Got this earlier and felt a bit of humor never hurt anybody. TM ... A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire. The photographer arrived at the airstrip an hour before...

I came across a photoguide to aircraft in the UK, it's not well advertised so you may not have seen it. http://www.ukskies.co.uk. It's got hundreds of aircraft types so it's worth a look. Does anyone know of any other good sites?

A guy in Moscow asked me to place this ad he ================ WTB used low-priced but still flying Robinson R22, TBO 300-500 hrs is OK. Would prefer to buy from Europe but US or elsewhere overseas is OK anyway. Please send details and photos via e-mail =============== Please send offers to...

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone that knows about owning a UH-1 would be willing to talk to me about it (off list if you want, or on list..maybe others would be interested). I have a bunch of questions regarding a future purchase. Things like where the type certificate comes from, and are there...

Comme vous avez pu voir, j'avais envoyé un certain nombre de photos prises sous la flotte à Villacoublay. J'ai mis le reste sur le site, ( www.helimat.com ) et vous pouvez aller le voir. ( adresse directe : http://helimat10.free.fr/gendarmerie/index.htm ) On y trouve pas mal de chose, les...

Question for you experts out there... I am a fixed wing pilot with 1000+ TT, MEI, CFII, CFI I have a couple of hours helicopter time. I would like to eventually get my rotorcraft CFI rating. I understand this would require getting my rotorcraft add on. 1) What is the best way of getting from...

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Im looking for a product that will take some scratches out of my windscreen, I use to use a motorcycle product years ago called slipstream that worked great, Who has a product that a lil more specific to my needs. Zim

Has anyone tried the program at Group3 that allows you to build PIC time in a 206? I found it when I was looking for a transition course, and it just seems too good to be true. $135 for 206 time? http://www.group3aviation.com/site/helitrain/pic/bottom.html I'd be interested to hear from anyone...

Hi group Has anyone access to the latest Helicopter Blue Book? I need the Hourly Maintenance Cost (HMC) for the following aircraft: Schweizer 269C (Hughes 300C) Robinson R22 Beta Robinson R22 Beta II

Hi all I'm in need of an MD500 electrical system schematic for a lesson I'm developing. The flight manual I was provided is missing the systems description section, and the training manual I scrounged up only has a pictorial showing component locations. If you can help, please contact me! TIA ...

Hi group Has anyone access to the latest Helicopter Blue Book? I need the Hourly Maintenance Cost (HMC) for the following aircraft: Schweizer 269C (Hughes 300C) Robinson R22 Beta Robinson R22 Beta II

I have seen a few Bell 47's lately and they look cool. Does anyone out there on this group own one? I hear that the model G or G2 is a good one and they sell pretty reasonable. How fast are they? How about altitude performance. Can a guy land them at 10,000 msl with a couple people on board...

I am presently being bombed by viruses that are under the guise of a Microsoft upgrade. There's a discussion on alt.comp.viruses, they have a theory that it seems to be targeting people that post on newsgroups. The reason I ask this question on rec.aviation.rotorcraft is this is the only place I've...

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I've been seriously considering building a Jetranger to be on fixed floats to accomplish some stuff I cant do easily another way. I've read through the ammendment to the Flight Manual for them, and talked to some mechanics that worked on them, and I have a burning question that's go/no go . The...

For your information, I have updated the AWC with 9 new walkarounds. I have focused on airliners this time. Tell me what you think. - Vickers VC-10 - Fokker F-27 Friendship - Vickers Viscount - HS Andover - BAC Concorde - DH Heron - Vickers Vanguard

If you're on Long Island next weekend, you're probably paying way too much in taxes to somebody, but at least you have a shot at checking out the airshow to be held at the former Grumman/Navy plant in Calverton. Dates: September 20 and 21, 2003. http://www.newyorkairshow.org/ Among the helos...

Rotorway Exec 90. S/N 6006 Kit manufactured: 1993. Professionally assembled in USA in 1995. TT 60 hours (tach time, as of 09/17/2003), no damage history, excellent condition, COM 760 TSO'ed transceiver, engine: carburated 162 vol. in., fun to fly. Airworthiness certificate: fresh, issued July,17,...

I'm interested in contacting groups or individuals who are working on human powered vertical take-off vehicles or ornithopters. I have a number of design ideas I would like to share and get feedback on and I am also interested in materials. Some of my ideas are as follows: 1. Wings made of...