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Search: Posts Made By: Pat Malone
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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2014, 17:30
Replies: 1,615
Views: 1,868,233
Posted By Pat Malone

Two more Cabris

Two more Cabri accidents in Germany, on February 1 and February 4 – D HAVC and D HAIG. Both look to have identical causes, spinning out of control in the hover. I suspect both will be put down to...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2011, 13:45
Replies: 8
Views: 6,231
Posted By Pat Malone

Yes, I'm doing this on the family's behalf....

Yes, I'm doing this on the family's behalf. Billie Bond has passed on.

Pat
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2011, 15:46
Replies: 8
Views: 6,231
Posted By Pat Malone

Did you know Dave Bond?

I am researching the official history of the companies which eventually became Bond Helicopters Ltd and am seeking information from anyone with first-hand knowledge of David Bond in the 1940s, 50s...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Aug 2011, 16:17
Replies: 106
Views: 51,558
Posted By Pat Malone

Bristow and the WG30

Savoia writes:
"Regarding Bristow; Alan, for the most part, seems to have been a pragmatist and his comments revealing his intention to 'kill' the WG30 programme would seem to confirm this. One can...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2011, 20:00
Replies: 106
Views: 51,558
Posted By Pat Malone

Alan Bristow's take on the WG30

I co-wrote Alan Bristow's autobiography with him, and he devotes some space to the WG30 in a chapter on his failed attempt to take over Westlands. The takeover foundered when he discovered a £41...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2010, 16:34
Replies: 33
Views: 5,586
Posted By Pat Malone

IMC rating

BEAgle:
You're absolutely right in urging everyone to make individual comments when the NPA is released in January. Rarely will a united, large scale response be as important.
The grandfathering...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2010, 12:16
Replies: 33
Views: 5,586
Posted By Pat Malone

IMC update

This brief update from AOPA



At a special meeting of EASA, members of the FCL008 Working Group and the UK CAA called in Cologne on Tuesday to discuss the UK IMC rating, EASA agreed as a first...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Nov 2009, 09:11
Replies: 158
Views: 19,360
Posted By Pat Malone

For the avoidance of doubt, here is the full text...

For the avoidance of doubt, here is the full text of the article in General Aviation magazine referred to above.


The battle to save the IMC rating has entered a new phase, with the EASA working...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2009, 22:29
Replies: 84
Views: 33,238
Posted By Pat Malone

A 'good' funeral today, with a full church to see...

A 'good' funeral today, with a full church to see Mr B off; highlight was the flypast as they lowered his coffin into the ground - an S76, a Bell 412, a Super Puma and, scurrying to catch up, a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2009, 18:43
Replies: 84
Views: 33,238
Posted By Pat Malone

I think Jack Woolley may be the only Air Whaling...

I think Jack Woolley may be the only Air Whaling man still alive. Am I wrong?
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2009, 15:19
Replies: 84
Views: 33,238
Posted By Pat Malone

Both Lynda and Jean died in 2006. Laurence is the...

Both Lynda and Jean died in 2006. Laurence is the only one left.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2009, 17:38
Replies: 84
Views: 33,238
Posted By Pat Malone

Alan Bristow

Obituary from tomorrow's Times:

The founder of one of the world’s largest helicopter services companies, Alan Bristow, whose attempted takeover of Westland Helicopters led to the Westland Affair,...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Aug 2008, 18:01
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,141,122
Posted By Pat Malone

Now that this has quietened down a little, I...

Now that this has quietened down a little, I thought I might make some observations on the media and its relationship to aviation accidents, and to pprune. I have played both sides of the street,...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2006, 16:12
Replies: 109
Views: 32,214
Posted By Pat Malone

How far do you want to push this? If...

How far do you want to push this?
If intemperate words were spoken it was about the details of the story in the Surrey Mirror, not about the event or its sequel.
As to having someone directly...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2006, 15:33
Replies: 109
Views: 32,214
Posted By Pat Malone

tosh

I suppose this is a rumour network, but this is just bollocks.
There has never, ever, been any suggestion that Dominic would have to pay for any portion of this flight.
He has been roundly praised...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2006, 16:43
Replies: 69
Views: 8,020
Posted By Pat Malone

Re: How many Mac users?

I'm in the publishing racket and use Macs (a) because they're better and (b) because all my clients and advertisers use Macs too – they outperform PCs in design functions.
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2006, 16:40
Replies: 55
Views: 10,451
Posted By Pat Malone

Re: Owen buys AS365, starts PPH training

Important not to be too sniffy when there's a chance of some positive publicity about helicopters in the mass media.
Mike Smith of Flying TV was on BBC Radio talking about this last night and came...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Dec 2005, 14:22
Replies: 32
Views: 4,817
Posted By Pat Malone

In the case of an R44 that ditched with two POB,...

In the case of an R44 that ditched with two POB, pax got out and stood on the skid ready to jump while in autorotation. Unfortunately he dropped a raft, attached to his waist by a lanyard, and it...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Nov 2005, 09:46
Replies: 91
Views: 9,437
Posted By Pat Malone

DFC: What the hell has my comment got to do...

