All oi knows is oi loikes `elicopterrrs. Does this help?
PilotWolf:
I have already offered to prove my qualifications to a moderator. Likewise if they want to check my IP address they will find it is California.PW
Actually your IP points to Florida 
And even if your qualifications are 110% valid, how would we recognise valid qualifications 
Not that I doubt you, but …
P.S. No point proving your qualifications to me. I’m shipping out tomorrow and won’t be home for a week.
PilotWolf:
To slow the rate of decent and cushion the landing.W.
A bit more detail wouldn’t go amiss, especially from a professional heli pilot such as yourself.
Could you please include in your explanation why we might want to “drastically” slow the rotors down?
Simon:
PilotWolf:
I have already offered to prove my qualifications to a moderator. Likewise if they want to check my IP address they will find it is California.PW
Actually your IP points to Florida
And even if your qualifications are 110% valid, how would we recognise valid qualificationsP.S. No point proving your qualifications to me. I’m shipping out tomorrow and won’t be home for a week.
Really? Maybe because using 3G connection. But it is RoadRunner/TWC usually.
My license contains a number just like a driving license that you can verify online on the FAA website.
W.
Chas:
PilotWolf:
To slow the rate of decent and cushion the landing.W.
A bit more detail wouldn’t go amiss, especially from a professional heli pilot such as yourself.
Could you please include in your explanation why we might want to “drastically” slow the rotors down?
What else would you like to know. You asked why the flare is done so I told you.
We don’t want to drastically slow down the rotors but if you actually bothered to read posts rather than continuously try to suggest that I am not a pilot you would have seen that it is a side effect of increased drag on a rotor system that isn’t being driven
PW
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smokinbarrels:
Latest on the bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g … t-26194408
The single thing that worries me most is I’ve always been led to believe that until they know what caused the incident, then all aircraft of a similar type are grounded.
This didn’t happen for this particular incident, which leads me to believe that they know what happened.
Still, they are telling us that they think they know what happened, yet they don’t actually know what happened?
What on earth is going on with this particular incident?
Chas:
smokinbarrels:
Latest on the bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g … t-26194408The single thing that worries me most is I’ve always been led to believe that until they know what caused the incident, then all aircraft of a similar type are grounded.
This didn’t happen for this particular incident, which leads me to believe that they know what happened.
Still, they are telling us that they think they know what happened, yet they don’t actually know what happened?
What on earth is going on with this particular incident?
Assuming that they’ve got a fleet of the things in widespread service,employed on essential work,with nothing else available,and there is a potential design fault in something like the fuel supply or fuel management/indication systems,maybe that would explain the situation as it stands at present.IE catch 22 for it’s operators v the accident investigators. 