PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
 
Page 1 of 5
1
2
3
4
5
Search: Posts Made By: Max Shutterspeed
Showing results 1 to 35 of 152
Search took 0.01 seconds.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2015, 09:55
Replies: 12
Views: 5,503
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Take a look at motorsport gear websites. For...

Take a look at motorsport gear websites. For example, Sparco sell racing driver crash helmet bags that hold other kit. My pal is a professional driver and his Arai full face helmet is expensive, he...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2015, 18:04
Replies: 62
Views: 28,794
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Some good points. I can image the reason for the...

Some good points. I can image the reason for the 'stepped down' shot was to shot the rotor disc and backdrop, a flattering shot.

But if such close formation was deemed essential for the filming,...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2014, 07:04
Replies: 16
Views: 10,864
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Do they have the rights and capability to put an...

Do they have the rights and capability to put an air exclusion zone around the race, in the same way the emergency services would in a major incident, such as the Buncefield fuel fire?

I can...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2014, 12:41
Replies: 16
Views: 10,864
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

I'd be interested to find out too. I'm guessing...

I'd be interested to find out too. I'm guessing somewhere out of the way, not one of the large airports.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jun 2014, 07:46
Replies: 1
Views: 1,556
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Isle of Man TT Races aerial footage ITV4

As ever, a combination of excitement and tragedy in this year's IOMTT. Was wondering if anyone knows who's delivering the aerial footage?

Assuming a combination of AS350 and Cineflex, but even so,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Dec 2013, 08:52
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,591,181
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Consider yourself followed, great pictures....

Consider yourself followed, great pictures. Always thought that Enstroms looked a little quirky, but your red N2CF has grown on me. Plus the view through the glass out front is superb.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2013, 17:34
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,220,212
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

It's the nature of forums the world over....

It's the nature of forums the world over. Everyone is a keyboard hero, some just want to trigger an argument. However, here it's pretty easy to pick out the qualified opinions from the Walter...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2013, 08:48
Replies: 37
Views: 10,678
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Sadly, it's a mirror image of the 'motorsport...

Sadly, it's a mirror image of the 'motorsport scholarship' scam. You each pay up several hundred pounds for race track training over several months, the winner getting a 'fully funded' race drive the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Sep 2013, 08:32
Replies: 37
Views: 10,678
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

That was just my thoughts, not a comment from the...

That was just my thoughts, not a comment from the company. I imagine they pretty much 'own' him now and he'll be contracted to work for a period or pay back his training should he leave.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2013, 09:10
Replies: 37
Views: 10,678
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Good for him! I imagine the reasoning behind the...

Good for him! I imagine the reasoning behind the company's decision is that they're training up a known quantity over a period of time and in the long term they get exactly the person they need.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2013, 16:33
Replies: 846
Views: 277,271
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

I'd just like to thank the professionals here who...

I'd just like to thank the professionals here who are making every attempt to give clear, technical explanations of both the London Heli Lanes, helicopter precautionary landings and the weather that...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2013, 09:59
Replies: 40
Views: 8,953
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Looking at the very beginning and the final few...

Looking at the very beginning and the final few frames, the wind sock looks pretty limp, negligible wind?

Great piece of aerial filming, would love to hear the story behind it / camera ship etc.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2013, 17:23
Replies: 6
Views: 1,914
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Sadly, probably a large percentage of gruesome...

Sadly, probably a large percentage of gruesome ambulance chasers, the same people who slow down and look at car crashes and play those grisly YouTube vids.

Been a bad day today, feel the urge to...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2013, 10:07
Replies: 846
Views: 277,271
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Jason Hawkes posted an image on Twitter of the...

Jason Hawkes posted an image on Twitter of the area shot in good visibility, shows the crane and the building:

https://twitter.com/jasonhawkesphot/status/291486939704610817/photo/1
...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2013, 19:15
Replies: 56
Views: 8,498
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

I can only comment on my experience of motorsport...

I can only comment on my experience of motorsport types and Colin's sad demise.
Professional motorsport drivers consider the 'limit' to be the place to be at all times. The Limit is a grey area in...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jan 2013, 10:47
Replies: 39
Views: 10,522
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Is it me? In the original R44 vid at the...

Is it me? In the original R44 vid at the beginning of this thread, did the aircraft enter scene from the right, but then finish the maneuver heading away from the camera? Intentional?
And in...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2013, 17:55
Replies: 5
Views: 1,415
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

The site has been around for a few years. Totally...

The site has been around for a few years. Totally without any bias, or course.... It's worth keeping a listening watch on these people, though, as if motorsport is anything to go by, complaining is...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2013, 11:03
Replies: 15
Views: 3,426
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Only being an English speaker, what was the...

