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Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2013, 22:31
Replies: 950
Views: 196,327
Posted By Retro Coupe

They have now they've finally got their aircraft...

They have now they've finally got their aircraft back! :}
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2011, 11:23
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Damn, I read through all that script and now you...

Damn, I read through all that script and now you tell us it's incorrect. :}
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2011, 10:36
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

:} I haven't, one of the reasons I...

:}



I haven't, one of the reasons I wanted to become a police pilot in the first place was to play a part in the outcome of a task. Pilots generally have a better field of view than the two...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2011, 11:59
Replies: 43
Views: 10,666
Posted By Retro Coupe

6th Gear. Welcome to the Rotary Club. I can...

6th Gear.

Welcome to the Rotary Club. I can remember my fiirst solo (R22) like it was yesterday (it was actually 26 years ago). Not only did the aircraft feel incredibly light without the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2011, 11:26
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

That paragraph in its entirety: ...

That paragraph in its entirety:



Seems to suggest that having been dispatched by a central/regional control room, the Force to which you are deployed can then use you as they see fit. My...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2011, 11:22
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Don't treat everthing you read in the media as...

Don't treat everthing you read in the media as the gospel truth. It could be that the helicopter did not deploy specifically to that task but was already airborne and was able to assist ground...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jun 2011, 16:12
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

As Cambridge were one of the units scheduled to...

As Cambridge were one of the units scheduled to be axed under the grand plan, have they decided to jump before they are pushed, or is this a way of disguising the fact to the Cambridgeshire public...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2011, 12:30
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Really? You wouldn't have thought so from the...

Really? You wouldn't have thought so from the lack of activity on the NPIA sponsored POLKA website.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2011, 11:07
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

The North West region will, after the apocolypse,...

The North West region will, after the apocolypse, consist of GMP, Lancs, Cheshire and North Wales. The theory is that they will each pick up a proportion of the work that Merseyside would have...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2011, 18:38
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

How many tower blocks are there at 10,000ft in...

How many tower blocks are there at 10,000ft in London. :confused:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2010, 20:39
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

It's very quiet in here - in here -in here- in...

It's very quiet in here - in here -in here- in here - in here - in here - in here - ............:eek:
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2010, 16:43
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

I was referring to the post apocalypse chart,...

I was referring to the post apocalypse chart, that has since been removed from the post, and the other largely uncovered areas apart from Wales. What do you class as excellent coverage? Yes Cumbria...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2010, 18:54
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

or Cumbria, The Wash, East Sussex, Cornwall,...

or Cumbria, The Wash, East Sussex, Cornwall, Scarborough!
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Dec 2010, 14:38
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

20 min Rings

The figures below were published in a NPAS document last month and show the numbers and percentages of the English and Welsh populus who would benefit (?) from the proposed 20 base national model.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2010, 09:20
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

It's probably no coincidence that GYROX rhymes...

It's probably no coincidence that GYROX rhymes with BOLLOX!

Have we seen you on telly on "Live at the Apollo"? :}
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2010, 14:36
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

I think that unlikely. I'm not sure how long your...

I think that unlikely. I'm not sure how long your entitlements remain valid under TUPE, if thats how the transfer to an new employer is going to work, but I would guess that after a finite time they...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2010, 19:55
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

MJB Air Support in England and Wales costs...

MJB
Air Support in England and Wales costs £59.1M/year (source: NPIA/NPAS) with a desire to reduce that to £42M. When you consider the size of the national debt, £59.1M seems like a drop in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2010, 20:56
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Having attended the symposium I can tell you that...

Having attended the symposium I can tell you that we were told that pilots would have to apply for a position in NPAS, and it would be open to anyone with suitable experience. What we weren't told...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2010, 18:50
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

If that's true, good for them. Perhaps the rest...

If that's true, good for them. Perhaps the rest of us should follow their example. The national strategy as it stands at the moment is a joke. Why, because we were told very little with regard how...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2010, 15:34
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Also, if the weather closes in below limits...