DFC:
What the hell has my comment got to do with whether or not you join AOPA? My response is "why many of us doubt the sense in supporting such an organisation"? What sort of random drivel is that?
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2005, 19:43
Replies: 91
Views: 9,437
Posted By Pat Malone

DFC writes: "The response from the AOPA man...

DFC writes:

"The response from the AOPA man displayed why many of us doubt the sense in supporting such an organisation. Yak Yak Yak - pleasure flights - business flights - yak yak yak. BA and BM...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2005, 18:58
Replies: 91
Views: 9,437
Posted By Pat Malone

Warped Factor: I'm talking about 2000 feet -...

Warped Factor:
I'm talking about 2000 feet - about 1500 agl. Have you ever had a heavy at 1500 agl over Banstead?
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2005, 06:09
Replies: 91
Views: 9,437
Posted By Pat Malone

One of the problems with the width of Heathrow's...

One of the problems with the width of Heathrow's Class A is that it creates an unnecessarily narrow gap between the Heathrow and Gatwick zones, thus compromising safety.
I used to instruct at...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2005, 15:42
Replies: 10
Views: 1,726
Posted By Pat Malone

The smoke signals that have been coming out of...

The smoke signals that have been coming out of the DfT indicate that Dimbleby may well be right. The Department did not expect the reaction it got; the man who drafted the consultation paper...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
27th Oct 2005, 17:38
Replies: 35
Views: 3,911
Posted By Pat Malone

By coincidence I ran a three-page article on this...

By coincidence I ran a three-page article on this subject in the AOPA magazine General Aviation this month.
The article was written by an aviation accountant and concerned a flying instructor who'd...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2005, 17:24
Replies: 2
Views: 758
Posted By Pat Malone

N-reg consultation

Further to my post on Dave Unwin's CAA thread, here is the second part of that AOPA email to members, this one concerning the DfT's attack on foreign registered aircraft in the UK.

DFT...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2005, 17:19
Replies: 19
Views: 2,052
Posted By Pat Malone

For those who aren't members of AOPA, here's the...

For those who aren't members of AOPA, here's the text of a members' email which went out a couple of days ago on the CAA inquiry. (In fact, only 1,355 emails went out before the system crashed, so...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Sep 2005, 20:55
Replies: 144
Views: 22,835
Posted By Pat Malone

Nobody between Stansted and Luton could have...

Nobody between Stansted and Luton could have missed SASless's peerless departure today; dang near blew the tent down. Is there a configuration for maximum blade slap on that thing? If so, he found it...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2005, 10:07
Replies: 2,217
Views: 300,579
Posted By Pat Malone

Yeah, it takes a certain amount of genius, but he...

Yeah, it takes a certain amount of genius, but he managed it.
People's inventiveness is beyond imagining. There's the chap who famously would not fly without his bible on the seat beside him. But he...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2005, 10:07
Replies: 1,983
Views: 215,324
Posted By Pat Malone

Yeah, it takes a certain amount of genius, but he...

Yeah, it takes a certain amount of genius, but he managed it.
People's inventiveness is beyond imagining. There's the chap who famously would not fly without his bible on the seat beside him. But he...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2005, 09:53
Replies: 2,217
Views: 300,579
Posted By Pat Malone

As we all know, the merit of the claim often has...

As we all know, the merit of the claim often has little bearing on the outcome of the lawsuit.
My favourite Robinson suit involved a shooter who was firing a rifle left-handed out of an R22 and...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Sep 2005, 09:53
Replies: 1,983
Views: 215,324
Posted By Pat Malone

As we all know, the merit of the claim often has...

As we all know, the merit of the claim often has little bearing on the outcome of the lawsuit.
My favourite Robinson suit involved a shooter who was firing a rifle left-handed out of an R22 and...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Sep 2005, 07:06
Replies: 15
Views: 1,310
Posted By Pat Malone

Trapper: Contributions very welcome, even...

Trapper:
Contributions very welcome, even though the report will be made freely available. Please send to:
Martin Robinson
AOPA
50A Cambridge St
London SW1V 4QQ.
PM me with a direct email and...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2005, 19:38
Replies: 15
Views: 1,310
Posted By Pat Malone

The most powerful weapon GA has in this...

The most powerful weapon GA has in this consultation is an independent report by a respected firm of international aviation consultants, Helios Technology, submitted just before the deadline.
This...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2005, 19:19
Replies: 2,217
Views: 300,579
Posted By Pat Malone

Chopperpilot47: That was an interview I did...

Chopperpilot47:
That was an interview I did with Frank Robinson two years ago for various magazines in which he said he was considering stopping production of the R22 - it had been developed to its...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2005, 19:19
Replies: 1,983
Views: 215,324
Posted By Pat Malone

Chopperpilot47: That was an interview I did...

Chopperpilot47:
That was an interview I did with Frank Robinson two years ago for various magazines in which he said he was considering stopping production of the R22 - it had been developed to its...
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