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Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2016, 12:28
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Not exactly USFS Standards....but example of...

Not exactly USFS Standards....but example of leaving an aircraft running.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_a01Ek-m88&feature=share
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2016, 19:58
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

I have done some genuinely silly things in my...

I have done some genuinely silly things in my life...and some incredibly stupid things...and even things that totally defy comprehension....but leaving a Helicopter running at Full Chat...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2016, 15:49
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Sounds like the Achilles Heel of a Jet...

Sounds like the Achilles Heel of a Jet Ranger....called LTE but actually too little Tail Rotor Thrust to counteract Torque when the DA gets high.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2016, 15:33
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

I suppose like many endeavors....as long as the...

I suppose like many endeavors....as long as the system ensures mediocrity and relieving the participants from having to actually think about what they are doing...we will continue to see accidents...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2016, 23:25
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

1) At an airport....not in the Bush or some...

1) At an airport....not in the Bush or some remote site where shutting down would in itself pose a hazard.

2) Landed at the wrong fuel pump and did not reposition THEN Shutdown.

3) Failed to...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2016, 22:53
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Do you think the CAA, EASA, FAA, and the rest of...

Do you think the CAA, EASA, FAA, and the rest of the Alphabet Gang have divine wisdom in their writing of the "Rules"?

You reckon every "Rule" is universal truth?

Even the Authorities grant...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2016, 13:20
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Are we seeing a Generation of Pilots that only...

Are we seeing a Generation of Pilots that only "think" they know what they are about? I note more than a few will quote the "Queen's Regulations" (or whatever Authority is in vogue at the time) but...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2016, 23:58
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

TH-55 for me.....68-9 and 68-11.

TH-55 for me.....68-9 and 68-11.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2016, 18:45
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Why would One wish to turn a Flight Control...

Why would One wish to turn a Flight Control Hydraulics System "Off" to begin with?

Example is the Jetbox....turn the hydraulics off and the Stick can be motored by Feedback forces. Same on the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2016, 15:03
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Why would the use of "Friction" devices not meet...

Why would the use of "Friction" devices not meet the requirement for "Locks"?

Knowing too many Fixed Wing Rules and concepts have been applied to Rotorcraft by Authorities.....could the "Control...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2016, 11:53
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

The key issue is the risk the Helicopter might go...

The key issue is the risk the Helicopter might go fly without the Pilot.

Control that risk adequately and Robert is your Mom's Brother.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2016, 13:44
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Eacott....you did move on....and are not of the...

Eacott....you did move on....and are not of the Pedantic sort....Oz has a way of grinding that out of Pom's who decide to stay a while. Pom's, in the true usage of the word, are the ones with the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2016, 12:17
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Brother Eacott....please to remember there is no...

Brother Eacott....please to remember there is no helicopter flying outside the UK and no authority but the CAA. Oh, sorry....Europe and EASA unless Brexit changes all that....but you get my drift...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2016, 01:46
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

It all gets back to the...

It all gets back to the Rules/Regulations/SOP/OpsManual that apply at the time and place. I always added....a thing called commonsense...and only did it when it was the best right answer.

A...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2006, 15:32
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Golden advice Nick.....it never hurts to...

Golden advice Nick.....it never hurts to stop...take the time to smell the Roses then get back after it. If you are getting "pushed"...and making "small" mistakes....break the chain and start over...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2006, 03:41
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

Erchie, If you are in fact a new...

Erchie,

If you are in fact a new pilot....you will be confronted with lots of decsions in your working life that do not fit into the orderly frame work you describe.

You will find that "time"...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2006, 02:14
Replies: 263
Views: 56,698
Posted By SASless

How many million gallons of jet fuel ever been...

How many million gallons of jet fuel ever been hand pumped...machine pumped into a running helicopter by the pilot during bush operations? Do I know anyone that has had any kind of problem as a...
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