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Search: Posts Made By: Rob_L
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Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2024, 08:48
Replies: 10
Views: 2,469
Posted By Rob_L

No, it has title, authors and publisher. It also...

No, it has title, authors and publisher. It also has a small image representing Outcasts badge. Shown on the cover of the book.. A skull and crossbones with the word Outcasts above and the words...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2024, 07:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,469
Posted By Rob_L

From an earlier time but the book Low Level Hell...

From an earlier time but the book Low Level Hell by Hugh Mills is worth a read.
I came away amazed that any of the pilots or aircraft survived.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2022, 10:42
Replies: 26
Views: 4,393
Posted By Rob_L

One things for sure the maintenance guys will...

One things for sure the maintenance guys will seem become adept at changing main rotor damper links.
They still fail at an alarming rate.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2022, 12:15
Replies: 560
Views: 154,426
Posted By Rob_L

I doubt that any of the Leonardo products would...

I doubt that any of the Leonardo products would survive for long in field conditions.
The avionics are too fragile and too integrated. This is basic aircraft not mission related.
A couple of rounds...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2022, 20:07
Replies: 40
Views: 18,276
Posted By Rob_L

Lot of work going into clearing out the old...

Lot of work going into clearing out the old Bristow hangar at Humberside.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2022, 14:25
Replies: 48
Views: 18,505
Posted By Rob_L

I am on holiday in Denmark In the words of...

I am on holiday in Denmark

In the words of the immortal Arnold Schwarzenegger "I'll be back"

...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2012, 17:55
Replies: 4
Views: 1,709
Posted By Rob_L

Thanks to those who replied, I have made contact...

Thanks to those who replied, I have made contact with the owners.
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2012, 14:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,709
Posted By Rob_L

Too short I'm afraid. It's a C150. Measured the...

Too short I'm afraid. It's a C150. Measured the two strips on Google map and found Buttermilk to be quite a bit longer!

Rob
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jan 2012, 13:33
Replies: 4
Views: 1,709
Posted By Rob_L

Buttermilk Farm airstrip

Does anyone have contact details for this? Have tried Sywell and others, no-one seems to have details.

Have a trip to do the area very soon (urgent!), and looking for a landing site just to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2007, 01:39
Replies: 7
Views: 2,037
Posted By Rob_L

They always look like that!!!!!!!!

They always look like that!!!!!!!!
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2007, 17:59
Replies: 7
Views: 2,037
Posted By Rob_L

My contacts in engineering deny any involvement...

My contacts in engineering deny any involvement in this.

One of those winched down was an emergency hairdresser called out to assist the captain. The other was a councillor to offer assistance to...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Mar 2004, 05:10
Replies: 17
Views: 1,923
Posted By Rob_L

I notice that the authors do not know who Foster...

I notice that the authors do not know who Foster was.
2 minutes research reveals that that Sergeant R.G Foster was serving with 11 Squadron when he designed the overwing machine gun mount which...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Mar 2004, 16:00
Replies: 17
Views: 1,923
Posted By Rob_L

Austrian. Notice the screw up on the scarf...

Austrian.

Notice the screw up on the scarf ring replacing the Foster mount as well. Not a very well researched piece.
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jul 2003, 04:09
Replies: 144
Views: 14,574
Posted By Rob_L

As the subject was pilots, the engineering...

As the subject was pilots, the engineering equivalent is an aircraft maintenance engineer. In 31 years in the industry I have only worked with one female licensed engineer and two mechanics both ex-...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
20th Jun 2003, 00:43
Replies: 0
Views: 762
Posted By Rob_L

Ukraine

Anyone out there been involved with organising flights to the Ukraine? I've a mind to take a small piston-engine Cessna on a VFR private flight to Odessa and Simferopol, but my first contact with the...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2003, 19:17
Replies: 26
Views: 3,619
Posted By Rob_L

Woman Killed.

A woman our horse riding has been killed in Lincolnshire following an incident with an Chinook. The Chinook was reported as flying so low near to the party of three women that the grass was blowing...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Jun 2003, 18:50
Replies: 36
Views: 4,432
Posted By Rob_L

How does Ryanair tell if a passport is fake or...

How does Ryanair tell if a passport is fake or not? Apparently 20,000 have gone missing in the uk in the last 12 months.

