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Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 15:13
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

I think as was said earlier, before the days of...

I think as was said earlier, before the days of GPS it was common to base routes on things rather than imaginary points in space. It would be interesting to know when that procedure was created, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 14:41
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

If indeed that's what happened - we don't know...

If indeed that's what happened - we don't know for certain that the warnins were visible and even if they were, the guy seemed pretty competent and if he can do it, so can we all, especially if we...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 13:54
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Not exactly, I mean putting the aircraft on a...

Not exactly, I mean putting the aircraft on a flight path where a terrain collision was going to occur (unless last moment emergency evasive manoeuvre can save it). So not so much using the rock as a...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 13:24
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Sounds to me like your crews need better...

Sounds to me like your crews need better foundation training in how, when, where and why to use automation, when to drop down a level or two, and when to revert to manual!

But I also think your...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 12:25
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Automation may cause accidents, but far more...

Automation may cause accidents, but far more accidents are caused by humans flying without automation. The trick is to train to use it correctly and appropriately, not to rip it out and hand fly...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 12:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

This is true, but the issue arose only after a...

This is true, but the issue arose only after a major cockup had occurred. I suggest the primary target for any review should be why the cockup occurred, not why the sudden and unexpected need for an...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 10:24
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

4. Why did they not notice a huge blob on the...

4. Why did they not notice a huge blob on the radar (cockpit procedures?)

Just a thought but I wonder how often the flew double-captain. Some captains are pretty bad at doing the copilot role. Of...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2017, 08:31
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

One can point to a fundamental error by the crew...

One can point to a fundamental error by the crew in not noticing the rock - it was on the charts albeit well disguised - however looking at the whole picture I think it was an entirely predictable...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2017, 23:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

As I tried to say earlier, in my view it points...

As I tried to say earlier, in my view it points to the flawed culture in SAR of always trying to get low / VFR as soon as possible. In my experience SAR pilots are far happier flying around at 200'...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2017, 14:41
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

But only if selected onto a display, presumably?

But only if selected onto a display, presumably?
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2017, 18:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

In the N Sea this is handled by an ADELT -...

In the N Sea this is handled by an ADELT - although survivors on the surface drift away from the fuselage, hopefully the ADELT drifts at a not too dissimilar rate. That said they don't have a great...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2017, 17:54
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

In any case, if you are unfortunately trapped...

In any case, if you are unfortunately trapped underwater, a water-activated PLB would be pointless even as an aid to recovering bodies due to the fact that VHF radio doesn't propagate well through...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 19:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Thanks for corroborating, there didn't seem any...

Thanks for corroborating, there didn't seem any reason for my engineer chum to be making it up. Although not really relevant to this accident, I suppose.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 19:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Ok well I thought I had heard this rumour before,...

Ok well I thought I had heard this rumour before, but as I said it was recently volunteered to me by a young engineer with no particular axe to grind. Maybe it is a false rumour and/or maybe it is,...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 17:56
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Yea right! Where have I heard that before? (OK,...

Yea right! Where have I heard that before? (OK, it was from AH and it's previous incarnations!)

Anyway, do the other operators bother that much about HUMS data? (Ouch!)
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 17:40
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Coincidentally an ex-colleague engineer pitched...

Coincidentally an ex-colleague engineer pitched up at the gliding club on Friday and I took him for a flight in my glider. We discussed the vulnerability of having a near-all-S92 fleet, and one of...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 15:23
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

I'm not sure that the HUMS data is that relevant...

I'm not sure that the HUMS data is that relevant if the FDR shows that the helicopter's flight path was as expected for the control inputs.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2017, 15:14
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Presumably by "trolling" you mean having a...

Presumably by "trolling" you mean having a different opinion from you? In which case you are correct. An "institution" (if SAR can be called that) that sticks its fingers in its ears to any input...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 21:17
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

I thought we were? If it transpires that it was...

I thought we were? If it transpires that it was crew error, would you rather it was blamed on that specific crew, or that they were the victims of the culture, custom and practice of SAR?
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 21:08
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

My point is that yes there are differences, but...

My point is that yes there are differences, but fairly minor ones as you describe. It is therefore not impossible that they disregarded the return as being weather (despite the actual weather being...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 20:57
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Are you going to tell us what it is?

Are you going to tell us what it is?
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 20:49
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Is it that easy to tell the difference between a...

Is it that easy to tell the difference between a big lump of rock and a heavy rain shower? And of course the radar doesn't tell you the height of the rock.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2017, 20:47
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

"No mechanical anomalies" is I suppose a blessing...

"No mechanical anomalies" is I suppose a blessing to my home patch of the N Sea where the S92 is currently ubiquitous, but I guess the corollary to that is that it was CFIT. Such a shame, but it does...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2017, 10:45
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Why would you "trust" that? The heli in question...

Why would you "trust" that? The heli in question was providing "top cover" - terminology I picked up from the SAR folk on here - and so in what way is it irrelevant to discuss the risk balance of...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2017, 09:47
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Thanks for the enhanced explanation. This debate...

Thanks for the enhanced explanation. This debate is not a 20:20 hindsight one since we don't know why the accident happened, and as far as I'm concerned we are talking generalisations.

With the...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2017, 08:35
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

If that is aimed at my point then I think you...

If that is aimed at my point then I think you miss it a bit. I am not saying that they should have sought a refuelling airfield with ILS. I am not even referring specifically to the accident in this...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 22:59
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Yes you are absolutely right, my points may well...

Yes you are absolutely right, my points may well be completely irrelevant to this accident. However in the vacuum created by waiting for any concrete cause, we might as well talk generalities. If it...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 22:52
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Times change and, mostly, expectations of safety...

Times change and, mostly, expectations of safety improve. This is why N Sea aviators no longer go VFR when the conditions are too bad for IFR.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 22:25
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Don't specifically disagree with any of that...

Don't specifically disagree with any of that except:

But when there is an ILS, why not take the safer option and do an ILS? (There was at the base I'm talking about).

Yes, the "SAR stuff" is...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 21:13
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Sort of, yes and no. As I mentioned, I was Chief...

Sort of, yes and no. As I mentioned, I was Chief Trainer on the L2 fleet - that "fleet" consisting only of G-JSAR. I had a conflict with some of the pilots: My feeling was that first of all, they had...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 20:32
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Sure, I understand there are 2 sets of limits. My...

Sure, I understand there are 2 sets of limits. My point is that I question whether the 2 sets of limits are always appropriately applied. They weren't in the case of G-JSAR (although it wasn't...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 19:57
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

You can be quite thick sometimes. You conflate...

You can be quite thick sometimes. You conflate "risk taking" with "risk". The former has connotations of recklessness. The latter accepts that there is no such thing as "safe" or "unsafe", it is all...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 17:15
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

I think this is a very good question and I was...

I think this is a very good question and I was thinking along similar lines. All this talk of letting down using the SAR modes, radar to avoid obstacles, perhaps NVGs, is all very well when saving...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2017, 11:25
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

No. Either pilot, and possibly the rear crew,...

No. Either pilot, and possibly the rear crew, could be on the radio. The commander may or may not be the pilot flying.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2017, 23:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,307,955
Posted By HeliComparator

Why do so many people feel empowered to tell...

Why do so many people feel empowered to tell other people what they should post on this forum? It is a recurring theme every time there is an accident. People are allowed to post what they think is...
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