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Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2004, 20:00
Replies: 25
Views: 4,820
Posted By t'aint natural

As an owner, I was at one time foolish enough to...

As an owner, I was at one time foolish enough to allow my R22 to be used for engine-offs at a time when others on the flight line specified no full-down autos.
Because of the lack of restriction my...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Dec 2003, 05:32
Replies: 71
Views: 21,642
Posted By t'aint natural

Take special care when shooting anything from an...

Take special care when shooting anything from an R22.
Some years ago Robinson lost a lawsuit brought by a shooter after the recoil knocked the fuel tap off. (Presumably he was a southpaw). Robinson...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2003, 05:13
Replies: 157
Views: 19,182
Posted By t'aint natural

You moaners are indeed a small-minded, sad and...

You moaners are indeed a small-minded, sad and sorry lot. I do hope you all live forever, or at least die of old age in your beds, but don't force on the rest of society the requirement to quench any...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2003, 05:01
Replies: 5
Views: 1,532
Posted By t'aint natural

Flying Lawyer on telly?

I heard today that Flying Lawyer appeared on TV in the UK on Wednesday or Thursday, on an early-morning programme called Kilroy, in his capacity as a judge, which he is in his spare time. Did anyone...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2003, 04:21
Replies: 26
Views: 6,928
Posted By t'aint natural

I was there too, Fairy... perhaps we met. There...

I was there too, Fairy... perhaps we met. There ought to be some special sub-Masonic greeting by which ppruners can recognise each other.
Most sobering, I found, was the molten wreckage of Steve...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2003, 04:21
Replies: 603
Views: 180,477
Posted By t'aint natural

I was there too, Fairy... perhaps we met. There...

I was there too, Fairy... perhaps we met. There ought to be some special sub-Masonic greeting by which ppruners can recognise each other.
Most sobering, I found, was the molten wreckage of Steve...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2003, 02:08
Replies: 32
Views: 4,273
Posted By t'aint natural

Perhaps someone with knowledge of the CAA's legal...

Perhaps someone with knowledge of the CAA's legal procedures could enlighten me here...
If the CAA wins costs in court, are those costs, or any portion of them, rebated to the government, or are...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2003, 06:19
Replies: 32
Views: 4,273
Posted By t'aint natural

If the CAA's enforcement is paid for out of...

If the CAA's enforcement is paid for out of general taxation, why does the CAA insist on recovering all of its costs from the people it prosecutes?
If I murder my neighbour, I'm not expected to fund...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2003, 03:23
Replies: 32
Views: 4,273
Posted By t'aint natural

Some years ago a CAA staffer told me the biggest...

Some years ago a CAA staffer told me the biggest single cause of CAA enforcement action was aviators grassing each other up.
Often it's done for commercial advantage. One club or operator will see...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2003, 04:49
Replies: 21
Views: 2,485
Posted By t'aint natural

Number Cruncher: The October issue of the AOPA...

Number Cruncher:
The October issue of the AOPA magazine General Aviation carries six pages on the IMCand IR, how, where, how much, and particularly, why. It makes the unarguable point that the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2003, 00:20
Replies: 146
Views: 26,553
Posted By t'aint natural

He certainly didn't do his noise. In Teddington...

He certainly didn't do his noise. In Teddington the streets shook. Way to go.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2003, 06:12
Replies: 21
Views: 3,215
Posted By t'aint natural

I wish you did too, Lu. Then we wouldn't have...

I wish you did too, Lu.
Then we wouldn't have to plough through these interminable half-bright witterings that got you banned from every other web forum.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2003, 00:01
Replies: 21
Views: 3,215
Posted By t'aint natural

Lu: It's the thirteenth strike of the clock that...

Lu: It's the thirteenth strike of the clock that casts doubt on the previous twelve.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2003, 03:28
Replies: 21
Views: 3,215
Posted By t'aint natural

I suppose he knows as much about that as he knows...

I suppose he knows as much about that as he knows about anything.
Did he manage to work Robinson pitch horns into the conversation?
Forum: Private Flying
5th Oct 2003, 04:35
Replies: 1
Views: 762
Posted By t'aint natural

The current issue of General Aviation, the AOPA...

The current issue of General Aviation, the AOPA members' magazine, has an article on EASA by Martin Robinson, the chief executive of AOPA, who is on the Advisory Body. One advantage will be that mods...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2003, 03:48
Replies: 51
Views: 7,738
Posted By t'aint natural

Autorotate: I called by your stand twice but you...

Autorotate: I called by your stand twice but you were off somewhere; I nicked a magazine though, very good.
Flying in was brilliant, especially coming out - vis was 50 miles. I managed to blag a...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2003, 05:42
Replies: 181
Views: 28,114
Posted By t'aint natural

Slowrotor: Be careful with that 300. There have...

Slowrotor:
Be careful with that 300. There have been at least nine catastrophic in-flight failures caused by a design fault which has still not been corrected in most of the first 550 aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2003, 02:14
Replies: 181
Views: 28,114
Posted By t'aint natural

Slowrotor: I think the accident you and Rich...

