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Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2014, 16:56
Replies: 26
Views: 7,302
Posted By skiddriver

The rules requiring the carriage of a firearm in...

The rules requiring the carriage of a firearm in Alaska have been removed from regulation.

I've been told but have no proof that this occurred when Alaskan pilots flying into Canada were put...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2013, 16:00
Replies: 6
Views: 2,007
Posted By skiddriver

The inboard hard points on the AH-1W eject at an...

The inboard hard points on the AH-1W eject at an angle outward to clear the skids and therefore carry the stores at an outward angle. An HML mounted on an inboard rack would have been tilted outboard...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Dec 2011, 10:15
Replies: 674
Views: 815,625
Posted By skiddriver

Shell Aviation Contract Manager position

Shell are advertising for an Aviation Contracts Manager for their South & Central America operations. Position will be based in New Orleans with the remainder of the logistics team.

Please refer...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2010, 20:07
Replies: 17
Views: 3,253
Posted By skiddriver

Corroded AISBAVs in T-700 series engines have...

Corroded AISBAVs in T-700 series engines have been causing engine outs for the last 25 years. The cam, etc are driven by fuel from the HMU high pressure fuel pump and when the AISBAV hangs up...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2009, 18:46
Replies: 20
Views: 5,176
Posted By skiddriver

UK HSE document

Here are links to UK HSE documents regarding this hazard.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/sectors/cactus/5_03_58.pdf

http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/sectors/cactus/5_02_52.pdf
...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2009, 19:54
Replies: 4
Views: 965
Posted By skiddriver

The old MILSTD for cyclic force gradient is: ...

The old MILSTD for cyclic force gradient is:

Force gradient for 1st inch of travel 0.5 to 2.0 lb/in;
Force for 1st inch >= breakout plus friction;
No undesirable discontinuities;
Positive...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2009, 22:58
Replies: 20
Views: 2,672
Posted By skiddriver

Hey, I resemble that remark! :ok: Actually,...

Hey, I resemble that remark! :ok:

Actually, I know (or hope) it's all in good fun. I can see that there is a variety of opinion on the importance of having informed and empowered passengers, but...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2009, 12:50
Replies: 20
Views: 2,672
Posted By skiddriver

I'll try one more time. This isn't something that...

I'll try one more time. This isn't something that should be explained by the pilot as he conducts a maneuver, or even during the pre-takeoff brief. When a significant change is made in operations,...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Sep 2009, 21:53
Replies: 20
Views: 2,672
Posted By skiddriver

You've misinterpreted my contention and misread...

You've misinterpreted my contention and misread my post. It wouldn't do to try and explain the profile on the helideck real time. It should have been done as a focused communication upon introduction...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Sep 2009, 14:56
Replies: 20
Views: 2,672
Posted By skiddriver

SLF and Flight Profiles

I'm starting a new thread on a side discussion from the AW-139 tail boom failure thread.

In it, airwave45 noted an unusual (to him) departure profile, and said that he didn't understand why this...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2009, 14:57
Replies: 1,701
Views: 473,375
Posted By skiddriver

GMACHINE, Welcome aboard as well. We...

GMACHINE,

Welcome aboard as well. We probably know each other as I was the senior H-1 TP and A/S department head at Pax in the 90's and was in Wingnut's TPS class (104) who you'll no doubt know.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2009, 16:47
Replies: 35
Views: 16,325
Posted By skiddriver

It's comparing apples and oranges because of the...

It's comparing apples and oranges because of the differences in testing and delivery requirements, but if Nick goes to the Tech Pub library at his current employer and pulls the AH-1W NATOPS manual,...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2009, 16:44
Replies: 22
Views: 4,315
Posted By skiddriver

I hope this isn't overly obvious, but have you...

I hope this isn't overly obvious, but have you checked torque on the TGB mounts?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2009, 13:41
Replies: 15
Views: 3,806
Posted By skiddriver

There are actually three in the database. ...

There are actually three in the database.

FTW97LA016 (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X06881&key=1)
FTW97LA270 (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X08382&key=1)...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2009, 03:49
Replies: 354
Views: 88,151
Posted By skiddriver

SASless - you're confusing design intent with...

SASless - you're confusing design intent with design criteria. Just because Sikorsky designed their S-76 windscreens for bird strike resistance doesn't mean that the bird strike criteria applied to...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2009, 16:35
Replies: 354
Views: 88,151
Posted By skiddriver

14 Cfr 29.631

Sec. 29.631

[Bird strike.]

[The rotorcraft must be designated to ensure capability of continued safe flight and landing (for Category A) or safe landing (for Category B) after impact with a...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2009, 12:36
Replies: 354
Views: 88,151
Posted By skiddriver

There isn't a 109 knot Vne for the cast...

