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Hello all, These may be a bit heavy for an ultra-light, but I guess whoever has an interest will know that better than I. I have in my garage, two Augusta 42hp twin horizontal crankshaft and cylinder gasoline engines in their factory crates. They were sold by Augusta to the National Research...

Has nothing to do with helicopters (other then the fact that I am flying one across the country to get there). Have a couple of days to spend in the city. I know Micbloo is a local. Does he or anyone else have any ideas about what to do and see? Any recomdations for hotels? Get to bring my two...

So hows it going Kenny. Havn't heard from you in a while and I'm sure a few of your friends in this group have been wondering what your up to these days and how the flying is going. How's your little sidekick.

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... Just walked in the door from my latest checkride - Commercial Pilot Helicopter. Busted a 94 on the written in about 40 mins. Oral this morning wasn't very...

Kev The Clarks are OK, BOSE way expensive. I discovered a long time ago that ear plugs under the headset did the same thing and a lot cheaper! BTW, there is a question over in Just Helicopters in the new forum regarding simulators. Thought you could give some good input there if you choose to go...

The Second Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems" is now available from AeroFile. This edition is completely reworked and updated over the 1995 edition, and now features designations from six countries including Canada, United States, Japan, Russia, Germany and Sweden. In all,...

CONGRATS KEV!!! Rocky

Scenario #1 Helicopter hits a wire doing blade damage, tearing off an end cap, causing the blades to be removed for inspection and overhaul. No other damage or injuries. Repair cost estimated at in excess of $25,000. NTSB reportable? Accident or incident? Read the FAR's carefully... Scenario...

Don't know if you have seen this but another helicopter took a bath in New York today. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159939,00.html

I had an hour introductory lesson in an R22 today and loved every minute of it. I've flown r/c helis and simulators for years so I was expecting to have a lot of control familiarity, but I wasn't expecting it to be so exhausting! The instructor introduced the controls to me one at a time and I...

Being an Editor/Publisher of the Experimental Helo magazine has some advantages. In three days, I flew 5 different helicopters. #1 Hummingbird: A 4 seat nearly certified kit helicopter based on the Sikorsky S52. An article about this smooth load hauler will be in the March issue. No hydraulic...

I bought a Chadwick 177M-6A on e-bay does anybody have the manuals that I could get a copy of for the 177M-6A , and 135M-11 strobe, and model11 cal box. Brien

Hello, I am currently serving with the US Army overseas and oneday (gotta be soon since I am cutting close to age limit) I am hoping to go to Flight School in the Army, I'd like to meet Army Aviators and talk about their experiences in the Army as pilots. Thanks ...

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...

I'm looking into (financial) alternatives to doing my CPL(H) training in the UK. Heli Adventures offer a JAA course in Florida (plus FAA and a work visa for a year afterwards, which may or may not be useful). Anyone have any direct experience of them? Si

Is it true that a helicopter requires less power for slow straight and level flight than for hovering? If so, anyone know any figures for say an R22?......or even hazard a guess? Cheers

The OTHER Kevin said I'm kinda hoping we can fly over to my kid's school and circle overhead while they're at recess. My kids got so tired of it, I don't really do it much anymore! Of course my wifes (and mine to if I have to admit it) dog runs and goes crazy every time he hears a helicopter. ...

Hi, I need a helo add-on in R22. Could anybody recommend a part 61 helo school in California, in L.A. or in vicintity of L.A., operating R22? Tom

Did anyone happen to catch the documentary on the history channel about using helicopters to check HV lines. Fascinating stuff, very wild to see the heli some inches from a 300KV line with a handler hanging out the side with a grounding line to the heli. At some points you could see the arc jump...