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Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2022, 17:45
Replies: 3
Views: 3,274
Posted By Wetbulb

R44 down, Brannockstown Ireland

Unfortunately one fatality reported:
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Sep 2015, 16:00
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,030,745
Posted By Wetbulb

The discussion is moving into what was my gut...

The discussion is moving into what was my gut instinct when I was told the sad news and watched the video.

My initial feelings were that a combination of weather factors could have either created...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2015, 20:43
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

Sid, I reckon, based upon Google Earth that there...

Sid, I reckon, based upon Google Earth that there is about 20ft between building and canal.

Than being the case, in a side-on landing, as was attempted, the left skid would be about 6 inches over...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2015, 18:14
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

Just having another look at the video... I'm...

Just having another look at the video...

I'm wondering if the first point of impact was the MR making contact with the lamp-post. And if the hole was taken out of the building's wooden cladding by...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2015, 09:17
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

Point taken OH. Reasoning for posting above. But,...

Point taken OH. Reasoning for posting above. But, yes, I see where you're coming from - it certainly wasn't the intention - so apologies to everyone for that.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2015, 08:45
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

To answer mgsag - video with previous owner was...

To answer mgsag - video with previous owner was posted at request of Rinker earlier in thread. Reference to the then owner being Scottish was intended to disconnect him from the previously mentioned...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jul 2015, 10:02
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

Here's another poor landing in G-BXTH, executed...

Here's another poor landing in G-BXTH, executed by its then-owner. I think he was a Scottish rally driver and had previously survived a power line strike in another ex-military 341.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2015, 23:50
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

I *think* with a Permit to Fly that you can get...

I *think* with a Permit to Fly that you can get the CAA to write permission to fly outside of the UK into the permit. But you need to gain explicit permission from the other country on a...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2015, 19:40
Replies: 79
Views: 34,852
Posted By Wetbulb

What would have been the legalities regarding...

What would have been the legalities regarding transport of passengers in this particular a/c?

Being an ex-RAF machine rather than a civilian SA341G or J, wouldn't it have been operated under a...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2014, 18:19
Replies: 17
Views: 7,171
Posted By Wetbulb

If the snowmobile hadn't been there, they could,...

If the snowmobile hadn't been there, they could, quite literally, have turned 'NOTARZT' into 'NOTAR'.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2014, 17:53
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Ornis: Where did this information come from?

Ornis: Where did this information come from?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2014, 21:55
Replies: 278
Views: 73,678
Posted By Wetbulb

I was flying in the Aberdeen area a good few...

I was flying in the Aberdeen area a good few years ago and we were unlucky to be on the receiving end of a green laser attack at night time. Luckily there were two of us and I was on instruments. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2013, 21:51
Replies: 538
Views: 85,304
Posted By Wetbulb

"Yes, I call it the best kept secret in...

"Yes, I call it the best kept secret in helicopters because very few helicopter pilots and instructors realize that not catching the rotor rpm before it drops below the point of no return is the end...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2013, 20:11
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Damn, I was going to say 95%. Glad I didn't.

Damn, I was going to say 95%.
Glad I didn't.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Dec 2013, 19:41
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Would low (but legal) fuel increase the...

Would low (but legal) fuel increase the possibility of cavitation?

Or would tank baffles, and the fact that the engines are fed from separate tanks make a dual flameout unlikely?
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2013, 16:33
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Some of the information from professional pilots...

Some of the information from professional pilots with more experience than I do has been very interesting and impressive. Some like zorab64 have a great way of articulating the information. Thanks...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2013, 06:44
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Just heard one of the pub patrons - a young...

Just heard one of the pub patrons - a young Northern Irish chap - being interviewed over on Radio Ulster. He was one of the first out of the building and, not knowing what had happened, he asked a...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2013, 23:12
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

It goes without saying that every single one of...

It goes without saying that every single one of the professional pilots on this thread will feel empathy for the crew regardless of whether they specifically state it.

I walked around Glasgow in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2013, 19:26
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

- Faster than normal descent. - But slower than...

- Faster than normal descent.
- But slower than terminal velocity.

Vortex ring?
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2013, 12:38
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,223,247
Posted By Wetbulb

Yes, was impressed with Sean Maffett. For...

Yes, was impressed with Sean Maffett.

For what it's worth (and this may of course not be accurate), one of the police on site this morning told me that prior to the accident, the 135 had been...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2009, 23:22
Replies: 17
Views: 4,425
Posted By Wetbulb

My vote goes to HJS Helicopters at Culter Helipad...

My vote goes to HJS Helicopters at Culter Helipad just outside Aberdeen. They run a very tight professional operation, which is well thought of by the CAA.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2008, 16:58
Replies: 278
Views: 73,678
Posted By Wetbulb

I just noticed TipWeight's post on the first page...

I just noticed TipWeight's post on the first page of this thread, regarding an instructor getting blinded by a green laser near ABZ and the student having to take control.

Absolutely true. I was...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 20:58
Replies: 164
Views: 46,665
Posted By Wetbulb

I've spoken with the pilot who normally flies...

I've spoken with the pilot who normally flies this aircraft. He has asked me to point out to the forum, on his behalf, that he was not flying the aircraft on this occasion.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2007, 19:14
Replies: 33
Views: 10,321
Posted By Wetbulb

Totally with you Dew-point ForceTrim and MD 600...

Totally with you Dew-point ForceTrim and MD 600 Driver. To all you others posting about Roger - back it up or back off.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2007, 15:04
Replies: 33
Views: 10,321
Posted By Wetbulb

Yakyak please don't take this discussion...

Yakyak please don't take this discussion underground. All of us will benefit from the information.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2007, 23:59
Replies: 33
Views: 10,321
Posted By Wetbulb

Don't be giving up the day jobs to transition...

Don't be giving up the day jobs to transition from PICs to PIs just yet Torquetalk and SEL :) Let's not distract the thread from its goal to disclose the facts for SouthXross and the rest of us.
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