Pilot feedback wanted for cockpit design
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Pilot feedback wanted for cockpit design
Hello Everyone,
I am looking for experienced rotary pilots to help develop a demonstrator for a next generation cockpit. The demonstrator will be aimed at addressing the 5 most common causes of accidents, such as CFIT/wire strike. Initially, I'm looking for pilots from different backgrounds - offshore, parapublic, utility, etc - both military and civil.
The company is a large multi-national with a base in Gloucestershire.
My preference would be for pilots who can commit small chunks of time over the next few months, so that I can develop the prototype iteratively based on your feedback, but any input would be gratefully received.
If you could lend help yourself, or have any friends that might be interested, then please get in touch and I can provide more information. Reasonable expenses are available.
Regards
Bobby
I am looking for experienced rotary pilots to help develop a demonstrator for a next generation cockpit. The demonstrator will be aimed at addressing the 5 most common causes of accidents, such as CFIT/wire strike. Initially, I'm looking for pilots from different backgrounds - offshore, parapublic, utility, etc - both military and civil.
The company is a large multi-national with a base in Gloucestershire.
My preference would be for pilots who can commit small chunks of time over the next few months, so that I can develop the prototype iteratively based on your feedback, but any input would be gratefully received.
If you could lend help yourself, or have any friends that might be interested, then please get in touch and I can provide more information. Reasonable expenses are available.
Regards
Bobby
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Our latest crash comic features an R22 roll-over after an immediate white out situation. The article finishes by pondering whether a cabin heater if it had not been removed, may have helped. The couple of times it's happened to me during our wet season over here, I have quickly opened the door for a visual reference. The hundreds of times it's happened to me in motor vehicles I've always found that an internal defrost heater was next to useless, at least for some time and that cooling the air to match the outside air with an air conditioner vent by far the quickest way, or the window down of course.
Perhaps some thoughts as to the mechanics of conditions liable to the condition vs a proof against it may be a suggestion as I guess it would oft be encountered in cooler climes.
link to that article;-http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-064/
Perhaps some thoughts as to the mechanics of conditions liable to the condition vs a proof against it may be a suggestion as I guess it would oft be encountered in cooler climes.
link to that article;-http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2015/aair/ao-2015-064/
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I don't know that there is a perfect cockpit. Some of the role specific "wants" are mutually exclusive.
As a utility pilot my perfect cockpit would be 95% glass and a seat that sits half out the door like a 500. For many other roles, this would be a bad setup.
There are very few purpose built utility aircraft. The Skycrane, Kmax, Lama and the 500. Those four were built for utility with no compromises for multi-role capacities. For that reason those four continue to see a huge portion of the utility work world wide. Anything designed now a days is designed with multi-role capability and ends up being mediocre to good at everything, but excellent at nothing.
As a utility pilot my perfect cockpit would be 95% glass and a seat that sits half out the door like a 500. For many other roles, this would be a bad setup.
There are very few purpose built utility aircraft. The Skycrane, Kmax, Lama and the 500. Those four were built for utility with no compromises for multi-role capacities. For that reason those four continue to see a huge portion of the utility work world wide. Anything designed now a days is designed with multi-role capability and ends up being mediocre to good at everything, but excellent at nothing.
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I can travel to most locations within the UK - Aberdeen was on my list of likely destinations.
I was hoping to gather small groups of people for more interactive sessions, so if you have friends that would like to contribute, then I can travel to you.
I was hoping to gather small groups of people for more interactive sessions, so if you have friends that would like to contribute, then I can travel to you.
