Heli Engineer Ed

Knows a bit about Helicopters

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

Got a work experience lad in with us this week. He’s engaging, asks lots of questions, willing to get stuck in. Far from the norm, so found the time to take him over to see these two during lunch. #dontaskdontget

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@gloucesterrugby That was about as much as fun as slowly lowering your head into a blender. Is reality check going to be on your New Year’s resolutions list? because that was dire. You are in denial if you think we will continue to pay to watch this shit show year in year out.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@RoyalMail DPD and a like have worked it out. Save yourself the bother of carrying items around all day/ then back to depot - just make it easy to do in the first place.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@RoyalMail why is it you still live in the Stone Age and try an attempted delivery before offering options on a safe space or alternative option. You could save yourself a lot of hassle if you do what everyone else does; and allow us to pre arrange before the first attempt!?!?

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

I even tried downloading the app. It’s parcelforce. No option to select safe place on this order, and also despite me saving a safe place preference for my address several times previous.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@JustEatUK got the short straw once again and delivery taking place before mine took far too long. Food is stone cold and ice cream completely melted.
Food inedible. Why do you make it so hard for anyone to hold you fully to account and get past the arbitrary £10 back gesture?

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@SheriHerman19 @TuckerCarlson No one in the UK cares about COVID. At all.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@KenCCheng @LangmanVince They wouldn’t, in almost any scenario. No one would. It seems that it’s over simplification in the video was just to describe how it works.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@cjdavis618 @LangmanVince No one has developed a way of making it work successfully due to rotating parts everywhere. There are examples of ejection seats (with explosive pins to release the blades first) but it’s generally never going to be a practical solution.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@limitedcards_nj @LangmanVince The helicopter was designed in the 50’s/60’s. It has mechanical linkages. Not likely that the pilot would have made such movements as demonstated in the video. It is an over simplification to explain how it works. A bit like how no one would ever full lock a car wheel at 80mph.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@AsturV2 @FishwickDavid When rotors are turning in fwd flight they move up and down every single rotation. Check out the video where Chuck Aaron strapped gopro on to film how a blades move each rotation. Sometimes you see it, others it’s hard to see. No clear footage either way on this occasion

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@AsturV2 @FishwickDavid The stabilizers are like wings and keep the fuselage generally straight and stable. The rotor disc moves more easily than the fuselage in this case of mast bumping

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@1882UTC @FishwickDavid A mixture of maintenance based on calendar and hours flown.
U.K. CAA mandate at least 12 monthly inspections but generally all of it is ‘over maintained’ to a degree. US rules slightly different but generally the same

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@TJPofTexas @MelodieOstmanRE @GrantCardone Yes. That’s the gearbox at the bottom of the hub so the mast hasn’t separated. ‘Mast bumping’ can also chop off the tailboom if severe enough so it is possible that is a cause.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@LBC @NickFerrariLBC Note how he doesn’t seem to give a fuck about how he dressed to meet our King. Reassuring to know what he really considers important.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@bayraktar_1love @Macker202

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@SpoogemanGhost @KremlinRussia_E @mfa_russia @Macker202

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@front_ukrainian @Macker202

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@mpmwilko interested to know your views on the North Street Car park development Max. Any comments? Could we do better here or is this an act of self sabotage? Incredibly disappointed to see this plan approved.

[Heli Engineer Ed @Heli_Spanner]

@artdeco_fan @thewisdomofray @CheltCivicSoc @CheltenhamBC They need voting out. Enough is enough.

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@Tendar @Macker202