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Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2016, 14:33
Replies: 5
Views: 1,812
Posted By Aerobot

Question for Canadians or Other Very Knowledgable People

Hello,
Always looking to expand my horizons, I've been looking into more overseas work. I contacted CHC and other Canadian operators and was told that I would indeed be a candidate - if I only had...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2015, 00:19
Replies: 81
Views: 23,080
Posted By Aerobot

I had six T/R failures in the RotorWay 162POS,...

I had six T/R failures in the RotorWay 162POS, uh, I mean 162F. Most of them were recoverable by getting the tailrotor to stop stalling (yes it can) and nursing it back.
The most exciting was one...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jul 2012, 17:11
Replies: 7
Views: 1,984
Posted By Aerobot

When you get the throttle in the right place and...

When you get the throttle in the right place and the collective in the right place to hover (there is no static place but you can reach an area where the adjustments are too small to see) put your...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2012, 03:22
Replies: 20
Views: 7,020
Posted By Aerobot

Must we be always with the guns? Robot...

Must we be always with the guns?

Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme - YouTube

Cheers!
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2012, 23:18
Replies: 43
Views: 12,560
Posted By Aerobot

Higher praise a dumb joke cannot expect. ;) ...

Higher praise a dumb joke cannot expect. ;) Thank you.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2012, 19:46
Replies: 43
Views: 12,560
Posted By Aerobot

That's what I like about PPRuNe. You can learn so...

That's what I like about PPRuNe. You can learn so much here. Where I come from the Tail Rotor Rolling Couple is illegal in every state except Nevada, and there they make you pay extra for it. ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2012, 18:38
Replies: 54
Views: 14,199
Posted By Aerobot

I'm an EMS guy who came up the civilian track so...

I'm an EMS guy who came up the civilian track so I started in piston singles, now I have a shiny EC135 which is the third twin I've been paid to fly and my favourite so far.

That said, faced...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2012, 20:18
Replies: 5
Views: 2,719
Posted By Aerobot

Beautiful! Thank you!

Beautiful! Thank you!
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2012, 20:21
Replies: 4
Views: 2,978
Posted By Aerobot

Yep, that was great - but it's worn out! All the...

Yep, that was great - but it's worn out! All the March 2012 is gone. Can we have one for April 2012?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2012, 16:59
Replies: 674
Views: 815,600
Posted By Aerobot

Apparently my Google-fu is not strong enough to...

Apparently my Google-fu is not strong enough to find them.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2012, 04:42
Replies: 14
Views: 3,865
Posted By Aerobot

My company has a policy of never asking...

My company has a policy of never asking explanation from a pilot who turns down a flight. Not only do I not have to document why I turned it down, I have no means of doing so apart from any personal...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2012, 17:31
Replies: 4
Views: 3,543
Posted By Aerobot

I seem to recall a similar tragedy a few years...

I seem to recall a similar tragedy a few years ago, only that one was a Cobra and Chinook. The Cobra goes in to "suppress the area" followed by the troop-carrier for a quick offload. In fast, stop...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2012, 06:49
Replies: 138
Views: 24,255
Posted By Aerobot

Mine, of course - or I would have chosen...

Mine, of course - or I would have chosen something else! An aero robot - an attempt to describe how I fly and to remind me not to get upset at the bonehead things that any of my co-workers, or ATC,...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2012, 16:10
Replies: 28
Views: 9,500
Posted By Aerobot

"An employer who offers poor pay and poor working...

"An employer who offers poor pay and poor working conditions will have no employees."

Nonsense. An employer who offers poor pay and poor working conditions will have plenty of employees as long...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2012, 05:47
Replies: 6
Views: 2,537
Posted By Aerobot

Excellent! A very fine shot. Thank you....

Excellent! A very fine shot.

Thank you. :ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Feb 2012, 17:18
Replies: 8
Views: 3,158
Posted By Aerobot

That was great - but it's used up! We need a...

That was great - but it's used up! We need a February 2012!

Please.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jan 2012, 15:41
Replies: 74
Views: 14,845
Posted By Aerobot

Certainly that didn't help facilitate a rational...

Certainly that didn't help facilitate a rational discussion, but in we can get past that. If a medical crewmember came to me and told me that one of my pilots scared them on a flight I'd discount...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2012, 21:54
Replies: 74
Views: 14,845
Posted By Aerobot

We could try that. I don't know about what you...

We could try that. I don't know about what you do, but in my business it would shortly be followed by, "No Vote - No Flight."

And then by the hospital saying, "No Flight - no Contract," and the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2012, 21:30
Replies: 74
Views: 14,845
Posted By Aerobot

I didn't get that out of it at all. The passenger...

