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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Aug 2020, 09:00
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,066,582
Posted By EBCAU

Kaput adjacent probably describes it in...

Kaput adjacent probably describes it in modernspeak!
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2020, 03:53
Replies: 27
Views: 9,667
Posted By EBCAU

I've heard there are a few slots available for...

I've heard there are a few slots available for the experienced and known quantities. It's not to everybody's liking to quarantine twice per tour, so month on month off is no longer a thing. Not all...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2020, 09:09
Replies: 27
Views: 9,667
Posted By EBCAU

Same ownership that got hold of Heli Niugini....

Same ownership that got hold of Heli Niugini. Once a serious operator in PNG. Now on the brink of extinction in PNG. You can put two and two together from that perhaps.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Aug 2017, 05:46
Replies: 282
Views: 81,827
Posted By EBCAU

Would that be the Shortis featuring in this...

Would that be the Shortis featuring in this link?:

ANZMI - Australia & New Zealand Military Imposter Group - Stolen Valour - Shortis...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2017, 07:54
Replies: 22
Views: 12,479
Posted By EBCAU

And this within an organisation which insists on...

And this within an organisation which insists on Fit and Proper Person interviews for nearly every role those of us in the industry, and who have been there and done that and often well known to CAA...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2016, 22:53
Replies: 22
Views: 4,911
Posted By EBCAU

Authenticity not guaranteed: There is a story...

Authenticity not guaranteed:
There is a story that in the early days of missionary aviation the pilots in PNG had a system of launching hens out of fixed wing aircraft to stock the villages below....
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2014, 03:33
Replies: 342
Views: 62,272
Posted By EBCAU

SilsoeSid - "I would read that to mean that if...

SilsoeSid - "I would read that to mean that if instructions on how to secure the controls aren't covered in the FM, then the practise isn't authorised because both requirements haven't been made. Is...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st May 2014, 03:23
Replies: 342
Views: 62,272
Posted By EBCAU

Ray, Mostly in the neutral to slightly negative...

Ray,
Mostly in the neutral to slightly negative I think, depending on machines perhaps.


Yes. An adverse wind on the disc can have an effect. I've seen it personally and know of at least one...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st May 2014, 00:41
Replies: 342
Views: 62,272
Posted By EBCAU

As RVDT points out, what is in the flight manual...

As RVDT points out, what is in the flight manual is what must apply from a legal viewpoint.


Now if someone has a EC130 B4 FM to check you might find that the wording there is "should not"...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2014, 02:23
Replies: 10
Views: 3,357
Posted By EBCAU

"I bet the topdressing guys who operate at low...

"I bet the topdressing guys who operate at low level, day in day out, don't even do max rate turns at such a low level"


Maybe not at exactly 100' but the whole industry is pretty much based on...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2013, 22:43
Replies: 17
Views: 4,833
Posted By EBCAU

Either way, it probably didn't have much to do...

Either way, it probably didn't have much to do with the outcome in the end.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2013, 01:12
Replies: 17
Views: 4,833
Posted By EBCAU

" There is a bit more to that story... " ...

" There is a bit more to that story... "

It's a fair while ago now so is there any chance of hearing the bit more of the story?
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2013, 06:20
Replies: 50
Views: 11,820
Posted By EBCAU

Hell Ned, now you've really gone and done it!...

Hell Ned, now you've really gone and done it! There's no one at the controls of those helicopters! Oh Dear. Oh Dear. The English will be having conniption fits now.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2013, 00:50
Replies: 15
Views: 2,852
Posted By EBCAU

So, you have to choose between one or the other...

So, you have to choose between one or the other option?

I would go for the fire fighting. You obviously have enough experience to have the choices in front of you so taking the opportunity to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Dec 2012, 00:52
Replies: 10
Views: 7,656
Posted By EBCAU

Thanks Werbil, Do you think that given that the...

Thanks Werbil,
Do you think that given that the on-land takeoffs and landings will be at light weight would it be feasible that the nose wheels would be unloaded after a fairly short run and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Nov 2012, 05:07
Replies: 10
Views: 7,656
Posted By EBCAU

Thanks for your input so far. We won't need to...

Thanks for your input so far.
We won't need to worry about mud geckos' carrying me away, but sandflies, now there's a worry!
No worries about hot and high either as the region is low and cold. It...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2012, 06:06
Replies: 10
Views: 7,656
Posted By EBCAU

Performance - Amphibious Cessna 185

I noticed on a recent thread concerning float planes that there is some knowledge out there regarding the operation of float equipped Cessna 185's. I have no experience in this field but here's the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Oct 2012, 20:13
Replies: 468
Views: 185,541
Posted By EBCAU

Nothing has changed then Tinpis. . .

