Yes, this site seems to be sort of slow. I wonder if it's simply a case
of not many pilots being aware?
Yahoo Groups has a nice site for helicopters and it's called:
"robinsonr22helicopters" and it's a part of Yahoo! Groups.
Quite a few post there.
How many rated pilots do we have here?
Best wishes,
Warner

SHIVER ME TIMBERS wrote:
wrote:

As a lurker for some time, I am in awe of the ability it must take to
be an ag flyer. I have flown helis for several years but only as a PP.

Anyway, just wanted to say hello and kudos to anyone with that talent.

Well don't be afraid to hit that post button from time to time.

As an armchair pilot and general lurker I try to do what I can to throw
a few comments and questions into the group, but my job so to speak is
to be positive, slap people on the back, congratulate them for their
accomplishments, ask what I hope are logical and curious questions from
time to time, and to not get into areas of technical expertise etc.,
that I am not qualified to speak on.

TO THE GENERAL LURKERS AND PILOTS WHO CRUISE ON BY HERE
FROM TIME TO TIME.

This group could use some positive individuals who have an active or
general interest in helicopters both military and civil.

People who don't want to get into arguements or ****ing matches over
what is bigger better or goes bang bang more often than something else.

Right now as all of you can see there are only a few people
participating on a regular basis and unfortunately over the past few
years for whatever reason some of the main regulars have faded away.

Micbloo and Bob Barbanes are probably the best two examples.

I know the conversations might not be the most interesting, and to some
they might even be boring simplistic and repetitious but that's the
nature of usenet.

So why don't some of you limber up those fingers, come into the group
if for no other reason that to tell us that you are out there lurking,
maybe give a bit if a descriptive bio on yourself, and let us know that
there are people out there reading what the posters have to say.

I know that the effort that Kevin has made over these past six months
has been appreciated and well received, and who can't imagine what it's
like to be in Rockie's shoes if only in our dreams for a few wishful
minutes.

Why heck... If I was a younger man in better health with some time and
money I might even mosey on over to Hennie's neck of the woods just to
mooch a ride with him in some of those interesting flying machines he's
working on.

Now I know that some of you come from military backgrounds and perhaps
some of the military newsgroups are more appropriate for your chats
about heavy iron but over the years there have been numerous
interesting threads held by mature, qualified people on what's what
with some of the military machines in use today.

Heck I've even made a few comments about our own military helicopter
fleet as it pertains to the phasing out of the Sea Kings and what's not
to like about those gorgeous Cormorants decked out in the Canadian flag
on a yellow background.

The fact that they were about twelve years late in coming blah blah
blah... well that's another story.

So if your reading this... and frankly who isn't, and you have a few
minutes, and frankly who doesn't, then why don't you post a fast note
to the group and tell us your alive and kicking.

And if you have a personal helicopter story good bad or indiffernt then
why don't you post it for the group to read.