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Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2022, 14:55
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Posted By jimf671

I notice that the Coastguard had been unaware...

I notice that the Coastguard had been unaware that during the previous seven years the neighbouring SRR (UK) had the same problem regarding top cover as Ireland (due to be fixed in both jurisdictions...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2021, 20:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

A not widely understood factor that looms very...

A not widely understood factor that looms very large over every activity moving toward NVIS implementation, especially those like SAR having significant regulatory alleviations.

With that factor...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 17:30
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

I have had a look at the mapping aspects of this...

I have had a look at the mapping aspects of this matter.

OSI land mapping, of the kind one would expect for land SAR, does NOT include Black Rock. The nearest sheet stops at the western tip of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2021, 01:42
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Recent podcast. ...

Recent podcast.
https://shows.acast.com/squawk7000/episodes/chc-helicopter-in-ireland

No mention of goggles.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2021, 13:14
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

The way it used to be done was slipping Ordinary...

The way it used to be done was slipping Ordinary pass in Gaeilge into the job spec. Allegedly.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2021, 09:42
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

That is certainly true. What is also true...

That is certainly true.

What is also true is that there are elements of this that go all the way up through CHC management to the Coastguard and to Ministers. Wasn't there a minister a few years...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2017, 23:47
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By jimf671

The numbers back you up llamaman. In recent...

The numbers back you up llamaman.

In recent years we have spent a lot of time on pprune discussing accidents with new-ish large rotorcraft types (92 & 225) whose forty-odd total fatalities across...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2017, 16:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

This why I am concerned about the contract...

This why I am concerned about the contract requirements and the specialist regulatory requirement for SAR in this territory. SAR is national and not EASA. There should be defined circumstances when...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2017, 16:19
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

It does get you thinking about why that approach...

It does get you thinking about why that approach was even documented for these aircraft.

More detail of the combination of contract requirements and regulatory regime would help us to form a...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2017, 17:21
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

So does anyone have the detail of the Irish...

So does anyone have the detail of the Irish regulatory framework for SAR helicopters?

Where are the definitions of SAR flight, the triggers for implementation, the revised minima and so on?
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 23:02
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

I didn't know you were such a wit Gouli!

I didn't know you were such a wit Gouli!
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 20:46
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By jimf671

I don't know what an Irish SAR APP says but I do...

I don't know what an Irish SAR APP says but I do know that the way things are run there makes interoperability with SAR partners that little bit more difficult. This is the sort of thing that held...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 20:14
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

The relevant Irish document does not appear to...

The relevant Irish document does not appear to have escaped into the wild (and I know a few foot-soldiers in Ireland who would dearly like to understand more about this) but here is a definition from...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 19:58
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By jimf671

As a Search And Rescue operation, this is a state...

As a Search And Rescue operation, this is a state activity and not EASA.

IAIP-O-76

" ... the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has deemed that the requirements of the ‘Basic Regulation’...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 15:20
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Is anyone able to give a basic overview of the...

Is anyone able to give a basic overview of the Irish SAR regulatory regime? Particularly regarding rear-crew.


I'm familiar with the UK situation and Crab and I are amongst those who believe...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2017, 02:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

In a coastal environment in conditions under...

In a coastal environment in conditions under cloud where the naked eye just sees a wall of blackness you can see coastlines, islands, unlit buildings, vessels. That would usually be the case even on...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2017, 00:56
Replies: 2,047
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Posted By jimf671

That works out Pruneface. Double-checked the AAIU...

That works out Pruneface. Double-checked the AAIU report and the Irish SAR Framework and put the numbers in Google Earth and it works out about 11nm into the UK SRR.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Apr 2017, 12:57
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Agreed. ---------------

Agreed.

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Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 15:44
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Since the aircraft had suffered 10 seconds of...

Since the aircraft had suffered 10 seconds of substantial impacts and considerable damage at the time of that call, our minds should be open to the idea that automated calls in that period do not...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2017, 04:51
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

We know what their heading was in the last...

We know what their heading was in the last seconds but their path across the ground may have brought them along the edge of the light's red sector. So what would they have seen and what would they...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2017, 14:33
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Quite. There are numerous problems with...

Quite.

There are numerous problems with giving this some momentum. As you say, the operators would have to pay more. In fact, my first words to the previous director of Bristow UK SAR on first...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2017, 12:59
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

This is an area for which there has been some...

This is an area for which there has been some discussion in the UK and possibly elsewhere. Ideally, regulators will get a grip on this and the role of "SAR Technical Crew" can develop from 'trolley...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 02:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Black Rock (Mayo)...

Black Rock (Mayo) (http://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/black-rock-(mayo).aspx)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 01:03
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

I'm seeing something else HC. Land vs Maritime....

I'm seeing something else HC. Land vs Maritime. Different mindset, different mapping priorities. That may be threaded through several of the relevant issues.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2017, 16:06
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

I'm not aware of specific jobs in the last couple...

I'm not aware of specific jobs in the last couple of years but then they didn't exactly happen every week!



(Reports show there have been one long distance Atlantic job for each of Stornoway...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2017, 22:18
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

On the other hand, it's SAR, and as Albert...

On the other hand, it's SAR, and as Albert reminded us in post 63, "SAR is international". UK SAR aircraft use Blacksod too.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2017, 13:50
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Two flights. Two AW139 from CHC at Lee stood...

Two flights.

Two AW139 from CHC at Lee stood down a few days ago. Another from Portland shortly. In the Bristow stand-in fleet there are four S-92A and four A139. In some cases there will be a bit...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2017, 12:16
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

There will be no shortage of secondhand high spec...

There will be no shortage of secondhand high spec SAR aircraft in a nearby territory during the next 16 months.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2017, 01:58
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

The big bad north sea eh? First, this is the...

The big bad north sea eh? First, this is the Atlantic. Big boys' waves. Second, the bottom of the NS is general flat soft and predictable. Third, most of the aircraft needing recovered from the NS...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2017, 11:41
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Agreed. In the example of the neighbouring UK SAR...

Agreed. In the example of the neighbouring UK SAR Helicopter Service, there is now a contract with a requirement for a low light capability "in low light conditions down to 2 mlux."

That only...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2017, 20:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

https://flyinginireland.com/2016/05/chc-group-file...

https://flyinginireland.com/2016/05/chc-group-files-voluntary-chapter-11-chc-ireland-ltd-not-impacted-by-the-move/
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2017, 14:11
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

What he said. And no point in...

What he said.

And no point in micro-analysing the call. It's not a scheduled airline flight with hours of planning. It's a SAR flight with a wide range of possibilities.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2017, 22:04
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Would reports of the search being delayed by the...

Would reports of the search being delayed by the sea conditions not tend to indicate that there is no seaborne or shoreline work at Black Rock and this was a landward discovery?
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2017, 15:01
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

Agreed. In the UK, we are still mourning...

Agreed.

In the UK, we are still mourning the loss of a world-class electronics suite and a working bomb-bay overhead.

Meanwhile, still messing with improvisations seven years later and no...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 23:11
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,918
Posted By jimf671

So you've found an aviation mapping system that...

So you've found an aviation mapping system that doesn't show Black Rock and a report of cloud base around the top of the lighthouse.

Makes me shudder.
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