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Forum: Rotorheads
15th May 2016, 15:36
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,584,299
Posted By keithl

Well, torcher does refer to "Standard Copter SID"...

Well, torcher does refer to "Standard Copter SID" of 5%, which IIRC is right for Cat H.
I, too was confused by spectral's "OEI it's not one engine INOPERATIVE", but now take it to mean "a SID is not...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2016, 18:38
Replies: 10
Views: 3,085
Posted By keithl

Nice. Reminds me of my first flight. London...

Nice. Reminds me of my first flight. London Airport to Battersea Heliport (no "LHR" stuff then) in a piston engined, float fitted, BEA, S55 Whirlwind G-ANUK.10th (I think) birthday present. The views...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2016, 21:08
Replies: 590
Views: 205,041
Posted By keithl

Did anyone else notice a couple of posts...

Did anyone else notice a couple of posts disappear just then?

Yes, yes, I know deletions happen for various reasons, but at my age I need reassurance that I wasn't imagining things.
News about...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2016, 17:00
Replies: 590
Views: 205,041
Posted By keithl

OK, OK, HC, that'll do. I had intended...

OK, OK, HC, that'll do.

I had intended (being now retired) to confine myself to lurking, but your remarks just goaded me out of my passivity!

I would though just reflect that I noticed more...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2016, 16:11
Replies: 590
Views: 205,041
Posted By keithl

Out of order, HC! If what really counts is...

Out of order, HC!
If what really counts is instructional technique, why did you have an ex QFI teaching it? I mean, if military instruction is so substandard?
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2015, 10:09
Replies: 13
Views: 3,423
Posted By keithl

I'd say if you are cleared for the approach, then...

I'd say if you are cleared for the approach, then you are cleared to the first point on the approach, which is the Initial Approach Fix. Which has its associated altitude. Simple as that.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2015, 08:59
Replies: 71
Views: 21,341
Posted By keithl

As a sympathetic observer of all this, and one...

As a sympathetic observer of all this, and one who is trying to understand how a strike could possibly help, I am at a disadvantage in not knowing how the compulsory element is to be administered....
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2015, 18:17
Replies: 67
Views: 14,150
Posted By keithl

Geoffers, you are right about TCH being the...

Geoffers, you are right about TCH being the reference for CDFA. Just bear in mind that helos are not REQUIRED (as FW are) to do CDFA. This reinforces your point about MDA being further out.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2015, 21:08
Replies: 116
Views: 42,824
Posted By keithl

Kkong. "Criminal negligence" is one thing. I have...

Kkong. "Criminal negligence" is one thing. I have no intention to gloss over it. Failure to exercise the technical skill the licence demands is quite another. Losing a licence may be appropriate,...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jun 2015, 14:01
Replies: 116
Views: 42,824
Posted By keithl

It seems to be just the CVR that is to be handed...

It seems to be just the CVR that is to be handed over, HC, so FDR decoding won't be a factor. However, this is a sad moment and a setback to a carefully nurtured culture of open reporting.
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jun 2015, 21:01
Replies: 21
Views: 5,563
Posted By keithl

FWIW in support of TheiC and PENKO, I once...

FWIW in support of TheiC and PENKO, I once neither heard, nor saw, the audible and visual warnings for an engine fire! Not in the sim - real. The thing was, I was so busy rejecting takeoff at max AUW...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
11th Jun 2015, 18:42
Replies: 6
Views: 4,276
Posted By keithl

Well, your question was dated 22 May, it is now...

Well, your question was dated 22 May, it is now 11 June, so I suppose no one is certain about the answer. Therefore, I'll offer one suggestion. Although the Q relates, of course, to civilian...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2015, 17:41
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,588,794
Posted By keithl

Hum: the mention of Ruddles gives yr post...

Hum: the mention of Ruddles gives yr post authenticity, all right! But my log book says 25k - 45k and later, 27k -56k. So not all were the same.

Fonsini: in your hypothesis, 7700 would not be the...
Forum: Questions
9th Mar 2015, 19:41
Replies: 23
Views: 20,959
Posted By keithl

You are right, Capn Bloggs, it didn't. #17...

You are right, Capn Bloggs, it didn't.

#17 is the only one to mention CDA, and from the context he really meant CDFA. That's why I pointed it out, really - in real world discussions of this,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Mar 2015, 22:38
Replies: 130
Views: 43,375
Posted By keithl

Stiglet has it right. Flying is not a job. It's...

Stiglet has it right. Flying is not a job. It's not even a career. It's a vocation. If you come into it for any other reason than being unable to spend your few years here any other way, you've got...
Forum: Questions
8th Mar 2015, 21:37
Replies: 23
Views: 20,959
Posted By keithl

You're very welcome, Ludolf. Job done as far...

You're very welcome, Ludolf.

Job done as far as the OP is concerned, but I would caution anyone wishing to take this further that previous posts appear to conflate CDA with CDFA. They are...
Forum: Questions
28th Feb 2015, 19:21
Replies: 23
Views: 20,959
Posted By keithl

What a night this is! Not looked at pPrune for...

