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Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2024, 20:45
Replies: 1,570
Views: 419,729
Posted By ShyTorque

I never claimed that it was a scam. Same with the...

I never claimed that it was a scam. Same with the Elio.
12th Mar 2024, 23:17
Replies: 196
Views: 37,491
Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, I’m very much aware of the app and regularly...

Yes, I’m very much aware of the app and regularly use it for repeat prescriptions but it’s no help in getting a GP appointment when it simply states “no appointments available”, no matter how far in...
12th Mar 2024, 17:22
Replies: 17
Views: 2,887
Posted By ShyTorque

An AAC QHI based at Shawbury had some little gold...

An AAC QHI based at Shawbury had some little gold “zaps” made which stated “You’re being flown by Teeny Weeny Airways Taxi Service” with the capital letters in bold text. All good fun! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2024, 16:19
Replies: 33
Views: 3,548
Posted By ShyTorque

The concept of a national police air service is...

The concept of a national police air service is sound, or should be. By the use of a common aircraft type, the initial fleet purchase, maintenance, availability of spare airframes, crew training etc...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2024, 21:50
Replies: 33
Views: 3,548
Posted By ShyTorque

It was always obvious to those of us actively...

It was always obvious to those of us actively involved in police aviation that long term searches (such as some, but not all, ”MISPERS” etc, or pre planned crowd monitoring such as post football...
10th Mar 2024, 23:42
Replies: 196
Views: 37,491
Posted By ShyTorque

Sid, never mind all that roughy toughy army...

Sid, never mind all that roughy toughy army stuff. You should have joined the RAF. All you have to do to regain currency is to be able to cope with an overnight stay in a hotel without a carer.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2024, 19:18
Replies: 33
Views: 3,548
Posted By ShyTorque

Having been part of a police aviation service...

Having been part of a police aviation service that worked well, it has since been devastated to the point of total inadequacy by very poor management by those who thought they knew better, but in...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 20:28
Replies: 150
Views: 71,412
Posted By ShyTorque

Bearing in mind that the crew survived, what...

Bearing in mind that the crew survived, what actually happened here will be revealed in time so I, for one, see little point in protracted speculation on the cause. ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 17:35
Replies: 150
Views: 71,412
Posted By ShyTorque

One of the things I really liked about the...

One of the things I really liked about the Blackhawk (the S-70 is my all time favourite). If in doubt, switch on the APU.
1st Mar 2024, 17:23
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By ShyTorque

I’ve had one in my rear view mirror that said...

I’ve had one in my rear view mirror that said ECILOP. I pulled in let it past. Tasteless paint job on it.
23rd Feb 2024, 09:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,673
Posted By ShyTorque

Good man. He did what all military helicopter...

Good man. He did what all military helicopter pilots would like to think they would have done, but not many would.
22nd Feb 2024, 17:10
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By ShyTorque

I’ve mentioned this before. Never mind. I...

I’ve mentioned this before. Never mind.

I was a member of a small flying club where another member (a security guard) used to turn up dressed like he was in the SAS. He gained his PPL on C152s...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2024, 11:44
Replies: 4
Views: 966
Posted By ShyTorque

Sounds like a typical case of someone objecting...

Sounds like a typical case of someone objecting “on behalf of” someone who may well not object and probably hasn’t even been asked, as part of an agenda.
21st Feb 2024, 21:24
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By ShyTorque

There we go.

There we go.
21st Feb 2024, 14:13
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By ShyTorque

I'm surprised that so far someone hasn't posted...

I'm surprised that so far someone hasn't posted vitriol about personalised plates.....
17th Feb 2024, 16:43
Replies: 73
Views: 13,927
Posted By ShyTorque

Might that be because you’re not in one?

Might that be because you’re not in one?
15th Feb 2024, 19:45
Replies: 196
Views: 37,491
Posted By ShyTorque

My reserve commitment finally expired at the age...

My reserve commitment finally expired at the age of 60, as I understand most do. These days I can’t even fablon a map, honest guv.
15th Feb 2024, 10:09
Replies: 73
Views: 13,927
Posted By ShyTorque

I’ve heard some excuses for bad navigation before...

I’ve heard some excuses for bad navigation before but that’s a really good one! :p
9th Feb 2024, 17:03
Replies: 167
Views: 22,078
Posted By ShyTorque

Apology accepted. I suggest that you might delete...

