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Old 25th Dec 2013, 16:45
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SASless
 
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You can’t trust a helicopter pilot to tell you the time of day,
Self fulfilling prophecy there FH?

Sad you have to prove your own point.

Mr. Santa not leave you anything in yer stocking last night or something?

Tis the Season to be of Good Cheer.....try it....you will find it much more enjoyable just as ol' Scrooge hisself did!


This has been put to bed by the Canadian TSB.....read the report of their review of that situation.

You do need to quit talking Bollocks FH!


Well…yeah. In 2009 this actually did happen to the crew of a Sikorsky S-92 that was cruising along eastbound off the coast of Canada at 9,000 feet. The crew reversed course, descended to 800 feet and headed toward land. They erroneously thought (due to their knowledge of aircraft certification regulations) that they had at least 30 minutes of “run-dry” capability in their transmission. That’s what the rules call for. But there is a loophole (isn’t there always?).
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