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Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2023, 03:31
Replies: 67
Views: 25,147
Posted By roscoe1

Many moons ago I worked for a company that did...

Many moons ago I worked for a company that did lift work in the San Francisco Bay area with a couple of S58Ts. I got to climb up the suspension cable on the Oakland Bay bridge to lift some steel and...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 16:33
Replies: 8
Views: 2,527
Posted By roscoe1

At the end of the article, it said "Some guy...

At the end of the article, it said "Some guy walked up and asked if it was still under warranty and they said it was from Vietnam and not exactly new,".
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2023, 15:00
Replies: 8
Views: 2,527
Posted By roscoe1

All's well that ends well

www.kcra.com/article/folsom-lake-granite-bay-sac-metro-fire-chopper-door-training/45446549

We know what probably happened, that isn't really news. Glad nobody was hurt. Just read to the end when...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2023, 16:59
Replies: 190
Views: 51,695
Posted By roscoe1

The agency being public has naught to do with it....

The agency being public has naught to do with it. If they are flying civil missions the FAA has jurisdiction over them, their pilots must be appropriately rated and part 91 is the rule. That many...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2023, 01:03
Replies: 190
Views: 51,695
Posted By roscoe1

Civil versus public use is a non issue. Any...

Civil versus public use is a non issue. Any agency that has a certificated aircraft most likley flies both civil ops. and PAOs. It is the mission, not the agency or the aircraft that determines if...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2023, 16:19
Replies: 50
Views: 11,732
Posted By roscoe1

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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2023, 15:57
Replies: 50
Views: 11,732
Posted By roscoe1

Something not discovered. Privately owned Jet...

Something not discovered. Privately owned Jet Ranger had a 24V recepticle installed in the console panel next to the pilot's collective. Someone left the screw on cover cap off. All was ok until...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Nov 2022, 16:29
Replies: 298
Views: 182,752
Posted By roscoe1

My father and his best childhood friend both...

My father and his best childhood friend both enlisted in the Army Airforce when WWII began. As may still be customary, when they graduated from flight school there was an airshow that families were...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2022, 01:45
Replies: 31
Views: 5,667
Posted By roscoe1

I'd forgotten that one. 58T is where I learned to...

I'd forgotten that one. 58T is where I learned to hate stainless steel cam-locs in hard to turn places. Still have a couple of scars from that sheet metal.
Working on the AS350D model electrical...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2022, 16:04
Replies: 31
Views: 5,667
Posted By roscoe1

Replacing fuel cells on just about medium or...

Replacing fuel cells on just about medium or large helicopter and then seeing no drips you go home happy, only to find a puddle in the morning. Then you get a deserved reaming from your domestic...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2022, 18:01
Replies: 35
Views: 8,439
Posted By roscoe1

So many red flags on this one. It will...

So many red flags on this one. It will undoubtedly keep the lawyers busy for years and perhaps rightfully so for a change. I wonder if you walked up and said I'd like a ride but really can't make...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2022, 04:53
Replies: 31
Views: 5,849
Posted By roscoe1

Of course it goes without needing to say if the ...

Of course it goes without needing to say if the mfg says parts are to be pitched then out they go. In cases where that is not specified there will always be people who see no reason they shouldn't...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2022, 15:25
Replies: 31
Views: 5,849
Posted By roscoe1

The question that I don't think is answered...

The question that I don't think is answered outside of Airbus is how deep they went in to " repair" the Puma gearbox after it fell of the truck. The mfg. said it was repaired properly and that makes...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2022, 23:09
Replies: 63
Views: 12,554
Posted By roscoe1

I do a pretty good imitation of a chicken...

I do a pretty good imitation of a chicken clucking but I've never laid an egg. I guess I should park that routine. Your comment leaves me confused, Perhaps you have more to say that would clarify...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2022, 20:45
Replies: 63
Views: 12,554
Posted By roscoe1

I agree that the system failed to provide a safe...

I agree that the system failed to provide a safe trip for the passengers but all the system failures did was inhibit the pilot from making a choice that would have resulted in a less memorable...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2022, 04:17
Replies: 41
Views: 9,430
Posted By roscoe1

It's one thing to hit brown/ white-out...

It's one thing to hit brown/ white-out situations at new unfamiliar LZs during a life or death mission or other mitigating circumstance. Unless landing on clean concrete, looking out for the first...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2021, 20:57
Replies: 7
Views: 3,125
Posted By roscoe1

Many, many years ago after a lift job, we landed...

Many, many years ago after a lift job, we landed an S58T at a McDonalds restaurant near interstate 5 in central CA to have lunch. A convenient vacant lot next door. I'm well aware it wasn't a smart...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2021, 00:10
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,308,476
Posted By roscoe1

With reference to commands from the crew being...

