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Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2014, 07:05
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

Apart from being a bit on the slow side, the...

Apart from being a bit on the slow side, the Wessex was an awesome SAR helicopter, especially for mountain work - it had a cabin you could work in standing up, excellent single engine capability and...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2014, 09:41
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

I don't think that, but I do feel they will be...

I don't think that, but I do feel they will be constrained at every turn by the limitations of the aircraft, the poor regard (particularly in financial terms) the rearcrew are held in, the shrinking...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2014, 06:55
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

P3 - I don't think any of the parties involved...

P3 - I don't think any of the parties involved are bastards - it's just a reality of commercial and political pressures.

All the bidders wanted to win and knew that cost would be an issue with a...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2014, 18:48
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

Jeepys - I can only go on what Bristow were...

Jeepys - I can only go on what Bristow were showcasing on their roadshows for the managed transition - where most of the SAR kit was shoved down the tail (sorry accessed when required from the...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2014, 05:51
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

now where would be the fun in that? In...

now where would be the fun in that?

In general my criticisms have been of the corporate nature and pressures thereby imposed in civsar - not of the crews - that, I suspect is why I am unpopular;...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2014, 20:30
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

no, really??? This is a discussion forum (among...

no, really??? This is a discussion forum (among other things) so why shouldn't we examine the pros and cons of various cabin layouts and consider their shortcomings (or otherwise)?

Not sure...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2014, 13:39
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

Already enjoying my weekends off:ok:

Already enjoying my weekends off:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2014, 10:30
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

because then it's too late to ask questions and...

because then it's too late to ask questions and have the discussion - at the point when it gets to the front line it will be a done deal and only minor feckling will be possible with the kit.

If...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2014, 08:03
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

that's called a fudge and is a tactic employed...

that's called a fudge and is a tactic employed when the actual intent of a spec can't be met - a bit like getting a landrover up the ramp into a Merlin(having to take the windscreen off and deflate...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2014, 20:37
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

quite right but putting stuff under it makes it...

quite right but putting stuff under it makes it very un-crashworthy - cast your mind back to the Wessex that went into the lake in Snowdonia many years ago - that killed some cadets who were sitting...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Oct 2014, 05:21
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

And a very retrograde step since we have been...

And a very retrograde step since we have been trying to protect our pax with crashworthy seats for many years - to the extent that we have rules about what can and cannot be stowed underneath any...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2014, 16:34
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

A great way to turn a rescuer into a casualty is...

A great way to turn a rescuer into a casualty is to start hover-jumping MRT in mountainous terrain!
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2014, 10:55
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

llamaman - the claim was made that digital...

llamaman - the claim was made that digital mapping displays kept eyes out of the cockpit more - which isn't true. The shiny TV screen is an eye-magnet for the handling pilot as well as the NHP.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2014, 07:01
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

so we can look forward to the 189 being put into...

so we can look forward to the 189 being put into SAR service like the 139 with no night overwater capability because the SAR modes of the FCS weren't certified and the lighting wasn't up to spec?????...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2014, 20:36
Replies: 141
Views: 62,518
Posted By [email protected]

well I'm flying an aircraft with a full...

well I'm flying an aircraft with a full electronic map system displayed on a large screen and it doesn't keep eyes outside any more than a paper map - less so probably because so much extra info can...
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