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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2016, 02:25
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,357
Posted By Heli-phile

'Drone' Geo-fencing trials at LHR proving...

'Drone' Geo-fencing trials at LHR proving successful. Plans for nationwide rollout will start at Sainsbury's car park Hounslow.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2016, 02:10
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,357
Posted By Heli-phile

Drones/rpas/UAV.... whatever!!

It used to be foil kiddies balloons whipping past our windscreens at FL160 being called UFO's. Looks like they have been renamed "Drone" :cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2015, 01:40
Replies: 66
Views: 44,374
Posted By Heli-phile

Could have been worse!

This "bird strike" could have been far worse. Imagine the waste if she had taxied into a descent helicopter!
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2015, 04:32
Replies: 113
Views: 100,318
Posted By Heli-phile

Communist controllers

I had very similar situation once flying from Berlin to Amsterdam (before the wall came down and Germany unified) Major cell drifting onto our airway and we squeezed around it. I had the East German...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2015, 23:18
Replies: 91
Views: 68,320
Posted By Heli-phile

Schipol appraches

The footage of the KLM asia looks sped up. The roll rate near the flare seems extreme.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Jul 2015, 22:04
Replies: 357
Views: 237,622
Posted By Heli-phile

Rushed apprach

The graphical plot is very interesting. Looks like a very tight circuit (although the plot does not give speed data). Out of interest what was the QNH/QFE. That climb at the base leg could be trying...
Forum: North America
23rd Aug 2014, 03:09
Replies: 30
Views: 9,034
Posted By Heli-phile

The menace of drones is exaggerated

Inadvertent infractions into controlled airspace by quadcopters/tricopters/hexacopters etc is incredibly rare. I was looking at various examples of these devices recently and came to the conclusion...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Aug 2014, 00:42
Replies: 26
Views: 12,647
Posted By Heli-phile

Location of the crash?

Anyone have any idea as to location/altitude the crash happened?
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2014, 06:41
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,859
Posted By Heli-phile

Not engine attachment

@KatSLF

The item shown and described as 'engine support' is something else. Both engines were still attached to the wing and spar at impact. Looked more like a fuselage to spar attachment section.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
26th Jul 2014, 07:23
Replies: 2
Views: 2,478
Posted By Heli-phile

thanks, good to hear

Glad its all under control, Id never seen this on any aircraft I flew!
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
25th Jul 2014, 02:18
Replies: 2
Views: 2,478
Posted By Heli-phile

Is this wing deformation normal or worrying?

This Bede jet RH wings upper skin is a little worrying or not?

The Thrill of Flying the World?s Smallest Jet | History | Air & Space Magazine...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2014, 02:39
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,859
Posted By Heli-phile

RH cockpit window frame

This image shows cockpit seat rails and rear centre consul. Note at bottom what appears to be RH / first officers windscreen frame with shrapnel egress.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jul 2014, 01:04
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By Heli-phile

Project Loon

Never has a whacky project been so appropriately named:ugh:
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Jul 2014, 09:10
Replies: 51
Views: 21,249
Posted By Heli-phile

I hear you knocking but you can't come in

I will be astonished if this story doe's not go viral. I know it can get a bit frosty up front but never so bad that a Captain locks out the 1st officer. There has to be more to this story than is...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th May 2014, 08:25
Replies: 23
Views: 7,683
Posted By Heli-phile

But what about my question

I'm not asking about regulation, I'm asking if they are safe enough for 21st century aviation.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th May 2014, 08:01
Replies: 23
Views: 7,683
Posted By Heli-phile

Balloon safety! Should they be certified?

Balloon safety! Should they be certified?
the coroners court in session for the NZ ballon crash and fire which took 11 lives in 2012. I would like to pose the question:
Should hot air balloons be...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 08:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Satelites spot hundreds but Surface craft find nothing?

I cannot believe the surface craft have not found any of the flotsam spotted by satellite. What must be happening is objects are found but are just the usual crap bobbing around in the roaring 40's....
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 16:45
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

If MH370 wreckage found in Southern Indian ocean.....

Excellent post. A/P systems mode knowledge plus navigation basic principles create a very convincing case. Thank you.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 22:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Question Quick question

The pace of this thread has finally got ahead of me, I awake each morning with pages and pages of posts having racked up. Hidden amongst all the repeats, regurgitations, speculations and phishing...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 09:43
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Don't forget northern arc

Until definite wreckage is found the northern arc is just as valid as the southern. Surely the southern route would offer no 'benefits' for hijackers.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 19:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Just create a waypoint

Just create a waypoint
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 04:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

FDR Acoustic beacon range?

Any Navy boys or girls have any idea on receivable range for submerged FDR's
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 04:06
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

@AndyJS

In what way. The number of variables are manyfold, starting with heading select set to 190 degrees..and pressing HDG.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 03:30
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

@readmyacars plot of ectrapolated ping points based on speed.

if as per my summary above could you do same plot for northern arc (mirrors southern arc of course)
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 00:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

@the WAWA ZONE quoting me/ignoing what I wrote

Here, what part of my summary did you miss?

The wording here is crucial, it implies that all pings were received and from that, a 'join the dots' plot can be derived. This would be the first...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2014, 00:20
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

John Young AMSA briefing

John Young AMSA (Emergency response division) briefing was very interesting.
Acting on information from NTSB He explained that:



The wording here is crucial, it implies that all pings were...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 17:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

@ANDYJS 45,000' CRUISE

When will people get it in their noggin that a 777-200 WILL NOT achieve, let alone "cruise" at FL450. :mad:
There has never been any accurate nor reliable indication as to MH370 climbing to FL450....
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 00:57
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Deriving the course from the Inmarsat pings

So what you have done is say you cannot join the dots if there is only 1 dot..... OK
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 00:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Final ACARS report detailed it. I will try to...

Final ACARS report detailed it. I will try to find the posts that reported this.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 00:17
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

FE Hoppy

I think the route change had only been set up and selected at the time of the last transmission. Not activated until a short time later.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 00:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Deriving the course from the Inmarsat pings

And......?
So what heading/ speed did you use and was was the results?
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 23:13
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

other ping rings

A number of previous posts have mentioned that only the last ping was recorded. obviously if the previous pings were available the track would have be plotted instantly -days ago!.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 22:34
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

arc pings

@OleOle
Er not quite correct.
Up to 59 minutes error, so +/- 480nm plus glide distance of up to 120nm to 150nm. So add possible error of 630nm radius to those arc's in any direction.

(based on...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 21:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

Cabin oxygen

Oxygen generators or piped...it does not matter really. At that altitude you require a pressurised mask. Those are only available in the cockpit. All irrelevant anyhow as the aircraft would not be...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 20:03
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,207,165
Posted By Heli-phile

ELT's in doors

By being "in the doors" read: affixed to the inflatable slides which double for rafts in the case of an on water landing.
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