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Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2020, 12:07
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Doing the latter is basically doing the former!

Doing the latter is basically doing the former!
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2016, 10:57
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

202 (R) is simply the new name for SARTU. ...

202 (R) is simply the new name for SARTU. Prestwick OCU for potential Falklands faff seems the likely explanation.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2015, 09:05
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

...except in this case, Caernarfon were already...

...except in this case, Caernarfon were already tasked and Prestwick haven't yet entered the modern world. Even when they do, Prestwick will remain one of the busiest units meaning that scope to...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Dec 2015, 13:30
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Just how fast could the Inverness or Lydd...

Just how fast could the Inverness or Lydd aircraft fly if en route to an incident in Humberside's patch?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2015, 10:38
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Funny how TG was the only man on the recent...

Funny how TG was the only man on the recent training course at Shawbury with any aviation experience whatsoever. Maybe the other skygods destined for the ARCC will be on a separate course?
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2015, 16:08
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

In...

In Iraq/Afghanistan/Syria/chooseyourownMiddleEastern****hole?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2015, 14:11
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

...but what the civ flts haven't been doing is 4...

...but what the civ flts haven't been doing is 4 hours' training a day as well as all these jobs. Given that Bristow will also be doing less training flying than the mil units, it will not be...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Jul 2015, 14:05
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Another desperate attempt to snipe at Bristow! In...

Another desperate attempt to snipe at Bristow! In a large outfit with various operations in various countries, is it uncommon for some people to move to different contracts? I don't know (and nor do...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2015, 13:33
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

I actually agree with most of this Crab (NB it...

I actually agree with most of this Crab (NB it was 25 airframes not 23!) but I feel that, while you offer valid reasons why deploying would have been tricky to achieve, the parochial attitude of...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jul 2015, 11:04
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Sad but true. Says it all really -...

Sad but true.



Says it all really - and you're far from the most stove-piped individual in the SAR Force. One or two individuals with vision did try to broaden the SAR Force's portfolio, but...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2015, 07:44
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

...and will help him remain Cuillin stressful...

...and will help him remain Cuillin stressful situations :)
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jun 2015, 14:11
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

I hear that the aviation fraternity amounts to...

I hear that the aviation fraternity amounts to just one of the intake of controllers. While this gent is very well qualified to get the rest in gear, even his mountain of experience will be spread...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2015, 16:22
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Apparently it is Crab!

Apparently it is Crab!
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Mar 2015, 17:34
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

But how often are there going to be multiple...

But how often are there going to be multiple passengers over the sea? As with the Sea King, the S-92s will spend most of their time with 4 crew on board and 1, maybe 2, casualties. And those...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2015, 16:28
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

From what I saw, the MOD never reported false...

From what I saw, the MOD never reported false serviceability/availability stats. Unlike another SAR service provider of recent years.

And on plenty of occasions (even in recent years when the...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2015, 10:39
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Maybe they have prioritised the work-up over...

Maybe they have prioritised the work-up over replying to you...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jan 2015, 16:32
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Agreed. One only has to look at the various...

Agreed. One only has to look at the various accidents in recent years (NB not all RW cases) where over-reliance on automation has been a significant factor to realize that basic pilot skills still...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2014, 08:06
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Perhaps the first time that 'Wattisham' and 'SAR...

Perhaps the first time that 'Wattisham' and 'SAR hotspot' have featured in the same sentence...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2014, 18:19
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Crab, You may turn out to be right that SAR...

Crab,

You may turn out to be right that SAR is going to hell in a handcart, but with five months to go, you are too forceful in stating this as an inevitable fact. I'm aware that the existing...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Oct 2014, 14:20
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

My guess is 0 weeks and 0 days because I have...

My guess is 0 weeks and 0 days because I have heard (though I haven't seen with my own eyes so it may not be true ;)) that Bristow may have some S-92 SAR crews already. So, will it take 5 months to...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2014, 10:34
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Even if it's fact that there are no crew trained...

Even if it's fact that there are no crew trained on it (is this true or just The Gospel According To St Crab?), it won't take 5 months to train experienced people on the 189, especially if they...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Sep 2014, 11:02
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Somewhat simplistic. On many occasions, the...

Somewhat simplistic. On many occasions, the tasking will occur before the crew go training, meaning that there isn't time (or desire) to train after a job/jobs. On some days, no training gets done...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2014, 13:56
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Well, that has been done...:oh: ...

Well, that has been done...:oh:



Everything I have seen (and I admit I haven't followed every twist and turn) suggests that training hours will be in much shorter supply with Bristow than has...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Feb 2014, 07:45
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

That's absolutely fine, as long as you are...

That's absolutely fine, as long as you are confident that everyone received the same phone call on Friday night. You might be less content if that turned out not to be the case.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jan 2014, 20:31
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

TC, What a shame there were never any of...

TC,


What a shame there were never any of those bunga bunga parties in bongo bongo land...the SAR Force HQ atrium would make a great venue...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2013, 15:45
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

The first invitations to interview have been...

The first invitations to interview have been received. Although the timings have slipped somewhat since the spring, there's no great rush yet - those already current on the relevant types will only...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2013, 17:13
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Not true, as proven by the number of people from...

Not true, as proven by the number of people from Shawbury inter alia present at the Valley roadshow.



Only in terms of anything commercial in confidence - some of those at the Valley roadshow...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jul 2013, 12:29
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

So people getting in via the Managed Transition...

So people getting in via the Managed Transition are guaranteed a job at or near their current mil location, to preserve local knowledge? Indeed...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jul 2013, 08:25
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

If the workforce at SAR flights in 3 years' time...

If the workforce at SAR flights in 3 years' time is at or near this division of backgrounds, I'll be going on the Trilby diet.

Lala,

I really hope your post was intended in jest (Crab's...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2013, 10:12
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Even better to have ASRA in a nearby bomb-bay:{ ...

Even better to have ASRA in a nearby bomb-bay:{



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Sorry:oh:
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2013, 19:29
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Exactly - we'll have to agree to disagree, mainly...

Exactly - we'll have to agree to disagree, mainly for the sake of anyone looking at this thread in the hope of finding out something useful!

You call it a defence, I call it an explanation -...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2013, 17:10
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

Llamaman, Having just seen you post, I feel...

Llamaman,

Having just seen you post, I feel obliged to correct the facts - again, not because it matters to Bristow and the people who will work for them, but because some of the nonsense on here...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2013, 16:14
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

There has been a decline in recent years but ...

There has been a decline in recent years but



Not a recent phenomenon



Forced on us by external factors - yet it has proven possible to generate a second crew when needed even after...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2013, 15:36
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

It would have happened anyway, 'top heavy...

It would have happened anyway, 'top heavy edifice' or not. And how is the capability drastically reduced?



Not that it really makes much difference to anything (surely this thread is about...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2013, 21:20
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,474
Posted By TorqueOfTheDevil

It shouldn't still depress me that even the MoD...

It shouldn't still depress me that even the MoD can't get the facts right, but it does...



Do elaborate?



Never mind 2017, all the RAF Sea Kings will be gone by the end of 2015 (under...
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