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USMC Huey Crash Photos by
Mike \Rotor\ Nowak
Hey All,
I just came across these photos and am curious if anyone knows the story of
what happened. Weather sure looks clear so I doubt that had anything to do
with...
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November 5th 09 02:18 PM
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Injuries by
Ol Shy & Bashful
Curious thought while noodling early on a Sunday a.m. (0600). Anyone
else here ever been injured while flying a helicopter? Perhaps its
splitting hairs but twice now I've broken a finger getting out of
them. Landed my Hiller 12E crossways on irrigation rows to wait for my
loading truck and was...
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Helicycle by
Stu Fields
Well, advancing age brings with it some clear thinking and some not so
clear. I have purchased a Helicycle Kit and still own my Baby Belle.
People with more than one helicopter that aren't in some commercial business
are at least suspect. My wife is probably just patiently waiting for me to...
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Open letter to Sikorsky by
Dave Jackson
Quote from ~ Flight International, Feb 8-14, 2005
"Sikorsky has decided not to bid for the US Army's Armed Reconnaissance
Helicopter and the Light Utility Helicopter programmes and is instead
looking further ahead. "With the business growing, we have the luxury to
look at what is the next big...
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Is this for real? by
JohnO
Landing a heli on Everest at 29,035 ft? And it's a regular single
turbine AS350????
http://www.eurocopterusa.com/Media/News/NewsDetail.asp?ID=329
I didn't think they could get that high, let alote hover or take off.
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control failure by
Stuart & Kathryn Fields
aluminum control tube failed causing helicopter crash. The helo had an
anodized aluminum control tube that failed in fatigue with less than 400hrs.
The loading was low producing stresses in the area of 460psi. Discussions
with anodizing folks say "Never anodize flight critical components" ...
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Rotor Balancing by
Stuart & Kathryn Fields
I just had a strange one. I have been balancing my rotor system using a DSS
balancer where I would get the ips and phase angle measurements, turn the
rotor to the angle with respect to the photo cell described by the phase
angle information, then sight over the velocimeter and add weight to the...
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April 16th 08 10:52 PM
by JohnO
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Clean up news group by
[email protected]
Is there anyway to clean up this news group? We used to have some
"rockstar" helicopter guys contributing! But as of the last few years
the newsgroup has become a place for selling watches and complaining
about instrument companies.
I miss the useful information exchanged!
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Victimizing Aircraft Designers - An American Specialty? (wasFetters) by
Dennis Fetters
Poultry in Motion wrote:
This is as clear as I can make it:
"Ask Dennis to identify *the Mini-500 prototype* for you."
Ok, ask me. What do you want to know about the "Mini-500 prototype". It
was the first Mini-500 I built, so it was a prototype. What point are
you trying to make? Please just...
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Heli-Chair helicopter flight training device by
Heli-Chair
Just want to introduce my helicopter flight training device to the
group. It is something that I created to teach myself how to fly a
helicopter (which I sucessfully accomplished!) and now I have made a
business out of it. Basically you sit in a chair with cyclic, torque
pedals and a collective...
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Too much fun.. almost.. by
Steve R.
Wow, sounds like such a great day! Congrats Kevin! :-)
Isn't it wonderful when everything comes together? Ok, so you had a sloppy
one. The important part is that you reacted properly and didn't bend the
bird. It's all part of the learning experience.
Question: Maybe I'm reading you too...
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schwiezer 300 aerobatic video ?? by
jad
Hi Guys,
Im after a video link that was posted on this newsgroup sometime ago..
It was a long video (approx 30mb) of a Schwiezer/Hughes 300 doing
aerobatic manouvers at low level at an airport! I remember it had a
sound recording also including Robbie William :(
Anyways, anyone know the link for...
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September 14th 04 11:17 AM
by Beav
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mast bumping r22 questions by
PJ Hunt
So it's been almost a year now since the last post and I'm dying to know,
What ever happened to this clown?
PJ
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"Murphy's law" wrote in message
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Dennis Fetters...
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New Robinson R66?? by
Eric D
Anyone seen or heard anything on the new six place Robinson? I
understand it will be Turbine powered.
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Ground 350 run without blades? by
Sla#s
Has anyone ever run a AS 350 or 355 without the Main rotor blades fitted?
We do it all the time with our 315 but I've never heard of it with a
Squirrel / A Star.
It would make tail rotor balancing a lot easier for a start - i.e. no pilot
needed. That's what we do with our Lama and use to do with...
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February 18th 04 05:36 PM
by Sla#s
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Helicopter Jobs by
John
I've been hearing very contradicting statements about helicopeter
jobs.
Some sources say that there just aren't any and the ones that are
there are very low. Say 20-30k a year. However, other sources claim
that pilots are becoming scarce, and that new pilots aren't coming
along quick enough to...
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Scorpion 133 by
ABS
Hi
I am looking for cheap helicopters, on the web, and I like the little ugly
Scorpion 133
So, I am curious, how they a to fly? And also compared to a Robinson 22?
Regard
Anker Denmark
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Rec License Requirement Question by
[email protected]
Below is a quote from the FAR AIM Section 61.99 which lists the
minimum "Aeronautical" experience required to get a REC Helicopter
license.
Notice that it never really says anything about helicopters.
Paragraph (a)(2) and (b) are the only two that specifically say "in
the aircraft for the rating...
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Addon heli rating, does it require a written? by
Eric D
If you have a private pilot fixed wing license are you required to
take a written test of some type for adding helicopter rating? If
yes, what is the written and is it different then what a non-license
student would have to take?
Eric D
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