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Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2024, 18:12
Replies: 8
Views: 1,060
Posted By RVDT

6 months ago - ...

6 months ago -
...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 05:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,750
Posted By RVDT

Just because you can I guess?

S.H.I.T.T.E.R!
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2024, 19:47
Replies: 100
Views: 7,286
Posted By RVDT

Maybe -

Maybe -
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2024, 19:29
Replies: 100
Views: 7,286
Posted By RVDT

Is The Rotor A Gyro? - Ray W. Prouty 1926 - 2014

Is The Rotor A Gyro? - Ray W. Prouty 1926 - 2014
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Mar 2024, 19:04
Replies: 2
Views: 685
Posted By RVDT

For 2p try OEMServices (originally SAVE-GIE) -...

For 2p try OEMServices (originally SAVE-GIE) - they handle exchange and AOG for Thales, Safran, Liebherr and Diehl (as owned by them). You will need to hook up with their portal and go from there....
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2024, 17:12
Replies: 13
Views: 1,345
Posted By RVDT

Maybe? According to an article from the...

Maybe? According to an article from the manufacturer - The Use, And Misuse Of Weather Radar – Part 4 (https://aerospace.honeywell.com/us/en/about-us/blogs/radar-corner-weather-radar)



Stephen...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jan 2024, 19:17
Replies: 23
Views: 5,167
Posted By RVDT

And it is highly unlikely there will be a...

And it is highly unlikely there will be a requirement for a post-flight debrief.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Dec 2023, 00:33
Replies: 13
Views: 1,742
Posted By RVDT

Apart from the obvious it is pretty critical that...

Apart from the obvious it is pretty critical that the forward upper cart is in good shape. You cant just fit it and expect it to work. When it is all bolted in place but still loose so you can move...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2023, 16:18
Replies: 1,651
Views: 452,082
Posted By RVDT

Engine designs with a static front compressor...

Engine designs with a static front compressor support without the convenience of integral heating are all effected.

i.e every MD500 and Bell 206 and 206L ever built plus the Robinson R66 all have...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2023, 18:07
Replies: 26
Views: 6,180
Posted By RVDT

Must be "lunchtime"?

Must be "lunchtime"?
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2023, 17:23
Replies: 59
Views: 12,516
Posted By RVDT

The reason for it - elastomeric bearings - i.e....

The reason for it - elastomeric bearings - i.e. the spherical bearing.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2023, 18:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,371
Posted By RVDT

BK117 NZ Wind damage

Auckland rescue helicopter damaged in strong wind (https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/10/03/auckland-rescue-helicopter-damaged-in-strong-wind/)

There is actually a soft patch in the fin for this reason....
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2023, 18:18
Replies: 4
Views: 936
Posted By RVDT

Need to be careful of what is reported these days...

Need to be careful of what is reported these days - but the fact is they got the idea from NZ who precede them by about 3 years?

What next? Phar Lap?
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2023, 19:53
Replies: 190
Views: 51,788
Posted By RVDT

Correct and that's why training / understanding...

Correct and that's why training / understanding the FLI is essential and simulation is worth it's weight in gold. Reading the digital values is the key. Ng - Q - TOT and where the rectangle is...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2023, 18:41
Replies: 190
Views: 51,788
Posted By RVDT

Post #106 - it is a memory item from the RFM.

Post #106 - it is a memory item from the RFM.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2023, 18:42
Replies: 17
Views: 3,067
Posted By RVDT

Helicopters are more resilient but not always. ...

Helicopters are more resilient but not always.

There was an incident here many years back with a Hughes 500C following a Fokker F27 on approach which apparently makes nasty wake with a flap...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2023, 21:44
Replies: 190
Views: 51,788
Posted By RVDT

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1766x1114/screen_shot_2023_08_30_at_9_37_00_am_b6b319979d4b905bcb5e071e67ac27d0180fba84.jpg
Some more perspective
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2023, 19:28
Replies: 190
Views: 51,788
Posted By RVDT

Of note - engine containment is the engine...

Of note - engine containment is the engine manufacturers purview.

Looking at the various media it seems the fire is from both sides? Imagine one engine had an un-contained wheel failure which...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2023, 09:01
Replies: 190
Views: 51,788
Posted By RVDT

Pretty sure FMS 9-2-9 Engine Fire Extinguisher...

