Leaving helicopter with engine/rotors running - merged threads
"A helicopter rotor shall only be turned under power for the purpose of flight with a qualified pilot at the controls"
Mickjoebill
It all gets back to the Rules/Regulations/SOP/OpsManual that apply at the time and place. I always added....a thing called commonsense...and only did it when it was the best right answer.
A hundred miles from the nearest warm abode....OAT -30F...snow falling...wind blowing.....and you need to pump fuel by hand....no radio contact with anyone.....darn sure no cell phone coverage....and you are going to shut down that Jetbox or Hughes 500 and run the risk of the Engine starting again?
Errr.....I think not!
A hundred miles from the nearest warm abode....OAT -30F...snow falling...wind blowing.....and you need to pump fuel by hand....no radio contact with anyone.....darn sure no cell phone coverage....and you are going to shut down that Jetbox or Hughes 500 and run the risk of the Engine starting again?
Errr.....I think not!
Oooow those of little knowledge........................are bloody dangerous 
Exiting whilst turning & burning is an approved SOP in the Ops Man in many Countries, including the extended Himalayas. It reduces time on the ground
Increases the urgency to GO for those on-ground 
Did You notice the weather coming in on the Video? Doooh by the way that is not Mera but Khote village H 
Have You CA2 ever tried starting a machine above 20,000' or below zero with any serious altitude?
CA2 I sure as shiiit wouldn't wanna be learning from You as my instructor as there ain't much in your 'bag of wisdom' 
next time You land on a remote pinnacle with weather rolling in & a MedEvac Rescue to do; by all means shut down, light up a fag, order a cuppa tea & see the beauty of the clouds roll in as Your Patient dies gagging, drowning in their own blood from Altitude-Sickness 
CA2 please try & think outside the box Mate & find out the right reasons things are being done the way they are........after over 29 years of flying, 10 years in the Mountains; exiting whilst Rotors-Running well over 3,000 times has served me a great benefit in getting the job done safely & expeditiously (note: without incident)
Happy Landings & never loose ETL unless Your slinging, aerial working, or on short final to land
Exiting whilst turning & burning is an approved SOP in the Ops Man in many Countries, including the extended Himalayas. It reduces time on the ground
Increases the urgency to GO for those on-ground Did You notice the weather coming in on the Video? Doooh by the way that is not Mera but Khote village H Have You CA2 ever tried starting a machine above 20,000' or below zero with any serious altitude?
CA2 I sure as shiiit wouldn't wanna be learning from You as my instructor as there ain't much in your 'bag of wisdom' next time You land on a remote pinnacle with weather rolling in & a MedEvac Rescue to do; by all means shut down, light up a fag, order a cuppa tea & see the beauty of the clouds roll in as Your Patient dies gagging, drowning in their own blood from Altitude-Sickness CA2 please try & think outside the box Mate & find out the right reasons things are being done the way they are........after over 29 years of flying, 10 years in the Mountains; exiting whilst Rotors-Running well over 3,000 times has served me a great benefit in getting the job done safely & expeditiously
(note: without incident)Happy Landings & never loose ETL unless Your slinging, aerial working, or on short final to land
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My own take is a middle way. In a place like a staging area, people around, etc. I will shut down to refuel, although a more positive approach would be to teach the first aid guy to hot refuel - he's just sitting around reading novels anyway. I certainly won't leave the cockpit for the convenience of the customer (in my experience, the most inconvenient solution is the safest).
Baffin island? As Newfieboy says, up there, and with similar places mentioned above, especially with a dodgy battery, it becomes more acceptable.
Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you necessarily should do it.
CRMI hat off!
Phil
Baffin island? As Newfieboy says, up there, and with similar places mentioned above, especially with a dodgy battery, it becomes more acceptable.
Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you necessarily should do it.
CRMI hat off!
Phil
Originally Posted by chopjock
However if the blades are turning with no pilot at the controls, clearly the purpose is not to fly!
Try coming up with something reasonable that would convince the EASA bureaucrats.
Easy prey for any lawyer if the **** hits the fan, or in this case vice versa.
What TC said.