What a night this is! Not looked at pPrune for months, then six posts in a row. I'm sure I'll regret it in the morning.

Both CDFA and constant angle descent avoid Step Down Fixes (resulting in...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2015, 18:48
Replies: 44
Views: 50,760
Posted By keithl

I don't like the title. "Nosedive"? That's a...

I don't like the title. "Nosedive"? That's a journo term like "loop the loop". "Suppressed"? That's loaded, wouldn't you say?

How about , "Height loss on finals, turbulence suspected". Or...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2015, 17:42
Replies: 37
Views: 11,029
Posted By keithl

I'm sure everyone can see, BMRR, the difference...

I'm sure everyone can see, BMRR, the difference between your post and john__smith's. You make the same point seem so much more balanced, reasonable and worth consideration. I don't think you need...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Feb 2015, 12:44
Replies: 37
Views: 11,029
Posted By keithl

John Smith: Some people just love flying. That...

John Smith: Some people just love flying. That doesn't seem to occur to you. Were you one of those people who chose flying for rational rather than emotional reasons? No wonder you're glad to be out...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 18:58
Replies: 748
Views: 713,540
Posted By keithl

16024 puts it very well. I don't fly anymore, but...

16024 puts it very well. I don't fly anymore, but now this has drifted into age and training I feel involved. Sop monkey is right that an instant solution is to let people continue flying until they...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Feb 2015, 11:28
Replies: 2
Views: 2,143
Posted By keithl

Your FMC should allow you to edit the Hold...

Your FMC should allow you to edit the Hold definition.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jul 2014, 21:11
Replies: 153
Views: 26,236
Posted By keithl

Re yr #134, HC, I remember you telling me about...

Re yr #134, HC, I remember you telling me about that French SID and I believe I said, "Excellent practical solution, but would you have passed an OPC blindly following a SID out of the FMS without...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2014, 17:49
Replies: 153
Views: 26,236
Posted By keithl

As JD says, "an excellent discussion". As long as...

As JD says, "an excellent discussion". As long as it remains so, I'd like to join in. Not all pPrune debates are so well conducted.

I know HC and 212man, I see from the input of others that they...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th May 2014, 18:46
Replies: 40
Views: 18,322
Posted By keithl

"They just pay you off and cancel your ID" ...

"They just pay you off and cancel your ID"

Mighty Gem is right, that's all the military do, what do people expect? (and I did 32 years!)

I'm so disappointed with the retirement arrangements,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2013, 20:18
Replies: 205
Views: 65,891
Posted By keithl

Yes, Vmca -45 isn't credible. When I did my C to...

Yes, Vmca -45 isn't credible. When I did my C to I on 'berras, we went to 5 or 6000 ft to demo an engine failure below Vmca and it was rather impressive.

To answer the ME vs FJ question - I still...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2013, 20:30
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

I'm not totally against CDFA, HC, I believe it is...

I'm not totally against CDFA, HC, I believe it is one of those things that does no harm, but I think doesn't necessarily do any good. Particularly for helicopters as opposed to FW.

I'm off now,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2013, 18:22
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

I think, 212man, that it should be made clear to...

I think, 212man, that it should be made clear to M609 that that "last operation" was not in Europe.

I also think your enthusiasm for CDFA doesn't take account of helicopters (or aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2013, 12:16
Replies: 65
Views: 16,801
Posted By keithl

Its SN 2011-03 dated 6 May 2011, entitled...

Its SN 2011-03 dated 6 May 2011, entitled "Aerodrome Operating Minima".

Refers to "EU-OPS 1" and "aeroplanes", therefore strictly FW.

May well have been subsumed into legislation.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2013, 18:23
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

thelearner No-one's answered yr question re...

thelearner

No-one's answered yr question re Localiser Approaches.
It's simply that with an ILS, you get an instrument display of the approach profile in two dimensions, Horizontal = LOCALISER;...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2013, 18:11
Replies: 65
Views: 16,801
Posted By keithl

Just one small fact that I don't think anyone has...

Just one small fact that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet, NPCP, in UK CDFA was made mandatory for FW in 2011, but not for RW, who are still free to fly non-CDFA. If I were at work, I'd get you...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 20:51
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

Well, now, there you have put your finger on it,...

Well, now, there you have put your finger on it, Mechta. It would be true to say that EVERY MINUTE in the simulator, the Pilot Monitoring (as the current phrase has it) is checking he/she is happy...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2013, 17:12
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

I like that one S76H, but your earlier ...

I like that one S76H, but your earlier



implies a black/white choice. What one actually needs to know is what level of automation is appropriate. HDG & ALT seems to me to be a good intermediate...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 19:45
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

Thing about pPrune is - when you try to calm...

Thing about pPrune is - when you try to calm things down, you end up inflaming them, and when you try quoting observed fact, you are sure to be accused of making it up. Still, I want to nail this "we...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Sep 2013, 09:01
Replies: 2,609
Views: 874,090
Posted By keithl

OK, bondu, that's fine. While I completely...

OK, bondu, that's fine.

While I completely agree that there are many things to be looked at, the only area where I feel I can make a contribution is the area of keeping the aircraft out of the...
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