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Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2020, 15:37
Replies: 23
Views: 9,140
Posted By Old Age Pilot

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jan 2020, 15:17
Replies: 756
Views: 901,567
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Yes I can see it from that angle too. It just...

Yes I can see it from that angle too. It just seemed off to mention during that particular briefing.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jan 2020, 14:22
Replies: 756
Views: 901,567
Posted By Old Age Pilot

I feel the same. The narrative of the NTSB is "we...

I feel the same. The narrative of the NTSB is "we cannot answer any speculative questions, we can only deal with known facts - and we know nothing at this stage", yet there is this apparent snipe at...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2019, 13:05
Replies: 69
Views: 15,552
Posted By Old Age Pilot

I'm sure Arena are well pleased they have their...

I'm sure Arena are well pleased they have their aircraft at the top of this article!
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2018, 12:06
Replies: 617
Views: 177,049
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Actually I have noticed this too. It's caused me...

Actually I have noticed this too. It's caused me to get lost in a thread while trying to pick up where I last read from. But as the management says; it's all lies, nothing to see here, move along ;)...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jul 2018, 13:21
Replies: 16
Views: 4,700
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Also, none of them seem to have wheels.

Also, none of them seem to have wheels.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2018, 20:35
Replies: 201
Views: 35,333
Posted By Old Age Pilot

:D Pretty much sums up the crux of this...

:D

Pretty much sums up the crux of this argument
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2018, 12:08
Replies: 125
Views: 24,592
Posted By Old Age Pilot

As for going down: oh dear :bored: And...

As for going down: oh dear :bored:



And what is the long term outcome of this presumably ongoing gradual descent into the unknown murk? It just to gently plop onto a soft lawn that just so...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2018, 11:46
Replies: 125
Views: 24,592
Posted By Old Age Pilot

I was always taught: "If you enter the crap and...

I was always taught: "If you enter the crap and you cannot see, do a 180 and go back to the clear weather you from which you just came"

While going up is wise from an obstacle point of view, VFR...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2017, 17:17
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,856,496
Posted By Old Age Pilot

What actually happened to Savoia? I always...

What actually happened to Savoia? I always thought he seemed like a very unlikely candidate for getting banned.

He seemed like a decent, knowledgeable person with seemingly well thought out posts....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Nov 2017, 21:51
Replies: 589
Views: 456,440
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Tug vehicle collides with passenger plane at Glasgow Airport

BBC reporting:

Tug vehicle collides with passenger plane at Glasgow Airporthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42118884
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2017, 13:45
Replies: 10
Views: 2,842
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Surely, a pilot without controls is a passenger.

Surely, a pilot without controls is a passenger.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2017, 11:06
Replies: 29
Views: 21,941
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Thanks, CB. It must've been one of those urban...

Thanks, CB. It must've been one of those urban myths I managed to pick up on over the years!

And to FH1100 Pilot, that is a truly awful thing to have witnessed. I'm sure I speak for many of us...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Aug 2017, 11:39
Replies: 29
Views: 21,941
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Didn't a Pan-Am Westland 30 fall off the roof of...

Didn't a Pan-Am Westland 30 fall off the roof of a building in NYC?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2017, 14:28
Replies: 53
Views: 25,692
Posted By Old Age Pilot

I think you're missing the joke here, Thracian ;)

I think you're missing the joke here, Thracian ;)
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2017, 15:24
Replies: 157
Views: 107,150
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Surely the whole reason for ditching here is due...

Surely the whole reason for ditching here is due to the fact that the rotors were damaged to the point that the aircraft was becoming rapidly uncontrollable?

The reason "Q does not seem to have...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
12th May 2017, 08:55
Replies: 23
Views: 7,886
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Which station would that be? The nearest station...

Which station would that be? The nearest station I know is Orpington, which is definitely not five minutes away, unless you intend to get a helicopter shuttle! Fifteen minutes at the very least by...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jun 2015, 13:18
Replies: 43
Views: 13,486
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Quite right, AC I think the OP's initial...

