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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2016, 09:03
Replies: 227
Views: 81,950
Posted By zorab64

Re Airwave cost savings

Come on, boys & girls, I always believed one of the "P"s in PPRUNE stood for professional, not purile?

The airwave bills might reduce if some (quite a few) officers on the ground didn't talk into...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2016, 14:21
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,583,088
Posted By zorab64

. . . which, if the blades or XMSN separate at...

. . . which, if the blades or XMSN separate at 140kts, would tie in with a rapid reduction in forward flight and a possibly short continuation of transponder/radar returns (depending on electrics...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2015, 13:40
Replies: 617
Views: 175,703
Posted By zorab64

I know 8Pieced is having/had a (short) break,...

I know 8Pieced is having/had a (short) break, having reviewed his systems knowledge but, having viewed-without-comment for a while, I can't let some of these remarks go, most particularly:-

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2015, 20:41
Replies: 227
Views: 81,950
Posted By zorab64

Gouli's seagull idea seems to have taken wing!...

Gouli's seagull idea seems to have taken wing! :ok:
https://youtu.be/UYHjyNNy_4Y

UYHjyNNy_4Y
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2015, 00:39
Replies: 62
Views: 16,761
Posted By zorab64

Crab, I have long respected many of your views,...

Crab, I have long respected many of your views, although you do make a habit of including variances that reduce that overall support! I'm afraid your comment above puts you straight into the League...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Aug 2015, 16:18
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,028,802
Posted By zorab64

Whilst this is a tragic accident, I have no doubt...

Whilst this is a tragic accident, I have no doubt the AAIB will do as thorough a job as they always do, though I would not envy the team the unpleasant circumstances they're likely to be encountering...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2015, 18:54
Replies: 299
Views: 62,639
Posted By zorab64

Re: WooWooner etc

SS - while you've often proved very good at rooting out minutiae; highlighting the ridiculous; adding amusements etc, you also have the ability to show some true defensive colours from time to time,...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2015, 01:22
Replies: 299
Views: 62,639
Posted By zorab64

Come on SS, this is no way to treat a relative...

Come on SS, this is no way to treat a relative newbie to pprune, who was obviously trying to post something relevant on a pilot forum, rather than an Admin one! It would be gracious, therefore, to...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2015, 07:45
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

Rotor inertia etc

AKEE/Chop/Crab all make sense but, in simple form, the understanding is that modern (EC 135 certainly counts) twin engine helicopters utilise rotor systems that are optimised for powered flight, not...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2015, 16:39
Replies: 40
Views: 9,431
Posted By zorab64

Someone once said "Dolphin 125" was a good answer...

Someone once said "Dolphin 125" was a good answer - mind you, he found himself in warm water after transmitting it (as he didn't know the translation) and so wore it as a nickname for a year or so...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2015, 10:11
Replies: 7
Views: 2,324
Posted By zorab64

Is there a similar petition from the Senior...

Is there a similar petition from the Senior Service &/or Prestwick . . . not to mention the historical home of UK Helicopter SAR training, Culdrose? :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2015, 12:18
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

SS - please do some of us "non-plebs" a favour &...

SS - please do some of us "non-plebs" a favour & translate the last transmission into English? Not everyone watches Eastenders with a cockney dictionary to hand, if at all!:ok:

On a more general...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Dec 2014, 10:52
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

gsa - as Tigerfish knows, there WILL have been...

gsa - as Tigerfish knows, there WILL have been some Police communications, since all UK Police Forces & PNAS have had policies in place, for many years, that will have REQUIRED 15 or 20 min Ops...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2014, 11:49
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

. . only if prompted by people who are too...

. . only if prompted by people who are too ignorant or lazy to explain the difference between "engines being starved of fuel", which appears to have been the case, and "the aircraft/airframe running...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2014, 09:14
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

Sorry Pitts, but where is all this money going to...

Sorry Pitts, but where is all this money going to come from to fund an increase in expert engineers & analysts who already do a difficult job, with impressive results? I don't like to criticise, but...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2014, 21:28
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

Devil & TPP - you both make most valid points, at...

Devil & TPP - you both make most valid points, at the end of the day the public purse is paying for what?

Once the accident's happened, and it's been fairly comprehensively determined that the...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2014, 13:39
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

Harry, it won't surprise many to hear that...

Harry, it won't surprise many to hear that different bases fly different profiles & hours, depending on the urban/rural nature of most of their tasking. Drawing graphs, with the plethora of...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2014, 09:49
Replies: 14
Views: 5,310
Posted By zorab64

:ok: I did some of that, many moons ago, but in a...

