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Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2012, 11:39
Replies: 22
Views: 10,933
Posted By Mungo5

Helicopter crash | This is Leicestershire...

Helicopter crash | This is Leicestershire (http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Helicopter-crash/story-16711836-detail/story.html)
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jul 2012, 10:04
Replies: 15
Views: 2,463
Posted By Mungo5

+1 to that.. POV HD wipes the floor with GoPro....

+1 to that.. POV HD wipes the floor with GoPro. The tethered camera head makes it far more flexible and unobtrusive, and the remote is super handy too.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2012, 10:18
Replies: 23
Views: 14,205
Posted By Mungo5

I believe there is only one flying, over there at...

I believe there is only one flying, over there at the moment. AOPA did a write up on it last year sometime IIRC
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2012, 00:23
Replies: 17
Views: 3,183
Posted By Mungo5

Someone's Mess bill is going to be pretty large...

Someone's Mess bill is going to be pretty large for the next few months..
6th Sep 2011, 19:48
Replies: 47
Views: 12,277
Posted By Mungo5

Quite true.. when he bought it and had it shipped...

Quite true.. when he bought it and had it shipped over he was fairly convinced the start sequencer was left out on purpose. Only by chance he had an ex-harrier mech on his team who knew it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2011, 17:37
Replies: 20
Views: 4,390
Posted By Mungo5

It's all smoke and mirrors as usual. If you watch...

It's all smoke and mirrors as usual. If you watch the 'full overview video' they've dubbed in the sound of a turbine starting up.. def not an R44 chugging into life that's for sure.

:=
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2011, 01:53
Replies: 30
Views: 9,792
Posted By Mungo5

Try talking to Oli Cooper from Episode 35 of the...

Try talking to Oli Cooper from Episode 35 of the Flying Podcast.. he's been through the hoops.

Flying Podcast » Blog Archive » Episode 35 - Flight Training in the USA - Angel City Flyers...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2011, 01:45
Replies: 6
Views: 1,334
Posted By Mungo5

Yep ... that works for me too. Although I use a...

Yep ... that works for me too. Although I use a VIO POV.HD specifically because it has a mic in port.

Search yootoob for modificaiton help of the contour, there's plenty out there.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2011, 17:35
Replies: 369
Views: 99,545
Posted By Mungo5

Jeeeeeeeesus!!! Worst nightmare.. what happened,...

Jeeeeeeeesus!!! Worst nightmare.. what happened, were you in the air at the time?

Did you ever find out the cause? :confused:
8th May 2011, 15:51
Replies: 13
Views: 8,759
Posted By Mungo5

:):D LOL.. that's my concern in any part of the...

:):D LOL.. that's my concern in any part of the UK.. especially with disused airfields. The status quo will have been a reasonably quiet airspace around that area, and here comes a stranger wanting...
7th May 2011, 23:12
Replies: 13
Views: 8,759
Posted By Mungo5

Buying and re-instating a disused airfield

Hello folks..

Does anyone have any experience of buying and/or re-instating disused airfields in the UK?

Or perhaps establishing something as a 'farm strip' with a view to making it more...
4th May 2011, 13:32
Replies: 237
Views: 142,200
Posted By Mungo5

Yup.. that's the machine.. well spotted.

Yup.. that's the machine.. well spotted.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2011, 02:03
Replies: 80
Views: 40,208
Posted By Mungo5

Rotate some of the photo's.. you'll see there...

Rotate some of the photo's.. you'll see there seems to be a large fairing or housing round the TRGB, and certainly the 'dinnerplate' is echod on the vertical stab too.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Apr 2011, 14:13
Replies: 29
Views: 8,400
Posted By Mungo5

Very true.. it's often the audio that makes the...

Very true.. it's often the audio that makes the film. Constant wind or engine noise means you're usually left having to take the audio out, or overlay some cheesy music.

I was toying with the...
4th Apr 2011, 18:56
Replies: 78
Views: 25,464
Posted By Mungo5

I've heard this more than once too. The story...

I've heard this more than once too. The story being that the US greatly exaggerated the capability of the Sov's just to keep the Cold War rumbling on - of course in an effort to keep the mighty US...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2011, 17:10
Replies: 146
Views: 27,626
Posted By Mungo5

On the bright side, at least when the NTSB/AAIB...

On the bright side, at least when the NTSB/AAIB recover the breakage, there's bound to be an SD card in their somewhere with all the pax video on it.

Senseless.. :ugh:
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2011, 18:18
Replies: 20
Views: 5,042
Posted By Mungo5

I've always thought that in situations like this,...

I've always thought that in situations like this, when the "law" doesn't know the "law", one should dial 999 and report people impersonating police officers. Even if they are able to produce ID,...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2011, 19:27
Replies: 54
Views: 37,106
Posted By Mungo5

Hollywood also has an affect too. Lots of smoke...

