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Forum: Rotorheads
21st Mar 2013, 18:45
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Flounder and JimF, I think you both raise good...

Flounder and JimF, I think you both raise good points. From within the present civvy provided service I think we recognise that the upscaling is not without its challenges, and it certainly is not...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2013, 23:08
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Thanks for that insight, and the correct...

Thanks for that insight, and the correct spelling!:cool: I had hoped we would have a choice of contractors to work for but it seems its gonna be Hobson's Choice if the rumours are right.:sad:
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2013, 21:23
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

With all this rumour and speculation it would be...

With all this rumour and speculation it would be good to think our over cautious beaurocrats in the DfT will get their bosses to say something "official" very soon.:ugh:
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2013, 18:22
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

The way you write Snake would suggest you were on...

The way you write Snake would suggest you were on the evaluation team! This is a rumour site after all. Rubbish posts mix with real gen - fact of life:E:ugh:;)
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Mar 2013, 22:14
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

How quiet this thread has become! An...

How quiet this thread has become! An announcement must be imminent yet no banter on here at all.
Hope all those CVs are lined up and ready to post y'all. Fancy South Wales and a shiney new 189...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Feb 2013, 00:29
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

:ugh:So only aircrew can post on here eh? I think...

:ugh:So only aircrew can post on here eh? I think Jim makes a good point amongst many from my experience. The MCA know nothing about overland SAR nor do they have any legal authority, it has never...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jan 2013, 13:24
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Someone told me that bids had to be in by...

Someone told me that bids had to be in by yesterday on a revised timetable as you are rumouring above.:D
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jan 2013, 01:11
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

:DLurving that post ND. IMO its about as spot on...

:DLurving that post ND. IMO its about as spot on as it gets, including the last paragraph. My only addition would be to say that whatever the bidder might add for their risk contingency, its then...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jan 2013, 00:21
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

There are no surprises other than CHC departing...

There are no surprises other than CHC departing so early. Maybe the similar issues are still prevalent within the company that lead them to "be dissapointed" with SAR-H being cancelled.

This...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Dec 2012, 00:05
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Sage words Jimf indeed. Bristow were always...

Sage words Jimf indeed. Bristow were always going to fight to the death. Conspiracy theorists can and will dwell on CHC's bidding tactics, and often it can be more than meets the eye, especially if...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2012, 19:08
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Jimf, I agree. Looking at whats going on near me...

Jimf, I agree. Looking at whats going on near me on the South Coast and the rubbish that gets reported we can only imagine the drivel that will be forthcoming.

No doubt some MPs will chip in as...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2012, 18:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Suppose it depends which decade you were at...

Suppose it depends which decade you were at Stornoway, Flounder.:)
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Dec 2012, 15:37
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

What is this nonesense about poor accomodation...

What is this nonesense about poor accomodation under the new contract? Anyone ever been to Lee or Portland, never mind the refurb at Stornoway? Seems to me the MCA dont believe in portacabins,...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Dec 2012, 08:06
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Merry Christmas Crab Sorry you took it...

Merry Christmas Crab

Sorry you took it personally, I just said you were talking crap about how commercial aviation prices things because you have no experience of how they do it. Perfectly...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Dec 2012, 13:04
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Oh no not agiain! Meantobe you should try and...

Oh no not agiain! Meantobe you should try and stop droning on about your prejudices about Bond. For starters you and others seem to be assuming its Bond that were 20% cheaper whereas its more...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2012, 09:27
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

:ugh:So he may be but he should keep his language...

:ugh:So he may be but he should keep his language sorted. If CHC are out, then it looks like the DfT has the 2 horse race it was looking for by this stage. After all thats what the bidding in...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Dec 2012, 00:08
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Some people don't half put some tosh up on here!...

Some people don't half put some tosh up on here! I know its a rumour network but really! There's a fine line between provocative wind ups and litigation attacting libel.

Meanttobe you just sound...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2012, 23:53
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Good to see someone talking pragmatic good sense.

