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Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2020, 14:21
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

You could light a fag under a Whirlwind.

You could light a fag under a Whirlwind.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2020, 10:37
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

A slightly different environment than the UK in...

A slightly different environment than the UK in the winter.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2017, 13:29
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

A quick jolly before lunch.

A quick jolly before lunch.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Dec 2015, 19:30
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Way back in 1966 when they were trialling the new...

Way back in 1966 when they were trialling the new Puma there was a lot of sucking of teeth about rotor noise and especially vibration. They tried everything and they were at the point of cutting...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2015, 13:04
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

What the hell would one want to cruise around the...

What the hell would one want to cruise around the Falklands for?
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2015, 19:24
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Practising Public Transport winching. It is...

Practising Public Transport winching. It is quite normal to winch transfer personnel to and from tankers and loading buoys. The difference is that the aircraft has to be below HOGE, OEI weight at...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2015, 09:36
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

We had to ground all our Pumas in about 1973 so...

We had to ground all our Pumas in about 1973 so that all the doors, doghouses, etc, etc could be refitted back to their original airframes because none of them fitted other aircraft.

When they...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Apr 2015, 21:26
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

They will be different sizes than the ones made...

They will be different sizes than the ones made in Italy
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2015, 15:39
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

That makes him a crab.

That makes him a crab.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2015, 21:48
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

I can understand that; similar to long-lining.

I can understand that; similar to long-lining.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2015, 16:26
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

I was comparing the height above the sea with the...

I was comparing the height above the sea with the rotor diameter of 56 ft. It looked nearly two rotor diameters clear.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2015, 14:19
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

One thing that surprised me about that video was...

One thing that surprised me about that video was them tossing the winchman out at anout 100 ft.. I can appreciate the downwash being to strong to hover at 20ft or so but we had the same problem with...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2015, 09:12
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Call me an old dinasaur if you wish but I'm glad...

Call me an old dinasaur if you wish but I'm glad that I retired before I had to sit behind a panel like that. It hasn't got the magic of a real aeroplane.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Feb 2015, 08:22
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Should the contractor not come up to standard...

Should the contractor not come up to standard they wil get blasted by four barrels from a gun turret.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jan 2015, 15:28
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Shoudn't worry Crab. I made more money flying...

Shoudn't worry Crab. I made more money flying Bristows aircraft than I did flying them when I was employed by them. At one stage they were paying me truckloads of money to fly another company's...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2015, 09:31
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

On the Bristow Sycamore, wooden blades, no...

On the Bristow Sycamore, wooden blades, no hydraulics and spring trim wheels. The pilot operated the winch by means of a mirror. When the winchman hooked up the survivor sometimes it couldn't lift...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Dec 2014, 10:58
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

I don't know what the fuss is about. It has been...

I don't know what the fuss is about. It has been a CAA requirement for yonks that nobody be carried on a public transport winching detail except the crew, trainers/checkers and of course, the people...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2014, 12:06
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

No bricks allowed in handbags.

No bricks allowed in handbags.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Sep 2014, 19:57
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

and how much and how long did a civilian...

and how much and how long did a civilian helicopter pilot have to pay to get his (ATPL).
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2014, 14:18
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Crab, touché

Crab, touché
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2014, 00:20
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Load of wimps. I was doing typhoon evacuations...

Load of wimps. I was doing typhoon evacuations when I was 68.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2014, 16:20
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

There's a fair nimber of civilian rear crew who...

There's a fair nimber of civilian rear crew who have doing the job for the last thirty years.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Oct 2013, 07:48
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Off thread but pertinent. In the eighties...

Off thread but pertinent.

In the eighties Bristow were doing the financial efficiency thing. One of these was saving money by not doing the Helipad Take Off during base checks as it was not used...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2013, 14:53
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Having spent a considerable part of my life as a...

Having spent a considerable part of my life as a contract pilot after retirement can you give me an example where the extra tax one pays is more than the extra salary one earns.

In all my various...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2013, 07:49
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

What has a service pension got to do with a...

What has a service pension got to do with a subsequent salary????
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Aug 2013, 17:59
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Knock off NI and income tax and it comes to about...

Knock off NI and income tax and it comes to about £26,000; the figure I mentioned.
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Aug 2013, 12:44
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

After tax and NI that is about £30,000; £4,000...

After tax and NI that is about £30,000; £4,000 above average take home pay. An SAR co-pilot would get more than that.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2013, 08:23
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Satsuma. Eight posts so far; all but one...

Satsuma. Eight posts so far; all but one slagging some aspect of the successful SAR bid. As previous stated Bristow ran it for some twenty odd years.

Why don't you move on.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2013, 18:18
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Working for CHC they probably thought it was true.

Working for CHC they probably thought it was true.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2013, 11:04
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

At least MC wasted more of his time than I did.

At least MC wasted more of his time than I did.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2013, 08:41
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

I do not believe that and if it was true it would...

I do not believe that and if it was true it would not last two minutes in an industrial tribunal.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2013, 15:50
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

There will not be any on an SAR callout so get...

There will not be any on an SAR callout so get you earplugs ready'
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2013, 18:41
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Not a lot of point. The die has been cast, the...

Not a lot of point. The die has been cast, the cards have been dealt; there's not a lot he can say or do about it.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2013, 14:52
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

meantobe I have tried that website twice. It...

meantobe
I have tried that website twice. It froze my computer both times. I'm not trying it again.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2013, 18:00
Replies: 2,913
Views: 968,413
Posted By Fareastdriver

Should there be mass reduncies from the...

Should there be mass reduncies from the fixed-wing part of the RAF because a particular force has been folded pilots would be looking to civil aviation to continue their flying career. The would...
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