tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post8684213129636442715..comments2023-10-28T05:20:11.357-05:00Comments on Bob Barbanes: The Night Time..ISN'T...The Right TimeBob Barbanes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-57223724337703469652010-12-03T20:28:26.699-06:002010-12-03T20:28:26.699-06:00I took a JetRanger offshore to an oil rig off Long...I took a JetRanger offshore to an oil rig off Long Beach for a video shoot for RJR. We flew back at night. Single engine helicopter over the pacific ocean at night, what could go wrong here? I was flying in a Tyler Middle Mount for my video camera and I had a Mae West on, and sitting in the removed door, I would have been able to get out REAL easy if we had of gone in the water, Depending on how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-24924707351130777352010-11-30T22:43:07.857-06:002010-11-30T22:43:07.857-06:00Your technical material here is fact. But I have a...Your technical material here is fact. But I have a totally different take-<br />June 8, 1969 I was dressing for breakfast in Chu Lai, Viet Nam, when the 122mm Katusa rockets started falling all around me. It was the scariest few minutes of my life. The Division commander figured out a way to stop this from happening...<br />Do a reconnaissance-arc around the base just after dark each evening and Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-38932207434238675372010-11-28T20:15:57.337-06:002010-11-28T20:15:57.337-06:00Hi Jack, your comments are noted and appreciated. ...Hi Jack, your comments are noted and appreciated. You're absolutely right about the need to be comfortable in what you're doing.<br /><br />Unfortunately, due to our passenger loads, it's not possible to take along a second pilot. That would mean making more trips, <i>increasing</i> my exposure as well as the number of night landings. <br /><br />Sometimes you just can't win :-/Bob Barbanes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/12344068760904928223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27295521.post-85599792293298629612010-11-28T17:43:26.813-06:002010-11-28T17:43:26.813-06:00I'm not a pilot (yet). But I can tell you fro...I'm not a pilot (yet). But I can tell you from my racing experience that most driver errors are caused by the driver (pilot) not being comfortable (for whatever reason). <br /><br />This is particularly true with endurance racing, where drivers are not familiar with the night environment and the long sessions in the car.<br /><br />When in doubt, if you're not comfortable, it's Jack L. Pollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467792301180325066noreply@blogger.com