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Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 13:02
Replies: 4
Views: 1,731
Posted By SASless

Like the Cowboys in the Old West used to...

Like the Cowboys in the Old West used to say....."It ain't bragging if you done it!".
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2024, 05:58
Replies: 15
Views: 2,258
Posted By nikoel

The technique from what I can see in the cockpit...

The technique from what I can see in the cockpit revolves around pre-loading the disk. This means that you do not need to flare as much and in theory would help with "ground rush" and slowing down of...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2024, 13:39
Replies: 11
Views: 3,309
Posted By SASless

Difference between a Fairy Tale and a War...

Difference between a Fairy Tale and a War Story......one begins "Once upon a time...." and the other starts "Now this is no sh........... or There I was fat, dumb, and happy....".

Combat can add a...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2024, 10:14
Replies: 23
Views: 4,753
Posted By pax britanica

If we now do everything ourselves of this nature...

If we now do everything ourselves of this nature how many more civil servants have we had to employ on transport, food, shipping, technology transfer etc etc etc because of the B word


Of course...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2024, 02:02
Replies: 44
Views: 7,908
Posted By megan

From the accident report REDL. My take away is...

From the accident report REDL. My take away is the reticence to use the aircraft may very well be the inability to show what was the initiator of the failure.The use of "could not be determined",...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 05:40
Replies: 93
Views: 30,641
Posted By nowherespecial

Caution, alternative take on the charity sector. ...

Caution, alternative take on the charity sector.

I have no affinity or allegiance for or to any EMS operators, for profit or non profit, in the UK but I think there are several other ways of...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2024, 22:03
Replies: 93
Views: 30,641
Posted By gipsymagpie

It's relatively rare from my understanding....

It's relatively rare from my understanding. Scottish do it relatively frequently however (remote islands) and Wales has a transfer team but not much call for it otherwise. The crews and role fit are...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2024, 18:50
Replies: 39
Views: 6,177
Posted By Scorpygixxer

Having seen too many of these type of incidents...

Having seen too many of these type of incidents recently, my attitude to the traditional sim 'let the PM initiate the UA and the PF recover' has changed. I now initiate the UA sequence with the APs...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2024, 14:12
Replies: 21
Views: 7,745
Posted By SASless

If the data is not depicted on the graph.....you...

If the data is not depicted on the graph.....you cannot "interpolate".

Use the appropriate graph and see what it provides for the conditions extant and that is your "limit".

Looking into the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2024, 16:08
Replies: 148
Views: 26,454
Posted By Uplinker

I think I stated I was a commercial fixed wing...

I think I stated I was a commercial fixed wing airliner pilot - or a plank flying button pusher in your charming words - cheers - and was politely asking about helicopter operations out of interest,...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 07:53
Replies: 35
Views: 10,371
Posted By topradio

Perhaps all instructors should arm-wrestle their...

Perhaps all instructors should arm-wrestle their 'student' before each trial lesson. And if they loose the flight's off
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 12:17
Replies: 150
Views: 76,492
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
3rd Mar 2024, 20:19
Replies: 14
Views: 4,569
Posted By mechpowi

That prime pump is probably optional. I've flown...

That prime pump is probably optional. I've flown one Raven I (in addition to Raven IIs) and it had that installed. I was shown how to use it on cold engine, maybe three strokes during the last...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Mar 2024, 14:04
Replies: 150
Views: 76,492
Posted By albatross

It was a sad event.This print hangs on a wall in...

It was a sad event.This print hangs on a wall in my home ….always reminds me of 491.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 14:37
Replies: 150
Views: 76,492
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
28th Feb 2024, 12:11
Replies: 0
Views: 579
Posted By KiwiNedNZ

Heli Expo Day 1

Just a short video my team did from Day 1 at Heli Expo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHeg1HPlpJ8
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2024, 07:46
Replies: 10
Views: 871
Posted By HeliboyDreamer

I use the mini and it is more than enough for the...

