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John Eacott
everything on a helicopter is delicate - taxi for runway 09 was a long taxi when a heli with skilled pilots taking into account all the dangers around are meant to fly - Air Traffic are not familiar with what helicopters can or can not do they are fixed in their minds like many fixed wing pilots.
The mod on No 1 heli looks makeshift - No 2 was without it. Have a look at catch up TV of Trumps arrival at Stansted UK this morning.
Your quote Intake Guards have been around 40 50 years so have I and still at it at 79 years of age
everything on a helicopter is delicate - taxi for runway 09 was a long taxi when a heli with skilled pilots taking into account all the dangers around are meant to fly - Air Traffic are not familiar with what helicopters can or can not do they are fixed in their minds like many fixed wing pilots.
The mod on No 1 heli looks makeshift - No 2 was without it. Have a look at catch up TV of Trumps arrival at Stansted UK this morning.
Your quote Intake Guards have been around 40 50 years so have I and still at it at 79 years of age
As usual, John is bang on. Those FOD (anti-ice) shields have been around for 50+ years and are an original Sikorsky part.
FYI, there are three inlet configurations for the SK61: 1) Nothing. 2) FOD (anti-ice) shield. 3) Pointy screens (aka Madonna bras)
Finally, Sikorsky 61 gear is not "delicate". This aircraft was designed for the Navy FFS. 🙄
One more thing, hovering 20,000+ pound helicopters around airports will not make you any friends. 😏
Three down, three to go. And I totally agree about hover-taxiing large helicopters around. Every car and aircraft owner around will be trying to get money from you.
Coulson/Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter.
Pall Filter
British Airways alternate FOD screen.
Coulson/Donaldson Inlet Barrier Filter.
Pall Filter
British Airways alternate FOD screen.
The grey Sea King has the UK Mil EAPS/SNIPS (Engine Air Particle Separation/Snow and Ice Protection) system - the black screens have vortex generators that spin the air entering the chamber, centrifugal force pushes sand, ice and a lot of the salt into a collection chamber at the bottom where 2 powerful electric blowers eject it.
It works well as long as you don't push the cyclic forward harshly - on a sloping ground landing for example - as it is possible for the blades to contact the filter box.
It works well as long as you don't push the cyclic forward harshly - on a sloping ground landing for example - as it is possible for the blades to contact the filter box.
In the picture of the BA Aircraft, do they give you grief for the rear wheel missing the pad?
Knowing BA Pilots....they probably got a bonus for just finding the Pad.
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Don't know if same reason in this case, but there are/were a number of airports in the States that would not allow hover taxi ops in certain terminal areas and/or by helicopters over a certain gross weight. It was one of the reasons there were wheel options for the 214ST and 412.
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