Polish HEMS Agusta 109 incident
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From: Australia
I gather by the tone of the last few messages that there is some conclusion to the investigation of which I am not aware. If as it seems is implied by Captain M 's message that there was a failure of the torque plate, then I am relieved that my suggestion did not in fact occur. I have said all along that all I wanted was to have the blades examined to prove/disprove the theory in this case. As I also said, the only reason I raised the issue was that I have seen these failures in blades and other structure and they presented similar characteristics. Because this is not a widely known failure mode, I believed I had a professional duty to raise the matter so that it could be considered during the investigations. Some of the responses evoked were less than professional, but I would like to commend Svenstrom for his detailed and well stated explanation of the event, even if there was a bit of rancour added in places.
As for RVDT's last remark, that is a poor representation of a very old joke: "You can always tell a **** but you can't tell him much." Substitute for **** any noun describing the rank, mustering, trade, sport, race, religion, nationality etc.
I suggest you contact some Kiwi's. They have much better Aussie jokes.
"What is the most significant geographic fault in Australia?...It is above sea level."
etc. etc.
Regards
blakmax
As for RVDT's last remark, that is a poor representation of a very old joke: "You can always tell a **** but you can't tell him much." Substitute for **** any noun describing the rank, mustering, trade, sport, race, religion, nationality etc.
I suggest you contact some Kiwi's. They have much better Aussie jokes.
"What is the most significant geographic fault in Australia?...It is above sea level."
etc. etc.
Regards
blakmax
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From: White eagle land
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From: Germany
Maybe this is far-fetched but seriously: Can you pass a checkride with such an incident given that they were already shutting down?
I.e. if it was pilot error, no doubt(?) but if it happened due to a mechanical failure (the report is in Polish only so i don't know what the conclusion was besides ground resonance).
I.e. if it was pilot error, no doubt(?) but if it happened due to a mechanical failure (the report is in Polish only so i don't know what the conclusion was besides ground resonance).
