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Forum: Rotorheads
17th May 2020, 08:05
Replies: 77
Views: 31,385
Posted By Buitenzorg

Because quite some time ago, during a ferry of a...

Because quite some time ago, during a ferry of a freshly-factory-overhauled R22, I had occasion to fly it through drizzle for rather less than half an hour and picked up similar damage to paint of...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2020, 17:42
Replies: 77
Views: 31,385
Posted By Buitenzorg

Did it fly in rain with the new blades?

Did it fly in rain with the new blades?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2020, 19:45
Replies: 115
Views: 26,840
Posted By Buitenzorg

Brought to you by your friendly FAA...

Brought to you by your friendly FAA (https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/media/hfh_ch02.pdf)

Page 2-15, Translating Tendency
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2019, 18:52
Replies: 38
Views: 11,774
Posted By Buitenzorg

cooperplace, I used to fly this trip at the...

cooperplace,

I used to fly this trip at the Bar 10 about 18 years ago. It was a favorite job for us pilots; and the Bar 10 folks were some of the nicest people I ever met in my life. Some things...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2019, 23:18
Replies: 58
Views: 28,842
Posted By Buitenzorg

Aser, indeed... From 11 years ago:

Aser, indeed...

From 11 years ago:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Apr 2018, 01:31
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,113,878
Posted By Buitenzorg

Outwest, Understood. Cheers. Flying...

Outwest,

Understood. Cheers.


Flying Bull,

I think you misunderstood me. I wasn’t talking about training, I was talking about routine revenue flying (carrying passengers etc. up to max...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2018, 17:43
Replies: 1,887
Views: 1,113,878
Posted By Buitenzorg

Outwest, having had a similar experience recently...

Outwest, having had a similar experience recently you have my full sympathy. However I disagree with your arguments for routine selection of the torque limiter for AEO operations. Let’s call it a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 17:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,378
Posted By Buitenzorg

Tom, Have you tried MIRAGE V - Pilots...

Tom,

Have you tried MIRAGE V - Pilots Association - Mirage 5, solo, force a?rienne, luchtmacht, bierset, florennes, squadron, smaldeel, escadrille, ba, bd, br, delta meet, recce, fighter-bomber,...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 16:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,851,564
Posted By Buitenzorg

Geriaviator, that’s a wonderful gesture. Cracking...

Geriaviator, that’s a wonderful gesture. Cracking cover photo too.

BZ to you, sir.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Dec 2017, 14:05
Replies: 40
Views: 16,543
Posted By Buitenzorg

This is correct. This is NOT correct. There is...

This is correct.
This is NOT correct. There is no circuit breaker between the starter/generator and the respective main bus (in this case, main bus 2), but a "contactor"; in essence, a relay. This...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2017, 02:41
Replies: 138
Views: 34,672
Posted By Buitenzorg

Danny, I remember reading a comment from Wg...

Danny,

I remember reading a comment from Wg Cdr Stanford Tuck to that effect, but it was an introduction to a book (not the one mentioned by Archimedes ). Maybe "Spitfire in Colour" of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2017, 19:02
Replies: 2
Views: 2,847
Posted By Buitenzorg

Gutted. Alex taught me to fly the 350 and a...

Gutted.

Alex taught me to fly the 350 and a damn fine job he did. More than that though, he mentored me (including making perfectly clear when I'd stuffed up and needed to pull my socks up, but...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2014, 17:02
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,690,689
Posted By Buitenzorg

From a post 5 years ago: About the quiet...

From a post 5 years ago:

About the quiet technology S-55T, it was tried out at the South Rim base while I was there (as well as at Las Vegas around the same time). I wasn’t personally involved in...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Aug 2013, 15:09
Replies: 69
Views: 33,435
Posted By Buitenzorg

Dear EADS, This is a terrible idea. Please...

Dear EADS,

This is a terrible idea. Please reconsider.

Sincerely,

Buitenzorg
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2013, 18:34
Replies: 4
Views: 2,585
Posted By Buitenzorg

Because Bell designed it that way. AP2 is on the...

Because Bell designed it that way. AP2 is on the Captain's side, which is also the pilot's side if flown single pilot, which the 412 is certified to do, both VFR and IFR. Bell's design philosophy...
Forum: The Caribbean and Latin America
10th Feb 2012, 06:29
Replies: 9
Views: 3,965
Posted By Buitenzorg

Yes, there is. Last year a Bajan friend of mine...

Yes, there is. Last year a Bajan friend of mine took me to the aeroclub on the south side of the airport where I met a small group of friendly aviation enthousiasts, including both students and...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2011, 19:46
Replies: 11
Views: 2,343
Posted By Buitenzorg

Actually, rattle, that’s not true. Graphics...

Actually, rattle, that’s not true.

Graphics professionals (including videographers) don’t judge colour content – they measure. What your eyes see and what your brain registers are, as we all...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Oct 2010, 13:44
Replies: 6
Views: 5,000
Posted By Buitenzorg

The Helicopter Association International (HAI)...

