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Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2020, 17:40
Replies: 1,362
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Posted By [email protected]

Obviously :)

Obviously :)
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Aug 2020, 06:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

TOTD - you clearly didn't read the last line from...

TOTD - you clearly didn't read the last line from my last post then.

I have colleagues who have experience with UAVs using cutting edge technology and the scenario I mentioned is the most likely...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2020, 10:47
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Jim, I'm more than happy to be fair to the...

Jim, I'm more than happy to be fair to the Director, he seems to have a good standing among colleagues who have worked there - they still don't pay the guys who do the dangerous and difficult stuff...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2020, 10:00
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Trimitout - see my quote above from the Director...

Trimitout - see my quote above from the Director UKSAR - taking trade from aircrew is exactly what this initiative is about - keep the expensive to run asset on the ground until it is absolutely...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2020, 17:07
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

From the Director UK SAR

From the Director UK SAR
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2020, 15:36
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

The Scheibel website says 120 Kts with a VNE of...

The Scheibel website says 120 Kts with a VNE of 130 but also that the max endurance speed is 55 Kts.

I'm sure it is a proven platform for many applications but I come back to the question of how...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2020, 07:03
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

So, back to reality for a moment. The...

So, back to reality for a moment.

The Schneibel website mentions 6 hours endurance at 55 kts but all of the trials it highlights have been from a shipborne launch and recovery - where is HMCG...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2020, 21:16
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

not when that low vis is due to cloud, fog or...

not when that low vis is due to cloud, fog or rain - pretty standard searching conditions for UKSAR. IR sensors need thermal contrast to see differences is radiated energy - if what you are looking...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2020, 19:53
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

You are not going to be searchin for much IMC -...

You are not going to be searchin for much IMC - you do know FLIR doesn't see through cloud and fog?

If the RW Camcopter is the answer, what is its range, speed and endurance?

Don't conflate the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2020, 18:49
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

I'm not dismissing the operator training, nor the...

I'm not dismissing the operator training, nor the fact that you can detect people with the technology - I mentioned earlier that I did the first RAF SAR job with the FLIR systems turret and have been...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2020, 13:31
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Roger - I'm not a doomsayer, simply one who has...

Roger - I'm not a doomsayer, simply one who has spent many years carrying out many searches, from Wessex with no sensors but the Mk 1 eyeball to the Sea King with a FLIR/TV turret and an autopilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2020, 09:07
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Roger - the problem is that you have to stop the...

Roger - the problem is that you have to stop the SAR aircaft searching in order to investigate anything the UAV 'sees' which might prevent the helicopter locating the actual target. For every time...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2020, 13:52
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

The Australian surf lifesaving stuff is a very...

The Australian surf lifesaving stuff is a very different concept to searching it would appear. They will use it to patrol from the air for sharks in a relatively restricted area and use a skyshout...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2020, 05:59
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Does it actually need augmenting? This is a...

Does it actually need augmenting? This is a new(ish) toy that someone needs to invent a job for to recover R and D costs. If it can only go out on nice days it's really not much use at all.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Aug 2020, 18:24
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Nige321 - or perhaps because there are some...

Nige321 - or perhaps because there are some realities to searching that have been learned through long experience both on the ground and in the air.

The search is one part of the equation and...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Aug 2020, 11:45
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Peely - the drone seems to have one sensor turret...

Peely - the drone seems to have one sensor turret which can only point in one direction at a time despite having autoscan functions - that doesn't compare to a multicrew helicopter with the same...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Aug 2020, 07:35
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Dingo-:ok: - at least they will be able to have...

Dingo-:ok: - at least they will be able to have HD pictures of people drowning. This capability is better used for Police Mispers searching.

Much as I used to hate the many, many hours of...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2013, 13:00
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

TC - no, you were only fit for the Canadian...

TC - no, you were only fit for the Canadian Exchange;););)
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2013, 11:28
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Tourist - I am hardly bigging myself up here -...

Tourist - I am hardly bigging myself up here - just highlighting that an international perspective on what we do in UK SAR from those in the world's largest coastguard is that we (not me, but we) do...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2013, 17:15
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Oh dear Piglet - you seem determined to make an...

Oh dear Piglet - you seem determined to make an issue out of everything - I wasn't having a pop at anyone presently delivering SAR but you have taken umbrage anyway.

My point was that challenging...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2013, 15:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Swansea or St Mawgan (sorry, Newquay...

Swansea or St Mawgan (sorry, Newquay International) the spiritual home of the SAR Force in modern (pre-Valley) times!

The big question is - will the military manage to keep the SAR Force going...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2013, 18:46
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

It will work because it has to. I did wonder...

It will work because it has to.

I did wonder last night, as we were training in the top bowl at Snowdon in snow showers just below the cloud base, if the same level of 'train hard fight easy' will...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2013, 13:11
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

212man - unfortunately, although SAR does...

212man - unfortunately, although SAR does technically come under the state provisions, the CAA attitude seems to be that, where possible, states should operate iaw EASA rules. I presume all the...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2013, 06:49
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Jim, both bidders signed up to a 'managed path'...

Jim, both bidders signed up to a 'managed path' for military SAR crews to transfer across to the new service - how many actually get taken on is a another matter but the intent is there.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2013, 15:55
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Perhaps Bristows promised something simple like...

Perhaps Bristows promised something simple like paying their corporation tax in UK:)
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2013, 10:55
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

IFR - as Ron Fenest says - the decision has...

IFR - as Ron Fenest says - the decision has already been made and the delay in public announcement is whilst toys are thrown out of cots by the losers and the lawyers earn enough for another ski...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2013, 07:14
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Hawksridge - yes it is the same muppets I...

Hawksridge - yes it is the same muppets I believe.

Does anyone know where Bristows are planning to use the 12 EC175s they have just ordered?
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2013, 07:35
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Rumour is still 25 March at our end.

Rumour is still 25 March at our end.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2013, 08:40
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

P3 - like the rest of the civsar community, if...

P3 - like the rest of the civsar community, if and when I join it, I will have to remain silent since I know that public criticism is not favoured.

I have received communications from those in...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2013, 06:24
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

TC, we all know that to be true and that is the...

TC, we all know that to be true and that is the problem, by going down this path, an organisation is being created that is too big (and important) to fail.

So, when anything goes wrong, who picks...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2013, 17:59
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Best to ask the existing S92 flights if they need...

Best to ask the existing S92 flights if they need 2 ac per flight or could they manage with one plus a floating spare. If you go for a spare option then you also need to generate a floating crew to...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2013, 10:59
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

But it wasn't the aircraft that won the...

But it wasn't the aircraft that won the competition it was the politics - AW played their favourite card which had nothing to do with the quality of the product and everything to do with empty...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2013, 08:16
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

No surprise there then - so much for competition.

No surprise there then - so much for competition.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2013, 06:24
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Trying to get all the emergency services to talk...

Trying to get all the emergency services to talk to each other to provide the best and most expeditious response to a situation has long been the holy grail of contingency planners.

But, whilst...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2013, 14:47
Replies: 1,362
Views: 377,658
Posted By [email protected]

Fis - yes I have heard that plan rumoured as well...

Fis - yes I have heard that plan rumoured as well - however, there is an 'all your eggs in one basket' argument that goes against that as a plan, NATS, D and D and ARCCK all in one place - it only...
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