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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2014, 18:19
Replies: 10
Views: 4,222
Posted By talkpedlar

RIP Mike.

How very sad, a thoroughly decent and nice guy.

TP
6th Jul 2014, 18:07
Replies: 10
Views: 2,247
Posted By talkpedlar

Hope this helps..

OK..remember these basic principles....

1 To maintain height/altitude, lift must equal gravity... any difference between the two will result in the aircraft climbing or descending

2 Remember...
24th Jun 2014, 10:45
Replies: 16
Views: 4,045
Posted By talkpedlar

I wasn't there but....

with 300+ jumps on a high-performance* canopy (ParaCommander) I find this gentleman's canopy handling er... unconventional to say the least.

Hoping that he and lady-spectator emerge unscathed.
...
22nd Jun 2014, 08:20
Replies: 19
Views: 10,727
Posted By talkpedlar

Very sad..

..and so much for the Daily Mail's typically useless coverage about "husband and wife victims."
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2014, 05:38
Replies: 23
Views: 9,845
Posted By talkpedlar

Strange... red-herring or admin glitch?

Previous ID shown in G INFO as N473SH but..

N473SH is allocated to the Falcon formerly operated by Prince Rainier of Monaco.

Happy weekend all,

TP
14th Jun 2014, 12:22
Replies: 10
Views: 6,602
Posted By talkpedlar

Just my humble two centsworth...

... but if Cessna are serious about raising Mustang sales they'll have to do something about that disgusting "emergency" lavatory... the existing facility is woefully inadequate when you consider the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2014, 13:26
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,028
Posted By talkpedlar

Thank you chopjock...

.for your supporting comment.

Airpolice.. I used the word "seemingly" for good reason; I have only the eye-witness statement and AAIB reports to go on.

With respect however, early flare? What...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2014, 12:32
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,028
Posted By talkpedlar

Here's where I'm struggling...based on known facts..

1 Eye-witness account and AAIB reports state MR and TR not turning prior to, and at point of, impact. (Seemingly no attempt at auto-rotation)

2 Double engine-failure confirmed but post-accident...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2014, 16:36
Replies: 12
Views: 1,608
Posted By talkpedlar

More good guys lost in another poor vis accident..

Tony Smith, Steve Holdich, Pete Barnes and now Carl D... We're still losing too many experienced, well qualified and thoroughly decent guys.. and 3 of those crashes claimed pax too.

Now in...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2014, 21:55
Replies: 877
Views: 451,864
Posted By talkpedlar

Not Mil? Another major tragedy?

Early reports relating to aviation incidents are often wide of the mark.. but one imagines that this is not an R22 or similar.... Is there much/any oil-support traffic in this area?

Hoping that...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Mar 2014, 21:29
Replies: 877
Views: 451,864
Posted By talkpedlar

AW139 G-LBAL helicopter crash in Gillingham, Norfolk

UK TV news reporting aircraft down on Norfolk/Suffolk border... another US mil aircraft maybe?

21.30z 3/13
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2014, 18:51
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,028
Posted By talkpedlar

Piechaser?

Your comments in 1904 and 1907 for starters. I never wish to offend but where did you trawl that garbage from?

Sorry but your lack of appropriate knowledge, experience and intelligence just shine...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jan 2014, 08:12
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,028
Posted By talkpedlar

Pprune at its very worst... What a shame!

With all due respect, comments from Piechaser, Falcon900 and Robin 400 show clear lack of knowledge, relevant experience and even intelligence.

Igniters, fuel starvation, fuel exhaustion,...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jan 2014, 12:37
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,212,028
Posted By talkpedlar

Falcon 900?

Sir, (with respect) Is it fair to say that you have never flown this (or any other) helicopter?

If this accident was caused by fuel exhaustion (or starvation) the very fine pilot at the controls...
17th Jan 2014, 12:05
Replies: 24
Views: 9,113
Posted By talkpedlar

Thank you Swept..

I'm ex 737 and 757 and have spent the last 27 months in the Middle-East in a selection and recruitment role for one of the big carriers.. I hope that the following points help:

1 IMHO you should...
17th Jan 2014, 07:31
Replies: 24
Views: 9,113
Posted By talkpedlar

Swept...we're not mind-readers..

1 Nationality?

2 Age?

3 Are your 3500 hours all fixed-wing?

Good luck in your search but more info needed!
2nd Jan 2014, 16:31
Replies: 26
Views: 10,927
Posted By talkpedlar

Just my opinion..

..but having run the KingAir's tanks dry (after it was refuelled in the owner's absence), one might have thought that he would thereafter be present and carefully witnessing future refuelling..but no...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2014, 15:59
Replies: 25
Views: 9,276
Posted By talkpedlar

Just my two cents-worth..

