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Forum: Rotorheads

11th Feb 2016, 18:05

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Posted By [email protected]

Hughes - hope you enjoy your hols:ok: Do you...

Hughes - hope you enjoy your hols:ok:

Do you ever do throttle chops when the student is in the middle of changing a frequency or squawk or has a map in his hand?

That is a real-world scenario...

Forum: Rotorheads

5th Feb 2016, 06:20

Replies: 129

Emergency landing

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Posted By [email protected]

TT - having done some interesting run-ons...

TT - having done some interesting run-ons teaching student instructors on EOLs- - I can tell you that when going from grass to tarmac and back to grass again (that was the runway crossing) the tarmac...

Forum: Rotorheads

4th Feb 2016, 05:54

Replies: 129

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Posted By [email protected]

The aircraft are certified under these conditions...

The aircraft are certified under these conditions - 1 second delay for civil and 2 second delay for military.

Of course students are quick - they know it is coming.

You guys need to stop...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Feb 2016, 20:53

Replies: 129

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Posted By [email protected]

KJ - it ain't so - my point is that if you want...

KJ - it ain't so - my point is that if you want the real ideas about the likely outcome of an engine failure at low level, would you trust a bunch of test pilots who have actually tested that outcome...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Feb 2016, 19:55

Replies: 129

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Posted By [email protected]

If they were that clever they probably wouldn't...

If they were that clever they probably wouldn't be crop dusting for a living;)

As TC points out, no-one is making this stuff up, it is the result of empirical testing by some very skilled pilots -...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Feb 2016, 15:09

Replies: 129

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Posted By [email protected]

Nigel, you do ignore the very obvious element in...

Nigel, you do ignore the very obvious element in your 'safe EOLs' from 20-40' and 50 - 70 kts - you know it is coming.

Next time, close the throttle and wait 1 to 2 seconds before taking any...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Feb 2016, 09:19

Replies: 129

Emergency landing

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Posted By [email protected]

TT - any scientific basis for the assumed...

TT - any scientific basis for the assumed difference in coefficient of friction between asphalt and grass? Any factor applied for the lentgh of the grass? Or the temperatures of the surfaces? Runways...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Feb 2016, 06:22

Replies: 129

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Posted By [email protected]

Hmmmm - care to explain that one? I'm sure Nick...

Hmmmm - care to explain that one? I'm sure Nick Lappos' urban myths covered that topic some while ago.

Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Feb 2016, 14:34

Replies: 129

Emergency landing

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Posted By [email protected]

Nigel, I'd be surprised if there were many (if...

Nigel, I'd be surprised if there were many (if any) instances where an engine failure or similar (belt fail on a Robbie perhaps) at low level has been the cause of an accident (fatal or not). Most...

Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Feb 2016, 09:02

Replies: 129

Emergency landing

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Posted By [email protected]

Perhaps 'dangerous' is too emotive and vague a...

Perhaps 'dangerous' is too emotive and vague a term to be bandied around in this context - branding something simply as 'dangerous' or 'safe' is too binary when we all know there is a sliding scale...

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