With reference to commands from the crew being responded to immediately. Years ago we had aHEMS helipad right next to the airport beacon pole/ tower. Bad idea to begin with but such it was. One...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2021, 21:49
Replies: 16
Views: 4,263
Posted By roscoe1

One thing that is nice about a spectrum analyzer...

One thing that is nice about a spectrum analyzer is that if you don't mind putting it on a machine that is either new or at least has no squawks from the flight crew, you can get a baseline over all...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2021, 15:50
Replies: 156
Views: 43,080
Posted By roscoe1

Understood, or rather misunderstood.😁

Understood, or rather misunderstood.😁
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2021, 00:56
Replies: 156
Views: 43,080
Posted By roscoe1

With regard to thinking that visual contact with...

With regard to thinking that visual contact with the ground/ horizion would over ride vestibular jumbolation, I suggest that anyone who thinks that getting vertigo can be " cured" when that picture...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jul 2021, 16:15
Replies: 2
Views: 1,345
Posted By roscoe1

I don't know if anyone outside of the people...

I don't know if anyone outside of the people directly involved know anything other than what eyewitnesses have said. One citizen said she heard a " boom" but it is impossible to know if that was pre...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2021, 17:06
Replies: 2
Views: 1,345
Posted By roscoe1

212 Recovered

Two good things about this accident. One, the pilot swam and then walked away and two, all the rotor blades, such as they are shown, seemed to remain attached to the grips. Not a strap pin failure. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jul 2021, 19:03
Replies: 38
Views: 12,286
Posted By roscoe1

A sad, most unfortunate accident. We like to...

A sad, most unfortunate accident. We like to think that vendors follow specs. meticulously and that QA catches errors but we know this is not always true. Without jumping to more conclusions it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2021, 14:46
Replies: 18
Views: 5,605
Posted By roscoe1

Did you notice that in the footage near the end...

Did you notice that in the footage near the end his cutaway handle was off the velcro? Could have gotten even more interesting if it hat gotten pulled while his pilot chute was in tow, wrapped...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2021, 21:41
Replies: 5
Views: 2,413
Posted By roscoe1

In reply to the OPs title question, I would have...

In reply to the OPs title question, I would have to say Hiller is nothing Stanley Hiller would recognize or approve of. Perhaps they need the 50 bucks now and then to keep spares in stock. I hope...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2021, 17:38
Replies: 18
Views: 5,605
Posted By roscoe1

The OP saId it was military and who knows which...

The OP saId it was military and who knows which military or what gear they were using. I was never saying tthey were using spring loaded pilot chutes, just trying to clarify what he was seeing. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th May 2021, 00:05
Replies: 18
Views: 5,605
Posted By roscoe1

Jumping from a helicopter in n a hover is a...

Jumping from a helicopter in n a hover is a totally different feeling than having 50 to 70 knots or more of forward speed from an airplane. There is not enough relative wind to control your body...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2021, 23:03
Replies: 75
Views: 21,425
Posted By roscoe1

Mars helicopter

I can only begin to imagine the work and engineering that went into building the helicopter drone they are about to fly on Mars and although we have many problems to solve here, on the only planet we...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2021, 16:02
Replies: 27
Views: 9,902
Posted By roscoe1

The airworthiness limitation section is the only...

The airworthiness limitation section is the only section in the maintenance manual that is FAA approved. That makes anything in it mandatory for all. I don't know if it is the same in other...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2021, 02:13
Replies: 339
Views: 64,340
Posted By roscoe1

My take is that this is simpler than people are...

My take is that this is simpler than people are making out. " Circumstances conspire and combine" is not reality. Conditions only exist. They have no consicousness or means of combining against...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Feb 2021, 03:50
Replies: 339
Views: 64,340
Posted By roscoe1

I've suggested it before with not much agreement...

I've suggested it before with not much agreement from folks but how about making SVFR unavailable as an option for 135 VFR only operations? I feel it would do more to prevent pilots who might be...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jan 2021, 01:15
Replies: 163
Views: 81,633
Posted By roscoe1

You would be hard pressed to find a 135 set of...

You would be hard pressed to find a 135 set of ops spec that do not make so called mandatory service bulletins for engine, emergency equipment, and for airplanes their propellers a requirement under...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2020, 17:17
Replies: 30
Views: 4,851
Posted By roscoe1

Ok, I've had my fun and the OP has had to take...

Ok, I've had my fun and the OP has had to take some ribbing. I hope no offense. A couple of things. Yes, your load meter reads high as soon as you turn on tthe generator after a start because it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Dec 2020, 15:42
Replies: 30
Views: 4,851
Posted By roscoe1

When you start an engine smoke is released from...

When you start an engine smoke is released from the aircraft wiring harness through the smoke bleed valve and out the exhaust pipe. It takes a while to generate more smoke to replenish the wiring...
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