:ok: I did some of that, many moons ago, but in a different place. Fun, but one to remind you that you can only get so close :=
Check out the gorge bit at 42 mins if you want to raise the pulse rate...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2014, 11:21
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

SS - I think you'll find the spare (reserve)...

SS - I think you'll find the spare (reserve) airframes are included in the numbers, certainly the EC machines add up.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2014, 11:23
Replies: 45
Views: 33,894
Posted By zorab64

Sad news indeed. R.I.P. Gents. For others...

Sad news indeed. R.I.P. Gents.

For others still wishing to fly safely, and as Brilliant Stuff mentions, Manston is still there. Polo Jamie - you appear to be quite close, but if you were checking...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2014, 14:16
Replies: 19
Views: 3,926
Posted By zorab64

Crab has it right. AAKEE - Re Glasgow, I'd...

Crab has it right.

AAKEE - Re Glasgow, I'd strongly suggest you await the AAIB report, when I think you'll find other considerations, completely unrelated to twin auto currency, will come to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2014, 22:54
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

mister b - You are correct, I think, although...

mister b - You are correct, I think, although those designs would be an example of a single with an extra engine added, almost as an after-thought, but to meet a requirement relatively cheaply.
As...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2014, 21:10
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

Cabby - Some of your posts cause my jaw to drop! ...

Cabby - Some of your posts cause my jaw to drop!
40 Odd has a good point, there's an excellent training facility, owned by a different organisation, so NPAS would have to pay . . . which probably...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2014, 10:29
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

Well done MG for extracting some interesting...

Well done MG for extracting some interesting figures, although it wouldn't surprise me if not all Forces calculate their expenditure in the same way.

I presume your figures are for pre-NPAS...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2014, 22:40
Replies: 21
Views: 5,761
Posted By zorab64

Art - I think you'd better stop there, although...

Art - I think you'd better stop there, although the ones you were talking about are now better protected, I understand.

Most of those who do this job, and (as others have said) would far rather be...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2014, 08:41
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

Harry O - not quite sure if you're typing...

Harry O - not quite sure if you're typing tongue-in-cheek, or how familiar you are with 135 maintenance intervals, but all the NPAS machines should now have migrated to the 500/1000hr servicing...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2014, 12:25
Replies: 342
Views: 61,811
Posted By zorab64

Risk assessment

OK, TC has a point, whether or not anyone else agrees with it, although it's all about risk, surely?
If the risk is to the individual only, does he value his life enough to loose it?
If the risk is...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th May 2014, 06:31
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

MG - I thought the FW trial was flying out of...

MG - I thought the FW trial was flying out of Benson a few weeks ago, although also heard a rumour it was running back to Manchester at the end of a shift, which didn't seem to make sense. However,...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2014, 00:28
Replies: 43
Views: 8,224
Posted By zorab64

Al-bert - thanks, "px" certainly rings a bell,...

Al-bert - thanks, "px" certainly rings a bell, and the number's there or thereabouts! :ok:

k-j - concur, although the grey is not far off oil colour, certainly the bits of it that are aft of...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2014, 22:39
Replies: 43
Views: 8,224
Posted By zorab64

Come on Girls. There's banter & then there's...

Come on Girls. There's banter & then there's bitchiness . . . and in this case (although I'm never one to big-up the Crabs) the yellow cab was the more appropriate asset for this task, from a time,...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2014, 09:16
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,556
Posted By zorab64

The problem, from a business point of view, is...

The problem, from a business point of view, is that 7/5/5/4 requires two dropped shifts, and both Lates, which is "expensive" both to roster & fund. It does, however, have the advantage of a 3 week...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2014, 08:30
Replies: 138
Views: 25,608
Posted By zorab64

Whilst I don't wish to intimate blame (and have...

Whilst I don't wish to intimate blame (and have always been appalled at the big-wigs / political decision to slate the crew without real evidence), I've always been puzzled at the crew decision to...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2014, 12:53
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

T-R - I'd concur, we seem to be of the same mind....

T-R - I'd concur, we seem to be of the same mind.

Whilst I can't agree with the two pilot argument, I do hold completely that the buck stops with the single, in this case, crew member and that no...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2014, 09:06
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

SS , Re #2739 - yes, sort of, although it was...

SS , Re #2739 - yes, sort of, although it was about the #2712 post where I felt you & others were possibly posting red herrings? I wasn't meaning to criticise, just felt that the splitting of hairs...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2014, 15:50
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,217,673
Posted By zorab64

No. No. Not enough to make any...

No.

No.

Not enough to make any difference - i.e. used to dampen out pressure fluctuations but not to fly in the event of pump failure .

To clarify, I think 40odd made correct reference some...
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