See it? Heck, I was on it! I assume you're associated with Airscooter? I'm with Trek Aerospace. Glad to share the air time with you. John‰] wrote: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/15/60minutes/main688454.shtml

A report in of a Helicycle climbing at 600fpm at a density altitude of 8,000. Of course the passenger capacity is limited to only 6 politicians with the lies removed.

Just back from Bensen days and Sun'n Fun. I flew (hover taxiied) a 254# legal ultralite helicopter. I was amazed at the lack of any tendency to depart to a foreign zip code. The little Mosquito Air felt more stable to me than a Bell 47. At Sun'n Fun John Snider demonstrated several autos to...

First day of the new year and I find this little link in a cooking newsgroup. Go figure. http://www.jet-man.com/actuel.html Then there is his homepage showing some of the other things he has put these model jet engines on.

Does anyone know what is happening with these guys lately? Thanks

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... "ok, here we go.. Cyclic forward, here comes ETL.. A smidge more collective to get back to 21inches.. OK, 60 knots, cyclic coming back to start the climb.. ...

My neighbor is training with Silver State helicopters in Sacramento. They claim there are helos sitting around with no one to fly them and that pay can be expected in the $100,000 area. Our local DE thinks they are crooks but I think he just thinks that because they do their checkrides out of town...

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 ________________________________________________________

Kevin, welcome to the club. Been doing it since '82 or so, and still loving it. Congratulations again, Jim

watch all you want http://www.maxho.com/video/ka32.html -- HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com

Is anyone out there familar with the design of the Bell 427 main rotor? Since I first saw it I've been quite a fan of the design with it's composite yoke for coning and flapping relief and it's rather novel and very simple damping elements. Yet today I read that Bell plans to re-rotor the 427...

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...

That's right..... Your fired. Pack up your bags and scram. Your no longer needed. R-Max is on it's way to replace you. Lighter, smaller, newer.

Over on the rec.aviation.military forum a discussion got around to the doppler effect and/or helo rotor blades, and the following exchange took place: ------------------------------------------------------ if the air reaches M 1.0 going over the thickest part of the airfoil, bang!. Whop,...

We recently received an article for our magazine where the author performed a balance of his tail rotor on a bench using an electric motor and a dial indicator instead of an electronic balancer. I was impressed with his thinking outside the box. If there is any interest in this out there, I...

Just read about people selling run out Robinsons for continued service. Anybody know just how wide spread this pratice is.

Hello all! I have a friend who has R22 beta. He needs to buy used main rotor blades. All advices and offers are welcome. Thank you in advance. Elly

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,...

The below is from AOPA: FAA PROPOSAL WOULD SQUEEZE CHARITY FLIGHTS, SIGHTSEEING OPS An FAA notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published this week would likely shrink the pool of pilots able to help local charities with fundraising flights and, by the FAA's own admission, drive hundreds of small...

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?