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Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2013, 02:10
Replies: 12
Views: 2,030
Posted By iamthetroll

I know that at least one operator has given it, a...

I know that at least one operator has given it, a little more than, a second thought and mentioned it at the end of their major gov fail checklist as a "note".
When I've seen it in the sim...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2013, 01:55
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

Bladestrike: You refer to the warning of...

Bladestrike:

You refer to the warning of airspeed dropping below Vy and suppose there's a way to do it when IFR. Completely agree with the idea, always have.
An immediate fix would be when...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2013, 04:27
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

I think they refer more to newly built aircraft...

I think they refer more to newly built aircraft from now on, rather than refitting the aircraft already flying.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 22:34
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

Airwave45: I have enjoyed reading your posts...

Airwave45:

I have enjoyed reading your posts thus far. In general they are a welcomed balance to the forum, and I am pleased to see someone representing the 19 guys down the back actually spend a...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2013, 15:47
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

When the crew join you in the departure gate...

When the crew join you in the departure gate everything is wrapped up. Planning was finished long ago, the aircraft started, checks all carried out and rotors running on the hotspot all that is left...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2013, 03:42
Replies: 27
Views: 2,687
Posted By iamthetroll

Boy I caused quite the stir. I suspect it was my...

Boy I caused quite the stir. I suspect it was my comment wherein I said I will continue to pray for those missing.

My statement did not imply anything other than my well wishing for those at...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2013, 03:21
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

Malabo: That depends on the brief. Normally...

Malabo:

That depends on the brief. Normally it would be a coupled approach given it was not for training, and in the L2 that tends to take the form of a 3-axis, though this may vary between...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2013, 03:07
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

Can't speak for all three operators procedure,...

Can't speak for all three operators procedure, but regardless of SOP the NS fit L2s have AFDS so they should inflate automagically.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Aug 2013, 17:03
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

There is only and ILS to 27, and LOC/DME to 09....

There is only and ILS to 27, and LOC/DME to 09. The high ground to the west and east make 03/15 unsuitable for anything other than a visual approach.
An approach to 09 with 20kts from the right...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Aug 2013, 20:05
Replies: 2,609
Views: 873,684
Posted By iamthetroll

Coast guard saying wreckage is being washed...

Coast guard saying wreckage is being washed ashore at Garth Sneff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-23821083

Continuing to pray for the three missing.
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2013, 22:44
Replies: 14
Views: 2,454
Posted By iamthetroll

Speaking to someone I know in the training...

Speaking to someone I know in the training department at Bond they advised me that Bond are in need of pilots at the moment.
Spending your money on the IR is a gamble, as there is no guarantee of...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2013, 12:46
Replies: 5
Views: 4,628
Posted By iamthetroll

I second that.

I second that.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2012, 13:03
Replies: 5
Views: 2,741
Posted By iamthetroll

Press statement from the Bond website: Press...

Press statement from the Bond website:

Press Story | Bond Aviation Group (http://www.bondaviationgroup.com/media/press-story?story=2097)

Bond Offshore Helicopters’ BP Jigsaw search and rescue...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Oct 2012, 11:09
Replies: 994
Views: 294,326
Posted By iamthetroll

3 flights on a 139 I believe. Seems to be the...

3 flights on a 139 I believe. Seems to be the bel-air that was working for them after G-REDW ditched.
Hearing word that there are N3s on their way up from Bond's bases down south.
Also a 155 from...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Oct 2012, 17:39
Replies: 994
Views: 294,326
Posted By iamthetroll

@Moodyman: As is quite normal for these...

@Moodyman:
As is quite normal for these machines, especially 225s after a day's flying. Very smoky.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Sep 2012, 09:34
Replies: 2
Views: 595
Posted By iamthetroll

Part 141...

Part 141 (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=42a81438d629c8c0f3e493a1485646fb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:3.0.1.2.16&idno=14)
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2012, 15:16
Replies: 16
Views: 3,507
Posted By iamthetroll

You forgot "space for a big nutty box".

