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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 18:45
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,849
Posted By SASless

Turning the other cheek is not a plan that works...

Turning the other cheek is not a plan that works when the other side insists upon repeatedly slapping you in the your chops.

They stop when they get their hind end properly kicked and realize...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2024, 14:49
Replies: 100
Views: 7,237
Posted By ShyTorque

Point 1 is incorrect. A gyroscope is a solid,...

Point 1 is incorrect. A gyroscope is a solid, rotating mass, fixed solidly to the axle. A helicopter rotor system has hinges, albeit in a few different ways. The blades are caused to fly...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 05:57
Replies: 73
Views: 14,700
Posted By iwanm

There is no way on earth you could call a Chinook...

There is no way on earth you could call a Chinook quiet inside!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 11:56
Replies: 30
Views: 7,239
Posted By SASless

I am going to ask that dreaded...

I am going to ask that dreaded question....."Why?".

Why was that crew flying in that weather?

Why could that flight not wait for better weather?

Why did the Operations Officer sign off on...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2023, 13:34
Replies: 15
Views: 4,047
Posted By FH1100 Pilot

Okay, I'm only going to say this for the...

Okay, I'm only going to say this for the perspective it gives. I'm not bragging, but I have 11,000 hours of helicopter time over 35 years of flying. The point of saying that is to note that that...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2023, 18:05
Replies: 19
Views: 3,559
Posted By SASless

I have been in the helicopter as a pilot and on...

I have been in the helicopter as a pilot and on the ground as a Patrol Officer.

There is some truth and a whole lot of fantasy in the LA Report.

Yes....the noise of the helicopter can be a...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2023, 11:33
Replies: 19
Views: 3,559
Posted By admikar

This is just another go at defund the police. ...

This is just another go at defund the police.
LAPD should stop flights with immediate effect and let them reap the reward.
FAFO.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2023, 12:08
Replies: 50
Views: 15,408
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I suggest that you use the search function on...

I suggest that you use the search function on this very sub forum to find the discussion on mishaps per 100,000 hours. Your response is idiotic.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2023, 12:56
Replies: 12
Views: 2,527
Posted By SASless

Or Submarine launched cruise missiles which were...

Or Submarine launched cruise missiles which were it me making the decision it would be.

Do my intel work and determine the parking spot of every helicopter they have, the maintenance facilities,...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2023, 01:58
Replies: 3
Views: 1,106
Posted By SASless

He was right....those were hills.....but as he...

He was right....those were hills.....but as he picked up Interstate 40 heading east there be mountains there.....one of them known as Grandfather Mountain is the tallest on the east coast and is...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2023, 01:40
Replies: 22
Views: 3,816
Posted By LRP

Maybe just a tad. But seriously, the...

Maybe just a tad.
But seriously, the automation just replaces the easy part of an engine failure. That part can be accomplished by student pilots with training.
The part that gets people hurt is...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2023, 20:24
Replies: 22
Views: 3,816
Posted By LRP

Looks like a great system for when you have an...

Looks like a great system for when you have an engine failure while on a high final to a runway.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2023, 19:54
Replies: 179
Views: 64,014
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I counted two jokes in Ascend Charlie's post. :p ...

I counted two jokes in Ascend Charlie's post. :p
As far back as I can remember, gallows humor has always been a part of pilot culture.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2023, 10:08
Replies: 179
Views: 64,014
Posted By Ascend Charlie

Don't forget that it's also a place for those who...

Don't forget that it's also a place for those who choose to be offended on behalf of other people.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 20:41
Replies: 14
Views: 2,997
Posted By Ascend Charlie

Millpond surface, misjudged the height, dunked...

Millpond surface, misjudged the height, dunked the tail rotor, away it went. Shoulda chopped the throttle when it started to spin, but the excitement and unexpected action perhaps distracted...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Oct 2023, 07:06
Replies: 19
Views: 5,206
Posted By [email protected]

Pretty crap bit of flying saved from disaster by...

Pretty crap bit of flying saved from disaster by sheer luck. Think how close the tips must have been.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2023, 02:59
Replies: 10
Views: 2,824
Posted By megan

Well done that pilot. :ok:

Well done that pilot. :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2023, 01:41
Replies: 10
Views: 2,824
Posted By LRP

Nice job.

