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Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2013, 07:20
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

I think what SASless is alluding to is the role...

I think what SASless is alluding to is the role that management can play in forming a link in the accident chain. Failing to provide a common IFR fit across the fleet and always doing the IFR...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2013, 22:23
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Rotoronin Check facts before you post...

Rotoronin


Check facts before you post drivel:ugh:



Having used EGPB many times in poor weather you fly to minimums as accurately as possible and if no visual references you divert to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2013, 06:42
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

SuperF The reason why "pilot error" is...

SuperF



The reason why "pilot error" is not used as a catch all reason for an accident in the UK is to get to the bottom of the reasons for the accident.

Yes sometimes the reason is pilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2013, 13:52
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

SuperF Surely that is an American...

SuperF



Surely that is an American problem - if you want to call it pilot error then it is up to you. If those accidents happened in the UK then the AIB would investigate and look at the chain...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2013, 23:02
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

vaibronco Where did I say this? Don't...

vaibronco



Where did I say this? Don't put words into my "mouth" Read a post properly before making wild assumptions:ugh:

I did say
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2013, 15:21
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Ray Joe Czech . Do you work for one of...

Ray Joe Czech

.

Do you work for one of the big 3 in Aberdeen? Are you a co-pilot.

The co-pilots I worked with were never cowed by the captain - or at least when they flew with me I always...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2013, 23:14
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

The introduction of CRM courses made a big...

The introduction of CRM courses made a big difference in helping inexperienced co-pilots challenge any odd decisions made by the captain. It gave them confidence because they knew the system would...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2013, 05:11
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Fareastdriver We flew the Wessex at...

Fareastdriver



We flew the Wessex at 50ft agl on low level transits on Ex in Germany - there again the Pumas always were big P====ys:E

Just before my time on the Seaking somebody tried to...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2013, 16:01
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

SASLESS I think it all boils down to money -...

SASLESS

I think it all boils down to money - the 365N2 had a coupled ILS which in theory would take you down to 50ft but nobody would pay for it to be certified. If the companies can see no...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2013, 14:27
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC Interesting that you need extra...

HC



Interesting that you need extra training to reduce the DH from 200ft to 150ft. If my brain is working today the RAF Seaking had a DH of 150ft for an ILS and PAR - this was due to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2013, 10:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC In my day we could only dream of using...

HC

In my day we could only dream of using Aberdeen as an alternate from Sumburgh coming in from the Shetland basin - it would have meant we couldn't have carried many pax!! I often used Wick which...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2013, 06:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Serf Of course he would have had a suitable...

Serf

Of course he would have had a suitable alternate such as Kirkwall, Wick or Bergen depending on the forecasts. With the following TAFs, if you are a pilot, which alternate would you have...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2013, 15:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Having read and taken part in this thread it...

Having read and taken part in this thread it seems to me that the autopilot/coupler/FMS fitted to modern helicopters has become too complicated!
The talk of which control does what function at a...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2013, 10:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

SASLESS The reasoning behind that I...

SASLESS



The reasoning behind that I suppose is that the main reason you are in the SIM is to complete the mandatory checkride.

In my case with the 365N2 we had to go to France to use a SIM...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 22:47
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

II Are these training sessions or...

II



Are these training sessions or "checking sessions" where OPCs/LPCs have to be completed?

The Sim sessions that I had were a mixture and because we used company TREs always had some...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2013, 06:57
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Albatross That quote is a load of...

Albatross



That quote is a load of b----cks. This is nothing to do with civ-mil it is to do with different philosophies. One is use the autopilot all the time and the other is to use the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 22:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

DB The trouble is - and this is...

DB




The trouble is - and this is what this thread is all about you are NOT getting the last part of your mantra every time. Otherwise we wouldn't be discussing a possible CFIT.

We all...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 20:35
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC I have it second hand from the SP...

HC



I have it second hand from the SP company on the same side of the airfield as you - engage autopilot modes as you pass Vy disengage as late as possible on rig approach. They may have...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 18:00
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

212 Man That was the Cormorant A...

212 Man



That was the Cormorant A accident where an "experienced" Commander made the classic mistake of linking ground speed to airspeed. If I recall the wind was of the order of 60-70KTs. He...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 11:30
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Hi Al Well I am younger!!:E HF

Hi Al

Well I am younger!!:E

HF
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 11:04
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC I agree with your definition of the...

HC

I agree with your definition of the different skills that a NS Pilot needs.

I perhaps disagree with your final analysis of the last few minutes of this accident.

It seems to be a...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2013, 05:45
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

SASless I don't think that NS pilots...

SASless



I don't think that NS pilots have poor skills it is just that their hand flying skills do get degraded over time.

I joined the NS in 1990 to fly the 332L and began line flying up to...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2013, 21:16
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

diginagain I totally agree with you but the...

diginagain

I totally agree with you but the present philosophy seems to be hand fly as little as possible and engage the autopilot at Vy (SP) and deselect at the last possible minute before...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2013, 11:26
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Having left the NS 3 yrs ago my knowledge of SOPs...

Having left the NS 3 yrs ago my knowledge of SOPs and briefs is a little out of date.

However, in my time briefs would be said parrot fashion as it was generally obvious what type of approach was...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2013, 15:40
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC I totally agree that in real IMC...

HC



I totally agree that in real IMC down to limits I would rather use the coupler than hand fly - the coupler in the365N2 was pretty basic but a coupled ILS was safer to fly as all you had to...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2013, 14:01
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Perhaps it is time to put to bed the differences...

Perhaps it is time to put to bed the differences in basic training and using different techniques to control height/speed.

We are assuming that, as the serviceability of the SP seems to have been...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2013, 07:09
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

llamaman I hope you weren't including...

llamaman



I hope you weren't including me in that comment.:= I have flown with some very capable civilian trained pilots as well as some mil trained who were not as good. I was trying to...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2013, 06:16
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

YOP In the present climate of...

YOP



In the present climate of automation I think it would be a better idea for commercial fix wing pilots to have recent experience in flying light a/c.

All flying experience is valuable,...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 14:49
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC RAF basic training is done on a...

HC



RAF basic training is done on a fixed wing, this gives you a base line of experience and airmanship. You also fly the a/c to the limits of its envelope so you develop a healthy respect for...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 13:13
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC You have confused me now - surely...

HC



You have confused me now - surely an instrument approach is at low - medium speed yet it seems that the way pilots fly the approach is as if it were high speed.:confused:

Being a product...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 09:00
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC So having read DB's post and many...

HC



So having read DB's post and many others what now seems to be occurring is that the autopilot is very good - which I have never disputed, but the training of how to use it is not.

Did...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2013, 05:31
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

The Sultan While I agree that the...

The Sultan



While I agree that the crew wouldn't be distracted by their IPAD's. There are, however, plenty of examples of crews loosing their situational awareness of what is happening when an...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2013, 20:55
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC I have made the point before that...

HC



I have made the point before that more and more pilots seem to be becoming system operators rather that pilots. If you were confident in your ability to fly the a/c you wouldn't need...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2013, 07:43
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

Sultan That is a bit harsh. No NS...

Sultan



That is a bit harsh. No NS pilot will fly an aircraft into/onto the sea as the result of "gross Carelessness". There is always a chain of events which lead up to such an event - the old...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2013, 14:20
Replies: 2,609
Views: 876,737
Posted By Hummingfrog

HC I agree with your sentiments on humour....

HC

I agree with your sentiments on humour. The jokes and comments made by crews when on SAR were certainly very close to the bone and helped to relieve the stress of dealing with some very tragic...
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