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Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2016, 18:21
Replies: 18
Views: 10,106
Posted By mdovey

Those who are in favour of a brexit on the basis...

Those who are in favour of a brexit on the basis of regaining regulatory control might be surprised by the number of international regulatory bodies such as EASA (and the court of human rights) where...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2016, 07:53
Replies: 17
Views: 3,526
Posted By mdovey

I was a little concerned by the statement:...

I was a little concerned by the statement: "passengers only need to give two commands, "take off" and "land," each controlled by a single click on a Microsoft Surface tablet" - I just hope tht the...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2015, 11:41
Replies: 282
Views: 87,378
Posted By mdovey

How effective is this technique in an ac with a...

How effective is this technique in an ac with a fenestron TR?

From the description, the lateral thrust produced by the tail rotor is an important factor of this recovery. A fenestron has different...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2015, 15:48
Replies: 80
Views: 14,272
Posted By mdovey

There was a proposal last month to the FAA from...

There was a proposal last month to the FAA from Amazon to establish a "drone airspace" below 400 ft agl. plus an exclusion zone from 400 - 500ft agl to separate drone traffic from other air traffic...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2015, 18:24
Replies: 8
Views: 3,246
Posted By mdovey

Cockney, I thought HP had an R44 not an R22....

Cockney,

I thought HP had an R44 not an R22. If more than 2 seats are a requirement\necessity, then arguments over the relative merits\benefits of Robbi versus Guimbal are mute - Guimbal doesn't...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2015, 19:29
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,868,172
Posted By mdovey

Hot and Hi, See...

Hot and Hi,

See http://www.airbushelicopters.com/website/docs_wsw/pdf/1673-67-04en.pdf (section 3)

There's also a similar service letter from Guimbal on the topic "12-001 Yaw control in...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2015, 12:12
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,868,172
Posted By mdovey

tqmatch, Why not just find a nearby school...

tqmatch,

Why not just find a nearby school with a G2 and book an hour or two with an instructor and decide for yourself?

The G2 has been around long enough now not to worry about it being new...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2015, 18:05
Replies: 21
Views: 4,551
Posted By mdovey

In summary, in most jurisdictions, if the flight...

In summary, in most jurisdictions, if the flight manual says you can't leave the aircraft, rotors turning, then you can't! If the flight manual says you can, then providing you follow any...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jul 2015, 21:40
Replies: 33
Views: 6,595
Posted By mdovey

SiloeSid, no - a square pad only gives 4...

SiloeSid, no - a square pad only gives 4 different directions, as parking parallel to the left hand side of the square is co-incident with parking parallel to the right hand side of the square...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2015, 06:45
Replies: 35
Views: 5,709
Posted By mdovey

As a PPL(H) student, if it is exercise 25, I log...

As a PPL(H) student, if it is exercise 25, I log it as cross country.

As regards landing away - for the qualifying cross-country, my flight school requires me to get my log book signed (I don't...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th May 2015, 07:52
Replies: 19
Views: 7,504
Posted By mdovey

So, if I understand Ascend Charlie and FH1100...

So, if I understand Ascend Charlie and FH1100 Pilot correctly, the splitting needles approach used in pistons, doesn't work for turbines (or at least doesn't give a reliable indication) due to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2015, 12:44
Replies: 19
Views: 7,504
Posted By mdovey

Checking the needles split seems to be a standard...

Checking the needles split seems to be a standard item on engine start-up checklists for R22, 300CB and G2. How come this isn't standard on a 206?

Given, the three types above are pistons - is it...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2015, 09:04
Replies: 282
Views: 87,378
Posted By mdovey

The wikipedia article says it is in the (2013...

The wikipedia article says it is in the (2013 edition) R22\R44 Flight Training Guide (FTG), which is the fifth manual listed at Robinson Helicopter Co. (http://www.robinsonheli.com/manual.html)
...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2015, 13:43
Replies: 282
Views: 87,378
Posted By mdovey

Are there any references to the Vuichard...

Are there any references to the Vuichard technique in particular how\why it is suppose to work?

The only reference I could find googling is the wikipedia article (or direct quotations from it),...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2015, 13:38
Replies: 17
Views: 2,568
Posted By mdovey

steve_oc seems to suggest a pragmatic workable...

steve_oc seems to suggest a pragmatic workable definition:

LAND IMMEDIATELY - enter a descent and look for somewhere to land

LAND ASAP - look for somewhere to land and enter a descent

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2014, 04:46
Replies: 40
Views: 10,798
Posted By mdovey

If I believe wikipedia, there were 2175 road...

If I believe wikipedia, there were 2175 road traffic deaths in the UK alone in 2012, and 1.2M worldwide in 2010.

