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Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2012, 02:24
Replies: 6
Views: 1,856
Posted By SHortshaft

Loss of Power?

A database I referenced suggested that it was a loss of power that led to its demise, near Daegu, South Korea, on 21 July 2012.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Aug 2012, 02:04
Replies: 33
Views: 7,728
Posted By SHortshaft

Window Blinds Open for Take-off & Landing Please!

I have been told, and have been telling people for years, that the blinds should be open for take-off and landing so that in the event of a mishap the Crash Rescue people can see inside the cabin, by...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2012, 03:08
Replies: 26
Views: 6,007
Posted By SHortshaft

Any news on the date?

As I am going to be in the USA during the last weekend of August and meet the tight parameters to qualify for the 'reunion' I would be interest to know what the exact dates & venue might be?
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2012, 06:21
Replies: 9
Views: 2,658
Posted By SHortshaft

Thanks for the memories!

I am not sure that it would have been quite the same, or the memories quite so fond, without 'the unpleasant circumstances'!
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2012, 00:33
Replies: 13
Views: 3,239
Posted By SHortshaft

The 'Big Lifter'

It is nearly 40 years since I flew the B214 but as I recall it, at 16,000 lbs you had to have some of the weight on the hook.

The other reference to its impressive time to height is only...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2012, 07:09
Replies: 43
Views: 15,369
Posted By SHortshaft

HAI and the Singapore Air Show

PA News,

It’s bad, but perhaps not quite that bad.

I am planning on leaving Dallas on Tuesday morning (the last day of HAI) and arrive in Singapore on Thursday about mid-day. Just in time to...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2011, 01:26
Replies: 23
Views: 4,433
Posted By SHortshaft

And look at the accident rate...

Great post VF, but I suspect that only 1 in 10 'aviator types' will be able to look at life in South Asia and see it as you (and I) have seen it!

For all the reasons that VF has mentioned (and...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Aug 2011, 01:47
Replies: 31
Views: 7,717
Posted By SHortshaft

The Job is Not Over Until the Paper Work is Done!

In most regulatory jurisdictions the post-flight entry and signature is required by law (the national law not just your Ops Manual). Non-compliance in many places is punishable on conviction by a...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2010, 04:59
Replies: 67
Views: 20,054
Posted By SHortshaft

Thanks!

Thank you Fareastdriver, your informative posting is appreciated.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2010, 13:27
Replies: 67
Views: 20,054
Posted By SHortshaft

Not as good as we are led to believe?

Oh dear ShyTorque, you have done it again...more disappointment!

Whilst I understand that there are very few twin engine helicopters that are capable of an OEI flyaway from the hover I was led to...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2010, 04:58
Replies: 67
Views: 20,054
Posted By SHortshaft

Performance Class 3?

I didn’t expect to read some of the comments made on this thread on this forum. I kind of hoped we were better than that...but then mankind never fails to disappoint me. I would like to think that...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2010, 07:07
Replies: 66
Views: 48,760
Posted By SHortshaft

A short history, please.

For those of us with a bad memory and/or not working in the US can anyone give us a ‘potted history’ of the company?

As I recall it they were a leading seismic support company that morphed into...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2010, 07:01
Replies: 5
Views: 2,428
Posted By SHortshaft

Dynamic Rollover

Industry rumour suggest that ‘dynamic rollover’ was the most likely cause; taking a turn in the taxi way at relatively high speed.

Probably isn’t the first time that this has happened in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2010, 03:14
Replies: 131
Views: 44,947
Posted By SHortshaft

GoodGrief - a Correction

Thanks GoodGrief for the correction.

I should have referred to Shiva Heli Services. I will try and be more careful next time.

Before I annoy someone else let me add that being an agent is not...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2010, 01:55
Replies: 6
Views: 7,352
Posted By SHortshaft

Never mind the time of the year!

Ned....,

“before Xmas”, or just after Hanukkah or the Islamic New Year...What does time of the year have to do with it? It is a tragedy that we have to keep having people die to remind us that...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2010, 01:17
Replies: 131
Views: 44,947
Posted By SHortshaft

Much ado about very little

I am pleased to see that this last post is not getting too many people excited as I reckon it is a bit of a non event. The Agreement will probably be still born and buried within the year.

The HP...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Oct 2010, 04:57
Replies: 10
Views: 1,924
Posted By SHortshaft

Disaster or just a Disappointment

Was HeliTech Portugal 2010 a disaster or just a disappointment?

Less than half the size it was last time I am told. A plus this year was the on-site restaurant with its €30+ special...a minus was...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Aug 2010, 04:28
Replies: 12
Views: 6,961
Posted By SHortshaft

Definitely NEED a twin.

