Hi all. Here is another gem I have been following for awhile. This one is the Ezycopter http://yoshine.com/home.php I saw the stand in Dubai, they had the swashplate there and a rotor hub. Looked good. The price for a single seat was around $US35K. It is a twin engines machine, with an...

I came across a photoguide to aircraft in the UK, it's not well advertised so you may not have seen it. http://www.ukskies.co.uk. It's got hundreds of aircraft types so it's worth a look. Does anyone know of any other good sites?

Has anyone seen, or read about, that Skycycle? http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/gallery.htm http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/images/002.jpg

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...

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Where did everyone go? My newsreader must be broke -- boB, SAG 70 U.S. Army Aviation (retired) Central Texas - 5NM West of Gray Army Airfield (KGRK)

fyi...Joe Souza, maker of Bandit gyroplanes, is cheating the government - he funnels money from his business, Precision HiRail Alignment, into his gyro company which he then claims as REVENUE (illegally) so he can avoid paying lower taxes..the oldest trick in the book - is the IRS aware of this ??

As faras th clutch/ freewheeling unit string goes we need to agree on yhe folloeing

Hi All, I started an online helicopter online magazine project called Helicopter Monthly. Based on the topics on the newsgroup you may be interested in the writing and the topics. It's free (no catches or popups) so I'm not schilling for money. Anyway, take a look and give me some...

I was talking to a Sikorsky pilot at our airport about this accident: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050926X01530&key=1 He said that Sikorskys have a "droop lock" in the cockpit that should prevent the rotor from getting too low. How does this work? Does it leave a certain amount of...

Is anyone out there familar with the design of the Bell 427 main rotor? Since I first saw it I've been quite a fan of the design with it's composite yoke for coning and flapping relief and it's rather novel and very simple damping elements. Yet today I read that Bell plans to re-rotor the 427...

Ello All : Just wondering if anyone recorded that documentary (MSNBC Investigates) called "Extreme Choppers" that was first aired in 2000 and was recently in a rerun and / or if anyone knows where to buy a copy of that? I've looked on MSNBC and online but can't find it. It's the one that feature...

As part of my on going hobby, I was wondering if anyone had the original TV Series recorded anywhere on VHS for my archiving project - especially in light of the fact that Columbia House will NOT be publishing a DVD set... :( Contact me at virtual_bob at hotmail dot com! TIA Bob

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Does anyone know where insurance for hull and liability can be purchased?

Does anyone know who makes aircraft quality cockpit controls for fly by wire helicopters such as the NH90?

What is the cheapest way possible to get your private rotocraft add on license?

Would someone please recommend the best one-seater autogyro? I'm looking for the best combination of strongest, lightest frame and quietest, most powerful engine with least vibration. Thank you very much for your time and attention. Sincerely, Michael Bramante Bramante AT Comcast DOT net