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Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 14:20
Replies: 3
Views: 660
Posted By malabo

Hope the pilot doesn't feel vindicated by the...

Hope the pilot doesn't feel vindicated by the report, somewhere in his training and operational control, where to land on a marked offshore deck seems to have been missed.

Apart from all that, who...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2024, 02:22
Replies: 9
Views: 3,127
Posted By malabo

The airline model is that the operator owns...

The airline model is that the operator owns nothing, he leases the aircraft from the leasing company that buys the aircraft. Frees up cash flow. Never heard of a customer buying aircraft on behalf of...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 39
Views: 6,033
Posted By malabo

The 139 was developed and marketed as a fully PC1...

The 139 was developed and marketed as a fully PC1 aircraft, including procedures and profiles to deal with that dreaded single engine failure.
On approach, the profile will settle you in a high...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2024, 02:12
Replies: 9
Views: 4,058
Posted By malabo

Floats inflated! Thumbs up to their installation,...

Floats inflated! Thumbs up to their installation, SOP, and pilot training.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2024, 08:23
Replies: 150
Views: 76,027
Posted By malabo

From the ADSB it looks like altitude (rad alt)...

From the ADSB it looks like altitude (rad alt) was captured, some power pulled in which sent the airspeed back to 100, then power back to slow down. What AP modes are coupled here? Who, how is the...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2024, 00:46
Replies: 150
Views: 76,027
Posted By malabo

Curious not just the workings of the float system...

Curious not just the workings of the float system but SOP on its use.

The 139 manufacturer SOP always got high marks from me for arming the floats whenever over water, regardless of speed. Some...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2024, 11:51
Replies: 150
Views: 76,027
Posted By malabo

Same operator as the S-92 loss of control...

Same operator as the S-92 loss of control incident a week back. Coincidence or systemic shortcomings? Wonder if the crew will allow accident investigators access to CVR or FDM data on this one.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2024, 05:53
Replies: 36
Views: 8,421
Posted By malabo

Why bother to install a CVR if it can only be...

Why bother to install a CVR if it can only be referenced in an incident where both crew are deceased?

I was investigating a ditching incident where I suspected there was a systemic problem and so...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2024, 13:15
Replies: 17
Views: 3,119
Posted By malabo

All the TSB recommendations are pretty solid, and...

All the TSB recommendations are pretty solid, and probably already in use by most reputable operators. Recommendation 3 has some history: helicopters were originally limited to .5 mile viz in...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2024, 08:22
Replies: 148
Views: 26,344
Posted By malabo

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/dark-skies...

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/dark-skies-bad-weather-led-fatal-california-helicopter-107246498

I hate when the news media invokes night/weather as the cause of the crash. Operational...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2024, 01:31
Replies: 148
Views: 26,344
Posted By malabo

Yep, pprune is a rough sandbox. LA basin has...

Yep, pprune is a rough sandbox.

LA basin has had its share of dead rich guys riding helicopters. Like 212man points out, where's the operational risk assessment and control on these type of...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Feb 2024, 14:10
Replies: 148
Views: 26,344
Posted By malabo

Pilot and "safety pilot", flying a VFR B4 through...

Pilot and "safety pilot", flying a VFR B4 through mountains, at night, in weather, with Nigerian bankers on board. Is this real or a Darcy Hoover novel?

"Flight-tracking data shows the helicopter...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 05:09
Replies: 30
Views: 7,179
Posted By malabo

Civilian here, some questions on why it took a...

Civilian here, some questions on why it took a while to find.

No ADSB? Thought it was mandatory around San Diego. No ELT? No Sat tracking (everything I fly corporate or commercial has sat...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2024, 18:11
Replies: 9
Views: 3,592
Posted By malabo

Are those Skyline's machines (out of Kelowna)? ...

Are those Skyline's machines (out of Kelowna)?

Update:
Police and coroners will fly to the scene of a deadly helicopter crash in northwestern British Columbia Tuesday to investigate the incident...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2024, 02:55
Replies: 9
Views: 3,592
Posted By malabo

Heliski crash Terrace BC

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7091705

Agusta 119. Late afternoon Jan 22. Operated by Northern Escape Heliskiing.

METAR CYXT 230000Z 05005KT 20SM FEW015 OVC032 M00/M02 A2951 RMK SC1SC8 SC TR SLP006=
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2024, 17:17
Replies: 24
Views: 8,692
Posted By malabo

nearby, looks like the tail got chopped, don't...

nearby, looks like the tail got chopped, don't know if the MR did that. BTW, my recall of the METAR shows clear night, +10sm viz, flat ground, cultural lighting, ground track from origin was beeline...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2024, 18:50
Replies: 23
Views: 5,147
Posted By malabo

Is this a thing, or rote pprune Robbie bashing? ...

Is this a thing, or rote pprune Robbie bashing?