Recognising TPT is far safer than Joe Bloggs with a fake passport.
Their...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2003, 15:38
Replies: 621
Views: 94,725
Posted By Rob_L

email address is failing, can you correct

email address is failing, can you correct
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2003, 15:38
Replies: 840
Views: 320,989
Posted By Rob_L

email address is failing, can you correct

email address is failing, can you correct
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2003, 15:34
Replies: 24
Views: 2,958
Posted By Rob_L

If there is the potential for so much low cost...

If there is the potential for so much low cost out of Scotland then surely Air Scotia has to be the answer. Why wait for an Irish or Anglo-Greek airline (taramasalataJet) to make all the profit.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2003, 01:22
Replies: 22
Views: 7,366
Posted By Rob_L

So what you are looking for is the CAA answer...

So what you are looking for is the CAA answer which may or may nor bare any relationship to the correct answer. All those who have taken CAA exams will know what I mean.
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2003, 16:03
Replies: 2
Views: 670
Posted By Rob_L

Contact [email protected]. I know they did...

Contact [email protected]. I know they did Italy recently.
Not pleasant by all accounts!!!!!!!
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2003, 15:59
Replies: 17
Views: 1,016
Posted By Rob_L

Suggest a C150 to start. Bottom of the price...

Suggest a C150 to start. Bottom of the price range. 4 galls an hour. Loads of used parts available. New parts not excessive.
If the group works you can always upgrade or buy a second aircraft. If it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2003, 18:01
Replies: 14
Views: 1,248
Posted By Rob_L

Liverpool-luton?????

Rumours circulating of a new service (not easyjet) Liverpool to Luton with a 737. I hope they market it better than Euroceltic did.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2003, 15:53
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

Thanks for that Pubuser. It answers my question...

Thanks for that Pubuser. It answers my question on the SAS.

Really from a civil helicopter point of view the potential for the restriction I describe should really have been the subject of an AD.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2003, 05:52
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

The AAIB report says that contact with the pilots...

The AAIB report says that contact with the pilots buckle was the suspect cause. I agree that if the harness was open this would cause this type of control restriction.

However I dont know any...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Apr 2003, 18:46
Replies: 21
Views: 5,226
Posted By Rob_L

At least EJ are keeping the remaining call centre...

At least EJ are keeping the remaining call centre jobs in the UK.
Call centres in the UK are being closed on a regular basis by many large companies with the work being transferred to Asia...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2003, 18:19
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

The AAIB report says that the contact was with...

The AAIB report says that the contact was with the pilots harness, no mention of duals.

I'm getting my information straight off the AAIB report.
Where is your info comming from Tallguy?

In...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Apr 2003, 05:20
Replies: 34
Views: 3,335
Posted By Rob_L

The French are always afraid when they come to...

The French are always afraid when they come to Britain, they have to eat the food, drink the beer and suffer the weather.
Not only that but they have the English sense of humour to put up with. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2003, 01:41
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

I re-read the AAIB bulletin (feb 2003) and as the...

I re-read the AAIB bulletin (feb 2003) and as the pilot had sufficient control to attempt a run on it would appear that any jam was again forward of full aft. How the stick could contact the buckle...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2003, 00:40
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

I'm not sure that in the case of the recent crash...

I'm not sure that in the case of the recent crash that full aft cyclic was involved. In the 1970's incident the cyclic jammed a long way forward of full aft.

As to the reporting side I think the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2003, 21:05
Replies: 889
Views: 333,461
Posted By Rob_L

Gazelle Control Restriction

The recent AAIB accident report on G-BZDW (restriction of aft cyclic movement believed to be caused by contact between pilots stick and harness buckle) reminded me of a similar incident in the 70's....
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2003, 05:02
Replies: 11
Views: 1,318
Posted By Rob_L

In the mid eighties a Bell47 (Bristows?) had a...

In the mid eighties a Bell47 (Bristows?) had a mid air with a Hughes 500 over Kent. The main blades contacted each other resulting in the 47 having a crumpled blade which allowed an emergency landing...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Mar 2003, 23:57
Replies: 66
Views: 15,725
Posted By Rob_L

It seems to me that the option to modify these...

It seems to me that the option to modify these suspect aircraft has been there for a considerable amount of time with parts available. All aircraft operators have a duty of care. Do they really need...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Mar 2003, 10:55
Replies: 66
Views: 15,725
Posted By Rob_L

The CAA realised years ago that it was impossible...

The CAA realised years ago that it was impossible for them to have type current surveyors for all types on the Uk register.
This was the reason why Cof A renewals became the resposibility of the...
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