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Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2013, 20:34
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Is it me or has the invective gone out of this...

Is it me or has the invective gone out of this thread? No one’s slagging off nasty commercial practices or inadequate equipment any more - just asking polite questions and taking a pop at others in...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2013, 12:53
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

I'm sorry Geoffers old chap - it's your age. I...

I'm sorry Geoffers old chap - it's your age. I remember your father had the same wry smile and dissapointment over you and your plans. It happens every generation. It's called progress
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2013, 10:55
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

You're on the wrong thread, Snake. This is the...

You're on the wrong thread, Snake. This is the one where Jim and Crab tell us we'll all be doooomed. Wrong aircraft, wrong maker, wrong price, wrong paymaster, wrong Govt department, wrong...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Feb 2013, 17:48
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Sounds to me as though new helicopters might...

Sounds to me as though new helicopters might improve the gene pool
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2012, 21:56
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

... and did you have 7000 hours before you were...

... and did you have 7000 hours before you were allowed to go operational , or did you have decent training, no experience and get crewed with experienced people who taught you on the job?

The key...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2012, 19:44
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

So one year then - identical to the contract for...

So one year then - identical to the contract for Winch Ops. All we're arguing about is the winchman. What is his prime skill - burning holes in the sky or paramedic?



Yep. That's much the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2012, 19:20
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

... and obviously civilian operators will try to...

... and obviously civilian operators will try to crew all the inexperienced guys together and give them less than average training. Come on.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2012, 19:05
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Quote: 1 year SAR experience for winch ops and 3...

Quote: 1 year SAR experience for winch ops and 3 months (yes 3 months) SAR experience for winchmen!!!

Enlighten me. How much SAR experience to military winch ops and winchmen have when they...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2012, 19:00
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

"Contracts like this incorporate numerous...

"Contracts like this incorporate numerous strategic inputs"

Damn right they do; this is someone else (the government) spending my money. If all NHS contracts were decided by a panel of nurses,...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2012, 20:04
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Could you two start a new thread? Call it "My...

Could you two start a new thread? Call it "My dad's bigger than your dad"
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2012, 09:06
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

How do you know that? It never produced a...

How do you know that? It never produced a service to be judged
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Feb 2012, 14:47
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Let’s step back a bit and do a hypothetical...

Let’s step back a bit and do a hypothetical exercise to separate competence from slagging. If you could pick which civil operator(s) should fly two dozen largish helicopters in the SAR role around...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2012, 10:01
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

I hope you learnt from that Lightning Lad - never...

I hope you learnt from that Lightning Lad - never ask ppt a question before coffee time - he's always grumpy til then.

Or is it before teatime? I forget.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2012, 18:54
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Let’s just analyse your worries: Logistics...

Let’s just analyse your worries:

Logistics and Spares: Most companies in the industry have high tech kit miles from their headquarters and more miles from the OEMs. Getting bits to the right...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2012, 19:16
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Easy. It’s called Business. 1. If Company...

Easy. It’s called Business.

1. If Company A wins Gap-SAR and loses Long-SAR, it’s got a few years of revenue then it looks elsewhere with a new line in its CV. If it loses interest, see 2.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Oct 2011, 18:37
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

and it takes two parties to sign a spares...

and it takes two parties to sign a spares contract. If the contract is duplicitous, one or other has to be be either careless, stupid or a civil servant
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2011, 09:56
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

Under PFI, the Government rents assets and/or...

Under PFI, the Government rents assets and/or services – it pays a standing order for use of a hospital or an SAR service, and the contractor holds any capital assets. However out of favour that...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2011, 09:12
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,337
Posted By Manchester

PFI is only a big word for renting assets and...

PFI is only a big word for renting assets and services rather than buying them, so Gap SAR has to be done that way; no one has the capital budget to do otherwise. The government has budget lines for...
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