Most if not all of those deaths would have involved a single piston engine vehicle,...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2014, 12:55
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,868,172
Posted By mdovey

Did you mean "threat" or "thread"? Is there even...

Did you mean "threat" or "thread"? Is there even a G4 thread?



Oh, so this will be the Gn (n>4) then :)

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2014, 12:05
Replies: 35
Views: 12,302
Posted By mdovey

Is it just the ranges Sikorsky acquired from...

Is it just the ranges Sikorsky acquired from Schwiezer where there are support issues, or is it across the entire Sikorsky range?

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2014, 08:51
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,868,172
Posted By mdovey

Is this the fabled 4-seater or just a turbine...

Is this the fabled 4-seater or just a turbine version of the G2?

And is this confirmed or just rumour? (and why am I even asking that on a forum called "... rumour network"?)

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2014, 08:16
Replies: 9
Views: 5,771
Posted By mdovey

Are you sure that isn't a prop from a forthcoming...

Are you sure that isn't a prop from a forthcoming Transformer movie?

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2014, 10:34
Replies: 16
Views: 3,831
Posted By mdovey

Normally with these accident videos, although...

Normally with these accident videos, although there may be some debate over the detail, you can normally get a general sense of what the pilot was trying to do and what went wrong. More importantly,...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2014, 21:59
Replies: 7
Views: 3,293
Posted By mdovey

Now it's beginning to sound like the 12 days of...

Now it's beginning to sound like the 12 days of Christmas!
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2014, 06:55
Replies: 28
Views: 9,788
Posted By mdovey

Obviously responsibility always lies with the...

Obviously responsibility always lies with the PIC, but the chap on the ground who seems to redirect the helicopter directly into the wires can't have helped!

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2014, 19:24
Replies: 11
Views: 3,817
Posted By mdovey

Ooooh, boxes are dangerous things. Just...

Ooooh, boxes are dangerous things.

Just think of the back injuries if someone tries to lift one without realising there's a helicopter still in it!
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2014, 19:22
Replies: 36
Views: 14,141
Posted By mdovey

Pretty much every advertising these days tries to...

Pretty much every advertising these days tries to sell some inflated dream or experience rather than just the product itself.

Education is no exception - you only have to travel on the tube or...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jun 2014, 06:56
Replies: 649
Views: 207,424
Posted By mdovey

Just published by AAIB: Air Accidents...

Just published by AAIB:

Air Accidents Investigation: 2/2014 G-REDW G-CHCN (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/publications/formal_reports/2_2014_g_redw_g_chcn.cfm)

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2014, 16:35
Replies: 342
Views: 62,157
Posted By mdovey

Fair enough. Matthew

Fair enough.

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2014, 15:59
Replies: 342
Views: 62,157
Posted By mdovey

Naive question, borne from the fact that my...

Naive question, borne from the fact that my limited experience is with 300, R22 and G2.

In a situation where you are working remotely and concerned about an engine restart, could you not release...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jun 2014, 15:56
Replies: 342
Views: 62,157
Posted By mdovey

Could we separate out two, for me, very different...

Could we separate out two, for me, very different discussions

a) the discussion about the accident which started this thread. As far as I can tell, there is nothing in the accident report which...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th May 2014, 18:42
Replies: 342
Views: 62,157
Posted By mdovey

I would guess that the wording allows for...

I would guess that the wording allows for circumstances when you might run the rotors (with the aircraft properly secured) for testing purposes e.g. during production or maintenance.

However, as...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2014, 21:18
Replies: 47
Views: 6,352
Posted By mdovey

Fury over £234,000 salary of the top boss at Save...

Fury over £234,000 salary of the top boss at Save the Children: Charity chiefs' huge wages must be reined in, say MPs | Mail Online...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2014, 20:44
Replies: 20
Views: 7,151
Posted By mdovey

Maybe Mr Trump was using "incredible" in its...

Maybe Mr Trump was using "incredible" in its literal sense - i.e. not credible!

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2014, 10:16
Replies: 491
Views: 319,949
Posted By mdovey

If you are willing to give them your e-mail...

If you are willing to give them your e-mail address you can register at Hélicoptères Guimbal (http://www.guimbal.com/index2.php?l=6#p=44) and download the latest G2 documents directly.

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2014, 22:25
Replies: 11
Views: 3,237
Posted By mdovey

In terms of books, you may wish to look at...

In terms of books, you may wish to look at Helicopter Pilot's Manual: Mountain Flying and Advanced Techniques by Norman Bailey.

It isn't a substitute for proper training though.

Matthew
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2014, 12:56
Replies: 269
Views: 53,840
Posted By mdovey

Tademrotor, I think you've put me on the...

Tademrotor,

I think you've put me on the wrong side of the argument. I was trying to say that even if you accept AnFi's argument that as engines have become more reliable the different between a...
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