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Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2024, 09:02
Replies: 134
Views: 57,212
Posted By snakepit

Certainly seems like a sure way to ‘bite the hand...

Certainly seems like a sure way to ‘bite the hand that feeds’ so to speak?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2024, 08:46
Replies: 150
Views: 75,558
Posted By snakepit

I think what you’re seeing is not a lack of...

I think what you’re seeing is not a lack of interest from aviators as to why it occurred, but (somewhat surprisingly for prune) a restraint in pointless guesswork as to the cause. I’d like to think...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Mar 2024, 15:00
Replies: 150
Views: 75,558
Posted By snakepit

On the video the aircraft is initially inverted...

On the video the aircraft is initially inverted on the seabed, then the footage changes to it upright but still on the seabed. At 1:13 to run you can clearly see the aircraft now upright and the twin...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2024, 14:16
Replies: 150
Views: 75,558
Posted By snakepit

The visual facts as can be derived from the...

The visual facts as can be derived from the recovery video as far as I can see:

The aircraft fuselage and undercarriage was intact on the seabed and the only damage seemed to be to the MRBs,
...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2023, 12:33
Replies: 134
Views: 57,212
Posted By snakepit

I’m possibly missing your point Crab but it has...

I’m possibly missing your point Crab but it has tickled me somewhat 🤣. I can just imagine the scene, yes of course we are applying TUPE to all military folk, your salary will remain 50k a year...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2023, 07:50
Replies: 134
Views: 57,212
Posted By snakepit

Great description crab. Mods, when can we have a...

Great description crab. Mods, when can we have a 'like' button that also includes a laughing face
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2023, 07:00
Replies: 2
Views: 889
Posted By snakepit

You have omitted the AW139 fleet Jim; they are at...

You have omitted the AW139 fleet Jim; they are at Lydd, Lee On the Solent, St Athan and Caernarfon.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2022, 14:52
Replies: 199
Views: 75,177
Posted By snakepit

My bad crab. Thought you were referring to the...

My bad crab. Thought you were referring to the AW139 not the 189. 🤦🏻‍♂️
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2022, 09:37
Replies: 199
Views: 75,177
Posted By snakepit

How an aircraft operates in role is influenced...

How an aircraft operates in role is influenced strongly by ‘who’ is operating it.

One operator can have a very serviceable and capable aircraft due to a solid spares and servicing package and...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2022, 21:24
Replies: 92
Views: 43,643
Posted By snakepit

And therein lies the first problem. Only the...

And therein lies the first problem. Only the aircrew will be fully aware of the risk of winching. They should be qualified clinically to make an assessment as to whether the risk of a winch is...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Aug 2022, 20:20
Replies: 79
Views: 31,826
Posted By snakepit

Very insightful 😝, but maybe you should consider...

Very insightful 😝, but maybe you should consider that the ‘dead weight’ might just avoid dead crew! An extra “parademic” or doc is useless if the aircraft crashes on the way to the incident, on the...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jun 2022, 07:09
Replies: 48
Views: 18,433
Posted By snakepit

You’ve got to hand it to VL, he called it and...

You’ve got to hand it to VL, he called it and despite the doubters, he was spot on!
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2022, 18:23
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,304,900
Posted By snakepit

When is prune going to give us a ‘like’ button!

When is prune going to give us a ‘like’ button!
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2022, 06:44
Replies: 87
Views: 19,380
Posted By snakepit

Perhaps suitable for such a large land mass where...

Perhaps suitable for such a large land mass where there are more HEMS aircraft than SAR cabs? In the UK a good number of the HEMS cabs are at the same airfields as the SAR aircraft. Forget the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2022, 15:09
Replies: 11
Views: 1,743
Posted By snakepit

I would hazard a guess (without any engine specs)...

I would hazard a guess (without any engine specs) the the maximum idle temperature is set lower than the normal max continuous temp simple due to a lack of cooling air to the air cooled stages of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2022, 07:04
Replies: 15
Views: 6,173
Posted By snakepit

slightly closer photo ...

slightly closer photo


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/5f688e60_2772_465e_88f1_5a5863db86d5_97dc951761a95d5848346ec51bbd9051aa469587.jpeg
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2021, 11:51
Replies: 25
Views: 3,445
Posted By snakepit

Certain aircraft OEMs can specify what equipment...

