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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2022, 19:35
Replies: 26
Views: 6,802
Posted By rotorspeed

lr pilot The most important thing here is...

lr pilot

The most important thing here is what the purpose and priorities are for your company’s decision makers. I’m guessing that the purpose is for VIP transport, and if this is so best...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2022, 23:46
Replies: 1,621
Views: 444,905
Posted By rotorspeed

I’m amazed the myth of the Hill helicopter ever...

I’m amazed the myth of the Hill helicopter ever being a reality has lasted so long. And it wouldn’t matter if it wasn’t for the fact that presumably a reasonable number or people have been induced to...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2022, 09:00
Replies: 189
Views: 72,963
Posted By rotorspeed

RVDT - I think you’re right, fundamentally...

RVDT - I think you’re right, fundamentally similar cause to Sumburgh. Losing awareness of maintenance of particularly a satisfactory airspeed and descent rate on an approach in IMC (or pretty much)...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2022, 18:40
Replies: 57
Views: 16,579
Posted By rotorspeed

Perfectly put Crab. And it would seem, not for...

Perfectly put Crab. And it would seem, not for the first time:

'The pilot of XWD radioed back with words to the effect ‘aren’t we going to cut through?’
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2022, 15:43
Replies: 119
Views: 18,528
Posted By rotorspeed

I think most here would think it more likely that...

I think most here would think it more likely that the failure in this tragic accident will be with the pilot, not the aircraft. Clearly we don't know the cause, but I do find this sort of official...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2021, 07:26
Replies: 14
Views: 5,454
Posted By rotorspeed

Gulli - I wasn’t suggesting he might have run out...

Gulli - I wasn’t suggesting he might have run out of fuel or even got close to it, just that it might have been low enough to make a divert to somewhere with known acceptable weather difficult, so...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Nov 2021, 07:18
Replies: 14
Views: 5,454
Posted By rotorspeed

Indeed. Be interesting to know how much pressure...

Indeed. Be interesting to know how much pressure came from his fuel status - if the Flight Radar paints a fairly accurate picture, Bolzano to the crash site at Wiener Neustadt is 230nm. Add another...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2021, 16:48
Replies: 46
Views: 11,529
Posted By rotorspeed

Aucky - is your reason for starting this thread...

Aucky - is your reason for starting this thread because of an academic issue, in that you are concerned/interested that there is a technical gap in the regs here, or a practical issue, in that you...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2021, 08:44
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,161
Posted By rotorspeed

Megan - a far better way to do it would have been...

Megan - a far better way to do it would have been simply to do a let down from the NE to a point say 2nm NE of Blacksod. They would have been into wind, so with a G/S of circa 40kts, and around 2nm...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2021, 17:29
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,161
Posted By rotorspeed

Apart a host of other issues, the Conclusions...

Apart a host of other issues, the Conclusions section of this report highlights that Black Rock was not in the EGPWS database, on the 1:250,000 aeronautical chart, Euronav imagery or Toughbook. As...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2021, 16:11
Replies: 163
Views: 57,872
Posted By rotorspeed

I think what made this particularly vulnerable to...

I think what made this particularly vulnerable to making the major error the commander (particularly) did, was that the flight was actually ok - if marginal - for 24 of the 25 miles of the route,...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2021, 19:36
Replies: 19
Views: 3,864
Posted By rotorspeed

A 20 degree difference in oil temperature? Or a...

A 20 degree difference in oil temperature? Or a 20 difference in indicated oil temperature? Try swapping the sensors and see if the higher temperature follows the sensor. If so, change the sensor....
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2021, 17:21
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,161
Posted By rotorspeed

Exactly Crab, all far too slow. But although...

Exactly Crab, all far too slow.

But although all the chat about NVGs, IR and radar is certainly interesting, it just need not have been a critical issue, because the aircraft should never have...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2021, 15:21
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,161
Posted By rotorspeed

It is important to remember that ultimately...

It is important to remember that ultimately responsibility for this avoidable accident is going to come down to the actions of individual persons, be they flight crew, operations personnel, or people...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2021, 18:32
Replies: 202
Views: 66,079
Posted By rotorspeed

Doesn’t seem too smart to have a big floppy key...

Doesn’t seem too smart to have a big floppy key fob that significantly obscures the position of the key beneath it - particularly when that position is critical. Surely a more rigid coloured small...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2021, 11:09
Replies: 339
Views: 64,300
Posted By rotorspeed

Gulli Can’t agree ref second pilot being...

Gulli

Can’t agree ref second pilot being needed I’m afraid - two AW139 accidents in Norfolk UK and Grand Cay Bahamas prove that. What was needed was a pilot that knew and respected his...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2021, 16:58
Replies: 339
Views: 64,300
Posted By rotorspeed

Crab As ever, very good take on all of this....

