PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: OBX Lifeguard
Showing results 1 to 35 of 35
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jul 2013, 02:00
Replies: 33
Views: 13,738
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

I for one would give up every hour I've got in...

I for one would give up every hour I've got in jets to fly a spitfire.

I was cautioned against doing too many snap rolls in my Great Lakes biplane because of a tendency to break engine mounts. I...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Jul 2013, 01:43
Replies: 28
Views: 17,413
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

You'll have a blast. The Decathlon is an...

You'll have a blast. The Decathlon is an excellent aircraft for initial aerobatics training...though admittedly I would prefer a cs prop. As far as not being up front and close to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 18:03
Replies: 487
Views: 271,828
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

And they can break a bowling ball with a feather!...

And they can break a bowling ball with a feather! Pilot's helmets in for repairs... 1 per decade...Paramedic's helmets in for repairs...2 per month. Can't wait to see what they do with NVGs....:bored:
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 17:06
Replies: 487
Views: 271,828
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

The real deal for me is useful load. My Med crew...

The real deal for me is useful load. My Med crew don't like it when their fat pilot tells them they gotta loose 15 lbs or get off the helicopter...:O
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 16:50
Replies: 29
Views: 5,789
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Gordy...I wasn't disagreeing with what you said...

Gordy...I wasn't disagreeing with what you said because when I wrote what I wrote...I hadn't seen what you said...:O.

Up until a few months ago I had two very experienced pilots working for me (+...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 15:57
Replies: 29
Views: 5,789
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

That line of thinking was once used by some very...

That line of thinking was once used by some very misguided fixed wing pilots who in the interest of "saving their engine(s)" would take off using "cruise power" (say 23/23) . That kind of thinking...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 13:24
Replies: 270
Views: 121,695
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

And for when I want to pretend I am 16 again...

And for when I want to pretend I am 16 again there is this....


http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p276/OBX-RIDER/IMG_0027.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 13:02
Replies: 487
Views: 271,828
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Just heard from one of my Flight Paramedics that...

Just heard from one of my Flight Paramedics that at the recent Air Medical Transport Conference he attended, Bell was "unofficially" touting a forthcoming 500 lb. gross weight increase....
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 12:50
Replies: 29
Views: 5,789
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

For my money takeoffs using minimum power come...

For my money takeoffs using minimum power come from the day when we flew very low powered aircraft and the difference between minimum power required and max available was tiny. That was also when we...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 12:31
Replies: 19
Views: 3,634
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Now there's a difference in cultures for you. As...

Now there's a difference in cultures for you. As a boy growing up in Texas it was plainly put to me that control of my horse, come what may, was solely my responsibility. If I was 'un-horsed' by my...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 01:40
Replies: 12
Views: 5,565
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Remember the 60 degrees of bank equals two Gs is...

Remember the 60 degrees of bank equals two Gs is in level flight at constant airspeed. You can easily roll to 80 degrees pulling very little G by giving up altitude or attitude. At one time we were...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2011, 01:16
Replies: 24
Views: 6,193
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

At our EMS operation, though we are VFR only, our...

At our EMS operation, though we are VFR only, our pilots are required to maintain instrument currency. To that end safety pilots are furnished , non revenue blade hours expended and IPCs given...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2011, 20:57
Replies: 270
Views: 121,695
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Meh...I had been riding with sidebags and top bag...

Meh...I had been riding with sidebags and top bag with two weeks of stuff and camping gear and wife on back for 10 days and had the opportunity to leave all that stuff for a few hours of solo corner...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2011, 20:37
Replies: 24
Views: 6,193
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

'Tweren't a problem for him....but we lost our...

'Tweren't a problem for him....but we lost our full time 'free' safety pilot...:)
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2011, 15:32
Replies: 24
Views: 6,193
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

We had the good fortune of having a flight...

We had the good fortune of having a flight paramedic that was a Commercial Helicopter Pilot W/ instrument. He was a very popular crew member for his legal safety pilot-ness and happy to perform that...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2011, 15:01
Replies: 270
Views: 121,695
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Like this one? ...

Like this one?

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p276/OBX-RIDER/Mike_Plane.jpg

Great for the track and a short trip...but for the longer road...I'll take this...
...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2011, 17:48
Replies: 338
Views: 127,371
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

What type of flying work do you do? Chief...

What type of flying work do you do?

Chief Pilot for a county based air ambulance operation.

What types(s) have you flown?

300, 500, 47, 206/L, 222, BK
a host of SEL airplanes (I have no...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2011, 13:51
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Not directly but I have probed in the area. I...

