Looking at 14 days without activity on this forum. Will that qualify as dead? I think so. I'll be spending my time over on Just Helicopters from now on and delete this forum from my favorites. Rocky

Hello, I wonder if someone here knows Alan Radecki, the owner of http://www.mojavebooks.com , a photographer and maybe a pilot. I ordered from his webshop the book Helicopter Aerodynamics by Ray Prouty which I could hardly find anywhere else. My credit card was charged instantly 2 months ago,...

I presume it's not "em eye", as the "i" is often in lower case. So what it is? Me, mih, my? Thanks, Justin.

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Hi All, Some friends of mine are going over to Fort Worth (from Sydney) in a couple of months to do some ground tuition courses at the Bell Helicopter Pilot Training facility there. I've been asked to come along with them (just for the fun of it), but I don't want to do the $US1500 (and 5 days)...

Hi guys, Got my CPL(H) in the last few months, now what!! Got no idea where to start looking for work and collecting those wonderful hours.. I'm based in Australia, any ideas ?? Jad

Don't know how many of you caught the story out in California about a has been rock star named Tommy Lee whoes main claim to fame seems to be screwing Pamela Anderson on a well known and universally distributed home movie type video tape. Seems Tommy wanted to go to a rock concert being held...

In a previous post I had problems balancing my tail rotor on my Baby Belle helicopter and received a lot of feedback on possible causes. I've since got the bugger balanced and discovered a few things about both mechanical vibrations and some characteristics of my ship. In the process I found...

I am compiling information on wire strikes for both airplanes and helicopters. If you have any personal info you'd like to share I'd appreciate hearing about it. For those who access government sources perhaps you'll share directions with us? NTSB has sent some info but I suspect there is a lot...

Who's going to be in Reno in November?

Hi everybody i'm 29 and i'm a helicopter pilot, i fly Bell212. this year i reached almost 900 hours total, and i'm thinking of looking for a job in the states. i would like to work for some helicopter transportation company or something ... but i have no idea if i could get a permission to work as...

Can someone provide the tailrotor RPM of the R22? Main rotor is 520rpm correct? Thanks, John

Hi, New here Im am working on getting my license. All that is left is the check ride. Does anyone know where I can download a pdf of copy of the R22 POH? thanks in advance

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rotor-heads, I'm a private pilot with about 100 hrs fixed wing, and about 15 hrs in the R-22 years ago. Sometimes I think about finishing that helicopter add-on that I started and maybe build a significant number of hours. I've seen used R-22s, within 300 hrs of refurbishment selling for 40-50k. ...

Hi guys.. I'm in the market to purchase a heli headset, the ol` fixed with converter plug has had it days!! Any recommendations out there?? I must say my favs are the Flightcom Denalli or the Sennheiser HMEC 450.. but am I best to stick with David Clarke like the rest of the aviation world ??

Hi all....I hope I'm not breaking a rule about posting something for sale! I have a bit of rotorcraft memorabilia that may be interesting to some in this NG, so I wanted to let those know that don't troll ebay....I apologize if I offend anyone by posting something for sale...

(for the figures and tables, I will post the url for the pdf once it is posted at www.fas.org) Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Order Code RL31384 V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft

Posting for someone else: Can anyone confirm for me the U.S. military designation of the Eurocopter EC145 Light Utility Helicopter, or LUH, for the U.S. Army? I'm pretty sure it's going to be the H-72. (The H-70 is the Bell 407 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter; the H-71 is the AgustaWestland...

Is anyone aware of anyone in Minnesota who has a Rotorway helicopter 162F? Scott