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Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 14:44
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Well yeah. And also. It's very naughty (i.e....

Well yeah. And also. It's very naughty (i.e. illegal) on an ILS approach not having the landing runway threshold in sight at the DH yet continue flying straight and level at 200' until you eventually...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 14:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

I did quite a bit of SP flying with a crewman in...

I did quite a bit of SP flying with a crewman in the back. They sure would let it be known if they thought Plan A was not a good idea.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 10:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

A better way would have been for any one of four...

A better way would have been for any one of four people on board to say "this is not a good idea". I'm bewildered why nobody said so. I'm left to wonder if they had a newly minted 200 hour co-pilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 04:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Even with a perfect set of surveyed maps it's...

Even with a perfect set of surveyed maps it's still nuts to go barrelling along at 1.5 nm/minute at night in the pitch dark at 200' when you can barely even make out the water below you, even in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2021, 01:27
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

I will never comprehend how anybody at anytime...

I will never comprehend how anybody at anytime ever thought it a good idea to be stooging around at 200 feet in the pitch black of night when you can't see anything ahead of you, let alone a...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2021, 11:43
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

And given they couldn't see where they were going...

And given they couldn't see where they were going suggests they shouldn't have been there in the first place. If you don't have the required visual reference for VMC you are IMC and follow the IFR...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2021, 07:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

In pre-TAWS days pilots looked out the window...

In pre-TAWS days pilots looked out the window when operating below LSALT in VMC to avoid flying into anything. It should be the same today. No hand-cuffs or handrails needed, only basic airmanship.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2021, 10:16
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Wasn't the report delayed because the family...

Wasn't the report delayed because the family didn't like the answers?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2017, 12:09
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

A lot of pilots here, presumably with various...

A lot of pilots here, presumably with various degrees of experience in various roles, have read the CVR transcript and have arrived at various understandings of what was meant by what was said. This...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2017, 00:51
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

So true. Without the Apollo 1 failure NASA...

So true. Without the Apollo 1 failure NASA probably wouldn't have made it to the moon by the end of the decade, if ever.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2017, 11:44
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Or situational awareness breakdown, for reasons...

Or situational awareness breakdown, for reasons yet to be determined.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2017, 06:28
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

So what is it that you have an issue with? I'm...

So what is it that you have an issue with? I'm not following your selective snippets of forum posting. My point is, and remains, a transcript of the approach brief was not published in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2017, 13:36
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

1. Nobody outside the investigation team has...

1. Nobody outside the investigation team has heard the crew briefing, so whether there were shortcomings in the brief nobody here can say.

2. Two points. One is a systematic process of continuous...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 22:58
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Yes, I agree.

Yes, I agree.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 22:57
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

In the context of what I said, I stand by it. You...

In the context of what I said, I stand by it. You can crash the sim doing malfunctions during the training phase of re-currency any number of times and all is good, just hit the reset button and try...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 11:41
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

For sure, no doubt about that...

For sure, no doubt about that...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 11:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

I'm open to reading the views of everybody here....

I'm open to reading the views of everybody here. As somebody who works for a Part 145 training organization who's job it is to access crew competency, and without knowing the wider background of all...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2017, 10:05
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

From what I've read in the preliminary accident...

From what I've read in the preliminary accident report, and digesting the volume of opinion contained in this discussion, to me it looks like a bad plan from the outset that was poorly executed....
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2017, 10:03
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

I've done enough flying around at night in the...

I've done enough flying around at night in the gloop in the vicinity of lighthouses to have a reasonable hunch that they should have seen the lighthouse light from about 1nm, if they were looking for...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2017, 01:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

The light wouldn't be visible unless you were...

The light wouldn't be visible unless you were looking outside and saw it. They weren't expecting to see a lighthouse, and presumably the only person looking outside was the FLIR operator, who just...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2017, 09:26
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

When the PIC said that the BLKMO waypoint was...

When the PIC said that the BLKMO waypoint was still 1nm ahead, so this might bring a conclusion that the waypoint and the geographical feature were understood not to be co-located.
Yes, odd thing to...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2017, 03:18
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Yes. And again that comes down to the...

Yes. And again that comes down to the thoroughness of the pre-flight planning, and the in-flight execution, which is the responsibility of the PIC.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2017, 02:40
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Isn't it the case that once they have exposed...

Isn't it the case that once they have exposed themselves to low altitude mode the onus is entirely on the PIC to see and avoid obstacles? If so, and not-withstanding all those other factors which...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Apr 2017, 05:03
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Yes, well said, and I agree with all of it. An...

Yes, well said, and I agree with all of it. An IFR qualified pilot would have instantly recognized the route guide was not an approach procedure for use under IMC, and they wouldn't have been...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Apr 2017, 02:48
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

The "what happened" is very simple, you can boil...

The "what happened" is very simple, you can boil it down to a single sentence. They flew into a lighthouse outpost at night they didn't know was there.

The "why it happened" has no simple...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Apr 2017, 02:20
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

When I'm doing IFR checks on crews in the...

When I'm doing IFR checks on crews in the simulator, I can be 95% assured of the final outcome just by listening to the crew approach brief. Which is why a transcript of the crew brief in this...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Apr 2017, 01:50
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

Essentially the crew were mislead, by their own...

Essentially the crew were mislead, by their own assumption, by an approach chart that was not an approach chart applicable for what they were doing. The approach chart they were using was a route...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Apr 2017, 01:33
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

CVR Transcript The extract of the CVR...

CVR Transcript

The extract of the CVR transcript that was published in the preliminary accident report was done so in accordance with protocols, yes? The protocols protect cockpit voice recordings...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2017, 16:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

There are lots of weather radar training videos...

There are lots of weather radar training videos on YouTube, for example:

https://youtu.be/xmRYNIghm9M
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2017, 12:53
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

No, it's easy to do, and it's essential knowledge...

No, it's easy to do, and it's essential knowledge which must be applied for proper use of the radar. I never paid any attention to this aspect of using the radar until I watched the Honeywell weather...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2017, 05:54
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

What rate does it turn you at, 6 degrees/sec?

What rate does it turn you at, 6 degrees/sec?
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2017, 05:52
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

A good example of correctly tuned radar. The...

A good example of correctly tuned radar. The point I was making earlier about interpretation of the radar information is clearly shown, with sea clutter appearing behind the target in-front of you....
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2017, 11:23
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

The RAAF SAR aircraft are single pilot capable,...

The RAAF SAR aircraft are single pilot capable, right? As far as I know they are fitted with the Honeywell SPZ-7600 autopilot system with SAR option, which is certified for single pilot MOT...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2017, 11:05
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

This aspect is absolutely critical to unravel....

This aspect is absolutely critical to unravel. Does the Primus radar system store information in non-volatile memory that can be downloaded for review, particularly the tilt and gain settings, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2017, 03:09
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,900
Posted By gulliBell

How do the SAR pilots flying AW139 in Australia...

How do the SAR pilots flying AW139 in Australia manage to do it all single-pilot? They do single pilot IFR and at night, don't they?
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