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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2010, 00:57
Replies: 24
Views: 5,866
Posted By jessie13

If he is still an Apache pilot, wont the secret...

If he is still an Apache pilot, wont the secret be out about his "medical condition" prior to joining AAC?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2009, 22:12
Replies: 30
Views: 9,177
Posted By jessie13

Angel When I worked on Sea Kings, we used to have to...

When I worked on Sea Kings, we used to have to climb up onto the LH Transmission platform to do a torque transmitter bleed when the rotors were turning. There was no room for error!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2009, 03:07
Replies: 19
Views: 2,419
Posted By jessie13

If it rotates clockwise, it confuses everyone. If...

If it rotates clockwise, it confuses everyone. If it rotates anti-clockwise, it only confuses the French?:confused:
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2009, 22:04
Replies: 21
Views: 6,784
Posted By jessie13

That wouldn't be the old Hide Away Club at...

That wouldn't be the old Hide Away Club at Barbers Point would it! I haven't seen that place since the 90's.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2009, 20:44
Replies: 104
Views: 18,361
Posted By jessie13

You are an engineer if..... You leatherman and...

You are an engineer if.....
You leatherman and mini-mag light collection come from generous aircrew who left them in the aircraft for you to find.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2009, 21:54
Replies: 104
Views: 18,361
Posted By jessie13

For the Naval Aviation Community - You know its...

For the Naval Aviation Community - You know its meal time because they pipe "hands to flying stations".
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2009, 20:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,309
Posted By jessie13

What helicopter types were used?

What helicopter types were used?
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2008, 20:40
Replies: 54
Views: 8,812
Posted By jessie13

From a maintainers view, skids - very little...

From a maintainers view, skids - very little maintenance required but a bugger to tow the aircraft. Wheels - easy to tow aircraft but a lot of maintenance required! Just reading the responses so far...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2008, 22:59
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,935,932
Posted By jessie13

Harrier: Warrens attempt to re-create the...

Harrier:

Warrens attempt to re-create the Harrier scene in "True Lies" didn't go down so well with the hotel.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2008, 21:49
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,935,932
Posted By jessie13

I'd have to see it, to beleive it!

I'd have to see it, to beleive it!
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2008, 22:17
Replies: 52
Views: 9,627
Posted By jessie13

We've all seen and said it before with almost all...

We've all seen and said it before with almost all the aircraft introduced over the last few years (haven't heard anything bad about C-17 yet). Some people are opposed to new aircraft before they even...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2008, 01:11
Replies: 11
Views: 3,220
Posted By jessie13

Would you believe that someone suggested it was...

Would you believe that someone suggested it was actually a structural failure of the nose and that the government was covering up problems of this "ageing aircraft".
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2008, 19:41
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,935,932
Posted By jessie13

Dolphin: "what the hell does up-skirts...

Dolphin: "what the hell does up-skirts mean?"
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2008, 19:55
Replies: 669
Views: 184,242
Posted By jessie13

Is it because of no engine means no torque, so...

Is it because of no engine means no torque, so the huey then will want to turn to the left because of rotational friction forces (ie, it will want to spin in the same direction as the main rotor...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2008, 23:35
Replies: 72
Views: 20,341
Posted By jessie13

But the faster a helicopter flys, the less power...

But the faster a helicopter flys, the less power a tail rotor requires. The Black Hawks design includes provision for this by automatically reducing pitch through the yaw trim system by sensing...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2007, 23:12
Replies: 7
Views: 1,432
Posted By jessie13

LJR, I hope thats the Joint Camoflage and...

LJR, I hope thats the Joint Camoflage and Concealment Deception JCCD and not the Jacksonville Community Centre for the Deaf JCCD (but it would explain why they didn't know about the bomb craters-they...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2007, 22:50
Replies: 7
Views: 1,432
Posted By jessie13

This one is also to the SE of the drone strip

This one is also to the SE of the drone strip
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2007, 20:31
Replies: 7
Views: 1,432
Posted By jessie13

Tyndall AFB question

Looking at Google Earth the other day and came across an unusual runway to the south east of Tyndall AFB in Florida. It has a cratered runway (bombed?) and an F-15, F-4, F-100(?) and a Huey parked at...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2007, 22:09
Replies: 18
Views: 3,614
Posted By jessie13

Arm out the window, funny you should say that!...

