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Search: Posts Made By: Roofus
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Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2013, 05:36
Replies: 64
Views: 19,897
Posted By Roofus

My thoughts & prayers are with all involved :(

My thoughts & prayers are with all involved :(
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2011, 12:40
Replies: 75
Views: 19,206
Posted By Roofus

Roofus - I'm afraid you have competition ;) ...

Roofus - I'm afraid you have competition ;)

:ok:

Although the roof barely qualifies as 'u/s' ;)

Glad all were ok though! Cracking landing! :D
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2008, 06:47
Replies: 24
Views: 5,278
Posted By Roofus

Nice to see 'JV' & 'Billy The Bolkow' still...

Nice to see 'JV' & 'Billy The Bolkow' still kicking!

Have great memories of my time there! ;)

Keep trying to find an excuse to land on & say hello.....but a bit too far out of my usual patch!...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2008, 06:16
Replies: 107
Views: 27,648
Posted By Roofus

Am I correct in thinking that the pilot involved...

Am I correct in thinking that the pilot involved posts on here as Roofus or am I putting 2 + 2....................

FNW

No! No!........& to avoid any possible misunderstanding......No!! :mad:
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2008, 05:28
Replies: 228
Views: 77,323
Posted By Roofus

I sincerely hope that the Irish Times article...

I sincerely hope that the Irish Times article proves accurate.

I'm with Electric69 on this! The analogy with an American Car is spot on! You can't bring an American car into Ireland, leave it...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2008, 17:52
Replies: 241
Views: 107,139
Posted By Roofus

We likes that!! :ok:

We likes that!! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2008, 07:37
Replies: 228
Views: 77,323
Posted By Roofus

3. Minimum heights (5) Nothing in this Rule...

3. Minimum heights

(5) Nothing in this Rule shall prohibit an aircraft from:

(a) (i) taking-off, landing or practising approaches to landing,
in accordance with normal aviation practice at an...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2008, 11:23
Replies: 228
Views: 77,323
Posted By Roofus

Does anyone know who was in the Blue (appeared...

Does anyone know who was in the Blue (appeared blue anyway) 407 circling overhead at the time of the crash?
Obviously a birds eye view would shed alot of light & prevent speculation!

Noblades :D...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2008, 18:55
Replies: 228
Views: 77,323
Posted By Roofus

Seriously glad no-one was hurt! Have to...

Seriously glad no-one was hurt!

Have to say....fantastic to see the passer-bys running to help! :D

Did anyone notice the CCTV footage jumps from 16:41:13 to 16:41:36??

When I first watched...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2008, 19:44
Replies: 55
Views: 12,148
Posted By Roofus

TC I haven't been on that unit for some...

TC

I haven't been on that unit for some time. But when G-SAEW met it's untimely demise & was replaced by G-SEWP, it was felt by the hierachy that having SEWP the same colour may concern the good...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jun 2008, 06:18
Replies: 14
Views: 2,334
Posted By Roofus

JV's a top bloke!! Had a fantastic time flying...

JV's a top bloke!! Had a fantastic time flying out of Cardiff! :ok:

Hope whatever he's up to proves a success!!
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2008, 17:09
Replies: 863
Views: 121,038
Posted By Roofus

Roofus. I have done overland NVG SAR. I risk...

Roofus. I have done overland NVG SAR. I risk assessed. I used a light intensifying device that allowed me greater safety operating in the dark below safety altitude. I took my commander duties very...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2008, 10:20
Replies: 863
Views: 121,038
Posted By Roofus

I've found the cure for insomnia!!! :D ...

I've found the cure for insomnia!!! :D

Interesting that the Mil keep harping on about overland SAR & the apparent shortfall in Civvy overland SAR!
Firstly.....grubbing through terra ferma at...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2008, 17:06
Replies: 102
Views: 21,667
Posted By Roofus

Tail Rotor failures aren't nice. My...

Tail Rotor failures aren't nice.

My congratulations to the pilot for getting down as safely as possible.

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery! :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jan 2008, 07:23
Replies: 83
Views: 31,882
Posted By Roofus

Far more eloquently put than I could ever hope to...

Far more eloquently put than I could ever hope to manage NavyTorque :D:D:D
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2008, 13:06
Replies: 83
Views: 31,882
Posted By Roofus

Good Grief!! Here we go again!! :mad: ...

Good Grief!!

Here we go again!! :mad:

The S-92 is going to be a good, if not great, SAR machine!! But.....it's new! So yep.....there's some software problems.....they'll have to adapt a few...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2007, 10:55
Replies: 83
Views: 31,882
Posted By Roofus

Staggering!! Yet again a thread has turned from...

Staggering!! Yet again a thread has turned from the topic & become 'I know more than you do thread!' :ugh:

Why?? :mad:

The question was, I believe, how are the S-92's getting on with MCA!! (Or...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Oct 2007, 08:36
Replies: 288
Views: 91,121
Posted By Roofus

Interesting.......speculation, damnation & utter...

