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How many aircraft types photographed????? Loads of rotors by
Tim
Take a look at www.ukskies.co.uk about 600 aircraft types and variants.
Covers civil aircraft including loads of helicopters & gyros, also covers
airliners, light aircraft, microlights and all sorts. Has very many unusual
aircraft and indeed unique aircraft.
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October 26th 03 08:49 PM
by Tim
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R22 training software or simulator?? by
EGWW
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
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October 24th 03 02:34 PM
by Cam
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Consistant trailing edges on rotor blades by
3D-Don
I saw something on TV a few nights ago on Discovery Wings, on the show
"A Chopper Is Born". For those not familiar with the show, a guy from
England is building an Exec helo and the build process is filmed and
played back in half hour segments. Any who...
This particular episode focused on the...
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AH64 tail rotor by
CivetOne
Hi Tim,
When Hughes Tool Co., Aircraft Division experimented with the OH-6A to make it
very quiet, the engineers knew that a big source of noise was the tail rotor.
To make the tail rotor quieter, they decided to increase the blade area and
decrease the rpm. The most convenient (i.e., least...
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October 23rd 03 07:18 PM
by mm
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Volcanex Exercice by
HELIMAT
For this update, you can see Volcanex exercise, it's European RESCO mission.
The pictures are made by Serge Van Heertum, belgian Helimat's contact.
New compagnie in French country : HELI-OR
All on the www.helimat.com
Take a tee-shirt for meeting, you can identify another passionate. Available
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October 21st 03 05:35 PM
by HELIMAT
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Is there a FAA Manual for Heli flight examiners? gps required? by
Eric D
Is there a FAA issued manual for helicopter designated flight
examiners? If yes, is it somewhere online? Friend of mine wants to
be sure he has all requirements met for taking his flight exam.
Different flight instructors tell him he needs different things before
taking his check ride. He would...
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October 21st 03 04:38 PM
by Bart
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The meaning of life 41767 by
Micbloo
Single and in search of partner in Ft Worth area. Contact me any time.
Own a helicopter?
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October 20th 03 03:45 AM
by Wassa
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helis update by
jorge
The helicopter database usage is being update
check it http://www.helis.com/database
please send your comments
Helis database is a collaborative project to find helicopter related
information. Anyone can add or edit an entry, so feel free to join us.
You can enter/search Construction Numbers,...
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October 19th 03 10:26 PM
by jorge
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Rotorfest by
[email protected]
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA. WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.
Rotorfest takes place October 18 and 19 at the American Helicopter
Museum. Helicopter airshow from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., featuring Army
special operations command parachute team; Bell 47 fly-in; and
military, police, Coast Guard, and news...
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what's the THRILL of flying (NOT dancing!) by
BW
Apologies for the stupid, stupid error in my last THRILL posting. Yes,
I am a researcher, and NO it that wasn't a spam. Only moments before,
I'd been talking to some country dancers and hence my error. So please
read on - this is how it should have read.... (but if there are pilots
out there who...
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October 16th 03 11:21 AM
by BW
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where's the THRILL in flying? (read this one) by
BW
I was searching through some past articles trying to answer the above
question and came across someone who wrote this:
"I can tell you that the thrill of soloing, being THE ONLY ONE in
charge of your continued success, is the thrill of a life time"
You might have guessed that this person was a...
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October 16th 03 11:09 AM
by BW
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Helicopter Designations by
David R Townend
The Second Revised Edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems"
from AeroFile Publications still has copies available, however, we are
getting close to the end of our printing run. I am sure that if we expected
the kind of response we have had, we would have budgeted for...
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CECO Vs. Bendix Fuel Controls by
Mike Th...
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?
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October 15th 03 11:42 AM
by BW
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October 15th 03 02:09 AM
by Chris
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Marine 1 by
John Noble
Was watching "West Wing" on TV (love that show), and in one scene they
swooped in with Marine 1 (POTUS onboard) in a pretty aggresive approach.
Seemed pretty cool flying, with a tight LZ; trees, buncha cars and such all
around (yeah, TV- I know).
But it made me wonder; just how agile is that...
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rotorcraft commercial rating or better rating advice by
Rick Cook
I am new to message boards so bare with the rookie. I am ASEL
finishing my instrument soon then trying to complete the CFI. I
foresee a job promotion in my work department in the relative near
future which requires ASEL-CFI plus minimum commercial helicopter
rating. If I can get this rating for...
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Current Issues Article Archive by
[AF] Abdulhafid
A growing archive of fascinating media articles on current issues & affairs.
Available at Arcis Foundation Website:
www.arcis.co.uk/php/
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Posted by News Bulk Poster
Unregistered version
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Any Midwest rotorcraft people here? by
Gyroplanes
Just a quick survey.
I was going to post some local news and pictures from the Chicago area but
wasn't sure of the interest.
Tom
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