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Here is the link to the photos: http://phlairline.com/n99-2006/n99-2006.html

Just attended a fly-in at Westport OK. There were some 27 helicopters there. Attending were Rotorways, a Brantly, some R-22s, a R-44, Schweitzers, a Hiller and a Safari. Only one of these ships had the tail rotor turning in the "right" direction. It as the Safari. It seems that Bell,...

....to get a little stick time? I'm a newbie (about 180 hours split between the 300C and the R22) and I would dearly like to buy a helicopter. No justification at all -- just a huge fascination with helicopters. I think my short list includes a Robinson or a Bell 47. But I've never flown a Bell and...

I'm just curious how many of you have flown on top? Either way, why or why not? I have. but didn't like doing it. It was to avoid flying too low among the blue ridge mountains when there were low layers hanging in the valleys. (I had a Garmin 396 with XMWx so from the sat/radar view I knew what...

We recently received an article for our magazine where the author performed a balance of his tail rotor on a bench using an electric motor and a dial indicator instead of an electronic balancer. I was impressed with his thinking outside the box. If there is any interest in this out there, I...

There's a rumour going around that Dennis Fetters perished in a Brantly crash in Argentina in July. For a rumour, that's very specific, and I'm going to check it out in Argentina. But it seems to me that it's pretty farfetched for several reasons. Seems like this group might be a place to...

Surprisingly, according to the NZ CAA Register, there are more R22 Betas registered than any other aircraft type fixed or rotary wing. and R44 Raven II comes in 3rd! http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Air_Mod.asp

Go to the link http://www.webspawner.com/users/hwww/rotorfest20063.html

From a Korean era Marine.......Semper fi Rocky

Anybody know how many UH-1 are still in use by Reserve units or active Army?

Hey Kevin. You know a bunch about the simulators on the market today. I may not be able to fly again for real so a simulator could help to fill in the time. Can you lead me to some affordable simulators available, especially for helicopter simulators. Affordable means a couple thousand or...

Video of the V-22 arrival at Hurlburt Field on 11-16-2006. http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articleArchive/nov2006/osprey.php

11-17-2006 approx 1350 hours: To the pilot of the yellow & red R-22 buzzing Sea Cliff Golf Course & the surrounding homes at 50 to 100' agl, what you did is in violation of the FAR's & very unsafe. Your info has been forwarded to the FAA.

I remember reading an article discussing how there were emergencies that most emergency procedures don't cover because they are statistically improbable of happening. This article specifically discussed flying along at cruise and discovering that your collective could not be lowered beyond your...

Working on a movie script idea about the 911 attack on the WTC where the crew of a blackop C5 Galaxy loaded with two SS Chinooks at Fort Dix decide to take matters into their own hands when they receive a strange radio message indicating that the World Trade Center has been attacked and that...

I was getting ready to go today and noticed that there were two new TFR's for me to avoid. One of them closed a regional airport, and the other a few miles away to the northwest. I saw the words "Secret Service" and figured #1 or #2 was gonna be in town. I did a news search and found out that the...

I know the video was not fake, but I have no information about it. I believe I recorded it from a compilation of aircraft accidents but it was from 20 years ago. I unfortunately dont have the tape anymore. The vehicle, I believe - was put together by some contractor for the forestry service. It...

Keep reading about problems with kit versions. Anyone know what the ultimate kitbuilt copter would be if you wanted to carry 2 persons and 1 kid and not spend $344,000 for a Robinson?

Hi, we have a problem here. For a small R22 school we need a new CFI. The CFII we want, however, has only 202h in R22 (another 250h in small planes). Our Pathfinder endorsement requires 300h helicopter for CFIs to give instruction! Does anyone here know of a possibility to let this CFI get his...