Robbie Stewart Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 "Getthereitis". It's a thing.It involves a alpha-male type personality who is loaded with cash, and who owns a plane, or has chartered one. He will force the pilot to fly in unsafe weather just to get where he wants to go, even if it is unsafe to do so. Sometimes, a pilot also suffers from this life threatening condition by ignoring rapidly deteriorating weather which would cause a normally sober-minded pilot to deviate or turn back. An example of this would be the Smolensk air disaster, wherein the Polish President forced the pilot of his plane to land in conditions not fit for flight, leading to the crash and subsequent death of 96 people. Bonus 1
Lotus Posted January 27, 2020 Author Posted January 27, 2020 "Getthereitis". It's a thing. It involves a alpha-male type personality who is loaded with cash, and who owns a plane, or has chartered one. He will force the pilot to fly in unsafe weather just to get where he wants to go, even if it is unsafe to do so. Sometimes, a pilot also suffers from this life threatening condition by ignoring rapidly deteriorating weather which would cause a normally sober-minded pilot to deviate or turn back. An example of this would be the Smolensk air disaster, wherein the Polish President forced the pilot of his plane to land in conditions not fit for flight, leading to the crash and subsequent death of 96 people.Also frequently observed in less well-to-do alpha males flying economy class. Behaviors include jumping the boarding queue to get aboard first, and being the first to stand and open overhead lockers while the plane is taxiing to the terminal. Spokey, Long Wheel Base, Robbie Stewart and 1 other 4
Spokey Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Leaving Zurich last week, off to Egypt. RoddieJ, Bateleur1, Bonus and 5 others 8
Spokey Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Suez Canal from FL370 enroute to Kuwait yesterday. Top of the Gulf of Aqaba with Eilat (Israel) on left and Aqaba (Jordan) on the right. Slowbee, SwissVan, Bateleur1 and 5 others 8
Spokey Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) Edited.....fingure trouble, double post. Edited January 27, 2020 by Spokey
kosmonooit Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) I cannot understand these pilots, such crap weather and flying around that area so low. It is very hilly. I have flown into Van Nuys several times, in good weather and bad. Special VFR os valid and at some point the viz was 2 and a half miles (plenty) but at some point Van Nuys says they have an 1100 ft cloud base and the helo is 1400ft. He must have been in and out of swirling cloud If visual he should have entered the hover and descended safely. Better a precautionary landing next to the highway than spread yourselves across the scenery. I don’t fly helos at all, but surely an S76 is capable of hovering at that altitude. The Blanco take was/is that hovering with no vis is all but impossible .... But having said that if the weather is closing in on you in a heli its sure is going to be a lot easier to do a precautionary landing than in a fixed wing, Prior to that it seems there was a lot of ATC interaction Edited January 27, 2020 by kosmonooit Spokey 1
Bateleur1 Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 0315D7F7-E02E-4FC4-9544-779435FF8D2B.jpeg7813D378-5737-42D1-8B25-BE72BFF6DD9D.jpeg Leaving Zurich last week, off to Egypt. I thought those mountains look familiar Long Wheel Base and Spokey 2
Slowbee Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Booked my introductory flight for a rrrrreeeeeeaaaaallllllllll hedge trimmer ..... an R22. Saturday at 14h30. Stay out of the CT general flying area ... Slowbee is going to be in the sky ! Please please please let the weather be nice on Saturday !! geomark, DJR, Bateleur1 and 8 others 11
i24 Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 First flight of the 777X. Those wings are amazing, and the size of the engine nacelles! First test flight of a prototype aircraft in IFR conditions? Robbie Stewart 1
RoddieJ Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Booked my introductory flight for a rrrrreeeeeeaaaaallllllllll hedge trimmer ..... an R22. Saturday at 14h30. Stay out of the CT general flying area ... Slowbee is going to be in the sky ! Please please please let the weather be nice on Saturday !!Good luck for your maiden whizz
kosmonooit Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Booked my introductory flight for a rrrrreeeeeeaaaaallllllllll hedge trimmer ..... an R22. Saturday at 14h30. Stay out of the CT general flying area ... Slowbee is going to be in the sky ! Please please please let the weather be nice on Saturday !! Give it 'stick' Have you seen Pilot Yellow's channel? https://www.youtube.com/user/mischagelb Perhaps you can twist The Boss's arm to relocate to BC.. Slowbee 1
Spokey Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) The Blanco take was/is that hovering with no vis is all but impossible .... https://youtu.be/cttx236mUIE But having said that if the weather is closing in on you in a heli its sure is going to be a lot easier to do a precautionary landing than in a fixed wing, Prior to that it seems there was a lot of ATC interactionThanks re the hovering in IMC, I expect tricky but not sure of impossible. I would imagine that the S76 would have a capable autopilot. Anyways, this I shall look into. It makes me mad that with 2 and a half statute miles viz (Van Nuys) and 1100ft cloud base (reported AGL) and the helo flying at 1400 ft,(Altitude) he had 500 feet above and 600 below (ground is 800ft at Van Nuys) certainly in limits for Special VFR. Why they did not slow the machine and proceed with caution and indeed land, I do knot now. Big hills there in the valley north of LA. So sad. Edited January 27, 2020 by Spokey
SwissVan Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) 0315D7F7-E02E-4FC4-9544-779435FF8D2B.jpeg 7813D378-5737-42D1-8B25-BE72BFF6DD9D.jpeg Leaving Zurich last week, off to Egypt.I wish our views from planet Zug were so clearWe seem to be stuck under a dirty great big blanket of fog at our alt 425 msal. Go up to 700m and it’s clear and sunny. Days and days of non stop fog... ???? Middle left of the top alp photo, there’s our fogging fog???? Edited January 27, 2020 by SwissVan Spokey and Bateleur1 2
kosmonooit Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks re the hovering in IMC, I expect tricky but not sure of impossible. I would imagine that the S76 would have a capable autopilot. Anyways, this I shall look into....Apparently the auto pilot disengages at below something like 60 Knots Spokey 1
Robbie Stewart Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 385047EF-1B3A-45FD-8AE1-92995E884B0A.jpeg Suez Canal from FL370 enroute to Kuwait yesterday.38FD1B30-8D2C-4F5C-AC10-CC118CC8D155.jpeg Top of the Gulf of Aqaba with Eilat (Israel) on left and Aqaba (Jordan) on the right. This pic brings back some memories. I was there in 2012. I stayed over in Aqaba on my way to Petra. Spokey 1
Long Wheel Base Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 0315D7F7-E02E-4FC4-9544-779435FF8D2B.jpeg7813D378-5737-42D1-8B25-BE72BFF6DD9D.jpeg Leaving Zurich last week, off to Egypt.WOW, what a view. That would put a smile on my face. As a cyclist in South Africa we do get to see some pretty scenic views around our "$#!thole" country. Cycling takes us to many parts and we often take it for granted how beautiful our country is. But seeing snow covered mountain ranges like that is something most us won't get to experience(sure we got the drankensburg but it doesn't compare). Bonus and Spokey 2
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