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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Mar 2019, 13:41
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

ShropshirePilot, I disagree that more hours...

ShropshirePilot, I disagree that more hours always = better skills. In theory yes. Not always in practice. I know 200-300hr ppl's who I feel safer with in the air than 5k+hr CPL's. I might fly 5x...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2019, 22:19
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

With the prevailing wind and currents around that...

With the prevailing wind and currents around that date, I would be searching the coastlines around Sark, North East Guernsey, Herm, Possibly Jethou and then the French coast Le Manche area from...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Feb 2019, 18:13
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

That area, all the way up to, including east and...

That area, all the way up to, including east and south of the channel light vessel, was searched by 2 aircraft on the Tuesday morning following the accident. It was fairly windy on the Tuesday...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 16:59
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

and when you go missing, no-one will have a clue...

and when you go missing, no-one will have a clue where you are. the above case in point.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jan 2019, 12:23
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

Maybe it should be mandatory that all aircraft...

Maybe it should be mandatory that all aircraft are trackable on sites like FR24 and Radarbox etc.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Jan 2019, 13:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

ie the elephant wouldn't fit into a room!!!!! And...

ie the elephant wouldn't fit into a room!!!!! And I know who you mean on Rotorheads....:)
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Jan 2019, 11:00
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

Ok, so now the trend of conversation is towards...

Ok, so now the trend of conversation is towards non legal charter/cost sharing etc and Wingly, whilst not being used in this instance, and being totally legal in the CAA's eyes, I saw this. I was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Jan 2019, 08:17
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

And a wet weekend in Grimsby would be more than...

And a wet weekend in Grimsby would be more than reward enough, surely???
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 22:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

eh? And this flight turned out fine due to...

eh? And this flight turned out fine due to meticulous planning did it? You’ve started to try deflect on a number of posts. Do you have some vested interest in this? The pilot certainly didn’t use its...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Jan 2019, 19:52
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

very often, you might have a computer program and...

very often, you might have a computer program and it has flight plans on it. You tend to keep old flight plans so that if you do the same flight or similar, its just a case of filling in a few...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 20:57
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

obviously not the correct place to start a...

obviously not the correct place to start a discussion on helicopter accidents but you've stated 4 there. Yes there are more, mechanical failures account for so many. Pilot error a few. but put in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 16:06
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

Nothing wrong with helicopters. Safe when...

Nothing wrong with helicopters. Safe when maintained correctly and flown within the correct flight envelope. At least that's what I tell myself every time I go to work.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 15:50
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

Multi engine for the correct conditions?. Two...

Multi engine for the correct conditions?. Two crew for the correct conditions?. I know many pilots who fly single pilot regularly all over the place quite safely. Some of them have even flown in and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 15:48
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

You don't necessarily need two pilots. A decent...

You don't necessarily need two pilots. A decent airplane, a qualified/rated/experienced pilot and proper procedures in place. Lets not go down the route that single pilot ops are inherently dangerous.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Jan 2019, 09:35
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

Engine failure notwithstanding, the above quote...

Engine failure notwithstanding, the above quote could well be pretty much on the money. If they'd had issues before departure, was it a battery/electrical issue? Did the extra electrical load at...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2019, 12:16
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

So, you think they flew transponder on until they...

So, you think they flew transponder on until they decided to descend from 5000', then switched it off? They were being tracked on radar and they lost contact at around 2300' from what I gather.
...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Jan 2019, 20:08
Replies: 2,429
Views: 2,907,250
Posted By helimutt

A number of assets were utilised today, and they...

A number of assets were utilised today, and they were stood down at approx 17:00 and the wind increased over the day. The earlier tasked assets involved in the search had been stood down in the early...
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