Dead man curve
OK, the responses seem to indicate that the so called "dead man curve" or height velocity envelope is really not always a situation that ends in death. Hmmm. thats very interesting. My idea about buying an enstrom for low level fun is looking better.
Anybody else have thoughts on just what part of the height/velocity envelope will really kill you?
Dave J,
Actually I looked at balloons with some interest, I considered "thermal airships", a hot air balloon with a motor for propulsion. They actually exist, and have some advantages over the heli, such as, silent hover, no down wash, portable in pickup truck and, of course, no "height velocity envelope". Top speed 15kts to 30 kts for the high performance models (I think). Do a google search on "thermal airship", sorry, I dont know how to post a pic here. They use em for sport events.
regards,
slowrotor