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Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2023, 08:48
Replies: 1
Views: 1,103
Posted By drugsdontwork

Income protection beyond age 55?

Anyone know of any companies who offer Class 1 income protection/loss of medical insurance beyond age 55? Stein and Shepards Friendly stop there it seems.
11th Jul 2023, 17:01
Replies: 0
Views: 594
Posted By drugsdontwork

Rates of lost Class 1 medicals age 50 plus.

Hello. Would anyone have any data on proportions/percentages of pilots who lost their Class 1 over age 50? Query to CAA already submitted.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2020, 16:53
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Fair enough Crab, no problem with blunt if it’s...

Fair enough Crab, no problem with blunt if it’s truth. It’s the more subjective stuff that I’ve protested (such as your comments on civilian SAR pilots). Yes, 26,500lbs for S-92.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2020, 16:24
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Crab is very knowledgeable but be fair, you can...

Crab is very knowledgeable but be fair, you can be blunt to the point of insult on here, hence a least some of the ‘abuse’.

Also, re: BS, the MAUM of the S-92 you posted is incorrect 😁
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jul 2020, 21:59
Replies: 148
Views: 65,352
Posted By drugsdontwork

15 minutes? Show off.

15 minutes? Show off.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jun 2020, 09:22
Replies: 148
Views: 65,352
Posted By drugsdontwork

So there’s a potential issue with the AP...

So there’s a potential issue with the AP conflicting with pilot inputs that has caused this and they are just adding a note to the Flight Manual and resuming operations? Is that not a little close to...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2020, 07:38
Replies: 148
Views: 65,352
Posted By drugsdontwork

My first thought too. I hope not.

My first thought too. I hope not.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2020, 20:32
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Good point. Agreed. Out.

Good point. Agreed. Out.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2020, 19:56
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Nonsense. We fly more hours now than we did in...

Nonsense. We fly more hours now than we did in the military.
13th Oct 2019, 09:36
Replies: 83
Views: 43,850
Posted By drugsdontwork

Surely everyone in the military is exceeding...

Surely everyone in the military is exceeding their annual allowance then? Why are only some people taking a hit?
12th Oct 2019, 19:13
Replies: 83
Views: 43,850
Posted By drugsdontwork

i think a few people might have left so they...

i think a few people might have left so they didn’t have to sell their soul in a Middle East compound for a good deal less than £200k.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2019, 11:47
Replies: 40
Views: 12,088
Posted By drugsdontwork

People don’t want to read personal spats on here...

People don’t want to read personal spats on here and I have no wish to continue it. I don’t hide behind anonymity I don’t give a sh@t who knows who I am and that’s because I try to remember to treat...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2019, 10:32
Replies: 40
Views: 12,088
Posted By drugsdontwork

My abuse? You’ve been abusing people on this...

My abuse? You’ve been abusing people on this forum for YEARS Crab. I know lots of pilots who have abandoned this forum because of your nasty self righteous nonsense. And others who when Pprune is...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2019, 17:30
Replies: 40
Views: 12,088
Posted By drugsdontwork

And course you have never got yourself into a...

And course you have never got yourself into a tricky SAR op have you? Did the RAF SAR Force, of which you were a trainer, never have anything like this?

I know you, and I know the pilot involved,...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2019, 17:11
Replies: 40
Views: 12,088
Posted By drugsdontwork

An arrogant, thoughtless and just pain wrong...

An arrogant, thoughtless and just pain wrong response yet again from Crab. Your sense of your own ability and willingness to be derogatory to others is astonishing. Your fellow helicopter pilots...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2019, 08:53
Replies: 50
Views: 31,484
Posted By drugsdontwork

Lots of nose up, low fuel for a...

Lots of nose up, low fuel for a demonstration...did a donkey cough due to fuel starvation?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2019, 13:08
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Thanks for that award Crab - I’ll treasure it. ...

Thanks for that award Crab - I’ll treasure it.

No one I know ever mentioned 95k and it was certainly not offered it in an interview.

I dont dispute the tech crew pay issue, merely I dispute...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2019, 12:30
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Nonsense. The only person who mentioned 95k is...