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) website Home (http://www.rotor.com)has a database of all operator HAI members which you can search by country, type, etc. This list is also printed in...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2010, 00:23
Replies: 96
Views: 39,382
Posted By Buitenzorg

Where does it say that?

Where does it say that?
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2010, 21:01
Replies: 96
Views: 39,382
Posted By Buitenzorg

As Troglodita has already answered you: No. ...

As Troglodita has already answered you:

No.

The target torque is Bell’s poor man’s equivalent to a FLI (first limit indicator). Dependant on ambient conditions the first OEI limit the engine...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Aug 2010, 14:39
Replies: 14
Views: 2,802
Posted By Buitenzorg

My info is about 8 yrs old so may well be wrong...

My info is about 8 yrs old so may well be wrong now, but I can see two ways of fairly reliably getting onto fires if you're willing to invest several years.

One is to go fly for Papillon on the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2010, 17:10
Replies: 65
Views: 10,802
Posted By Buitenzorg

wazz'n'zoom, where was your student's left...

wazz'n'zoom,

where was your student's left hand during the (onset of the) bounce? If he was still holding on to the collective a small bounce may have moved his arm, there by moving the...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2009, 00:47
Replies: 390
Views: 218,704
Posted By Buitenzorg

Thanks spinwing, My question was prompted by...

Thanks spinwing,

My question was prompted by the following observations: with the aircraft on the ground, well ballasted, one throttle at idle and the other fully open, rapidly raise the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Dec 2009, 19:02
Replies: 390
Views: 218,704
Posted By Buitenzorg

The aircraft is a B412SP with PT6T-3B engines. ...

The aircraft is a B412SP with PT6T-3B engines. When making a power change engine 1 hunts high and low (torque, ITT and N1) about four times before settling down; engine 2 settles down after only one...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Aug 2009, 15:28
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,106,556
Posted By Buitenzorg

Bellboy, Most of the regular posters on this...

Bellboy,

Most of the regular posters on this thread have moved to another forum.

And things are far from stable. Allegedly.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2009, 18:42
Replies: 85
Views: 63,134
Posted By Buitenzorg

This thread brings back some memories, I flew for...

This thread brings back some memories, I flew for Papillon at the South Rim base in the early years of the decade. I don’t know Steve Adams but had the great privilege of working for Dave Muhr for a...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2009, 17:36
Replies: 3
Views: 1,005
Posted By Buitenzorg

Many thanks to all respondents! Pprune comes...

Many thanks to all respondents! Pprune comes through again.:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2009, 01:29
Replies: 3
Views: 1,005
Posted By Buitenzorg

Looking for Alain Champot

Alain was flying for Heli-Union in Gabon (aka Heli-Gabon) in 1988, AS355 on seismic surveys. Shortly thereafter I believe he went to work for Bristow.

One of the guys from the Western Geophysical...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2009, 17:46
Replies: 390
Views: 218,704
Posted By Buitenzorg

Errrmmm... The Canadian Defence Forces? (CH-148...

Errrmmm... The Canadian Defence Forces? (CH-148 Griffon).
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2009, 17:34
Replies: 12
Views: 2,513
Posted By Buitenzorg

Any cabal behind the scenes notwithstanding, the...

Any cabal behind the scenes notwithstanding, the official reason given at the time was as follows:

Bell entered the LUH competition in collaboration with Agusta, offering the (then) AB139, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2009, 19:41
Replies: 84
Views: 33,254
Posted By Buitenzorg

Never met the man, and now I will never have the...

Never met the man, and now I will never have the opportunity. My loss.

A much greater loss for our industry though. I hope that everything Alan Bristow stood for, warts and all, can somehow be...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2009, 19:35
Replies: 20
Views: 4,411
Posted By Buitenzorg

Back in the days when I used to pay attention to...

Back in the days when I used to pay attention to matters like this, the OAS/USFS/DoI definition of mountain time was “operating from a base elevation higher than 5,000 ft. MSL.” That was about 7...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2008, 02:06
Replies: 68
Views: 20,354
Posted By Buitenzorg

What choice do people have but to live in Saba? ...

What choice do people have but to live in Saba? Well, for starters there's St Maarten less than 25 miles away with maybe not world-beating but much better medical facilities, and with excellent...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2008, 01:25
Replies: 5
Views: 1,198
Posted By Buitenzorg

Choppie, I see you're in South Africa, I...

Choppie,

I see you're in South Africa, I guess that means high density altitudes, yes? The US Border Patrol at one time had a fleet of MD600s and got rid of them (replaced them with AS350B2s)...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2008, 01:19
Replies: 68
Views: 20,354
Posted By Buitenzorg

Don't know you either brother but the fact...

Don't know you either brother but the fact remains that the helicopter wasn't necessary as the boat evacuation proves; but the helicopter was more convenient. However attempting an evacuation by...
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