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Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 20:41
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

One reason I'm glad to have learned in the Robby....

One reason I'm glad to have learned in the Robby. Our POH states in its Limitations section;

"VFR operation at night only permitted when,...Orientation during night flight must be maintained by...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2024, 14:12
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Well,...it is VFR over the city.

Well,...it is VFR over the city.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2024, 16:38
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

You can easily get disoriented at nite and crash...

You can easily get disoriented at nite and crash as a result, even when its perfectly clear. No moon, sparsly lighted desert, mountainous terrain, late nite flight fatigue.

,..or you could make...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2024, 16:16
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Sun don't shine at nite. :cool:

Sun don't shine at nite. :cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2024, 14:41
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

The MSA won't prevent you from getting...

The MSA won't prevent you from getting disoriented, and when you're disoriented, it doesn't matter what the guages are telling you, as you're brain is not working properly while disoriented.

I've...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2024, 18:38
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

The crash wasn't because he was flying too low. ...

The crash wasn't because he was flying too low. It was because he was flying VFR, when he should have been flying IFR.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2024, 15:02
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

****it, I'm going to Moe's.

****it, I'm going to Moe's.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2024, 20:14
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

:ugh: I never said I wasn't responsible. I...

:ugh:
I never said I wasn't responsible. I mearly stated that the reason good pilots sometimes make bad decisions (even when they're telling themselves not to do it) is because sometimes **** just...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2024, 15:56
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

,...and apparently my real life experience with...

,...and apparently my real life experience with this type of scenario counts for nothing, just because I have a different point of view than the Pprune Gods.

,...oh and by the way, I did actually...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2024, 15:40
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

,...and yet I never once posted that I was happy...

,...and yet I never once posted that I was happy about what happened, or that it was some kind of "big boy adventure".

I just said that "Sometimes good pilots make bad decisions,...and that's...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2024, 15:11
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Happy that I allowed external pressures to...

Happy that I allowed external pressures to override my good judgement and training? Happy that I ignored that little man in my head telling me over and over to "Not do this" and to "Just land!"
...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2024, 14:23
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

No, I don't get your point. My chain of bad...

No, I don't get your point.

My chain of bad decisions the day I almost died, was in spite of my knowing that what I was doing was a bad idea. It wasn't overconfidence, I just turned off my brain...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2024, 03:18
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

So, every pilot (regardless of experience level,...

So, every pilot (regardless of experience level, or history) that has died from making a bad decision is a bad pilot? So, like if next week Sully made a bad decision that got himself killed, he's...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2024, 17:08
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Well, I've been a pilot for over twenty years,...

Well, I've been a pilot for over twenty years, yet only gone scudd-running once, so I don't know what to tell ya pal, but sometimes people just make bad decisions.

As for humble pie? Nah,...I'd...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Feb 2024, 15:45
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Ah,...so one day of bad decisions makes me a bad...

Ah,...so one day of bad decisions makes me a bad pilot, huh? Oh well,...I can live with that.​​​​​

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Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 19:33
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Hmm,...sounds like you're saying, only bad pilots...

Hmm,...sounds like you're saying, only bad pilots make bad decisions. Must be nice being perfect. What's that like?
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 17:11
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Really? When I went scudd-running into IIMC...

Really?

When I went scudd-running into IIMC it was without an Instrument Rating in an R44, so "thinking that my superior skill will allow me to get away with it" was the furthest thing from my...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 13:58
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

​​​​​​​Well, you guys want to go on thinking you...

​​​​​​​Well, you guys want to go on thinking you can control everything, fine, but they're called "accidents" for a reason, and if all your risk assessments, and fancy gadgets were all a pilot needed...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2024, 03:51
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

I knew better but did it anyway, because I...

I knew better but did it anyway, because I succumbed to the pressures of "Get the job done itis". That's practically the definition of, **** happens. Why else do you think pilots get themselves...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 21:19
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Well, plenty of pilots these days have an...

Well, plenty of pilots these days have an artificial horizon bigger than my first tv, yet still seem to fly perfectly capable aircraft into the ground when they can no longer see out the window.

...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 16:13
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

He poked the bear due to the pressures of...

He poked the bear due to the pressures of commercial flying. With that attitude, it doesn't matter what equipment you have, as your mindset is not in IFR, but VFR, hence the tendency to scudd-run...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 15:15
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Well, if it were as standard as seat belts, then...

Well, if it were as standard as seat belts, then I'd of seen one by now. :p

Besides,...if you need such a precise altimeter, then you probably shouldn't be flying VFR.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 05:49
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Its more like when they require an Instrument...

Its more like when they require an Instrument Rating to fly a VFR ONLY helicopter. It just gives the pilot an excuse (and the overconfidence) to poke the bear.


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Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2024, 05:44
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

That's interesting, as in the back of the R44 POH...

That's interesting, as in the back of the R44 POH is a Safety Notice warning against flying at night in bad weather,...but then maybe those notices only apply when you're flying a Robby?

,...and...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Feb 2024, 15:26
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Hmm,...another toy to try and be a bandaid fix...

Hmm,...another toy to try and be a bandaid fix for a pilot's poor decision making.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2024, 19:37
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Ah,...very good "apples to oranges" comparison....

Ah,...very good "apples to oranges" comparison. :D:}
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2024, 19:46
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Yeah, I got close to that one night over the...

Yeah, I got close to that one night over the desert just following I-10. Scary and disorientating pretty quick!

If there's one shortcoming to our training, its not teaching us to distinguish...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2024, 19:39
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Gee, I flew at night for years without one. As...

Gee, I flew at night for years without one. As long as you avoid black holes and **** weather, you really don't need any fancy equipment at night. :8
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2024, 01:51
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Hmm, just how many accidents each year are there...

Hmm, just how many accidents each year are there due to single pilot incapacitation?
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Feb 2024, 15:26
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

Unless you're prepared to do so? Very!

Unless you're prepared to do so?

Very!
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Feb 2024, 17:56
Replies: 148
Views: 26,604
Posted By Robbiee

I have driven this route. No way in Hell I'd fly...

I have driven this route. No way in Hell I'd fly it at night in a VFR only helicopter!

I had my fill of night over the desert when I flew an R22 with my instructor from Scottsdale, AZ to Long...
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