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Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2009, 22:42
Replies: 15
Views: 1,880
Posted By traumajunkie

"The thing about helicopter crashes is they hit...

"The thing about helicopter crashes is they hit the ground and go splat." Impressive journalism.

The words of David Mitchell seem remarkably apt today: YouTube - That Mitchell and Webb Look -...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Oct 2009, 20:04
Replies: 32
Views: 4,287
Posted By traumajunkie

I must admit I'm having difficulty wrapping my...

I must admit I'm having difficulty wrapping my head round how your proposition differs from a normal main rotor :confused:... in which case shrinking it to 50% would, I believe, roughly quarter your...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2009, 19:21
Replies: 13
Views: 3,432
Posted By traumajunkie

Isn't it 'Little Nellie' in this case?

Isn't it 'Little Nellie' in this case?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jul 2009, 03:17
Replies: 6
Views: 1,799
Posted By traumajunkie

My impression was that those were ailerons & a...

My impression was that those were ailerons & a rudder... think solar panels might be less disturbing. :ooh:
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2009, 22:42
Replies: 13
Views: 3,432
Posted By traumajunkie

So where do they hand out the 'helicopter...

So where do they hand out the 'helicopter enthusiast' jobs? :}
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2009, 23:00
Replies: 68
Views: 11,793
Posted By traumajunkie

Re: humor v. humour, is there actually a...

Re: humor v. humour, is there actually a legitimate entry in some English dictionary for the spelling 'fortuneately'? This is not intended to be a sarcastic post, I simply have never seen this...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2009, 04:23
Replies: 68
Views: 11,793
Posted By traumajunkie

I'm not too fussed about rank & title; I just...

I'm not too fussed about rank & title; I just have the netball team glass anyone who doesn't salute me. ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 22:02
Replies: 27
Views: 2,959
Posted By traumajunkie

Thanks TT & Phil, hadn't seen that. I have to...

Thanks TT & Phil, hadn't seen that. I have to agree that they both seem to be actively aviating, navigating, communicating until the end. Despite what sound like repeated attempts by Palermo ATC to...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 17:09
Replies: 27
Views: 2,959
Posted By traumajunkie

F43

Agreed. As I say, I have no experience (so far :uhoh:) of the sort of inflight emergency that would cause someone to decide that praying would be more effective than any control inputs. And of...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 16:11
Replies: 27
Views: 2,959
Posted By traumajunkie

With quite a bit of respect to SASless & the many...

With quite a bit of respect to SASless & the many PPRuNers more experienced in such situations than I, my pre-aviation background is a medical one, where I can tell you this sort of behaviour is...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2009, 01:05
Replies: 27
Views: 2,959
Posted By traumajunkie

In complete agreement; very well said.

In complete agreement; very well said.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2009, 20:59
Replies: 26
Views: 3,197
Posted By traumajunkie

Seconded..

Seconded..
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2009, 18:30
Replies: 58
Views: 14,380
Posted By traumajunkie

The article says that the pilot admitted to...

The article says that the pilot admitted to intoxication, though the accompanying video seems to indicate that the ensuing BAC test was either within limits or somehow insufficient to book him. On a...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2008, 18:44
Replies: 51
Views: 6,959
Posted By traumajunkie

Let me see if I've got this straight -- the pilot...

Let me see if I've got this straight -- the pilot concerned was flying a R orbit, and saw lights moving anticlockwise, i.e. L relative to him...

Definitely aliens.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2007, 11:47
Replies: 17
Views: 3,017
Posted By traumajunkie

Nick, Cheers, missed the bit about tip jets...

Nick,

Cheers, missed the bit about tip jets the first time through! :O
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2007, 11:30
Replies: 17
Views: 3,017
Posted By traumajunkie

Could just be me, but they seem to have neglected...

Could just be me, but they seem to have neglected to attach a TR or other anti-torque system to those nice flash models.. should make for some interesting hover performance :eek:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2007, 02:52
Replies: 27
Views: 11,106
Posted By traumajunkie

Can't claim to have ever been near anything that...

Can't claim to have ever been near anything that flash, and I don't know at what point in the landing the strike occurred, but given the rather sudden reduction in disc area & RPM, I'm a bit...
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