On 1 Jun 2003 11:37:50 -0700, (HeliPilot) wrote: I REALLY dislike the R22, its got some nasty design characteristics, and more importantly, it develops some really bad habits in pilots, ask any Bell instructor who are the most difficult pilots to transition into the 206,...

Ok, I'm one of those people who has always dreamed of becoming a pilot and always thought "Nah that's not realistic, I need to get a job at a boring company and sit in a Cube all day staring at a computer screen". So 5 long years have gone by and now I'm actually realizing that I should have...

Lottery money still burning a hole in my pockets...... I was wondering what I could expect to get hourly from a TV station for an R44 ENG news copter. A station here is looking into contracting a helicopter for 10-15 hrs a month and I thought "Mmmm, maybe a way to get someone else to pay for my...

Witnesses reported seeing kite string wrapped around the heli. http://news12.com/LI/topstories/article?id=118790 Could that even cause a heli to crash? I'd think that a kite string would be easily broken... and even if it did wrap around a control area, I'd think that the helicopter would have...

Here's something I was reading: http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996380 So beyond the mere claim of being more efficient, why would it actually be so? The claim of hovering for 4 days is quite a jump, when compared to Global Hawk. Is this even vaguely realistic?

Hi, Is there anyone out there who can recommend any UK integrated JAR CPL(H) courses? I've checked out Cabair and the only other school set-up I know of is Oxford Aviation Training who I've yet to check out in person. Currently my options are to jump in with both feet, sell up and do a year...

Hey any of you oldtimers know which will give me a faster cruise, forward or aft cg? TIA, Bart

The link http://www.SynchroLite.com/1377.html is to a web page that describes a new style of rotorhub. This hub should offer significant flight-control and aerodynamic advantages over existing rotorhubs. In addition, it will be very inexpensive to build. It should be of special interest to those...

I want to know what you guys think of trying to relieve a little of the Op Tempo on our military by creating a mission specific helicopter medevac/relief group? The Presidential fleet is retiring its VH-3 helos. I think they would be great as flood/Hurricane/tornado medevac in places...

Any advice for a new r-22 trainee?

Check at http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=d32234c0-f8a6-4b1f-abcb-55336a505e2a&

What do you do if your'e extremely tall?? Can you put extensions on the pedals on a bell 47, or R44? My seat in my Archer was modified to go back an extra 6" which accomodates me fine, but I've yet to find a Helo I can sit in and keep my feet on the pedals??? Help? I want my rotor rating!!

What are the limitations on rotor brake use? Can you throw off the lead-lag if you "stomp the brakes" too hard? Bill

Has anyone tried the program at Group3 that allows you to build PIC time in a 206? I found it when I was looking for a transition course, and it just seems too good to be true. $135 for 206 time? http://www.group3aviation.com/site/helitrain/pic/bottom.html I'd be interested to hear from anyone...

Chopper collision in Torrance Thursday, November 6, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11-06) 16:33 PST TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) --

There's a 1979 Enstrom f28-c on ebay. The seller says it needs one main blade and both tail blades. I'm guessing this would at least double the $47k buy it now price? Any ideas on the cost of those parts? Yea, I'm still thinking about buying a helicopter. The winnings are doing well in my...

Anyone know of a newsgroup for Robinson mechanics? Is there enough interest to start one? Tom

I'm looking for the two gentlemen that came down to Virginia to help Gil put together the doors for his Mini500. I was there helping also and I would like copies of the pictures that we took together at the end of the day. I don't remember the names of these two gentlemen, but I do remember that...

Hi all I have a few questions about gyrocopters and was wondering if any gyrocopter "experts" were here to answer my questions... Or does anyone know of any other internet spots that would be more suited than this one? I tried www.rotorcraft.com but it seems to be down..is it just my...

Hello all, This afternoon I made a flight with my Safari 30 minutes and after refuelling I started again the engine and there was a lot of smoke coming from the exaust. very impressif. A guy from the local air club told me this could come from one valve not correctly positionned whenn the engine...