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: . This was motivated by their attendance at Homer Bell's fly-in. Should be a good...

Hi Guys, My name is Don and I'm an alco... whoops. I mean to say that I like to fly helicopters. After flying fixed wing since 1973, I made the mistake of taking a helicopter "discovery" flight last year, and now I'm hooked on landing in inaccessible places and taxiing in the air. Help me...

hi to alL!.... a new one on the group!... and i hope i can chat and get along with other members some time!..... well, you know, to learn more and also share ideas and knowledge!.... anyways, let me share this link to the group as my first contribution!......

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: Flying again in the morning and can't wait.. Keep it up Kevin.... Another interesting post as usual.

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. Thanks,...

I recall hearing mention of something like this before. While doing a simulation, probably moving backwards, the helicopter tale began swaying back and forth uncontrollably. Is that the way it is in real life? How do you get out of that? Avoid moving backwards? Besides trying to tilt the chopper...

Don't know how many of you caught the story out in California about a has been rock star named Tommy Lee whoes main claim to fame seems to be screwing Pamela Anderson on a well known and universally distributed home movie type video tape. Seems Tommy wanted to go to a rock concert being held...

There's a facility locally where all employees enter the rear parking lot via a private drive. The drive is located 25 yards from the helipad, and it goes BY the helipad, but does not connect to it. When a helicopter is landing, parked, or taking off, the drive is closed off to thru traffic. I...

Need help on completing missing info on some US Army Aviation crashes for website. Any help appreciated. www.armywings.8m.com

Can someone post a link to the gyr forum please. Cheers

Hello, I'm trying to identify a hydraulic fitting I don't recognize. Photos and description can be seen online at: http://www.turbinefun.com/Unknown_Hydraulic_Fitting.asp Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Larry

Any one out there going to the 61st American Helicopter Society Conference in Grapevine Texas next week? CTR

To All: Removal of the FAA AFS-800 Part 61 and 141 FAQ web site Last month the FAA cancelled the AFS-800 Part 61 and Part 141 FAQ's. Evidently the reason was because the FAA Public Relations folks, the creator of the FAA's main "How do I become a Pilot?" FAQ web page convinced the...

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I was talking to a Sikorsky pilot at our airport about this accident: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050926X01530&key=1 He said that Sikorskys have a "droop lock" in the cockpit that should prevent the rotor from getting too low. How does this work? Does it leave a certain amount of...

Does anybody know how to mathmatically tell where the balance point should be on a NACA 63-015 airfoil? On a single number NACA airfoil, like NACA 0012, the number represents the balance point in percent from the big end. With two number airfoils, how do you figure it out? Is it 15% from the big...

I saw a CH-53 the other day in Yuma, AZ, the next day I saw a Chinook in San Diego. Those are some BIG helicopters. Even bigger than I would have thought. (And trust me, I've thought.) ref ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet...

For this update of August, several evenements: Championships of the World Helicopters, in Rouen - Boos of August 16/21 2005 Presentation in flight of Kompress of the F.F.G The presentation in flight of the CABRI G2 (Guimbal Helicopters) the record of the world of altitude in its category, for...

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: This may sound egotistical, but I am by far the coolest dad at my kid's school.. Now that was a good story. I can just picture you daughter in school tomorrow during the lunch break listening to the other kids bragging about what they did with their days...

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