Crab

As ever, very good take on all of this. But did Ara really not have a current IR? And I guess even if he did, an issue would be his IMC currency. Pretty extraordinary to be flying an S76...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2020, 16:51
Replies: 11
Views: 6,472
Posted By rotorspeed

Thanks Frenchrotorhead. It may or may not apply...

Thanks Frenchrotorhead. It may or may not apply here, but actually being heavy with reduced power reserves certainly increases the risks of operating in poor vis conditions, particularly at low...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2020, 21:52
Replies: 11
Views: 6,472
Posted By rotorspeed

Not familiar with the exact numbers, but 6 POB in...

Not familiar with the exact numbers, but 6 POB in a presumably a SAR equipped EC135 with say even 30 mins of usable fuel sounds (a) close to MTOM and (b) not leave much power reserve for 1750m...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2020, 18:44
Replies: 31
Views: 5,695
Posted By rotorspeed

Firstly this should serve as a reminder as to why...

Firstly this should serve as a reminder as to why passengers should not be left to get in and out of a helicopter with rotors running unless they have professional assistance or are very experienced....
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2020, 07:05
Replies: 35
Views: 13,120
Posted By rotorspeed

Given the modest amount of damage to the...

Given the modest amount of damage to the aircraft, and that there were no injuries, the basic cause of this surely has to be known by now. Particularly for those of us that fly 109s, the most...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2020, 15:10
Replies: 2,609
Views: 877,003
Posted By rotorspeed

Sorry HC but I think you’re being naive here. You...

Sorry HC but I think you’re being naive here. You can’t just take exactly the same circumstances. It is the principle that matters. The wx could easily have been say 100ft base and 300m vis 1 mile...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2020, 14:39
Replies: 2,609
Views: 877,003
Posted By rotorspeed

But HC surely the issue here is not primarily on...

But HC surely the issue here is not primarily on whether IAS or VS coupling was used - it is that the crew were supposed to be monitoring a parameter and weren’t. With AIS hold, that type of error...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2020, 11:23
Replies: 2,609
Views: 877,003
Posted By rotorspeed

It has been interesting to read of the recent...

It has been interesting to read of the recent debate here, which broadly agrees that the crew made the mistake(s) that caused the accident, but differs on who was to mainly to blame. It seems HC...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2020, 21:56
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

This was no Swiss cheese - as in a sequence of...

This was no Swiss cheese - as in a sequence of broadly reasonable actions extraordinarily lined up to exploit the unlikely weaknesses in each to cause an accident. There was major incompetence at...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Aug 2020, 19:50
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

Couldn’t agree more Crab. There should have been...

Couldn’t agree more Crab. There should have been nothing difficult about that departure had the pilots had the ability to “fly the just f***ing aircraft“, as you put it so well. They clearly were...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Aug 2020, 09:20
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

The bottom line of this is that there were two...

The bottom line of this is that there were two pilots neither of whom were competent for the task. It seems there were two fundamental failings; firstly neither could hand fly (a stabilised...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2020, 11:23
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,161
Posted By rotorspeed

Indeed, Blacksod, 10nm east, was. But the...

Indeed, Blacksod, 10nm east, was. But the question still remains as to why the crew thought being at 200ft in poor vis at night, for a 10nm approach to Blacksod, was the best method.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2019, 19:44
Replies: 43
Views: 22,586
Posted By rotorspeed

Now I wonder what the comments might have been...

Now I wonder what the comments might have been had this been a PPL thrill seeking and trying to impress his pax?
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2019, 21:36
Replies: 202
Views: 146,336
Posted By rotorspeed

If tanks don’t get topped, run down to a warning...

If tanks don’t get topped, run down to a warning light, or even more unlikely drained, one is surely not going to know whether the gauge readings are accurate. I guess in a police role with with...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2019, 07:04
Replies: 65
Views: 22,836
Posted By rotorspeed

I suspect this will prove to be yet another...

I suspect this will prove to be yet another accident when the aircraft has failed to be carefully and progressively flown from the moment the collective is lifted from the bottom stop, to returning...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jul 2019, 22:28
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

And wreckage found 1.2 miles away from the...

And wreckage found 1.2 miles away from the departure site doesn’t sound to me like LOC soon after TDP and before Vy was established - the critical time if ground refs were lost before stabilising...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jul 2019, 17:26
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

Whilst I appreciate that the ability to maintain...

Whilst I appreciate that the ability to maintain a given heading/track fine tolerance is important in certain IMC departures, mainly runway, surely no-one here can actually think this is particularly...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2019, 09:09
Replies: 548
Views: 512,609
Posted By rotorspeed

I do find it hard to believe this was basically...

I do find it hard to believe this was basically pilot error through disorientation. Surely for these two highly experienced presumably IR pilots, it should not have been a big deal? Ok it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2019, 19:57
Replies: 65
Views: 27,592
Posted By rotorspeed

Surely the fact that one needs to pull...

Surely the fact that one needs to pull substantial power to go around at the bottom of an aborted ILS should be pretty obvious? Quite frankly if it’s not, a pilot should lose his IR until...
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