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Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2023, 10:54
Replies: 44
Views: 7,594
Posted By Attila

Just run the Hearing Test on YouTube and I lost...

Just run the Hearing Test on YouTube and I lost the sound around indicated age of 71 on the gauge - not bad as I'm 78, 16350 hours over aproximately 37 years of flying, including over 8000 hours on...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2023, 14:07
Replies: 63
Views: 9,005
Posted By Attila

I attended No 7 Gazelle Conversion Course, 11...

I attended No 7 Gazelle Conversion Course, 11 November 1974 - 13 December 1974 and David Ryall was my instructor. I next saw him some years later in British International when he was, I believe,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2023, 14:54
Replies: 4
Views: 2,431
Posted By Attila

Very sad news, worked there for 3 years…..

Very sad news, worked there for 3 years…..
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2020, 11:46
Replies: 11
Views: 3,259
Posted By Attila

My instructor on Basic Rotary at Wallop in 1970,...

My instructor on Basic Rotary at Wallop in 1970, on the Bell 47G4.

We met up again around 1998 on the S61N in Unst.

An excellent and patient Instructor who knew how to extract the best from his...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 17:58
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,901,943
Posted By Attila

I do not know your experience level or your...

I do not know your experience level or your qualifications and I do realise that you can cherry pick whenever you want, to make a point. However, and I do not know Helimut personally, I support his...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2019, 10:55
Replies: 889
Views: 332,213
Posted By Attila

Crab, I was on Gazelle Conversion Course No 7, in...

Crab, I was on Gazelle Conversion Course No 7, in 1974, as a Royal Marine, and during the 3 years that I flew the Gazelle we never had SAS fitted. We also did a deployment to the USA on HMS Hermes,...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2018, 13:45
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,685,117
Posted By Attila

Two more Bristow Pilot losses, I'm afraid. ...

Two more Bristow Pilot losses, I'm afraid.

John Whale, former Royal Marine pilot crossed the bar on 28th July, 2018, Big C, I believe.

Dave Duncan, former Royal Marine pilot crossed the bar on...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2018, 11:17
Replies: 11
Views: 5,923
Posted By Attila

Outstanding with a Capital "O" ...

Outstanding with a Capital "O" :ok::ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Aug 2018, 09:37
Replies: 63
Views: 11,464
Posted By Attila

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver...

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver than you!:=
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2018, 12:47
Replies: 53
Views: 16,924
Posted By Attila

Do not fly in the same cockpit as someone braver...

Do not fly in the same cockpit as someone braver than you!!
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2017, 15:36
Replies: 66
Views: 13,096
Posted By Attila

Yes, his name was Derek Reed, and we were both...

Yes, his name was Derek Reed, and we were both Drill Instructors before our respective flying courses. He died alongside Pip Cox.

Derek was on exchange/attachment to the Army. Standard...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jul 2017, 11:20
Replies: 66
Views: 13,096
Posted By Attila

APC 216, 1970 - 1971. Started with 20 or 22,...

APC 216, 1970 - 1971.

Started with 20 or 22, & 13 finished. I know that one for sure is dead, killed in a car bomb in NI, Pip Cox, Cpl of Horse.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jul 2017, 11:05
Replies: 44
Views: 48,416
Posted By Attila

To quote the thread title Beware Jake McGoldrick,...

To quote the thread title Beware Jake McGoldrick, and at the risk of appearing sarcastic, I guess we don't have to beware any more.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2017, 12:10
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,685,117
Posted By Attila

Thanks, Bondu. Indeed he is the guy that I...

Thanks, Bondu.

Indeed he is the guy that I knew and I worked with him although I never flew with him. I was in Bristows, before being made redundant in 1999, and then going across to BIH the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2017, 11:56
Replies: 71
Views: 19,245
Posted By Attila

Great photos DB, brought back many memories. ...

Great photos DB, brought back many memories.

I was in Malta from 1972 -1974 with 41 Commando Group, Royal Marines. We were based in St George's Barracks with our Sioux AH Mk 1's and spent many a...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2017, 11:38
Replies: 2,717
Views: 2,685,117
Posted By Attila

Just to clarify, and sorry for any inconvenience,...

Just to clarify, and sorry for any inconvenience, which Paul Cook are we talking about? An engineer or a pilot?
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2016, 16:14
Replies: 69
Views: 12,024
Posted By Attila

38 years when I retired in 2008. You know what,...

38 years when I retired in 2008. You know what, much as I loved my flying career, I don't miss it at all now.

It was great while it lasted, all 16325 hours of it!!
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jan 2016, 12:03
Replies: 72
Views: 10,473
Posted By Attila

I had an engine fire in a Bell 212 when I was...

I had an engine fire in a Bell 212 when I was working in the Middle East.

