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Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2024, 06:19
Replies: 3
Views: 855
Posted By [email protected]

It looks like he put himself in the middle of the...

It looks like he put himself in the middle of the circle rather than the middle of the helicopter in the middle of the circle.

Presumably for cost reasons they don't have rearcrew?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2024, 06:13
Replies: 20
Views: 3,801
Posted By [email protected]

Not sure what your point was with those videos? ...

Not sure what your point was with those videos?

They only show that rescuing people isn't as easy as some think, even when you have had some training, so doing it with none is inviting disaster.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 08:49
Replies: 63
Views: 10,544
Posted By [email protected]

libelling surely?

libelling surely?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2024, 08:43
Replies: 20
Views: 3,801
Posted By [email protected]

First rule of first aid - don't become a casualty...

First rule of first aid - don't become a casualty yourself. Trying to lift someone out of the water with the skids of a Robbie is just well intentioned stupidity. Better to throw them your...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2024, 11:07
Replies: 20
Views: 3,801
Posted By [email protected]

If it was someone trying to do something they...

If it was someone trying to do something they hadn't trained for in a helicopter not designed or intended for that purpose then I can imagine what the video looks like.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2024, 11:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,227
Posted By [email protected]

The problem is that their rules might not permit...

The problem is that their rules might not permit NVG helo ops from a non-NVG lit ship. I know it can be done as I did it training pilots a few years ago in the Falklands - the ship was not NVG...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2024, 10:59
Replies: 1,614
Views: 441,153
Posted By [email protected]

It's only the twitchiness of the tail causing you...

It's only the twitchiness of the tail causing you to make constant corrections that saps any power downwind - the main rotor is unaffected except for a possible slight ingestion of TR vortices.

I...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2024, 09:22
Replies: 1,614
Views: 441,153
Posted By [email protected]

The rotor disc doesn't care which way the wind is...

The rotor disc doesn't care which way the wind is blowing - 'hovering' with 35 kts of wind is the same as flying at 35 kts which will be much lower on the power required curve - pointless claim...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2024, 15:54
Replies: 9
Views: 1,419
Posted By [email protected]

VR (virtual reality not vertical reference) is...

VR (virtual reality not vertical reference) is used in training simulators only, not in the real aircraft, but I believe the Brit Mil are using simulators for USL training as well as winching.

A...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2024, 11:17
Replies: 95
Views: 17,605
Posted By [email protected]

I think I said that in post #54

I think I said that in post #54
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2024, 11:06
Replies: 9
Views: 1,419
Posted By [email protected]

VR is the way forward for a lot of winch...

VR is the way forward for a lot of winch operating training, from basic 'patter' to complex situations BUT only as a precursor to doing it live in an aircraft.

With VR and a 'dummy' aircraft cabin...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2024, 11:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,530
Posted By [email protected]

I think you'll find Paco and AC have autorotated...

I think you'll find Paco and AC have autorotated plenty of aircraft and both have a great deal of experience.

Paco's graph shows that from zero airspeed to min drag (bucket) speed, increasing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2024, 05:51
Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Posted By [email protected]

It was in 2006 for an emergency services cocktail...

It was in 2006 for an emergency services cocktail party and we flew from Wattisham, picked up the SAR Force Cdr at Wellington Barracks and then routed down the Mall at 250' and in to Buck House, all...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2024, 12:17
Replies: 18
Views: 3,078
Posted By [email protected]

Some Sea Kings wot I have flown:) ...

Some Sea Kings wot I have flown:)
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1280x2000/dpr_06_05_out_unc_0018_46b8ac4b154ae1d4a0c33f50f30a03beac39bc8d.jpg...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2024, 11:40
Replies: 134
Views: 57,658
Posted By [email protected]

Note that the move to paramedic status for SAR...

Note that the move to paramedic status for SAR rearcrew in UK was championed by the RAF 20 years ago.:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2024, 11:37
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

No, the problem is that helicopters are far more...

