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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2022, 21:41
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Posted By [email protected]

Open verdict would have been a better verdict. ...

Open verdict would have been a better verdict. It was an accident and they did die but, other than to record how they died, the coroners court is a waste of time - we already knew how but the why...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2022, 17:28
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Bizarre to focus on the dispatch of the rescue...

Bizarre to focus on the dispatch of the rescue helicopter rather than the cause of the crash to the top cover one.....I know the launch of one precipitated the launch of the other but in the big...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2021, 12:50
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Agreed, The problem with FLIR is that it doesn't...

Agreed, The problem with FLIR is that it doesn't see through cloud and rain well and it is difficult to make a weather assessment using FLIR. So if the weather was worse than expected it would have...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2021, 07:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Good point - that explains the mention of a lack...

Good point - that explains the mention of a lack of training from the manufacturers for the rearcrew later in the report
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 12:50
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By [email protected]

My ongoing concern with contracting out.

My ongoing concern with contracting out.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 12:38
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By [email protected]

Well you must be much cleverer than me Manchester...

Well you must be much cleverer than me Manchester because I can find no mention of the contract regarding aircraft spec and night capability - the only mention I can find of NVG is here
Indicating...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 10:19
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

I suspect not and that is where the problems...

I suspect not and that is where the problems between a Govt and its contractors start.

At the point where the need for NVG is recognised - presuming the contract was written without it...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 09:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

As for the failings of Govt and the lack of...

As for the failings of Govt and the lack of expertise in the civil service - can you guess who has been systematically removing those skills and expertise from them? Oh yes, the Govt who doesn't like...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 09:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Because a Govt should ensure its regulators have...

Because a Govt should ensure its regulators have the requisite skills and experience - that they often don't is a weakness of politicians and the people they select to be those regulators.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2021, 14:27
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Agreed, and that appears to have been found...

Agreed, and that appears to have been found wanting in this case.

If everything is owned and regulated by the state, any issues should be quick to address since Govt departments tend not to sue...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2021, 08:36
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Yes, trying to move it from the public balance...

Yes, trying to move it from the public balance sheet to a private one in order to move the risk away from Govt. It then allows blame and liability to be shifted away from the state if something goes...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Nov 2021, 17:38
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

From the article Very good...

From the article Very good question.................
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2021, 14:31
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

I think the answer is that if you are not looking...

I think the answer is that if you are not looking out of the window - because you are not expecting to see anything and you are heads in with FMS/radar etc - you won't see the lighthouse flash...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2021, 12:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

TeeS - I agree and it highlights the complacency...

TeeS - I agree and it highlights the complacency of the regulator and the operator in failing to ensure best practice.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2021, 08:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

They could still have used their 'legacy S61'...

They could still have used their 'legacy S61' approach quite safely but kept at 2400' until BLKMO, descended to 1000' by BKSDA then 200' by BKSDB - that would have kept them clear of terrain and...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2021, 09:51
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

that was the point when action should have been...

that was the point when action should have been taken - they didn't see the little island until they overflew it which should have raised their hackles and got them to turn or climb and reassess the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2021, 09:09
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Agree completely. The nature of fatigue is...

Agree completely. The nature of fatigue is insidious and often difficult to recognise in yourself, especially in the wee small hours.

The nature of SAR is unpredictable and managing fatigue is...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 17:44
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Clearly other countries Ordnance Survey mapping...

Clearly other countries Ordnance Survey mapping isn't up to the same standard as the UKs.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 12:14
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

yes, it is all about the accuracy of the database...

yes, it is all about the accuracy of the database - using a generic aviation one doesn't seem to be the way forward for SAR - I don't know what UK SAR uses now.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 09:41
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Koalatiger - when I was doing UK SAR, we carried...

Koalatiger - when I was doing UK SAR, we carried maritime charts but they sat in a nav bag and were seldom referred to.

That was mainly because we knew our local areas - especially the...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 06:18
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

If you were doing this letdown during daytime in...

If you were doing this letdown during daytime in the same weather (300-500' cloudbase and 2 nm vis) you would be looking out of the window once below cloud at 200'.

If you were doing this letdown...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2021, 15:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

I stand by my assertion that they would not have...

I stand by my assertion that they would not have hit the island had they been equipped with NVG.

When you do a night letdown over water wearing NVG you are mentally prepared for the visual...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2021, 08:12
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

There is an automatic gain control on the NVG...

There is an automatic gain control on the NVG tubes which effectively does the same as increasing or decreasing the ISO on your camera - when it is really dark, the gain control goes to max to...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2021, 06:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Yes, of course. You just wouldn't stare directly...

Yes, of course. You just wouldn't stare directly at the light (which wouldn't be on all the time anyway)
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2021, 18:18
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Despite all the contributory factors, there is no...

Despite all the contributory factors, there is no doubt in my mind that, had they been wearing NVG, they would not have hit the island.

With NVG, the pilots would have seen the terrain (Dara...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2021, 17:35
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

It is the race to the bottom as far as safety is...

It is the race to the bottom as far as safety is concerned - we all know aviation is expensive and safe aviation is even more so but when money, reputations and the threat of litigation cloud the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2021, 21:54
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Rotorspeed - exactly the problem we have all...

Rotorspeed - exactly the problem we have all grappled with - you have a very capable helicopter yet you choose to follow a legacy procedure from S-61 days instead of a far more efficient in-aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2021, 13:13
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

we used 1000' in the UKSAR force but if you...

we used 1000' in the UKSAR force but if you haven't seen the contact, you can't apply that rule.

The problem wasn't only that they didn't detect the threat until very late but that the reaction...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2021, 12:47
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Good points Scattercat :ok:

Good points Scattercat :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2021, 11:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Megan, to elaborate further - the sensor on the...

Megan, to elaborate further - the sensor on the IR element of the camera is cooled to around -200 deg C and is very sensitive to received emissions in the appropriate band.

The level of radiated...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2021, 07:09
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

No problem Megan - in that scenario you would...

No problem Megan - in that scenario you would hopefully have the camera facing forward and being monitored - I would have to re-read the report but ISTR that is where the rearcrew warning about the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2021, 06:58
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Megan, it certainly wouldn't have been a great...

Megan, it certainly wouldn't have been a great goggle picture in those conditions but even in very low light levels they are far better than the human eye and, with a visibility of 1 km, they most...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2021, 07:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

A chum of mine was working for them for quite a...

A chum of mine was working for them for quite a few years on S61 and then S92 - an ex mil NVG instructor who wasn't selected to train crews because he wasn't Irish, they wanted to keep it in-house...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2021, 09:33
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Had they been wearing NVG, even in that weather,...

Had they been wearing NVG, even in that weather, they would have seen it.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2021, 22:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,998
Posted By [email protected]

Lots of questions Northernstar - a journo looking...

Lots of questions Northernstar - a journo looking for a story?
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