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NJSS
 


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Helicopters

“If the wings are travelling faster than the fuselage it has to be a helicopter and therefore, unsafe.”

“If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.'”

''An fixed wing aircraft is built to be inherently stable.
A helicopter is a compromised design that inherently wants to thrash itself apart.”

You might guess that I was a fixed wing pilot.
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DrLex
 


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What's the difference between a bird and a helicopter?

It's a matter of a pinion.

Slow day, NJSS?
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NJSS
 


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For the Co-pilot

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2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t. 
 
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NJSS
 


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Dr Lex Thumbs Up

I was virtually on your doorstep earlier today.

NJSS
 Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.

2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t. 
 
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Aerialmark
 


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When I worked on the oil and gas platforms in the mid 1980,s I used to go on helicopters quite regularly and to be honest I never felt 100% safe. Moreover when I had to do my safety training for the first time the riggers said don't worry about ditching in the sea and what you need to do on crashing as you will be dead anyway Shocked I think the helicopters I went on were Sikorsky,s although i,m not 100% sure (It was a big thing with the propellers in the wrong place Wink
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seddie
 


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I flew in lots of different heli's during my time offshore including S58's, S61's, Wessex, Bolkow 105, Jetranger etc. The only helicopter I did not feel safe in was the Chinook, it always felt as if it was shaking itself apart. A pal of mine ditched in a S61, it was a controlled ditch and it floated in a fairly calm sea, all were rescued without physical harm. In the early days of NS oil a lot of the pilots were gung-ho ex USA pilots that flew in the Vietnam war, now they were more dangerous than the heli's.

I'm not saying they are safe, just that I did not feel as though we were going to have an accident every time I flew. For people that are not presently flying offshore for a living, have a look at the attached .pdf file, it tells the real story of North Sea Helicopters.

https://oilandgasuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploa...s-2017.pdf
  
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Buckster
 


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Airbus H175s and Sikorsky S92 in the North Sea nowadays. Fortunately they stopped using the EC225 as i never liked those, far to small inside when full of passengers and the safety record wasnt great either.
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chopcat
 


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In its time the B206 was the safest single engined aircraft in the world.

Fixed wing included.

Tc
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Davethegeo
 


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When I was in my prime and flying off to the North Sea and other grotty places (average about 90 flights a year) I never felt safe in any helicopter. Far too many close shaves and dodgy moments. The exception may have been the S61. Nice big solid thing, boat shaped fuselage, plenty of room inside. And.... there used to be stewardesses in the early days!
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kajtzu
 


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Interesting stats in that pdf, thanks. Thumbs Up
  
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MARKW
 


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During my time in service, I flew in all sorts of airframes. Seaking smelt of fuel, Merlin Chinook etc. Loved every flight.
When we were sent to Sierra Leonne on detachment you landed at the airport on an island, there were 2 options to get to the mainland, hovercraft or Hip. The hovercraft was a gift from the UK govt, used to be the craft going to Isle of Wight (?) but it broke down on a regular basis and often floated out into the channel. So we took the option of an old under maintained Hip. All was good, but a month later it crashed killing all onboard. Sad Felt very lucky after that
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flydive
 


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Helicopters can't really fly - they're just so ugly that the earth immediately repels them
  
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SantaCruz
 


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I Fly on the A400M, but this is in my works Email signature..

"hel-i-cop-ter (hel'i-kop'tar) n. - Thousands of parts flying in close formation around an oil leak waiting for metal fatigue to set in. "
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johnlad
 


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You lot sound like air crew? At the sharp end your sometimes glad of the lift and shift capability of a flying wasp.
  
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I'm an Airbourne Ground Engineer... Smile
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