Low Flying
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412- I believe I know which one you are talking about, I dont know where to find it on the web but I know I have it in my stack of articles, I have just recently took the hammer to my scanner so that wont work, I'll look for it, Sorry I didnt get time to stop in to see you, I will be down again either next week or in January
for a flight test. Cheers
for a flight test. Cheers
This it?
http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/systemsa...-FlyingExam.htm
You can also get it in PDF. If you want hard copies, you can order same from that link. Shouldn't be any charge, if there is, let me know.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/systemsa...-FlyingExam.htm
You can also get it in PDF. If you want hard copies, you can order same from that link. Shouldn't be any charge, if there is, let me know.
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CDT :
You just scanned your hammer?
How did you get the cover closed?
Rev. Chas.
You just scanned your hammer?
How did you get the cover closed?
Rev. Chas.
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Whoops.
I miss typed... the above is to CTD not CDT.
What in hell is CTD anyhow?
I miss typed... the above is to CTD not CDT.
What in hell is CTD anyhow?
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sounds like you are about to edumacate some students on the hazards of "low flight", 412D... 
i don't think it's a bad thing for anyone to ask themselves those questions now and then... granted, there are times when operational flying requires that you operate low but awareness is always the key...
high and low recce should be in every aviators bag of tricks whether flying stiff or fling wing...
besides, who knows when the power corps will see the need for erecting an unmarked line... :unsure:
i don't think it's a bad thing for anyone to ask themselves those questions now and then... granted, there are times when operational flying requires that you operate low but awareness is always the key...
high and low recce should be in every aviators bag of tricks whether flying stiff or fling wing...
besides, who knows when the power corps will see the need for erecting an unmarked line... :unsure:
Salut mon buddy, right you are.
CTD stands for Crash Test Dummy, and until very recently, my avatar was a crash test dummy. I took that handle when I first joined the orginal site, when I was still in flight test.
Now it's more like Blackie's first offering.
CTD stands for Crash Test Dummy, and until very recently, my avatar was a crash test dummy. I took that handle when I first joined the orginal site, when I was still in flight test.
Now it's more like Blackie's first offering.
thanks guys.
yes ctd, that's the one i wanted. thanks again.
we cover low flying in a ground school course and i remembered this publication had some really good questions on it.
firehawk, no worries mate. but we drank the coffee...... 🙄 i think we have some more though.....will have to look 😀
yes ctd, that's the one i wanted. thanks again.
we cover low flying in a ground school course and i remembered this publication had some really good questions on it.
firehawk, no worries mate. but we drank the coffee...... 🙄 i think we have some more though.....will have to look 😀
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Tactical Helicopter guys do lots of low flying, often in formation and often at night on goggles.
In order to operate in that environment they take several classes, flight training and instruction. As for low flying areas, they are kept up to date with regular reconnaissance trips and sometimes photos of hazards. All pilots operate in those areas with marked maps. The entire process is done to map out low fly areas when the units deploy too.
Just to go out low flying for the heck of it is nearly always an invitation for an incident or accident. 412Driver keep at it with those young eagles, besides teaching the perils of unnecessary low flying let them know that military low flying is very regimented and documented because it is hazardous. Also remember military low flying in helicopters is always done with two pilots trained in low flying ops so there are two sets of eyes, so if you are going to try it alone.....you are setting yourself up for grief. If we ever have to low fly in a war zone, all that training is what helps us avoid some very deadly traps. Some basics that get engraved in our noddles are:
-Anything man made means WIRES, nearly everytime!
-Never just look for wires, look for the poles!
-Never cross over a wire, always over the pole.
-Never assume that your route is free of wires even if you just flew it the day before, always assume someone could have strung something up literally overnight and therefore always keep looking for wires and poles.
-If you are going to operate in an area for a job at low level, demand time to fly a recce and mark a "wire and hazards map/diagram". Keep it up to date and always carry with you when you fly for reference and updates.
And remember to old saying, you will never be able to beat the lowest flying record, you'll only ever match it and it might cost lives.
Fly safe 🙂
In order to operate in that environment they take several classes, flight training and instruction. As for low flying areas, they are kept up to date with regular reconnaissance trips and sometimes photos of hazards. All pilots operate in those areas with marked maps. The entire process is done to map out low fly areas when the units deploy too.
Just to go out low flying for the heck of it is nearly always an invitation for an incident or accident. 412Driver keep at it with those young eagles, besides teaching the perils of unnecessary low flying let them know that military low flying is very regimented and documented because it is hazardous. Also remember military low flying in helicopters is always done with two pilots trained in low flying ops so there are two sets of eyes, so if you are going to try it alone.....you are setting yourself up for grief. If we ever have to low fly in a war zone, all that training is what helps us avoid some very deadly traps. Some basics that get engraved in our noddles are:
-Anything man made means WIRES, nearly everytime!
-Never just look for wires, look for the poles!
-Never cross over a wire, always over the pole.
-Never assume that your route is free of wires even if you just flew it the day before, always assume someone could have strung something up literally overnight and therefore always keep looking for wires and poles.
-If you are going to operate in an area for a job at low level, demand time to fly a recce and mark a "wire and hazards map/diagram". Keep it up to date and always carry with you when you fly for reference and updates.
And remember to old saying, you will never be able to beat the lowest flying record, you'll only ever match it and it might cost lives.
Fly safe 🙂
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that type of operation is a prime example, graunch1.. when TCPL still had it's 206 here in YQR, i got to go on the patrol a couple of times...
always nice to have an extra set of eyes watching.... B)
always nice to have an extra set of eyes watching.... B)
Now, if I could only type :huh:
I went for a nap-of-the-earth flight in a Kiowa a few years ago. It was indeed a buzz. I didn't think that 90 mph could be so fast until it was 2 feet off the ground 😉
Low flying for those who haven't got the training, skills and planning usually results in only one end result. All the wreckage is in one small area.
I went for a nap-of-the-earth flight in a Kiowa a few years ago. It was indeed a buzz. I didn't think that 90 mph could be so fast until it was 2 feet off the ground 😉
Low flying for those who haven't got the training, skills and planning usually results in only one end result. All the wreckage is in one small area.
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Low flying, whether fixed or swing wing is a skill that has to be built up over time. If you are never flying low, then are on a animal capture job one day, you'll be sorely unprepared. Of course depending where you do your flying, it may or may not be a practical thing to be bombing arorund LL all the time, but up in the Territories, there's precious little to hit (other than terrian) and the comfort level can be built ovwer time.
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