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  • #16
    Chopper in Germany for repair

    AN Irish Air Corps helicopter that crash-landed in a field in Co Tipperary while undertaking an air ambulance mission in June has been sent to Germany for repairs, writes Pat Flynn.

    The Eurocopter EC-135, one of two operated by the Air Corps, crash-landed in a field at Currabaha Cross near Borrisleigh on June 19 after it came into contact with overhead power cables.

    The aircraft was carrying out an air ambulance mission for the Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) at the time of the crash.

    The helicopter and its three-man crew was due to airlift a seriously ill patient to hospital in Limerick.

    The patient was taken instead by road to hospital. The only occupants of the helicopter – two Air Corps pilots and a HSE paramedic – escaped from the heavy landing uninjured.

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    • #17
      A lot of flight simulators are designed to cover multiple sub-types of the parent aircraft. Sim engineers can adjust software or change different avionics set-ups for different sub-types and different customers' needs. Modern sims are upgraded constantly, to keep abreast of technical and navigational information changes.

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      • #18
        Good to see Echo 270 on the way home.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Tadpole View Post
          The 135 sims are 'relatively' low cost compared to larger commercial level D sims and are therefore fairly common throughout Europe. This means that there would be little or no interest in European operators travelling to Ireland for sim training. Therefore the main source of customer for an Irish sim would need to come from Ireland. Bond in Cork have their own sim in the UK, Irish Helis might use it but would have a small requirement, corporate operators probably don't do any sim training. That leaves the IAC 135 pilots as the primary source (GASU and IAC).

          Allowing for a 20hr basic course (Prob about all you can do on a sim) for 5 students and say 10 hrs recurrent training for 20 pilots thats a total of approx. 300hrs per year. Round it up to 400 to allow for extras such as basic NVG training etc.

          To be commercially viable an operator is likely to want about 2000hrs per year so there is a 1600hr shortfall. If the IAC wanted to fund the purchase and then sell the hours it might work but a commercial operator wont fund a move into Ireland based on the IAC requirement alone, its just too small.
          Originally posted by Tadpole View Post
          Oopps, just read the link above. Apparently the IAC are only looking for 92hrs per year for 2 years. That would be a no to a sim in Ireland so.
          92 hrs sounds very little!
          Especially considering there are (some to be) 4 a/c

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          • #20
            Irish Lights avail of a EC135 for lighthouse ops.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by danno View Post
              Irish Lights avail of a EC135 for lighthouse ops.
              Operated by Irish Helis

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              • #22
                Originally posted by DeV View Post
                92 hrs sounds very little!
                Especially considering there are (some to be) 4 a/c
                4 A/C?

                you mean by that, 2 GASU and 2 IAC?

                hoping against hope youve heard that there are 2 more IAC on the way lol
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                • #23
                  Either way the number of sim hours will be based on the number of pilots not airframes.

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by morpheus View Post
                    4 A/C?

                    you mean by that, 2 GASU and 2 IAC?

                    hoping against hope youve heard that there are 2 more IAC on the way lol
                    Yeah 2 AC + 2 GASU


                    Originally posted by Meatbomb View Post
                    Either way the number of sim hours will be based on the number of pilots not airframes.
                    True but the more a/c you have the more pilots you (should) have

                    Don't forget the 2 GASU a/c are tasked 24/7 so obviously so are the pilots (if your rostered 24/7 you need more pilots)

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                    • #25
                      Not disputing that DeV, but the fact is there has been a bit of an exodus from the Don this past year particularly from helis. Numbers are required, possibly why the sim slots are for two years, type rating hours and annual sim checks for rated pilots.

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                      • #26
                        Would any bods in non flying appointments(senior officers) still fly occasionally to keep proficiency (and the allowance) ?
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by The real Jack View Post
                          Would any bods in non flying appointments(senior officers) still fly occasionally to keep proficiency (and the allowance) ?
                          Or to maintain a trained pool?

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by DeV View Post
                            Or to maintain a trained pool?
                            I don't want a debate about it I just wondered if there's desk pilots on flying allowance.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by The real Jack View Post
                              I don't want a debate about it I just wondered if there's desk pilots on flying allowance.
                              I would expect so, it's normal practice in real air arms, I will find out and get back to you..
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                              • #30
                                Yes, pilots who get ground positions do fly when possible in order to maintain their skill level, they may also be called to flying status, depending on circumstances, because of a current pilot shortage, some ground appointments do however prevent people from flying, this is more prevalent with higher ranks... this seems typical of air arms which actually have a defence role..
                                Have a better one....
                                "We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
                                Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
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