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Forum: Rotorheads

15th Mar 2024, 22:45

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

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Posted By CGameProgrammerr

It's not just designing a new engine, it's...

It's not just designing a new engine, it's manufacturing one. Everything has to be done VERY precisely, including the metallurgy. I understand why he's trying for maximum vertical integration but I...

Forum: Rotorheads

10th Feb 2024, 21:39

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

Yeah, just see all the threads on this forum from...

Yeah, just see all the threads on this forum from ignorant non-owners wondering why anyone would buy a $500k R44 when a $5 million A-Star is better. They just don't get it.

Forum: Rotorheads

5th Dec 2023, 21:05

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

Yes I'm sure it'll be a full-scale mockup...

Yes I'm sure it'll be a full-scale mockup essentially with no engine or gearbox, probably no rotors, but still interesting. Hopefully they've made good progress towards creating an engine.

Forum: Rotorheads

5th Dec 2023, 19:05

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

Please take a bunch of photos tomorrow and post...

Please take a bunch of photos tomorrow and post them here. I'm sure even the cynics would be very interested.

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Oct 2023, 17:23

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

It would be very easy to program a warning when...

It would be very easy to program a warning when the helicopter goes below ETL with the gear retracted. If wheeled helicopters don't already do this, they certainly ought to. It's such a simple...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Oct 2023, 15:58

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

For those asking about skids, the option for...

For those asking about skids, the option for skids was available right from the very beginning, as soon as the website was put up. So it's nothing new and no, they are not replacing the wheels with...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Sep 2023, 17:31

Replies: 58

Conundrum ; What bird to own for PPL (H)

Views: 6,530

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

Considering it sounds like your flights may be...

Considering it sounds like your flights may be high-altitude, the R66 is definitely worth looking at, and a new one costs about the same as what any of the other options cost used. It also has a...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Jun 2023, 20:39

Replies: 105

'Best' helicopter to learn to fly in....

Views: 19,283

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

Never pay up front to any flight school,...

Never pay up front to any flight school, regardless of country. If you do then they no longer have any incentive to train you because they already have your money. There are tons of nightmare stories...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Jun 2023, 17:21

Replies: 105

'Best' helicopter to learn to fly in....

Views: 19,283

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

The R22 is best by virtue of being the cheapest...

The R22 is best by virtue of being the cheapest and most available for training, if you're not too heavy for it. It takes a lot of hours in practice to be ready for PPL (more than the minimum) so the...

Forum: Rotorheads

9th May 2023, 17:46

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

I wish they weren't trying to do everything...

I wish they weren't trying to do everything themselves because I feel like the project is doomed because of that. He should have used a third-party engine at least for the first few years while...

Forum: Rotorheads

18th Oct 2022, 21:44

Replies: 1,597

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 437,037

Posted By CGameProgrammerr

In the US experimentals have no restrictions at...

In the US experimentals have no restrictions at all except against being used for hire (private flight only, essentially, with exceptions granted for training). Europe may have restrictions against...

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