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Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2013, 08:41
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Great post 26500 :ok:. But the 'guy in Mumbai'...

Great post 26500 :ok:. But the 'guy in Mumbai' won't be you or me - it'll be Derek or Nigel. Spoke to him just last week, a consumer survey I think! ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 18:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Angel Your Apology is Graciously accepted DB. But that...

Your Apology is Graciously accepted DB. But that doesn't solve the conundrum of what went wrong at Sumburgh (et al) and how to fix it?
All I can offer is the suggestion of more training, more often,...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 15:52
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Thank you Crab - I couldn't remember if we had...

Thank you Crab - I couldn't remember if we had limits except for snow and icing! And serviceability of coffee boiler of course (joke - it never went u/s) :ok:

ps just in case DB thinks you never...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 14:08
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

So, to continue DB, the solution to your problem...

So, to continue DB, the solution to your problem is? Come on, it's as clear as day despite my rose tinted misted specs - could it be more training for all? For co's and captains, until it is second...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 12:34
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Double Bogey - if you had taken the trouble to...

Double Bogey - if you had taken the trouble to read my previous posts instead of jumping to your own pre-formed conclusions you would see that I have never actually advocated manual flying as a...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 11:37
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

DB totally agree, with rest of your...

DB



totally agree, with rest of your post too! From an outsider perspective (un-clouded by co policy and financial constraints) more time (and cash) must be set aside for continuation...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 11:31
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

HC, I think that you might be the dinosaur...

HC,
I think that you might be the dinosaur here! Doing more of the same isn't working is it? Plenty of people with all sorts of experience have offered suggestions which you disdain. We have all...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 11:12
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

OK, more training and practice too expensive and...

OK, more training and practice too expensive and not relevant to todays whizzocopters so - if more automation is the only safe answer why not go the whole way?
Surely the answer is ultimately RPV's...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 07:42
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Angel Crab and let me guess, co pilots go...

Crab



and let me guess, co pilots go on to be captains? Do you think that might happen in the 'commercial world' too? How do they ever develop that GH/UP skill in a sim? My glasses are...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 00:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

I think that is what I was trying to say too, but...

I think that is what I was trying to say too, but thank you Crab for putting me straight and the blood pressure is fine now ;).

BTW, do Rafsar crews still get 4hours TRAINING per shift?
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 19:33
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Angry FFS Crab - I knew all that!!! I wasn't...

FFS Crab - I knew all that!!!

I wasn't saying "fly like SAR Sky God (JOKE! I say again Joke!) or you're a numptie"!!!
I understand the commercial reality too (I even have a BA(Econ) :=) but if...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 17:12
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Double Bogey - I find it interesting, if a little...

Double Bogey - I find it interesting, if a little sad, that whenever an 'old n bold' pilot, or shall we call them a 'pre 4 axis fully coupled pilot' offers an opinion, helpful suggestion even (like I...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2013, 12:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Snoop omg gulliBell!:ooh: do they still burn...

omg gulliBell!:ooh:

do they still burn witches in NZ? :D
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 17:17
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

err, isn't that what we've all been saying...

err, isn't that what we've all been saying piglet? :zzz:
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 17:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

DB and I thank you for your gracious reply! ...

DB and I thank you for your gracious reply!

I think you do set the bug too low. ISTR that in the SK we would bug 20ft lower than our routine radalt height of 200ft when manouvering IMC or night...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 16:49
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

26500lbs sorry (I've already apologised to...

26500lbs

sorry (I've already apologised to DB) it was rotorspeed wot said it!

But, you and I are in grave danger of agreeing here!
I have never advocated a 'manual is best' approach. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 16:25
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Double Bogey - the weather ref came from...

Double Bogey - the weather ref came from rotorspeed, I beg your pardon, thought it was you

however, glad to explain how we all did it (and still do) - either we flew lower than the cloudbase at...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 13:41
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

26500 I don't know why I'm bothering to...

26500

I don't know why I'm bothering to respond to you 26500 but my annual reports always said 'this officer doesn't suffer fools gladly' so here goes:

true, we didn't fly 600 hours per...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 20:49
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Double B - I can agree with ALL that you have...

Double B - I can agree with ALL that you have said in your last post quoted above. In fact the SK autopilot was a revelation to me and a quantum leap in capability over the Wessex that I'd been...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 18:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

HF you might just be a youngster in...

HF


you might just be a youngster in comparison to me HF but surely GCE English was required for the RAF, if not NSea? :}
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 17:33
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Hedski - I'm relieved that at least one current...

Hedski - I'm relieved that at least one current NS pilot seems to get what I'm trying to say! This was never intended to be a mil v civ willy contest (on my part) - I had my chance to go civ NS, I...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 17:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

RayJoeCzech - since I knew most of the crashers...

RayJoeCzech - since I knew most of the crashers in the RAF to whom you refer,all SH btw, I guess I was probably flying over the N Sea, S Atlantic, Irish Sea and Atlantic when you were still in...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 16:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Double Bogey - sense of humour caption failure? I...

Double Bogey - sense of humour caption failure? I was being ironic but irony seems to be lost on quite a few here. I was merely pointing out that despite the most modern and complicated kit that...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 15:41
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Dear Bogey To be honest, since in my world...

Dear Bogey

To be honest, since in my world we were frequently 'at the edges of the envelope', I guess I must have been 'just lucky enough' for around 7,500 hours. Perhaps I got away with it 'cos...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 11:09
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Hi Hummingfrog, you beat me to it! :ok:

Hi Hummingfrog, you beat me to it! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 11:07
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

I couldn't agree more (I'm not quite the Luddite...

I couldn't agree more (I'm not quite the Luddite I sometimes like to profess) so why did they not? Why did two rated and presumably competant pilots fail to maintain situational awareness? Could it...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2013, 23:36
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

SAS - simple, fly the aircraft! If you need...

SAS - simple, fly the aircraft! If you need inumerable checklists and ap options to fly an IFR approach to minima and you still fly into the sea (which most NS posters on here seem to think is what...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2013, 23:03
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

HC - I don't claim to have all the right ideas,...

HC - I don't claim to have all the right ideas, but it seems you think you do.
I, and most of the people I knew, put more emphasis on flying the aircraft rather than 'pushing buttons'. We had fewer...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2013, 22:34
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,756
Posted By Al-bert

Seems like something has been lost along with the...

Seems like something has been lost along with the adoption of exceedingly clever Ap's and no amount of Crab bashing can excuse poor flying skills on the part of NS pilots. I never flew commercially...
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