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Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2024, 20:11
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By Torquetalk

Safety doesn‘t, but the responsibility and...

Safety doesn‘t, but the responsibility and decision-making discretion do.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2024, 07:42
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By Torquetalk

Yep, corrected my post. Just plain wrong. ...

Yep, corrected my post. Just plain wrong.

Still, being VFR VMC with discretion as to how to complete the flight and certain reach of landing is a very different situation to being a controlled...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 23:30
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By Torquetalk

Your text says “the documentation indicates…“....

Your text says “the documentation indicates…“. Sounds like you have engaged in a bit of interpretation right there.

And what is “mayday fuel“? Never heard of it. (Edited as I was clearly wrong...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 22:35
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By Torquetalk

Neither situation reflects the level of urgency...

Neither situation reflects the level of urgency of the case in point:

Is it a situation of no contingency for unexpected delay? No.
Are you about to fall out of the sky? No.

But it is an...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Apr 2024, 22:05
Replies: 13
Views: 1,753
Posted By Torquetalk

Why would you declare a mayday? Declaring a pan...

Why would you declare a mayday? Declaring a pan due fuel reserves will get controllers’ attention.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Apr 2024, 21:59
Replies: 16
Views: 7,853
Posted By Torquetalk

And yet it is a human quality that can save the...

And yet it is a human quality that can save the day: a little humility. Had the captain not dismissed out of hand the question regarding the clearance the accident would probably not have happened....
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2024, 14:16
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

605carsten, the 6ft incident was down to a...

605carsten,
the 6ft incident was down to a basic altimetry error. Quite a wake up to realise that for all the sophistication of GNSS, PBN and RNP, an ATC screw up and lack of crew awareness could...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2024, 09:18
Replies: 23
Views: 4,752
Posted By Torquetalk

Now I am getting more confused. Are you saying...

Now I am getting more confused. Are you saying that the the EU told the UK that it could not stay in EASA?

This thread began as a joke by 212man. But if you are privy to real reasons why we have...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 07:17
Replies: 23
Views: 4,752
Posted By Torquetalk

Is the ECJ lobbying to stop the UK agreeing...

Is the ECJ lobbying to stop the UK agreeing common standards and reciprocal recognition of qualifications?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 07:11
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

“The solution to rapidly reducing these accidents...

“The solution to rapidly reducing these accidents can only be achieved through efficient, evidence-based training in modern simulators."


Not quite. That may be A solution. It certainly isn’t THE...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 20:56
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

JJ, that video is very elusive! If Robbie...

JJ,

that video is very elusive! If Robbie has a copy it would be great to post it in the thread. I have also seen it whilst doing the Robinson factory safety course.

It really would be a good...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 15:35
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

As I said, he was next to a building - a nice...

As I said, he was next to a building - a nice lateral reference, had a variometer - on which the eyes needed to be scanning IN, together with remaining power in hand.

At the end of the day, the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 14:55
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

The aircraft was next to a building. We see the...

The aircraft was next to a building. We see the acceleration in the video, taken at some distance and from above. I find it a stretch that the pilot was unaware that they were in a downward...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 09:34
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

The Vuichard video I have seen shows the aircraft...

The Vuichard video I have seen shows the aircraft in a stable state sinking through in its vortices. Lovely and stable, apart from the increasing ROD. But as you say, the aircraft can be all over the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 08:12
Replies: 69
Views: 6,975
Posted By Torquetalk

That is a horrible accident Robbie. The pilot...

That is a horrible accident Robbie. The pilot made a bad decision to continue for the rooftop, when they had space and height ahead to recover. The commital point was much much later than than the...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 21:57
Replies: 39
Views: 6,175
Posted By Torquetalk

If the aircraft has had a significant safety...

If the aircraft has had a significant safety event, all parties involved should be quite cognisant that data needs to be preserved. When that doesn’t happen, it smells mighty fishy right away.

Two...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2024, 23:50
Replies: 39
Views: 6,175
Posted By Torquetalk

Spot on but how does that “reflex” happen in...

Spot on

but how does that “reflex” happen in flight without crew coordination?

I got this - oops
You don’t exist - oops
Commander knows best - oops
Let’s do something - oops

Was this...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2024, 21:52
Replies: 39
Views: 6,175
Posted By Torquetalk

No doubt some significant interrupts in the data....

