Vigili del Fuoco winching
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HueyDog wrote: Some criticisms about the winching and some positive comments, but the main thing I noticed was that in Italy a tired older model 412 is out there rescuing people with no evidence of any shiny new Agusta 139s. Are they all sitting waiting for tail rotor blades?
There has been a lot of criticism on this forum about 'cheap' companies using older model helicopters instead of the very expensive new models. When a person needs rescuing I am sure they will be very happy if a cranky old BO-105 or 206L shows up rather than waiting for a newer model that few can afford or are grounded due to technical issues.
It was just a short question (but it seems one nobody wants to answer) I was enquiring as to the role of auto-hover features. Are these helpful to SAR pilots .. to what extent are they used please?
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auto-hover features. Are these helpful to SAR pilots
For example, you would use the AFCS to let down over water in sea fog, and use it in conjunction with other equipment such as radar to close with a ship. Once in close visual contact with the ship, however, you might wish to disengage some or all of the automatic features and carry out the winching whilst maintaining a manual hover. Once winching is completed you may choose to re-engage the AFCS before using automatic functions to climb safely away from the sea. Precisely what combination you would use would vary with the circumstances, the aircraft type, its AFCS capability and its equipment fit.
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Making life easier, features such as; Auto hover, Auto Climb from Hover, Mark On Target, Auto Approach to Preselected Auto Hover Height, RAD ALT Hold and Velocity Hold are all standard selectable AFCS modes of 412EP 4Axis SAR version.
