stated he didn't...

So he caged the AI in flight, stated he didn't look at it again and made a series of random control inputs to rectify his situation without actually looking at the altimeter or AI!

Yes, there were...
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