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Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 00:09
Replies: 44
Views: 7,957
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, 09:13
Replies: 69
Views: 7,038
Posted By jellycopter

Surely this is a couple of days early for April...

Surely this is a couple of days early for April Fool’s? Or is it Darwinism in waiting?
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 08:57
Replies: 69
Views: 7,038
Posted By [email protected]

So the Vuichard myth is still being...

So the Vuichard myth is still being taught.......and believed......
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 06:04
Replies: 69
Views: 7,038
Posted By SLFMS

That would be a firm no thanks from me. ...

That would be a firm no thanks from me.

Instructing VRS, one thing I learnt is how unpredictable it is sometimes you couldn’t find it sometime you flirt with it and other times you got a hell of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2024, 17:54
Replies: 21
Views: 7,803
Posted By maeroda

The dog escaped unscratched as well as his...

The dog escaped unscratched as well as his operator and the mountain rescue man.
After dusting off the snow from their equipment they all three went on with the rescue they're intended to perform...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2024, 11:56
Replies: 148
Views: 26,609
Posted By SASless

Then there is those things known as Regulations...

Then there is those things known as Regulations such as US FAA Part 135. (My bolding of Text)

My reading of the Regulation and in consideration of the route, weather, and terrain tells me they...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2024, 10:12
Replies: 148
Views: 26,609
Posted By OvertHawk

Uplinker You seem to be stuck in the groove...

Uplinker

You seem to be stuck in the groove here.

You state that you don't know about helicopters and are asking out of interest.

Then you ignore what people who do know what they're talking...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 10:43
Replies: 148
Views: 26,609
Posted By [email protected]

That statement is utter tosh. Just because...

That statement is utter tosh.

Just because you haven't seen or used one don't make such foolish remarks.

A rad alt has probably saved the lives of many pilots flying VFR.

​​​​​​​If you...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 08:22
Replies: 148
Views: 26,609
Posted By OvertHawk

"**** happens" is when a bird crashes through...

"**** happens" is when a bird crashes through your window or a turbine blade fails at the wrong moment.

Going IIMC whilst scud running when you "know better but did it anyway" could not be further...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 19:38
Replies: 17
Views: 3,138
Posted By twinstar_ca

Which in the aviation community, is a good...

Which in the aviation community, is a good thing!! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2024, 23:00
Replies: 23
Views: 9,129
Posted By 212man

kind of like the famous Frank Borman quote: ...

kind of like the famous Frank Borman quote:

”A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill.”
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2024, 16:30
Replies: 23
Views: 9,129
Posted By Gordy

If only he had followed the advice in the Bambi...

If only he had followed the advice in the Bambi manual he would not have had to use his skills......
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2024, 19:33
Replies: 23
Views: 5,166
Posted By n5296s

No, routine R22 bashing. Practically all my...

No, routine R22 bashing. Practically all my helicopter time is on R44s, which are very nice flying machines - despised primarily by those whose turbine flying time is paid for by someone else.

But...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 23:18
Replies: 14
Views: 2,997
Posted By SASless

You reckon being knocked unconscious during the...

You reckon being knocked unconscious during the impact could have had a small effect on the outcome?

All the equipment and training in the world does you no good if you are not able to function...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 22:12
Replies: 14
Views: 2,997
Posted By trim it out

Which HUETs are offering an unexpected G loaded...

Which HUETs are offering an unexpected G loaded spin before getting dipped? It's such a set piece in the pool that it would have to be a controlled ditch to replicate the training.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2023, 12:12
Replies: 25
Views: 4,786
Posted By Bellicose

The ABC report is interesting for the way in...

The ABC report is interesting for the way in which it turns a helicopter accident into a another scare about climate change/ global warning.
How I long for the days when media organisations used to...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2023, 16:50
Replies: 39
Views: 12,538
Posted By SLFMS

It was a bit callous ET. While I don’t tend to...

It was a bit callous ET. While I don’t tend to feel sorry for real darwinians a tail rotor is a bit insidious and people just do not realise how much so. T/R’s have got enough experienced crew that...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2023, 19:56
Replies: 39
Views: 12,538
Posted By [email protected]

Just takes one member of ground crew to prevent...

Just takes one member of ground crew to prevent this - they stand in the way and direct the pax, not really rocket science is it?
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2023, 00:18
Replies: 42
Views: 12,970
Posted By megan

Wonder why the pilot found it necessary to give...

Wonder why the pilot found it necessary to give it a push up? For whatever reason it certainly was the trigger for the pax to grab it.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2023, 18:28
Replies: 133
Views: 17,379
Posted By [email protected]

That one is definitely SWP and not VRS

That one is definitely SWP and not VRS
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2023, 08:15
Replies: 133
Views: 17,379
Posted By [email protected]

I'm not sure what further modelling of VRS will...

I'm not sure what further modelling of VRS will achieve - its existence is well documented and we know that avoiding flight regimes where low IAS is coupled with allowing a significant RoD and...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2023, 17:49
Replies: 133
Views: 17,379
Posted By albatross

Looking at the video it appears to me as a...

Looking at the video it appears to me as a “Perfect” VRS entry. The tailwind would make the machine look “faster” due to the higher ground speed. His airspeed would have been much lower. You can see...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2023, 17:37
Replies: 455
Views: 265,831
Posted By casper64

it honestly should be a hard requirement from the...

it honestly should be a hard requirement from the authorities. Flying passengers, single pilot, low level in an aircraft without bird strike resistant windscreens and no AFCS should simply mandate a...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2023, 14:04
Replies: 455
Views: 265,831
Posted By Hughes500

Well the answer is 1. You are not flying it ...

Well the answer is
1. You are not flying it
2. You dont as you are not a pilot
3. If i cant see we die
4. Up to you
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2023, 15:50
Replies: 455
Views: 265,831
Posted By Bell_ringer

SA in VFR is about eyes outside of the cockpit,...

SA in VFR is about eyes outside of the cockpit, not having more to look at inside one. Technology does not always improve safety.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2023, 10:55
Replies: 455
Views: 265,831
Posted By Senior Pilot

I have been advised that this thread is being...

I have been advised that this thread is being quoted in the press: I urge PPRuNers to use some discretion when speculating on this tragic event. SASless offered some good advice earlier and I support...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2022, 07:30
Replies: 7
Views: 2,435
Posted By Evil Twin

They haven't found a way of making one more woke...

They haven't found a way of making one more woke and un-watchable than the last one yet!
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