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How astute of you to realise that a horse won't come through the windshield. But keep a good look out for one of these.
Luckily it came through the Explorer chin window and not the main screen! (Had my visor down anyway)
How astute of you to realise that a horse won't come through the windshield. But keep a good look out for one of these.
Luckily it came through the Explorer chin window and not the main screen! (Had my visor down anyway)
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Part of the life saving benefit of the air ambulance is to be able to, when and where necessary and considering all the available facts, land in just these sort of locations for the immediate and rapid transportation of patients to definitve care. I'm sure this pilot would of been glad of your expertise on the day but you weren't there. Unless you're faced with the same facts may I suggest that you are not in a position to decide where the pilot should of landed! 
to those that are.
to those that are.
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No you don't have to have 15,000 hrs, or come to think of it any rating at all, but common sense and a basic understanding of what these pilots have to face on a daily basis might help.It's very easy to sit and find fault but until you aware of all the facts keep your opinions to yourself.
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Nice try, Hooloovoo, but it was fenced off. You'll have to trust me on that! 
Of course you can discuss things on here, that's what it's all about, it helps people learn and progress. Why, it was only a few weeks back that we were discussing with you where you should be taking helicopter flying lessons, wasn't it? Look at you now
Of course you can discuss things on here, that's what it's all about, it helps people learn and progress. Why, it was only a few weeks back that we were discussing with you where you should be taking helicopter flying lessons, wasn't it? Look at you now
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Excuse me but I don't believe I was finding fault or even expressing an opinion.
Use of the word "exactly" could be considered sarcastic. "Bloody enormous" is an opinion as to size, dimension and suitablility. So, the question could have been rephrased, "Oh - and in the bit where they had to make the difficult landing in the car park towards the end of the episode, could someone please explain why they didn't use the field as from the TV screen, it looked suitable for a landing?"
I hope that explains the responses you got?
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what exactly was wrong with the bloody enormous field just off to the left?
Not quite the same as
large open field just adjacent to where they were trying to park.
Good look with the lessons!
what exactly was wrong with the bloody enormous field just off to the left?
Not quite the same as
large open field just adjacent to where they were trying to park.
Good look with the lessons!
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Well old chap, the pilot who's decision making your choosing to find fault with has significantly more hours than that and not that is in a reason not to be able to express an opinion or to have a valid question, however, when its an opinion based on nothing more than a few seconds worth of tv it doesn't really carry much weight when you are trying to pick holes with another pilots selection of a landing site!
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To a point but this is quite a small world and it pays to be (reasonably) respectful towards those who maybe paying your salary one day, should you have commercial aspirations!
Secondly, until people on here get to know you and your character, jestin' and joshin' is not always so easy to spot.
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Secondly, until people on here get to know you and your character, jestin' and joshin' is not always so easy to spot.
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Firstly - very good that this program is raising awareness for a well worthwhile cause. I reckon many people may have thought until watching that it was paid for/provided by the NHS. Might help get some cash rolling in.
Secondly -
It annoys the hell out of me too. My guess is that it is for when/if the programme is shown on commercial stations with ad-breaks and/or for those viewers that are scanning the channels. With so many channels to chose from these days you have to quickly grab the viewers attention and inform them of what they have missed and what they are about to see to keep them watching. It makes for painful viewing of you have a sniff of intelligence and have been watching from the start!
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...why do they have to keep doing the "coming up on...." thing? It's everywhere these days. Do they really think people have attention spans so short that they will lose interest if they don't keep telling us what's coming up in the next five minutes? Along a similar line why do they then have to re-cap what happened five minutes ago?
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It's all down to who commissions the program, and what the target audience is. In this case it's morning daytime TV who are the "customer" of the production team.
Now, according to the analysts, the average morning TV viewer is not one to sit around and watch TV., (s)he is running around doing the washing, wiping the kids noses, hoovering etc. and just "dipping" in and out of the telly. So the progs have to be structured to try and get the passing viewer's interest : so they either get a quick resume so they can pick up on what's already happened, or they get a "hook" of what's coming up in the hope they will plonk their bums down and continue watching.
These are 45 minute programs, but you can bet your ass that if they were on prime-team evening TV it would be 30 minutes with all the "slack" cut out. The reasoning this time being that people are actually wanting to tune in and watch. The first one did seem over-loaded with "coming ups " etc but the second and third seemed more content and less waffle.
It is quite possible that it will end up in an evening slot sometime in the future. That's what happened with Seaside Rescue apparantly. I get quite a few mid-week days off, but I never saw or heard of it until it appeared in the evening slot.
Don't expect too much blood and guts in the series though - this is feelgood TV where most people survive, designed not to spoil Yummy Mummy's day. Save that for "AA Uncut". Not to say that everybody will survive, mind : it is possible to lose a couple without too much viewer trauma.
Now, according to the analysts, the average morning TV viewer is not one to sit around and watch TV., (s)he is running around doing the washing, wiping the kids noses, hoovering etc. and just "dipping" in and out of the telly. So the progs have to be structured to try and get the passing viewer's interest : so they either get a quick resume so they can pick up on what's already happened, or they get a "hook" of what's coming up in the hope they will plonk their bums down and continue watching.
These are 45 minute programs, but you can bet your ass that if they were on prime-team evening TV it would be 30 minutes with all the "slack" cut out. The reasoning this time being that people are actually wanting to tune in and watch. The first one did seem over-loaded with "coming ups " etc but the second and third seemed more content and less waffle.
It is quite possible that it will end up in an evening slot sometime in the future. That's what happened with Seaside Rescue apparantly. I get quite a few mid-week days off, but I never saw or heard of it until it appeared in the evening slot.
Don't expect too much blood and guts in the series though - this is feelgood TV where most people survive, designed not to spoil Yummy Mummy's day. Save that for "AA Uncut". Not to say that everybody will survive, mind : it is possible to lose a couple without too much viewer trauma.
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YOU HAVIN' A GO WHIRLS? 
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Sorry for going off on a slight tangent, but Whoateallthepies what speed were you doing and at what height were you when you were assaulted by your feathered friend?
I'm currently spending large parts of my day mixing it with the feathered aviators below 200ft but slowish (40kts).Anyone any thoughts as to wheather at those speeds a bird would break through some high quality Eurocopter plexiglass?
To keep on theme,saw the programme and thought it very good.
I'm currently spending large parts of my day mixing it with the feathered aviators below 200ft but slowish (40kts).Anyone any thoughts as to wheather at those speeds a bird would break through some high quality Eurocopter plexiglass?
To keep on theme,saw the programme and thought it very good.
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i'm currently spending large parts of my day mixing it with the feathered aviators below 200ft but slowish (40kts).Anyone any thoughts as to wheather at those speeds a bird would break through some high quality Eurocopter plexiglass?
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AJH,
Granted ofcourse the bird would have some forward speed and could hit you from various angles which would all have different outcomes, hit the blades, intakes, windows etc. The size of the bird would also have an effect, a buzzard's pretty big and having a closing speed probably around 140-150kts you can see how it did what it did. Perhaps what I should have asked is does anyone know to what standards the screens are tested?
Frozen chickens fired at the screen and all that.
Granted ofcourse the bird would have some forward speed and could hit you from various angles which would all have different outcomes, hit the blades, intakes, windows etc. The size of the bird would also have an effect, a buzzard's pretty big and having a closing speed probably around 140-150kts you can see how it did what it did. Perhaps what I should have asked is does anyone know to what standards the screens are tested?
Frozen chickens fired at the screen and all that.