Nonsense. The only person who mentioned 95k is you, and that was as a “ISTR”. You’ve been bashing Bristow since 2013, at least keep to the facts.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2019, 16:59
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Not from me. The half dozen pilots who joined...

Not from me. The half dozen pilots who joined when I did were nowhere near that figure. So no retraction from me. But in any case I would have to go some to match the rubbish that some people produce...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2019, 14:13
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

I was one the people you worked with. I would...

I was one the people you worked with. I would imagine that makes me representative.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2019, 12:04
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Utter rubbish. Most of the pilots started on way...

Utter rubbish. Most of the pilots started on way less than that and lots had to pay a 30k salary sacrifice over 3 years. I was earning a lot less than I would have on PAS.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Feb 2019, 15:45
Replies: 91
Views: 59,575
Posted By drugsdontwork

Ask how many of them would go back to the...

Ask how many of them would go back to the military. Good luck to those who apply. An amazing job 👍
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2018, 11:16
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

The nail has been hit very squarely on the head...

The nail has been hit very squarely on the head with this post.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2018, 14:28
Replies: 369
Views: 73,259
Posted By drugsdontwork

Painful as it is to agree with Crab..but having...

Painful as it is to agree with Crab..but having flown SAR in the lakes plenty that pass is well known and you are not exposed for long going over the top. Would you let someone die rather than hover...
15th May 2018, 20:44
Replies: 35
Views: 6,741
Posted By drugsdontwork

Losing the yellow/red and gray helicopters was an...

Losing the yellow/red and gray helicopters was an interesting decision. Difficult choices were made and arguably sharper platforms had priority but this was a capability that can’t really be...
22nd Mar 2018, 19:40
Replies: 372
Views: 314,261
Posted By drugsdontwork

It’s a distressing image for many people. He is...

It’s a distressing image for many people. He is paparazzi trash. If the photographers give a toss about the people in the aircraft they should collectively ban him from that area.
22nd Mar 2018, 18:51
Replies: 372
Views: 314,261
Posted By drugsdontwork

There is a little photography spot in a car park...

There is a little photography spot in a car park just by the main gate and I really, really hope that photographer is not welcomed there again.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Mar 2018, 16:57
Replies: 365
Views: 111,341
Posted By drugsdontwork

Hmmm less than there used to be though. Add in...

Hmmm less than there used to be though. Add in people not training rotary for a while, people jumping across to fixed wing, retirees etc. I can see a rotary shortage a few years hence.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2018, 12:17
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Teddy firmly in cot. You are clearly unaware of...

Teddy firmly in cot. You are clearly unaware of how offensive you are on this thread. And if you think I am the one who needs to get over myself then you are delusional.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2018, 11:58
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Crab, with respect, just stop now. I have watched...

Crab, with respect, just stop now. I have watched you spread nastiness and sneer at people on here for years now. It is not pleasant and I’m not playing.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2018, 09:51
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Where I work, the non ex mil SAR pilots to whom...

Where I work, the non ex mil SAR pilots to whom Crab presumably refers are by far the best operators. Why even now he continues to denigrate them is beyond me. And with that I really am out.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2018, 21:57
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

Good point. Apologies. I’m out 👍

Good point. Apologies. I’m out 👍
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2018, 21:01
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

No one says “**** it”. What they will do is...

No one says “**** it”. What they will do is assess whether the risks to be taken are appropriate to the task and act accordingly. The “super safe” SAR crew is going to weigh up the risks involved in...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2018, 16:09
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

My comments on risk may be amusing, I’m glad they...

My comments on risk may be amusing, I’m glad they are. It’s not my own aversion to risk, I’m quite happy with that, like you say can’t take a joke etc etc. But I’m not sure it’s fair to extend a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2018, 09:23
Replies: 2,913
Views: 965,642
Posted By drugsdontwork

I have to say as well that the attitude to risk...

I have to say as well that the attitude to risk is better now with civilian SAR. It was a bit of a shock when I came across and learned that we don’t commit the aircraft for training. And it’s a bit...
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