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Old 19th Aug 2003, 10:55
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John Eacott
 
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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Question

You bought new blades without a hi vis paint scheme? Most can be specified with an approved hi vis scheme, or can be re painted. What RFS require specifically, maybe you'd better ask them. Me, I've bought the 206 blades with the hi vis option, and painted the Kwaka blades iaw the KHI approved mod.

On an aside, ISTR that the military established that the best blade scheme for hi visibility is to have an odd blade, or create a flicker effect. Why is it that manufacturers seem locked into schemes that simply create red and white circles within the disc, as with tail rotors? I wanted to modify the Kwaka scheme, and was faced with having to get Reg 35 engineering approval, plus a letter from the Queen Mum to do so
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