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Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2024, 18:05
Replies: 6
Views: 1,434
Posted By Robbiee

Damn, I thought this was going to be about robot...

Damn, I thought this was going to be about robot pilots. :(
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2024, 23:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,686
Posted By Robbiee

I'm getting a sense of disapproval here. ...

I'm getting a sense of disapproval here. :(:ooh::{:}
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2024, 19:46
Replies: 23
Views: 2,761
Posted By Robbiee

No sharks on the beach. :E

No sharks on the beach. :E
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2024, 19:43
Replies: 10
Views: 2,686
Posted By Robbiee

Meh, **** happens. Doc his pay and move on.

Meh, **** happens. Doc his pay and move on.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2024, 04:16
Replies: 15
Views: 2,297
Posted By Robbiee

Umm,..is April Fools Day on a different day in...

Umm,..is April Fools Day on a different day in the UK than in the States?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 20:02
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Curious now,...does Vuichard distinguish between...

Curious now,...does Vuichard distinguish between VRS and IVRS? I only ask because this distinction is something I've only come across here on pprune. I mean, its been a while since I opened the...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 14:29
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

****in aye bubba. There's a reason its...

****in aye bubba.

There's a reason its called a "Pilot Certificate" and not a "Pilot Degree". Being a good pilot is about skill and experience, not book smarts.
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 19:08
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

If you DO have time to think up there, you've...

If you DO have time to think up there, you've never flown an R22. :}
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 14:27
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

No one is dumbing down training. They're only...

No one is dumbing down training. They're only dumbing down the engineering and physics stuff that is absolutely useless in the cockpit.

Unless of course, you want to regale me of the day where...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Mar 2024, 14:34
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

Its also misleading because the comparison of a...

Its also misleading because the comparison of a rotor to a gyro is about how a force applied to it is experienced later in the direction of rotation, not its stability characteristics.

,...but...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 21:25
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Sadly, the only place I've ever seen that video...

Sadly, the only place I've ever seen that video is at the Robby Course (been there six times), and (even sadder) since they've doubled the price of that course I doubt I'll ever see it...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 16:59
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Never heard of this way. I got my PPL in...

Never heard of this way.

I got my PPL in 2003, and CPL in 2006, and throughout my training, insurance/rental checks, subsequent BFRs and six trips to the Robby Course, these past twenty some odd...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 15:23
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

The pilot was on a photo shoot with pax, so its...

The pilot was on a photo shoot with pax, so its not unreasonable to think that he just got distracted and didn't notice his increasing rate of decent. I mean sure, its easily evident from our...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 14:25
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

You seem to be assuming the pilot knew he was in...

You seem to be assuming the pilot knew he was in VRS. He may not have, hence the decision to "continue yo the rooftop".

Anyway, the flight was intentionally flown downwind to get the required...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 03:59
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

The thing about pushing forward to get out of...

The thing about pushing forward to get out of VRS, is that we're always practicing it with a vertical fall from an OGE hover, where pushing forward does move you clear.

In reality though, it'd...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 22:25
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Don't quote me on this, but I've been under the...

Don't quote me on this, but I've been under the impression that the idea of this Vuichard thing was to adapt the long-line technique for those of us who don't do long-lining.

Anyway, until this...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 22:00
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Well, given that the most likely scenario for...

Well, given that the most likely scenario for getting into VRS on approach when you think your airspeed is sufficient, is because you're in a tailwind, doing this simulation with a good amount of...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 18:50
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

So, I guess you feel the same way about,...

So, I guess you feel the same way about, pretending to be in IIMC, just to show a fairly basic maneuver to get out, or pretending to have partial power loss, to show the fairly basic maneuver to get...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 15:53
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

Interesting reactions. Some of you think we...

Interesting reactions. Some of you think we entered VRS at that height, some of you don't see the point of demonstrating without entering VRS, and some of you don't believe the maneuver is even...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 01:15
Replies: 69
Views: 7,036
Posted By Robbiee

A different take on Vuichard

So, normally whenever an instructor and I have done VRS recovery (both techniques) its always been at like 2,000' agl. Well recently, an instructor had me do it at 100'.

Now (of course) we...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2024, 23:35
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

We have an expression in The States when someone...

We have an expression in The States when someone has there knickers in a twist about something. There's no emoji here for it, so I'll just go with the closest one. :rolleyes:
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2024, 15:51
Replies: 11
Views: 3,324
Posted By Robbiee

Surviving by a lucky chain of events? Lol, been...

Surviving by a lucky chain of events? Lol, been there, done that,...including the loss of confidence afterwards for a bit. Plus, as a city pilot myself, I've always wondered about doing an auto to...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Mar 2024, 14:40
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

Hmm,...if I'm not mistaken, this is how...

Hmm,...if I'm not mistaken, this is how Millennial's say, "I don't agree with you",..right?
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2024, 22:10
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

Wow! I haven't been accused of righteous...

Wow! I haven't been accused of righteous indignation since my high school English class back in '88. Damn, that takes me back.

Anyway, given the above post, seems this Prouty guy shares my...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2024, 14:57
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

Arguing on Pprune is like trying to put a square...

Arguing on Pprune is like trying to put a square peg into a round hole while jumper cables are attached to your plumbs. :ugh: :eek:



Well, a lot of people on the internet wrongly believe that...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2024, 02:27
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

So, are you saying that just because a spinning...

So, are you saying that just because a spinning rotor doesn't act like a gyro on a pitching ship, that the pitch horns aren't offset because (like a gyro) input is experienced later in the direction...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 23:07
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

,...but if it were "like a gyro" then it would...

,...but if it were "like a gyro" then it would have something in common with a gyro.

If the pitch horns weren't offset, then when you push the cyclic forward, you wouldn't go forward, you'd go...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 20:41
Replies: 148
Views: 26,545
Posted By Robbiee

One reason I'm glad to have learned in the Robby....

One reason I'm glad to have learned in the Robby. Our POH states in its Limitations section;

"VFR operation at night only permitted when,...Orientation during night flight must be maintained by...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 14:12
Replies: 148
Views: 26,545
Posted By Robbiee

Well,...it is VFR over the city.

Well,...it is VFR over the city.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2024, 16:38
Replies: 148
Views: 26,545
Posted By Robbiee

You can easily get disoriented at nite and crash...

You can easily get disoriented at nite and crash as a result, even when its perfectly clear. No moon, sparsly lighted desert, mountainous terrain, late nite flight fatigue.

,..or you could make...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2024, 16:16
Replies: 148
Views: 26,545
Posted By Robbiee

Sun don't shine at nite. :cool:

Sun don't shine at nite. :cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2024, 14:34
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

As amusing as your story is, it points out the...

As amusing as your story is, it points out the major problem that sparks these debates in the first place. The highly complex and often misunderstood concept of a simile.

Anyway, I'm just a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

Well, my ass is not a flame thrower, but if I...

Well, my ass is not a flame thrower, but if I hold a lighter back there and blow a fart, its certainly "like" one. :}
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2024, 14:58
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

I honestly don't care if its wrong. I'm neither...

I honestly don't care if its wrong. I'm neither an engineer, nor a physicist, but just a pilot. If they wanted me to tell them on my checkride that 2+2=5 in order to get my license, I would have. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2024, 22:43
Replies: 100
Views: 7,190
Posted By Robbiee

I don't recall the Rotorcraft Flying Hanbook ever...

I don't recall the Rotorcraft Flying Hanbook ever saying that a helicopter's rotor "is" a gyro. I do recall it saying that its "like a gyro", which is not the same thing, but its been a long time...
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