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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2021, 19:47
Replies: 5
Views: 1,781
Posted By Buttocknurdler

I remember that simulator at Helitech in 1989. I...

I remember that simulator at Helitech in 1989. I stood watching as some jack-the-lad climbed aboard desperate to show his mates how adept he was at tackling anything new. The salesman started it up...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2020, 20:13
Replies: 40
Views: 16,233
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Chris, I was with you at Redhill in 1994 when I...

Chris, I was with you at Redhill in 1994 when I joined the Hughes 500 Club, run by Dennis and Bill (I still have the jacket). Dennis did my H369 type conversion. I'll never forget him showing me how...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jul 2019, 19:30
Replies: 4
Views: 2,698
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Oh that’s sad news. Chris was one of a number of...

Oh that’s sad news. Chris was one of a number of instructors who carried out my ab initio training at Skyline Helicopters at Wycombe Air Park in 1989-90. He was such a calm, easy-going instructor,...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2017, 21:51
Replies: 33
Views: 8,117
Posted By Buttocknurdler

The circuit height at Redhill is 1000ft QFE. If...

The circuit height at Redhill is 1000ft QFE. If the cloud base is 1500ft, does the new ruling mean that the circuit must be flown at 500ft QFE in order to comply with the 1000ft vertical clearance...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2015, 22:19
Replies: 24
Views: 9,600
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Such a shame!

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/Buttocknurdler/Pprune/image_zps1uqign1e.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2015, 20:13
Replies: 13
Views: 3,729
Posted By Buttocknurdler

I used to fly G-MOGY in 1993/4 at Skyline...

I used to fly G-MOGY in 1993/4 at Skyline Helicopters. She had the large instrument panel then.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2014, 19:42
Replies: 21
Views: 3,988
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Hey Dennis, is this the rebirth of the Hughes 500...

Hey Dennis, is this the rebirth of the Hughes 500 Club? I was a member in 1994 at Redhill (G-HSOO).
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2014, 20:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,003
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Wow at last! Only took 4 years :D

Wow at last! Only took 4 years :D
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jan 2014, 21:19
Replies: 12
Views: 5,285
Posted By Buttocknurdler

I remember a mountain flying course many years...

I remember a mountain flying course many years ago. Tony Clarke in the left seat of an R22, me, a rather rookie PPL in the right seat.

Ready to lift from the Seiont Manor, I started to raise the...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2014, 19:28
Replies: 12
Views: 5,285
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Is this the same Tony Clarke who was Chief Pilot...

Is this the same Tony Clarke who was Chief Pilot at Skyline Helicopters around 1989/90?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2013, 21:16
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,858,359
Posted By Buttocknurdler

What if a freak gust of wind caused it to...

What if a freak gust of wind caused it to weathercock! :sad:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2013, 20:48
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2013, 20:44
Replies: 5
Views: 657
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Wow that was quick - it's ok now! (Or is it just...

Wow that was quick - it's ok now! (Or is it just me...)
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2013, 20:40
Replies: 5
Views: 657
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Mods - Huge ad at top of page messing up display on I-pad

One for the mods. The enormously wide ad at the top of every Pprune page today is really messing up my I-pad. Can someone reduce its pixel width to something more sensible?
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2013, 20:43
Replies: 19
Views: 5,180
Posted By Buttocknurdler

There are two further ways of identifying a ship...

There are two further ways of identifying a ship fitted with bladder tanks:

1. The vertical lines of rivets which hold the baffle plates in place part way along the tanks, are missing.

2. There...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2013, 21:52
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,858,359
Posted By Buttocknurdler

In the photo above, the rotor blade appears to...

In the photo above, the rotor blade appears to have been fitted the wrong way round! I thought the rotor turns clockwise when viewed from above.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Mar 2013, 21:19
Replies: 148
Views: 101,787
Posted By Buttocknurdler

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/Buttocknu...

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/q761/Buttocknurdler/Pprune/Groundrunning_zps350b0d8c.jpg

Hey helispeediii, look what I've found!
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2013, 16:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,746
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Heli sport ran very well! I was a member in 1992...

Heli sport ran very well! I was a member in 1992 and flew many happy hours in 'Oscar Oscar' when it was based at Redhill. Aircraft availability was pretty good and I do not remember any issues...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jul 2012, 21:14
Replies: 58
Views: 26,410
Posted By Buttocknurdler

It was very clever the way the Olympic rings were...

It was very clever the way the Olympic rings were added in the final edit. In every shot, they are present. Even the camera looking vertically up from the bridge roadway shows the reflection of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2009, 17:12
Replies: 1,224
Views: 761,681
Posted By Buttocknurdler

... or maybe it isn't?

... or maybe it isn't?
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2009, 17:04
Replies: 1,224
Views: 761,681
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Think you'll find that's an AS350!

Think you'll find that's an AS350!
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2008, 20:25
Replies: 603
Views: 179,318
Posted By Buttocknurdler

I have a question: As with all helicopters,...

I have a question:

As with all helicopters, the EC120 has published limitations on power available. These come under the categories of:

- Max. continuous rating

- Max. transient rating
...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2008, 22:13
Replies: 26
Views: 7,812
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Low Flier The H369 was originally designed...

Low Flier

The H369 was originally designed to accommodate 3 persons in the front. If the pilot sat on the right, then the collective lever would be beneath the centre passenger's bottom -...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2008, 22:59
Replies: 26
Views: 7,812
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Did anyone else notice the short scene in the...

Did anyone else notice the short scene in the programme where there was a close-up of the H500's spinning rotor head - but it was spinning clockwise (viewed from above). In the corner of the shot you...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2008, 20:31
Replies: 28
Views: 9,247
Posted By Buttocknurdler

Dennis In which type of heli did you...

Dennis

In which type of heli did you compete?
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2008, 20:51
Replies: 603
Views: 179,318
Posted By Buttocknurdler

EC120 Panel Switches

I've recently completed a type conversion to EC120 (PPL). I was surprised to see that Eurocopter use latching pushbuttons of a type for which it is almost impossible to tell by glancing at the panel,...
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