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Forum: Fragrant Harbour
31st May 2017, 23:13
Replies: 30
Views: 16,623
Posted By SandL

we are sooo angry about this the severence deal...

we are sooo angry about this the severence deal was staff travel for length of returement then they said it's a concession that can be removed at any time.
I am amazed the union has not taken...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2017, 09:15
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

person with no name I dont think anyone is...

person with no name I dont think anyone is stone throwing, just discussing,
single seaters pilots or 2 seaters neither are in anyway knowlage superior.

you quote an accident from 1996...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2017, 13:33
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

Bob cat you are talking design , I think the M24...

Bob cat you are talking design , I think the M24 has a straight keel also I perform a soft field take off on most occasions as I fly from a rough grass strip, to I lift off early without going into...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2017, 11:16
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

I did not say they were "solely due to poor...

I did not say they were "solely due to poor training across the board"
I am keen on preventing accidents fatal or not can be just a whisper away
I am no longer a member of the BRA, I do not...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2017, 00:50
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

I make it 16 take off incidents involving the new...

I make it 16 take off incidents involving the new generation of gyros
MT, Calidus M24, Cavalon etc from 2008-2016 some of which would be as you describe a "training accident" but not all. I am...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2017, 11:03
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

The thread started with a statement that One...

The thread started with a statement that
One of the modern, safe, two seat machines popular in the UK has one sixth (the same rate as Russian Roulette with a revolver!) of the UK fleet...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2017, 00:27
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

I have not yet met a sky God. agree to fly a...

I have not yet met a sky God.
agree to fly a modern gyro requires difference training as does a tail dragger for a PPL(A) to fly a cub
I have flown giders that spin like a top , then climbed into...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 16:45
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

agree with bobcat take fixed wing for example...

agree with bobcat
take fixed wing for example ... spinning used to be part of the PPL(A) sylabus, so if you put a "new" PPL(A) into a full spinn will they be able to recover ?
or are we releying on...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 15:17
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

it was not the first and not the last of this...

it was not the first and not the last of this type of accident , there have beene 2 more almost exactly the same from my recollection. was it ashford or shoreham ?
min equipment would also be...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 14:22
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

The point I was making was it appeard to be a...

The point I was making was it appeard to be a "by numbers take off," It suggests that he did not follow the 1,2,3 procedure and ended up in a skills defecit area. hadf he nursed the blades up to...
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2017, 14:04
Replies: 24
Views: 5,816
Posted By SandL

Mower type

I use a ransomes 213D on my 2 acre garden second hand about £1,000 when the blades blunt simply but another and use the first as a spare parts dept.
84 inch cutting width with hydraulic drums ,...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 10:54
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

an aaib report accident 2010 Synopsis Whilst ...

an aaib report accident 2010
Synopsis
Whilst taking off the student pilot did not use the
technique he had been taught, resulting in a loss of
control and the gyroplane...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 10:49
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

Rojer was old school, he came from a single seat...

Rojer was old school, he came from a single seat environment then the M16, Rojer knows rotor management and I am not at all surprised he taught it extensivly, he knows it's value.
you mention "the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 10:36
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

I taxi my gyro with blades turning (it reduces...

I taxi my gyro with blades turning (it reduces stress on the head as you taxi over bumps)
It is possible to taxi too fast with the stick in the wrong place stall and wreck the gyro ... whilst...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 10:24
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

my single seat machine is like a dirt bike, it is...

my single seat machine is like a dirt bike, it is not a big x-country machine, if i wanted to go long distance from airfield to airfield I would use a fixed wing, it's warmer and more echonomical, I...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 10:17
Replies: 42
Views: 16,472
Posted By SandL

I fly a single seat gyro in the UK PPL(G) I have...

I fly a single seat gyro in the UK PPL(G) I have a lapsed PPL(A) and used to teach gliding
the PPL(G) training focused many hours on rotor management.. the pilot looked at the blades and by look and...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2011, 12:29
Replies: 262
Views: 38,759
Posted By SandL

Just thinking about the practicalities.... if ...

Just thinking about the practicalities.... if NATS/ CAA are responsible for air space and security are trying to save lives by preventing terrorism, then with the restrictions in place choke...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jun 2011, 00:52
Replies: 262
Views: 38,759
Posted By SandL

just a thought I feel sure that security would...

just a thought
I feel sure that security would be much better if a "dry run" is inisiated maybe a date should be chosen ... a nice good weather week end this summer... then we all fly as if the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
2nd Jun 2011, 00:39
Replies: 4
Views: 2,209
Posted By SandL

just a thought I feel sure that security would...

just a thought
I feel sure that security would be much better if a "dry run is" inisiated maybe a date should be chosen ... a nice good weather week end this summer... then we all fly as if the...
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