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Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2017, 18:47
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Nice to get the 'before landing checks' done...

Nice to get the 'before landing checks' done before decending so low in bad weather, also depending on what was going on in their mental model they may have been planning on coming in slower and...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2017, 11:05
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

I think the confusion is exactly HOW they thought...

I think the confusion is exactly HOW they thought they were absolutely correct...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 06:57
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

A good PM will know when to divert attention and...

A good PM will know when to divert attention and 'play with the radar' usually when the aircraft is in a safe configuration, i.e. fully coupled and no inputs being made. Anyhow, you make a good...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 06:26
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

The co-pilot will help you out of a...

The co-pilot will help you out of a disorientation though
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 06:22
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

So, correct me if I'm wrong, or point out what...

So, correct me if I'm wrong, or point out what I'm misunderstanding,

The radar must have been set up correctly based upon,

1. The gain picking up a large target at 6 miles, assuming it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 10:20
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

As I understand it, Mode 6 is a customer decided...

As I understand it, Mode 6 is a customer decided preset altitude read out, and gives the actual altitude (or more correctly height as we know it with reference to rad alt) if the customer has chosen...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 08:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

I was just making the point before the 92 slayers...

I was just making the point before the 92 slayers jump in!:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 08:36
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Although as long as TAWS is displayed on a screen...

Although as long as TAWS is displayed on a screen it wont 'pop up' and replace your weather radar, this can be done by displaying TAWS in the ARC mode of the PFD, then you have both TAWS and Weather...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2017, 13:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

The amount of 'waffle' on here is mind boggling. ...

The amount of 'waffle' on here is mind boggling.

The co-pilot had A target on the radar at 6 miles. Which was probably the mainland. NOT Blackrock
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2017, 17:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned jackets...

Unless I missed it, no one has mentioned jackets inflating upon immersion, only a light illuminating and PLB's activating?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 19:45
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Babcock limited to 3FH, really? Someone better...

Babcock limited to 3FH, really? Someone better tell them!!!
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 21:13
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Can't imagine a scenario where you would decend...

Can't imagine a scenario where you would decend IMC to get visual underneath knowing the radar is U/S? Other than a greater emergency and lack of other options...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 21:00
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Shape, size, colour change at different ranges,...

Shape, size, colour change at different ranges, showers tend to change colour as they get closer or you closer to them.

Wasn't it low cloud and fog that night? Would you be expecting a heavy...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 20:54
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Yes there's a difference

Yes there's a difference
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 19:40
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

No doesn't happen However R is next to S on...

No doesn't happen

However R is next to S on the key pad. So if it were BlackR or BlackS it's only a finger tap apart. However I have no idea what they are called in this particular database.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2017, 12:58
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

It does what you tell it to. If you ask it to fly...

It does what you tell it to. If you ask it to fly into something, it will obey.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2017, 09:28
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Yes is the answer, the radar would see it. Based...

Yes is the answer, the radar would see it. Based upon standard set up etc etc etc doesn't matter if you are in wx mode or gmap, the tilt would have to have been extreme not to pick it up. Which I can...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2017, 09:20
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

A ship would look different than a land mass, and...

A ship would look different than a land mass, and would you pass over a ship at 220ft? Still doesn't add up.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2017, 22:32
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

It would have shown up

It would have shown up
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2017, 22:25
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Still should have shown up on the wx radar? That...

Still should have shown up on the wx radar? That is shocking though, gobsmacked it wasn't in the database, sends shivers...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2017, 10:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

It must be my simplistic brain, but why wouldn't...

It must be my simplistic brain, but why wouldn't you just set up a way point out in sea and track in, rather than heading for a bit of rock miles away to potentially get visible with said bit of...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2017, 07:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

But if it was a data entry error, in their minds...

But if it was a data entry error, in their minds they were still heading to Blacksod and their mental picture would have been the approach to blacksod, then the approach they flew would have made no...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2017, 11:35
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Not in high workload with things going wrong....

Not in high workload with things going wrong. Capacity is very much reduced.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2017, 07:33
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Seems we could be thinking along the same lines, ...

Seems we could be thinking along the same lines,

The 9kts was on an AIS trace a few pages back, posted with a picture.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2017, 07:23
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

The alerts are inhibited, but surely on such an...

The alerts are inhibited, but surely on such an approach the TAWS screen is still being displayed?

I'm not sure if this has been covered,

Consider that the 'landing Blacksod' was a mistake in...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 22:20
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

L2 min range 0.3nm then useless

L2 min range 0.3nm then useless
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2017, 07:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By helicrazi

Really winds me up when we get the armchair...

Really winds me up when we get the armchair experts on here criticising how things are done / assets are mobilised.

You really think you know better with the limited information you have?
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