After decades of national policy prohibiting use of hand-held VOR and GPS on FAA check rides, FAA Flight Standards Headquarters in Washington DC (AFS-800) finally reversed itself and is now allowing the use of hand-held VOR and GPS on Private, Commercial and Instrument FAA check rides. So, if your...

On 1 Jun 2003 11:37:50 -0700, (HeliPilot) wrote: I REALLY dislike the R22, its got some nasty design characteristics, and more importantly, it develops some really bad habits in pilots, ask any Bell instructor who are the most difficult pilots to transition into the 206,...

Windsocks, 60 inch long , well made with S\S swivel , bright colors, red,white ,blue combo, easily seen from ground or air , sensitive to light breezes yet strong enough for heavy wind . No such thing as too many windsocks . $ 15. for one or $ 25 for two delivered to you priority mail , thats...

I am looking for a Micro balancer for my Mini-500. While it is very smooth in most conditions I wil want to use a micro balancer in the future as future preventive maintenance will tend to cause changes to current settings. Must be a 100 or so out there now with no use because most Mini-500 owners...

Brief report on autogyros showed at MAKS-2003 can be seen at http://twistairclub.narod.ru/maks2003/indexengl.htm Comments are aprreciated etc etc Cheers, Alex http://twistairclub.narod.ru Sport Rotorcraft in Russia

I am with First International Investment Finders Association (FIIFA). We help people find investments that they are looking for. We also advertise on our website items that our customers want to sell. We have two S-76 helicopters available for sale. The specs for both helicopters are located at...

Who can tell me Ric's telephone number and his company name...and website? I need to look at that Solar turbine conversion of his again. BWB

Stones x Cubits = Moment? I just couldn't resist... ;-) Congrats on the ticket. Bart Anne-Marie Maddison wrote:

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Dear All Can anybody shed any light to the history of this Dauphin , which is now sitting in the Hangar at the International Helicopter Museum , Weston Super Mare , UK . I understand this machine has a history but what is it about . For reference the helicopter wears " CDVE " titles on the side...

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www.rwas.com.au Lots of info on track and balance theory, problems and a new system to correct blade mis-matches. No commercial affiliation here, just pointing you to some good info.

You are comparing apples and oranges. A Schweizer is still in production and parts/support available; a G is long out of production and parts are harder and harder to find. If you want to fly lots rather than drive an antique a Schweizer is for you. In my humble opinion. CDM "Bonanza Man"...

The www.cartercopters.com website has been unaccessible for several days. Does anyone know when if/when it will return, or is there a new site ? Thank you, Declan Hughes

The latest update has now been added to the CNAPG list of organisations that provide passenger flights in Vintage, warbird and Aerobatic aircraft. The list is located at: http://www.cnapg.com/vintage_and_warbird_flight.htm If anyone would like to have their organisation listed in the site,...

Hi, Once you're a qualified private pilot, where can you/can't you fly? For instance, say I spot an interesting cloud formation. Can I just take off, fly up to it, ascend the vertical walls of the cloud and fly through its troughs and valleys in exploration of a formation that will only ever occur...

(sanman) wrote in message ... I was reading about inflatable wings: http://www.spacedaily.com/news/plane-inflatable-wing-01a.html http://www.ilcdover.com/EngineeredInfl/inflatwing.pdf and I wondered why these...

Would a gyro with a swashplate ( just for pitch control) fly any different (better,worse) than using a tilt type rotor head? Just more complex? Also, I've seen some photos of early kit helicopters that appear to have just a tilting head (no way to auto-rotate ?). Isn't this a bit of a death wish?...

I recently got a Bell 204 tail rotor hub assembly for the pair of blades I have, but am having difficulty attaching them. Is there some secret to getting them together? The blades are a REALLY tight fit into the grips. Thanks, Brian

Its been about two years since I last looked at this NG. What's happened the to the old regulars... Fly Giros, Badwater Bill, Ron Pilot, There was a guy that flew for PHI but can't remember his name. Had a lot of respect for him. Always answered questions clearly, concisely and with humour.