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Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2022, 14:25
Replies: 150
Views: 34,512
Posted By helmet fire

Well, I am in the “what an incredible job” camp,...

Well, I am in the “what an incredible job” camp, and am of the “I hope I can do that well” sentiment. My congrats to the pilots at this point.

I have no insight beyond this thread information and...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2022, 21:40
Replies: 47
Views: 10,809
Posted By helmet fire

No LTE here IMHO, just LTA which is a common 205...

No LTE here IMHO, just LTA which is a common 205 gotcha. Different thing, different cause, different recovery and personally I feel that every 205 pilot should know this intimately because if you...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Oct 2021, 23:44
Replies: 163
Views: 57,677
Posted By helmet fire

Up there with the very best of posts this forum...

Up there with the very best of posts this forum has ever seen. Thank you.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2021, 21:21
Replies: 2
Views: 2,005
Posted By helmet fire

Thanks! I really appreciate that.

Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2021, 04:54
Replies: 2
Views: 2,005
Posted By helmet fire

AW139 Avionic Trainer request

Hi all,
Is anyone aware of an Avionic desktop training solution for the AW139? I know there is the MCDU trainer from AW, but I am trying to see if there is an integrated trainer that hooks to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2019, 20:32
Replies: 66
Views: 26,947
Posted By helmet fire

Yep, wire markers would be cheaper...for that set...

Yep, wire markers would be cheaper...for that set of wires! How many wires do you mark before a database is cheaper?
yep, telling him about the wires and doing a good map recede is the go. How many...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2019, 00:43
Replies: 66
Views: 26,947
Posted By helmet fire

PC1 should only apply to high capacity and...

PC1 should only apply to high capacity and hostile pads, and it is not a profile.
i do not know Greek rules, or what the exact operation was, so not sure if PC2 might be required.
Regardless, Cat A...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2018, 05:45
Replies: 102
Views: 106,472
Posted By helmet fire

CareFlight are seeking a Darwin based pilot on...

CareFlight are seeking a Darwin based pilot on the AFAP website:

Helicopter Pilot – ME IFR, NVG HEMS and SAR Captain

Competitive remuneration + salary packaging
Permanent, full-time...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2018, 09:21
Replies: 189
Views: 72,771
Posted By helmet fire

gulliBell, you are completely right that the...

gulliBell, you are completely right that the factors surrounding the new type should be considered and I am absolutely sure they will.

A simple recap of the differences between co-incidence,...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2018, 01:12
Replies: 189
Views: 72,771
Posted By helmet fire

Absolutely spot on Tibbsy. Understanding this...

Absolutely spot on Tibbsy.
Understanding this affects many of the posts above. Please look it up guys and gals, it will change the way you view such posts.

And it will show you why the AnFi...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2016, 00:39
Replies: 44
Views: 11,263
Posted By helmet fire

Great news Nick. Thinking of you!

Great news Nick. Thinking of you!
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jul 2015, 22:42
Replies: 86
Views: 14,453
Posted By helmet fire

Comparing airlines to helicopters..... not again....

Comparing airlines to helicopters..... not again.

If you want higher safety levels in helicopters, then let's stop buggering around with engine failure and tackle what is really killing us.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2015, 12:49
Replies: 17
Views: 2,491
Posted By helmet fire

Sounds logical, but this is not played out in the...

Sounds logical, but this is not played out in the outcomes....Unfortunately, 3 out of the 3 CFIT in the 139 (ok, one was not "controlled") involved flight over flat terrain. And multiple aural...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2015, 06:57
Replies: 282
Views: 87,099
Posted By helmet fire

hearing you TC, ......and it is almost time for...

hearing you TC, ......and it is almost time for the LTE v LTA to start up again...

:}
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2015, 01:07
Replies: 17
Views: 2,491
Posted By helmet fire

To Regulators and Manufacturers - CFIT

Philosophical musing time:

Given that the vast majority of our accidents are CFIT and so very few are engine failure related; AND
Given that CFIT almost never happens when pilots can see the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2015, 00:27
Replies: 60
Views: 51,931
Posted By helmet fire

Re the Garmin cockpit: I would love a whole...

Re the Garmin cockpit: I would love a whole thread on aspects of what I am about to post, but thought that you may find this interesting Dick - especially with the passion you bring to change. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2014, 14:53
Replies: 71
Views: 20,014
Posted By helmet fire

Has anyone got the footage to show? I...

Has anyone got the footage to show?
I understood it was caught on the TV network security camera.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2014, 16:50
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

Ok, why can I fly a B205 hydraulics off, but not...

Ok, why can I fly a B205 hydraulics off, but not a Bell 412?

