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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 13:00
Replies: 79
Views: 31,565
Posted By steve_oc

I was also born in Malta at the RNH at Mtarfa...

I was also born in Malta at the RNH at Mtarfa (incidentally now a secondary school) to serving British parents (RN) and have a Maltese birth certificate. Never any problems with UK passport or travel.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2024, 09:47
Replies: 13
Views: 1,345
Posted By steve_oc

Agree. If the system is powered, the antenna is...

Agree. If the system is powered, the antenna is kept in place and stable so no risk of damage to components, which there might be is the system was unpowered. Also, why go to the bother of having a...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2023, 10:31
Replies: 35
Views: 6,662
Posted By steve_oc

Used the "split controls" procedure every now and...

Used the "split controls" procedure every now and then on the Wessex 3 (ASW) and I've also used it occasionally in a North Sea sim ride. It's a good means of reducing the workload of the PF when...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2023, 09:35
Replies: 50
Views: 21,701
Posted By steve_oc

Interesting. Sikorsky rotor brakes (S61, S76,...

Interesting. Sikorsky rotor brakes (S61, S76, S92) may be applied in emergency immediately after engine shutdown with NR still at 100% / 107%, and the AW139 permits application at 90% NR in that...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jul 2019, 19:40
Replies: 4
Views: 2,737
Posted By steve_oc

Very sorry to hear that. Chris and I were on D...

Very sorry to hear that. Chris and I were on D Squadron together in the mid 1980s; a really nice guy.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2018, 11:45
Replies: 34
Views: 5,999
Posted By steve_oc

Green flare

Came back to the ship one night in my Lynx. No reply to radio calls and no response from the FDO, so I decided to go and hover alongside the port bridge wing to wake them up. At the same time, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2018, 17:43
Replies: 22
Views: 13,257
Posted By steve_oc

Always wanted to say this. A hole has appeared in...

Always wanted to say this. A hole has appeared in an aircraft loading door. Police are looking into it.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2017, 18:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,857
Posted By steve_oc

Glad to see G-BATC is still going strong. I see...

Glad to see G-BATC is still going strong. I see her in my logbook from 1992 in Aberdeen.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2017, 05:07
Replies: 284
Views: 155,617
Posted By steve_oc

Type certificate issue 3 now published on the...

Type certificate issue 3 now published on the EASA website

https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/type-certificates
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2016, 04:27
Replies: 38
Views: 11,436
Posted By steve_oc

Hey 212man, I bet you never thought you would...

Hey 212man, I bet you never thought you would stir up such a hornets nest😀. Good job I landed in the centre on the Forties D, I didn't know anyone was going to take "that" picture...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2016, 17:52
Replies: 72
Views: 10,537
Posted By steve_oc

Thanks for the compliments on the CHC ECL. I...

Thanks for the compliments on the CHC ECL.

I can recall one real engine fire on a 332L a number of years ago in Aberdeen (it wasn't me). Fire warning just after TDP on a maintenance check flight...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2015, 19:28
Replies: 12
MEL
Views: 2,367
Posted By steve_oc

Yes the MEL only applies on the ground (or...

Yes the MEL only applies on the ground (or helideck), if something happens in flight you have an emergency checklist written for that very purpose (hopefully). If you therefore land (anywhere) with...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2015, 17:40
Replies: 12
MEL
Views: 2,367
Posted By steve_oc

First thing, my interpretation in this case would...

First thing, my interpretation in this case would be that having "discovered" the fault in the flight on the way offshore, you would then be permitted to make one further flight back to your...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2015, 11:54
Replies: 17
Views: 2,568
Posted By steve_oc

Agree with 212 (I normally do...). Set around 15%...

Agree with 212 (I normally do...). Set around 15% torque and start descending in a rapid but controlled manner, then adjust the flight path vector to point into wind or to a flat area of ground. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2015, 11:49
Replies: 4
Views: 2,056
Posted By steve_oc

Boresight discrepancy is the "angle in degrees...

Boresight discrepancy is the "angle in degrees between the centreline of the EGI (embedded GPS/INS) and body centreline of the aircraft" in pitch, roll and yaw, according to the CMA 9000 installation...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2014, 08:00
Replies: 108
Views: 53,291
Posted By steve_oc

Unfortunately all proposals to change the Basic...

