Beav wrote:
"SelwayKid" wrote in message
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Biff Douglas wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:33:33 +0200, "Hennie Roets"
wrote:

Given a choice, I'd do full touch down autos but not in my
helicopter.
Ever price new skids? I'll pass on doing full touch downs in a
R-22.
In fact, I'll pass on doing anything in a R-22.

Biff I do not think you should write off the R22 that quick.

There are about 80% more new R22 sold than any other helicopter
in the
world together. More of them are
used for training than any other heli. If you look at the hours
flown
worldwide they fly the most as well.
I saw statistics a while ago on the internet about helicopter
accidents
in
Australia and do you know who came
out on top. Guess?????
It might not be the most rugged helicopter in the world. I also
do not
have
the highest inertia in the main
rotor blades but I can tell you if you can safely fly an R22 you
will
not
have problems with any of the others.


Regards

Hennie

I agree with your comments re flying the R-22 safely. It demands
respect. I have flown them and agree that if you can fly the R-22
you
can pretty much fly anything. I just dont think that the way the
R-22
is built I'd be doing full down autos in one if I owned it.
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Why not? Is the R-22 not safe for full down autos? Is your skill or
training level not up to it? Or is it just a matter of dollars? I
don't believe in crashing my car just because it has all the
airbags
either but I've driven enough miles that I can avoid most of those
accidents. Same in helicopters and airplanes. Now just
watch....I'll
trip over a damned tiedown cable and break my neck at the
airport!!!
ggg

You shouldn't even joke about it Rocky:-)

Beav
Why not joke? Sure beats crying! I've been so beat up/busted
up/shot/stabbed and generally treated ugly that it doesn't matter
anymore! I've walked into wings, rotor blades, tail rotors,(mostly at
night) tripped over tie downs, slipped on ice and oil, and wondered why
I ever bothered to get into aviation?
Still, in at least 18 mayday situations, I've only really been injured
once in aircraft. Night time in a phyxed wing with an engine failure
over the pine swamps. Just another adventure...... BTW, shootings and
stabbings are for real.
Rocky

A pal of mine ran a full weekend on the racetrack with his "pretty"
quick
motorcycle (trackbike special 200mph+) and walking back to his
car/trailer,
he tripped and landed on his elbow. It blew up like it'd been hit
with a
sledgehammer. For a full year he could barely use his arm and even
now he
still can't straighten it.

So that's two useless elbows he's got now:-)) (He did bust the other
on his
bike a few years earlier)


Beav