Certain aircraft OEMs can specify what equipment is supposed to be used with the hoist when fitted to the aircraft but that is an OEM restriction not an EASA certification. I would be interested (but...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2021, 16:04
Replies: 25
Views: 3,445
Posted By snakepit

The EU does not certify harness for use in...

The EU does not certify harness for use in aviation but rather by what they do for the wearer. IE sports harnesses (does what it says), Comfort harnesses (suspension and positioning where it does not...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2021, 10:38
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,304,900
Posted By snakepit

I think that’s just too simplistic a statement...

I think that’s just too simplistic a statement Carb. I agree that had they been using NVGs the ‘might’ have seen the island but you cannot say that they ‘would’ have seen the island.

The reality...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Sep 2020, 07:26
Replies: 2,913
Views: 964,866
Posted By snakepit

A new source of business for SAR and MRT or a...

A new source of business for SAR and MRT or a bright idea?

https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1310824629334761472?s=09

Great North Air Ambulance is trialling Jetsuits for their paramedics...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Aug 2020, 19:29
Replies: 8
Views: 3,873
Posted By snakepit

you might as well ask if anyone’s made a helmet...

you might as well ask if anyone’s made a helmet from toilet roll tubes, paper mashe and balsa wood 😂🤣

Your Company’s safety and compliance department will have a fit when you start Flying in...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2020, 14:45
Replies: 4
Views: 2,219
Posted By snakepit

There appears to have been a degree of poor hook...

There appears to have been a degree of poor hook stowage crab and the damage it caused was predominantly to the internal 7 strands, until failure. The unit in question had another aircraft hoist and...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2020, 13:16
Replies: 0
Views: 793
Posted By snakepit

HEMS CFIT 2016

Maybe this has done the rounds before. But if not it makes for interesting reading and will most likely cause some interesting debate. https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/pEN5C1wn10C0j1WIGZmqL
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2019, 11:17
Replies: 2,913
Views: 964,866
Posted By snakepit

Fake news - News found in social media often...

Fake news - News found in social media often based on rumor or hearsay but peddled as fact.

Jim supplies elevated paysacles that were the exception within the MOD never mind the SARF, suggesting...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2019, 17:43
Replies: 2,913
Views: 964,866
Posted By snakepit

Jim, just in the interest of equal opportunities...

Jim, just in the interest of equal opportunities I’m going to issue you an “utter rubbish” notice a la DDW on Crab. 😂

PAS is not nor ever was the norm for TC equivalence to pay in the military,...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2019, 09:45
Replies: 2,913
Views: 964,866
Posted By snakepit

In what way? As the total success it appears to...

In what way? As the total success it appears to be? Delivering the service, arguably better, on budget, despite OEM delays. Or are you suggesting he is in some way responsible for different business...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2019, 16:39
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

I still don’t get your point Crab? As hot LZ has...

I still don’t get your point Crab? As hot LZ has pointed out the winchman on the job you picked as an example of a tough Deck was not an ex military trained TC. Maybe your friend should try being a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2019, 12:35
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

How is a cadet background any different to any...

How is a cadet background any different to any other TC background when faced with a big deck for the first time?

You train, then you do, then you train more. In SAR you hope on every mission...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2019, 11:24
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

Good luck, maybe you are best placed to say what...

Good luck, maybe you are best placed to say what the interest was then??
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2019, 19:51
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

Did you apply Para1234?

Did you apply Para1234?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2019, 09:55
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

From the 1st Sept 2021 (I am assuming this is...

From the 1st Sept 2021 (I am assuming this is what you mean't Piper and not 2012?) any paramedic course must teach to level 6 (bachelor degree). Current courses are at L5 (Foundation degree or Cert...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2019, 17:56
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

Indeed they are and what a good bunch too 👍.

Indeed they are and what a good bunch too 👍.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2019, 15:55
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

Could you recommend anyone? Cobham perchance?

Could you recommend anyone? Cobham perchance?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2019, 21:58
Replies: 91
Views: 59,487
Posted By snakepit

The recruitment process depends on your...

The recruitment process depends on your qualifications beyond that of a paramedic if you’re talking about applying for one of the jobs currently online?

SAR winch paramedic or “Winchman” as most...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2018, 16:46
Replies: 19
Views: 4,239
Posted By snakepit

Hoist wire guide to prevent it snagging on the...

Hoist wire guide to prevent it snagging on the wheel when the winching gets a bit sporty and the wire starts to get dragged aft, E.G. trawling the winchman. N.B. Educated guess
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