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Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2007, 19:36
Replies: 31
Views: 9,493
Posted By charron

Rogerson Kratos had a reputation of being cranky...

Rogerson Kratos had a reputation of being cranky and expensive to maintain. Anybody maintaining Bell 430's seemed to think so. I thought is was a Bell thing with the RK system and IIDS on the 430...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2007, 16:15
Replies: 23
Views: 4,241
Posted By charron

There seem to be two kinds of IFR pilots in the...

There seem to be two kinds of IFR pilots in the world: the ones that think nothing of SPIFR if properly trained and qualified in a properly equipped helicopter and the ones that cannot conceive of...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2007, 15:16
Replies: 40
Views: 10,782
Posted By charron

News article from Malaysian National News Agency...

News article from Malaysian National News Agency (http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=244472)

Jeez, they've had their share of problems down there. I assume these incidents are...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2007, 13:18
Replies: 40
Views: 10,782
Posted By charron

Apparantly a massive loss of Hydraulics from the...

Apparantly a massive loss of Hydraulics from the L/H system.

You got to be kidding me. There is no helicopter certified in the world with dual hydraulics that cannot safely fly for the rest of...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2007, 16:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,183
Posted By charron

Condolances to all. As a new Defence Minister I...

Condolances to all. As a new Defence Minister I have to wonder if she understood the differences between civilian and military flying.

Night flight is risky, Night formation or fleet operations...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jan 2007, 02:36
Replies: 8
Views: 1,389
Posted By charron

Let us know how long it lasts. The usual...

Let us know how long it lasts.

The usual suspect to that smokey burning smell is the vent blower motor has been left on. Or maybe your fleet has something more durable installed.

You could...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2007, 07:04
Replies: 14
Views: 2,413
Posted By charron

What a cock-up (den helder). No wonder it has...

What a cock-up (den helder). No wonder it has gone quiet, probably deserves to be buried and forgotten. So much for the sanctimonious North Sea standards.

charron
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jan 2007, 19:31
Replies: 3
Views: 1,528
Posted By charron

The 440 works fine, maybe you have an antenna...

The 440 works fine, maybe you have an antenna problem. It is more reliable than the 700/701 series, but it doesn't have the ground mapping function and didn't work out that well for flying an ARA...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Dec 2006, 05:47
Replies: 8
Views: 1,715
Posted By charron

RFM has nothing in the limitations section. 407...

RFM has nothing in the limitations section. 407 does but not the 206 series. The limitation on the 407 and other rigid rotor systems has to do with mast stress and lifetime of components (like the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2006, 16:15
Replies: 140
Views: 48,881
Posted By charron

The original post title was whether FS X was any...

The original post title was whether FS X was any good for helicopters. Some persons doubted the ADF function would work properly. Just tried it and yes it does - cuts, intercepts, tracking etc. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2006, 18:01
Replies: 140
Views: 48,881
Posted By charron

I've used FS2004, got the demo FS X running but...

I've used FS2004, got the demo FS X running but it is a bit of an graphics hog. For IFR flying and practise there are two separate skills: platform flying without reference to ground and the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2006, 02:53
Replies: 16
Views: 4,182
Posted By charron

We've had a few of our guys go over to CHC...

We've had a few of our guys go over to CHC Global, who seems to be doing all the hiring. If you are young and keen it is a great place for your career: good training with annual sim, fly new types,...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2006, 23:11
Replies: 11
Views: 3,162
Posted By charron

I've never heard of any small chopper for rent...

I've never heard of any small chopper for rent anywhere in Thailand, let alone Pattaya. All the helicopter pilots that go there are interested in only two things, the kart racing and the um, er,...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2006, 23:49
Replies: 87
Views: 30,289
Posted By charron

From AP World News THE HAGUE,...

From
AP World News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A helicopter carrying 17 people crashed into the North Sea near the Dutch port of Den Helder Tuesday night and all 17 people aboard were rescued,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2006, 14:03
Replies: 2,002
Views: 663,231
Posted By charron

Looks like a Garmin 430 (radio stack) coupled to...

Looks like a Garmin 430 (radio stack) coupled to the Garmin MX-200 MFD (Instrument panel). From the Garmin web site, yes, the MX-200 will display radar, or anything else you want. From the label...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2006, 03:02
Replies: 2,002
Views: 663,231
Posted By charron

212man??? am I missing something with your...

212man??? am I missing something with your preferred PFD? What's with the HSI?

Why are you guys so sentimental about interpreting images? If I was sarcastic I'd be asking why instead of a round...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2006, 02:58
Replies: 2,002
Views: 663,231
Posted By charron

212man, Three risks flying offshore:...

212man,

Three risks flying offshore: hitting a rig when low level in poor viz IFR, solved by looking at your radar; hitting the ground back at your landbase, solved by the EGPWS showing you the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2006, 02:33
Replies: 42
Views: 13,750
Posted By charron

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/karmutzen/...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/karmutzen/nascarhelpilots1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o129/karmutzen/nascarhelpilots2.jpg

Eat your hearts out you miserable offshore sods. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2006, 14:16
Replies: 42
Views: 13,750
Posted By charron

With CHC Global (not CHC Europe) it is as soon as...

With CHC Global (not CHC Europe) it is as soon as you pass a PIC checkride and have at least 1500 hours total. Anybody asking for more is confusing experience with competency. Lots of confused...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2006, 00:18
Replies: 45
Views: 8,254
Posted By charron

At least radar will tell you what's really out...

At least radar will tell you what's really out there, like a ship with a helideck on the stern swinging around the bow anchor line. Navigate using the GPS and use the Radar for obstacle avoidance...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2006, 03:52
Replies: 358
Views: 65,996
Posted By charron

You have a low-impedance microphone. The headset...

You have a low-impedance microphone. The headset audio will work fine, but nobody will hear you talk in a high-impedance R22 intercom.

Lots of older helicopters such as the Bell mediums and...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2006, 03:14
Replies: 358
Views: 65,996
Posted By charron

The microphone on a Bose is replaced as a unit...

The microphone on a Bose is replaced as a unit with the cord and control box by removing the two screws at the base. The high impedance mike is smaller and has a profile like the end of an ironing...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2006, 02:50
Replies: 43
Views: 8,273
Posted By charron

Seems every time someone hits the water we add...

Seems every time someone hits the water we add another light and gadget to the panel. A rad-alt has been common on everything from Jetrangers to S92 flown offshore, but an ARA approach can still be...
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