Economical & Reliable Helicopter? ~ Maybe

The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the
Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost'

Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US).
Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has flown
12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types, and is a prominent
Canadian aviation author whose works are regularly published in a number of
aviation periodicals.

Dave J.

I'm not sure why the Mosquito is so expensive. Doesn't the helicycle
cost around the same thing?

Dennis.

"Dave Jackson" wrote:

The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the
Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost'

Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US).
Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has flown
12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types, and is a prominent
Canadian aviation author whose works are regularly published in a number of
aviation periodicals.

Dave J.



Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

"A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work.
A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work.
A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work."

To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using
them to put Americans out of work, visit the following
web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news
video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm

As I understand it, the Helicycle with it's turbine engine is in the
neighbor hood of $35,000
Stu Fields Safari Driver.
wrote in message
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I'm not sure why the Mosquito is so expensive. Doesn't the helicycle
cost around the same thing?

Dennis.

"Dave Jackson" wrote:

The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the
Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost'

Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US).
Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has
flown
12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types, and is a prominent
Canadian aviation author whose works are regularly published in a number
of
aviation periodicals.

Dave J.



Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

"A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work.
A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work.
A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work."

To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using
them to put Americans out of work, visit the following
web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news
video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm

Yes, that is the turbine version. I'm not sure if it is still an
option, but the original 2 cycle was about $20-$25K. I would
personally prefer a Wankel on there. The newer ones are lighter and
produce more HP than the turbine.

Dennis.

"Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote:

As I understand it, the Helicycle with it's turbine engine is in the
neighbor hood of $35,000
Stu Fields Safari Driver.

Dennis Hawkins
n4mwd AT amsat DOT org (humans know what to do)

"A RECESSION is when you know somebody who is out of work.
A DEPRESSION is when YOU are out of work.
A RECOVERY is when all the H-1B's are out of work."

To find out what an H-1B is and how Congress is using
them to put Americans out of work, visit the following
web site and click on the "Exporting America" CNN news
video: http://zazona.com/ShameH1B/MediaClips.htm

I check Helicycles web site from time to time out of curiosity. Near as I
can tell, it's the 2 cycle engines have gone the way of the dinosaur. I
don't get the impression that Helicycle is considering their use "at all"
anymore.

It makes sense in the long run. About the only negative for the turbine is
fuel burn. Everything else seems to be nothing but an improvement.

Fly Safe,
Steve R.


wrote in message
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Yes, that is the turbine version. I'm not sure if it is still an
option, but the original 2 cycle was about $20-$25K. I would
personally prefer a Wankel on there. The newer ones are lighter and
produce more HP than the turbine.

Dennis.

Dave: It has been determined by the majority of helicopter owner/operators
that the use of the word economical in the same sentence, paragraph, page,
book or story should be cause for the activation of a B.S.filter. Unless of
course the subject helo is used as a static display.
Stu Fields Safari driver
"Dave Jackson" wrote in message
news:i3Zcc.42712$Pk3.22002@pd7tw1no...
The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the
Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost'

Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US).
Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has flown
12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types, and is a prominent
Canadian aviation author whose works are regularly published in a number
of
aviation periodicals.

Dave J.

Stu:

Even worse. The word 'economical' was located in the vicinity of the word
'reliable'.

John's craft isn't going to make it on the merit of its good looks.
Hopefully it is reliability, and this will help resurrect recreational
helicopters from the ashes of those that have come and gone.

Dave J


"Stu & Kathy Fields" wrote in message
...
Dave: It has been determined by the majority of helicopter
owner/operators
that the use of the word economical in the same sentence, paragraph, page,
book or story should be cause for the activation of a B.S.filter. Unless
of
course the subject helo is used as a static display.
Stu Fields Safari driver
"Dave Jackson" wrote in message
news:i3Zcc.42712$Pk3.22002@pd7tw1no...
The May 2004 issue of Kitplanes has an article entitled; 'Flying the
Mosquito: Maximum fun at minimal cost'

Economical? ~ The kit helicopters sells for $19.000.00 (US).
Reliable? ~ The positive article is written by Ken Armstrong. He has
flown
12,000 hours on 250 airplane and helicopter types, and is a prominent
Canadian aviation author whose works are regularly published in a number
of
aviation periodicals.

Dave J.

Just a related thought.


If the Mosquito [ http://www.innovatortech.ca/ ] proves over time to be
reliable, it may open the door for the FAA to include helicopters in the US
Sport Pilot & Light-Sport Aircraft category.
This will give the Americans a category very similar to the new European
JAR - Very Light Rotorcraft one.

Dave J

If the Mosquito [ http://www.innovatortech.ca/ ]

Boy wouldn't I feel safe doing an auto in this.

Hey! the back up landing gear is really accessable.
Stu Fields the Safari Driver
"Shaber CJ" wrote in message
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If the Mosquito [ http://www.innovatortech.ca/ ]

Boy wouldn't I feel safe doing an auto in this.