Not directly but I have probed in the area. I think his resistance is two fold.

One is he considers NVGs to be the silver bullet to inadvertent IMC...while I do not. I see them as a useful tool...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2011, 18:28
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

ATP IFR. Your point about proficiency waning...

ATP IFR.

Your point about proficiency waning is right on. I read a study where there was little correlation between being instrument rated and not being instrument rated in the performance of an...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2011, 11:50
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

great answer... Operating in a coastal...

great answer...
Operating in a coastal environment there have been several times I've been caught out in a "dark and stormy night" and I believe having that ATP in my pocket gives me that little bit...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 14:27
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

"either rise to the occasion of fall flat on his...

"either rise to the occasion of fall flat on his face..."

You may have hit the nail on the headthere hihover. I never even considered he might fear not passing the checkride.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 13:19
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Well he is probationary for a year. On everything...

Well he is probationary for a year. On everything else except the ATP.. he has been enthusiastic. I do know some pilots have the attitude of what is the point of an ATP certificate in...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 12:20
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

No, no, we are picking up all the monetary...

No, no, we are picking up all the monetary expenses associated with the upgrade....
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 12:01
Replies: 19
Views: 1,739
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

ATP Requirement: Opportunity or Chore

When we recently hired a new pilot for our system he was tasked with achieving a ATP certification within one year as a condition of continued employment. He is allowed to use our aircraft for...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 02:24
Replies: 44
Views: 8,914
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

A Bell 47...My first out of flight school...

A Bell 47...My first out of flight school military mission was relocating an OH-13 from Ft. Meade to Ft. Eustis. Then I flew one in my first civilian job...had a brand new bubble... Hell I insist on...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 01:36
Replies: 30
Views: 18,684
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Mine. I'd tell you about it but then you would...

Mine. I'd tell you about it but then you would have to kill me and apply for my job when I'm gone....;)
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2011, 01:31
Replies: 487
Views: 271,828
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

I really want to like this helicopter...but what...

I really want to like this helicopter...but what I've read so far leaves me flat. Heading to Heli-Expo in a coupla weeks and hope Bell can make a by the numbers case for the 429 in the Air Ambulance...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2009, 01:21
Replies: 35
Views: 8,043
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

A few notes if you will. First,...

A few notes if you will.

First, thunderstorms in the vicinity. In North and South Carolina thunderstorms are a just about a daily fact of life at least 6 months of the year. Our answer is...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Feb 2009, 22:20
Replies: 63
Views: 7,826
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

My approach to this problem has been to hire...

My approach to this problem has been to hire pilots with demonstrated competence in IFR operations and to require they maintain that competence. To that end I make it easy for my people to get...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2008, 02:00
Replies: 72
Views: 9,635
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Our emphasis is on being 'focused' not fast. I've...

Our emphasis is on being 'focused' not fast. I've found that fast results in hurried results in mistakes. 'Focused' actually tends to result in quicker launch times.

That being said it is the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2008, 14:46
Replies: 39
Views: 4,571
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

There are a number of problems I see with the way...

There are a number of problems I see with the way HEMS ops in the US are currently done, but I'll take bank robber Willy Sutton's advice and go "where the money is"... and that's CFIT.

Back when I...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2008, 04:08
Replies: 44
Views: 14,211
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

Knight 18 here with the 114th out of Vinh Long,...

Knight 18 here with the 114th out of Vinh Long, March 70-71. I recall that Emu outfit. A bunch of them paid us a visit once and brought a bunch of that Australian beer. I drank it just like I would...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2008, 03:25
Replies: 92
Views: 9,529
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

I have been operating a BK-117 in an air...

I have been operating a BK-117 in an air ambulance capacity in a coastal environment for 19 years. I have to say with the proliferation of awos and asos the current 'snapshot' of current weather is...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2008, 15:47
Replies: 54
Views: 6,472
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

As a pilot who has been flying EMS for the last...

As a pilot who has been flying EMS for the last 18+ years and whose aircraft has had a Radar Altimeter (here in NC it's a state requirement), I will vouch for it's usefulness. On one occasion it...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2008, 06:44
Replies: 33
Views: 3,784
Posted By OBX Lifeguard

When I had about 5,000 hrs a fellow with about...

When I had about 5,000 hrs a fellow with about 20,000 hrs commented to me that he and I were really good pilots, to which I agreed. But then he said that being so good we might one day take a mission...
Showing results 1 to 35 of 35


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.