I use the mini and it is more than enough for the job.

As others have said go for the SIM card version. When I bough mine a few years back I told the Apple vendor that I would be using it for...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2024, 21:37
Replies: 18
Views: 2,948
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
22nd Feb 2024, 11:44
Replies: 4
Views: 1,023
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.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2024, 13:25
Replies: 36
Views: 8,475
Posted By 212man

I've just read it and found it be 59 pages of...

I've just read it and found it be 59 pages of very little real analysis or new facts, and a lot of ambiguity and contradiction. At one point the wind is said to be 42 kts, and another it was 33 kts....
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2024, 07:36
Replies: 431
Views: 204,367
Posted By Agile

Exactly right, I think Georgia Tech and another...

Exactly right, I think Georgia Tech and another university in Maryland, I had and application filled to both of them to do grad study there, but eventually went somewhere else that was 30 years ago,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Feb 2024, 18:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,291
Posted By Hughes500

212 I guess one can do that . The set up is a...

212
I guess one can do that . The set up is a twist grip throttle with an inch wide friction collar underneath. Below that is the collective friction which like the throttle friction winds outboard...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 16:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,562
Posted By Mogwi

I think it was just so the pilot didn’t get lost...

I think it was just so the pilot didn’t get lost 😊


Mog
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2024, 10:11
Replies: 14
Views: 2,423
Posted By [email protected]

Historic Helicopters Open Days

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1420x2000/raf_poster_1__2cb55bd1837416bea1f9769359bbd45d0c69b64e.jpg...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2024, 12:52
Replies: 42
Views: 7,586
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Is there an option for the beds to start a...

Is there an option for the beds to start a one-per vibration if one puts a coin in the slot? :E
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2024, 19:33
Replies: 23
Views: 5,154
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
12th Jan 2024, 10:24
Replies: 35
Views: 10,371
Posted By 212man

I think there’s a good reason why hovering is...

I think there’s a good reason why hovering is exercise 11a in the EASA PPL syllabus. This activity sounds like a recipe for a problem.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jan 2024, 09:50
Replies: 21
Views: 1,923
Posted By paco

From The Bell 206 Book: As fuel to the...

From The Bell 206 Book:

As fuel to the engine can only come from the main tank, a problem in the transfer mechanism (usually from contamination) can mean fuel being trapped and unusable in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2023, 14:38
Replies: 16
Views: 1,854
Posted By SASless

There is more than one way to skin a Cat....and...

There is more than one way to skin a Cat....and each technique offered has to be considered in full context that includes the particular aircraft.....and the kind of rotor system they have,...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2023, 13:34
Replies: 15
Views: 4,011
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
20th Dec 2023, 06:49
Replies: 1,631
Views: 446,345
Posted By [email protected]

Megan -...

Megan - https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/atsc/7/1/1520-0469_1950_007_0054_valwci_2_0_co_2.xml#:~:text=Visibility%20in%20clouds%20varies%20from,meters%20in%20stratus%2Dlike%20clouds.

If...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2023, 17:37
Replies: 58
Views: 8,330
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...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2023, 13:13
Replies: 38
Views: 11,705
Posted By Democritus

In 1983 we did Bell 214ST icing trials out of...

In 1983 we did Bell 214ST icing trials out of Aberdeen with a Bell test pilot and our company pilots. The trials resulted in a moderate icing clearance down to -10C - the first such clearance for any...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2023, 05:24
Replies: 26
Views: 6,114
Posted By [email protected]

if you are 7 or 8, I suppose so:)​​​​​​​

if you are 7 or 8, I suppose so:)​​​​​​​
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2023, 21:22
Replies: 38
Views: 11,705
Posted By sycamore

ICING,PT2. To further explain the pics; The...

ICING,PT2.
To further explain the pics; The `Cheyenne` also happened to be doing similar trials to us,but we were not permitted to get close to it or meet the crew.You can see the rig and steamspray...
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