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Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2016, 12:36
Replies: 89
Views: 39,494
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Maybe not from your seat mate.

Maybe not from your seat mate.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Sep 2015, 17:59
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Perhaps AW could lend the Supercooled Larger...

Perhaps AW could lend the Supercooled Larger Droplet marker to the S92 flights. It sounds like they could do with one.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2015, 18:50
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Well, clearly not all the limitations. However,...

Well, clearly not all the limitations. However, thank you for proving so many points in just one small post.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2015, 15:41
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

So you don't know or want to know the limitations...

So you don't know or want to know the limitations of your own aircraft.

You previously mentioned meriting all that money you earnt. Hmmm.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2015, 13:01
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Well Same Again must know the answer. Will he...

Well Same Again must know the answer. Will he tell us?
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2015, 09:46
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Pitch horn Seeing as you probably are,...

Pitch horn

Seeing as you probably are, perhaps you could confirm or deny that the icing clearance is based on the absence of large super-cooled droplets. How do you check that this is the case?
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2015, 09:30
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

In less than a week the last UK RAF SAR flights...

In less than a week the last UK RAF SAR flights are due to close and an enormous gap in coverage opens up on the east coast. At the start of this process the DfT were gullible enough to be taken in...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2015, 04:53
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

So night wets is a currency requirement now is...

So night wets is a currency requirement now is it?



Progress is undoubtedly being made in some areas but not training for night wets will result in a major drop in capability as those aircrew...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2014, 20:51
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

That's very gracious of you llamaman but I'm not...

That's very gracious of you llamaman but I'm not convinced by your reckoning that crews probably won't be any less capable. Irrespective of the capabilities of the individual, they're hamstrung by...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2014, 17:28
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Just not very comprehensive training. :hmm:

Just not very comprehensive training. :hmm:
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2014, 13:45
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

A round of applause for Shetlander for such a...

A round of applause for Shetlander for such a high quality and very revealing rant. :D :D :D



Wrong. Everybody f*cks up. The name of the game is to try and minimise the risk of those f*ck ups....
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2014, 09:54
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Geoffersincornwall Tongue supposedly...

Geoffersincornwall



Tongue supposedly in cheek or not, the fact that ypur mind works in such a way is deeply concerning. You may find there are other web-based forums where your latent views...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2014, 17:10
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

But Geoffers, there's supposed to be no reduction...

But Geoffers, there's supposed to be no reduction in service and today's crews DO practise night wets. :hmm: Do you want to inform the DfT or should I?

Thanks though for displaying the candour...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2014, 16:08
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Can pointing out that our future nation's SAR...

Can pointing out that our future nation's SAR helicopter crews will not be required (and it seems, in many circumstances not be able) to practise winching people from the water at night really be...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2014, 10:55
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Sandy Toad Yes, you did require training....

Sandy Toad


Yes, you did require training. More than 50 hours per month per unit (ie ten hours per month per person). And you needed training in a variety of different disciplines by day and by...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2014, 09:10
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Geoffersincornwall I'm shocked and...

Geoffersincornwall


I'm shocked and stunned that you're shocked and stunned. What are you talking about? Where did I say SAR training should be risk free? What a strange post.



Multiply by...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2014, 07:40
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

The SAR RC Thanks for that comprehensive...

The SAR RC


Thanks for that comprehensive explanation. However, that appears to be a very restrictive training environment that you work under. Not being able to live winch unless you have a...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2014, 16:30
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

SAR Owl. That's encouraging to hear but I'm...

SAR Owl.

That's encouraging to hear but I'm willing to bet that it's down to individuals going beyond the basic currency requirements and in doing so, going the extra mile to create the...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2014, 06:43
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

P3 Bellows Thank you for confirming my...

P3 Bellows

Thank you for confirming my argument. So you won't be doing night wets then? What about trapped decks? Or multi-seat dinghies? Or a cliff hanger? When was the last time you practised...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2014, 22:11
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

jimf671 I very much doubt anyone has...

jimf671


I very much doubt anyone has bothered to find out as much about the contract as you have. However, that does not make you the font of all SAR knowledge. Stick to your mountain stuff and...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2014, 20:07
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

I can't agree. There should be no reduction in...

I can't agree. There should be no reduction in the quality of service. Full stop. That's what has been promised since day one.


This isn't about technical aspects of the aircraft, it is about...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2014, 17:15
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Omerta

I hope you're not expecting an answer. As soon as you ask anything resembling a searching question to the current UK civvy SAR fraternity the shutters come down and a form of Omerta comes into play....
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2014, 21:26
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Question Answer -...

Question



Answer - ................................................

That'll be the sound of silence then. (Apologies to Paul Simon this time.)
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2014, 18:13
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Once you've had your dinner Shetlander could you...

Once you've had your dinner Shetlander could you explain why you can only seat 9 people in a big aircraft like the S92. And while you're there, please update the forum on how the S92 crews' NVG...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2014, 14:17
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Except some will need more training than others....

Except some will need more training than others. :hmm:

Come on Shetlander, use your loaf. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Aircrew that have been selected at OASC and have survived a flying...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2014, 05:12
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

A few pages back it was discovered that even a...

A few pages back it was discovered that even a large bodied S92 SAR variant could only seat 9 persons in the cabin. How this is the case is anybody's guess and unlikely to be revealed by the very...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2014, 22:15
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

jimf671 The trouble with the geographical...

jimf671


The trouble with the geographical risk profiling that has been used as the entire basis for the 10 base solution is that every task (excluding false alarms) has been given equal...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2014, 12:12
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

That may be the case and it could be argued that...

That may be the case and it could be argued that those flights I listed before were a touch of overkill. However, what they did provide was back-up for each other to provide full and continuous SAR...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2014, 06:01
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Vicinity model or no vicinity model, a six year...

Vicinity model or no vicinity model, a six year old child could look at the map of the new SAR locations and tell you it was seriously imbalanced. Where once the North Sea coast was covered by the...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2014, 22:01
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

I thought the contract mandated something 'in the...

I thought the contract mandated something 'in the vicinity of Wattisham Airfield'. How the hell does Lydd meet that specification?
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2014, 21:37
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

Thumbs down So after years of Lee on Solent and Portland...

So after years of Lee on Solent and Portland wrestling over the same bit of English Channel, we're now going to have Lee on Solent and Lydd wrestling over the same bit of English Channel. Meanwhile,...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2014, 14:53
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

The photos at the top of this page offer a bit of...

The photos at the top of this page offer a bit of a clue.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2014, 19:43
Replies: 87
Views: 17,074
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

PrivtPilotRadarTech In Britain we have a...

PrivtPilotRadarTech


In Britain we have a feature called the Daily Mail/Mail Online comments page where people with similar views to yourself are most welcome.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2014, 09:45
Replies: 87
Views: 17,074
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

PrivtPilotRadarTech What is the basis...

PrivtPilotRadarTech



What is the basis for this expectation? Are you their boss, their examiner or their regulator? Which one?

Slopes can be deceptive at night when you first recce them. But...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2014, 15:29
Replies: 2,913
Views: 966,362
Posted By Vie sans frontieres

It certainly seems as though they've left...

It certainly seems as though they've left themselves quite a lot to do. Too much some might say.
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