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Old 17th Sep 2013, 19:22
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albatross
 
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I am afraid, Pilot and Apprentice, that there are many on this forum who have never flown an ARA, Localizer or any non precision approach nor for that matter a helicopter in an offshore environment.
Many who critize the PUMA, 225 and / or the 92 have never even been in one.
Still this is a rumour network so you have to seperate the wheat from the chaff.

Notice for example that many seem to think that an ARA is a straight in and completely ignore the offset which is going to put the rig at either the 1030 or 1330 position at mimima. Excepting of course where a visual has been attained earlier and a 'visual continue' call made with perhaps a heading change made from the offset back towards the rig.

I too dispise the term "Dive and Drive."

Don't worry about the spelling. On some threads the rule seems to be "if you can not argue against the logic -attack the grammar, spelling or syntax even when the person's first language is not english."

Having stated that there are some here who are very experienced and knowledgeable.
We will not change the world on this forum but some folks have some very good ideas and it is worth waiting for some gem of wisdom to heave over the horizon.
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