HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - With directions from the Internet and an old Russian truck motor, a Vietnamese farmer fulfilled his dream of making his own helicopter. The job took two friends, seven years and $30,000. Now, military officials say he can't fly it, because he didn't get approval to build it,...

Anybody hear what caused the engine out in that? The video was pretty spectactular. The pilots were interviwed on TV, and from my perspective the PIC did a pretty nice job given the amount of wires he had to navigate around. Bart

Has anybody modified a Peterson J-4 for a winch tow or auto tow?

The CNAPG site contains production and individual aircraft history lists for over 40 different types of aircraft. These can be viewed at: http://www.cnapg.com/cnapg11a.htm Bye for now. Darryl Gibbs.

My son turned 17 on 2/2/2004 Passed his checkride today private pilot rotorcraft. Sigh of relief Gaylon

Has anyone ever run a AS 350 or 355 without the Main rotor blades fitted? We do it all the time with our 315 but I've never heard of it with a Squirrel / A Star. It would make tail rotor balancing a lot easier for a start - i.e. no pilot needed. That's what we do with our Lama and use to do with...

Has anyone here been involved in the process of getting an OH-58 for a local police or sheriff's department? Our county has been on the list for a while and not getting anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.

Due to popular demand, AeroFile is keeping the pricing the same as the introductory price for the second edition of "Military Aircraft Designations and Systems". The 2002 Edition is completely reworked and updated, it now features designations from six countries including Canada, United...

Any Choppy, Hobbycopter, A/W95, or Skytwister Builders near Mobile, Al.??

I am a helicopter

I love "The Onion"... Below is one of their article. http://www.theonion.com/4006/opinion1.html Bryan Chaisone ~Fly safe, fly free~ http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_a-h.htm#C

Ladies and Gentlemen, I was inquiring about traing for a rotorcraft license. Initially for a private license and eventually going commercial. I'm a former flight paramedic and wanted to get into the pilot seat, however the pilots I work with have all received their training in the military so for...

Recommendations please..I have finally moved forward and am going to make an attempt to get my instrument ticket. I have contacted HAI in Florida but they are backed up for several months. I don't mind going out of state. I want to go - get it done and then come home. HAI did seem more structured -...

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, John Harlow wrote: http://www.theonion.com/ Article is half way down the page. The Onion - "New Co-Op Airline Offers Cheaper Fares If You Help Fly The Plane The onion rules!

From time to time I want to show You some of my new pictures. This time I have some new shots of WWII Hellcat over Camarillo and som nice shots of LAPD Astar helicopters over Los Angeles. http://air2air.net Enjoy it Cordially -- Mariusz Adamski http://air2air.net

Anyone know of a newsgroup for Robinson mechanics? Is there enough interest to start one? Tom

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Anyone jumping on doing ths SB91? I'm a little hesitant in anticipation of a near future change, again.

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Looking at building Ben Shower's SKYTWISTER. Any opinions out there? Anybody building one near Mobile, Al.?