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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 16:07
Replies: 44
Views: 7,719
Posted By HeliComparator

The certification requirement is for 30 mins,...

The certification requirement is for 30 mins, hence that is what it says in the EOPs (and what you should do) but the system was tested for 52 mins. So there is some reserve, although one must still...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2024, 07:08
Replies: 44
Views: 7,719
Posted By HeliComparator

True. Except that REDL was not an EC225. Quite...

True. Except that REDL was not an EC225. Quite similar? - yes. Identical ? No. Cockpit epicyclic chip detector light being one difference.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 18:37
Replies: 44
Views: 7,719
Posted By HeliComparator

Rational is to mean based on reason or logic....

Rational is to mean based on reason or logic. Fear tends not to be reasonable or logical. Your average pax can’t possibly be expected to evaluate all the many factors that would allow us to say that...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 00:09
Replies: 44
Views: 7,719
Posted By HeliComparator

Sorry to disappoint but I agree with all that!...

Sorry to disappoint but I agree with all that! But public opinion is not a good guide to which helicopter is safer than another in the grand scheme of things. There have been a number of very close...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 23:13
Replies: 44
Views: 7,719
Posted By HeliComparator

I’ll bite! I’ll never have to put my money where...

I’ll bite! I’ll never have to put my money where my mouth is, but I’d say “hell yes”
There has only been one accident caused by mechanical failure - nasty and catastrophic. But actually most...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2024, 16:43
Replies: 100
Views: 6,965
Posted By HeliComparator

Yes but that is not a rotor disc. The spinning...

Yes but that is not a rotor disc. The spinning fixed wing exhibits precession because external forces are chaning the axis about which the spinning mass is spinning.
With a rotor disc, the disc is...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 21:51
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

Well that seems quite categoric, a badly designed...

Well that seems quite categoric, a badly designed system lacking in sensible real world analysis, that probably cost someone their life. And nobody saw fit to complain in the preceding 20 years.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 15:28
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

I'm assuming the floats have to be armed before...

I'm assuming the floats have to be armed before the AFDS can operate? If the AFDS is from the battery then presumably the floats were not armed? Surely if you were going to be doing low and slow over...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 14:06
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

It does also show that the TR was still connected...

It does also show that the TR was still connected to the MR. You can see the TR moving when the MRH rotates slightly.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 12:17
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

SAS, just sticking with he AFDS because that is...

SAS, just sticking with he AFDS because that is pretty clear cut…

I seem to recall that when Bristow ordered the brand new AS332L in the early 80s, there were some changes to the wiring insisted...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 09:47
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

Who on earth thought it was a good idea not to...

Who on earth thought it was a good idea not to power the AFDS system from the battery bus? It's not as if it could take any significant power! And who on earth put up with that poor design for 20...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 14:37
Replies: 150
Views: 75,937
Posted By HeliComparator

Someone dies, this creates an opportunity for...

Someone dies, this creates an opportunity for some childish bickering and point scoring. Rather sad.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 14:15
Replies: 36
Views: 8,409
Posted By HeliComparator

Surely if you go OEI low and slow, you want to...

Surely if you go OEI low and slow, you want to get to Vtoss quickly. It should probably result in a rate of descent unless you are light. If you don't accelerate to Vtoss quickly, you will lose more...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2024, 15:52
Replies: 18
Views: 2,935
Posted By HeliComparator

There isn't a way to train for every situation...

There isn't a way to train for every situation but there are are some basic principles to be reinforced, such as not flying through the Upper Modes other than very briefly, using both pilots to...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2024, 21:37
Replies: 18
Views: 2,935
Posted By HeliComparator

This is definitely a valid point. With a highly...

This is definitely a valid point. With a highly automated aircraft you need to have the same training and skill in manual flight, but also you need to have a lot of training in the use of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2024, 12:32
Replies: 18
Views: 2,935
Posted By HeliComparator

Looks like poor training and a crew who have...

Looks like poor training and a crew who have never become comfortable with the automation, thinking that “proper pilots fly it manually” perhaps? A bit sad in this day and age.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2023, 11:49
Replies: 50
Views: 21,565
Posted By HeliComparator

Jake Molloy thought it was "shocking". Would he...

Jake Molloy thought it was "shocking". Would he have any words left if something bad had actually happened? The only "shocking" thing will be the bill for parts and recovery!
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2023, 14:49
Replies: 20
Views: 4,288
Posted By HeliComparator

Thread resurrection but… interestingly I was...

Thread resurrection but… interestingly I was walking past Aberdeen Royal Infirmary today, a Babcock 139 landed on the helipad. I stopped to gawp as you do. After it dropped off a walking wounded it...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2022, 13:17
Replies: 23
Views: 6,338
Posted By HeliComparator

Its coming up to 10 years since I retired but...

Its coming up to 10 years since I retired but when the whole TL thing was being investigated, an analysis of all NS lightning strikes was carried out and every one of them was with an OAT of +-2...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2022, 21:46
Replies: 1,254
Views: 703,726
Posted By HeliComparator

Seems likely that you are not a helicopter pilot....

Seems likely that you are not a helicopter pilot. Or if you are, not one I’d like to fly with.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2022, 21:51
Replies: 9
Views: 1,982
Posted By HeliComparator

The trouble is that Notaminfo, SkyDemon and the...

The trouble is that Notaminfo, SkyDemon and the like tend to just plot a big circle around the centre of some NOTAMed activity, even if the Notam itself contains multiple Co-ordinates to define the...
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