Hollywood also has an affect too. Lots of smoke and beeping followed by "terrain terrain" is far more cinematic that a nice entered auto and landing.

Drama.. it's all in the drama.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2010, 13:57
Replies: 41
Views: 9,007
Posted By Mungo5

I may well be mistaken.. I'm confirming at the...

I may well be mistaken.. I'm confirming at the moment, could also be more of an FCC rule than FAA.

I'll dig out the reg. to confirm or deny.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2010, 23:07
Replies: 41
Views: 9,007
Posted By Mungo5

And you need an international radio operators...

And you need an international radio operators cert from the FAA.. nothing complicated, obligatory form and small fee.
6th Dec 2010, 00:19
Replies: 128
Views: 29,121
Posted By Mungo5

To which the standard response should always be: ...

To which the standard response should always be:

There's no I in team, but there are four in "Platitude Quoting Idiot"
24th Nov 2010, 15:52
Replies: 19
Views: 5,667
Posted By Mungo5

Kin'ell. Imagine that!!

Kin'ell. Imagine that!!
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2010, 19:22
Replies: 2,112
Views: 319,710
Posted By Mungo5

True.. somewhat of a limitation. Last time I...

True.. somewhat of a limitation.

Last time I hitched a ride with Cambs ASU, they could only fly if the cloud was above 1000' - is that still the case?
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2010, 17:38
Replies: 2,112
Views: 319,710
Posted By Mungo5

What's the likelyhood of the pressure being put...

What's the likelyhood of the pressure being put on the CAA to ease some of the restrictions on a/c type. i.e. less of the IFR twin machine, and more of the single - or dare I say it R44 Police/news...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2010, 20:39
Replies: 28
Views: 7,178
Posted By Mungo5

They are normally lit, but only at the top of the...

They are normally lit, but only at the top of the nancelle. Given the blades can be a further 50m, the light isn't really 'on top'

Also note that the anemometer they put up about 18 months in...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2010, 20:06
Replies: 52
Views: 14,948
Posted By Mungo5

As SW said - don't try it on your own. But,...

As SW said - don't try it on your own.

But, this may help Looping a Lynx - control inputs? (http://www.pprune.org/showthread.php?p=4303789#post4303789)
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2010, 20:02
Replies: 7
Views: 3,651
Posted By Mungo5

ERA10FA283...

ERA10FA283 (http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20100526X84456&key=1)

Preliminary NTSB report.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2010, 23:48
Replies: 12
Views: 1,916
Posted By Mungo5

There's food for thought right there. Even if you...

There's food for thought right there. Even if you get down to a survivable drop, you've always got to consider the Tranny coming through the back of the canopy to struff you. I suppose the same...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2010, 18:11
Replies: 12
Views: 1,916
Posted By Mungo5

EOL into wooded areas

An interesting discussion has erupted here, as a result of the very sad and unfortunate S300 crash in Massachusetts yesterday, so rather than invade that thread.

As someone who regularly flies a...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2010, 00:04
Replies: 37
Views: 5,608
Posted By Mungo5

Demonstrating it is a standard part of the FAA...

Demonstrating it is a standard part of the FAA PPL(h) checkride, you're taught to recognize it and how to get out of it from an early stage in the US.

Some examiners ask for a verbal explanation,...
29th Apr 2010, 21:22
Replies: 16
Views: 3,326
Posted By Mungo5

I've been living in the US for the last three...

I've been living in the US for the last three years, and as such followed the news on both sides of the pond, so see the treatment of 'our boys' back home as compared to here.

Overall service...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2010, 17:29
Replies: 47
Views: 10,731
Posted By Mungo5

I'm always reminded of this very sad incident...

I'm always reminded of this very sad incident when thinking about rotor stall.. Although I think the AAIB are still investigating, so we can't draw conclusions, you can clearly see how the blades...
25th Apr 2010, 17:26
Replies: 5
Views: 969
Posted By Mungo5

Security Theater... Security theater -...

Security Theater...

Security theater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater)
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2010, 13:21
Replies: 45
Views: 11,528
Posted By Mungo5

It's likely they don't even have access to the...

It's likely they don't even have access to the ship.

The scammers pick high value items like aircraft and high-end cars, then re-advertise them, often with different photo's as you've noticed.
...
18th Apr 2010, 13:13
Replies: 288
Views: 63,114
Posted By Mungo5

Precisely the point made by an NECN reporter this...

Precisely the point made by an NECN reporter this morning, as they were flying within a couple of hundred feet of the Volcano, in a helicopter.

It's more of an insurance issue.. Revenue...
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