SOLO flight rules

Man. Your messages about flight training and your experimental
helicopter just give me cold chills. I'd have to agree with the
others who've suggested that you give this another thought. Do you
have kids? A family? It's not worth it, guy.

I'm not trying to disparage your helicopter in any way. And it's not
my intent to hurt yer feelings. I think it's great that you're
enthusiastic about rotary wing flight. But I read your words about
the equipment you're using, and how you're trying to shave the costs
off of your training by earning some of your solo time in your
homebuilt. Okay, first things first: 15 hours is a tiny slice no
matter what. You will not be proficient at 15 hours. You will not be
proficient at 30, and probably not 45. Even if you're amazingly
talented, you will not be ready to handle an emergency in that thing
at 75 hours. And the type of failures you're likely to encounter will
be more severe, unpredictable and vastly more difficult to counteract
than in an R-22.

Is your life really worth this? Rent an R-22! If it takes twice as
long and twice as much moolah to get your ticket, so be it! Plus you
can bring a passenger.

Side note. Forget the Scorpion for meeting solo requirements. (You
do realize you need an endorsement for that specific helicopter,
right?) No sane instructor would sign you off to solo that thing.
Lord have mercy.

-Ryan
(CFII, airplanes and helicopters)

Just two cents from an old gasser who has survived over 40 years of
helicopter flying
PLEASE think twice about old components
Robinson's 12 year limit is intended to do a lot more than sell
overhauls
Airplanes can tolerate age (and inevitable corrosion) on nearly
everything except wing spars and control cables
Helicopters/Gryos cannot tolerate corrosion without fatal results on
nearly anything

(tamflyer) wrote in message . com...
Just two cents from an old gasser who has survived over 40 years of
helicopter flying
PLEASE think twice about old components
Robinson's 12 year limit is intended to do a lot more than sell
overhauls
Airplanes can tolerate age (and inevitable corrosion) on nearly
everything except wing spars and control cables
Helicopters/Gryos cannot tolerate corrosion without fatal results on
nearly anything


THANK YOU, TAM.
LET'S SEE THE MORONIC POSTS THAT ARE SURE TO FOLLOW SCREAMING ABOUT
THE "SAFETY" RECORDS OF THESE FLYING COFFINS.

Lordy: I'm happy that Igor, Frank Robinson, Bell, Hiller, Enstrom...etc.
didn't listen to some people telling them not to experiment but to wait for
a certified ship to come along. I know of several people who have flown
their "non-certified" helicopters accross country with no mechanical
problems. I've had more than one in flight problem in a Bell 47 maintained
by an FAA licensed professional. A friend of mine flew his Safari from Ear
Falls Ontario to the Sun'n Fun fly-in with no chase crew. Just flew and had
fun that he couldn't possibly have done in a certified ship because he
didn't have the $$ for a $160,000 R-22, or while he could have bought a used
Bell 47, he couldn't afford the parts or the $65/hr maintenance. I'm really
glad there are people out there that don't follow some of the advice I've
seen here because I wouldn't be flying and enjoying my Safari Kit
Helicopter. I also realize there are people out there who lack the
motivation, curiosity, and technical skills to engage in the sport of
experimenting with a helicopter. These people should stay with the
certified ships and let others do the experimenting. BTW I know of quite a
few CFI(H) that refuse to fly R-22s. BTW squared. I would suspect that the
Enstrom with the faulty clutch was maintained by an FAA licensed
professional.
While I wouldn't try the Scorpion unless it was chained down securely, I
sure think that Dennis has every right to experiment with the thing. I do
recommend that he contact B.J. for a detailed discussion of the problems
inherent in the Scorpion. In my experience, B.J. is an honorable, honest
individual as well as having as much experience with the experimental
helicopters as anyone out there.
"helicopterandy" wrote in message
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(tamflyer) wrote in message
. com...
Just two cents from an old gasser who has survived over 40 years of
helicopter flying
PLEASE think twice about old components
Robinson's 12 year limit is intended to do a lot more than sell
overhauls
Airplanes can tolerate age (and inevitable corrosion) on nearly
everything except wing spars and control cables
Helicopters/Gryos cannot tolerate corrosion without fatal results on
nearly anything


THANK YOU, TAM.
LET'S SEE THE MORONIC POSTS THAT ARE SURE TO FOLLOW SCREAMING ABOUT
THE "SAFETY" RECORDS OF THESE FLYING COFFINS.