I was thinking about going to the fly-in, anyone else from here going to be there?

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

Jeez these guys can **** away our tax dollars! and its not really even American. Oh Sure, send some payola to Lockeed, GE, and Bell so you can put a Made in America stamp on it, but do they really think we are _that_ stupid? What exactly is wrong with the...

Try this: http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf Its pretty funny. Bart

I got the excellent opportunity to fly an EC120, AS350, Jet Ranger, and 407 all within a two day span. And the winner is: The Bell 407. There are features I really like about the Eurocopters like their cabin layout, comfy seats, excellent maintenance access, and baggage storage areas. However,...

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... Got a quick Schweizer transition flight in yesterday. Nothing spectacular, just a quick puddle jump to get me used to flying the ugly little...

Every year sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas I ferry my Jet Ranger beween KBKL and KEYW. I usually take someone who needs to build time and experience. There's at least 12 hours TT and 1100nm worth of time in it, and I'm posting this way in advance so that someone who is really interested...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I created this thing for myself, but decided that it might be useful to you guys too. It gives Radar in the US, Metars and TAFs for almost anywhere in the world. It can find the nearest cheap fuel and various...

Try this test to see if you should really be a helicopter pilot: 1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. If your foot remains going clockwise you'll be...

Cows mixed with aviation have some kind of odd humor about them. You remnded me of my cow story: I get my major maintenance done at HAS Corp. in SW PA. Their place has a sloping grass strip and a helipad to land at. I needed a ride back there one day to pick up the helicopter, so I called the...

There is a guy here in Vegas who has the best program in the country for anyone who wants to become a commercial helicopter pilot. I'm not sure about all the details but you can get a commercial and instructor's certificate here with 100% financing at a something like 5% interest rate. You go to...

Here's a little fiction. It's not polished. It's just a draft. Some of you might like it. Some of you might identify with it. BWB ________________________________________________________

I wrote this on May 8,2002 and posted it on the rotorcraft group. I just got an email this morning from a helicopter pilot who thinks he wrote it. It was changed a bit, but essentially the same. Here it is. BWB I think I'm about to retire from flying helicopters. It was fun for the last 30...

I got to talking with a buddy of mine today and he told me that the turboed Enstrom F-28F was a great ship. I want a personal helicopter for me mostly. My wife will go about 25% opf the time. I'd like to land it at 10,000 feet msl if it will do it, no big loads, just some groceries. How much do...

I have seen a few Bell 47's lately and they look cool. Does anyone out there on this group own one? I hear that the model G or G2 is a good one and they sell pretty reasonable. How fast are they? How about altitude performance. Can a guy land them at 10,000 msl with a couple people on board...

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Who can tell me Ric's telephone number and his company name...and website? I need to look at that Solar turbine conversion of his again. BWB

To All: Removal of the FAA AFS-800 Part 61 and 141 FAQ web site Last month the FAA cancelled the AFS-800 Part 61 and Part 141 FAQ's. Evidently the reason was because the FAA Public Relations folks, the creator of the FAA's main "How do I become a Pilot?" FAQ web page convinced the...

After decades of national policy prohibiting use of hand-held VOR and GPS on FAA check rides, FAA Flight Standards Headquarters in Washington DC (AFS-800) finally reversed itself and is now allowing the use of hand-held VOR and GPS on Private, Commercial and Instrument FAA check rides. So, if your...

Anyone out there using the Garmin 96c handheld GPS? I have discovered a glitch that may be a significant firmware problem on the 96c (and maybe the 96). When projecting a waypoint on a bearing from between 165 to 181 degrees FROM any existing waypoint in the 96c's internal aviation datatbase on...