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Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2016, 06:38
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

no but that is the 'special training' that you...

no but that is the 'special training' that you dismiss regarding water more than 3 feet deep.

No-one is suggesting that the incident when the PCSOs didn't go in was admirable or sensible but it...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2016, 21:59
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

FD2 - the benefit of hindsight is what you and...

FD2 - the benefit of hindsight is what you and others are using because Mr Armstrong was successful - what I keep trying to get across is that you would have viewed it very differently had the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2016, 09:46
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

FD2 - thanks for a cheery start to 2016 - Happy...

FD2 - thanks for a cheery start to 2016 - Happy New Year to you.

Your ad hominem post shows exactly what they always do - that you don't really have a constructive argument but you just dislike...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2015, 14:22
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Is that creavet a Kiwi version of a cravat??;) ...

Is that creavet a Kiwi version of a cravat??;)

I'm sure you will be pleased to know that the floods have thrown up plenty of ordinary Joes and Josephines who have saved lives without proper...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2015, 08:03
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

That same nanny state that is dealing - safely -...

That same nanny state that is dealing - safely - with horrific urban flooding using properly trained people with decent equipment.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Dec 2015, 14:47
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

That's about right Sid - I've often been told...

That's about right Sid - I've often been told that NZ is about 30 years behind the UK. Sadly it might take a tragic event such as that to change people's attitudes.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2015, 10:11
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

utter bo**ocks Krypton John, you clearly have an...

utter bo**ocks Krypton John, you clearly have an agenda to pursue here.

Note that your heroic policewoman (and she did an excellent job) was off-duty and may have been constrained by professional...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2015, 21:10
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Hughes - I have broken the speed limit, and been...

Hughes - I have broken the speed limit, and been caught, and faced the consequences of my actions without bleating, without trying to justify my actions, without excuses. Perhaps Mr Armstrong would...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2015, 09:37
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

The pro-Armstrong lobby are really clutching at...

The pro-Armstrong lobby are really clutching at straws now - petty references to either the character or the history of those posting here are irrelevant and show the real argument has already been...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2015, 18:21
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

The people using 20/20 hindsight are those...

The people using 20/20 hindsight are those defending Mr Armstrong - your main point is that he did it and got away with it so that justifies his actions - it doesn't.

Flaxton Flyer makes an...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2015, 13:18
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Homonculus -:D:D:D:D:D:ok::ok::ok: RVDT -...

Homonculus -:D:D:D:D:D:ok::ok::ok:

RVDT - they are still going in the Falklands:)
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2015, 10:56
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

So we should still be doing aviation by the...

So we should still be doing aviation by the safety standards of 1903???????
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2015, 19:06
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

If he went out tomorrow and speared in, taking...

If he went out tomorrow and speared in, taking other with him, there would be an outcry of 'why wasn't he stopped' or 'who let him fly' - the history of this man's behaviour shows he shouldn't be...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2015, 08:29
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Anyone who has a problem with the ruling in this...

Anyone who has a problem with the ruling in this case really needs to go and get themselves on a proper flight safety course - the sort where case studies analyse the events leading up to an accident...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2015, 08:56
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Whereabouts are you oop North?

Whereabouts are you oop North?
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2015, 15:25
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Probably true Nigel - but I would have the...

Probably true Nigel - but I would have the benefit of having rescued lots of people from different situations before and have a pretty good grasp of techniques to use and pitfalls to avoid.

Always...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2015, 06:18
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

But don't blame others if you break those rules...

But don't blame others if you break those rules and get caught out.

Some rules are there for very good reasons.

Sadly, I have spent too much time in my professional life picking up the pieces...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2015, 08:31
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Apologised for what exactly??? Having an...

Apologised for what exactly???

Having an opinion???

Criticising a document that purports to be the basis of a regulatory system??

if there are better documents then show me them.

I don't...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2015, 12:53
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Ifallelsefails - according to your CAA circular,...

Ifallelsefails - according to your CAA circular, it is quite possible for a company to employ a PPLH holder as an NVG qualified captain - whether they would or not is up to the company but it would...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2015, 06:38
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

RVDT - I took that currency information straight...

RVDT - I took that currency information straight out of the NZCAA circular you provided a link to.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2015, 07:02
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Yes, there were some odd decisions and omissions...

Yes, there were some odd decisions and omissions (how forward does a forward pass need to be, right in front of the linesman, for him to notice?)
But the best team won against a excellent Australian...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2015, 18:36
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

And, just to be even handed - that was an awesome...

And, just to be even handed - that was an awesome performance from the All Blacks today - very many congratulations on a well deserved win.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2015, 16:45
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

I did quite enough 'interesting' night flying in...

I did quite enough 'interesting' night flying in the 80s both in NI and Cyprus, all pre NVG!

The stuff in the mountains in Cyprus to 'recced' sites in dusty fields or hilltop OPs with just cans...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2015, 14:38
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

so, Ifallelsefails, you can't see anything wrong...

so, Ifallelsefails, you can't see anything wrong with the rather flimsy process by which your regulatory body chooses to assure safety of NVG ops in NZ?

Maybe if a newbie PPLH towards the end of...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2015, 14:58
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Oh I forgot - just in case anyone thinks I am...

Oh I forgot - just in case anyone thinks I am being harsh -

The currency for NVG in NZ is 120 days but, if you renew your currency within 60 days of its expiry (ie before it), you can retain the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2015, 21:40
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Well may be I should reconsider since the Kiwis...

Well may be I should reconsider since the Kiwis renowned introspectiveness and willingness to acknowledge critical analysis might not prove a barrier to progress;)

Shy - yes, self-drive nitesun...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2015, 19:45
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

RVDT - According to that circular, you could have...

RVDT - According to that circular, you could have a PPLH holder with no IR (but having demonstrated very basic IF skills), with minimum night hours and single figure NVG hours acting as PIC on NVG -...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 21:01
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

The first one I look at has they must be even...

The first one I look at has they must be even better than the best US goggles - 20/35 is a really good set of NVG.

Who, nationally, is responsible for monitoring standards and SOPs amongst those...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 16:20
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

And you always take advertising at face value and...

And you always take advertising at face value and without question??

You can claim any capability and quality you like on a web-site.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 06:46
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Ah, The old ours are bigger than yours and...

Ah, The old ours are bigger than yours and therefore so much more dangerous fallacy - the ground will kill you if you fly into it whether it is 5' amsl or 15000' amsl.

But how many Kiwis go flying...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 19:15
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

RVDT - I would suggest that your local knowledge...

RVDT - I would suggest that your local knowledge of UK, it's terrain and the type of weather encountered by day (and oh yes by night) in the lumpier areas of the country might need some refreshing;)...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2015, 11:11
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Does she actually think Mr Armstrong is a Search...

Does she actually think Mr Armstrong is a Search and Rescue pilot???? How unusual for someone from the Green party to rant about stuff they don't understand.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2015, 17:19
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Except that a child trapped underwater WILL drown...

Except that a child trapped underwater WILL drown in a few minutes without assistance - a man with a broken leg on a hillside will very probably survive for many hours (he might not be comfortable...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2015, 15:37
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

Hughes - you are right that we can drop off our...

Hughes - you are right that we can drop off our twig at any time but this is all about probability and risk vs reward. A medical board took his licence away for 2 years because they deemed the risk...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2015, 07:10
Replies: 241
Views: 46,370
Posted By [email protected]

The more information that is released, the more...

The more information that is released, the more Mr Armstrong looks like a foolhardy idiot instead of a hero.

He was grounded for a suspected 'mini-stroke' or Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) which...
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