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Forum: Rotorheads

29th Mar 2012, 17:35

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EC135

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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Nice man from EC came out to Kuwait and fitted...

Nice man from EC came out to Kuwait and fitted these to the 2 police a/c in 2004. It was only after he'd gone and we went to fly one of them that we found he'd sliced through the Lhs intercom lead....

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Nov 2010, 20:09

Replies: 1,125

EC135

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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

emsmech, I'm not quite sure from your post -...

emsmech,

I'm not quite sure from your post - what comparison are you making?

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Nov 2010, 00:30

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Ah, but Phoinix, knowing Eurocrapter cockpit...

Ah, but Phoinix, knowing Eurocrapter cockpit design philosophy you'd find that in order to operate these switch-lights in the dark, you'd first have to turn your head 90 degrees and look up at the...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Apr 2009, 20:45

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Can floats be fitted to the intermediate-size...

Can floats be fitted to the intermediate-size skids?

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Jun 2006, 20:33

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

(Message deleted as it didn't fit in with this...

(Message deleted as it didn't fit in with this no-notice change to another thread)

Forum: Rotorheads

20th Feb 2006, 04:27

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Chopperdr, Good for you - have re-read your...

Chopperdr,

Good for you - have re-read your first post as well, and now see your perspective. Sounds like you're making something genuinely useful. Sadly I have no say in what the customers here...

Forum: Rotorheads

19th Feb 2006, 06:56

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

chopperdr, SX16 is on nose-mount, ie forward...

chopperdr,

SX16 is on nose-mount, ie forward of the panel where some aircraft have the landing light fitted (ours is moved to the skid crosstube, by the dead-weight PA speakers...). Field of...

Forum: Rotorheads

14th Feb 2006, 19:12

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

Fascinating thread - amazed to read that people...

Fascinating thread - amazed to read that people have problems with aft CofG! Our sort-of-police-role aircraft are restricted to something like an hour's fuel if the 2 heavy pilots are on shift -...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Jan 2006, 06:07

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

The T2 Cat A switch seems like the familiar...

The T2 Cat A switch seems like the familiar Eurocopter cockpit/box-office design policy - let the engineers, not the pilots, decide what goes where.

If they have the wit to put a wiper-sweep...

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Dec 2005, 04:53

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

At least three master boxes, that I know of, on...

At least three master boxes, that I know of, on our 2 EC135T1s in 18 months. Symptoms as described above, although we have a separate continuing saga concerning a possible short with the cockpit...

Forum: Rotorheads

20th Apr 2005, 10:54

Replies: 1,125

EC135

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Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

VfrPete, The 3rd pair of eyes is essential...

VfrPete,

The 3rd pair of eyes is essential during high workload police ops such as pursuits. The camera-operating observer is heads-in working the kit, the pilot is monitoring the task but (quite...

Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Jun 2004, 09:54

Replies: 1,125

EC135

Views: 473,944

Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

It is. Along with the other T2s, the MD902s and...

It is. Along with the other T2s, the MD902s and probably the A109. Or were you, in an un-moderator-like moment, attempting to provoke a "my-heli's-betterer-than-yours" mini-flame-war episode?:E ;)

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