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Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2024, 01:52
Replies: 23
Views: 17,825
Posted By krypton_john

Looks loke a Solar T62 32 and is described in the...

Looks loke a Solar T62 32 and is described in the flyer as a single shaft turbine.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 21:09
Replies: 11
Views: 4,414
Posted By krypton_john

OK who was it!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/350231863/thats-not-right-helicopter-hovers-near-power-lines-outside-restaurant

That bird's Aussie accent was worse than a failed bearing.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2023, 21:04
Replies: 1
Views: 982
Posted By krypton_john

Dick Smith's Juliet Roosts at MOTAT

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dick-smiths-helicopter-gets-a-makeover/TFQCSYQ3RFFZJAJOH5VIX7JZXM/
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2023, 21:29
Replies: 148
Views: 102,918
Posted By krypton_john

Hope this one is available:...

Hope this one is available: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-gabrielle-elderly-man-rescued-from-rooftop-in-hawkes-bay/YNZG2HJEJRCWFGXUYCLWK7U3MM/
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2023, 21:23
Replies: 2
Views: 1,508
Posted By krypton_john

Hughes to the rescue

Awful, terrible flooding in various parts of NZ. These poor old buggers lucky to get the H500 Uber from the rooftop "pad":
...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2022, 03:20
Replies: 79
Views: 17,951
Posted By krypton_john

It was actually brown "smoke" coming out of the...

It was actually brown "smoke" coming out of the pilot's arse, that appears white because of the sun reflecting of droplets of moisture in said brown "smoke"
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2022, 21:39
Replies: 12
Views: 6,235
Posted By krypton_john

I thought it was a tennis court!

I thought it was a tennis court!
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2022, 02:06
Replies: 9
Views: 2,124
Posted By krypton_john

Winching from the sea at night at the top of New Zealand

Some good work done:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2021, 19:37
Replies: 68
Views: 13,913
Posted By krypton_john

Q: How do you double the chance of engine failure...

Q: How do you double the chance of engine failure in a helicopter operation?

A: Fly a twin.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2021, 04:20
Replies: 49
Views: 15,887
Posted By krypton_john

A passenger aboard the NZ wedding crash reported...

A passenger aboard the NZ wedding crash reported a sudden and total loss of engine power. Not sure what phase of the flight but still over the property.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st May 2021, 01:57
Replies: 25
Views: 6,975
Posted By krypton_john

It's probably a fixed spool turbine so the output...

It's probably a fixed spool turbine so the output shaft is the same as the compressor...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th May 2021, 05:00
Replies: 47
Views: 19,951
Posted By krypton_john

Was Hogg at the controls again?

Was Hogg at the controls again?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2021, 21:22
Replies: 1,632
Views: 447,494
Posted By krypton_john

It is becoming so. Widely available on Garmin...

It is becoming so. Widely available on Garmin EFIS models, so commonly available on the likes of B407, B505 etc. Add to the now widely available HeliSAS stabilised autopilots and it's a VFR pilot's...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2021, 20:44
Replies: 15
Views: 3,868
Posted By krypton_john

Only half of a FBW solution - rather than just...

Only half of a FBW solution - rather than just directly controlling the flight surfaces it should have been directing a stabilised flight controller. In other words, an up command needed to also know...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2021, 04:45
Replies: 11
Views: 4,566
Posted By krypton_john

There'll never be another like him. They're all...

There'll never be another like him. They're all too scared to say what they really think these days, sadly.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2021, 20:13
Replies: 92
Views: 36,037
Posted By krypton_john

Is it yawing because of MR torque or because of...

Is it yawing because of MR torque or because of TR torque?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2021, 21:07
Replies: 59
Views: 19,980
Posted By krypton_john

I'm not a lawyer so I think a reasonable starting...

I'm not a lawyer so I think a reasonable starting position is to assume that the official government guidance on the law is indeed accurate and in accordance with the law. If you think it is not then...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2021, 19:55
Replies: 59
Views: 19,980
Posted By krypton_john

From:...

From: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae

"Leaving homeYou must not leave, or be outside of your home except where...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2021, 18:38
Replies: 59
Views: 19,980
Posted By krypton_john

All of this is of course debatable. However I...