No, the problem is that helicopters are far more difficult to model than FW and although you can make a generic model, accurately reproducing a particular aircraft requires accurate data from a fully...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2024, 21:41
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

Yes, I wrote what I meant to write - mandating...

Yes, I wrote what I meant to write - mandating the use of an emergency checklist isn't because our brains are no good, its because we are often too quick to assume we know what has gone wrong and are...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2024, 07:06
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

it was going to come one day Jelly - I'm...

it was going to come one day Jelly - I'm horrified that it has but Military flying training has been messed up so badly by the dogma of contractorisation that it's not a huge surprise.

If you need...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2024, 06:58
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

That is patently untrue and the existence of...

That is patently untrue and the existence of emergency checklists demonstrates this - the flashing white glove around the cockpit has caused far more accidents than knowing too much about the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 06:04
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

Perhaps they could stop using low time, hours...

Perhaps they could stop using low time, hours building instructors who are little better than the students themselves.

But that would mean paying more...........
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 21:07
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

I can and so can many of the experienced aviators...

I can and so can many of the experienced aviators on this forum plus many hundreds I have flown with over 42 years (of which 35 have been as an instructor).

Knowing how to act appropriately comes...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 21:02
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

I have and there is plenty of time to think -...

I have and there is plenty of time to think - more people have been killed in Robinsons by acting without thinking.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 12:16
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

got any evidence to back that assertion up? It...

got any evidence to back that assertion up?
It flies in the face of what I have experienced in 42 years of flying.

Underthinking pilots who underprepare because they think simply learning to...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 06:47
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

No, that is what applying pedal does. ...

No, that is what applying pedal does.

Vuichard's technique relies on cross controlling to sideslip out of the vortex - you need cyclic and yaw inputs since a yaw input alone will just turn the...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 06:44
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

I think the former is demonstrably wrong and the...

I think the former is demonstrably wrong and the latter is only true of teetering rotors.

Therefore using gyroscopes as a way to teach rotor behaviour simply ignores the reality of basic...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2024, 12:25
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

Only the middle section is producing lift but you...

Only the middle section is producing lift but you make a good point about the coning angle, I hadn't really considered it with regard to VRS.

I certainly agree about the cause of many accidents...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2024, 12:19
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

But the AI accurately represents the position of...

But the AI accurately represents the position of the horizon demonstrating rigidity in space.

The helicopter wheels may be lashed to the deck but the disc is free to flap, only limited by the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 12:28
Replies: 100
Views: 7,001
Posted By [email protected]

And most people will see that he says that the...

And most people will see that he says that the 'rotor will behave in a SIMILAR way to a gyroscope', not like a gyroscope just in a similar way - he doesn't say it precesses like a gyro does - perhaps...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 12:24
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

One problem with discussing IVRS and recovery...

One problem with discussing IVRS and recovery techniques is that the incipient stage is very variable and not binary - you can go from having the right figures on the dials to believe you are at the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 19:14
Replies: 86
Views: 28,028
Posted By [email protected]

Bloody demanding that straight line A to B...

Bloody demanding that straight line A to B flying......:E
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 19:10
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

And as it happens, in those three situations you...

And as it happens, in those three situations you are putting the aircraft at the height and speed of the scenario you are simulating - your Vuichard demo had the height but not the speed so please...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 19:07
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

Or pretending to be a professional helicopter...

Or pretending to be a professional helicopter pilot just to create arguments on a website..............
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 18:25
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

So am I and I see no point in pretending to be in...

So am I and I see no point in pretending to be in IVRS to show a fairly basic manoeuvre to get you out of IVRS
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 14:45
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

So on a decently fast approach you are nowhere ...

So on a decently fast approach you are nowhere IVRS or VRS - what, pray tell, is the point in the sidestep manoeuvre?

Did he pull max power and then add a boot-full of pedal? What did the Tqmeter...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 14:40
Replies: 69
Views: 6,906
Posted By [email protected]

Hargreaves99 - it is a valid technique only as...

Hargreaves99 - it is a valid technique only as far as getting away from IVRS is concerned and is no more efficient or effective than either just pulling power or just putting the nose forward a bit...
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