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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 00:38
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,376,623
Posted By somepitch

wild goose - The percentage doesn't matter, the...

wild goose - The percentage doesn't matter, the air is still far less dense so there will be less oxygen to feed the fire. If you are in a near vacuum and have 100 "air" molecules and 21 are oxygen,...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 16:50
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,376,623
Posted By somepitch

There's quite a bit of discussion and...

There's quite a bit of discussion and accompanying diagrams beginning with TelcoAg's post #3779 a few pages back... explains it very nicely!
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,376,623
Posted By somepitch

You have a source saying the Inmarsat handshakes...

You have a source saying the Inmarsat handshakes actually contain coordinates? Or are you just inferring that? There are more ways than transmitting actual coordinates to get position data from...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2014, 07:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,376,623
Posted By somepitch

Not necessarily.. The messages may not be...

Not necessarily.. The messages may not be transmitting location data; they may be triangulating between two satellites, which would give a distance one way or the other from a given datum.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2014, 06:19
Replies: 13
Views: 2,616
Posted By somepitch

Wow, impressive and scary at the same time. :eek:

Wow, impressive and scary at the same time. :eek:
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2012, 05:02
Replies: 39
Views: 6,746
Posted By somepitch

breaaaathe.... :E

breaaaathe.... :E
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2012, 16:38
Replies: 2
Views: 1,268
Posted By somepitch

i think the alpine machine was the passenger...

i think the alpine machine was the passenger rescue ship...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2012, 05:55
Replies: 232
Views: 220,688
Posted By somepitch

I don't see the 76 resemblance... Granted it's...

I don't see the 76 resemblance... Granted it's pointy at the front, has a tail rotor and some windows, but that's where the resemblance ends for me...:}

I think it's closer to the AW products if...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2012, 02:08
Replies: 232
Views: 220,688
Posted By somepitch

Really nice looking machine IMO... The first...

Really nice looking machine IMO...

The first machine of that class that I've actually thought "Cool, I want to fly that!"
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2011, 02:48
Replies: 25
Views: 14,096
Posted By somepitch

nigel, i guess it depends on your...

nigel,

i guess it depends on your definition of low inertia and whether it has the wooden or metal blades...i'd take either over a robbie though!:O
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2011, 02:47
Replies: 25
Views: 14,096
Posted By somepitch

but in all seriousness, this is a pretty good...

but in all seriousness, this is a pretty good article on the differences between 47 models:

http://www.bell47helicopterassociation.org/Bell%20article_1_Rev.%20210.pdf

i only have time in a g2,...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2011, 02:37
Replies: 25
Views: 14,096
Posted By somepitch

i don't think bell has ever made a low inertia...

i don't think bell has ever made a low inertia blade! (on a 2 blade system...):}
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2010, 02:17
Replies: 8
Views: 5,985
Posted By somepitch

that seemed a pretty normal start to me,...

that seemed a pretty normal start to me, certainly not damaging... the 'fluctuations' you see are actually two temperature peaks that engineers look for in the start sequence (don't know what they're...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2009, 16:20
Replies: 60
Views: 11,236
Posted By somepitch

what about a 530f?

what about a 530f?
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2009, 06:37
Replies: 947
Views: 1,116,229
Posted By somepitch

PaleBlueDot, The satellite position...

PaleBlueDot,

The satellite position reporting system you describe already exists in many inexpensive forms, and has been made mandatory by many agencies in Canada for aircraft deployed on...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2009, 05:51
Replies: 1,141
Views: 341,204
Posted By somepitch

pilotjoe, its misleading to say that they...

pilotjoe,

its misleading to say that they continued flying problem for 10 mins 31 seconds, because they began a fairly rapid descent (over 1100 fpm) from 9,000 ft, which took the vast majority of...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2008, 01:13
Replies: 5
Views: 902
Posted By somepitch

its a 206, leave the throttle closed and land it!...

its a 206, leave the throttle closed and land it! ::ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jul 2008, 06:17
Replies: 74
Views: 8,671
Posted By somepitch

here's my idea: a load sensing device...

