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So you're tapping out huh? :p

Eye witnesses may have seen him fly into fog, but eye witnesses do not know what he was seeing out his windscreen. No I don't know that, and neither do you. What you meant to say was "You *think* he done it before..." The last thing you want to do in their situation is "just kept straight and...

Pilot sentenced for a “buzz job” that leaves co-worker severely injured | KDLG

Salty, I deleted my post because I realized it just opens a bag of worms and I did not feel like arguing about it. A salaried employee is not being compensated because he's already on salary for the BUSINESS. He's getting paid whether he's flying or pushing pencils.

There's always going to be that one guy somewhere who will hire you with low time, but those are not the norm. Most big operators in AK are going to want you to have around 2500TT, mim 500 TW, possibly even 1000, and min 500 or more SES. Of course the more remote you're willing to go, the...

Wow, I used to use Dreamhost back in the early/mid 90s. I didn't know they were still around.

It's simple. Come up with a unique name that hasn't been thought up or registered yet. Register it with the registrar of your choice. Pay for it for the rest of your life.

Your apology is accepted. Now lets try this another way. You said this... "Yeah, but...if the pilot is in IMC, with no reference to the horizon or ground, pulling into a quick hover could be difficult." No one here suggested anyone should try to hover in IMC, so why would you make a...

Jesus Christ I wish you people would pay attention. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IMC or IIMC. We're talking about VFR.

The best and easiest way is, don't have an FB page. I've been more than just dabbling in IT since the late 80s. I'm pretty ok with it. And I've never been suckered into the whole social media facebook, myspace, linkedin, twitter, et al. Hasn't hurt me one bit. That said, I do enjoy my...

So your entire argument is based on what I already said. Pay attention, I said "He could easily, and probably did, the entire flight, up until the IIMC at the end, without busting any regs." Remember that? You then took that comment and said; Well he broke the regs when he went IIMC. Now...

I'm curious what you think it means that the operator was VFR Only certificated. I'm also curious what regs you think he was busting? I never hinted, suggested or implied that he busted any regs. All I've ever said was, he was flying too damn fast for the conditions. He could easily, and...

I've been called that before.

I was privileged to have spent a bit of time in various southern parts of Africa, a few times.

Yeah but, mryan75 just told us that it's no longer all just speculation. Why do we have to wait weeks? Why don't we just ask him?

The media has really latched on to this like it actually means something. It doesn't mean squat. The vast majority of helicopter operations are VFR only. Even most medical helicopter operations are VFR Only operations. This only means the FAA has only certificated them for VFR operations...

That's never fun, but it's even less fun when your mechanic snores like a wounded water buffalo. Ask me how I know what a wounded water buffalo sounds like.

Just to be clear, because sometimes the msg gets lost in the translation, particularly on these forums. No one is suggesting you should be slowing down in IMC. We're talking about flying in Marginal VFR conditions. 1/2 mile and up, Slow down. Take your time, hover if you want, land if you...

This is a very valid point. Experience, i.e, hours, doesn't mean a skilled pilot in every situation. A pilot can be extremely skilled in day vfr in busy airspace, but not so good flying into HA ops, or IFR, or short strips, etc. You need to look at the over all picture and see what...

I didn't click on the link so how would I know it wasn't your theory, as there was no other indication in your post. A simple, "Hey, here's a story I read in..." or something along those lines would have prevented anyone from thinking otherwise. I have no idea who wrote the article as I did...