As for the insults, they are more an "old timers" joke...... We have not had this much fun since THE Lu Zukerman (of the famous Lu...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2014, 20:06
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

Jack stall or servo transparency ...... they were...

Jack stall or servo transparency ...... they were actually also contributing factors of the Zuckerman Effect if I recall properly.

This is scary. And now I can't stop that song AC.....

One...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2014, 13:37
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

Exactly! So next time you know, when having...

Exactly!

So next time you know, when having dynamic roll over, ensure your cyclic reaction is either fore or aft, do not lower the lever and create a massive shift in angular momentum that will...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2014, 05:27
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

:8. :8. :8 This thread reminds me of another...

:8. :8. :8

This thread reminds me of another phenomena applicable to helicopter flight theory - what we liked to call the Lu Zuckerman effect.

Remember the fun?

This effect more than...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Mar 2014, 14:00
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

There is no disk!!!!!!!! There is only a set of...

There is no disk!!!!!!!! There is only a set of free to flap and feather blades.

The blade is merely a wing. It reacts to pitch and velocity.

When pitch or velocity changes, the lift forces...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2014, 13:13
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

Yes, I think that is almost correct.... The rotor...

Yes, I think that is almost correct.... The rotor system is individual blades flying individual paths, the gyro is a solid, single piece.
The rotor system is not a special system in terms of...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2014, 13:02
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

Angular momentum is a red herring....that means...

Angular momentum is a red herring....that means it is not relevant to the discussion at hand, it doesn't mean I should stick my tongue on a bicycle wheel/gyroscope to see if it is real.
Yes, it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2014, 12:11
Replies: 180
Views: 45,123
Posted By helmet fire

I think we are almost there..... Do you precess...

I think we are almost there.....
Do you precess a gyro, or does a gyro precess?

Angular momentum is a red herring.
Sounds like we are going to embed ourselves in the "centrifugal is a real...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2014, 23:38
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,220,702
Posted By helmet fire

Forget NVG as nothing more than a convenient...

Forget NVG as nothing more than a convenient whipping boy. The colours and displays are generally better in NVG equipped acft than non equipped. The EC135 has a great NVG cockpit. If you want to...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2014, 17:31
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,220,702
Posted By helmet fire

I think finally someone has said...

I think finally someone has said it......skyrangerpro



There are no new accidents... Old Jungle Saying.

I recall a BK117 double flame out in the USA due to the pilot leaving primes on and...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2014, 06:57
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,220,702
Posted By helmet fire

:D :D :D Agree 100% RD At the centre of...

:D :D :D

Agree 100% RD

At the centre of this there will be a lack of cognitive processing space available at a critical time. What will be instructive is why. What will be certain is that it...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2014, 00:54
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,220,702
Posted By helmet fire

Helicopter certification standards must permit...

Helicopter certification standards must permit RRPM to be recoverable by a "reasonable" pilot and that generally means at least 2 seconds must be available. When flying an incredibly reliable twin,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2014, 21:02
Replies: 89
Views: 40,278
Posted By helmet fire

Two pilots is not protection from wire strike and...

Two pilots is not protection from wire strike and using a single point event such as this one as evidence is not justifiable.

There have been a significant number of two pilot wire strikes (and...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2014, 12:18
Replies: 89
Views: 40,278
Posted By helmet fire

Jay. Yes, I agree that you did back them in that...

Jay. Yes, I agree that you did back them in that thread.....which made your posts hard for me to understand. Your posts, intentionally or not, infer that you feel there is a connection, and it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jan 2014, 11:59
Replies: 89
Views: 40,278
Posted By helmet fire

NLA are a great organisation. Condolences to the...

NLA are a great organisation. Condolences to the crew and families of the lost and injured who were lost or injured doing what they could for the sake of others.

Landing on a fence has nought to...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2013, 10:20
Replies: 668
Views: 1,068,834
Posted By helmet fire

with all due respect to Black Adder and General...

with all due respect to Black Adder and General Melchet.......

this thread has drifted off into a discussion about the viability or efficacy of Police Aviation in the UK. Interesting, but a...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2013, 23:14
Replies: 538
Views: 84,895
Posted By helmet fire

So what is the percentage estimate where it...

So what is the percentage estimate where it becomes a bad idea?

A to B pilots may be the target market, but that was not specified in the brochure offered up, and still it does not address all...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Dec 2013, 22:43
Replies: 538
Views: 84,895
Posted By helmet fire

Most of the time I agree, but Airspeed is also...

Most of the time I agree, but Airspeed is also potential energy in a helicopter as it can be converted into NR.

FH1100, sticking to your guns. So, EFATO: cyclic back or collective down? Low...
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