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Forum: Rotorheads

2nd Jun 2019, 22:41

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

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Posted By gulliBell

True. But put a bit of weight in it and the max...

True. But put a bit of weight in it and the max operating altitude comes down to 13,500' DA. Which at ISA +20, your bus is probably parked overnight higher than that!

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Jun 2019, 22:17

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

VF...I'm more normal than you and wouldn't dream...

VF...I'm more normal than you and wouldn't dream about taking a 2-bladed Bell that high, no matter how many engines it had!

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Jun 2019, 12:02

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

Yep, I reckon. I've never hit the pedal stops in...

Yep, I reckon. I've never hit the pedal stops in a 206B2/3 or 206L1/3. Even when operating hot and heavy above 10,000'.

Forum: Rotorheads

30th May 2019, 07:03

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

Well, sort of, but not quite. I can point the...

Well, sort of, but not quite. I can point the tail of a 206L into 15 knots of downwind hover no problem at all (as can everybody else). What I can't do without the risk of seriously messing up is a...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th May 2019, 01:46

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

The pilot didn't have much experience. 100 hours...

The pilot didn't have much experience. 100 hours on type. 900 hours total. With that emerging level of experience he might have been feeling over confident leading up to the loss of control, but was...

Forum: Rotorheads

16th May 2019, 08:49

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

I think that question would be at the top of the...

I think that question would be at the top of the list when he has his coffee appointment with the CP.

Forum: Rotorheads

16th May 2019, 03:03

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

Yep....the crash comic for that one will pretty...

Yep....the crash comic for that one will pretty much read like a .... well, like a crash comic. Shouldn't take long to write, just do a cut and paste from a previous one. Me suspects.

Forum: Rotorheads

16th May 2019, 02:39

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

Pencil in one of those coffee dates with the CP;...

Pencil in one of those coffee dates with the CP; you know, the coffee dates without any coffee. "Oops, sorry boss for wrecking your helicopter...I won't be doing that again". Lucky he was over water,...

Forum: Rotorheads

16th May 2019, 02:00

Replies: 58

Helicopter crashes into the Hudson River NYC

Views: 28,796

Posted By gulliBell

That has too slow. Too low. Too much tail wind. A...

That has too slow. Too low. Too much tail wind. A tight orbit and he's worn a chunk of MR down-wash in his TR. Written all over it. I'd be surprised if there was anything mechanically wrong with the...

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