Unfortunately all proposals to change the Basic Regulation, as you suggest or otherwise, were met with flat refusal...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2014, 18:51
Replies: 27
Views: 17,941
Posted By steve_oc

LTNG

LTNG is the soft key to select Lightning Sensor overlay (in a similar way to TCAS). The Honeywell lightning sensor is an option on the S92. Sorry HC, it's not the selected nav source.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2013, 12:48
Replies: 28
Views: 8,201
Posted By steve_oc

dbro91 and others, you may find CAP 1034...

dbro91 and others, you may find CAP 1034 Development of a Technical Standard for Emergency Breathing Systems of interest:
CAP1034: Development of a Technical Standard for Emergency Breathing Systems...
Forum: Flight Testing
10th Jan 2012, 12:04
Replies: 3
Views: 3,154
Posted By steve_oc

You are basically correct. You are maybe looking...

You are basically correct. You are maybe looking for EASA NPA 2008-20. It is here:

http://hub.easa.europa.eu/crt/docs/viewnpa/id_53
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2010, 21:44
Replies: 88
Views: 23,827
Posted By steve_oc

Walking the plank is a traditional method of...

Walking the plank is a traditional method of releasing pirates...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2010, 17:32
Replies: 1,404
Views: 263,556
Posted By steve_oc

S92 slope limits: Maximum nose up and down...

S92 slope limits:

Maximum nose up and down slope 10°
Maximum lateral slope 13°
Valid for all slope operations including rotor shutdown and start-up.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2009, 13:02
Replies: 30
Views: 7,693
Posted By steve_oc

You would be amazed at what the old girl could do...

You would be amazed at what the old girl could do if she tried :)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2009, 12:59
Replies: 2,002
Views: 664,674
Posted By steve_oc

Floats

Just to clarify, the original standard was sea state 5 (nose and tail floats). The sea state 6 add-on floats in the sponsons were certified by FAA in late 2007 and by EASA in 2008. Aircraft delivered...
Forum: Flight Testing
19th Jan 2009, 15:43
Replies: 16
Views: 5,203
Posted By steve_oc

Doesn't help for onshore, I'm afraid, but there...

Doesn't help for onshore, I'm afraid, but there is good guidance for offshore operations in UK CAA CAP 437

CAP 437: Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas - Guidance on Standards | Publications | CAA...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2009, 15:37
Replies: 21
Views: 3,280
Posted By steve_oc

For info UK CAA has just published CAA Paper...

For info UK CAA has just published CAA Paper 2008/05: HUMS Extension to Rotor Health Monitoring. Doesn't help with download frequency but contains a lot of other interesting info.

CAA Paper...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Jan 2009, 16:09
Replies: 68
Views: 9,106
Posted By steve_oc

AI design

The Flash Airlines B737 accident at Sharm el Sheikh on 3 Jan 2004 was partially attributed to spatial disorientation of the Commander and one of the factors was allegedly his Air Force background...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2008, 15:08
Replies: 1,404
Views: 263,556
Posted By steve_oc

S92 icing clearance is 10,000 feet PA, -40°C, no...

S92 icing clearance is 10,000 feet PA, -40°C, no freezing rain or supercooled large droplets, and, er, that's it.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2008, 12:01
Replies: 56
Views: 15,893
Posted By steve_oc

I should just point out that regardless of...

I should just point out that regardless of "owner" the legal entity is still CHC Scotia (in UK) so contracts are with that legal entity.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2008, 20:52
Replies: 1,404
Views: 263,556
Posted By steve_oc

Calli you beat me to it, I was about to say that.

Calli you beat me to it, I was about to say that.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2008, 12:35
Replies: 38
Views: 10,782
Posted By steve_oc

It's in bed recovering from a main gearbox and...

It's in bed recovering from a main gearbox and head change. Back soon.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2008, 11:31
Replies: 610
Views: 379,236
Posted By steve_oc

A det to NI in 1979 with a Wessex 3 (the blue and...

A det to NI in 1979 with a Wessex 3 (the blue and yellow one). We arrange to have it resprayed green so as not to stand out too like a sore thumb. Then the beancounters (even then) decreed it would...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2008, 13:24
Replies: 301
Views: 45,131
Posted By steve_oc

The commercial 92,s are operating under a gravity...

The commercial 92,s are operating under a gravity refuel only restriction at present post the last fuel tank rupture in the Norwegian sector. This limits the fuel capacity of both tanks. Are the SAR...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2008, 12:24
Replies: 2,002
Views: 664,674
Posted By steve_oc

FDM

And actually CHC in Miri, hopefully Europe not too far behind (same design)
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2007, 16:40
Replies: 169
Views: 22,725
Posted By steve_oc

S92 radar

Crab - yes to your question (Honeywell Primus 701).
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2007, 21:40
Replies: 176
Views: 32,797
Posted By steve_oc

The C reg is going to Miri and the other is for...

The C reg is going to Miri and the other is for Norway (LN-OQF)
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