Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / January 2005

Just want to introduce my helicopter flight training device to the
group.  It is something that I created to teach myself how to fly a
helicopter (which I sucessfully accomplished!) and now I have made a
business out of it.  Basically you sit in a chair with cyclic, torque

Did my Class 1 medical at Gatwick yesterday.  All looks good.  Not confirmed
of course until the specialist has seen the x-ray and heart trace that they
do as a matter of course, but nothing scary showed up so I should be fine..
now all I've got to do is find the balls to sell up ...

Jeez these guys can piss away our tax dollars! and its not really even
American. Oh Sure, send some payola to Lockeed, GE, and Bell so you can put
a Made in America stamp on it, but do they really think we are _that_
stupid? What exactly is wrong with the S-92?

hi there! i am a rotorcraft rated pilot inthe army. i want to talk to
pilots who fly for offshore oil rig companies. i have a few questions
in my mind to ask about the difficulties of this type of flight. thank
you very much.

Well with the big decision coming down this friday, any Ideas who will take
home the Prize of Manufacturing Marine One??  Although I'd like to see Nick
L. and the gang take home the victory, I believe the US101 will win in the
end based on the performance to date of the 101 in ...

Day after my night X-country I had an opportunity to do some more dual
in preparation for my check ride.  Still having some problems with
autos so Q and I planned to fly nothing but autos after a couple
normal approaches to get me warmed up.

Though some may appreciate this short read with an animated gif of the idea.
www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s142728.htm

What is the % of power  a tail rotor at max pedal input takes . Does a
Hughes 269 require the same tailrotor % of power to the 180 hp that a UH-1
of it's 1400hp?

I am wanting to buy an ultralight helicopter. I would be interested in
complete craft, parts, or plans.

Just wondering if anyone had any info. on Hiller Aviation/Helicopter
from the time they were in Porterville, CA USA.  Any help would be
appreciated.  Thank you
dunn4@pacbell.net

Latest on the DC Medevac copter crash
Investigators aren't ruling anything out as they try to
determine what caused a helicopter to crash into the Potomac
River near the Wilson Bridge.

Is this a good time to buy or not. I see 269a and R-22 for sale a little
higher price than a year ago but wonder how the market is. Are Helicopters
selling for close to asking prices or do they have to be discounted
considerable to sell?

1st flight of '05 this past Tuesday night.  Weather had been crappy
for days with lots of rain and wind but DUATS was telling me it would
be cleared in time to launch at 6pm for my night X-country.  I called
Q about noon to see what he thought and he said it was looking pretty

Hey gang.
A good friend is a high-time civilian pilot who is interested in going
over to the Tsunami-damaged areas and flying relief missions.
Additionally, he recreationally flies an Alouette II here in L.A. and

Just wanted to take a break from wrapping the several metric tons of
gifts my wife brought home over the past two weeks and wish you all a
Very Merry Christmas!
I'll drink a beer to each one of you.  :)