All of this is of course debatable. However I really believe that this is not debatable: making a newsworthy spectacle of oneself breaking rules is dumb. Even more so when the general population has...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2021, 00:11
Replies: 3
Views: 3,043
Posted By krypton_john

Here's one for sale - cheaper than an R22: ...

Here's one for sale - cheaper than an R22:

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/aircraft/aircraft/listing/2944077710?bof=deREFVDR

Anyone know anything about this type? Flyability, reliability,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2020, 18:34
Replies: 49
Views: 11,576
Posted By krypton_john

Yeah the slot punched into the windscreen clearly...

Yeah the slot punched into the windscreen clearly shows downward impact. Lucky the TR didn't get involved in this fiasco.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2020, 01:50
Replies: 40
Views: 16,465
Posted By krypton_john

Very sad to hear this, but Dennis lived a great...

Very sad to hear this, but Dennis lived a great life and that's something to celebrate.

I had hoped to fly with Dennis one day, sad that will never happen now.

Obit here:...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2020, 02:41
Replies: 34
Views: 17,614
Posted By krypton_john

Service by the Hour - fixed cost maintenance: ...

Service by the Hour - fixed cost maintenance:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2020, 00:25
Replies: 34
Views: 17,614
Posted By krypton_john

Does anyone know roughly what the SBH rate is for...

Does anyone know roughly what the SBH rate is for the 505?
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2020, 21:55
Replies: 34
Views: 17,614
Posted By krypton_john

It's either expensive to purchase, hopefully with...

It's either expensive to purchase, hopefully with less upcoming maintenance, or less expensive to purchase but with guaranteed expensive maintenance coming up.

There's just no free lunch with...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2020, 00:59
Replies: 38
Views: 7,132
Posted By krypton_john

I would call it a hit piece because it made zero...

I would call it a hit piece because it made zero effort to report on the other side of the story.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2020, 05:50
Replies: 23
Views: 9,123
Posted By krypton_john

Pitch the nose down?

Pitch the nose down?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2020, 02:23
Replies: 23
Views: 9,123
Posted By krypton_john

Incredible "landing" among the pointy lava rocks...

Incredible "landing" among the pointy lava rocks in one piece. Incredible.

The bambi may have been a useful stabilising drogue for flight. Wonder if it would have been possible to find a smooth...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2020, 00:09
Replies: 1,632
Views: 447,494
Posted By krypton_john

Makes sense for some activities such as offshore...

Makes sense for some activities such as offshore work.

Most helicopter work down here consists of ag, utility, tourism (those were the days) and transport to off-airport locations... so IFR not...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2020, 22:58
Replies: 1,632
Views: 447,494
Posted By krypton_john

Unless you live around mountains a VFR...

Unless you live around mountains a VFR restriction is not such a big limitation for helicopters. Many places around the world don't get many VFR no-fly helicopter days... Unlike fixed wing.

Of all...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2020, 00:25
Replies: 1,632
Views: 447,494
Posted By krypton_john

Yep I'd back a technology company started by an...

Yep I'd back a technology company started by an engineer over one started by a salesman any day of the week.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2020, 00:24
Replies: 1,632
Views: 447,494
Posted By krypton_john

And then there's Henry Ford, or Elon Musk. If...

And then there's Henry Ford, or Elon Musk. If nobody was prepared to stick their neck out and get criticised by naysayers, we wouldn't even have a horse and cart, let alone something as indescribably...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2020, 09:51
Replies: 81
Views: 19,263
Posted By krypton_john

You say increased risk, Crab, but based on the...

You say increased risk, Crab, but based on the numbers, there really isn't increased risk in single or piston operations in the tours context. We know that of all the accidents, somewhere between...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Aug 2020, 08:24
Replies: 13
Views: 3,541
Posted By krypton_john

Radiant heaters to cure a fairly ****ty job of...

Radiant heaters to cure a fairly ****ty job of bog panel repairs.

I mean seriously, an actual oil can would be embarrassed.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Aug 2020, 22:52
Replies: 40
Views: 18,003
Posted By krypton_john

Wow, A139's just to maintain currency instead of...

Wow, A139's just to maintain currency instead of NH90?

And I thought the RNZAF was profligate in purchasing A109M for ab-initio training!
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