here's my idea:

a load sensing device somewhere in the tranny mounts/rotor system that senses how heavy the machine is, and works in conjunction with all the other fancy gadgets re: a/c config,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2008, 20:12
Replies: 464
Views: 116,786
Posted By somepitch

there's the odd company that will put low timers...

there's the odd company that will put low timers in the mountains, depending on the situation...i started mountain flying right out of training, doing (obviously) the easier jobs. i don't think i...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jul 2008, 06:24
Replies: 25
Views: 5,954
Posted By somepitch

we've done a charity one a few times...but we...

we've done a charity one a few times...but we rigged an old griffiths bucket's cone to be released (only drops a few inches) by a remote hook. it makes a beautiful shower of balls from 50 ft or so :}
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2008, 14:14
Replies: 13
Views: 2,031
Posted By somepitch

by pulling your blade cover off and the snow with...

by pulling your blade cover off and the snow with it!:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2008, 03:51
Replies: 47
Views: 6,107
Posted By somepitch

that should be the new marketing slogan for...

that should be the new marketing slogan for robbie schools:

"if the engine quits, don't sweat it, you're toast anyway!":E
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2008, 05:45
Replies: 6
Views: 1,426
Posted By somepitch

http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commerci...

http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/aircraft/commercial/pdf/206B3_PDB_low.pdf
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2008, 01:13
Replies: 1,304
Views: 596,776
Posted By somepitch

i could see it happening in training if you were...

i could see it happening in training if you were practicing left pedal failures...maybe if you drooped the rpm a little too early and didn't get it on the ground within 60 sec?
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2008, 01:08
Replies: 36
Views: 4,824
Posted By somepitch

rotornut, CARS has an exemption for...

rotornut,

CARS has an exemption for permissible low altitude flight for aerial photography by the holder of an air operator certificate...the media machine may be in the clear :}
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2008, 06:19
Replies: 75
Views: 20,553
Posted By somepitch

This should be an exciting day for all Bell...

This should be an exciting day for all Bell aficionados. Nick's knowledge and experience in developing Sikorsky's proven product lines will be a shot in the arm for Bell, whose development of new...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2008, 01:43
Replies: 41
Views: 7,253
Posted By somepitch

i have talked to a couple of pilots who have had...

i have talked to a couple of pilots who have had jack stall happen in the mountains, both in very benign phases of flight (cruise and cruise descent respectively). they were not performing...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2008, 05:38
Replies: 41
Views: 7,253
Posted By somepitch

jack stall? scary to say the least, glad to hear...

jack stall? scary to say the least, glad to hear everyone walked away.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2008, 04:37
Replies: 14
Views: 1,970
Posted By somepitch

well i know one thing the girl from ipanema is...

well i know one thing the girl from ipanema is good at - walking. someone leaving perhaps?
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Feb 2008, 04:04
Replies: 4
Views: 1,172
Posted By somepitch

i've used the hushkit and softseals, they're both...

i've used the hushkit and softseals, they're both great products and easy to install. as a bonus i found that they would work in my alpha 200 as well!
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2008, 05:05
Replies: 13
Views: 7,304
Posted By somepitch

encyclo you're right, i never have seen one up...

encyclo you're right, i never have seen one up close, in fact i'm not even sure if there's one in the country.

like i say, i don't know much about them, but that's just how it seemed to me. i...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2008, 18:02
Replies: 13
Views: 7,304
Posted By somepitch

the 427 seems to me to have been almost an...

the 427 seems to me to have been almost an afterthought to the 407 instead of being designed specifically to meet market demand. slapping two engines onto what is essentially a 407 airframe musn't...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jan 2008, 06:31
Replies: 402
Views: 140,022
Posted By somepitch

i've got a few hours on a g-2 with about 12500...

i've got a few hours on a g-2 with about 12500 hours on it...i'm sure that's relatively few in the 47 world though...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2007, 07:32
Replies: 431
Views: 204,567
Posted By somepitch

well on a positive note it looks like the masts...

well on a positive note it looks like the masts of the r66 and an america's cup racer could be interchangeable...maybe a shrewd cost saving measure?
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2007, 00:32
Replies: 431
Views: 204,567
Posted By somepitch

wow and i thought robinsons couldn't get any...

wow and i thought robinsons couldn't get any uglier...
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