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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2010, 10:08
Replies: 5,788
Views: 2,107,198
Posted By Eurochopper

Thanks, my West African colleagues, for sending...

Thanks, my West African colleagues, for sending Imlach to EBU:= Out of interest, has he mellowed at all? Probably a stupid question I know:mad:
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2008, 15:45
Replies: 17
Views: 1,929
Posted By Eurochopper

Sasless, I can only speak for Europe having been...

Sasless, I can only speak for Europe having been fortunate never to have ventured into Africa etc, but your question is along the lines of "when did you stop beating your wife" ie a presumption that...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2008, 15:35
Replies: 17
Views: 1,929
Posted By Eurochopper

lpates, yes of course you can log PICUS once you...

lpates, yes of course you can log PICUS once you have finished line training, typically you would get half the total flying, since you will be PF for roughly half the time. That allows you to get...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2008, 14:46
Replies: 31
Views: 5,724
Posted By Eurochopper

UK N Sea captain with some years under his belt,...

UK N Sea captain with some years under his belt, around 4500GBP but it depends on how much you want to put into your pension pot
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2008, 14:42
Replies: 17
Views: 1,929
Posted By Eurochopper

Because the company has seen significant...

Because the company has seen significant expansion of work, all command-ready copilots now have their commands. Because recruitment was frozen for a few years, the next lot down have only been in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2008, 22:37
Replies: 17
Views: 1,929
Posted By Eurochopper

I believe flungdung is correct - recent fleet...

I believe flungdung is correct - recent fleet growths and up-manning to the correct levels means that we currently have few or no command-ready co-pilots. BALPA has no problem with direct entry...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jul 2006, 08:48
Replies: 4
Views: 1,882
Posted By Eurochopper

Bad day for UK Military SAR

From the BBC news website, whilst a glider pilot is missing somewhere in the Scottish Highlands:
"A helicopter was scrambled from RAF Boulmer in Northumberland but was diverted to Leuchars after...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2006, 18:05
Replies: 23
Views: 7,663
Posted By Eurochopper

Vertolot You need P1 time to upgrade your...

Vertolot

You need P1 time to upgrade your cpl(H) to an atpl(h) - P1/us counts for some of that time (check JAR-FCL 2 for full details)
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2006, 15:54
Replies: 23
Views: 7,663
Posted By Eurochopper

Here's one for you....The definition of flight...

Here's one for you....The definition of flight time for logbook purposes includes time spent rotors-running on deck whilst pax are getting on and off etc. Co-pilot does not have an ATPL so cannot log...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2005, 15:33
Replies: 12
Views: 3,272
Posted By Eurochopper

My non-expert take on this, to get the ball...

My non-expert take on this, to get the ball rolling, is as follows:

Normally as a battery charges up, its internal voltage increases. If the charging voltage is set to the correct value this...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2005, 07:47
Replies: 649
Views: 207,632
Posted By Eurochopper

212 - The morning paper ran stories of trees...

212 - The morning paper ran stories of trees falling down at the time we were flying so it was no ordinary night and that was the point of my post. Of course it will do 165-30 starting at 500' with...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2005, 07:52
Replies: 649
Views: 207,632
Posted By Eurochopper

EC225 on the ILS

'Twas a windy night in Aberdeen last night. 70kts at 2000', 60 degrees off final approach track. On the surface, gusting 10 - 50 kts 40 degrees off the runway. This direction causes severe turbulence...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2005, 17:26
Replies: 802
Views: 88,226
Posted By Eurochopper

mallardpi The contract has not been awarded...

mallardpi

The contract has not been awarded yet- MCA have merely stated that at the moment CHC is the preferred bidder, presumably because they are the cheapest.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2005, 17:26
Replies: 362
Views: 61,908
Posted By Eurochopper

mallardpi The contract has not been awarded...

mallardpi

The contract has not been awarded yet- MCA have merely stated that at the moment CHC is the preferred bidder, presumably because they are the cheapest.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2005, 17:26
Replies: 863
Views: 121,017
Posted By Eurochopper

mallardpi The contract has not been awarded...

mallardpi

The contract has not been awarded yet- MCA have merely stated that at the moment CHC is the preferred bidder, presumably because they are the cheapest.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2005, 21:11
Replies: 34
Views: 4,457
Posted By Eurochopper

Johe02 - nice diagrams but, unless I am reading...

Johe02 - nice diagrams but, unless I am reading them wrong, in each case the rotor system is not in autorotation - as shown by the fact that the relative airflow is down through the disc not up...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2005, 08:24
Replies: 34
Views: 4,457
Posted By Eurochopper

R1T and SchmitF Give me a clue what it is...

R1T and SchmitF

Give me a clue what it is you disagree with? Or to put it another way, why not contribute something more interesting than a snipe?

996 - sure, moving the cyclic forward reduces...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2005, 22:22
Replies: 34
Views: 4,457
Posted By Eurochopper

E86 Conservation of angular momentum =...

