This ride's a bit low, don't you think?
And wazzing around in a Robbie with pax from a fair on board is hardly cutting edge aviation - don't know how that prompted parallels to Igor and the Wright Brothers..............
H and H - I get more than enough inter service banter from the Ex-RN and Ex-AAC guys I work with so no snowflaking here
H and H - I get more than enough inter service banter from the Ex-RN and Ex-AAC guys I work with so no snowflaking here
Originally Posted by [email protected]
H and H - I get more than enough inter service banter from the Ex-RN and Ex-AAC guys I work with so no snowflaking here
[email protected], the joys of such banter is sadly missed "outside" where I am! Just can't resist the odd moment if it presents itself! As ever, no offence meant! And I'll terminate this thread-digression so we can get on with the serious discussion to hand - to which I have nothing further to add. I was about to say "useful to add" but that may be taking my earlier contributions beyond the bounds of their true value! 
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
And wazzing around in a Robbie with pax from a fair on board is hardly cutting edge aviation - don't know how that prompted parallels to Igor and the Wright brothers....:
Maybe that same thread of intelligence still lives in the capabilities of private operators.
I don't propose anarchy of civil aviation but the idea of a stifling climate of exponential regulatory oversight that thinks it can prevent any accident is just as absurd...especially the economics. Not to mention the time and energy lost for private operators that might be put to better use elsewhere in providing a "safe" operation.
At the end of the day , the helicopter "fair ride" provides a certain quality of life to the populace. .To see an end to that because a crushing "safety" culture, me thinks we've stumbled too far down a very difficult to reverse path. I understand that the equipment and training standards might alarm some of those in more rigorous and elite environments. But I think some credit must be given to those ladies and gentlemen in these privately run operations to vet themselves and excel given comparatively limited means. The fact that in the western world , the technology always seems to trickle out of the private sector would seem to indicate we ve got something to offer, down here in the cheap seats?
WuRg - I haven't said all such rides should be regulated out of existence - the ones shown on this thread however take the risks too far in an effort to maximise the thrill-factor, the same factor could be achieved at higher heights and improved safety (like strapping pax in for example).
As for technology trickling out of the private sector in the Western world - I think you will find far more comes out of military R and D because the funding is always there - how many different sectors benefit from and/or rely on GPS for example?
As for technology trickling out of the private sector in the Western world - I think you will find far more comes out of military R and D because the funding is always there - how many different sectors benefit from and/or rely on GPS for example?
