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Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jan 2014, 22:57
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

HC, Where is it the CAA's job to "inspect"...

HC,

Where is it the CAA's job to "inspect" the aircraft itself?

The Operator is supposed to conduct all engineering within established guidelines and procedures. Surely the CAA only has to...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2011, 20:54
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

HC, You read more into my comment than...

HC,

You read more into my comment than perhaps you should. I am not saying each time there is an accident, the Type Certificate should be yanked....just when there is discovered clear evidence...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2011, 19:43
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

HC, The common denominator in the EC/SK MGB...

HC,

The common denominator in the EC/SK MGB issues is the Certifying Authority for each type signed off on the aircraft design. Neither EC or SK could have put the aircraft into production...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2011, 12:04
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

The AAIB report wording is way too polite in some...

The AAIB report wording is way too polite in some areas....and leaves the interpetation up to the reader when it should be quite specific and point out the magnitude of the action or in-action of...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2011, 22:41
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

What reaction has that provoked? Would EASA...

What reaction has that provoked? Would EASA remove the Airworthiness Certification of the MGB and force Eurocopter to redesign that component, to include the cockpit warning systems for chip...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2011, 17:25
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

How does one analyze the chain of events that led...

How does one analyze the chain of events that led to the crash, do so rationally and fairly, without pointing out all of the factors that played a role in the sequence of events?

That is not...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2011, 21:36
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Geoffers....I was referring to the...

Geoffers....I was referring to the depressurizations caused by airframe cracks...that resulted in several mid-air breakups fatal to all aboard. That engineering failure led to the Boeing 707 and...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2011, 12:03
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Sound does very much play a role in Gearboxes or...

Sound does very much play a role in Gearboxes or any other bearing function.

How many of us (who drive the same car or light truck for multiple hundreds of thousands of miles) have not at some...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2011, 00:13
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

What repercussions are there for some "Crat" in a...

What repercussions are there for some "Crat" in a Government Certification Agency that signs off on a bad design? Did anyone jump out of a hi-rise window over the Comet, the DC-10, Air Bus Pitot...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2011, 14:58
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Assignment of blame is not the...

Assignment of blame is not the objective.....finding an effective solution to the problems is the exact goal.

Did we rely on advanced technology, caste off proven techniques in the process, and by...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2011, 12:41
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

HC, It not just French/English conversions...

HC,

It not just French/English conversions where language lets us down but also in English/English (in this case English/American).

My use of the word "Engineer" is in the American usage....as...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2011, 01:08
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Why the silence? The Conclusions section...

Why the silence?

The Conclusions section raises some very interesting questions re certification and design assumptions.



Some topics that jumped out at me had to do with the location and...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2009, 23:40
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

JimL, There is at least one fatal flaw! ...

JimL,

There is at least one fatal flaw!

Whether it is design, manufacturing, engineering, or material failure is yet to be decided.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2009, 00:46
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Anyone in this day and time without a Will is not...

Anyone in this day and time without a Will is not paying attention to his personal business....and that includes all you young whipper snappers....single, childless, everyone needs a Will or the...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2009, 02:40
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Mark Twain's View of the Grand Lottery

Mark Twain, a great many years ago wrote an article that could very well apply to our situation today in regard the statistics and risk of flying out to the Rigs by helicopter.

The Danger Of Lying...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2009, 12:10
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

If one certifying agency grounds an...

If one certifying agency grounds an aircraft.....why would others not do the same? Likewise....if I know of the grounding order...why would I fly my machine until it had been inspected?

This...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2009, 11:54
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

OH?

Helimutt,

Your statement.....



should have read.....

I don't know anyone I fly with who would knowingly fly an aircraft which they thought wasn't safe.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Apr 2009, 15:42
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Helicopter flying by its very nature entails risk...

Helicopter flying by its very nature entails risk as does any kind of flying.

Technology and engineering knowledge has progressed over the years and made great improvements in the safety of...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Apr 2009, 01:27
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Proves HUMs ain't perfect by far.:(

Proves HUMs ain't perfect by far.:(
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Apr 2009, 01:13
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

I think having a dedicated thread for condolences...

I think having a dedicated thread for condolences following a tragedy like this one is quite proper. Folks can post their offers of condolence to the victim's families, post poems, photos,...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2009, 16:27
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Rapidly getting worse?

Rapidly getting worse?
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2009, 22:30
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Any radio transmission made to all stations which...

Any radio transmission made to all stations which a Mayday call certainly is....is not protected speech.

I do not feel announcing the content of a Mayday call is inherently evil, wrong, or worthy...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2009, 01:57
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Quote the rest of my post Jock.....the part where...

Quote the rest of my post Jock.....the part where I talk about inviting folks into the hanger to see how we do business and work to break down the them and us attitude and the other suggestions I had...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2009, 11:51
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Two of the five losses were CFIT...

Two of the five losses were CFIT accidents....and can not blame the aircraft for that as they were perfectly sound aircraft until the pilots flew the thing into the water.

So you are dealing with...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2009, 02:04
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Has any aircraft on the North Sea or anywhere...

Has any aircraft on the North Sea or anywhere else had a perfect safety record?
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2009, 17:57
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Sky News Report (time 6:12 PM) Reports eight...

Sky News Report (time 6:12 PM)

Reports eight bodies recovered, two more located, and others unfound at this time.

Also reported the aircraft crash was observed by a Support Boat.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2009, 15:10
Replies: 524
Views: 226,680
Posted By SASless

Appears Sky News is saying eight dead and search...

Appears Sky News is saying eight dead and search for others is continuing.
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