E86

Conservation of angular momentum = coriolis effect. So what's your point?

EC
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2005, 19:43
Replies: 34
Views: 4,457
Posted By Eurochopper

IMHO the coriolis effect caused by the increased...

IMHO the coriolis effect caused by the increased coning angle is an insignificantly small component of the rrpm rise.

The main one is the increased angle of attack (resulting from increased air...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2005, 07:40
Replies: 9
Views: 2,099
Posted By Eurochopper

Various "experts" tried to fathom this out. The...

Various "experts" tried to fathom this out. The key question was why aircraft in the N Sea were struck relatively often compared to the overall instances of lightning, whereas in other areas with...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2005, 07:59
Replies: 13
Views: 1,933
Posted By Eurochopper

HH - lets see then, there is at least N McD-G who...

HH - lets see then, there is at least N McD-G who is still there. He came to the 3rd floor after Allan, but not by very long. Pilot, been in the company since he was 12, surely not one of the OLOG...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2005, 06:29
Replies: 13
Views: 1,933
Posted By Eurochopper

Not strictly true HH. Whilst it is true that...

Not strictly true HH. Whilst it is true that Allan (who incidentally is International Director, not Commercial) is retiring - and will be a great loss to the company, there are still one or two...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2005, 15:55
Replies: 1,327
Views: 375,508
Posted By Eurochopper

Rumour has it that Sikorsky are brewing up an...

Rumour has it that Sikorsky are brewing up an S76D - anyone know anything about it? Otherwise I'd go for the AB139, but it won't be available for a couple of years. Could the location be Sakhalin...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Mar 2005, 15:55
Replies: 777
Views: 89,373
Posted By Eurochopper

Rumour has it that Sikorsky are brewing up an...

Rumour has it that Sikorsky are brewing up an S76D - anyone know anything about it? Otherwise I'd go for the AB139, but it won't be available for a couple of years. Could the location be Sakhalin...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Nov 2004, 20:25
Replies: 16
Views: 1,512
Posted By Eurochopper

Are we talking TCAS I or II here?

Are we talking TCAS I or II here?
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2004, 18:03
Replies: 7
Views: 1,351
Posted By Eurochopper

5 rotor blades are being shipped up to Shetland...

5 rotor blades are being shipped up to Shetland so for once the press got it right!
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Aug 2004, 10:06
Replies: 649
Views: 207,632
Posted By Eurochopper

I was lucky enough to get a flight in the EC225...

I was lucky enough to get a flight in the EC225 prototype the other day. I had a big grin for days! Its very impressive and has a number of advantages from the pilot's point of view, over the 92...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2004, 14:51
Replies: 20
Views: 4,256
Posted By Eurochopper

boomerangben - I generally agree with what you...

boomerangben - I generally agree with what you say but where does it say that you must carry radio and transponder when IMC outside controlled airspace? (hint - it doesn't, at least not for private...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jul 2004, 17:58
Replies: 20
Views: 4,256
Posted By Eurochopper

I think we must remember that the reason why...

I think we must remember that the reason why large commercial aircraft fly IFR inside controlled airspace is because that is the only place where you can be reasonably sure of not hitting anything. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2004, 11:28
Replies: 20
Views: 4,256
Posted By Eurochopper

Just for the record, pilots/owners of modern...

Just for the record, pilots/owners of modern gliders are prevented from painting their aircraft fancy colours because any colours other than white absorb too much heat and thus weaken the stucture....
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2003, 05:14
Replies: 15
Views: 3,654
Posted By Eurochopper

HUMS normally stands for Health and Usage...

HUMS normally stands for Health and Usage Monitoring System. However the question calls it Helicopter Usage Monitoring System - ie no Health.

Perhaps this is a mistake on the part of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2003, 15:38
Replies: 121
Views: 24,383
Posted By Eurochopper

Here on the North Sea (& allowed by JAR) we have...

Here on the North Sea (& allowed by JAR) we have an en-route letdown procedure. I don't have the books in front of me but I am fairly sure the requirements are: at least 10 nm from land (as...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2003, 22:25
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By Eurochopper

Shawn It turns out that I share an office...

Shawn

It turns out that I share an office with a former ETPS tutor of yours! We discussed the subject of spiral stability and he suggests that I give it a try (when there are no passengers!).
...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2003, 20:31
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By Eurochopper

Shawn - I bow to your greater knowledge of small...

Shawn - I bow to your greater knowledge of small helicopters - its such a long time since I flew my only 2 small types (B47 and B206) that I may well be wrong. However, an AS332L with autopilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2003, 17:13
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By Eurochopper

In fixed wing, to hold a steadily banked turn you...

In fixed wing, to hold a steadily banked turn you probably have to "hold off" the bank with, eg, a touch of left aileron for a right turn. This becomes more pronounced at low airspeed and is because...
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