Arm out the window, funny you should say that! When we retired our UH-1B's in the Navy, they were bought back in again because we didn't at the time have a suitable training aircraft for aircrew...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2007, 03:11
Replies: 292
Views: 96,258
Posted By jessie13

Try reading "In the Company of Heroes" by Michael...

Try reading "In the Company of Heroes" by Michael J Durant. A good insight to the Special Operations Squadron community and his capture in Sommalia in 1993.:)
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2007, 02:40
Replies: 18
Views: 3,614
Posted By jessie13

Blackhawk9, I went on more recoveries to Black...

Blackhawk9, I went on more recoveries to Black Hawks in Iroquois than the other way round! More-yes, Better- not many!:):)
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2007, 03:00
Replies: 39
Views: 4,868
Posted By jessie13

I would have thought it was pink lemonade for you...

I would have thought it was pink lemonade for you UK types :):):)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2006, 22:19
Replies: 79
Views: 12,869
Posted By jessie13

GreenKnight121, have you read the book?

GreenKnight121, have you read the book?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2006, 02:31
Replies: 79
Views: 12,869
Posted By jessie13

Is it about time that I add that the RAAF were...

Is it about time that I add that the RAAF were good at operating rotary assests along as it wasn't on the week end, public holiday's, at night or in the wet!
Seriously, I've spent 22 years looking...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2006, 00:07
Replies: 22
Views: 4,817
Posted By jessie13

From a mechanics point of view- the tip path...

From a mechanics point of view- the tip path plane is the path that an individual blade travels around the plane of rotation. I've tracked and balanced many rotors over the years and can quite...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2006, 21:19
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,935,932
Posted By jessie13

The Flight Engineer finally realised enroute that...

The Flight Engineer finally realised enroute that when pilots talk about a 24 hour strike over pay, they really mean it.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Sep 2006, 21:05
Replies: 26
Views: 3,374
Posted By jessie13

helopat, jr51xx- I do realise how the Black Hawk...

helopat, jr51xx- I do realise how the Black Hawk fuel system works (I'm a Black HawK Tech instructor) but what I was trying to saying is that the break away valves and the fuel vents did their job...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Sep 2006, 03:00
Replies: 26
Views: 3,374
Posted By jessie13

Having seen a few crashes over the year (Sea...

Having seen a few crashes over the year (Sea King, Black Hawk, Scout, Wessex, UH-1H), There are as many ways to shut a helicopter down as there are types. Some need DC power, some AC, some need to...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2006, 21:20
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,935,932
Posted By jessie13

"awe come on Captain, ya only have to do it once!...

"awe come on Captain, ya only have to do it once! I fell the need, the need for.............."
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2006, 21:43
Replies: 5
Views: 1,006
Posted By jessie13

Iroquois are no longer my friend, we are in the...

Iroquois are no longer my friend, we are in the death throws now!
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2006, 21:40
Replies: 4
Views: 2,480
Posted By jessie13

SASLess, while the Sea King history is not...

SASLess, while the Sea King history is not exactly perfect (I was on Sea Kings for 5 years), the Black Hawk history isn't either (I was on Blacks Hawks for 6 years). Sikorsky has admitted that there...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jun 2006, 22:07
Replies: 51
Views: 13,164
Posted By jessie13

I was doing a post servicing test flight on a...

I was doing a post servicing test flight on a Black Hawk (aircraft engineer) with my avionics counterpart when the pilot complained that the RH cargo door was unlocked (we were at about 3500'). The...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2006, 00:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,201
Posted By jessie13

Yes, its in todays Australian.

Yes, its in todays Australian.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2006, 23:13
Replies: 6
Views: 1,201
Posted By jessie13

The current two contracts (Kiowa support-Boeing,...

The current two contracts (Kiowa support-Boeing, and Blackhawk- Helitech) are all civilian with only a handfull of military people there in a support role. The bulk of the military people are SNCO's...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2006, 21:16
Replies: 6
Views: 1,201
Posted By jessie13

The truth to the matter is that there currently...

The truth to the matter is that there currently is a civilian contract that covers all this but its being done by two different contractors at the moment. How do I know? I'm one of the contractors.
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