Landing in a field
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From: South West
Multiple Landings
Chippy, for no more than your curiosity!! Any more than 10 movements from any one site in 24 hours constitutes multiple landings i.e. 5 landings and 5 take offs. After this number of movements (public transport aircraft / operators) are required to provide full fire fighting facilities (RFFS). Private Cat don't have to bother.
As for animals, any low level stuff has to take these into consideration - plenty of problems with the CLAIM everything and anything nature going on!!
As for animals, any low level stuff has to take these into consideration - plenty of problems with the CLAIM everything and anything nature going on!!
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From: UK
Dear chippy,
My thanks for your comprehensive analysis of my mental health. It seems to me that you have a problem reading - you only read between the lines, not the actual lines themselves. Hence, you missed my humour and my suggestion that your time might be better spent helping Asian earthquake victims.......you seemed to think of Asia and the Middle East as some sort of playground.
Perhaps that's why you, as a pilot since the 60s, cannot find what you need on the CAA website. I promise you that a few minutes, and even fewer clicks, will elicit not only the Air Navigation Order CAP 393, but also guidelines, in the CAA's Safety Sense leaflets, for helicopter pilots. You could also look at the BHAB website which will show you how to safely construct and operate your own landing site.
There are those who suggest that too much banking can be bad for you. Be careful.
My thanks for your comprehensive analysis of my mental health. It seems to me that you have a problem reading - you only read between the lines, not the actual lines themselves. Hence, you missed my humour and my suggestion that your time might be better spent helping Asian earthquake victims.......you seemed to think of Asia and the Middle East as some sort of playground.
Perhaps that's why you, as a pilot since the 60s, cannot find what you need on the CAA website. I promise you that a few minutes, and even fewer clicks, will elicit not only the Air Navigation Order CAP 393, but also guidelines, in the CAA's Safety Sense leaflets, for helicopter pilots. You could also look at the BHAB website which will show you how to safely construct and operate your own landing site.
There are those who suggest that too much banking can be bad for you. Be careful.
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From: Expat Kiwi living in London
Which neatly provides a forum for me to ask for clarification as to whether or not Rule 5 applies for a helicopter landing at a private site. For example landing in your mate's house and not only are you within 500ft of his house but you must fly within 500 ft of a neighbouring house. Presumably since you are landing or take-ing off, Rule 5 does not restrict you?
And before i get nailed... i am asking as a fixed wing PPL who has just had his first lesson in a Bell 47 and is completed hooked already.
Cheers, SC
And before i get nailed... i am asking as a fixed wing PPL who has just had his first lesson in a Bell 47 and is completed hooked already.
Cheers, SC
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From: Warrington, UK
Most animals don't give a hoot about helicopters
Sheep will usually move away(in a bunch as you would expect), at varying speeds.
Cows will generally ignore you if not too close, but young ones can get a bit skitish.
Horses are by far the worse. Unless they are used to helicopters, they will generally go crazy, and will easily crash through a fence to get away. Avoid them like the plague.
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Squirrel,There's a funny thing, most of my pilot and ret'd pilot friends, civil and mil, do use pprune. Bit of a message for you there, maybe. And, yes, some of the more helpful brethren have more than answered my question. To them, greetings, to the rest of you,....
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From: Caribbean
Most animals don't give a hoot about helicopters
The four legged variety tend to try run at and try to chase the helicopter away. I had one barking and jumping at the tail rotor once. I couldn't get airborne quick enough. Oddly enough the owner (of the four legged dog) didn't seem phased at all.
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From: UK
Mightygem
re sheep
I started up in a field that had a bit of a slope on it last summer.
After a couple of minutes I was surrounded by a complete white semi circle of sheep with little black faces staring at the heli about 50 yrds away. You never have that camera when you need it.
re sheep
I started up in a field that had a bit of a slope on it last summer.
After a couple of minutes I was surrounded by a complete white semi circle of sheep with little black faces staring at the heli about 50 yrds away. You never have that camera when you need it.
