ham2 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Seems like Colin wasn't certified to fly,nor did he have permission to take his sons pal up for a flight...what a waste http://www.scotsman.com/news/Colin-McRae-FAI-Witness-describes.6689589.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) Your link says nothing about whether he was certified to fly nor whether he had permission to take up his sons mate. Edited February 25, 2011 by TooFastTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) You need to stop by here so I can take you flying! Good reasons I stay away from the whirly things! If you are dead, can they still revoke your license? Edited February 25, 2011 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 You need to stop by here so I can take you flying! Good reasons I stay away from the whirly things! Them things with a Jesus nut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Have there not been a few unexplained accidents with this model of helicopter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Your link says nothing about whether he was certified to fly nor whether he had permission to take up his sons mate. More info Here...... and here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Thanks Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) "The cause of the crash is clearly outlined in the report. Most of the flight was captured on video and it is clearly evident that unnecessary risks were taken and that the accident was completely avoidable." So what is the cause? Mechanical failure? The gov will allways point to you as completely avoidable. Should hav avoided the bucket o' bolts! Same time said this? The AAIB said a phenomenon that can give an impression the controls are jammed may have led to the significant deviation in the flight path that the pilot was trying to recover from. Disorientation, misjudgment or other factors may have led to this deviation but the cause of the accident could not be positively determined. So which is it? Early witness said the machine making unusual noise. Total BS! Edited February 26, 2011 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) Like most things in the courts there's a lot of professional mud-slinging to see what will stick Tech talk:- Is this the modern equivalent to the old 'Jesus nut' legend that Tim pointed out? Jack stall or servo transparency That phrase seems to rear it's ugly head when dealing with helicopter crashes..especially in Squirrels Then there's this to contend with:- Toroidal wash Edited February 26, 2011 by HAM2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Is this the modern equivalent to the old 'Jesus nut' legend that Tim pointed out?[/url] The Jesus nut is the single nut that holds the rotor on to the 'copter. So called because when it falls off the pilot says: "oh J$%#@".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 The Jesus nut is the single nut that holds the rotor on to the 'copter. So called because when it falls off the pilot says: "oh J$%#@".... Yup,the legend is he's the only one who can help you when it fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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