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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2012, 04:32
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

I was always taught that power made VRS worse. ...

I was always taught that power made VRS worse. That's been from my first days in the TH-57 (B206) until now. If you can power out of it, then by definition, it wasn't VRS. The only exception, I...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2012, 04:32
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

I was always taught that power made VRS worse. ...

I was always taught that power made VRS worse. That's been from my first days in the TH-57 (B206) until now. If you can power out of it, then by definition, it wasn't VRS. The only exception, I...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2012, 21:06
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Did the manner in which the meat servo...

Did the manner in which the meat servo manipulated the controls play a significant role in the mishap? Yes? Then it's pilot error. Stop beating a dead horse. Pilot error is a term of art in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2012, 21:06
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

Did the manner in which the meat servo...

Did the manner in which the meat servo manipulated the controls play a significant role in the mishap? Yes? Then it's pilot error. Stop beating a dead horse. Pilot error is a term of art in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2012, 03:25
Replies: 147
Views: 72,493
Posted By ospreydriver

Don't see why not, other than that the door...

Don't see why not, other than that the door configuration I've seen seems to be the type designed for admin unloading, i.e. it looks like the type that opens up with stairs built in the lower...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2012, 01:56
Replies: 12
Views: 3,164
Posted By ospreydriver

Rationality probably doesn't have much to do with...

Rationality probably doesn't have much to do with it. As an Osprey guy myself I worry about my future civilian employment daily.

Airlines generally don't give a damn about rotary-wing time, for...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2012, 23:06
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

"Shows of force" are a pretty common thing. Not...

"Shows of force" are a pretty common thing. Not as effective as actually engaging, but it's enough to make them put their heads down for a bit.

Dropping bombs over there is taken as something...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2012, 23:06
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

"Shows of force" are a pretty common thing. Not...

"Shows of force" are a pretty common thing. Not as effective as actually engaging, but it's enough to make them put their heads down for a bit.

Dropping bombs over there is taken as something...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2012, 23:02
Replies: 12
Views: 3,164
Posted By ospreydriver

No, one likely can't get an Osprey seat later. ...

No, one likely can't get an Osprey seat later. The lateral moves from other communities are fewer and fewer every year, and will likely go away entirely once the fleet switches completely over in...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2012, 07:37
Replies: 147
Views: 72,493
Posted By ospreydriver

2004? That's a while back.

2004? That's a while back.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2012, 03:17
Replies: 147
Views: 72,493
Posted By ospreydriver

If NSW starts using 609s, let me know. I'll be...

If NSW starts using 609s, let me know. I'll be the first one in line for a visa. I already play footy, so I'm up for the move.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2012, 03:13
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

I'm a slightly conspiracy-minded person...when it...

I'm a slightly conspiracy-minded person...when it comes to budgets, anyway. I think the lack of a well deck is there simply to drive the requirement for LPDs that have a well deck. "We've got to...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2012, 03:13
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

I'm a slightly conspiracy-minded person...when it...

I'm a slightly conspiracy-minded person...when it comes to budgets, anyway. I think the lack of a well deck is there simply to drive the requirement for LPDs that have a well deck. "We've got to...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2012, 03:05
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

To back up a bit. Autos are practiced in the...

To back up a bit. Autos are practiced in the sim. They're initially practiced as a set piece in initial fams, i.e. "here it comes." Later, a sim instructor will whip them out as part of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2012, 03:05
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

To back up a bit. Autos are practiced in the...

To back up a bit. Autos are practiced in the sim. They're initially practiced as a set piece in initial fams, i.e. "here it comes." Later, a sim instructor will whip them out as part of a...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2012, 02:52
Replies: 147
Views: 72,493
Posted By ospreydriver

First, I'd love to fly one of these when my time...

First, I'd love to fly one of these when my time in the big green gun club is up.

At the same time, I think its application is going to be limited. The 609 is going to entail some serious expense...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2012, 03:56
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

God bless...I can't believe I'm in this...

God bless...I can't believe I'm in this discussion again.

To clean up some smaller issues...

"Detents." I'm not an expert on the 609, but to my knowledge, it doesn't have 0-97 degrees of...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2012, 03:56
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

God bless...I can't believe I'm in this...