Apology accepted. I suggest that you might delete the edited posts. :)
9th Feb 2024, 13:17
Replies: 5
Views: 528
Posted By ShyTorque

I jokingly say I’d pay extra NOT to have to sit...

I jokingly say I’d pay extra NOT to have to sit next to my wife, for a bit of peace and quiet…..
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Feb 2024, 09:00
Replies: 21
Views: 5,053
Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, good point, although it was PAS, rather than...

Yes, good point, although it was PAS, rather than SAS back then (I’ve still got a PAS tie, too). My jacket was second hand when I got it, though! It’s now used as my summer motorcycle jacket.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2024, 17:07
Replies: 21
Views: 5,053
Posted By ShyTorque

I’ve still got the tie in my wardrobe!

I’ve still got the tie in my wardrobe!
3rd Feb 2024, 10:17
Replies: 22
Views: 3,103
Posted By ShyTorque

My wife and I were just discussing this “click...

My wife and I were just discussing this “click bait” when we saw it on the BBC news website.

It was an inert rocket casing that MIGHT have had a nuclear device fitted if it had been needed....
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 11:49
Replies: 14
Views: 2,326
Posted By ShyTorque

Coat “hanger” tour? :E

Coat “hanger” tour? :E
2nd Feb 2024, 11:47
Replies: 108
Views: 34,586
Posted By ShyTorque

Possibly if it were upheld because it might have...

Possibly if it were upheld because it might have helped to scrape egg off the faces of some who should have kept it on the peaks of their SD hats.

Pilots didn’t trust the Mk2. Additionally, this...
27th Jan 2024, 18:02
Replies: 108
Views: 34,586
Posted By ShyTorque

Was I rude to him? Was he the one saying the...

Was I rude to him? Was he the one saying the pilots were already grossly negligent because they didn’t take breakfast in the Officers’ Mess? I can’t remember.

I hope so. During my time there I...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2024, 20:14
Replies: 12
Views: 1,977
Posted By ShyTorque

A turbine engine at idle is using quite a lot of...

A turbine engine at idle is using quite a lot of fuel to self sustain yet provides no useful power. A better option is to shut one engine down completely.
17th Jan 2024, 19:23
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ShyTorque

Yes, that would be the same chap. He was CM’d in...

Yes, that would be the same chap. He was CM’d in 1979. I recall that others were also prosecuted because I attended three altogether.
16th Jan 2024, 17:55
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ShyTorque

I still have a brand new nav bag in my wardrobe....

I still have a brand new nav bag in my wardrobe. I had replaced the old one, because with almost twenty years of use, it had big holes in the bottom corners.

However not long after, I decided with...
15th Jan 2024, 13:01
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By ShyTorque

Every possible corner was cut. When I was...

Every possible corner was cut.

When I was going through the JP course at Linton on Ouse, my torch (which was rectangular, about 5”x4”x1”) had one of those strange, flat sided batteries with two...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2024, 11:16
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2024, 08:15
Replies: 10
Views: 2,845
Posted By ShyTorque

It’s by no means the first time a helicopter...

It’s by no means the first time a helicopter pilot has attempted a forward transition without having sufficient power and it probably won’t be the last.

Seeing that reminded me of when I first...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2023, 11:25
Replies: 16
Views: 1,803
Posted By ShyTorque

During my basic RW course (Whirlwind 10) I was...

During my basic RW course (Whirlwind 10) I was taught CA EOLs as per Crab’s description, by the late Ned Sparks. The technique worked very well and I got fairly good at it, no big deal. I then...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2023, 17:37
Replies: 58
Views: 8,143
Posted By ShyTorque

Some thoughts: Aviation nut from the age of...

Some thoughts:
Aviation nut from the age of five.
Air Cadets, gliding solo at the age of 16,
RAF flying scholarship at the age of 17
RAF jet training at the age of 20
RAF helicopter training at...
17th Dec 2023, 13:26
Replies: 38
Views: 4,998
Posted By ShyTorque

Having been taken to my first Farnborough Air...

Having been taken to my first Farnborough Air Display in 1961, when they were very much worth seeing and subsequently flown in a few others myself, I think that most have sadly had their best years....
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