Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / March 2006

Could any kind soul point me in the direction of Bo105 photos,
particularly what i am after is a picture taken from the cockpit with
the instruments square in the picture. I have tried many websites,
however, i can only find cockpit pictures taken on an angle.

There is a new Helicopter Meet scheduled for early May:  The Central Sierra
Helicopter Meet.  This event will take place May 5-7 at the Miller ranch
located near Groveland Ca.  Contact info:  nancyandhap@aol.com.  This was
motivated by their attendance at Homer Bell's fly-in.  ...

Can a flight instructor that lost his/her medical still give a biannual
check ride?  Is the person that received the check ride the pilot in
command or the flight instructor who is giving the biannual?

Hi, many of the large Mil helis have what looks like a third turbine
above, and slightly behind the two main turbines. What is it? All of
the specs for these helis say they have two turbines. I can see blades
in some photos, so it's obviously something like a turbine.

This afternoon I had the oportunity of flying to someone who own a rotorway.
So I came with my safari there 30minutes flying from my house and we decide
to exchange one hour.
I flew one hour with the rotorway and was impressed by the speed it rapidly

Thanks Kath and Stu Fields,  For a great mag!!
Cam.
Ps. I met the guy with our(nz)  first turbine Helicycle,    What a great machine!!

I am a fix-wing guy.  I read about a recent R22 crash in AZ.
http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=20060228X00255&key=1
I have question that was it the limitation of the R22 caused the
accident, or the pilot failed to, or made serious mistake that causes

Just walked in the door from my latest checkride - Commercial Pilot
Helicopter.  Busted a 94 on the written in about 40 mins.  Oral this
morning wasn't very difficult but then again, I've been nose in the
books for baout 5 hours/night for the past two weeks.  I didn't think