I had just departed a refuelling stop, single pilot, in the Zakum field and levelled at 2500 ft on my way to a detached...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2015, 16:15
Replies: 12
Views: 4,726
Posted By Attila

Here are the funeral arrangements for Duncan's...

Here are the funeral arrangements for Duncan's funeral:

1230 hours, Monday 7th December at St James the Great, Radley. Oxfordshire. Then afterwards at the Bowyer Arms. Foxborough Rd, Abingdon,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2015, 09:51
Replies: 0
Views: 1,174
Posted By Attila

Duncan MacMillan

Link to Rotorheads Forum:-

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/570725-duncan-macmillan.html
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2015, 09:45
Replies: 12
Views: 4,726
Posted By Attila

Duncan MacMillan

Duncan MacMillan, former Royal Marine Captain, former Flt Lieutenant SOAF and former member of the Royal Air Force - apologies for not knowing his RAF rank - died Sunday afternoon following...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jun 2014, 10:57
Replies: 459
Views: 93,206
Posted By Attila

Thumbs up Would I?:confused::confused: ...

Would I?:confused::confused:

Absolutely!!:ok::ok::ok:

Started at age 25 at Middle Wallop in 1970 on the Chipmunk, Bell 47 G4, then the Sioux.

6 years later, joined the Omani Air Force on the...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2014, 08:58
Replies: 10
Views: 2,614
Posted By Attila

Nice bit of ground taxying, spot turns and...

Nice bit of ground taxying, spot turns and sideways flight.

He may have done that before......

Ii wonder if he is a Ppruner??:D:D:D:D:O:O:O
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2013, 11:37
Replies: 538
Views: 84,763
Posted By Attila

When I did my Bell 214B conversion in Oman, the...

When I did my Bell 214B conversion in Oman, the QHI warned me about rotor decay in the event of engine failure, 33 inch chord blades, remember!!

At 120 knots in the cruise he told me to be ready...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2013, 11:13
Replies: 36
Views: 13,717
Posted By Attila

Fareastdriver, Yes, we used to carry the "excess"...

Fareastdriver, Yes, we used to carry the "excess" fuel in the centre tank of the S61 until we were at the correct enroute weight and then we would transfer it to the forward and aft tanks.

You...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2012, 11:59
Replies: 95
Views: 13,495
Posted By Attila

Engine Fire After Take Off

For what it is worth, during my flying career, I suffered two indications of engine fire, both at opposite ends of the spectrum, one real and one spurious.

The first occurred when I was working in...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2012, 18:55
Replies: 12
Views: 7,568
Posted By Attila

Lucky Rat, I have lost your email address. I...

Lucky Rat, I have lost your email address.

I left FI in 2006.

Could you PM me and we can chat some more.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2012, 11:47
Replies: 22
Views: 4,132
Posted By Attila

I am now retired, but what I do remember when...

I am now retired, but what I do remember when converting to an different type, say from a B212 to an S61N, to an AS332L, is that I used to fly the cockpit around, the rest normally followed.

Must...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2012, 19:00
Replies: 13
Views: 4,828
Posted By Attila

1st Cav at An Khe--------A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO:

An American friend of mine sent me this link. I thought it was tremendous, and that maybe SAS would appreciate it.

Just hope that the link works!!!!! :):)


Death from Above: An Khe Army...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2011, 18:26
Replies: 17
Views: 2,619
Posted By Attila

Magnus Bentley

Just picked up this sad news about Magnus. I can only echo all that has been said previously.

I worked mainly in the outstations of Bristows, offshore on the B212, Unst and Sumburgh, but when I...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2011, 17:11
Replies: 44
Views: 21,436
Posted By Attila

Actually, SAS, there were TWO survivors of the...

Actually, SAS, there were TWO survivors of the gearbox failure. One was a passenger and the other was Pushpa Vaid, the captain.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2010, 19:33
Replies: 2
Views: 964
Posted By Attila

I see that he has already registered on the...

I see that he has already registered on the Flying Marines website, so, hopefully, he should be able to glean some information from there. Most of the guys from my period of flying in the Corps,...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Jun 2010, 17:45
Replies: 121
Views: 30,211
Posted By Attila

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver...

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver than yourself:ok:
Forum: Rotorheads
25th May 2010, 19:48
Replies: 26
Views: 8,537
Posted By Attila

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver...

Never fly in the same cockpit as someone braver than yourself!
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2010, 21:46
Replies: 112
Views: 30,210
Posted By Attila

As a retired S61 jock, with Falklands experience,...

As a retired S61 jock, with Falklands experience, I am inclined to agree with Ships Cat. The machine works well but does have its foibles. Don't forget that BIH have the distinct advantage of being...
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