Have a project that needs 6 blades from the J-2. The blades need to be in flyable condition for the restoration of a rare McCullough tandem rotor helicopter. Any clues out there????

First day of the new year and I find this little link in a cooking newsgroup. Go figure. http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html Then there is his homepage showing some of the other things he has put these model jet engines on.

Erie Col. Newspaper item about a Helicycle crashed during landing, collapsed one side of the gear and rolled. A rolled helicopter has a spinning thingy on top and it usually hits the ground when the helo rolls. The ride experienced by the pilot shortly after the blade hits the ground can be...

Ever had an actual one? This board is so freakin dead and boring I left months ago. This is another attempt to revive it. Any takers? I've had several actual in flight emergencies in helicopters worldwide (in addition to the phyxed wing side) and survived them all. how about yor stories? Ol S&B

Just back from Bensen days and Sun'n Fun. I flew (hover taxiied) a 254# legal ultralite helicopter. I was amazed at the lack of any tendency to depart to a foreign zip code. The little Mosquito Air felt more stable to me than a Bell 47. At Sun'n Fun John Snider demonstrated several autos to...

Well I guess this group has seized its engine or something. It is deader than the dinosaur. I've tried everything I know to kick something off but..... so long Stu

Anyone out there?

A report in of a Helicycle climbing at 600fpm at a density altitude of 8,000. Of course the passenger capacity is limited to only 6 politicians with the lies removed.

Could someone please describe the Mentone experience to me. Things like: how big is the airport, what kind of facilities, are hotels near by, can I fly commercial airlines to mentone, how hard are to get there from here. Would like to fly in early, see the sights, then fly out late that night. Can...

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...

If you start a descent from cruse by reducing pitch and maintaining rotor speed, what happens to coning forces as compared to cruse? I have noticed that during a decent in a R22 that you can get a "Wop-Wop" noise from the main rotor blades. Changing cyclic or increasing rotor speed a very small...

Its been about two years since I last looked at this NG. What's happened the to the old regulars... Fly Giros, Badwater Bill, Ron Pilot, There was a guy that flew for PHI but can't remember his name. Had a lot of respect for him. Always answered questions clearly, concisely and with humour.

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone that knows about owning a UH-1 would be willing to talk to me about it (off list if you want, or on list..maybe others would be interested). I have a bunch of questions regarding a future purchase. Things like where the type certificate comes from, and are there...

Does anyone know the benefits of either a CECO fuel control versus a Bendix fuel control on the Rolls Royce 250 Series? Aside from the fact that one works off of air pressure and the other off of fuel pressure is one better than another?

The below is from AOPA: FAA PROPOSAL WOULD SQUEEZE CHARITY FLIGHTS, SIGHTSEEING OPS An FAA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published this week would likely shrink the pool of pilots able to help local charities with fundraising flights and, by the FAA's own admission, drive hundreds of small...

Looking for copies of Ray Prouty's "Helicopter Aerodynamics", and "More Helicopter Aerodynamics", and "Still More Helicopter Aerodynamics". Stu Fields

Just read about people selling run out Robinsons for continued service. Anybody know just how wide spread this pratice is.

I love "The Onion"... Below is one of their article. http://www.theonion.com/4006/opinion1.html Bryan Chaisone ~Fly safe, fly free~ http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#C

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

Hi, Once you're a qualified private pilot, where can you/can't you fly? For instance, say I spot an interesting cloud formation. Can I just take off, fly up to it, ascend the vertical walls of the cloud and fly through its troughs and valleys in exploration of a formation that will only ever occur...