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Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 19:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Hahaha - excellent handysnaks:ok:

Hahaha - excellent handysnaks:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 17:04
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Helicrazi - me too but one on its side in a...

Helicrazi - me too but one on its side in a field:)
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 16:58
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Well you are the senior citizen so cognitive...

Well you are the senior citizen so cognitive abilities are bound to concern you more than me:)

DB, I've done the IFR AH1 Gazelle stint too - the LWNA, lightweight nav aid was no better - just a...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 12:58
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Not sure where you got that idea...

Not sure where you got that idea either..........But I'll see your NDB and raise you Decca Nav and a coffee grinder ADF on the Wessex:)

I'll stay flying while I'm still young enough to do so...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 11:32
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

At what point did I accuse you of that? Since...

At what point did I accuse you of that? Since that is what you seem to be implying.

Far away from aircraft then:E
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2020, 08:39
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

It is the thought process that it would have...

It is the thought process that it would have helped - highlighting the need to obey minimums and plan to level off or go around at MDA.

You just can't help yourself having a pop can you HC?

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2020, 06:04
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

It's a good point Roundwego and one reason the...

It's a good point Roundwego and one reason the Military kept with QFE since when the clock got to zero you were at the ground.

I converted to glass cockpit after 32 years of analogue and it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2020, 14:51
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

DB I would think that it was because they were...

DB I would think that it was because they were horrified that a licensed, professional crew could make such fundamental errors and needed to find out why this crew did things so badly compared to...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2020, 06:47
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Wilful neglect would surely lead to criminal...

Wilful neglect would surely lead to criminal proceedings but that isn't the answer here.


The accident has been dissected by both the AAIB and the Sheriff Principal yet no reason can be found for...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2020, 20:59
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

From the Cambridge dictionary Miriam...

From the Cambridge dictionary

Miriam Webster

Collins

You should be asking the question - why were they negligent? Instead of blaming poor SOPs. Poor SOPS didn't cause them to ignore the...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2020, 05:17
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Ah DB, still HCs attack poodle. News flash -...

Ah DB, still HCs attack poodle.

News flash - NS pilots are not superior beings, they make mistakes like all other pilots and when they make those mistakes, they should own them - that is the way...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2020, 21:07
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

HC your tiresome and bigoted attacks on me with...

HC your tiresome and bigoted attacks on me with your very anti-military standpoint don't do you any favours and certainly don't make any case for changing my mind about this accident.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2020, 17:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

We are still only talking about 2013 - only 7...

We are still only talking about 2013 - only 7 years ago in the familiar environment of the N Sea.

Can you really be serious that training, checking and SOPs were still inadequate to prevent this...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2020, 12:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

that is the truth and I do feel genuinely sorry...

that is the truth and I do feel genuinely sorry for the crew, a colleague of mine made a mistake many years ago and killed 2 people, one of them from our own Sqn, and has had to live with that ever...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2020, 11:53
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

But this wasn't the early days of commercial...

But this wasn't the early days of commercial transport - this was 2013 after many decades of operation in the N Sea and elsewhere and pretty much all the lessons should have been learned by then.

...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2020, 07:25
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Let's use the AAIB report to look at that - how a...

Let's use the AAIB report to look at that - how a 10,000 hour commander and a 3000 hour co pilot flew the aircraft (perfectly serviceable) into the sea.


So a bit of a cockpit gradient - stuff...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2020, 20:32
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Oh dear we are back to that bitter note again. ...

Oh dear we are back to that bitter note again.

If they had been military pilots I would be equally critical.

The fact that they are nice guys is irrelevant too as is much of the guff about...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2020, 08:56
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

yes that s the point of CRM and training...

yes that s the point of CRM and training procedures and that was a major factor in the accident - they were going through the 'mouth music' of the CRM procedures without actually noticing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2020, 08:10
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

SimonK - would you feel the same if it had been a...

SimonK - would you feel the same if it had been a friend or relative in the back who didn't make it out?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2020, 07:59
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

One pilot having an off day is completely...

One pilot having an off day is completely understandable but that is why you have two crew for these operations - PF and PM - neither of whom did their jobs properly.

Helicomparator - you cant...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2020, 16:16
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Sounds like a bit of a whitewash - clear...

Sounds like a bit of a whitewash - clear negligence by the crew!
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2020, 15:09
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

I didn't think it was confusing, just a...

I didn't think it was confusing, just a terminology question.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2020, 09:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

VL - I get where you are coming from - on the...

VL - I get where you are coming from - on the Mk3A Sea King we had an SN500 duplex AP, when selecting TAS hold for example, the PF would acknowledge coupled in pitch, that was why I wanted to clarify...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2020, 16:08
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

They didn't have ALT.A coupled according to the...

They didn't have ALT.A coupled according to the report, just VS. Unless I have read it wrong.

I was trying to clarify the phrase 'coupling to pitch' since it could be pitch channel, pitch attitude...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2020, 12:38
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

or rather to ask the AP to use the cyclic channel...

or rather to ask the AP to use the cyclic channel to control RoD (VS) leaving the pilot in the counter-intuitive position of controlling speed with collective.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2020, 08:44
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Agreed - if you had a known or suspected...

Agreed - if you had a known or suspected collective issue, wouldn't you be extra vigilant knowing you had selected a cyclic mode (VS) where power controls speed? he seems to have made a power...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2020, 06:39
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

From the summary of the accident report ...

From the summary of the accident report



Interestingly (just re-reading the report) They had identified an intermittent problem with the collective friction on climb out - it appeared to throw...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2020, 16:49
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Agreed DB - on N3 and 412EP I have either flown...

Agreed DB - on N3 and 412EP I have either flown with IAS coupled and manual collective or ILS/GS coupled just helping it with a small collective reduction at top of drop when the GS captures - all...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2020, 15:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

This was not with ALT set, it was with VS engaged...

This was not with ALT set, it was with VS engaged but the same concept applies.

You would expect a channel to disengage along with a warning with reducing IAS below a certain level (60 Kts for...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2020, 10:41
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Yes, absolutely:ok::)

Yes, absolutely:ok::)
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2020, 14:18
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

I've been using that accident regularly as an...

I've been using that accident regularly as an example of how not to use a 3-axis AP.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2016, 20:31
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

16000 hours of straight and level with the AP...

16000 hours of straight and level with the AP holds in - sounds riveting:E
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2013, 17:43
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Out of interest, all twin engine mil training at...

Out of interest, all twin engine mil training at DHFS has been on the Griffin which has a similar autopilot such that instrument approaches are flown using cyclic to control RoD and collective...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2013, 16:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

It appears from the graphs at the end of the AAIB...

It appears from the graphs at the end of the AAIB report that the HP must have sub-consciously moved the collective down every time he got a height check (and was always above the nominal glidepath)...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2013, 07:00
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,679
Posted By [email protected]

Sas, I am sure they were both professionally...

Sas, I am sure they were both professionally competent and nice guys who didn't set out to crash that day but doing real IMC IFR does tend to sort the wheat from the chaff.

They clearly didn't...
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