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Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
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Cacophonix » Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:36 am
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In his post hooker pipe dream state Caco has been looking at what it might cost to operate a useful helicopter and am fascinated to see that Bell...
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Not bad looking for an eggbeater :D
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Last post by Woody
Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:03 pm
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Heli down in Yorskshire on Wednesday...
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Cacophonix » Thu May 31, 2018 4:03 pm
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Fatal crash pilot is Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire
Barry Dodd CBE was killed on Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in a field and caught...
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That's very sad. The Bell 206 JetRanger has excellent autorotation qualities and stores up a lot of rotor energy in the flare to cushion an engine...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu May 31, 2018 10:30 pm
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Helicopters on Mars?
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Cacophonix » Sat May 12, 2018 10:23 am
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Holy whirling rotors Robin! Whatever will they think of next?
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
NASA's Mars...
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Different gravity too?
Indeed and Mar's gravity is only 38% of the gravity here on earth and is exactly why with the higher rotational speed of...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue May 15, 2018 3:18 pm
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AAIB Bulletin May 2018 - Rotorway Executive G-CCMU
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CharlieOneSix » Fri May 11, 2018 3:42 pm
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Any helicopter that has this kind of warning in its Flight Manual is one that I probably wouldn't want to step into with my 38 years worth of hours...
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Sounds like Sharkey's F-35B :ymdevil:
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Last post by Boac
Fri May 11, 2018 4:10 pm
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Last post by FD2
Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:53 am
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TV programmes about helicopters and rubbish research
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CharlieOneSix » Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:52 am
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Jeez - what *****! Flicking through the TV channels I came across Alaskan Mega Machines on Quest. It showed a Chinook of the US Army doing high...
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If the rotor's did 6,000rpm, they Chinook would be chasing after some of the rate of climb records set by the Lightning.
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Last post by ian16th
Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:55 am
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om15 sees the Osprey in Dorset...or was it the AW609?
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CharlieOneSix » Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:03 pm
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.....it was an Osprey in Dorset, no idea where it came from, but it was shifting, first time I've seen one.
An amazing bit of kit.....but might it...
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Saw two Ospreys flying up the Thames the year before last. Impressive ( and no stealth about them: very loud). It is possible to rotate the nacelles...
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Mar 31, 2018 6:19 pm
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Robinson R44 destroyed at Perth (UK) - engineer doing a ground run!!!
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CharlieOneSix » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:14 pm
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A Robinson R44 helicopter was destroyed at Perth Airport - the Scottish one - today. Apparently an engineer was carrying out a rotors engaged ground...
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On fixed wing aircraft it is quite normal for licenced engineers to be authorised for full power ground running and aircraft taxing, I have held...
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Last post by om15
Wed Mar 28, 2018 5:19 pm
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High wind start - Bell 214ST
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Mar 25, 2018 9:34 am
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FD2 - memories of having to do this offshore in a high wind start to avoid clipping the tail with a flapping main rotor. I seem to remember 50 knots...
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Wow! Thanks for the link C16 - I had forgotten what a palaver the 214 engagement was in high winds. It used to be quite interesting sometimes with...
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Last post by FD2
Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:32 pm
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Timing is everything.......
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CharlieOneSix » Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:11 pm
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Great fun! The secret - don't follow the deck and wait for the lull...it will come!
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My God! Reminds me of the odd Squadron NATO detachment Friday night - I'll get in that bed next time it comes round. :))
Mega-kudos to those guys!
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Last post by Boac
Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:04 am
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Police helicopters clash rotor blades and are destroyed - video
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:59 am
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This incident happened 5 years ago but the video only appeared on YouTube a couple of days ago. How everybody walked away from this is quite...
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This incident happened 5 years ago but the video only appeared on YouTube a couple of days ago. How everybody walked away from this is quite...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:20 am
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More than a game...
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Cacophonix » Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:56 pm
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I see that the report ref. the accident noted below has come out. Whenever I read about CFIT accidents like the one below I am always apt to pause...
