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Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2020, 15:32
Replies: 23
Views: 7,119
Posted By check

One of my favorite helicopters, flew them in...

One of my favorite helicopters, flew them in Indonesia and India.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2018, 18:20
Replies: 18
Views: 5,904
Posted By check

Helideck H

The crossbar of the H bisects the OFS, which means the parallel bars of the H point away from any obsticle on the Helideck. All information can be found online in CAP437.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2018, 20:14
Replies: 102
Views: 29,484
Posted By check

Back in the days of KLM Helicopters engineers...

Back in the days of KLM Helicopters engineers carried out ground runs on the S61 and also had recurrent sim training. A trained engineer is as good as any pilot on the ground, a pilot begins to earn...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2017, 18:21
Replies: 66
Views: 13,107
Posted By check

Course 207 1968

Course 207 1968
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2016, 13:42
Replies: 38
Views: 11,329
Posted By check

212 man, I am not sure "what I don't get" but...

212 man,
I am not sure "what I don't get" but what I do know after many years in Flight Safety and investigating accidents/incidents is that knowing and using the deck markings is an integral part...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2016, 12:55
Replies: 38
Views: 11,329
Posted By check

Just to confirm the use of the "bum line" ...

Just to confirm the use of the "bum line"

The pilot reported that she was making a normal approach to the oil platform. Both cranes were shut down on the oil platform, and she received a green...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2016, 18:36
Replies: 38
Views: 11,329
Posted By check

GKaplan, Who is talking about ignorant, you,...

GKaplan,
Who is talking about ignorant, you, not me? Being unaware is not the same as being ignorant. When you are on the road road signs give information and by observing them you are less likely...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2016, 21:27
Replies: 38
Views: 11,329
Posted By check

212 has a point, if the helicopter turned 90° to...

212 has a point, if the helicopter turned 90° to the left and maintained the deck position in relation to the aiming circle, the tail would be compromised in the 150° sector. By landing correctly...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2015, 16:21
Replies: 4
Views: 1,602
Posted By check

The fixed monitors are for spraying the helideck...

The fixed monitors are for spraying the helideck not the helicopter, the hand controlled monitors can be used on the helicopter. The following is taken from the Helideck Manual.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2015, 18:58
Replies: 50
Views: 13,965
Posted By check

UH1 missing

I have just received a message from Nepal that an American Military Helicopter UH1 is missing while on a rescue mission.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2014, 15:34
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,881
Posted By check

I would have thought the contract was issued on...

I would have thought the contract was issued on behalf of UK LTD. If one part of that group leaves I would imagine that their part of the contract would be annulled, or the said party would be...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2014, 19:01
Replies: 124
Views: 34,176
Posted By check

A number of years ago in the Dutch sector an oil...

A number of years ago in the Dutch sector an oil company put reflective signs on the side of the platforms. The signs were floodlit and along with the landing light day or night they were perfectly...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2014, 14:27
Replies: 13
Views: 4,208
Posted By check

How sad, we were both in 657 AAC squadron in...

How sad, we were both in 657 AAC squadron in Northern Ireland, once I left the army we were like ships in the night, never met up again although his name came up in various conversations.
RIP Mal.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2013, 14:43
Replies: 538
Views: 84,891
Posted By check

There seem to be a number of posters here who...

There seem to be a number of posters here who read, then analyze, and somehow come up with hidden meanings from within the text. What a load of tosh! A prime example, the word "simultaneously",...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2013, 17:38
Replies: 538
Views: 84,891
Posted By check

We have pages of theories and counter theories,...

We have pages of theories and counter theories, but no one has mentioned the basics. There is no argument about lowering the collective in the event of engine failure but plenty about the subsequent...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2013, 21:51
Replies: 538
Views: 84,891
Posted By check

Back in the 70's I experiences 3 engine failures...

Back in the 70's I experiences 3 engine failures in single engine helicopters, 2 in a Bell 47 and 1 in a Bell 205. I have tried reliving those incidents but all I can confirm is lowering the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2013, 21:38
Replies: 5
Views: 2,484
Posted By check

Steve, sorry to hear your news. I worked with...

Steve, sorry to hear your news. I worked with your father in Soltau and Long Kesh.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Sep 2013, 07:37
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,728
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Diginagain I sincerely hope you are correct...