Nothing has changed then Tinpis. . .
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Sep 2012, 03:18
Replies: 28
Views: 4,124
Posted By EBCAU

Thank you Nosegear. . . and come on the rest of...

Thank you Nosegear. . . and come on the rest of you. The small amount of time spent on writing a letter may reward you thousands over the rest of your career, if we get rid of this attempt at usury....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Sep 2012, 04:32
Replies: 28
Views: 4,124
Posted By EBCAU

I don't think the non aviation populous will give...

I don't think the non aviation populous will give a toss about high fees. It's the pilot fraternity that should confront their own apathy and make some effort. That's not likely though, from what...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Sep 2012, 00:40
Replies: 28
Views: 4,124
Posted By EBCAU

I strongly urge all affected to write their MP...

I strongly urge all affected to write their MP over this issue, as I have just done. Don't be apathetic. Enough of us can roll them if we stick together. We did it over that fiasco, the 1% rule, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2012, 00:56
Replies: 22
Views: 3,997
Posted By EBCAU

I have swapped between Fixed Wing and Rotors...

I have swapped between Fixed Wing and Rotors throughout a large part of my career. My most varied day was to fly a piston helicopter, then fixed wing, followed by a turbine helicopter, for three...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Feb 2012, 04:15
Replies: 20
Views: 4,448
Posted By EBCAU

Gordy, your pic's came in after my last post but...

Gordy, your pic's came in after my last post but really stirred the memory. I had a Springer Spaniel (not one of the barkers, they were sheep dogs.) Occasionally I used to take the Springer to work,...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Feb 2012, 04:09
Replies: 20
Views: 4,448
Posted By EBCAU

Animals are real good at helicopter recognition....

Animals are real good at helicopter recognition. In a past life I flew Hughes 300's, based at my home. According to other's, living there, my two dogs would begin barking fifteen minutes before I got...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2011, 21:24
Replies: 121
Views: 58,583
Posted By EBCAU

No point squabbling about earth straps really. As...

No point squabbling about earth straps really. As previously posted, it was a Spectra line so no conducting capability that I am aware of.
However, risk of thread creep aside, I started my career...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2011, 10:10
Replies: 11
Views: 3,195
Posted By EBCAU

Perhaps it was a question of being on the spot at...

Perhaps it was a question of being on the spot at the time as opposed to being a dedicated rescue machine elsewhere at the time.
I heard that they were looking for people that had gone to the sea...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Nov 2011, 20:51
Replies: 17
Views: 3,307
Posted By EBCAU

"Water in jet a1 tanks and fuel quality is less...

"Water in jet a1 tanks and fuel quality is less of an issue with turbines, water won't stop or make the turbine run rough,"

Say What????? It sure won't run rough but it it won't run at all once...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2011, 06:05
Replies: 13
Views: 1,693
Posted By EBCAU

You're dead right Remoak. After 40+ years in...

You're dead right Remoak.
After 40+ years in the game I too feel I would like to do a bit towards helping and encouraging others if I could.
I personally knew a student who was investing plenty...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2011, 05:29
Replies: 19
Views: 5,039
Posted By EBCAU

If you got off with only a "red patch'" you got...

If you got off with only a "red patch'" you got off lightly. I spilled some on myself many years ago. It ran through my overall, down my ribs and into the top of my trousers. It evaporated very...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2011, 05:03
Replies: 175
Views: 88,925
Posted By EBCAU

And if you look over on the D&G forum it is not...

And if you look over on the D&G forum it is not just engineers getting this treatment.
Geeup, would you care to give us a little more detail on what you mean?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2011, 01:13
Replies: 2
Views: 804
Posted By EBCAU

Ah yes, but imagine how bad the accident rate...

Ah yes, but imagine how bad the accident rate would be without those people dreaming up draconian legislation. :E
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2011, 06:15
Replies: 14
Views: 5,018
Posted By EBCAU

Heliduck feel free to continue posting. This...

Heliduck feel free to continue posting.
This forum needs considered debate and opinion. Yours does come into this as far as I am concerned, after deeper perusal and interpretation.

Perhaps you...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jun 2011, 23:25
Replies: 14
Views: 5,018
Posted By EBCAU

Heliduck The title of this thread is about a...

Heliduck
The title of this thread is about a Sikorsky crash. There was no crash so therefore Granny is correct. It was not a crash event.
It certainly was an incident however.
It is amazing how...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jun 2011, 23:08
Replies: 8
Views: 1,140
Posted By EBCAU

Here, here Granny!:ok:

Here, here Granny!:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd May 2011, 23:56
Replies: 102
Views: 45,355
Posted By EBCAU

With all due respect to G-SASY I do have to...

With all due respect to G-SASY I do have to disagree with some of his claims - unless there have been some major improvements to the EC130 over the years. I do not know what a "Stylence" refers to,...
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