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When one considers that a pilot of the calibre and experience of Neil Williams came to grief due to CFIT while flying in cloud in mountainous terrain...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu Mar 08, 2018 2:17 pm
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Caco's date with Mr Robinson's finest.....
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:51 pm
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Where have you booked your trial lesson - I seem to remember you mentioned Shoreham as a possibility a while back?
Shoreham, booked for 25th...
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Is it possible to create a closed group on Youtube?
Here's a YouTube video on just how to do that. The 'Unlisted' option might be the best where...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:59 pm
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BND95Q squawking 7700
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CharlieOneSix » Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:47 pm
Babcock H175 BND95Q G-MCSG squawking 7700 about 40nm inbound off the coast of ABZ at the moment..... as well as the Unions the Press and Journal will...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:47 pm
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:48 am
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Helicopter Pilots are Different......
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CharlieOneSix » Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:32 pm
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A lighthearted and/or serious thread with the intention that it can go wherever we want on the subject of Rotary Ops without being off topic..........
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Anything that screws its way into the sky flies according to unnatural principals. You never want to sneak up behind an old high-time helicopter...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:48 pm
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Wall Street Helipad Incident
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:08 pm
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Just shows that the flight isn't over and you don't relax until the engines and rotors have stopped......
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Actually, C16, the lonely brain-cell has awoken and it was Vancouver. Nav never was my strong point.....
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Last post by Boac
Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:59 pm
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South African National Defence Force helicopter down
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CharlieOneSix » Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:09 pm
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Oryx helicopter crash - 8 injured
The Oryx is a reverse-engineered version of the Super Puma.
Edit: believed to have hit power lines.
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It seems that the two aircraft were flying back from the Langebaan Air Force Base where they had participated in the Silver Falcons 50th Anniversary...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:06 pm
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Fatal AS350 Crash New Zealand in 2014
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FD2 » Thu Dec 07, 2017 4:03 am
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Is there a need for more Flight Ops inspections here?
Personally I don't think there's a need for more regulation, just more random inspections and...
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Caco - I'm sure he will.
I hope that Ms Meares is wrong about people routinely operating aircraft beyond their limits. I only have about 40 hours...
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Last post by FD2
Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:38 am
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One week old Norwegian AW101 SAR rolled over
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:32 pm
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Just a week after delivery the helicopter rolled over during a ground run at Stavanger (ENZV). Possibly shades of the Bristow Super Puma roll over in...
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Well it wasn't there when she parked the van, was the simple explanation wasn't it? ~X( I expect it was your fault (when she got back to the motor...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:52 am
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This looks fun - my kind of co-pilot as well
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:21 pm
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---fixed wing as well! Ideal for Slasher perhaps?
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Brilliant - can you tell me where I can apply to join her flying club Boac? The crew facilities look nice as well.
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Last post by FD2
Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:29 pm
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The 0700 morning rush at ABZ....
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CharlieOneSix » Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:10 pm
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How times change..and a sure indication of the downturn in the oil industry. The screenshot below shows the 0700 Monday morning rush today of...
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I think one of the beauties about this forum is no-one minds about the drift. :-bd
I agree and thanks for your good sense of humour about it...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:49 pm
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Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash
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CharlieOneSix » Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:50 am
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BBC News - "A senior Saudi prince was killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television...
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That was the FIRST thing that I thought :-ss
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Last post by Sisemen
Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:39 pm
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Bootsy and Apollo
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Cacophonix » Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:33 pm
The ownership and use of helicopters has become very popular in many countries in Africa amongst politicians and businessmen.
Sadly a helicopter...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:33 pm
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Vortex ring state...
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Cacophonix » Sun Oct 22, 2017 6:38 pm
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As a fixed wing type I find heli flying a black, arcane and yet fascinating, art (although at 55 years old and with a limited wallet I doubt I will...
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Sorry this is slightly off vortex ring state topic but I thought this would be of interest after the night shuttle I mentioned. Amoco commissioned...
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Last post by FD2
Tue Oct 24, 2017 5:27 am
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