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Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 20:07
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Simulator training of 'take over control' situations

As a number of the incidents & accidents that have been discussed here relate to cases in which the controlling pilot allowed the helicopter to gradually get out of a safe condition, to the extent...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 12:25
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Irish Steve, You certainly raise some thought...

Irish Steve, You certainly raise some thought provoking points, which I shall leave to people more qualified than me to comment upon.

With respect to:



It strikes me that both hours and...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 11:50
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

HC, :ok::ok::ok: Thank you for your detailed but...

HC, :ok::ok::ok: Thank you for your detailed but easily understood description of the sensor and autopilot system. It makes sense to me, and I can also now see why a sensor failure is unlikely to...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 11:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Given that an autopilot is only as good as the...

Given that an autopilot is only as good as the information it is receiving, how much training and simulator time does one get to practice identifying the effects of abnormal transducer outputs, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2013, 08:50
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Mary, QinetiQ did some trials with the Royal...

Mary, QinetiQ did some trials with the Royal Marines, to retrieve an inflatable by driving it into the back of a Chinook.

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Deployment presumably, as Haynes car repair manuals...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 23:03
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Nooby wrote: I'm not proposing any existing...

Nooby wrote: I'm not proposing any existing helicopter. What I am proposing is that the helicopter is a little more than a carrier for a pod which could separate in a controlled manner from the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 22:24
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Diginagain wrote: The Formula 1 car...

Diginagain wrote:



The Formula 1 car may be a form of entertainment for you and me, but it is also an extremely challenging piece of engineering design for its creators.

If offshore...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 21:36
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Savoia :ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::D I love your...

Savoia :ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::D

I love your illustration of the 'Mechta M64 Skyboat' (http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/522069-as332l2-ditching-off-shetland-23rd-august-2013-a-53.html#post8024643)...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 10:57
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

As we appear to be onto hypothetical helicopters...

As we appear to be onto hypothetical helicopters now; for ultimate passenger safety, if a helicopter such as an S-64 Skycrane was used, and passengers travelled in a purpose-made detachable freefall...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 15:41
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Its very good news that the cockpit voice and...

Its very good news that the cockpit voice and flight data recorder has been recovered, and the likelihood is the true cause(s) of the ditching can now be determined from hard facts. Not...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 12:54
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

It is rather surprising that the AAIB describe...

It is rather surprising that the AAIB describe the Super Puma's arrival in the water as a 'crash' given that they also say that they believe it was upright and intact at the time. The fact that it...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 22:12
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

heli wrote: The fundamental difference...

heli wrote:



The fundamental difference is that in the helicopter case, the least agile people would be put nearest the largest exit. That would be equivalent to putting infirm, disabled and...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 21:48
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Jimf671 wrote: Jimf671, given the choice,...

Jimf671 wrote:


Jimf671, given the choice, where would you sit? I've not flown in an EC225, but I would guess that the door, being larger, is the preferred option as an escape route?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 21:30
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

How much of an uproar would it cause if...

How much of an uproar would it cause if helicopter passengers were told, 'You're a big guy, so sit by the door. You're a slim guy, so sit by the removable window. You can fit through it easily,...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 13:32
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Grenville, Thanks for your reply. Yes, I...

Grenville,

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I am well aware that both the industry and the authorities would be able to mess up such a proposal before it even starts. Getting the customers/users...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 12:43
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,867
Posted By Mechta

Given; the current lack of confidence in...

Given;


the current lack of confidence in the Super Puma variants by those who travel to work in them,
the potential loss of revenue to UK PLC and the rig operators from a sudden reduction in...
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