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Search: Posts Made By: SawThe Light
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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
1st May 2014, 11:49
Replies: 192
Views: 50,337
Posted By SawThe Light

Ron Chippendale's report simply stated the facts....

Ron Chippendale's report simply stated the facts. The aircraft was flown into the side of a mountain.


None of the Airline Board of Directors or the General Manager was aboard the aircraft. The...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2013, 23:28
Replies: 80
Views: 16,692
Posted By SawThe Light

Apache "newer design"?

I seem to recall Apache flying out of Hughes Airfield in Culver in the mid '70s. Still a ponderous old beast.

"Newer design" compared with a B47 I guess.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2011, 21:46
Replies: 36
Views: 6,220
Posted By SawThe Light

Leadsled. I work within the JAA and EASA...

Leadsled.

I work within the JAA and EASA systems as a pilot, a mechanic and in administration and have done so for several years. I am well aware of its structure and content. I also have a very...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2011, 08:24
Replies: 13
Views: 5,814
Posted By SawThe Light

A colleague from the past also reckoned it was...

A colleague from the past also reckoned it was the absolute ducks guts for warding off stalls and fixing down-winds. Or was that Bundy?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2011, 07:15
Replies: 36
Views: 6,220
Posted By SawThe Light

LeadSled, you might do well to re-think most of...

LeadSled, you might do well to re-think most of your post. Do you seriously expect us to believe that ECD, holder of an EASA Part 147 Approval could/would issue an engineer/mechanic type rating to an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2011, 04:45
Replies: 36
Views: 6,220
Posted By SawThe Light

Sunfish. If you are thinking about getting an...

Sunfish. If you are thinking about getting an engineers license, take a look at the latest issue of the Aviation Advertiser. Seems that you don't need to go down that route of studying for all those...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2011, 07:20
Replies: 604
Views: 182,090
Posted By SawThe Light

Flames after starting

It isn’t unusual to see flames from the EC 120 exhaust after a less than perfect start. Indeed if there has been a botched start or two you can just about put money on seeing flames. The reason for...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Mar 2011, 09:09
Replies: 19
Views: 2,948
Posted By SawThe Light

Shouldn't this go into the Aviation History &...

Shouldn't this go into the Aviation History & Nostalgia forum?
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2011, 05:57
Replies: 13
Views: 6,276
Posted By SawThe Light

Local painting or painting locally?

If the manufacturer permits blade painting at the operator level the information and tooling you need will be in the maintenance manual. Don't be surprised if it/they require chordwise, mass and and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jun 2010, 01:26
Replies: 56
Views: 10,927
Posted By SawThe Light

BAL faltering

How many noticed the small news item in the aviation section of Friday's Australian newspaper which read:

"There were few tears at Bankstown Airport this week after aviation tenants received news...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2010, 08:16
Replies: 124
Views: 55,917
Posted By SawThe Light

goose0201. Check your pm

goose0201. Check your pm
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2010, 01:44
Replies: 15
Views: 3,999
Posted By SawThe Light

"never sideslip a swept wing aeroplane" ...

"never sideslip a swept wing aeroplane"

Just as well that Air Canada pilot didn't know that when he landed at Gimli a few years back.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2009, 06:55
Replies: 38
Views: 4,853
Posted By SawThe Light

Ah yes, another defence pound or two well spent!...

Ah yes, another defence pound or two well spent! Thank you tax-payers.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Dec 2009, 20:18
Replies: 9
Views: 1,308
Posted By SawThe Light

Saving YouTube videos

Can anyone tell me how to save YouTube videos with IE8. It was simple with IE6 but I haven't managed to work out how to do it with 8.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
29th Aug 2009, 07:00
Replies: 20
Views: 4,143
Posted By SawThe Light

Jeez, don't let the F1 guys see this or they'll...

Jeez, don't let the F1 guys see this or they'll all be back to metal race cars.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2009, 21:47
Replies: 15
Views: 2,177
Posted By SawThe Light

Eurocopter does indeed deliver apparently "new"...

Eurocopter does indeed deliver apparently "new" aircraft with some used parts or components fitted. The component history section of the log book will show exactly what and where. They are purchased...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2009, 22:34
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,056
Posted By SawThe Light

Agree with s/bus03. What was likely to be...

Agree with s/bus03. What was likely to be revealed on a low speed test that the last T/O or landing hadn't shown, other than the skill or perhaps lack of skill of the PF.


STL
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
15th Apr 2009, 20:31
Replies: 5
Views: 662
Posted By SawThe Light

Tony, Google - XP non-destructive rebuild...