Quite right, AC

I think the OP's initial message referred to the issue of having to modulate throttle in the event of a hot start, or something to that effect, which refers to the CECO system. Of...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2015, 16:15
Replies: 43
Views: 13,486
Posted By Old Age Pilot

First Finger - Idle detent Middle Finger -...

First Finger - Idle detent
Middle Finger - Starter
Left hand - Throttle

Is exactly how I was taught.

I can't see the logic in using your left thumb for both the detent button AND use the same...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2014, 09:22
Replies: 87
Views: 17,206
Posted By Old Age Pilot

PrivtPilotRadarTech

I've never been able to really understand where these people come from or indeed, why they get hooked on a particular story and get so wound up about it.

There's a few names on here that clearly...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2014, 09:10
Replies: 14
Views: 3,746
Posted By Old Age Pilot

FED, What was the purpose of posting the...

FED,

What was the purpose of posting the wikipedia link? To show that terminus mos had a fair point? :}
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2014, 13:31
Replies: 1,224
Views: 765,702
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Or 'sarcastic'

Or 'sarcastic'
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2014, 08:42
Replies: 45
Views: 33,995
Posted By Old Age Pilot

BBC News - Two dead in Flamborough coast...

BBC News - Two dead in Flamborough coast helicopter crash (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29227193)

How can it be so hard for these people to get right?
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2014, 15:26
Replies: 17
Views: 5,059
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Seriously? Pick up the phone and talk to the...

Seriously?

Pick up the phone and talk to the actual people who sell them.

Given the fact that one of the actual people who actually sells them has already posted on here, I would say there's a...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2014, 12:28
Replies: 31
Views: 8,234
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Angel TC, I do believe you may have just killed...

TC,

I do believe you may have just killed this thread off :)
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2014, 19:29
Replies: 40
Views: 8,408
Posted By Old Age Pilot

There will always be an argument in an argument,...

There will always be an argument in an argument, so to speak.

But what surprises me, is the often non-recognition of the 'Lost In Translation' aspect of written word. I'm a firm believer that you...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2014, 19:05
Replies: 71
Views: 20,076
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Sid & Chop, You both have a point. The key...

Sid & Chop,

You both have a point. The key is the applied standard. If the eye witness was a helicopter professional he may say it was rotating "clockwise" according to the applied standard. But...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2013, 09:30
Replies: 538
Views: 85,460
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Re: Peter Giles' post #1205 Well kept...

Re: Peter Giles' post #1205

Well kept secret??

Your statement implies to the many non-pilot types reading it that actually knowing how to fly a helicopter is a well kept secret from the pilots...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2013, 15:46
Replies: 6
Views: 1,244
Posted By Old Age Pilot

April Fool's

My thoughts exactly!

So many reasons why this is impractical.

"I'm sorry, but it is too windy to receive your Amazon order today"
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2013, 09:27
Replies: 6
Views: 1,244
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Amazon testing drones for deliveries

Saw this in the news this morning:

BBC News - Amazon testing drones for deliveries (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25180906)

May have been discussed before, I've searched for a relevant...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2013, 18:58
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,224,716
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Well said.

Well said.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Nov 2013, 09:52
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,224,716
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Why does everybody assume no fire equals no...

Why does everybody assume no fire equals no fuel?!

I have seen accidents with no fire and full fuel, and an airframe completely consumed by fire after impact with very little fuel.

Note: There...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2013, 10:52
Replies: 610
Views: 379,295
Posted By Old Age Pilot

Maybe it's all part of a ploy? Eventually...

Maybe it's all part of a ploy?

Eventually list it at £5000 and make it look like a good deal!
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2013, 13:53
Replies: 610
Views: 379,295
Posted By Old Age Pilot

XT469

Anyone fly this one?

XT469 WESSEX HU.5 HELICOPTER GOOD FOR ADVERTISING OR GARDEN ORNAMENT PLAYGROUND | eBay...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Nov 2013, 20:15
Replies: 21
Views: 9,664
Posted By Old Age Pilot

http://www.perlagrp.com/images/aviation/ak1-3/ak1-...

http://www.perlagrp.com/images/aviation/ak1-3/ak1-3-img-1.jpg

Although a bit late to this, I'm intrigued to see an H322. All the discussions about the differences between the 300 and 22, someone...
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