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First Full down Autorotation
Hi to you all,
I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie |
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"Hennie Roets" wrote in message ...
Hi to you all, I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie VOETSOK MAN!!!! That made me laugh and even reminded me that many times a full down is easier than hover recovery! However, there at, what are you about 5000'msl? it can get exciting. Who was your examiner? I suspect all the guys I flew with there are now dead or retired legends!! Cheers Rocky |
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Congratulations Hennie. I knew you had it in you... How's Vic Ventor doing
with his ship? I don't hear anything from his direction. BTW the magazine is at the printer and should be mailed out soon. We will take care of the international mailings as soon as we get our hands on the bunch. Take a look at Bart's website. He has some interesting vibration measurements. Stu Fields "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Hi to you all, I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie |
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Stu hi,
I will take a look at his website. I am subscribed to his mailing list. I am looking forward to the mag. I talked to Vic last week. He is planning to sell the Safari. He do not fly it and did not even complete his Licence. He offered me the agency but without a machine I do not think that will be worth much. I am definitely not planning to swap my heli for his. However there is another builder in South Africa. I think he also subscribed to the mag. Regards Hennie "Kathryn & Stuart Fields" wrote in message ... Congratulations Hennie. I knew you had it in you... How's Vic Ventor doing with his ship? I don't hear anything from his direction. BTW the magazine is at the printer and should be mailed out soon. We will take care of the international mailings as soon as we get our hands on the bunch. Take a look at Bart's website. He has some interesting vibration measurements. Stu Fields "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Hi to you all, I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie |
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Rocky you are right the landing is definitely easier than the recovery to a
hover. Yeah 5350' msl with me at 210 pounds and the instructor at 208 and he is only a kid. I do not think he is 30 yet. I suspect that the older guy's are all retired. I do not know if you know Keith Smith. A short blond haired guy of about 130 pounds. He is the Enstrom agent and is the only guy that I know that could be your'e age. Regards Hennie VOETSOK MAN!!!! That made me laugh and even reminded me that many times a full down is easier than hover recovery! However, there at, what are you about 5000'msl? it can get exciting. Who was your examiner? I suspect all the guys I flew with there are now dead or retired legends!! Cheers Rocky |
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Hennie: You sound like a prime candidate for my Power/Weight improvment
program. I have developed a program for improving the helicopter performance that is 100% guaranteed. I'm in the process of testing it out on my ship right now, but I'm convinced that it will work. First of all you get a Hockey goalies face mask and keep in on 24hrs/day for a couple of months. You should start noticiing an improvement in your helicopter's performance within a week, and the improvement should continue as long as you wear the mask. Try not to over do a good thing. Stu "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Stu hi, I will take a look at his website. I am subscribed to his mailing list. I am looking forward to the mag. I talked to Vic last week. He is planning to sell the Safari. He do not fly it and did not even complete his Licence. He offered me the agency but without a machine I do not think that will be worth much. I am definitely not planning to swap my heli for his. However there is another builder in South Africa. I think he also subscribed to the mag. Regards Hennie "Kathryn & Stuart Fields" wrote in message ... Congratulations Hennie. I knew you had it in you... How's Vic Ventor doing with his ship? I don't hear anything from his direction. BTW the magazine is at the printer and should be mailed out soon. We will take care of the international mailings as soon as we get our hands on the bunch. Take a look at Bart's website. He has some interesting vibration measurements. Stu Fields "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Hi to you all, I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie |
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Stu,
I can vouch that it do work. I lost 22 pounds during the last 5 months but without the face mask and my heli's performance is a lot better with two up. Regards Hennie "Stuart Fields" wrote in message ... Hennie: You sound like a prime candidate for my Power/Weight improvment program. I have developed a program for improving the helicopter performance that is 100% guaranteed. I'm in the process of testing it out on my ship right now, but I'm convinced that it will work. First of all you get a Hockey goalies face mask and keep in on 24hrs/day for a couple of months. You should start noticiing an improvement in your helicopter's performance within a week, and the improvement should continue as long as you wear the mask. Try not to over do a good thing. Stu "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Stu hi, I will take a look at his website. I am subscribed to his mailing list. I am looking forward to the mag. I talked to Vic last week. He is planning to sell the Safari. He do not fly it and did not even complete his Licence. He offered me the agency but without a machine I do not think that will be worth much. I am definitely not planning to swap my heli for his. However there is another builder in South Africa. I think he also subscribed to the mag. Regards Hennie "Kathryn & Stuart Fields" wrote in message ... Congratulations Hennie. I knew you had it in you... How's Vic Ventor doing with his ship? I don't hear anything from his direction. BTW the magazine is at the printer and should be mailed out soon. We will take care of the international mailings as soon as we get our hands on the bunch. Take a look at Bart's website. He has some interesting vibration measurements. Stu Fields "Hennie Roets" wrote in message ... Hi to you all, I did my first full down autorotation yesterday however it was not my intention. It was not so bad afterall. I was busy doing my renewal on a R22 Beta 2 We did a few auto's with the instructor cutting the throttle and me doing the auto. The instructor added throttle everytime after I leveled the aircraft. We then did a few hover auto's with the instructor telling me to keep the throttle in the indent after he closed it when I cushion the landing. This was to keep the engine at idle when doing the landing. We then flew a circuit again for one last autorotation. The entry was no problem with the instructor managing the throttle again. At the bottom I flared, then leveled the aircraft and started to pull collective to cushion for a landing and then it happened. There was no power added. I did the only thing left and that was to land the aircraft. The landing was not to bad at all. We did not even move forward. I then asked the instructor why did he not add power. He replied that he tried but I had the throttle locked in the indent the same as in the hover auto!!!! It might have been a problem with me locking the throttle but I surely passed my checkride! Regards Hennie |
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