A little site I created http://www.webspawner.com/users/hwww/helipadheliport.html

I sure miss the old days when we had a lively discussion group with some very experienced pilots opining upon matters. Poster were for the most part civil and if you could ask the right questions then listen a guy like Nick Lappos (or many other very experienced pilots) would respond. Happy...

From Ol Shy & Bashful....a Happy and Prosperous 2007. Fly safe Rocky

Hello, what are the control inputs required in a hover in an ideal situation, what I am trying to figure out is what are you doing in a no-wind situation to hover. I have read several articles and books about helicopter flying and I am still a little confused as to what you have to do, from what I...

Is it true that a helicopter requires less power for slow straight and level flight than for hovering? If so, anyone know any figures for say an R22?......or even hazard a guess? Cheers

A newbie question, no doubt, but I need to know. This is a quote from a GyroBee builder's site: «There is some variation in the labeling of standard 3/16 aircraft washers. Primarily, I have labeled them an AN960-316 but you will also find them labeled AN960-10 (in the LEAF catalog, for...

I've heard talk of new rules in '07 which will affect the lightweight gyro's which currently require no license. Can anyone comment on this? I absolutely will get gyro traing before I fly (I'm also a motorcyclist who learned to ride in 1978 by making two circles around the dealer's parking lot on...

Has anyone seen, or read about, that Skycycle? http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/gallery.htm http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/images/002.jpg

I have 16 Bell 206's for sale. If you are a former Viet Nam helicopter pilot, this may be your chance to own your own bird. I was in BUF's out of Kadena in 1968. Website is boblewis.net/helicopters. Take a look! -Bob-

Greetings from Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Where it is a balmy -8 degrees Celsius. Best wishes to all.

Hi, Can someone point me to any official accident statistics that would demonstrate the relative accident rates of various classes of certified and experimental helos? Specifically I would want to exclude any accidents that were pilot error or failure of maintenance. and only consider accidents...

When designing rotor systems, you have to keep the tip speed subsonic to prevent all sorts of problems and losses that would otherwise occur at the sound barrier, right? What about large turbofan engines such as on modern airliners? The fan tips must be travelling at many orders of magnitude...

V-22 Osprey: Wonder Weapon or Widow Maker: Full Report. Center for Defense Information. http://www.cdi.org/PDFs/Gailliard%20on%20V-22.pdf Marines Respond to V-22 Study. Center for Defense Information. http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=3769&from_page=../index.cfm

Hi, we have a problem here. For a small R22 school we need a new CFI. The CFII we want, however, has only 202h in R22 (another 250h in small planes). Our Pathfinder endorsement requires 300h helicopter for CFIs to give instruction! Does anyone here know of a possibility to let this CFI get his...

Keep reading about problems with kit versions. Anyone know what the ultimate kitbuilt copter would be if you wanted to carry 2 persons and 1 kid and not spend $344,000 for a Robinson?

I know the video was not fake, but I have no information about it. I believe I recorded it from a compilation of aircraft accidents but it was from 20 years ago. I unfortunately dont have the tape anymore. The vehicle, I believe - was put together by some contractor for the forestry service. It...

I was getting ready to go today and noticed that there were two new TFR's for me to avoid. One of them closed a regional airport, and the other a few miles away to the northwest. I saw the words "Secret Service" and figured #1 or #2 was gonna be in town. I did a news search and found out that the...

Working on a movie script idea about the 911 attack on the WTC where the crew of a blackop C5 Galaxy loaded with two SS Chinooks at Fort Dix decide to take matters into their own hands when they receive a strange radio message indicating that the World Trade Center has been attacked and that...

I remember reading an article discussing how there were emergencies that most emergency procedures don't cover because they are statistically improbable of happening. This article specifically discussed flying along at cruise and discovering that your collective could not be lowered beyond your...

11-17-2006 approx 1350 hours: To the pilot of the yellow & red R-22 buzzing Sea Cliff Golf Course & the surrounding homes at 50 to 100' agl, what you did is in violation of the FAR's & very unsafe. Your info has been forwarded to the FAA.