I am looking for a Micro balancer for my Mini-500. While it is very smooth in most conditions I wil want to use a micro balancer in the future as future preventive maintenance will tend to cause changes to current settings. Must be a 100 or so out there now with no use because most Mini-500 owners...

I see Mini-500 helicopters selling on eBay, but much less these days. Is there someone in the marketplace that can sell me parts if I was compelled to buy the incomplete one selling now?

I sure miss the old days when we had a lively discussion group with some very experienced pilots opining upon matters. Poster were for the most part civil and if you could ask the right questions then listen a guy like Nick Lappos (or many other very experienced pilots) would respond. Happy...

Are any of you guys flying for "small" SOs that have received their helicopters from the military? How is your program set up? What are pilot requirements?

Just got word of a Piasecki crash that involved Joe Pike and to other people who were on board. Joe had re-stored the twin rotor ship. Initial data seems to indicate an engine failure with the ship hitting power lines and burning. Joe was an outstanding wrench and pilot. Joe did a BFR for me...

Funny coming across this after almost 14 years. But I was in this accident with my family. My dad was a part of the CG for many years. And he was the reason we all survived this crash. Lots of Los info not mentioned in the reports. And my brother who was seriously injured is doing very well to this...

MDHI (makers of the MD500, 600, 900 series) has been dormant for some time and is on the brink of bankruptcy. Replacement parts are unavailable and they're delivering three or four helo's a year. Anyone care to speculate what's going to happen? They have refused two or three buy-outs in the past...

Just completed checking the wheels of 84 Surplus Solar T-62 turbine engine sets of wheels for cracks. Only found two turbine wheels with small cracks. No cracks found in the compressor wheels. These engines seem to be quite sturdy. We started several and looked at vibration levels with a...

During the 1970's, Bell came up with a variety of Tiltrotor concepts, including several gunship models. Does anyone know where a good place to start looking for conceptual art or planned specifications would be? Also, isn't a tilt-rotor considerably less effecient than a helicopter in vertical...

The previous thread was closed, and all the links in it are dead. I'm looking for a Bell 206L4 Flight Manual (digital version, preferably pdf) I'm currently trying to get it from Bell. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Han Han, Kevin Tsai, Niu Er, I would not say that three is the world's most famous contemporary figures, say the whole line of China's most famous characters. Gestures, words, an movement, have a amazing affect . thought to open the software, but when I resolved long ago and today, Niu Er is the...

Is there anyone out there? I have been dissatisfied with my trailer that I'm using to haul my 1,000 # helicopter around. It is basically a car hauler that I've stripped the springs down to 1 1/2 leaves and put soft car tires on it to make the ride a bit softer. Even with the reduced springs,...

http://stingraysrotorforum.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=126840&p=1 More to follow Regards, Dave

ENJOY FOLKS I scarfed the link from an Australian aviation newsgroup. Three pages of fascinating clear decent sized photos from a pilots adventure in the Antarctic. http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/397397-ppruner-john-eacott-antarctica-stu nning-pictures.html

Has anyone ever run a AS 350 or 355 without the Main rotor blades fitted? We do it all the time with our 315 but I've never heard of it with a Squirrel / A Star. It would make tail rotor balancing a lot easier for a start - i.e. no pilot needed. That's what we do with our Lama and use to do with...

For those of you unaware the FAA has issued an emergency AD (2004-06-52) on March 18, 2004 that requires any R22 blade older than 10 years may no longer be used. The basis for the AD is questionable. Little if any documented research was done to verify that the age of the blade has any effect on...

Hello everyone, I bet this has been covered many times before, and I apologize for asking yet again. I further apologize for the long post. I'm one of those new, soon-to-be pilots that needs a lot of advice. I thought if I gave a bunch of information, some might see how serious I am and might also...

Central Sierra Helicopter Meet was a grand success. There were a couple of R-44s, several R-22s, Two Bell 47s and two Jet Rangers. With all of the certified clutter out of the way, there were two helicycles flying, several under construction showing the various aspects, a Mosquito flying all...

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Ive got a few hours several years ago in R22 and a 47 and want to continue transition. Is there any interesting training or simulator software out currently?? Im not looking for a career, just personal use Rocky are you still watching this group?? regards JB