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Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2014, 08:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,400,558
Posted By merlin_driver

Regarding the Search and Rescue, and having spent...

Regarding the Search and Rescue, and having spent many hours doing Visual Searches for missing ships and the like, it is usual to find pallets and stuff like that on the high seas, things get carried...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 01:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,400,558
Posted By merlin_driver

Let me offer the view of someone with experience...

Let me offer the view of someone with experience of North Atlantic open sea SAR (10 years).
It doesn't surprise me that they haven't found anything yet, because the search area is enormous, and the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2013, 11:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,731
Posted By merlin_driver

Yes, this video is brutal, but you may not know...

Yes, this video is brutal, but you may not know that drug trafickers have used a tank (!!) and machine guns to shut down a tunnel and kidnap a bunch of people in the past. Or that they shot down a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2013, 08:15
Replies: 88
Views: 25,055
Posted By merlin_driver

There is a curious paradox among pilots (not just...

There is a curious paradox among pilots (not just helicopter ones), which is:

a) criticize openly and heavily the work of other pilots, most times without having enough information to do it;
b)...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2013, 18:09
Replies: 632
Views: 165,080
Posted By merlin_driver

TC: the Merlin is an oustanding SAR machine, if...

TC:
the Merlin is an oustanding SAR machine, if you need 400 miles of radius of action (Portugal does).
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2013, 18:02
Replies: 2,913
Views: 970,911
Posted By merlin_driver

Not quite so. Radius of Action varies with wind...

Not quite so. Radius of Action varies with wind intensity, and it can be a lot. If wind is below 30 kts, in the Merlin, we're OK, but above that, range starts reducing, and if you have the misfortune...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2013, 07:26
Replies: 2,913
Views: 970,911
Posted By merlin_driver

For longest range, the Merlin does 110 TAS, but...

For longest range, the Merlin does 110 TAS, but that is after you shut down #3 engine, it increases range by 7%, more or less. If you use 3 engines you make 120 TAS, but range is reduced. Our max...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2013, 18:06
Replies: 2,913
Views: 970,911
Posted By merlin_driver

Our 380 miles rescue also had 2 refuels, they did...

Our 380 miles rescue also had 2 refuels, they did 200+380x2+200, so almost 1200 miles, 12 hours or so, and to the West of the Azores you are literally in the middle of the Atlantic, these are very...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2013, 14:49
Replies: 2,913
Views: 970,911
Posted By merlin_driver

LionCopter: do you carry a ferry tank for very...

LionCopter:
do you carry a ferry tank for very long missions? Btw, what's the longest distance a S-92 has flown in SAR/medevac, does anyone know?
(In Portugal, our longest distance in the Merlin...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2013, 11:18
Replies: 632
Views: 165,080
Posted By merlin_driver

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world where SAR...

Meanwhile, in other parts of the world where SAR operations are also happening:
Portuguese AW101 sets new SAR distance record | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2013, 09:23
Replies: 9
Views: 3,263
Posted By merlin_driver

At the end of the first video, a woman says "Que...

At the end of the first video, a woman says "Que pendejos estes seņores. Ay Ernesto!"
Wise words indeed:
Google Translate...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2013, 14:59
Replies: 11
Views: 2,182
Posted By merlin_driver

maf: I totally disagree with the previous...

maf:

I totally disagree with the previous comments that "with that mindset you won't get far in Aviation". You seem to love flying, but are intelligent enough to understand that spending a ton of...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Apr 2013, 12:35
Replies: 2,913
Views: 970,911
Posted By merlin_driver

I can't tell you about the 139, but I can tell...

I can't tell you about the 139, but I can tell you about the AW101 (AFCS is very similar). In Portugal, we transitioned from the SA330 to the AW101 in 2006/2007. Minimum requirement for captaincy was...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2012, 20:39
Replies: 52
Views: 11,150
Posted By merlin_driver

From what I've read, the Ka-32's will pass from...

From what I've read, the Ka-32's will pass from EMA to INAC. It is the same thing, if the aircraft are state owned. When a Merlin transports a HEMS patient in the Azores, there is no insurance...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2012, 14:20
Replies: 52
Views: 11,150
Posted By merlin_driver

I think the KA-32 are currently operating as...

I think the KA-32 are currently operating as State Aircraft, which exempts them from the AOC (it's the same with the Air Force HEMS). So, if the Ka-32 remain as state owned aircraft, which I believe...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jul 2012, 23:34
Replies: 29
Views: 4,600
Posted By merlin_driver

Your point seems to be simplicity of technique,...

Your point seems to be simplicity of technique, but if you are flying a heli with a low inertia rotor, the actual difference in rate of descent may be small.
Still, regarding your example, and as...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jul 2012, 16:52
Replies: 52
Views: 11,150
Posted By merlin_driver

The Merlin could do firefighting. At 8000+ Eur...

The Merlin could do firefighting. At 8000+ Eur per hour I just don't think that is a good idea, especially as the Ka-32 is an excellent firefighting machine, much better than the Merlin.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2012, 12:25
Replies: 10
Views: 1,804
Posted By merlin_driver

Hello SAR Blade, the Merlins are working...

Hello SAR Blade,

the Merlins are working just fine now in Portugal, a/c available has gone way up, and we just participated in our first large scale international tactical exercise.
I understand...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2012, 12:08
Replies: 52
Views: 11,150
Posted By merlin_driver

hueyracer: in this forum some comments in the...

hueyracer:
in this forum some comments in the past have been made regarding flying in Spain/Portugal which are a bit "snob", so sorry if I misunderstood you.

Regarding the civil/military...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2012, 23:55
Replies: 52
Views: 11,150
Posted By merlin_driver

hueyracer: regarding "several crashes every...

hueyracer:
regarding "several crashes every year", do these occur in Portugal or in Spain? It's not the same country, and not the same company (I don't work for any) Also, can you name any accidents...
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