Diginagain

I sincerely hope you are correct with your assumption that extra cash would be made available, but from my experience with some major oil majors it would come (perhaps) with much hand...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2013, 20:09
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,728
Posted By check

Airwave45 Your comment regarding the door while...

Airwave45
Your comment regarding the door while correct does raise a point or two. Now things may have changed since I left the UK North Sea, but in my day it was writen that the pilots would go aft...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2013, 18:54
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,728
Posted By check

I believe that we have a situation where the tail...

I believe that we have a situation where the tail is wagging the dog. The SLF are attacking the wrong thing, they should be attacking their employers not the aircraft.
The Oil Companies put out a...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 18:15
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,728
Posted By check

Yes those statistics look bad, but statistics can...

Yes those statistics look bad, but statistics can be adjusted to suit an individuals leanings. The Puma family has been around for more than 45 years, I first flew them more than 35 years ago.

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2013, 14:48
Replies: 11
Views: 5,592
Posted By check

"go love" sounds exciting!!

"go love" sounds exciting!!
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2013, 16:50
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,881
Posted By check

I managed to open it and wished I hadn't, what a...

I managed to open it and wished I hadn't, what a load of gobssh*t! Sorry for the language but it had more twists than Chubby Checker, controlled ditching becomes a crash for instance.

This drivel...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2013, 06:26
Replies: 16
Views: 3,942
Posted By check

Hi Geoff, My logbook had a column for...

Hi Geoff,

My logbook had a column for instrument flying, that's all that went in there. My IFR hours therefore were different to my instrument hours.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2013, 14:18
Replies: 39
Views: 8,989
Posted By check

I joined 26 flight AAC in 1968 and was with it...

I joined 26 flight AAC in 1968 and was with it when it became ? interim squadron (forgotten the title) and then 651. Some time in 1971 I think it was, the Sioux were sent to Minden and Soltau and...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2013, 15:42
Replies: 21
Views: 9,882
Posted By check

Perhaps it's not "pilots taking more chances" but...

Perhaps it's not "pilots taking more chances" but different interpretations of flight in iceing conditions. On a number of occasions in Den Helder both Bristow and CHC were on the ground and...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2012, 18:45
Replies: 14
Views: 2,662
Posted By check

Conditions have certainly changed over the years....

Conditions have certainly changed over the years. 9 years ago I was offered a job on €3200 a month plus a per diem. I spent a few months seconded to them and found their standards at the time quite...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2012, 18:40
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,848,794
Posted By check

Geoff, just checked my logbook and found that...

Geoff, just checked my logbook and found that G-AZYB was the first Bell 47 I flew after leaving the Army, it was on the 11 Jan 73, I also flew G-AYOE, G-AYOF, G-AYOG, G-ATZX, G-ASLR (Bell 47J2)....
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jun 2012, 19:56
Replies: 26
Views: 6,034
Posted By check

Rich you are correct with regard to Pierre

Rich you are correct with regard to Pierre
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jun 2012, 16:46
Replies: 26
Views: 6,034
Posted By check

I'm afraid Gunter Tchernitz (sp) died quite a few...

I'm afraid Gunter Tchernitz (sp) died quite a few years ago, Jan Joore had a stroke many years ago , but continued to work in the office, haven't heard since. I spoke to Mike Benthal about 2 years...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2012, 12:11
Replies: 26
Views: 6,034
Posted By check

Seeing those names brought back memories, last...

Seeing those names brought back memories, last saw Nick in Hong Kong in the early eighties, Ev and myself ran a not for profit bistro in the staff house in Shiraz (fools). I'm still in contact with a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2012, 17:28
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,848,794
Posted By check

Geoff, Is Jack the guy in the dark blue...

Geoff,

Is Jack the guy in the dark blue shirt and white trousers?, if so we had some good times together in India
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2011, 17:42
Replies: 5
Views: 2,322
Posted By check

I heard it was a Agusta 139

I heard it was a Agusta 139
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2011, 14:29
Replies: 35
Views: 4,201
Posted By check

Geoff, Many years ago I attended a lecture...

Geoff,

Many years ago I attended a lecture on Flight Safety and Human Factors at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London.

One of the speakers was from the FAA and during his lecture he brought...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2011, 16:04
Replies: 41
Views: 10,719
Posted By check

Perhaps some of the problems are logistical. I...

Perhaps some of the problems are logistical. I know from experience that KLM, Schreiner, now CHC plus Bristow send two crew at a time and use their own instructors for conversions and checks. Smaller...
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