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"A helicopter rotor shall only be turned under power for the purpose of flight with a qualified pilot at the controls"
Of course. Engineers ground running etc. No problem.
The issue to be careful of is if the RFM prohibits as in the case of AS350 models which is different depending on the model. (please check as results may vary)
Pretty sure anything up to a B2 is OK and B3's with a more modern RFM sez NO.
If the RFM sez NO your Ops Spec/Manual cannot override it.
Technically to override it you would probably need an STC!
Gee, the old crewroom antics of second guessing legalese!
Undoubtedly the vacating of running helicopters is allowed in some places, not in others. Certainly we've been here before in discussing it, and the Antipodes allows pilots to leave a running helicopter under certain conditions including skid only, lockable flying controls and required for safety reasons. Never seen or heard of it being a serious issue when complied with under those terms.
Undoubtedly the vacating of running helicopters is allowed in some places, not in others. Certainly we've been here before in discussing it, and the Antipodes allows pilots to leave a running helicopter under certain conditions including skid only, lockable flying controls and required for safety reasons. Never seen or heard of it being a serious issue when complied with under those terms.
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I have done it many times, and when needed will do it again. I don't see any problems doing it, with all precautions taken of course (locked controls, HYD OFF, wind conditions, etc...)
Which one is safer considering landing on remote areas? let pax in and out of the aircraft with the risk of walking into the TR? Or properly securing the controls and guide them out of the aircraft?
Which one is safer considering landing on remote areas? let pax in and out of the aircraft with the risk of walking into the TR? Or properly securing the controls and guide them out of the aircraft?
Brother Eacott....please to remember there is no helicopter flying outside the UK and no authority but the CAA. Oh, sorry....Europe and EASA unless Brexit changes all that....but you get my drift I assume.
The more pedantic of the UK Crowd presume to lecture the rest of the World as though they have the One True Word when it comes to flying Helicopters all the while failing to realize some problems for their diatribe.
(Bold Print added so the non-Pedantic in the UK understand the target of my comments)
With no hill higher than 4,000 feet and max temps never much above Jumper level and underslung work a rare thing and fire fighting all but non-existent....they tell us all about that kind of work. They have a very limited Helicopter EMS industry, do scant hell-logging, no Christmas Tree lifting, and no Banner carrying.
But....by God...they will sure tell you how you are doing it wrong!
I have heard it said..."Teach a Brit to do something today....and tomorrow he will tell you how to do it!".
When it comes to this leaving a running helicopter thing....that adage sure rings true.
The more pedantic of the UK Crowd presume to lecture the rest of the World as though they have the One True Word when it comes to flying Helicopters all the while failing to realize some problems for their diatribe.
(Bold Print added so the non-Pedantic in the UK understand the target of my comments)
With no hill higher than 4,000 feet and max temps never much above Jumper level and underslung work a rare thing and fire fighting all but non-existent....they tell us all about that kind of work. They have a very limited Helicopter EMS industry, do scant hell-logging, no Christmas Tree lifting, and no Banner carrying.
But....by God...they will sure tell you how you are doing it wrong!
I have heard it said..."Teach a Brit to do something today....and tomorrow he will tell you how to do it!".
When it comes to this leaving a running helicopter thing....that adage sure rings true.
Eacott....you did move on....and are not of the Pedantic sort....Oz has a way of grinding that out of Pom's who decide to stay a while. Pom's, in the true usage of the word, are the ones with the rough edges unlike the Australians they so frequently accuse of having.
Do I imagine it or do those of us with multiple National ATPL's seem to be a bit more open minded about seeking the Universal Truth of Helicopter Flight?
Do I imagine it or do those of us with multiple National ATPL's seem to be a bit more open minded about seeking the Universal Truth of Helicopter Flight?
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Hand up. Been there, done that, got away with it on prime time UK TV. Probably not in these litigious days though.
(at 6:20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1KoMkHV34
(at 6:20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1KoMkHV34
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For those of you who enjoy life on the edge:
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Grand Canyon Accident: Pilot killed in AS350 rollover [Archive] - PPRuNe Forums
http://airbushelicoptersinc.com/imag...t-Controls.pdf
