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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

12th May 2022, 21:32

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

I appreciate those who post extracts from reports...

I appreciate those who post extracts from reports of these kinds of investigations. Usually the extracts are of the most significant factual findings or flaws in the reasoning.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

29th Apr 2022, 09:45

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

But it creates a paradox. How can a candidate be...

But it creates a paradox. How can a candidate be prepared to do "some" randomly-chosen surprise steam driven work, without having prepared to do "all" of that work? I'm talking about the surprise...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

29th Apr 2022, 08:01

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

Wouldn't it be 'character building' if every...

Wouldn't it be 'character building' if every flight review had to be carried out on the basis of a demonstrated paper/pencil/prayer wheel manual flight planning process, followed by a 'GPS-off' nav...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

29th Apr 2022, 01:31

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

Don't want to drift too far, but I often ponder...

Don't want to drift too far, but I often ponder how some people would survive if GNSS didn't work for a day or the internet didn't work for a day. Just a day.

When one considers some of the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Apr 2022, 09:00

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

Who knew that ground speed could be different to...

Who knew that ground speed could be different to air speed, as a consequence of the wind? Remarkable.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Apr 2022, 08:12

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

Could one provide the source from which one would...

Could one provide the source from which one would obtain reliable low wind data for the area and reliable vertical stability of the atmosphere data for the area? One seems remarkably confident of...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Apr 2022, 02:19

Replies: 101

Mount Disappointment helicopter crash 31/3/2022

Views: 39,745

Posted By Lead Balloon

Yes - it would be hardly surprising if both were...

Yes - it would be hardly surprising if both were 'on the numbers'.

But as with so many incident, GT's already sorted this one. ATSB must be thankful.

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