Trained on 22, instructed 1000 hrs, flew professionally 40 years, never heard of it.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jan 2024, 16:30
Replies: 9
Views: 2,006
Posted By malabo

A few of us were in Somalia 30 years ago, on 212...

A few of us were in Somalia 30 years ago, on 212 and 412. SASless? If you went down you'd holler for help on the HF and if you were lucky the cavalry (Australian Special Forces) would hop in another...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2024, 20:09
Replies: 8
Views: 3,089
Posted By malabo

Mode S, looked it up on Flightradar24 but...

Mode S, looked it up on Flightradar24 but couldn't find the flight. Waiting for official confirmation before further comment.

crash located, pilot deceased

Lots of questions/lessons learned.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2024, 04:10
Replies: 5
Views: 3,025
Posted By malabo

Tom might be from the UK...

Tom might be from the UK...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2023, 23:10
Replies: 105
Views: 19,398
Posted By malabo

Like Robbiee says, it depends if you are paying...

Like Robbiee says, it depends if you are paying out of your own pocket. The license on the R22 will cost less. I trained on the 22 for that reason.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2023, 16:09
Replies: 5
Views: 735
Posted By malabo

Specify the country when asking regulatory...

Specify the country when asking regulatory questions.

Allowed in Canada.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2023, 02:36
Replies: 36
Views: 10,412
Posted By malabo

12 pax, full load (3-rows of 4, none of that...

12 pax, full load (3-rows of 4, none of that candy-ass limited seating like offshore). Looks like a departing blade took a bite out of the horizontal stab. Over water, they flew past Victoria airport...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2023, 17:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,940
Posted By malabo

Looks like the pad is on the north side of the...

Looks like the pad is on the north side of the house (out of view to the right), open on three sides to the water. Must have been quite the gust.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 22:07
Replies: 14
Views: 2,981
Posted By malabo

Looked survivable, surprised pilot didn't make it...

Looked survivable, surprised pilot didn't make it out. Most operators flying snorkel tankers require HUET training, inflatable life jackets worn, and in some cases even HUEBA (with training to...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2023, 19:33
Replies: 190
Views: 51,596
Posted By malabo

We get myopic from the systems installed and our...

We get myopic from the systems installed and our subsequent training. Fire is only ever engine, occasionally electrical. We think we have lots of time to sort it out.

Was this a 135, does it have...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2023, 03:31
Replies: 3
Views: 1,925
Posted By malabo

412 down Mexico offshore

https://campechehoy.com/noticias/policiaca/terrible-cae-helicoptero-bell-412/

Ciudad del Carmen, think there was another one there recently. Looks like it is inverted with floats inflated....
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2023, 13:18
Replies: 7
Views: 3,394
Posted By malabo

Sounds like a night training flight. ...

Sounds like a night training flight.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6882094
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2023, 11:28
Replies: 16
Views: 3,638
Posted By malabo

Firefighting 412 chops AStar's longline

Quote from report, happened about a month ago in Alberta Canada.Longlines are typically 100-150' Kevlar core with a protective wrap and with an electrical cord to work the remote hook. No damage to...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2023, 03:27
Replies: 17
Views: 7,981
Posted By malabo

Is a fireproof document holder required anywhere...

Is a fireproof document holder required anywhere else besides the UK? Not required in Canada or the US, or in para-UK jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2023, 14:59
Replies: 133
Views: 17,254
Posted By malabo

Edson AB crash, VRS?

Edson AB helicopter crash (https://globalnews.ca/video/rd/ed446d68-eaf5-11ed-a09e-0242ac110005/?jwsource=cl)

Yesterday, A350 B2. Downwind, looking at the subsequent smoke. VRS or loss of power?
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2023, 15:53
Replies: 13
Views: 3,309
Posted By malabo

You're flying an armoured Apache, all suited and...

You're flying an armoured Apache, all suited and helmeted, ready to die in service to your nation, and you crap your pants because someone shot an air rifle at you? Better stay away from the civilian...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2023, 04:21
Replies: 98
Views: 36,862
Posted By malabo

Resume gets you an interview, interview gets you...

Resume gets you an interview, interview gets you a conditional hire, then over to training and checking.

No operator will hire anyone they don't expect to achieve competency within the training...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2023, 20:53
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,306,535
Posted By malabo

Why in this thread? No relation to the fatal...

Why in this thread? No relation to the fatal incident from years ago.
Though perhaps an AAIB investigation would actually find something since it would be independent of the local Irish SAR politics.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2023, 19:31
Replies: 98
Views: 36,862
Posted By malabo

Well, she got on with Toll and did okay - after...

Well, she got on with Toll and did okay - after another 40 hours of sim (3 times an initial course here), and then another 3 weeks of training on the aircraft, what, couple hours a day, another 40...
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