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Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2008, 17:18
Replies: 143
Views: 47,311
Posted By Russell Sprout

Do we have any 109 HEMS drivers? I was looking at...

Do we have any 109 HEMS drivers? I was looking at one the other day and couldn't see why anyone would want one..... Low rotor blades, instrument panal obstructing forward/ downward vision, small low...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 19:51
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Right, i'm leaving!!!

Right, i'm leaving!!!
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 19:26
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Just wanted the last word:ok: but all this...

Just wanted the last word:ok: but all this baiting is very addictive!!!!

Just to add fuel to the fire.... One of the winchmen on my CSRO's course was an ex VC10 trolley dolly load master.... talk...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 18:50
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

This all seems to be going round in circles and...

This all seems to be going round in circles and turning into yet another Prune pissing contest, I think all the pertinent points have been covered and i for one am withdrawing now because it is...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 17:54
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Crab, I'd much prefer to be 50-100' above a...

Crab,

I'd much prefer to be 50-100' above a hill side with a single engine failure than 2', who knows we might have to adopt the same fly away procedure that you use, as for the cobblers with non...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 17:20
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Well what’s Crabs beef with Flaxton then? ...

Well what’s Crabs beef with Flaxton then?

At the moment when the scene is unsuitable to land the only way an Air Ambulance can get help to a patient is to hover deplane which puts the aircraft in...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2008, 16:24
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Crab, You fail to see that both Bertie and...

Crab,

You fail to see that both Bertie and Flaxton come from the same pool of PAS pilots, employed like the rest for their wealth of experience in different fields of aviation. There are also a...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2008, 16:48
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Yep, time to wrap up this thread...... I't been a...

Yep, time to wrap up this thread...... I't been a most enjoyable bun fight as ever!!!!:ugh:
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Feb 2008, 15:49
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Time to call it a day me thinks on this...

Time to call it a day me thinks on this thread...... Flax, good luck with the future training, i'm sure it will pay off and be a big step in the right direction for Air ambs....

Crab, when were...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2008, 20:19
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Your right, and what a great balance they have...

Your right, and what a great balance they have too, maybe we should be looking at emergency service platforms instead of individual AA/ Police machines, having worked on a combined operation before...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2008, 20:13
Replies: 107
Views: 13,171
Posted By Russell Sprout

I've just heard that the Police and air ambulance...

I've just heard that the Police and air ambulance will remain flying from what will be left of the airport, i wonder if Peel Holdings will donate some of their new found fortune into building the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2008, 17:00
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Now that we are 20+ years down the line of air...

Now that we are 20+ years down the line of air ambulance operations any charity that is happy to sit back and plod on with a normal 10 hour DAY/ VFR shift pattern should really be thinking about if...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Feb 2008, 20:46
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Flippin eck guys, yet another Prune pissing...

Flippin eck guys, yet another Prune pissing contest,

Crab,

I don't think for one moment you were born with a yellow helmet and i see through your threads that you ooze the ethos of being the...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2008, 18:38
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Just a thought, but isn't the 135 and 902 are...

Just a thought, but isn't the 135 and 902 are already being used worldwide for winching. I appreciate that they will not be capable of operating in a safe single engine flight configuration whilst...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2008, 17:42
Replies: 160
Views: 18,943
Posted By Russell Sprout

Maybe it is about time for air ambulances to...

Maybe it is about time for air ambulances to progress like there European associates..... Given that it can take anything up to an hour+ for a Seaking to reach a patient, what could be more perfect...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Jan 2008, 17:17
Replies: 107
Views: 13,171
Posted By Russell Sprout

I heard that the Air ambulance mob signed on for...

I heard that the Air ambulance mob signed on for a 2 year contract in October 2007, Can you really see the place staying open as a heliport with only 2 explorers and a couple of robbos? I doubt it...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2008, 18:36
Replies: 49
Views: 7,555
Posted By Russell Sprout

This seems like a flash in the pan, UK SAR do a...

This seems like a flash in the pan, UK SAR do a brilliant job and i take my hat off to all that serve us, maybe on this occasion a seaking was closer but when you think that virtually every County...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2008, 13:11
Replies: 49
Views: 7,555
Posted By Russell Sprout

I agree, was hinting more towards the bad weather...

I agree, was hinting more towards the bad weather and civvys...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2008, 12:48
Replies: 49
Views: 7,555
Posted By Russell Sprout

Whats with the 'when the weather is bad or at...

Whats with the 'when the weather is bad or at night and the AA can't fly, there might not be a SAR helicopter available for overland poor wx tasking because the crews are civvy'????????