Tony,

Google - XP non-destructive rebuild

I have followed Fred Langa's recipe on a couple of machines and it worked just fine, all my files were un-touched.


STL
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Apr 2009, 01:51
Replies: 10,249
Views: 3,373,539
Posted By SawThe Light

Ah, the 195

I recall reading a pilots report on the 195 a few years back and a couple of his statements stayed with me.

On the subject of visibility he said something like "being able to see out of the front...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
19th Feb 2009, 19:44
Replies: 12
Views: 817
Posted By SawThe Light

It's not a simple matter of keeping their...

It's not a simple matter of keeping their attention. The fact is that none of the "audience" even wants to be there but they have no choice. You see my plight?
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Feb 2009, 22:56
Replies: 12
Views: 817
Posted By SawThe Light

Thanks again guys. GIMP sounds like what I need....

Thanks again guys. GIMP sounds like what I need. There will be no animations or any clever stuff like that, just simple line drawings that require coloring and the odd bit of editing with the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Feb 2009, 20:20
Replies: 21
Views: 2,954
Posted By SawThe Light

Assuming that the grey painted surface is the...

Assuming that the grey painted surface is the "outside", the location of the hinges would dictate that it an was inward-opening door. That would rule out those compartments with little spare space.
...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Feb 2009, 18:22
Replies: 12
Views: 817
Posted By SawThe Light

Thanks folks. As an example of what I am...

Thanks folks.

As an example of what I am wanting to do, take a word document with a simple line drawing of perhaps a 3D view of a cube, and I want to be able to apply different colors to the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Feb 2009, 08:48
Replies: 12
Views: 817
Posted By SawThe Light

Graphics program needed

I find that I am giving an increasing number of presentations that quite frankly need tarting up, if only to keep the victims attention.

Can anyone tell me whether there is a graphics program...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2009, 08:20
Replies: 208
Views: 43,963
Posted By SawThe Light

It seems that we BH and SK followers appear to be...

It seems that we BH and SK followers appear to be meeting some opposition with our dislike of the MRH/NH 90 and Tiger. I just can't understand why we can't keep the UH-1's and the Kiowas, they're...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2009, 02:32
Replies: 25
Views: 10,043
Posted By SawThe Light

In its original configuration, the 350 had no M/R...

In its original configuration, the 350 had no M/R droop restraint system. It was made available as a field retrofit in a Service Bulletin some time after the aircraft entered service.

For what...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2009, 08:10
Replies: 25
Views: 10,043
Posted By SawThe Light

Tango123 semirigid three rotor blade ?...

Tango123

semirigid three rotor blade ? Semi-rigid? do tell.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2008, 20:02
Replies: 31
Views: 6,111
Posted By SawThe Light

29,777 ft in a Cessna CH-1B Skyhook piston engine...

29,777 ft in a Cessna CH-1B Skyhook piston engine helicopter on December 27 1957
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
12th May 2008, 20:16
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By SawThe Light

Thanks for the advice guys. For the record,...

Thanks for the advice guys.

For the record, the re-formatted Pro machine is doing fine even with auto updates activated. This box has SP3 too.

On the machine running Home, deleting the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
12th May 2008, 09:44
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By SawThe Light

Thanks for that. I'll give it a try. STL

Thanks for that. I'll give it a try.

STL
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th May 2008, 22:59
Replies: 5
Views: 578
Posted By SawThe Light

Win XP AutoUpdate

Two of the computers in our home network of five have developed a problem that seems to be directly linked with XP updates.

The boxes crank up OK but after a couple of minutes they partially...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2008, 09:39
Replies: 2
Views: 1,007
Posted By SawThe Light

What happened to the door . . . .

Let's see, the possibilities are:

It hasn't been found and a new one is required.

It has been found and it is OK.

It was damaged beyond repair and a new one is required.

It was...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2008, 00:46
Replies: 604
Views: 182,090
Posted By SawThe Light

..upgrade the 120 . . more power . .

They have already. They call it a 350B2. All the power you need and they throw in an extra seat as well. What sort of power did you have in mind?
I recall seeing a similar question a year back...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2008, 21:44
Replies: 78
Views: 32,987
Posted By SawThe Light

An odd quirk of physics seems to be that a really...

An odd quirk of physics seems to be that a really dense cloud layer will apparently cancel out "inertia" and all those other nasties that wait to pull us into the ground during a "downwind turn".
...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Apr 2008, 03:38
Replies: 21
Views: 10,951
Posted By SawThe Light

Why and how it happens.

Dredged this explanation up from my notes.

"Thermal runaway is a condition in which the current for a fully charged nickel-cadmium battery rises out of proportion to the impressed-voltage level....
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