Only being an English speaker, what was the reason for the rescue? Assume it was bloody important, given the perceived risk from my chicken **** viewpoint...

MS
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2012, 15:01
Replies: 16
Views: 3,123
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Shetland Coastguard delivers baby boy on board helicopter

Not often you get to see a good news story, but here's one to warm the cockles. Winchman / paramedic delivers a baby boy en-route to hospital from the Shetlands today:

BBC News - Baby born 1,000ft...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2012, 08:10
Replies: 24
Views: 9,622
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Indeed, just read some reports Air France 447....

Indeed, just read some reports Air France 447. Makes chilling reading.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2012, 07:21
Replies: 24
Views: 9,622
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Helicopter pilots 'Not Easily Startled'

Next time the glass cockpit guys with the crisp white shirts are taking the piss because you fly something that needs windscreen wipers, you might like to point them here:

Not all pilots are...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2012, 11:55
Replies: 21
Views: 7,176
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Had a gruesome story recounted to me about...

Had a gruesome story recounted to me about getting your fingers caught in the tail rotor driveshaft of a Hiller. Yuk....

Being of taller stature, my duck-reflex-action has been honed over many...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2012, 08:03
Replies: 42
Views: 11,507
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Quite right, well pointed out. Need to pay more...

Quite right, well pointed out. Need to pay more attention over here!
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2012, 06:57
Replies: 42
Views: 11,507
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Lots of those. Rather disappointed that the...

Lots of those. Rather disappointed that the Typhoon pilot didn't narrowly miss a school or save a hospital. Bet the Robinson pilot's cell phone is switched off this morning....
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2012, 13:33
Replies: 19
Views: 4,707
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

I don't see much wrong with the HK shots. As I...

I don't see much wrong with the HK shots. As I said, it's easy to look at a short clip and be judgemental.

My favourite one was the Norwegian Koala SAR pilot in the valley, but that got pulled...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2012, 10:22
Replies: 19
Views: 4,707
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

MHale71, There's two ways to look at it. ...

MHale71,

There's two ways to look at it.

1. It's a bunch of egos let loose in a couple of Lamborghinis, with two loons in an R44 winging it with a DV Cam with the cameraman having nothing more...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2012, 07:37
Replies: 19
Views: 4,707
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Here's another from the same YouTube channel ...

Here's another from the same YouTube channel

KwfDFZ8rLfU

I can't get the embed working...

His claim is "I'll beat any quote" Comments?
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2012, 11:06
Replies: 134
Views: 27,562
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Thanks for the info. So I need to look at a 16Gb...

Thanks for the info. So I need to look at a 16Gb 3G then. Will possibly wait, as suggested, until the new one looms.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2012, 13:21
Replies: 134
Views: 27,562
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Great news about your Blades App. Bugger, yet...

Great news about your Blades App. Bugger, yet another reason to buy an iPad. Can anyone shed any light on which one is optimum? Thinking about mainly digesting content such as Blades - how much space...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2012, 07:53
Replies: 134
Views: 27,562
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Met them at Helitech, full of exciting news about...

Met them at Helitech, full of exciting news about moving to 100% iPad publishing. Not having an iPad yet, don't know if that's true.

BLADES Magazine for iPad on the iTunes App Store...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Feb 2012, 12:47
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,591,181
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Nice work, Capt. Are they crops from an...

Nice work, Capt.

Are they crops from an original file, or have you been buying yourself a panoramic camera?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2012, 08:07
Replies: 24
Views: 4,450
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Epiphany is right. It's the sheer inconsistency....

Epiphany is right. It's the sheer inconsistency. Try carrying cameras... Got my entire camera kit spread out across a table on the way out to Sweden a couple of years back. Everyone giving me a hard...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2011, 09:40
Replies: 6
Views: 1,640
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

I think you'll find he moves so fast that NORAD...

I think you'll find he moves so fast that NORAD deconflict him. If you're worried, you can check his progress here: NORAD Santa (http://www.noradsanta.org/en/)

For children of all ages.

Happy...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2011, 20:07
Replies: 42
Views: 9,879
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Jeez, Colibri. with a list like that, you'd put...

Jeez, Colibri. with a list like that, you'd put most people off the job forever. :bored:

Have to say, when I'm sitting at home with the windows rattling and I hear rotors outside, I get up and...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2011, 18:59
Replies: 4
Views: 1,848
Posted By Max Shutterspeed

Must feel spooky. Looks like you're staring at...

Must feel spooky. Looks like you're staring at the sky for quite a few seconds. All that time, you're probably thinking about the tail.... :O
Showing results 1 to 35 of 152
 
Page 1 of 5
1
2
3
4
5


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.