Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / November 2003

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I had never heard about this one, I read it in awe:
http://airsports.fai.org/jun98/jun980d.html

I am brand new here, and have always been fascinated with helicopter
flying.  I have only been in a helicopter once.  I have been reading the
info on the Rotorway website, and I have been pretty impressed.  What I
am looking for is an (relatively) inexpensive, yet safe and ...

I pu;;ed this from the USCG site:
NINTH DISTRICT  OPERATIONS AND NINTH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE VISIT
JOINT RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER TRENTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
On Nov. 19, the D9 Chief of Operations and the D9 Chief of Search and Rescue

Large cracks have been found during  maintenance checks on a Navy SH-2G Sea
Sprite Helicopter.
Of course this is a major safety issue....
http://www.active-ideas.com.au/carlo/heli-pic.jpg

Definition of a Jesus Nut???
Something you dont want sitting next to you at 3500 feet!

Need to cantact Slowboy who flew H500's for AA.
Hugh Mills
hmills16@aol.com

There's a company named ProtoScience in the U.S.A. that is making "personal
VTOL" vehicles that look like a flying motorcycle.  Seems they are building
a couple hundred of them for the military (known as VerLiVee's) and will
also make them available to civilians under the name ...

test

Are there any ec 120 pilots on this forum and can anyone tell me where
ec 120's are operating in Australia.
Thanking you in advance,
colibri:)

What is the cheapest way possible to get your private rotocraft add on
license?

1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the
stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick
all the way back, then they get bigger again.

I am looking for a helicopter school to go to.  I can go full-time and
I am willing to travel to anyway in the US.  I want to be a career
pilot and want a very good school where I can learn a lot.  The second
part of my question is...If I am a career pilot what kind of certs and

I have a number of options for the use of a recent inheritance, one of which
is to fullfil a lifetime desire to fly choppers.
What could a Helicopter Pilot expect to earn, flying in Australia?
I realise this may be a little like asking, "How long is a piece of string?"

If you have a private pilot fixed wing license are you required to
take a written test of some type for adding helicopter rating?  If
yes, what is the written and is it different then what a non-license
student would have to take?