I didn't get that out of it at all. The passenger is not some random guy - SP verified that if the guy is a fraud at least he's a well-informed one. Hard to believe that someone would go to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2012, 15:44
Replies: 251
Views: 30,716
Posted By Aerobot

That would be great. I'm lucky with my company in...

That would be great. I'm lucky with my company in that we train twice as often as our nearest competitor, and all the recurrent sessions except one are at night. Our checkrides are all under NVG's. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jan 2012, 15:27
Replies: 74
Views: 14,845
Posted By Aerobot

Hey guys, let's slow down a little. Obviously...

Hey guys, let's slow down a little. Obviously this pilot scared his passengers. We're not allowed to do that. Sure, there was some hyperbole in the guy's report - he had been scared and that's how...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2012, 14:47
Replies: 55
Views: 108,750
Posted By Aerobot

I came up the civilian path: flying on weekends,...

I came up the civilian path: flying on weekends, scraping, studying, sacrificing (actually my wife did the sacrificing - I did the studying)...finally getting a job that paid about half what I made...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2012, 16:41
Replies: 10
Views: 2,293
Posted By Aerobot

Yeah, I'd like to know what's been approved for...

Yeah, I'd like to know what's been approved for use on 135 blades too.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2012, 13:00
Replies: 251
Views: 30,716
Posted By Aerobot

topendtorque, are you talking about making...

topendtorque, are you talking about making responsibility commensurate with authority? That's just crazy talk, man! :)

Oh, wait. I see you're in Australia. Here in the US we're not big into blame...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2012, 17:43
Replies: 251
Views: 30,716
Posted By Aerobot

I don't wear cute stickers on my helmet. There's...

I don't wear cute stickers on my helmet. There's my name, and there's a little memorial sticker (put on by the helmet's previous assignee) with an N-number, which anyone can ask about if they want....
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 13:18
Replies: 251
Views: 30,716
Posted By Aerobot

Congratulations, Shy. I have never had anything...

Congratulations, Shy. I have never had anything I've posted be so amazingly misunderstood. I'd explain it, but I see that SAS gets it so I don't have to.

Thanks, SAS. I had a bad moment there...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 01:34
Replies: 251
Views: 30,716
Posted By Aerobot

I like to provide an alternate point of view....

I like to provide an alternate point of view. This is not just to be disagreeable, but if someone else is saying what I would, why bother to post?

That said as preface, I tend to get a bit edgy...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 01:07
Replies: 8
Views: 3,158
Posted By Aerobot

Bellissimo!

Bellissimo!
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2011, 01:23
Replies: 20
Views: 10,177
Posted By Aerobot

I had to solve this problem when I was a...

I had to solve this problem when I was a pilot/reporter for a TV news station, listening to five radios and my cue from the anchor. What worked best for me are Brimz. They don't have any arms at all...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2011, 14:27
Replies: 12
Views: 5,054
Posted By Aerobot

Great! Where do I sign? :ok: Seriously, a...

Great! Where do I sign? :ok:

Seriously, a touring job with CHC sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. The trouble is, I keep getting deselected for any kind of consideration because I don't...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2011, 20:01
Replies: 121
Views: 48,780
Posted By Aerobot

So if a guy wanted to play EMS in the sandbox...

So if a guy wanted to play EMS in the sandbox talking to Abu Dhabi would be a first step?
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2011, 19:59
Replies: 121
Views: 48,780
Posted By Aerobot

I see that the most-recent post is not quite two...

I see that the most-recent post is not quite two months ago...are they still in service with ADA-supplied helicopters? Or did that fizzle like the AA/SRCA arrangement?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2011, 15:41
Replies: 1,701
Views: 473,358
Posted By Aerobot

Lt.Fubar said: "With both engines INOP it is...

Lt.Fubar said:
"With both engines INOP it is advised to pull necells all the way back (95°) and try to achieve autorotation at 110kts and 5000fpm descent."

110kts and 5000fpm descent isn't an...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2011, 17:08
Replies: 498
Views: 269,723
Posted By Aerobot

Do they still refuse to talk to a pilot without...

Do they still refuse to talk to a pilot without an ATP? Money's tight these days.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2011, 17:10
Replies: 13
Views: 3,310
Posted By Aerobot

I'd just add one thing: the yellow arc on the MAP...

I'd just add one thing: the yellow arc on the MAP instrument shows how hard the engine is working to maintain rotor RPM. By implication, then, it shows how much rotor-blade drag is being overcome by...
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