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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 08:06
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Is it possible that the captain having seen a...

Is it possible that the captain having seen a hole in the cloud, slowed down and tried to descend while maintaining visual contact with the surface with the intention of making the final run into LSI...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 20:55
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

HMS Heron it is then. You've got my vote. :ok:

HMS Heron it is then. You've got my vote. :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 20:39
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Exactly and that's what we have to keep in mind,...

Exactly and that's what we have to keep in mind, constantly.

But the only way to make this universal is for the regulator to get involved because left up to the oilcos - well, you can make your...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 11:57
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Ha ha - - brilliant! :D You've probably just come...

Ha ha - - brilliant! :D You've probably just come up with the safest offshore helicopter of all time. The "suspended" lifeboat could also have a parachute an fulfill the safety concern of someone...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2013, 21:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

I also wondered about this but assumed they must...

I also wondered about this but assumed they must have resolved this before fitting them to the Wasp. I'm sure the rotors stop fairly quickly and if they contact the water, even more quickly!

The...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2013, 07:32
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

North Sea oil culture needs to change, says union...

North Sea oil culture needs to change, says union leader after helicopter crash | Business | The Guardian...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 21:20
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Bondu, yes as well as other new a/c but not...

Bondu, yes as well as other new a/c but not (sadly) on the 332.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 21:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

LARGE push-out windows all the way down the...

LARGE push-out windows all the way down the fuselage might be a good start.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 19:48
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

As long as its Plymouth gin and served with a...

As long as its Plymouth gin and served with a splash of Angostura bitters, no problem! :ok:



Back then we used to fly. Now they manage systems. :ooh: ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 16:29
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Oh well there we have it. Am a little surprised...

Oh well there we have it. Am a little surprised but there we are.

I wonder if all the talk of finger trouble with the AFCS in the past couple of pages will bear any relation to what is discovered?...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 11:22
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Satsuma thanks for this. The above...

Satsuma thanks for this.



The above incident has no doubt been discussed already but could someone remind me how an L2 losses airspeed in this situation. The driver punches in a desired ROC (is...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 10:48
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

L2 Flight Deck

Someone was asking about the L2's flight deck whether it is analogue etc.

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Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 17:19
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Exactly, which non-happening accident enquiry?...

Exactly, which non-happening accident enquiry? Which delay?

Any reviews etc. which are going to be done (as per suggestions made on this thread) should include some sort of collaboration between...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 17:01
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Ha ha! Was going to suggest that with the...

Ha ha! Was going to suggest that with the resulting problem of men stranded at sea (http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article3853818.ece) they should recruit a few...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 16:51
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

I tend to agree with you but .. .. and

I tend to agree with you but ..



.. and
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 12:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Even to the AAIB? :confused:

Even to the AAIB? :confused:
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 11:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Also, IF VRS was a factor, per Beaucoup's post,...

Also, IF VRS was a factor, per Beaucoup's post, wouldn't Sumburgh Approach have contacted G-WNSB when they saw their approach speed dropping-off from whatever it was to something significantly lower...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2013, 11:25
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Could you explain how during the approach this...

Could you explain how during the approach this could happen?

Were they approaching into the prevailing wind?

Wouldn't they have been monitoring airspeed and ground speed (the latter by means of...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2013, 21:38
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Side to side as in yaw or roll I wonder.

Side to side as in yaw or roll I wonder.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2013, 09:04
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Float bags etc.

Perhaps indeed!
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2013, 07:19
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Shetland helicopter crash: Safety advice ignored ...

Shetland helicopter crash: Safety advice ignored



Shetland helicopter crash: Safety advice ignored - Transport - The Scotsman...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 20:53
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

The BALPA statement has just come out, with a lot...

The BALPA statement has just come out, with a lot of references to Norwegian operations (which were heavily discussed on this thread over the weekend and even yesterday) but I suppose that's just...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 16:07
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Bears - Put on your "big boy" pants - or get out...

Bears - Put on your "big boy" pants - or get out the industry!



Helicopter crash: workers told to put 'big boy pants' on after expressing safety fears - Telegraph...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 12:01
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Absolutely right, thank you sir! ...

Absolutely right, thank you sir!



Helikopter Service Flight 451 was a Eurocopter AS 332L1 Super Puma helicopter which crashed into the Norwegian Sea 100 nautical miles northwest of Brønnøysund,...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 09:38
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

I should like to remember this correctly. I...

I should like to remember this correctly.

I thought the blade had suffered a lightning strike, was sent to SAC for repairs, then returned to Bristow whereafter it failed on take-off from a...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 09:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

To save me searching the entire web, this was the...

To save me searching the entire web, this was the poorly repaired blade post-lightning strike?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2013, 13:50
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

They are going to round-up herds of Bell 412's....

They are going to round-up herds of Bell 412's. :ok: ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2013, 08:44
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

Well said. Sudden loss of power? We...

Well said.

Sudden loss of power?

We simply don't know what happened yet and pilot error may well be a factor but in my gut I don't think this is a pilot error accident. Very untechnical I know...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2013, 19:48
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,795
Posted By Anthony Supplebottom

There were plans for exploding bolts on main...

There were plans for exploding bolts on main rotors followed by crew ejector seats and an airframe parachute but if you've worked on helis then you'll probably understand why these ideas were...
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