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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2018, 21:27
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Old age more like ;)

Old age more like ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2018, 21:04
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Jevs......have you spawned a double now?

Jevs......have you spawned a double now?
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2018, 22:34
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Danger DB has to be talking either about an "auto" to...

DB has to be talking either about an "auto" to the hover @ night, or genuine EOL's to land @ night..........in the sim. Surely?

Only a tiny handful of pilots practice engines off to land @ night...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2018, 19:47
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Why are we going round the houses again? We...

Why are we going round the houses again?

We (police pilots) know what happened:

He went for one final recce enroute RTB.
He was virtually visual with home when he carried out a quick hover,...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2018, 19:41
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Stop talking Bull, flying bull. Rules is rules....

Stop talking Bull, flying bull.
Rules is rules. Police ops is no different from any other form of commercial operation. It isn't the military in a different dress remember.
Scum/crims/missing...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2018, 19:34
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Choppie - you've got balls, Ill give you that:ok:...

Choppie - you've got balls, Ill give you that:ok:
I stand corrected, they are Tx pumps. It's been a while.
However, when one qualifies on various helicopter as have several contributers on this...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2018, 18:32
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Flying Bull. Your'e going to have to dig deep,...

Flying Bull.
Your'e going to have to dig deep, very deep, not to blame the pilot on this one. ALL evidence allegedly points to pilot error on more than one count (fuel management / double engine...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2017, 12:13
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Skydiver: What is it you don't understand. ...

Skydiver:
What is it you don't understand. Think what you just said:

.

IT WASN'T the root cause of the "crash".
It definitely was the root cause of the landing but not the "crash".

An...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2017, 09:36
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Skydiver asks: What's this then: ...

Skydiver asks:



What's this then:



and
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2017, 08:38
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Skydiver666 - you are "in fact" incorrect in your...

Skydiver666 - you are "in fact" incorrect in your hypothesis.
Running out of fuel does not - ergo result i a "crash". A mishandled double engine failure often invariably does.
AirPolice is...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2017, 14:28
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

http://www.pprune.org/9158989-post117.html

http://www.pprune.org/9158989-post117.html
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2017, 17:23
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Ah. A conspiracy theorist. Pray tell what...

Ah. A conspiracy theorist.
Pray tell what killed them, airpolice.?
Fuel ran out. Dave was left hi and dry with no Nr. Maybe he reacted too late. Maybe he was ill. Maybe one of the crew was...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2017, 15:09
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Four years and we are no nearer to learning what...

Four years and we are no nearer to learning what went through David's mind when the lights went out in the cockpit?
Dark - engines out - Nr decaying - hostile terrain. RiP.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2015, 21:32
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

8pieced - can we give it a rest now then?

8pieced - can we give it a rest now then?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2015, 15:32
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Calm down, calm down. The reason there are...

Calm down, calm down. The reason there are "issues" with fuel management on these aircraft on this forum is because they are POLICE aircraft. A VERY different beast to the one the Ec135 was really...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2015, 18:38
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Danger Like cockroaches stripping the bones clean. They...

Like cockroaches stripping the bones clean. They are dead and forensic dissection of the last seconds before they died, won't change matters.....saddo's.:sad:
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2015, 15:53
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Wageslave, I don't think everybody is skirting...

Wageslave, I don't think everybody is skirting around the real cause of this accident. I for one (and before the results came out) felt that even if there was a technical hitch with the fuel system...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 22:51
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Crab: I can only talk for myself and my...

Crab:

I can only talk for myself and my actions when I did this job.

At night in particular, I wanted always to have a clear caution panel in front of me - in preparation for that unexpected...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 21:04
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Hi Crab: because of the nose up attitude in the...

Hi Crab: because of the nose up attitude in the hover, the pumps run dry at low fuel levels. So, you have the option to depart the hover and level the a/c immersing the pumps in fuel and...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2015, 17:03
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

I got flamed for mentioning this previously in...

I got flamed for mentioning this previously in this thread but for those in the know, they understand where I am coming from. It may be a language issue:
This particular pilot hadn't done an EOL...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2015, 22:52
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Is anyone in any doubt any more, why this all...

Is anyone in any doubt any more, why this all went horribly wrong?

Four things are FACT:

1. Fuel switches were in the incorrect position.
2. The 10 minute to land warning was ignored.
3. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2015, 12:17
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

Drinks girl: nail on the head. It's been said...

Drinks girl: nail on the head. It's been said before in this thread and it is as close to what probably happened as it's going to get:
He switched the wrong switches on/off, he ignored the 10 minute...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2015, 18:50
Replies: 617
Views: 176,261
Posted By Thomas coupling

We're about to get the results tomorrow and we...

We're about to get the results tomorrow and we already know that the AAIB have flagged crew error for the position of the fuel management switches - but it will be interesting to see how they...
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