Just my (carefully worded) view here (and based upon a number of Mumbai/Bombay contracts as rotary skipper and sales-demo pilot) IMHO, if AW hadn't (allegedly) greased palms in the early stages of...
Replies: 77
Views: 19,562
Posted By talkpedlar

Sorry to be harsh but...

..yet another sucker parted from his money.:ugh:

Ali...

1: it's not the school's responsibility to check visa requirements.. it's yours!

2 This fine website has been telling students and...
16th Nov 2013, 09:32
Replies: 285
Views: 63,406
Posted By talkpedlar

Yes, G-BXUY I'm told..

Pretty rare for there to be reasonable quality photographs of an aircraft in the seconds before impact.. no doubt will be of great interest to AAIB.

Horizontal vis at the surface looks ok(ish) but...
15th Nov 2013, 14:10
Replies: 2
Views: 2,750
Posted By talkpedlar

Captain or troll?

You're a captain and you need help from Ppuners to compose a letter?

Costa Concordia, right?

:ugh::ugh::ugh:
26th Oct 2013, 22:03
Replies: 1,147
Views: 485,139
Posted By talkpedlar

Exemplar...

pr eshemplow ..from the Korean word for emasculated management, fickle leadership etc.. :=
24th Oct 2013, 23:03
Replies: 5
Views: 4,347
Posted By talkpedlar

Hi James..

..more information required.. Private licence? Professional? What are your long-term plans? Come on buddy.. give us a chance to help you
18th Oct 2013, 10:19
Replies: 30
Views: 12,163
Posted By talkpedlar

Just trying to help you here Josh..

Josh.. it's surprising and disappointing that you think that a cardiologist's report will ensure the issue of your Class 1. For my part I genuinely hope that you get your Class 1 and are able to...
17th Oct 2013, 09:17
Replies: 10
Views: 6,260
Posted By talkpedlar

Your first post 981..

..welcome to Pprune...

so, your source for this info is??

How many redundancies? 2? 200?

Please do tell

Rgds TP
16th Oct 2013, 16:30
Replies: 30
Views: 12,163
Posted By talkpedlar

Yes Don but..

H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Gulf war one. He was big, beefy and had a presence. He had the look of a leader. He was a leader, with a brilliant mind.

No-one ever offered Schwartzkopf a right-hand seat...
16th Oct 2013, 14:40
Replies: 30
Views: 12,163
Posted By talkpedlar

Hi Josh..

Since you went to Gatwick, I take it that was for initial Class 1 medical.. Hopefully this disappointment has occurred before you've spent/wasted/invested a lot of money on training towards a...
9th Oct 2013, 17:14
Replies: 22
Views: 8,507
Posted By talkpedlar

Hello? Jon?

Jon, if you're a troll, your question is ill-timed, in bad taste and unwelcome.. IMHO of course..

If on the other hand you've "invested" 2 or 3 years of your life and £150k + and still need to...
3rd Oct 2013, 11:22
Replies: 34
Views: 29,123
Posted By talkpedlar

BBC news story quoting airport official that..

..aircraft suffered engine failure after take-off .. no doubt a supposition unless crew managed to report nature of problem to ATC..

For sure, if they were hot and heavy, an EFATO after V1 would...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Oct 2013, 09:22
Replies: 976
Views: 216,377
Posted By talkpedlar

Coroner's report seems fair, lucid and balanced..

This recently-retired old-stager has, during recent years, been involved in simulator-assessment of prospective pilot candidates. Two issues were patently clear almost every day...

1 Candidates...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2013, 18:21
Replies: 21
Views: 5,022
Posted By talkpedlar

Well..at age 69..

.. he'd have probably prefered this ending rather than being spoon-fed and bed-bathed in an old folks' home.. He gets kudos from me for still being at it at such an age. RIP old buddy.

From a...
30th Sep 2013, 17:53
Replies: 15
Views: 7,999
Posted By talkpedlar

Please don't flame me here.

..just thinking out loud..

CitationJet proven to be safe...easy to fly too with the necessary experience and training.

On the other hand, too many entry-level jets (not just Cessnas) seem to...
Replies: 1,023
Views: 629,930
Posted By talkpedlar

OK... let's be brutal here..

1 Regardless of your ambition, motivation, education, wealth, talent, experience, age, religion and sexual orientation...

With all the information available on Pprune, if you still have to ask...
13th Aug 2013, 10:51
Replies: 5
Views: 5,765
Posted By talkpedlar

Well.. I'm grizzly...

.. I've flown both and I've chosen a low-time Phenom 100.. rather than a CJ1 or Mustang.. Main reason proper lavvy and rigid door compared to Cessna's humiliaton potty and hanging rag.. Secondary...
10th Aug 2013, 06:31
Replies: 29
Views: 4,095
Posted By talkpedlar

Forget the RAF, P74!

Before I get flamed, P74, I sincerely wish you well.

1 Forget the RAF route.. that is for candidates who want nothing else... they'll have the measure of you out at OASC in minutes!

2 You are...
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