So what...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2008, 16:22
Replies: 49
Views: 7,555
Posted By Russell Sprout

The only downfall in not having government...

The only downfall in not having government support seems to be the lack of suitable hospital landing sites..... The shocking fact is, hospitals don’t like air ambulances because we cost them a...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2008, 09:43
Replies: 49
Views: 7,555
Posted By Russell Sprout

Maybe from past experience, they didn't want to...

Maybe from past experience, they didn't want to wait an age for the seaking to get fired up and transit to the scene.......

Flippin eck Jon/ Jim....... time to hang up the pitot cover, i'll see if...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 13:54
Replies: 164
Views: 46,660
Posted By Russell Sprout

Looks to me as if he wasn't fully in control and...

Looks to me as if he wasn't fully in control and just trying to hang onto being impressive..... oh dear!!! I wonder if the EGT and TQ were just as impressed?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2007, 11:22
Replies: 42
Views: 10,680
Posted By Russell Sprout

4-5 minutes to turn off an explorer!!! i'd go for...

4-5 minutes to turn off an explorer!!! i'd go for more like 30 seconds. I wonder if the people of Derbyshire realise that an air ambulance now operates out of Sheffield and between them, Lincs/Notts...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2007, 09:08
Replies: 70
Views: 11,544
Posted By Russell Sprout

What’s with the rank thing????? Great CRM subject...

What’s with the rank thing????? Great CRM subject that i know more about than most as an ex DHFS best student CPL pilot. Since when was the level of skill and competency based on a person’s rank?
...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Aug 2007, 07:57
Replies: 70
Views: 9,028
Posted By Russell Sprout

I think the problem stems from not singing off...

I think the problem stems from not singing off the same song sheet, I’ve been dispatched on quite a few HEMS tasks that lay closer to SAR bases than ours and have called Kinloss to suggest that it...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Aug 2007, 19:22
Replies: 35
Views: 14,377
Posted By Russell Sprout

Me neither.... I've got a mate flying 412's out...

Me neither.... I've got a mate flying 412's out there, any links?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2007, 18:15
Replies: 66
Views: 14,804
Posted By Russell Sprout

Not too bad a day, weather was pants, Maggi...

Not too bad a day, weather was pants, Maggi turned up for the Falklands memorial parade, does anyone no if the Falklands display aircraft are an official collection? Enjoyed the IMC Chinook and reds...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2007, 12:46
Replies: 20
Views: 2,786
Posted By Russell Sprout

Oh and make sure you check all the NOTAM's for...

Oh and make sure you check all the NOTAM's for the day prior to getting airborne.....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2007, 11:24
Replies: 23
Views: 3,938
Posted By Russell Sprout

The whole issue of horses and low flying aircraft...

The whole issue of horses and low flying aircraft interests me. I work for an air ambulance and am regularly called out to attend horse riders.


I tried coming up with some stats but couldn't...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2007, 17:08
Replies: 17
Views: 2,215
Posted By Russell Sprout

What an utterly pointless thread!!!!! I've been...

What an utterly pointless thread!!!!! I've been flying 902's for years and happen to find it one of the most reliable and user friendly machines i've ever flown.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Feb 2007, 17:59
Replies: 7
Views: 1,236
Posted By Russell Sprout

So which is more desirable and advantages? The...

So which is more desirable and advantages? The Cof A aircraft or the one with the permit to fly? or is it immaterial......
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Feb 2007, 11:44
Replies: 7
Views: 1,236
Posted By Russell Sprout

Mark1, Thanks for the reply. The reason i'm...

Mark1,

Thanks for the reply. The reason i'm asking is regarding historic Auster aircraft, some i've seen have C of A's and other are on a Permit to fly, which got the cogs turning as i couldn't...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Feb 2007, 10:23
Replies: 7
Views: 1,236
Posted By Russell Sprout

C of A/ Permit to fly

Hi all,

I'm a completely clueless non Engineering type person and am keen to understand the difference between a Certificate of airworthiness and a permit to fly, Are they one in the same? Would...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2006, 17:02
Replies: 203
Views: 74,372
Posted By Russell Sprout

Unless you know what your doing dont bother, I...

Unless you know what your doing dont bother, I spoke to the VAT people and explained what i wanted to do and they were happy with that and sent me the forms which i filled in and returned. However,...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2006, 20:14
Replies: 4
Views: 1,031
Posted By Russell Sprout

Think you can claim it, read Lasors under the QSP...

Think you can claim it, read Lasors under the QSP sections....
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