PPRuNe Forums - Search Results

Search: Posts Made By: nicknorman

Showing results 1 to 9 of 9
Search took 0.00 seconds.

Forum: Rotorheads

20th Mar 2009, 22:46

Replies: 19

FDM

Views: 2,572

Posted By nicknorman

DB I am a Bristow person, but doesn't GO stand...

DB I am a Bristow person, but doesn't GO stand for Global Operations?

VL No intention to give taxying a hard time, except that surely the first port of call with such an issue is to contact those...

Forum: Rotorheads

19th Mar 2009, 19:10

Replies: 19

FDM

Views: 2,572

Posted By nicknorman

taxying I still don't understand why you are...

taxying

I still don't understand why you are not asking these questions of your company, eg Mike Pilgrim or Greg. I hope you are not one who just likes to moan, without any real desire to fix the...

Forum: Rotorheads

18th Mar 2009, 17:34

Replies: 19

FDM

Views: 2,572

Posted By nicknorman

taxying Where is your FDM programme run...

taxying

Where is your FDM programme run from? Maybe its run from Aberdeen, in which case the same protocols that are used on European pilots would apply to you. Of course there needs to be pilot...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th Oct 2008, 21:10

Replies: 185

AAIB Bulletin: Morecambe Bay

Views: 34,574

Posted By nicknorman

Mars, sorry I must disagree with you. '100 ft'...

Mars, sorry I must disagree with you. '100 ft' call occurs on almost every landing, except those where you cross the deck above 100' and the system detects more than 5000 ft /min measured ROD. It...

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Oct 2008, 21:35

Replies: 8

Tail rotor strike in Alaska

Views: 2,221

Posted By nicknorman

In the film "Mrs Brown", about Queen Victoria,...

In the film "Mrs Brown", about Queen Victoria, someone asked why the Queen continued to grieve so excessively for so long after her husband's death to the nation's detriment, the answer was "because...

Forum: Rotorheads

31st Jul 2008, 18:48

Replies: 37

Aberdeen Scotland to Broome Australia

Views: 8,530

Posted By nicknorman

Just back from the G-ZZSO trip to Malta. I can...

Just back from the G-ZZSO trip to Malta. I can confirm that its not planned to send it any further under its own steam, and already the blades, MGB and tailboom are off. I just hope it will fit into...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Nov 2005, 20:17

Replies: 28

Bristows heading for a pilots strike

Views: 9,440

Posted By nicknorman

I am in Egypt right now and I can't see him, so...

I am in Egypt right now and I can't see him, so he is definitely not here......

Nick

(from Egypt - really!)

Forum: Rotorheads

12th Mar 2004, 05:46

Replies: 30

Super Puma

Views: 5,735

Posted By nicknorman

The main differences that I am aware of is that...

The main differences that I am aware of is that the L1 has slightly uprated Makila 1A1 engines (instead of 1A on the L) and modified (simplified) landing gear retraction system that is more like that...

Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Nov 2001, 03:33

Replies: 26

Super Puma quandary.

Views: 3,853

Posted By nicknorman

A Eurocopter flight test engineer I once spoke to...

A Eurocopter flight test engineer I once spoke to was happy to admit that the reason for the reduction in xwind limit above 18410 was simply that they didn't want to spend the time (and money)...

Showing results 1 to 9 of 9