HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIO NICKNAME ACPOKER, I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT ALL OF THESE LINKS HERE ARE FOR THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE BEST IN THE WHOLE WEB, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TRY ANY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, I HAVE LINKS FOR POKER ROOMS , CASINOS, YOU CAN ALSO MAKE YOUR OWN CASINO, YOU CAN ALSO...

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...

"Bart" wrote in message ... Actually, the preflight maneuver was to spin them clockwise 360 degs. The reason you did that was to check for coke-ing of the turbine. Older C20-s had a problem with this, and by spinning the blades backwards...

Anyone have details? Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

Any recommendations on where to start helicopter lessons in Houston? I've got several hundred hours in fixed wing and looking for a new challenge. Many thanks, Mark P.S. remove extra "hot" to reply direct.

Got to see the Red Bull helicopter routine in Oklahoma City this weekend. Is this guy pushing all known limits, or is there something very new and different about the Eurocopter? Perhaps I have been way out of the loop, but this is the first I had heard of loops and barrel rolls in a helo. The...

does anybody have any advice on econoical and reliabe helicopters? I am a private pilot,considering getting into helo. rotorways look good. any input? what kind of annual expenses would I expect to incur? thanks Glenn

Hello folks, I just saw this link on yahoo news, I didn't see anything about it on www.news.navy.mil yet, probably soon. I put it on a naval newsgroup, but you guys will be just as interested...

Anyone know of a transponder that can have the codes switched from a remote set of switches and a remote Ident button? I guess I'm asking if there are access points in a connector where this could be done, or has some whiz already done this? My helicopter likes it when I keep my hands on the...

Dear helo drivers. I miss the quality of group we used to have!!!! If you look to the top left of messages you will see a more options link. Click that link and let's start reporting spam and hate and get this newsgroup cleaned up.

Howdy, I don't check the newsgroups that I used to follow religiously as much as I did in times past - too many irons in the fire - but I thought I'd share some of the excellent postings that Bob B has made in years past. He hasn't been around here as much as he was a few years ago, but I (and...

Hi there, to anyone who lives in the Baltimore MD area I am looking for ANY pictures of the following Hughes/Schweizer police helicopters, for the purpose of model building. 1) Baltimore City Police Foxtrot 2) Baltimore County Police Air One These are both the original 269 and 300 models that...

http://omnivoreink.com/TheThunderChild/Articles/Them/helicopter.JPG is the URL. I think it's a Sikorsky, but if I could get its full designation I'd appreciate it.

Hi, I am new to this group. My name is Sanjay Mittal and I am from India. I am a helicopter pilot employed with an Indian firm undertaking offshore operations in the oil and gas sector. My company is procuring a AW 139 for its extended range off shore operations. As this is the first time that...

I want to know what you guys think of trying to relieve a little of the Op Tempo on our military by creating a mission specific helicopter medevac/relief group? The Presidential fleet is retiring its VH-3 helos. I think they would be great as flood/Hurricane/tornado medevac in places...

Who's going to be in Reno in November?

Hello All! Looking for past employees of the following companies that were employed between 1947-1988: Okanagan Helicopters - Haida Helicopters - Canadian/Lac St. Jean Aviation - Dominion Pegasus Helicopters - Associated Helicopters. Please contact me at for details...

Who can tell me Ric's telephone number and his company name...and website? I need to look at that Solar turbine conversion of his again. BWB

.....from R.L. Darling Mr. Chitwood, I have been following Rick Stitts misadventures for over a year now. I have a RotorWay Exec and a Helicycle helicopter and have two friends with Mini-500's that have the Stitt touch on them. One has had the re-built cones and transmission and the other...

1/14/2004 Just Listed, This is amazing I am selling my turbine dream package before the wife uses it to attract a new boyfriend(you can't have the #). It includes 1) Turbine Powered Helicopter ready to track and balance. 2) The Turbine is the T62-2a1-32 160hp (installed and tested) 3) Automatic...