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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2024, 11:47
Replies: 100
Views: 6,878
Posted By paco

Nothing to do with bubbles.... I'm talking about...

Nothing to do with bubbles.... I'm talking about how the machine stops going forward all by itself. And talking of Nock Lappos:

“Pure book knowledge should be impeccable - every second of doubt...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 14:06
Replies: 100
Views: 6,878
Posted By paco

Don't let EASA see that - the silly beggars will...

Don't let EASA see that - the silly beggars will turn it into a question :)

Bell once used blades on a Bell 206 that were double the normal weight and they ended up with a gamma of 180°! In fact,...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jan 2024, 09:50
Replies: 21
Views: 1,878
Posted By paco

From The Bell 206 Book: As fuel to the...

From The Bell 206 Book:

As fuel to the engine can only come from the main tank, a problem in the transfer mechanism (usually from contamination) can mean fuel being trapped and unusable in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Dec 2023, 12:17
Replies: 58
Views: 8,269
Posted By paco

"In the first post, I indicated that I identified...

"In the first post, I indicated that I identified a business opportunity in the market; as I do not care to divulge the particulars, my post focused on the soundness of the business proposition from...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2023, 07:11
Replies: 58
Views: 8,269
Posted By paco

I don't know if these extracts will help, but...

I don't know if these extracts will help, but I've come across many people in your position and included it in the Helicopter Pilot's Handbook:

You will need much, much more money than you...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2023, 06:02
Replies: 28
Views: 3,672
Posted By paco

The 212s we had in Dubai had upwards of 30K hours...

The 212s we had in Dubai had upwards of 30K hours on them, and they all flew like new due to the skills of our engineers (and the pilots of course!) :) Every year, one of the fleet was taken down to...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2023, 13:07
Replies: 94
Views: 21,652
Posted By paco

I think they use the quickstop as a coordination...

I think they use the quickstop as a coordination exercise
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2023, 07:12
Replies: 58
Views: 6,523
Posted By paco

Hours do not a pilot make - I've flown with...

Hours do not a pilot make - I've flown with people with 200 hours with whom I would trust anything and people with 17000 with whom I would trust nothing.

Neither does the type of licence - in the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2023, 11:04
Replies: 4
Views: 2,429
Posted By paco

Oh dear...thoughts are with the Aerogulf family.

Oh dear...thoughts are with the Aerogulf family.
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jun 2023, 16:57
Replies: 105
Views: 19,197
Posted By paco

If you can fly a Hiller you can fly anything........

If you can fly a Hiller you can fly anything..... :)

If you intend to fly commercially, you want something that is used commercially, and is cheap. The insurance companies don't care what the...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2023, 06:04
Replies: 14
Views: 2,860
Posted By paco

I remember going up there to help in the high...

I remember going up there to help in the high winds. Very nostalgic going up the old Fort William route and remembering where the smooth bits were.
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2023, 06:39
Replies: 28
Views: 6,415
Posted By paco

When you consider that the safest single-engined...

When you consider that the safest single-engined aircraft in the world is a helicopter..... (the 206, based on hours flown)
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Sep 2003, 10:57
Replies: 94
Views: 21,652
Posted By paco

I see no real problem with landing downwind as...

I see no real problem with landing downwind as such - it's a tool at our disposal that is low on the list, that's all. Nobody's forcing anyone to land into wind, either, but you can still get the job...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th May 2002, 15:06
Replies: 94
Views: 21,652
Posted By paco

If you must, but be prepared to throw it away a...

If you must, but be prepared to throw it away a lot earlier

phil
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