Nice job.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2023, 19:11
Replies: 190
Views: 51,782
Posted By skadi

But you have to know that you are on fire. ...

But you have to know that you are on fire.

skadi
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2023, 11:47
Replies: 52
Views: 8,879
Posted By 60FltMech

I suppose the original poster thought the better...

I suppose the original poster thought the better of his post(hopefully) or the moderators took it down(thankfully), but I saw it and feel the sentiment he expressed needs addressed.

The gist of...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jul 2023, 02:40
Replies: 43
Views: 8,463
Posted By megan

I think SAS thus far wins the hottest helicopter...

I think SAS thus far wins the hottest helicopter out there prize
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2023, 21:37
Replies: 43
Views: 8,463
Posted By SASless

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/320x218/chinook_footwell_view_outside__0f7517540b6e60031d42d8a68cbb66af7c62c1ff.jpeg


During the Cambodia Incursion late one afternoon having...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jun 2023, 18:27
Replies: 105
Views: 19,675
Posted By Devil 49

The best training helicopter is the one your...

The best training helicopter is the one your instructer uses. Pick your instructor first! That is the most important aspect of flight instruction. The instructer has to be able to teach you...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2023, 19:19
Replies: 105
Views: 19,675
Posted By hargreaves99

if you can get a decent discount, maybe buy in...

if you can get a decent discount, maybe buy in ten hour blocks, but NEVER pay the entire PPL cost up front to any UK flight school
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2023, 16:57
Replies: 105
Views: 19,675
Posted By paco

If you can fly a Hiller you can fly anything........

If you can fly a Hiller you can fly anything..... :)

If you intend to fly commercially, you want something that is used commercially, and is cheap. The insurance companies don't care what the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2023, 17:23
Replies: 49
Views: 12,188
Posted By [email protected]

That's what it says in FH1100's linked report -...

That's what it says in FH1100's linked report - the pilot was asked by his Ops to check the tech log as they were concerned they might have overflown or be about to overfly an inspection.

However,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2023, 17:52
Replies: 16
Views: 3,659
Posted By SASless

The Forest is being obscured by the trees.....it...

The Forest is being obscured by the trees.....it is not about rotor blades and a longline....it is about a near mid-air collision and a pair of Pilots who came that close and did not see each other...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd May 2023, 11:40
Replies: 40
Views: 5,582
Posted By SplineDrive

Because people fly aircraft to the point of...

Because people fly aircraft to the point of energy exhaustion and errors/mistakes are made in the energy loading/consumption process. Should we have passenger fixed wing aircraft that can't glide?...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2023, 11:51
Replies: 30
Views: 6,267
Posted By SASless

If you experience a mid-air Collision while...

If you experience a mid-air Collision while flying a helicopter....and survive....there is no reason for you to ever buy a Lottery Ticket as you have used up all of the Luck owed you in Life in one...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2023, 21:33
Replies: 28
Views: 6,467
Posted By SASless

Thinking about the thread title....got me to...

Thinking about the thread title....got me to thinking back over my years of helicopter flying.....and the thought that keeps coming back Is that there is nothing any more dangerous than a bored...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2023, 22:35
Replies: 5
Views: 1,642
Posted By albatross

There is an “Afterburner Equipped Chinook” joke...

There is an “Afterburner Equipped Chinook” joke there but it’s too easy a shot to take.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2022, 20:40
Replies: 14
Views: 8,129
Posted By Torquetalk

212man, that link isn’t working on my devices. ...

212man, that link isn’t working on my devices.

FB please don’t troll this thread with Covid vaccination discussion. If you reallt think there is merit in discussing possible incapacitation...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2022, 18:34
Replies: 62
Views: 18,273
Posted By ShyTorque

It looks like a case of running out of power and...

It looks like a case of running out of power and ideas all at the same time.

That never ends well.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2022, 21:49
Replies: 20
Views: 4,326
Posted By SASless

Complicated profiles with burdensome restrictions...

Complicated profiles with burdensome restrictions strike again?

Had am pd fashioned plain Jane towering takeoff been done depart over the copse of trees and track along the green between the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2022, 00:51
Replies: 150
Views: 34,774
Posted By SASless

Try that in the dark after hitting the water with...

Try that in the dark after hitting the water with a lot of force and the aircraft rolling over to one side or the other ....finding that pull tab is not something I would want to bet my life on.
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