God bless...I can't believe I'm in this discussion again.

To clean up some smaller issues...

"Detents." I'm not an expert on the 609, but to my knowledge, it doesn't have 0-97 degrees of...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2012, 15:54
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

Don't know who is giving out 1600' as a key...

Don't know who is giving out 1600' as a key altitude for a fixed wing emergency landing.

The V-22 does have the ability to autorotate.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2012, 15:54
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Don't know who is giving out 1600' as a key...

Don't know who is giving out 1600' as a key altitude for a fixed wing emergency landing.

The V-22 does have the ability to autorotate.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2012, 21:01
Replies: 649
Views: 222,266
Posted By ospreydriver

It was a D model. There are still two Hawaii 53D...

It was a D model. There are still two Hawaii 53D squadrons. They're both in line to be replaced by the V-22.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2012, 21:01
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

It was a D model. There are still two Hawaii 53D...

It was a D model. There are still two Hawaii 53D squadrons. They're both in line to be replaced by the V-22.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2012, 06:21
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

I think the USMC is going to return to the...

I think the USMC is going to return to the expeditionary, sea-based crisis response force that it should have been all along. The 202K plan was a fiction from the get-go. I don't know whether it...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jan 2012, 05:10
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

I said goodbye to this thread some time ago,...

I said goodbye to this thread some time ago, because it seemed ridiculous. I still believe that, but I've checked in and am amazed that it's still the topic of almost daily discussion.

I'm...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2011, 08:38
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Bull****. You can think whatever you want. I fly...

Bull****. You can think whatever you want. I fly it. I trust my life to it. I don't give a **** about my career. I'm a 2P major. Take that for what you will. I've been DIFOP since the day I left...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jan 2011, 00:31
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Hysterical? Hardly. I don't think many pilots,...

Hysterical? Hardly. I don't think many pilots, from a 747 captain to the guy with a PPL taking out a C-152 would appreciate someone calling their aircraft a POS. There are lots of aircraft that...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2011, 21:13
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

"POS?" This is the kind of crap that is...

"POS?"

This is the kind of crap that is unacceptable.

What do you fly? How about I just roll up to it and, not ever having flown in one, seen it in action, or probably even been to a static...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2011, 00:11
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

That plane wasn't chained down and it wasn't a...

That plane wasn't chained down and it wasn't a strike.

WHO, other than manufacturer or military, COULD fly the planes? Some FAA rep? YGTBSM.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jan 2011, 00:35
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

That article on the crash was bald-faced...

That article on the crash was bald-faced speculation.

Me, I'm done commenting in regards to this mishap, except to say that there's no f-g conspiracy. For example, as far as the CSMU (flight data...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2011, 02:07
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

I'm just not going to be talked down to like I'm...

I'm just not going to be talked down to like I'm f'g junior. Seeing as I've actually flown helicopters, airplanes, and tiltrotors, I tend to think I have a bit of expertise on the subject of their...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2011, 00:08
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

FH, you still haven't said what test it is that...

FH, you still haven't said what test it is that the Osprey needs to do that it can't.

I've landed the V-22 comfortably at 10000 DA. I wouldn't try the same in a -46.

The opinions of the pilots...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2011, 02:29
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Look, if you are in any way involved in aviation...

Look, if you are in any way involved in aviation and you can't understand the concept of privilege during a mishap investigation, you're an imbecile. I'm not going to use information I gained from...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jan 2011, 22:33
Replies: 96
Views: 14,298
Posted By ospreydriver

Rudeness is immaterial. The Pitts was wrong...

Rudeness is immaterial.

The Pitts was wrong to do what he did without notifying the other aircraft already lined up. Without calling, he doesn't know if the aircraft behind him is already at max...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2011, 14:36
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

As long as planes and helos fly low under...

As long as planes and helos fly low under demanding conditions, some of them will crash. You alternate between crapping on the plane and crapping on the pilots to get a rise out of others. I'm done...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2011, 21:11
Replies: 1,701
Views: 472,666
Posted By ospreydriver

Maybe a little different but not in a conspiracy...

Maybe a little different but not in a conspiracy theory kind of way. Almost every mishap has this happen, but it only becomes contentious in high-visibility investigations.

Privilege is taken...
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