I'm just having more fun than should be legal and it probably isn't if I look far enough into the County, State and Federal statues, but I am never-the-less. I have pretty much followed the Cafe numbers for header length and the 4-into-one collector. Keeping in mind friendship to my...

Hey gang. A good friend is a high-time civilian pilot who is interested in going over to the Tsunami-damaged areas and flying relief missions. Additionally, he recreationally flies an Alouette II here in L.A. and the owner of that bird is willing to have it shipped overseas for this purpose as...

I've just read, with great dismay and disbelief, information which Rick Stitt and his partner, Andreas, wrote with regards to me. I'd like to ask...what did I ever do to them to deserve such lies except give him $22,000 of hard earned cash, a year and a half of my own sweat, and refusing to lower...

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Does anyone here have experience in all three of these type a/c? I would like to know which of the 3 would handle cross winds best and which has a safer overall operational record. So far, I've read that the gyro is better with crosswinds (ref Dr. Taggart) than even some factory fixed wings. I...

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I'm looking for some detailed online information about helicopter transmission design, particularly those powered by gas turbines. This would include the main rotor gearbox and the planetary reduction drive on the turbine. I'd prefer a website with graphics and/or photos. I haven't had much success...

If all you've ever flown (seriously) is helicopters and 99.99% of your time is in turbines, how hard is it to transition to fixed wing? (not asking FARs, just practical stuff) Bart

What is involved in purchasing a helicopter that is registered in Canada and re regestering it in the US? This is what got me asking: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2482209464&indexURL=1#ebayphotohosting Joe

Good morning, I am looking for tracking lights to put at the tip of the blades to see tracking during flight. Have you heard of E-Z Track tracking lights? according to website made on C-GOEZ They seem to be small, cheap, use only two cells and have a feature where the centrifugal force from the...

Is it true that a Dauphin can mesure vibrations of the main rotor gear box all by itself? I also red that he is alble to do a bit of the tracking and balancing also by himself. Is that also treu and if yes, how does he do that? Many thanks.

Can anyone explane me how tracking and balancing is done on EC 120, AS 365 N3 and MD900? Any help sincerely appreciated. Frederik C

The Navy uses helicopters to tow mine sweeping gear, and I heard that at least once helicopters were used to launch sailplanes for a contest. How do you calculate the tractive effort that a given helicopter could exert at a particular speed, density altitude, etc.? Thank you, Peter...

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For this update you will be able to discover the helicopters which enable you to see the Tour de France. A contribution of Serge Van Heertum, professional photographer, who makes you discover Seaking of the Belgian Air Force, as well as the helicopters of the Belgian...

Was flying a UH13ET recently and hit the tip of a blade on a tree. It tore the end cap and the blades had to come off for inspection/repair. Hmmm...a little too close. Landing on an elevated pad about 10' off the ground and the skids hang off front and back. Sometimes its a little dicey taking off...

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.

I don't post here often but I have read w/ interest your diary of flight lessons. A few questions if you don't mind: Why are you cooling down an R22 ( I assume from your threads that is what you're flying) for five minutes before you disengage the clutch? R22 checklists state a 2 minute cooldown...

Hi Stu, I tried to email this to you directly, but it kept bouncing back undelivered so I am posting it here. I didn't realize that you and BJ were close friends. I'm really saddened (and stunned) by the news of what happened to him. Although I wont be able to attend the funeral myself, I...

I have a subaru EJ22 on a MadMaxII gyro. I just replaced the distributor and can only get about 4000 rpm's out of the engine. Can anyone tell me what the timing curve is on this engine?? Thanks - Randy