No doubt some significant interrupts in the data. This would compliment the lack of data from the CVR. Whoops. How could such a thing happen? Again. And again.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2024, 21:09
Replies: 39
Views: 6,175
Posted By Torquetalk

Not sure this counts as “expertise“ 212man, but...

Not sure this counts as “expertise“ 212man, but the gang bar cuts all the electrics for pretty much everything that the pilots care about, except the engines. But the aux batt is still supplying...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2023, 08:58
Replies: 105
Views: 19,524
Posted By Torquetalk

Luther, the “do any“ referred to the...

Luther,

the “do any“ referred to the planning, not R44 pilots. And I was addressing the importance of performance planning in the R44, not weight and balance. Doing that bit won‘t tell you...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2023, 22:10
Replies: 105
Views: 19,524
Posted By Torquetalk

That’s an understated way of saying you might run...

That’s an understated way of saying you might run out of power and have an acccident.

How many R44 pilots do performance planning when taking that extra weight? Or do any, ever?

A former...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2023, 21:39
Replies: 13
Views: 1,815
Posted By Torquetalk

I‘ll swim against the hour saving advice and give...

I‘ll swim against the hour saving advice and give a thumbs up to the go for experienced instruction advice. A background in fixed wing will make the transition to rotary much easier in many respects....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
9th Oct 2023, 11:17
Replies: 8
Views: 761
Posted By Torquetalk

If your employer is the account provider, just...

If your employer is the account provider, just stick to the company file structure. Don‘t use it as a personal storage system as you risk losing everything you store.

Onedrive can be accessed via...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2023, 06:42
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

The Telegraph article doesn’t say that British...

The Telegraph article doesn’t say that British troops will be deployed, just talk of training support presence in the West of the country (nothing new - was part of robusting Ukraine pre-war);...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2023, 19:05
Replies: 94
Views: 21,773
Posted By Torquetalk

Nice crash 👍🏼

Nice crash 👍🏼
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2023, 20:56
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

Musk won’t be well remembered by the Ukrainians,...

Musk won’t be well remembered by the Ukrainians, your point about Starlink notwithstanding. His banal and ill-considered musings don’t penetrate the surface of why this war is being fought and why...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2023, 21:49
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

Hardly “for once“ Guess you were tuned in...

Hardly “for once“

Guess you were tuned in elsewhere when Sarah Rainsford (BBC) got kicked out of Russia, her home, for upsetting the powers that be; or when John Sudworth (BBC) escaped China, his...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2023, 12:11
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

Given that Russia is a permanent member, I think...

Given that Russia is a permanent member, I think that may be a miscount.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2023, 21:51
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

Wow, that sounds almost like a fact if someone...

Wow, that sounds almost like a fact if someone claimed to know something.

Maybe posts get cropped if they take paragraphs to make a point worthy of a sentence.

Or because they are paranoid, or...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2023, 21:19
Replies: 1,622
Views: 445,158
Posted By Torquetalk

With a door locking pin that can be over-ridden...

With a door locking pin that can be over-ridden from the outside but not the inside. Genius.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2023, 21:11
Replies: 10,540
Views: 4,693,157
Posted By Torquetalk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8UlaAHdcRMg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8UlaAHdcRMg
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2023, 20:30
Replies: 9
Views: 4,384
Posted By Torquetalk

That depends. Ensuring that records are available...

That depends. Ensuring that records are available for audit by giving no notice and insisting on immediate and secure access may be essential in securing evidence if criminal falsification is...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2023, 19:35
Replies: 105
Views: 19,524
Posted By Torquetalk

My apologies, that is the 2nd daft typo I had...

My apologies, that is the 2nd daft typo I had overlooked. It should have read disrespectful. I completely accept that what you posted was true. Why wouldn’t it be?

As to your experience of...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2023, 18:02
Replies: 105
Views: 19,524
Posted By Torquetalk

I don’t think many would disagree that the...

I don’t think many would disagree that the general Ts & Cs in civilian flight instruction leave a lot to be desired. But it is also clear that few organisations or flight instructors have the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jul 2023, 09:26
Replies: 105
Views: 19,524
Posted By Torquetalk

50 quid is 5 pounds more than 45 Hargreaves. So...

50 quid is 5 pounds more than 45 Hargreaves. So your decrease in absolute terms point is hard to follow.

Also if Hughes 500 tells his pay rates, it would be respectful to assume that he is lying…...
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