You forgot "space for a big nutty box".
Forum: ATC Issues
7th Jul 2012, 13:36
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,452,201
Posted By iamthetroll

A late evening exchange between my counterpart,...

A late evening exchange between my counterpart, Aberdeen tower, and a KLM Fokker.

ABZ TWR: "Heli 12A You're number two to a Fokker final for runway 34"
Hel12A: "Is he a big Fokker or a little...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jun 2012, 12:01
Replies: 24
Views: 9,608
Posted By iamthetroll

I had always considered that helicopters, by...

I had always considered that helicopters, by their nature, fail to comply with the laws of aerodynamics... :p
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Jun 2012, 09:24
Replies: 21
Views: 8,966
Posted By iamthetroll

Hokulea, My wife is a US passport holder...

Hokulea,

My wife is a US passport holder and I a UK passport holder. Whenever we travel to the UK we both pass through non-EU passports together, and in the US we both pass through US passports....
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2012, 10:57
Replies: 8
Views: 3,125
Posted By iamthetroll

That'd depend on where you wish to fly (JAA land,...

That'd depend on where you wish to fly (JAA land, or FAA land). To fly a ME aircraft IFR you need to to have a ME IR, a single engine IR wouldn't enable you to fly on either of the types on your...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2012, 14:10
Replies: 36
Views: 19,664
Posted By iamthetroll

The parent company CEO retired. Bond Offshore MD...

The parent company CEO retired. Bond Offshore MD stood down/aside. Might be connected but it appears that the two are not related, then again I may just be naive.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2012, 15:17
Replies: 9
Views: 2,245
Posted By iamthetroll

Thank HC, I suspect I might have a bit too much...

Thank HC, I suspect I might have a bit too much time on my hands... I'm not sure if the ops manual drags on as much as my post. :p
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2012, 00:21
Replies: 9
Views: 2,245
Posted By iamthetroll

Hi roughneck, First off my answers relate...

Hi roughneck,

First off my answers relate to the use of Pumas and make reference to SOPs which are not necessarily identical between the three operators but probably similar.
The decision to...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2012, 10:29
Replies: 289
Views: 110,074
Posted By iamthetroll

How else are we arm chair experts to pass our...

How else are we arm chair experts to pass our time? It is a rumour network, which is tantamount to a casual blether by medium of text.

Personally I'd like to nominate myself for shooting in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2012, 08:45
Replies: 289
Views: 110,074
Posted By iamthetroll

Greyarea. EASA weren't the only sceptical ones......

Greyarea. EASA weren't the only sceptical ones...
L2s and (more so) S92s are probably about to take up the majority of longer flights.
My wonder is: with the speed at which the issues in EADs are...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2012, 04:49
Replies: 25
Views: 4,508
Posted By iamthetroll

Instead of tapping into the nutty box down the...

Instead of tapping into the nutty box down the back of the aircraft, they pulled over and the crew used their own pennies to buy something to keep them going. Had they eaten from the nutty box, it'd...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th May 2012, 01:33
Replies: 289
Views: 110,074
Posted By iamthetroll

10 shafts per batch, so 9 remaining. None of...

10 shafts per batch, so 9 remaining. None of which are in the UK, according to EC. G-REDW had the only one.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2012, 13:18
Replies: 9
Views: 2,138
Posted By iamthetroll

Jay summed it up in far fewer words than I could....

Jay summed it up in far fewer words than I could.

The media need something to sensationalise. "Helicopter ditches, everyone safe and home with family, helicopter back onshore", is not what they...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2012, 10:05
Replies: 36
Views: 19,664
Posted By iamthetroll

As far as pilots are concerned, I know a few guys...

As far as pilots are concerned, I know a few guys who have been employed recently and they tell me that there are quite a number of conversion courses planned (with people confirmed as bums on seats)...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2012, 21:51
Replies: 12
Views: 4,998
Posted By iamthetroll

Max: I agree, certainly with your opening...

Max:

I agree, certainly with your opening point. Last year a colleague of mine, and I found ourselves doing the BOSIET course at an offshore training facility in Aberdeen with a class full of...
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