Interesting.......speculation, damnation & utter drivvle.

Tragic accident, AAIB investigating......they'll tell us when they know!

Yep...press, on the whole, inaccurate. But perfectly allowed...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2007, 10:19
Replies: 108
Views: 13,925
Posted By Roofus

Scissorlink.......So would Children Die As...

Scissorlink.......So would

Children Die As Helicopter Crashes Trying To Land........

We could go round in circles with this! :}
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2007, 21:34
Replies: 108
Views: 13,925
Posted By Roofus

Woa.....calm down SASless.......I made no attacks...

Woa.....calm down SASless.......I made no attacks or criticism of anyone!
I didn't claim to be right.....or claim the pilot was wrong! I merely put down my thoughts & observations based on the...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2007, 19:41
Replies: 108
Views: 13,925
Posted By Roofus

Excuse my ignorance......what's the 407's single...

Excuse my ignorance......what's the 407's single engine performance like??
I only ask because a single engine failure with only half the skids on the ground could be a little perturbing!
The bottom...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2007, 11:41
Replies: 5,672
Views: 4,596,925
Posted By Roofus

At work in the Wicklow Mountains...... ...

At work in the Wicklow Mountains......

http://l200.myzen.co.uk/media/albums/userpics/10005/normal_11.JPG


& another time.....another place.....
...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Nov 2006, 06:26
Replies: 87
Views: 30,306
Posted By Roofus

Glad to hear everyone made it out ok! :ok: ...

Glad to hear everyone made it out ok! :ok:

Nice flying! :)

Also glad to see a machine sat upright in the water! Reassuring to see the flot bags work! :D



Ashamed to see people using a...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2006, 21:47
Replies: 75
Views: 14,731
Posted By Roofus

In short......someone will! :ok: It's a...

In short......someone will! :ok:

It's a question that keeps being asked! & one day someone will have to take the plunge & start ab-nitio winch crew training! That's kind of inevitable! So...what...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2005, 21:35
Replies: 45
Views: 12,686
Posted By Roofus

Exclamation There goes the speculation!

Angel - Am horrified to read your story. Shocked, astounded are also words that spring to mind. Thank god you & the casualty made it through! Again, I wish you all the best & trust you'll soon be...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2005, 09:47
Replies: 45
Views: 12,686
Posted By Roofus

For the record I DO fly SAR in Ireland, also for...

For the record I DO fly SAR in Ireland, also for the record I DO NOT support any speculation made by persons on this board! SARGOD may or may not be in Ireland! I dunno!

May I just say that all...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2005, 09:50
Replies: 68
Views: 13,146
Posted By Roofus

Devil I've done the North Sea....once you grasp the...

I've done the North Sea....once you grasp the multi sector load sheets it ain't so bad! Met some great people....met some not so great people! But what is most definitely the most boring thing about...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2005, 14:35
Replies: 45
Views: 5,685
Posted By Roofus

Shouldn't the title of this thread be S92 vs 225 ...

Shouldn't the title of this thread be S92 vs 225 ?

May I say...very very informative as they are both aircraft I may find myself in, sometime in the not so distant future.

To answer the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2004, 17:08
Replies: 53
Views: 15,921
Posted By Roofus

Blimey!

Glad to see they walked away!

I'd like to see the moments before the video feed picks up..... a dirty dive for speed is certainly consistent with trying to get away from a tail-rotor...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2003, 06:29
Replies: 338
Views: 127,549
Posted By Roofus

Heliport & A Few Others my apologies......it...

Heliport & A Few Others my apologies......it never occured to me to check my PM's :O So apologies if you didn't get a reply!

What type of flying work do you do?

At the moment SAR

What...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2003, 17:19
Replies: 170
Views: 19,644
Posted By Roofus

Thanks RC. :ok:

Thanks RC. :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2003, 06:43
Replies: 170
Views: 19,644
Posted By Roofus

sbiggee I was gonna rise to the bait of your...

sbiggee

I was gonna rise to the bait of your obvious critiscm of my crash. However I've tired of exchanging pleasantries with someone who isn't prepared to have a rational discussion.

If...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2003, 19:25
Replies: 170
Views: 19,644
Posted By Roofus

MD600 No....I was that Pilot. I suffered a...

MD600

No....I was that Pilot. I suffered a tail-rotor control failure at 400'agl & crashed into the roof of a house.

From your tone you seem to think that's it's something to be ashamed of. Go...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2003, 18:31
Replies: 170
Views: 19,644
Posted By Roofus

Big G I'd have to ask a similar question to...

Big G

I'd have to ask a similar question to TC here.... 'Are you sure you're English?' I only ask because your grammar & spelling aren't the best!
(Or perhaps happy landings has it...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jun 2003, 03:56
Replies: 158
Views: 45,876
Posted By Roofus

I hope I've misunderstood some of this...

I hope I've misunderstood some of this thread....the impression I'm getting is that 'Real' helicopter pilots break the rules! Um...well that's utter :mad: !!!!

Should we as 'professional' pilots...
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