Good to see someone talking pragmatic good sense.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2012, 22:53
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Ha Ha Crab...Is it you or the AW189 that is...

Ha Ha Crab...Is it you or the AW189 that is "totally unacceptable". You should be congratulated on your simplistic wind up efforts. I cannot imagine such a sweeping assertion is really what you...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2012, 16:41
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

That's a dissapointment. I was hoping NHV might...

That's a dissapointment. I was hoping NHV might get through for Lot 2 instead of all the usual bunch. This "competition" is looking less like one as each stage seems to go by.:ugh:Didn't the 139...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2012, 18:20
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Hey come on! If its French or Italian design its...

Hey come on! If its French or Italian design its got to look good first...dangly rubber just doesn't fit the aesthetic dear boy! Is that an upturned nose I see on the 175 too? What's that all...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2012, 17:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Thanks for the reply Bremen the "Irish"...

Thanks for the reply Bremen

the "Irish" comment comes from a well worn expression about unintelligable and inaccurate statements....

If this is Rotorhub copy, then they need to get a better...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2012, 11:42
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

LB - I think from what I have heard (rumour...

LB - I think from what I have heard (rumour control!) that AW always intended to do a lot of 189 stuff at Yeovil, but they can put a commercial case for moving full production to Yeovil if its...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jul 2012, 22:04
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

TC - What are you getting at? Do you know...

TC - What are you getting at? Do you know something on the inside?

JW - Outrageous comment in the circumstances. :mad:You obviously really know sh*t about the professional SAR capabilities of...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2012, 20:42
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Thanks for the reply Crab, but its not the...

Thanks for the reply Crab, but its not the question I was asking, or trying to ask.
What is the formal allocation of monthly training per pilot, not what happens to come your way. Are you really...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jun 2012, 17:21
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

10 hours a month per crew seems reasonable,...

10 hours a month per crew seems reasonable, certainly for a crew with a reasonable level of experience. Having read the requirement off the site, its clear some can be carried forward too as now. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2012, 14:19
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

A well balanced reply JB - well IMO anyway. ...

A well balanced reply JB - well IMO anyway. What is for sure is that both the RAF and RN over the decades have delivered excellent SAR capability, sometimes in the most extreme circumstances. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2012, 10:37
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Seems to me SW that if the MoD crews are going to...

Seems to me SW that if the MoD crews are going to be so well capable of SAR in the future, they are not in fact giving the role up! So why all this hassle in giving up the UK based capability. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2012, 08:46
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

A good list of RAF training activities there...

A good list of RAF training activities there Crab. but what makes you think something similar cannot and will not be delivered as part of the new contract?

JE - thanks for reminding me of how the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2012, 20:05
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Well said RS - too much lack of real...

Well said RS - too much lack of real understanding about how civ SAR training works against what the mil have traditionally done.
I support Crab in that there was a chance for doing something more...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2012, 07:54
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

VSF (& Cbeef) I don't think it really matters if...

VSF (& Cbeef) I don't think it really matters if some senior types in the Dft arrived at Valley and demonstrated their ignorance. It seems to me that the visit was all about improving their...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th May 2012, 22:31
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

TC - I read much of what you said with little...

TC - I read much of what you said with little concern and much agreement.
However, I do not agree with several points/facts.

Firstly, it is not so that most other militaries view SAR as a...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2012, 22:43
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

LC I am aware of Stornoway's activities but its...

LC I am aware of Stornoway's activities but its daylight only in the hills is it not? I do not agree with your rather sanguine view of the CAA. Talking to them yes of course, but their actual...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2012, 21:00
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

VSF I think you raise a good point. I don't know...

VSF I think you raise a good point. I don't know who in detail is assessing the bid but if what you say is true, then there is a problem. I am still not convinced that arguing about some aircraft...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2012, 18:27
Replies: 1,362
Views: 376,465
Posted By 4thright

Is it me or is there something a bit sad about...

Is it me or is there something a bit sad about this thread having drooped down to a mere discussion on the merits of long range hot coffee?:ugh:
Its no wonder few seem to enter any sort of...
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