Slowrotor:
I think the accident you and Rich Lee are referring to was the Japanese lady student, am I right? Frank Robinson discussed that one at the course I was on in the mid-90s. They spent...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Sep 2003, 04:56
Replies: 12
Views: 1,318
Posted By t'aint natural

Friend of mine's just been through the same...

Friend of mine's just been through the same process and opted for the Robin DR400. Long legs, comfort, great visibility. The thing that sold him on it was the 130kt cruise.
However, it really needs...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2003, 05:10
Replies: 181
Views: 28,114
Posted By t'aint natural

Fascinating, headsethair, thanks for that. I...

Fascinating, headsethair, thanks for that. I would say, though, that 'high hover' is not a new mantra. Frank was banging on about it when I did the course nearly ten years ago.
I think (I may be...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2003, 04:06
Replies: 51
Views: 7,738
Posted By t'aint natural

Any ppruners exhibiting?

Any ppruners exhibiting?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2003, 00:23
Replies: 51
Views: 7,738
Posted By t'aint natural

I'll be there; might even manage two days. ...

I'll be there; might even manage two days.
Anybody who wants a free ticket can get one online on www.helitech.co.uk.
Forum: Private Flying
12th Sep 2003, 05:55
Replies: 10
Views: 5,866
Posted By t'aint natural

I flew in Lanzarote a while ago, 1998. A 172 from...

I flew in Lanzarote a while ago, 1998. A 172 from an outfit right inside the main terminal at Arecife, I'm sorry I can't remember the name. They were very friendly and pretty informal. The machine,...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2003, 05:39
Replies: 365
Views: 111,384
Posted By t'aint natural

BA 73 driver I know recently went the same road....

BA 73 driver I know recently went the same road. Solo in seven hours, rattled through the course in no time.
Major differences - your hands are full all the time.
If you push the nose down when...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2003, 05:27
Replies: 1,031
Views: 221,858
Posted By t'aint natural

I'm with Prune Fan on this one. Choppers? I've...

I'm with Prune Fan on this one.
Choppers? I've never heard anyone seriously involved in the helicopter world who calls them that - apart from whichever Aussie bleeder named the VRPs for Bankstown....
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2003, 04:56
Replies: 700
Views: 287,342
Posted By t'aint natural

An Agusta 109 was being wheeled down a ramp off a...

An Agusta 109 was being wheeled down a ramp off a ship in Liverpool when a shackle broke and it rolled into a bollard. There was a little dint in the radome, like if you'd hit your egg gently with...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2003, 04:49
Replies: 16
Views: 3,007
Posted By t'aint natural

Slowrotor: I said earlier not to hang too much...

Slowrotor:
I said earlier not to hang too much on that old NTSB report, but I've been loth to go into all the nauseous detail about why it's suspect. I see I'll have to fill in a few details.
At...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2003, 05:47
Replies: 34
Views: 5,606
Posted By t'aint natural

Here we go again... Where's my Z22, Lu? I'm...

Here we go again...

Where's my Z22, Lu? I'm still first on the wait list, right?

Slowrotor: Don't get hung up on ten-year-old statistics. Start by reading the roughly one million threads that...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2003, 04:30
Replies: 34
Views: 5,606
Posted By t'aint natural

I think it would be very difficult to create a...

I think it would be very difficult to create a safer trainer than the R22 that was at all pragmatic.
Slowrotor announces that because of his knowledge of R22 accidents he refuses to fly them any...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2003, 05:21
Replies: 7
Views: 1,159
Posted By t'aint natural

It's worth pointing out that it's very easy to...

It's worth pointing out that it's very easy to leave the fuel filler cap off an R22. I've seen people take the cap off, dip the fuel, then put the dipstick back under the seat and forget to put the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Sep 2003, 03:44
Replies: 6
Views: 1,080
Posted By t'aint natural

A better book is 'Dirty Tricks - British Airways'...

A better book is 'Dirty Tricks - British Airways' secret war against Virgin Atlantic' by Martin Gregory, the former This Week TV reporter. Little, Brown ISBN 0 316 90846 0.
Although no money changed...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2003, 04:09
Replies: 1
Views: 1,086
Posted By t'aint natural

May I propose the dear departed Captain Bill...

May I propose the dear departed Captain Bill Barrell.
Many Rotorheads will have known him better than I did, but this is what I know.
Learned to fly on Moths in Brisbane in 1941 and was invited...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2003, 03:48
Replies: 338
Views: 127,320
Posted By t'aint natural

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

What type of flying work do you do?
Occasional instruction on the R22, but my business is publishing... including the excellent AOPA UK magazine General Aviation which this month carries a full...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2003, 06:51
Replies: 1,505
Views: 562,066
Posted By t'aint natural

Anybody know what equipment Frank's turnkey law...

Anybody know what equipment Frank's turnkey law enforcement R44 carries?
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2003, 06:45
Replies: 19
Views: 2,000
Posted By t'aint natural

A non-survivable situation.

A non-survivable situation.
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