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Bit of a stutter there Taff
By the time the rotor head stops turning the chopper is unloaded and would be lifting off again.
Anyone who goes near the rear of a chopper deserves a darwin award
Saying that I bet a lot of pilots cross their heart when lifting off without any casualties from nutcases jumping out and running around like Rambo
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by Taff
None of the Heli's I was in did that.
Some of them didn't even stop or fucking touch the ground.
Depends on the task as to whether it's appropriate to shut down, however there needs to be relief to allow loading and unloading by the pilot rotors in motion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taff
If the pilot/crew person does a good briefing then there is no need to shut down, it would be time consuming & expensive( turbines) half the roar parties would never get to there blocks at popular places like the Cascade in south Westland if they had to do it.
Exactly what outdoorlad said.
But if certain members of a govt organisation had their way, then the currently legal practice of exiting a running helicopter would be banned. Meaning longer time to load and unload passengers, refueling etc. unless the pilot had a crew member with them. But then that reduces one seat for a paying passenger.
When done correctly it is perfectly safe. And I have no concerns at all doing it.
Interestingly enough. The large oil and gold company's I flew for banned pilot exiting a running helicopter. So all refueling and unloading was done by a crew member.
I do hope NZ doesn't go down the road of banning it. Like many other countries have.
Anyway, never flown in with EKH but they sound like a good operator, so I hope they get the cert back soon.
Good luck for the roar everyone!
Why do you think they are auditors working from a desk?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
Shouldn't they be flying if they are so shit hot😆
They can't have ever done a cto if they want the machine shut down every time the pilot has to get out.
Pencil necks.
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That's the frustration, that they're now the now the industry regulator.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
So far the New Zealand Helicopter Association has come out in favour of maintaining the pilots ability to vacate a running machine.
Done properly (ground idle, frictions tight etc) and it's perfectly safe.
One job in PNG we were not allowed to vacate the machine while running. Local loadmasters were mucking around in the basket for ages and something didn't seem right. So I hopped out to look (risking a dreaded safety card against me) and I found they were tying a aluminum hoop antenna to the basket( which was shorter then the antenna) with bush twine! No way that would have safely made the 20mile journey and would have made my day a tad interesting.
A few kind words during lecture (*#*#*****#####***!!!!!!!) and they then put it in the net I was about to lift.
Much safer to get out and make sure all is secure.
I'd be wrong thinking that the small operators are being "squeezed" first or is this just a coincidence that the renewal is due now.
My guess is that it is an unfortunate coincidence.
CAA are in no way sympathetic to the vulnerabilities of small business though.
i.e. if this matter really a clear hazard to flight safety then fine, if it just legalese being debated then the operator should be allowed to trade through it.
He is back on line