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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2023, 11:48
Replies: 10,567
Views: 4,715,588
Posted By dickmct

Attention, Portugal! "But Lisbon has never...

Attention, Portugal!

"But Lisbon has never been Russian."
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"That's a reason why it should be. The Portuguese would live just as fine as part of the Russian empire."

Russian...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 19:38
Replies: 61
Views: 21,371
Posted By dickmct

Off topic but my recollection of the Bucaneer was...

Off topic but my recollection of the Bucaneer was an encounter near Garstang when doing the gas pipeline survey. I looked left up to the hills in the direction of the Spadeadam training area and all...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2023, 17:19
Replies: 15
Views: 2,253
Posted By dickmct

MGD, I do not regard rotor detachments as normal...

MGD, I do not regard rotor detachments as normal in any way; it is tantamount to a wing falling off a Jumbo. However, as far as I know it has only happened on the NS; that is what I find interesting....
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2023, 17:35
Replies: 15
Views: 2,253
Posted By dickmct

MGD, I have a lot of hours on 225 and L2s. They...

MGD, I have a lot of hours on 225 and L2s. They are brilliant machines and very pilot-friendly. I find it intriguing that the two rotor detachments were on the North Sea and essentially the same...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2023, 18:05
Replies: 23
Views: 6,249
Posted By dickmct

It's 44 years since I last flew a Gazelle but I...

It's 44 years since I last flew a Gazelle but I still recognised the Tq, NC, T4, CWP check. It was well ingrained.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Mar 2021, 20:56
Replies: 59
Views: 19,983
Posted By dickmct

Just because "guidance" is not law does that mean...

Just because "guidance" is not law does that mean that you are not stupid to ignore it?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2020, 17:06
Replies: 146
Views: 24,741
Posted By dickmct

As crab said, Coriolis Effect is an apparent...

As crab said, Coriolis Effect is an apparent deviation. The bolt in his example departs in a straight line as there is no force acting on it to change its path; it is on a radial path to the tip...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2020, 18:51
Replies: 24
Views: 10,038
Posted By dickmct

Another well-crafted reply lost into cyberspace,...

Another well-crafted reply lost into cyberspace, but to summarise:- Sorry if I caused offence, that was not my intent. However I do think that I have been misinterpreted in that I wished to convey...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Nov 2020, 16:01
Replies: 24
Views: 10,038
Posted By dickmct

ShyT, OK, but by continuing to reference the...

ShyT, OK, but by continuing to reference the characteristics of these older machines you help perpetuate the misconceptions of the safety of modern gyros.

Gyros do not have high visibility in GA...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2020, 20:52
Replies: 24
Views: 10,038
Posted By dickmct

India two four, The nasties with the old...

India two four,

The nasties with the old gimbal head were caused by dynamic instability due to the design of the head. Any gust-induced pitch excursions were dynamically unstable i.e. a positive...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2020, 12:50
Replies: 24
Views: 10,038
Posted By dickmct

Biscuit74, Very forgiving; the low level...

Biscuit74,

Very forgiving; the low level speed judgement is no different from any other aircraft.

Re the airspeed sensitivity; my gyro, a stable-mate to the Cavalon, has a speed range of...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2020, 12:35
Replies: 24
Views: 10,038
Posted By dickmct

I have just crafted a response to the criticism...

I have just crafted a response to the criticism of gyros in the above posts, unfortunately it has disappeared into cyberspace. I wrote form my experience as an ex AAC pilot, retired 30yr North Sea...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2018, 18:46
Replies: 9
Views: 2,864
Posted By dickmct

Picture this scenario; Joe Bloggs bimbling along...

Picture this scenario; Joe Bloggs bimbling along happy in the knowledge that he has an EC fitted. "I don't have to keep a lookout as I am protected by my little device". Shortly after this he has a...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2013, 21:56
Replies: 2,609
Views: 877,606
Posted By dickmct

Re post 896

The threshold of 09 at Sumburgh is on the beach; no lead in lights or other early visual aids. As it is an over the sea, localiser only approach with no obstacles in the undershoot my preference is...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2012, 16:40
Replies: 994
Views: 295,043
Posted By dickmct

Are L2/225s grounded worldwide?

Are L2/225s grounded worldwide?
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