Pretty sure FMS 9-2-9 Engine Fire Extinguisher (available in 1 shot or 2) is required if you are going to use the Cat A supplement.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2023, 20:23
Replies: 52
Views: 17,325
Posted By RVDT

You can get something "similar" on the H145 where...

You can get something "similar" on the H145 where the yellow Take Off range is only usable up to roughly Vx speed. As the Helionix is very integrated the yellow range disappears at or about Vx speed...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2023, 19:08
Replies: 1,125
Views: 474,989
Posted By RVDT

This has been bubbling in the background for...

This has been bubbling in the background for years.

Due to the design of the rotor head it isn't much of a challenge to add a blade as most of the "components" are in the blade cuff which is now...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2023, 20:12
Replies: 43
Views: 8,463
Posted By RVDT

And the "sleeper" would be the H145 -...

And the "sleeper" would be the H145 - BK117-D3?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jun 2023, 05:20
Replies: 851
Views: 738,556
Posted By RVDT

...............and the steel tube frame holding...

...............and the steel tube frame holding the dynamics together, and about a million PH screws to hold the panels on.

IMHO it's more like a re-invented 47J than a 206.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jun 2023, 04:18
Replies: 37
Views: 5,163
Posted By RVDT

AEST - fixed it for ya!

AEST - fixed it for ya!
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2023, 06:05
Replies: 7
Views: 1,853
Posted By RVDT

2004 would have been the last time I had anything...

2004 would have been the last time I had anything to do with this model so .................."caveat emptor".

PLA MOTOR may be the warning on the IDS but you need to take into account that it...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2023, 22:34
Replies: 133
Views: 17,420
Posted By RVDT

The info is there for some "fag packet...

The info is there for some "fag packet forensics".

Assumptions:
1 crew
End of the mission and heading home with "min" reserves.
Mass ~ 1500 kg

For reference use passing over the vertical...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2023, 01:08
Replies: 78
Views: 20,989
Posted By RVDT

The inboard strap fittings have adjusters for the...

The inboard strap fittings have adjusters for the "neutral point" of the TT strap twist. If not adjusted with flight test then life can be a little more interesting!
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2023, 20:20
Replies: 49
Views: 12,189
Posted By RVDT

Known unknowns and all and purely conjecture -...

Known unknowns and all and purely conjecture - the cross tubes seem to be still underneath it and the fenestron blades all seem pretty straight so....................?
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2023, 05:56
Replies: 2
Views: 743
Posted By RVDT

A quick google search for you - Horizon Swiss...

A quick google search for you - Horizon Swiss Flight Academy (https://www.horizon-sfa.ch/en/flight-academy/helicopter/licence-conversion-helicopter) might be a start as they do "distance learning"...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2023, 05:54
Replies: 455
Views: 265,966
Posted By RVDT

In a nutshell - no. If the transmissions are of...

In a nutshell - no. If the transmissions are of equivalent length only a third party on the same frequency will notice "two in together" and depending on the transmission levels received may hear the...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Dec 2022, 18:22
Replies: 320
Views: 199,445
Posted By RVDT

And from page 3 of the SIN just case there is any...

And from page 3 of the SIN just case there is any confusion -



If stuff like this is missed you have to wonder about the rest of the machine? I have seen some doozy's in my travels.
Some...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2022, 17:21
Replies: 161
Views: 18,815
Posted By RVDT

Did you actually read all the article or TLDR? ...

Did you actually read all the article or TLDR?

In particular the paragraph under the heading - ‘Zero evidence’ of vaccine link'
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2022, 18:00
Replies: 20
Views: 2,222
Posted By RVDT

Now before we go off on a tangent you only get 1...

Now before we go off on a tangent you only get 1 answer per day.

If you have a FADEC RESTART FAULT warning it can be helpful to now. Yes the DC system in the airframe may be fine but the power...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2022, 02:27
Replies: 20
Views: 2,222
Posted By RVDT

Which would be the issue. EEC is supplied with...

Which would be the issue. EEC is supplied with battery/gen power for start. There are diodes on this supply so that the battery/gen can supply power but not the other way around as the PMA should not...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2022, 18:58
Replies: 150
Views: 34,798
Posted By RVDT

From the report it mentioned that the "ECL trim"...

From the report it mentioned that the "ECL trim" function was INOP. As the collective control system was attacked with the full output of GEN No.1 ~ 300 AMPS you could probably assume that a lot of...
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