Also, if the weather closes in below limits you've got two assets grounded.

An experiment involving Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambs and Essex, controlled by Kent introduced the procedure of making an...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2010, 13:44
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

No it won't. Having attended the symposium last...

No it won't. Having attended the symposium last week we were left in no doubt that this would go ahead whether we liked it or not. If we weren't prepared to do it voluntarily, it would be mandated by...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2010, 17:07
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

The details are out there, but should not be made...

The details are out there, but should not be made public until those who will be affected have been notified. If I was about to lose my job, I'd want to be told by my line manager rather than find...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2010, 22:34
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Correct. There's to be a Chief Officers Council...

Correct. There's to be a Chief Officers Council meeting on 14th October where I believe the heads of each constabulary will find out who has kept and who has lost their aircraft, and then Industry...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2010, 21:22
Replies: 43
Views: 6,965
Posted By Retro Coupe

Yes, it has nothing to do with the CAA. ;) ...

Yes, it has nothing to do with the CAA. ;)

The National Police Air Support symposium at the end of October will thrash out the detail following an announcement the week before regarding the...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2010, 21:09
Replies: 115
Views: 22,201
Posted By Retro Coupe

:bored: An impossible question to answer I...

:bored:

An impossible question to answer I would suggest. Airmanship includes flight planning, aircraft handling, cockpit management, situational awareness etc. etc. If the R44's and their...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2010, 17:25
Replies: 30
Views: 7,585
Posted By Retro Coupe

One of the things I noticed the most when...

One of the things I noticed the most when changing from AS355 to EC135 for police work was the absence of the string. It made hovering into wind at night a doddle.
If you ever get a chance to watch...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2010, 16:55
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

I think a lunatic in a car with a couple of guns...

I think a lunatic in a car with a couple of guns randomly picking off members of the public might tick that particular box.:ooh:
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2010, 21:53
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Describing it as a spare engine gives the...

Describing it as a spare engine gives the impression that it's surplus to requirements. I've been flying twins for 18 years and always considered them invincible, that is until I had an engine...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jun 2010, 19:53
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Er no it wont. As an unprotected Government dept....

Er no it wont. As an unprotected Government dept. the Home Office will be subject to budgetry cuts of 25% as of 1st April 2011. Where do Police Authorities get there the bulk of their income from?...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2010, 23:33
Replies: 2,112
Views: 321,723
Posted By Retro Coupe

Having been priced out of Liverpool Airport,...

Having been priced out of Liverpool Airport, where else could you have gone other than Woodvale, that wouldn't have involved the building of a purpose built complex not unlike the one that North...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2010, 00:38
Replies: 25
Views: 3,127
Posted By Retro Coupe

When you're learning a new skill and it doesn't...

When you're learning a new skill and it doesn't matter what it is, you'll experience plateaus, it's only natural. Whether it's learning to hover, flying a decent circuit, controlling the aircraft in...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2010, 00:10
Replies: 121
Views: 30,250
Posted By Retro Coupe

"Don't assume, check." "Any landing you walk...

"Don't assume, check."

"Any landing you walk away from is a good one."

"Definition of experience: An ever increasing time period between mistakes."

"Learn from the mistakes of others,...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2010, 18:30
Replies: 308
Views: 43,621
Posted By Retro Coupe

Shame the BBC couldn't find a picture of the...

Shame the BBC couldn't find a picture of the Merseyside machine in their extensive library.



Obviously not enough since the previous attack!
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2010, 21:21
Replies: 308
Views: 43,621
Posted By Retro Coupe

From #265 ...

From #265
:confused::confused::confused::confused:
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2010, 19:07
Replies: 308
Views: 43,621
Posted By Retro Coupe

What used to be known as a Code 1. i.e Pursuit,...

What used to be known as a Code 1. i.e Pursuit, Threat to life etc.



Never steamed up due to physical exertion (except in the past during an OPC or two!) however have regularly had to wait for...
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