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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2018, 16:28
Replies: 70
Views: 15,492
Posted By JackJones

There's like a million questions here, was he...

There's like a million questions here, was he eating in flight and just forgot he had to land it or what, those pesky in flight meals on commercial operations!!
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2018, 15:55
Replies: 35
Views: 4,038
Posted By JackJones

Possibly true regarding horizons VFR IFR etc,...

Possibly true regarding horizons VFR IFR etc, however I've personally flown (legally) VFR day with no discernible horizon at all - should that too have been IFR?

I completed my night rating here...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2018, 14:31
Replies: 35
Views: 4,038
Posted By JackJones

It doesn't - I am far from a Robbo basher, in...

It doesn't - I am far from a Robbo basher, in fact I learnt to aviate in an R22 however we all know they aren't the most stable of machines, so at night with a less than perfect horizon, my choice of...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2018, 10:24
Replies: 35
Views: 4,038
Posted By JackJones

I'm with Mike on this one, how does the aircraft...

I'm with Mike on this one, how does the aircraft being twin engine make is less likely to experience CFIT? Furthermore how does a SE helicopter know that it is flying at night, therefore more likely...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2018, 14:24
Replies: 38
Views: 7,772
Posted By JackJones

The 412 head is basically 2 x 2 bladed hubs...

The 412 head is basically 2 x 2 bladed hubs bolted one on top of the other, so if you took the second "head" away, and beefed up the remaining blades that could work - but you now lose the offset...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2018, 13:15
Replies: 3
Views: 2,408
Posted By JackJones

Ha yeah of course they do, as it's pointing a...

Ha yeah of course they do, as it's pointing a finger at a source lower in the supply chain, if Airbus themselves had made the part, I think the agreement may have taken much longer to materialise
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2018, 06:58
Replies: 3
Views: 2,408
Posted By JackJones

On the face of it, this does read as if the cause...

On the face of it, this does read as if the cause is the same as the Norway 225, but with a short amount of elapsed time since the crash, one would have to stop and think as to whether or not the...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2018, 19:18
Replies: 6
Views: 1,645
Posted By JackJones

PM Sent thanks 👍

PM Sent thanks 👍
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Sep 2018, 08:42
Replies: 6
Views: 1,645
Posted By JackJones

Thanks Cran, yes a lot closer to me, and somewhat...

Thanks Cran, yes a lot closer to me, and somewhat closer to my original neck of the woods! Have made contact with them, only issue is that I do not have a 206 rating - although that is not an...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2018, 12:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,645
Posted By JackJones

Possibly, hadn't thought of them, although still...

Possibly, hadn't thought of them, although still a blooming trek with country roads etc, I'm around Whitchurch area.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2018, 10:26
Replies: 6
Views: 1,645
Posted By JackJones

R44 In The North West?

Morning fellow PRUNE-ers, have tried searching the forums this morning to little avail, but wanted to find out if anyone here knows of an R44 which is available for self-fly to a PPL around the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2018, 10:48
Replies: 11
Views: 5,921
Posted By JackJones

I am somewhat inexperienced in helicopter fire...

I am somewhat inexperienced in helicopter fire fighting, so please excuse my question - but what significant advantage does it provide by swinging the bucket like that, or is it just something to...
7th Sep 2018, 09:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,641
Posted By JackJones

Us helicopter operators can, and do regularly...

Us helicopter operators can, and do regularly land at "VFR" landing sites without emergency services - for example collecting pax from football grounds, or cricket clubs. There is a limit to amount...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2018, 19:13
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By JackJones

Or does not use Prune, or is oblivious to what...

Or does not use Prune, or is oblivious to what they were doing? 😂
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2018, 12:30
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By JackJones

Do you know what 9A - I fully expected to be...

Do you know what 9A - I fully expected to be ripped apart, told that I could not have known what was going on onboard the a/c etc etc, but surprisingly silence has been the answer this time - I guess...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2018, 10:48
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By JackJones

Carry On Regardless

So on the back of the AS365 spotted in the mountains thread, I thought this observation may start a few discussion/debates around these parts.

So to set the scene:

I am lucky/unlucky enough...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2018, 11:54
Replies: 18
Views: 2,703
Posted By JackJones

All of the above is great advice, something else...

All of the above is great advice, something else to think about is the training environment. I know we as helicopter gods tend to shy away from those lovely folk in the Air Tragic Control building,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2018, 06:18
Replies: 10
Views: 1,919
Posted By JackJones

Judging by everything which is written above, I...

Judging by everything which is written above, I don't think a tech log entry is going to stop this machine flying!
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2018, 11:22
Replies: 10
Views: 1,919
Posted By JackJones

Quote simple, don't! I've seen people compare...

Quote simple, don't! I've seen people compare like for like with aircraft on the line or in the hangar, only to get caught out and order the wrong part. Sometimes parts on our aircraft vary from...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2018, 13:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,397
Posted By JackJones

Already left the military back in the naughties...

Already left the military back in the naughties as a non flying trade, old Lizzie didn't want me as one of her two wing master race at the time as my face didn't fit!
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2018, 13:43
Replies: 9
Views: 1,397
Posted By JackJones

Sorry to say that I live here in the UK, so EASA...

Sorry to say that I live here in the UK, so EASA is unavoidable Phil! Unless you can educate me otherwise?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2018, 11:04
Replies: 9
Views: 1,397
Posted By JackJones

EASA or FAA CPL(H)

Before I get bashed for not searching, or dredging up same old, same old questions; I have searched PPRUNE, EASA & FAA websites, UK CAA & Google, and can find no real definitive answer to what I am...
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