Helicopter missing - Mt Disappointment VIC (AU)
The original "tale", of which it isn't, was from the Bell 214B for the reasons here and the resultant "ballistic" trajectory.
6000 FPM at SL wasn't/isn't difficult light but you could also cave in the greenhouse windows above your head. Not rated for 60 knots vertical and above. Even an old 205 will surprise some when light and you can bust the windows in one as well.
Apparently a 214 back in the day established a couple of records and sustained ~2000 FPM to 30,000' and ~5200 FPM to 10,000'. So the rate numbers at sea level would have been higher.
6000 FPM at SL wasn't/isn't difficult light but you could also cave in the greenhouse windows above your head. Not rated for 60 knots vertical and above. Even an old 205 will surprise some when light and you can bust the windows in one as well.
Apparently a 214 back in the day established a couple of records and sustained ~2000 FPM to 30,000' and ~5200 FPM to 10,000'. So the rate numbers at sea level would have been higher.
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I was too succinct. You got it, but the following posts suggest I was misunderstood.
The ROC, or vertical speed, indicator only shows +-2000 fpm. In an auto in a Wasp you had no idea how fast you were descending. ;-)
The ROC, or vertical speed, indicator only shows +-2000 fpm. In an auto in a Wasp you had no idea how fast you were descending. ;-)
Last edited by HissingSyd; 6th Apr 2022 at 13:56.
In an auto in a Wasp you had no idea how fast you were descending. ;-)
Preliminary report released.
Investigation: AO-2022-016 - Collision with terrain involving Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2, VH-XWD near Mount Disappointment, Victoria, on 31 March 2022 (atsb.gov.au)
OMG. the first heli flew into the cloud first and did a U-turn and the second one followed.
Investigation: AO-2022-016 - Collision with terrain involving Airbus Helicopters EC130 T2, VH-XWD near Mount Disappointment, Victoria, on 31 March 2022 (atsb.gov.au)
OMG. the first heli flew into the cloud first and did a U-turn and the second one followed.
The passenger in the front right seat had flown in helicopters for about 30 years. The passenger recalled that, as they crossed Mount Disappointment, heavy cloud rolled in resulting in ‘a white-out with ground visibility no longer evident’. The pilot radioed XWD and said words to the effect of ‘U‑turn, U-turn, U-turn’. Then the pilot of WVV immediately completed a U‑turn. The pilot of XWD radioed back with words to the effect ‘aren’t we going to cut through?’ The passenger then saw XWD pass just below them
VFR pilot ignores VFR rules, enters cloud and crashes - nothing new there unfortunately...........5 lives lost for the sake of a 180 turn........
Website might need a refresh.....
DAY AND NIGHT
Got to love this industry…. Everyone quick to put the knife in.
My thoughts are with the friends and family’s.
Let’s all learn from this.
My thoughts are with the friends and family’s.
Let’s all learn from this.
It's not a knife, it is a frigging big neon sign that says ' Don't scud run - turn around or land'
Weather deterioration around high ground - how unexpected............