Huey Racer

You say ‘But as long as you do not definitely need a twin (according to air law / restrictions / or for Offshore-Operations),...’

ICAO Annex 6 Part III, Section II Chapter 3, para...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2010, 05:27
Replies: 12
Views: 6,961
Posted By SHortshaft

A safe operation in India

As I am sure you will soon know, if you haven’t found out already, there is rural India and then there is rural India.

However ball park for a 4 or 6 seat helicopter from a reputable operator will...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jul 2010, 06:12
Replies: 32
Views: 9,486
Posted By SHortshaft

Had a couple myself! First was in a Bell...

Had a couple myself!

First was in a Bell 205. The main gearbox started to break up and the drive output to the tail rotor drive shaft failed. Force landed with power on in a dry river valley.
...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
30th Oct 2009, 12:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,425
Posted By SHortshaft

Doesn’t CARS create a double-whammy? No drinking...

Doesn’t CARS create a double-whammy? No drinking within 12 hours and no alcohol in the blood!

The rule that really upsets me the most is the rule against Psychoactive Drugs in the blood stream,...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2009, 03:43
Replies: 46
Views: 8,330
Posted By SHortshaft

The 8-second ride.

In the 35 years since I left the Puma fleet nothing much seems to have changed except that we are now using CVRs and mobile phones to record the activities of those with 'cowboy traits'.

'When...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
21st Oct 2009, 06:07
Replies: 5
Views: 1,494
Posted By SHortshaft

Some alternatives other than Malaysia

Not an unusual problem.

Some suggestions:

1. Go back to the country for whch you hold a passport and train there.
2. Meet the requirements and apply for Malaysian Citizenship, then get a...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2009, 16:47
Replies: 131
Views: 44,947
Posted By SHortshaft

...and if you get the wrong gig life could be...

...and if you get the wrong gig life could be over as you know it.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2009, 16:41
Replies: 18
Views: 17,632
Posted By SHortshaft

Not in our 'flying life' time! Let me ask...

Not in our 'flying life' time!

Let me ask you, do you think it should? Are they not offering value for money?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2009, 02:36
Replies: 131
Views: 44,947
Posted By SHortshaft

Don't Think So!

Jiggyman,

Honestly, I don't think so.

There are not too many B206s in India but a lot of 'young' pilots.

Now if you had something interesting, like an AW 139 P1 rating, that would be a...
Forum: Fragrant Harbour
19th Oct 2009, 08:36
Replies: 32
Views: 7,876
Posted By SHortshaft

Well done, Francis!

I am with you, Mullah Lite, all the way!

Good on you Francis!

Some of the rest of you are kind of sad!
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
15th Oct 2009, 04:39
Replies: 1
Views: 704
Posted By SHortshaft

Yes, well apart from the character assassination...

Yes, well apart from the character assassination attempt, where is your evidence to the contrary?

I think that the question was ‘have you ever heard of enforcement action by the DGCA’. We all...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2009, 04:24
Replies: 23
Views: 11,826
Posted By SHortshaft

Once upon a time, not so long ago, I attended a...

Once upon a time, not so long ago, I attended a presentation given by some test pilot ‘chappie’, cum book seller, with a Canadian accent and an Irish name.

I definitely detected some...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2009, 11:53
Replies: 23
Views: 11,826
Posted By SHortshaft

'B' gets my vote!

If the answer is 'B' then I know a lot of those.

I was even tempted to say that I know where you can find a whole company full of them, but I will resist the temptation!
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Oct 2009, 11:47
Replies: 14
Views: 4,117
Posted By SHortshaft

It takes two to ....

What about the independent inspection after removal or fitting the controls? As you are interfering with the flight controls do you not need a duplicate inspection?

Our regulator requires two...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2009, 05:38
Replies: 405
Views: 82,604
Posted By SHortshaft

Flaming A****oles

Gosh, that was a good curry I had last night!
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2009, 15:45
Replies: 41
Views: 7,180
Posted By SHortshaft

It is a JV

Why does the EC 120 have such a different head?

Perhaps it has something to do with the EC 120 not being a French helicopter. It was a JV between France, Singapore and China...and 10 to 15 years...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
25th Dec 2008, 05:41
Replies: 2
Views: 790
Posted By SHortshaft

Fuel contamination? Fuel & Alcohol don't mix.

Seriously, no personal experience of this problem in Delhi.

How did you detect the water and what was your next step?

Happy landings.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2008, 14:32
Replies: 315
Views: 114,846
Posted By SHortshaft

Oxygen to use in a Bell 407

I am looking or a certified portable oxygen system for a Bell 407 to use in the high mountains. Anyone got any ideas, suggestion or recommendations? Thank in advance!
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