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Pop out floats on a 206BIII by
Mike Th...
We operate floats on all our Jetrangers and our 407. For a 206BIII, I think
the weight difference compared to high skids is about 75lbs. As for an
effect on airspeed I'm not so sure because I'm on the maintenance side of
the company. Yet I figure 5-10 knots. If you want some precise numbers I...
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First helicopter (Remember those days?) by
Jim
Hello everyone,
I bet this has been covered many times before, and I apologize for
asking yet again. I further apologize for the long post. I'm one of
those new, soon-to-be pilots that needs a lot of advice. I thought if
I gave a bunch of information, some might see how serious I am and
might also...
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September 6th 03 11:17 PM
by Micbloo
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helis update by
jorge
Hi, now you can help me improve the site!
There is a User Contributed Notes section at the bottom of each page
be kind and I share your knowledge. :)
Helicoper History site
www.helis.com
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September 7th 03 03:12 PM
by jorge
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Historic Fly-By at Meigs Field today.... by
BEEPER708
The National Air Tour ( http://www.nationalairtour.org ) in their WWI and WWII
vintage aircraft did a symbolic fly-by past Meigs Field today on Chicago's
Lakefront.
If you're interested in checking out some photo's, visit
http://www.DemolitionDick.com and click on the Headline for that story.
It...
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Heli disappears by
C.D. Damron
"dann mann" wrote in message
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This has me puzzled. The Coast Guard called off the search after some
great expense I am sure.
Just asking for info. The case just bugs me for some reason.
(hmmm, my...
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Diesel engines for Planes Yahoo Group Jodel Diesel is Isuzu Citroen Peugeot by
Roland M
Just letting you know about a yahoo group that is interested in using
diesel. engines in Planes and Gyros.
Some Planes already exist and are using diesel car engines.
Like
Dieselis/ Isuzu cast iron block going into production.
Same engineer with a different plane using a 1.4ltr Citroen
Jodel using...
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Vintage & Warbird mailing list. by
Darryl Gibbs
If you are interested in Vintage or Warbird aircraft, you can join the
Vintage and Warbird mailing list by sending a blank e-mail to the following
address:
or you can join by filling out your e-mail address in the sign up box
provided at...
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Blonde pilot by
Greg
I received this in an email, thought this group might enjoy :-).
Greg.
Blonde pilot
A blonde pilot decided she wanted to learn how to fly a helicopter.She
went to the airport, but the only one available was a solo helicopter.
The Instructor figured he could let her go up alone since she...
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September 13th 03 03:20 PM
by Greg
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off airport landings by
Stan Gosnell
(tamflyer) wrote in
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Anyone have source for any or all state aviation dept regulations
governing landing helicopters at sites other than approved airports
Seems to be lots of mis-information about this topic
Feds FAA...
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September 13th 03 04:49 PM
by Todd
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ANR Headsets suitable for heli pilots in training? by
Kill Bill
Hi all,
I am a student pilot, working on my PPL-H right now, and I have 6 hours
in the R-22 so far.
I have considered purchasing a pair of Active Noise Reduction headsets,
Bose or Sennheiser etc (haven't compared them yet). However, the chief
flight instructor at my school says that he doesn't...
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Bell Jetranger cockpit dimensions by
HW
Hi,
I'm considering building a full-size cockpit replica of the Jetranger in
my garage, and running MS Flight Sim visuals through a projector.
However one of my initial stumbling blocks is obtaining data about the
internal dimensions of the cockpit (eg rudder pedal dimensions, distance
from pedals...
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human powered flight - vertical take off, flexible wing by
patrick timony
I'm interested in contacting groups or individuals who are working on
human powered vertical take-off vehicles or ornithopters. I have a
number of design ideas I would like to share and get feedback on and I
am also interested in materials. Some of my ideas are as follows:
1. Wings made of...
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FS: Nice Rotorway Exec 90, 60TT by
Mr.Twistair
Rotorway Exec 90. S/N 6006
Kit manufactured: 1993. Professionally assembled in USA in 1995.
TT 60 hours (tach time, as of 09/17/2003), no damage history, excellent
condition, COM 760 TSO'ed transceiver, engine: carburated 162 vol. in., fun
to fly.
Airworthiness certificate: fresh, issued July,17,...
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NY Airshow by
Joe LINY
If you're on Long Island next weekend, you're probably paying way too much
in taxes to somebody, but at least you have a shot at checking out the
airshow to be held at the former Grumman/Navy plant in Calverton. Dates:
September 20 and 21, 2003.
http://www.newyorkairshow.org/
Among the helos...
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September 19th 03 12:22 AM
by Micbloo
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Aircraft Walkaround Center update by
Robert Lundin
For your information, I have updated the AWC with 9 new walkarounds. I
have focused on airliners this time. Tell me what you think.
- Vickers VC-10
- Fokker F-27 Friendship
- Vickers Viscount
- HS Andover
- BAC Concorde
- DH Heron
- Vickers Vanguard
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206BIII on Fixed Float Q's by
Bart
I've been seriously considering building a Jetranger to be on fixed
floats to accomplish some stuff I cant do easily another way.
I've read through the ammendment to the Flight Manual for them, and
talked to some mechanics that worked on them, and I have a burning
question that's go/no go .
The...
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Off topic question - Are you receiving viruses? by
Mike Williams
I am presently being bombed by viruses that are under the guise of a
Microsoft upgrade.
There's a discussion on alt.comp.viruses, they have a theory that it seems
to be targeting people that post on newsgroups. The reason I ask this
question on rec.aviation.rotorcraft is this is the only place I've...
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by ops
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