Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:09 pm
Congratulations Don..................genuinely pleased for you.
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Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:22 pm
Congrats and welcome to Aberdeen when the time comes!!!
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:55 pm
[quote="535dboy"]
Congrats but can you explain
Different licence required for a big chopper?
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It's to do with how many passengers the helicopter can carry. In the case of light helicopters they are classed as Single Pilot and can carry up to nine passengers. Medium helicopters such as the AW139 can be certified as either Single Pilot or Multi Pilot. Say a VIP rolled aircraft would be cleared Single Pilot, but if used offshore, and carrying 15 passengers, then it's a Multi Pilot aircraft. Then once you get into the heavy lift helicopters, they are all multi crew, even if used in a VIP role.
So to answer the question, to fly Single Pilot requires a Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) to fly a multi crew helicopter requires an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL). So I have had to do the ATPL exams as well as an instrument Rating, also required to fly multi Crew aircraft on the North Sea.
Clear as mud.
Don
Congrats but can you explain
Different licence required for a big chopper?
[/quote]
It's to do with how many passengers the helicopter can carry. In the case of light helicopters they are classed as Single Pilot and can carry up to nine passengers. Medium helicopters such as the AW139 can be certified as either Single Pilot or Multi Pilot. Say a VIP rolled aircraft would be cleared Single Pilot, but if used offshore, and carrying 15 passengers, then it's a Multi Pilot aircraft. Then once you get into the heavy lift helicopters, they are all multi crew, even if used in a VIP role.
So to answer the question, to fly Single Pilot requires a Commercial Pilots Licence (CPL) to fly a multi crew helicopter requires an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL). So I have had to do the ATPL exams as well as an instrument Rating, also required to fly multi Crew aircraft on the North Sea.
Clear as mud.
Don
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 8:59 pm
Bottom line - how many X-drivers can you collect? 
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)Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:21 pm
[quote="pvr"]
Bottom line - how many X-drivers can you collect?)
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I'll take 19 X drivers or 17 X drivers and one Audi driver, if you know who I mean......I have to allow for the weight of his ego!)
Don
Bottom line - how many X-drivers can you collect?
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I'll take 19 X drivers or 17 X drivers and one Audi driver, if you know who I mean......I have to allow for the weight of his ego!
)Don
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:36 pm
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:39 pm
[quote="sid10"]
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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) )Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:59 pm
[quote="sid10"]
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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At very low level........ >:D
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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At very low level........ >:D
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:00 pm
[quote="Don Coffey"]
[quote="sid10"]
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
[/quote]) )
[/quote]Are we saying you cannot carry (dead weights)) )
Coats on
[quote="sid10"]
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
[/quote]
) )[/quote]Are we saying you cannot carry (dead weights)
) )Coats on
Re: On the Move
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:18 pm
This is going lovely downhill in the right direction )
)Re: On the Move
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:32 am
[quote="Don Coffey"]
Well, after eight months of study, 15 exams and a two week flying course, I have been offered a job that takes me from this.
To this.
There is of course a downside and that's Aberdeen! Only joking, from what I've been told its a very good place to live.
So for you current Aberdeen'ers, watch out as my Fire Breathing X6 will be gracing your streets in the near future.
In the meantime, I have a couple of months notice to work and a list as long as my arm of jobs to be completed before starting the conversion course in June. Happy days ahead.
Don
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Congratulations on your success and now you'll get more snow up north and so more use out of your winter tyres, but will you really need them with the pic of your new ride above?
I assume you get to take it home to use in the evenings and weekends? Hope their paying the fuel bill)
Well, after eight months of study, 15 exams and a two week flying course, I have been offered a job that takes me from this.
To this.
There is of course a downside and that's Aberdeen! Only joking, from what I've been told its a very good place to live.
So for you current Aberdeen'ers, watch out as my Fire Breathing X6 will be gracing your streets in the near future.
In the meantime, I have a couple of months notice to work and a list as long as my arm of jobs to be completed before starting the conversion course in June. Happy days ahead.
Don
[/quote]
Congratulations on your success and now you'll get more snow up north and so more use out of your winter tyres, but will you really need them with the pic of your new ride above?
I assume you get to take it home to use in the evenings and weekends? Hope their paying the fuel bill
)Re: On the Move
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:15 am
Congratulations Don!
Re: On the Move
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:35 am
[quote="pvr"]
This is going lovely downhill in the right direction)
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Ha ha piss off !!
This is going lovely downhill in the right direction
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Ha ha piss off !!
Re: On the Move
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:05 am
[quote="sid10"]
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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Bit like an adult baby, he is probably into that sort of stuff)
Congratulations , could you not carry him in a sling underneath !
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Bit like an adult baby, he is probably into that sort of stuff
)Re: On the Move
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:12 pm
Aberdeen is a good city to stay in don. Loads of nice places to eat you wasn't in aberdeen on Saturday was you. saw a red x6 first one I've seen Up here.
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