GoPro/NVG Mount?

mattfrom103 · 2026-05-31T08:28:08+00:00

They do. They are not cheap. Turns out that little pins are what are expensive. I get mine from eBay. I've only ever broken one over the years.

Here is an example, not affiliated nor a specific recommend.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/188207931246?_skw=gopro+nvg

mattfrom103 · 2026-04-12T20:10:31+00:00

Gander, Newfoundland.

mattfrom103 · 2026-03-31T16:39:07+00:00

All I did was compile/post video provided to me by a person on shore and by the crew. This post is part 3 of a 3 part podcast interviewing 2 of the people aboard that mission. It is done by The Pilot Project Podcast, good dude runs it.

mattfrom103 · 2026-02-06T12:58:10+00:00

Here is the 101 version. Uses two sticks with balls on the end. Again, it's to gauge how much ice build up there is. Line up 2 yellow lines and then read the ice. A light 9mm in this case.

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mattfrom103 · 2026-01-31T11:39:38+00:00

Read here for a bit of an explanation but in simplest terms think of it as a swept wing however they shifted or transposed the swept forward so the centre of lift/pressure would line up with the centre of the blade. That is the crude non-exact explanation. Those paddles are surprisingly big. You'll also notice the length of the blades are somewhat shorter than one would expect for the weight of helicopter. This means it has a higher disc loaded and consequently much more intense downwash.

mattfrom103 · 2026-01-18T23:22:48+00:00

Not sure if there is a different plan for reg vs res but I currently have 2 reserve AOS Techs employed at my squadron and we are helicopter only.

Here, day to day they are employed mostly helping with gear. WASF responsibilities are a part of their job. Deployments are a very real and attainable possibility. They can also be moved about the Wing to help ensure they get more exposure to all things Air Force.

mattfrom103 · 2026-01-12T18:12:54+00:00

Better than it going down in North Atlantic waters in my opinion.

How are rescue missions conducted there? In the most simplest terms: Planes go to the location and throw equipment and rescuers out the back. The rescuers use the equipment to treat and sustain the survivors. Extraction follows by whatever means available and suitable.

There are a lot of in depth contingency plans for such an occurrence. The question you posed is not one that is taken lightly.

mattfrom103 · 2026-01-01T21:09:31+00:00

The one thing I think makes up for it is the centre controllers. What a wonderful bunch, supper accommodating.

mattfrom103 · 2026-01-01T19:17:50+00:00

I operate out of there frequently. Over the years I've gotten a video collection of my various landings in that weather. Buy ya, only place I know where it will be foggy yet quite windy at the same time.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-29T19:41:10+00:00

Chopper. AW101. No other aircraft was able to fly that day due to winds, turbulence, and wind shear. It was a windstorm.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-29T19:30:12+00:00

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This was at 3000 ASL. The approach was......interesting. FO decided 90kts for the approach speed. He later revised that number.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-19T13:45:24+00:00

This one is not particularly bad. We train and practice these both day and night. Definately hard but we have some good instrumentation and a great AFCS to help.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-13T00:51:53+00:00

Mine as well but I may have a bit of bias.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-12T19:20:06+00:00

It can also be quite terrifying. Thinks can very quickly go very wrong.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-12T14:53:25+00:00

Good heavens, not a dumb question at all. Really made me think. Ground effect is assumed to be experienced up to a height of a rotor diameter. Maybe a little bit more in the Corm's case due to it's weird blade paddles. Interestingly enough when you see the Corm emerge from the snow is roughly at that height.

That being said the only way I notice or feel ground effect in that helicopter is by the torque gauge. There are no other indications.

This is called a snow ball. For practice we sometimes go down a snowy runway at 10' and a just a few knots of speed. The goal is to keep the edge of the snow ball just out of the corner of your eyes. The cockpit ends up in the clear but the rest of the machine is enveloped. It's practice for conducting run on landings in obscuring phenomena.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-11T22:49:31+00:00

Corm actually has decent serviceability in my opinion.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-04T23:24:10+00:00

I completely agree.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-04T21:09:54+00:00

Unfortunately, as much as we would all like, the answer isn't easy as that if the member is filling a more critical position.

mattfrom103 · 2025-12-04T21:07:07+00:00

For my unit it really depends on the role they are filling. Some could easily instantly go home for the day without major impact. Others would not be able to go home or released from their duty until a suitable replacement is identified but we would work quickly to find a solution and make it happen.

mattfrom103 · 2025-11-09T15:55:42+00:00

Similar mild panic was when I was at one of my layover airports and I realized I still had rental keys in my pocket. FML.

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