There isn't a 109 knot Vne for the cast windscreens. Sikorsky released a letter about 1 1/2 weeks ago (6 week after the PHI accident) that said that the bird strike resistance of the cast acrylic...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2009, 18:50
Replies: 354
Views: 88,151
Posted By skiddriver

NTSB press release out with investigation status

Press Advisory (http://www.ntsb.gov/pressrel/2009/090205.html)
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2008, 16:03
Replies: 1
Views: 1,115
Posted By skiddriver

Bump. Posting closes in 5 days.

Bump.

Posting closes in 5 days.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2008, 16:38
Replies: 44
Views: 12,151
Posted By skiddriver

Shell management - If you really worked at...

Shell management -

If you really worked at Shell you could pick up the phone and call AD at the RTM hangar. All of these were reported in detail as per policy.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2008, 22:17
Replies: 1
Views: 1,115
Posted By skiddriver

Management job posting - Shell Alaska

Job Description (http://impact-gs.jobstreet.com/templates/shell_my/jobdesc_global.aspx?eid=Mv2rTVX%2fEpKd10NM7yUKDmD3Pfs%3d&uid=469%7c17824%7c%7c&did=0&its=0&src=8&ref=&cc=&agn=)
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2008, 19:13
Replies: 2
Views: 868
Posted By skiddriver

Installations still in planning with the FAA...

Installations still in planning with the FAA negotiating for space on offshore platforms. Program is on-track. The avionics installations on board the aircraft still need to be done as well.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2008, 11:47
Replies: 3
Views: 1,005
Posted By skiddriver

Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info.
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
27th Jun 2008, 13:05
Replies: 16
Views: 8,289
Posted By skiddriver

Grasscarp, Thanks a lot. Great minds think...

Grasscarp,

Thanks a lot. Great minds think alike. Here's my response from NOAA.

"In METAR, MM would be considered missing; so while one would expect TSRA for thunderstorm and rain, the MM...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
26th Jun 2008, 22:24
Replies: 16
Views: 8,289
Posted By skiddriver

And yet, it's on a cached page from the NOAA...

And yet, it's on a cached page from the NOAA site...

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:yutvAM4jshcJ:www.srh.noaa.gov/data/METAR/KHDC_sum.txt+METAR+KHDC+TSMM&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jun 2008, 22:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,005
Posted By skiddriver

BPZ Energy - Peru

Anyone know who flies for BPZ Energy in Peru?

Thanks
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
25th Jun 2008, 12:13
Replies: 16
Views: 8,289
Posted By skiddriver

I don't think it means moderate. Moderate...

I don't think it means moderate. Moderate activity is noted by the absence of the light prefix "-" and the heavy prefix "+". So a moderate thunderstorm is just TS.

I've only seen this in automatic...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
24th Jun 2008, 18:45
Replies: 16
Views: 8,289
Posted By skiddriver

Unfamiliar METAR coding

Saw this on another website and couldn't find the answer in the NOAA FMH.

What does the modifier "MM" mean when appended to TS?

Example:

METAR KHDC 180138Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM TSMM SCT110...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2008, 23:21
Replies: 92
Views: 9,546
Posted By skiddriver

Not to mention the Valley AirCare helicopter that...

Not to mention the Valley AirCare helicopter that crashed in Laguna Madre Bay near Corpus Christi with three fatalities in February.


http://www.flightweb.com/backend/flightweb-acc.rdf
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2008, 23:16
Replies: 51
Views: 6,631
Posted By skiddriver

Concur with zalt. It's not only the "safe water...

Concur with zalt. It's not only the "safe water landings" that get hidden. Aircraft running into each other and obstacles on GoM platforms with never a mention in the NTSB/FAA records are also not...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2008, 19:23
Replies: 51
Views: 6,631
Posted By skiddriver

I'm not certain how I managed to tweak your nose,...

I'm not certain how I managed to tweak your nose, but I was pointing out that while the first post did not include a mention of properly trained crew, as you pointed out in the second post, it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2008, 14:22
Replies: 51
Views: 6,631
Posted By skiddriver

Just for cmwangs edification, and because it...

Just for cmwangs edification, and because it didn't come through in the first post, pilot experience and training is an integral part or Shell's 7/7=1 program.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jun 2008, 16:43
Replies: 6
Views: 7,316
Posted By skiddriver

I don't know that I'd call it a shell game. If...

I don't know that I'd call it a shell game. If you wanted to accurately assess differences in flight time between civilian and military applicants, and you placed a premium on flight time by itself,...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2008, 19:04
Replies: 6
Views: 7,316
Posted By skiddriver

It is...

The military flight time conversion gives credit for taxi time. Civilian pilots log chock to chock time (generally), military from takeoff to landing, so the military guys were losing credit for taxi...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2008, 02:49
Replies: 19
Views: 5,798
Posted By skiddriver

http://www.rotorcraftleasing.net/gogulf.htm ...

http://www.rotorcraftleasing.net/gogulf.htm

"Lloyd Marks originally established the company in 1990, as Rotorcraft Technologies, specializing in rebuilding and refurbishing aircraft. In 1994,...
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