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Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2014, 11:20
Replies: 81
Views: 49,518
Posted By wiisp

Diesel engines in the air is not really new. In...

Diesel engines in the air is not really new. In the mid 30'ies, JUMO 205A diesel had 867 Hp at 595 kg.. They where used in Dornier and Blohm & Voss machines.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2014, 11:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,953
Posted By wiisp

Hi Ultranomad, Check out Ursuit, it might be...

Hi Ultranomad,

Check out Ursuit, it might be an option. Lightweight Gore-Tex that goes on top of normal clothing and under your flight suit.

Fly Safe..
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2012, 18:32
Replies: 20
Views: 4,621
Posted By wiisp

Hi, Dogs are usually no problem in a...

Hi,

Dogs are usually no problem in a helicopter. I have been flying with bird dogs and herding dogs in Lapland, police dogs several places and sledge dogs in Greenland. 16 at most in a 212, with...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2010, 11:50
Replies: 42
Views: 24,758
Posted By wiisp

Hello all.. SAS academy is nowdays [B]Oxford...

Hello all..

SAS academy is nowdays [B]Oxford aviaton academy[B], including 212/412 sim and looot of courses..

Fly safe..
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jul 2010, 19:22
Replies: 241
Views: 106,029
Posted By wiisp

We still got 2 40.000+ hrs S-61 flying daily...

We still got 2 40.000+ hrs S-61 flying daily operations.. :ok:

Fly safe..
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2010, 07:16
Replies: 12
Views: 1,403
Posted By wiisp

Hi JAA/FAA pilot, The JAA proficiency check...

Hi JAA/FAA pilot,

The JAA proficiency check (PC) is a check to keep the type in your JAR certificate valid. And it is valid for 12 months. If you are working within a european commercial company...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2009, 07:12
Replies: 29
Views: 3,887
Posted By wiisp

Hi everybody, It is possible to land off...

Hi everybody,

It is possible to land off airport in the dark, it is possible to muster reindeer in the dark, it is possible to land in the dark forrest wo lights on the ground, it is possible to...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2009, 00:07
Replies: 13
Views: 4,496
Posted By wiisp

I met them in Nuuk, GL as they where filling up...

I met them in Nuuk, GL as they where filling up fueltanks, jerrycans and jars with 100 LL.. No secrets about the range, just lot of fuel stuffed everywhere..

Good job:ok: ! wiisp
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2009, 12:38
Replies: 11
Views: 2,914
Posted By wiisp

Hi Cyclone 7, If you are planning a trip,...

Hi Cyclone 7,

If you are planning a trip, installing ferrytanks and doing all the work around it, why not come by Nunavut, Greenland, Iceland, Faeroes and Scotland, and visit us poor bastards ;)...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2009, 15:23
Replies: 20
Views: 4,755
Posted By wiisp

Hi SASless, You have an important point. In...

Hi SASless,

You have an important point. In my previous life there was an forrest technican who said: "There is nothing more stupid than a stupid engineer !"
Maybe a wall streeter.. ?

Fly...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2009, 14:46
Replies: 22
Views: 4,621
Posted By wiisp

Hi there, This industry is very small and...

Hi there,

This industry is very small and the word goes around.. At a certain level everybody knows each other. A good thing to keep in mind is what a friend of mine told me once when I started...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2008, 23:29
Replies: 13
Views: 2,026
Posted By wiisp

Hi there, If it is frozen and you can't...

Hi there,

If it is frozen and you can't brush it of, you have to use hot water and towels. Put the towel on the blade and pour the hot water over it. Start from the root of the blades and work...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2008, 19:51
Replies: 4
Views: 716
Posted By wiisp

Hello Heliporto, The big issue here is the...

Hello Heliporto,

The big issue here is the theory, and has to be done in some freakin' way, just like whirlygig is saying. The flying is the easy part and up to the Head of training at the...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2008, 06:23
Replies: 42
Views: 6,422
Posted By wiisp

Hello KNEIVEL77, The most common thing is...

Hello KNEIVEL77,

The most common thing is SIFU; Self Induced **** Upp...
Putting yourself where you don't have control of the situation. Can be weather, technical, fuel, lack of skills or...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 08:44
Replies: 8
Views: 1,776
Posted By wiisp

Hello all of u, OY-HAF, S 61 from Air Greenland...

Hello all of u,
OY-HAF, S 61 from Air Greenland passed 40 000 hrs this season..
fly safe..
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2007, 07:43
Replies: 23
Views: 4,217
Posted By wiisp

Hello flatstick, Up in Lappland in Sweden...

Hello flatstick,

Up in Lappland in Sweden and Finland we have tried it all.. I in person have been mustering reideer in R22, 300C, EC120 and AS350. But my colleges who have been using the R44,...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2007, 04:45
Replies: 20
Views: 4,264
Posted By wiisp

The last ones I've been flyin' had "Mirror...

The last ones I've been flyin' had "Mirror heating" left of floats..
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2007, 15:53
Replies: 11
Views: 3,009
Posted By wiisp

Hello Steve, Adam House used to be a (only..)...

Hello Steve,
Adam House used to be a (only..) FAA examiner in Europe.
Try +447760190428.
Fly safe..
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2007, 05:43
Replies: 55
Views: 21,952
Posted By wiisp

Finnrotor.com, Currently working in Sweden...

Finnrotor.com,

Currently working in Sweden and Greenland.. Just livin' in Finland..

fly safe
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2007, 05:55
Replies: 55
Views: 21,952
Posted By wiisp

Hello, We work and train in EC 120 and AS...

Hello,

We work and train in EC 120 and AS 350. The machines behave quite alike, but 350 need almost 2 times more power to control at low speed.. They are both controllable in flight, landing ,...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2006, 05:01
Replies: 8
Views: 1,578
Posted By wiisp

Hi, It's a good idea to do a short flight...

Hi,
It's a good idea to do a short flight (0.4-0.5) and se what it is like a windy day, but totally useless to do any serious training on PPL level. It's what I use to do when doin' instruction.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2006, 06:11
Replies: 43
Views: 5,358
Posted By wiisp

Hello everybody, Dairyfarmer and...

Hello everybody,

Dairyfarmer and heavyequipment operator for 10 years, still working in the forrest and fields but now with 300, Ec120 and As350b3+..:)

fly safe, wiisp
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2006, 06:38
Replies: 88
Views: 15,528
Posted By wiisp

Lot of funny and complicated answers on a...

Lot of funny and complicated answers on a straight forward question.. :hmm:
Lowering collective reduces AoA, and in forward flight this reduces flapping and make the rotordisc tilt forward, this...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2006, 09:09
Replies: 60
Views: 7,958
Posted By wiisp

We got handsfree cellphone sets wired through the...

We got handsfree cellphone sets wired through the intercom, with an outside antenna, in all our helicopters (300's, EC120's,AS350's). This is all legal and approved by the authorities and all the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2006, 15:29
Replies: 20
Views: 2,843
Posted By wiisp

Lucky me !! Not bored yet, but been close...

Lucky me !!

Not bored yet, but been close sometimes.. Got 580 hrs of instruction, spread over 6 years, 4 countries, and for the moment just as a complement in between other jobs in the bush north...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2005, 18:52
Replies: 50
Views: 8,928
Posted By wiisp

Hello, Forget the fancy math's when you are...

Hello,

Forget the fancy math's when you are talking approach angels and how they feel much steeper. Humans have not been programmed to fly, so we have an "error" in our brains. Vertical...
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