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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2018, 21:03
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Thanks SP - I know about the one 3 days ago which...

Thanks SP - I know about the one 3 days ago which I deleted but the other one must have been finger trouble on my part then:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2018, 13:14
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

TC - not to my knowledge but I have just had to...

TC - not to my knowledge but I have just had to repost on the VNE thread because a post disappeared.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2018, 08:21
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

That is a non sequitur

That is a non sequitur
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2018, 21:12
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

jaayteeto - a very honest and candid post that...

jaayteeto - a very honest and candid post that cuts straight to what apprears to be the problem with the fuel system on this aircraft:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2018, 14:45
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

As opposed to posting incorrect information...

As opposed to posting incorrect information postulated as a credible scenario......

No need to get the hump and I'm not doing it to annoy you:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2018, 06:12
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

DB - know your audience! If you had bothered...

DB - know your audience!

If you had bothered to check, you would know that RVDT has been posting here for many years and the last thing he is is a troll.

I know you want to impart your...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2018, 13:16
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

lower speed beeping for low Nr, higher speed...

lower speed beeping for low Nr, higher speed beeping for high Nr - works an absolute treat:ok:

that's where you come in - teaching them the importance of it in the sim so that it becomes an...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2018, 06:13
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Of course, in a modern glass cockpit - 139 for...

Of course, in a modern glass cockpit - 139 for example, you get to see Nr, Nf and all other engine parameters on one screen so it is not a case of having to concentrate on the Nr gauge since all the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2018, 06:05
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Guilty as charged your honour:ok:

Guilty as charged your honour:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2018, 19:04
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

No, you are right - my error - point conceded;)

No, you are right - my error - point conceded;)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2018, 16:43
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

so, since the thread is about a double engine...

so, since the thread is about a double engine flameout in the hover and subsequent fatal EOL then your teaching of the EOL iaw the RFM isn't relevant, even though it might be for other occasions.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2018, 12:55
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

So you ARE teaching things you are not supposed...

So you ARE teaching things you are not supposed to but you are teaching them iaw the RFM????????

This sounds like the work of someone who has had a good idea but not thought it through fully.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2018, 11:20
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Sasless - I agree when you are conducting the...

Sasless - I agree when you are conducting the mandatory elements of the training but I don't think a double engine failure from a 500' hover at night is one of those - I'm sure DB is using 'freeplay...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2018, 06:18
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

I have to laugh that you are still presenting the...

I have to laugh that you are still presenting the use of the rad alt and AI as your 'original thought' and yourself as the be-all and end-all of simulator instruction...

Use of the Rad Alt and AI...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2018, 16:53
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

DB - I think you have your threads mixed up -...

DB - I think you have your threads mixed up - this isn't the TR malfunction at TDP thread.

You were pontificating earlier on this thread about how the certification process meant that pilots were...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2018, 15:21
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

you haven't read what I wrote if that is what you...

you haven't read what I wrote if that is what you think I am doing

No. it will be DIFFERENT in the helicopter

of course, because it is a tried and tested manoeuvre based on plenty of real...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2018, 10:42
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

oooh have you got a ladder to that ivory tower of...

oooh have you got a ladder to that ivory tower of yours or is there an express lift to get you so far above the rest of us?

I've only been instructing since 1989 and only have 3000 plus hours of...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2018, 08:57
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

and there lies the problem - you can convince...

and there lies the problem - you can convince yourself you have learned a valuable skill that is transferrable to the real world - in reality you have learned to play a computer game.

My kids...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2018, 06:16
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Is there a modern twin where the RFM permits full...

Is there a modern twin where the RFM permits full EOLs (day or night)? I doubt it.

And if you did them for real, would you do them from a high hover? Doubt it, though we used to do EOLS in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2018, 19:11
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

In the sim or in the real aircraft?

In the sim or in the real aircraft?
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2018, 20:14
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

120 -with you on that unless the engines don't...

120 -with you on that unless the engines don't give you the time to do that and fail almost in unison.

Flying Bull - glad you survived the patronising lecture from DB and now know how to suck...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2015, 10:29
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Or, at the very least, make an accurate analysis...

Or, at the very least, make an accurate analysis of your fuel state remaining and endurance.

As I said before - unfit for purpose (particularly for police ops).
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2015, 13:27
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

I'd be a bit concerned if I was Airbus...

I'd be a bit concerned if I was Airbus Helicopters as most of what has been discussed on this thread points very firmly to the conlcusion that the EC135 fuel system was not fit for purpose.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2015, 18:45
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Sounds an eminently sensible practice - was it...

Sounds an eminently sensible practice - was it SOP?
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2015, 14:54
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Except we would know what passed between the crew...

Except we would know what passed between the crew which could have been vitally important.

Presumably the FAI will include transcripts of the Airwave tasking and explain what would have been so...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2015, 19:07
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

I think a police pilot, at night with busy...

I think a police pilot, at night with busy tasking and limited endurance, has quite enough to do without fannying around with fuel transfer pumps.

A better design in the first place would have...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 16:16
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Fortyodd - apologies, you are quite correct, I...

Fortyodd - apologies, you are quite correct, I misread the report about the transfer pumps.

However, the nose down will, even just 5 degrees, according to the report allow fuel from the supply...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 15:52
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

No, you don't read what is written RVDT. In...

No, you don't read what is written RVDT.

In order to recover the transfer pumps in the main tanks with fuel (which will after a while cancel the F pump caption even with the transfer pump switched...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 07:19
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

TC - it would seem then that the fuel system on...

TC - it would seem then that the fuel system on the 135 is not fit for purpose in the Police role since that involves a lot of slow speed/hover surveillance.

One of the solutions - the nod -...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 21:23
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

TC - but as I understand it, the pumps have a...

TC - but as I understand it, the pumps have a run-dry capability of 20 mins - more than enough for a short job in the hover, especially when you know you are low on fuel.

It seems that a poor...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 20:12
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Handysnacks - you and NrDroop may well be right...

Handysnacks - you and NrDroop may well be right but why would you repeatedly cancel a fuel low warning unless you were expecting it to happen and were in the habit of automatically cancelling it?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 19:20
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Other 135 pilots appear to differ with your...

Other 135 pilots appear to differ with your opinion but perhaps it is a historic issue that has been engineered out. As I said - a rumour.

The investigation would only have known it if someone...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 19:06
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

Presumably at night as well as by day to provide...

Presumably at night as well as by day to provide adequate assurance that no-one will crash into a pub........no, didn't think so.

Heard a rumour that the transfer pumps create interference with...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2015, 11:49
Replies: 617
Views: 176,258
Posted By [email protected]

CJ Romeo - one of the biggest problems pilots...

CJ Romeo - one of the biggest problems pilots have is that engineers design the aircraft and its systems to solve the engineering problems not to make pilots' jobs easier or safer.

In an...
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