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I haven't read this whole thread, so I hope I am not repeating another user. That being said, a great book that explains a number of issues is "Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots". It is available with both Chapters.ca and Amazon books. I pass a copy to all my pilot friends at birthdays. Well written and hard to put down if you are in the industry.
Does anyone have an account of either a tail rotor failure or a serious vortex ring incident (or anything else interesting)?
Don't fly if the heat proof paint is peeling off the gearbox.
Mickjoebill
The one bit of advice I toss at people (though they never seem to listen): don't fly in clothing you wouldn't want to hike in.
Came up with that one all by my lonesome after a few interesting adventures.
Came up with that one all by my lonesome after a few interesting adventures.
Ass, Tin, Ticket....in that order. Save yer own Ass, Save the helicopter, and worry about the license after doing the first two.
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Toilet paper....
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Just what this industry needs
Awesome advice on this thread...I just discovered it. I've been developing a web site dedicated to transferring knowledge from the wise guys to those of us just getting started. Hope you'll check it out and add to it:
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Fuel burn!!
1, When checking fuel burn, trust your stopwatch more than your fuel gauge.
2, Treat the "low fuel" warning light as a "land now" light. Especially if it is unexpected. Just because you should still have fuel, does not mean you really do!!!
Note:
-Explaining to the boss why you landed with a low fuel light is much easier than explaining why you had to auto with no fuel!!
3, The Fuel you left in the tanker is as useless as the survival kit you left in the crew room, and that flight following you could not bother to arrange.
2, Treat the "low fuel" warning light as a "land now" light. Especially if it is unexpected. Just because you should still have fuel, does not mean you really do!!!
Note:
-Explaining to the boss why you landed with a low fuel light is much easier than explaining why you had to auto with no fuel!!
3, The Fuel you left in the tanker is as useless as the survival kit you left in the crew room, and that flight following you could not bother to arrange.
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T/R Failures
For MickJoe and any others that are especially interested ... unhappily I've suffered three T/R failures ... in 14,000 hrs tho' ... (one in hover so it hardly counts) and on request I'd be happy to report in reasonable detail, the sequence of actions that enabled me to put the machines down without damage. Two occasions were Enstrom where the upgoing T/R blade intercepted the LH control cable which in one instance wrapped itself around the T/R swash plate to seize the transmission.
The first occasion was a simple T/R drive shaft that sheared. Quite a few instructors in the UK simulate the T/R fail condition quite well but for starters you can forget most of the advice handed out in manufacturers PFMs. A standard autorotation isn't likely to succeed.
DRK
The first occasion was a simple T/R drive shaft that sheared. Quite a few instructors in the UK simulate the T/R fail condition quite well but for starters you can forget most of the advice handed out in manufacturers PFMs. A standard autorotation isn't likely to succeed.
DRK