Anyone flown (or fly) the Huey?
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From: Downeast
I swapped hats with that rascal....had to take his in four sizes to get it snug enough. Calls himself a helicopter pilot.....BAH!
Do lock up your wife, daughters, rubbish bins, and canines when he is about!
Do lock up your wife, daughters, rubbish bins, and canines when he is about!
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From: Abu Dhabi
To Huey drivers:
Download this clip
http://www.huey.co.uk/downloads/seattle2350.mpg
What is the red light in minute 0:50
Download this clip
http://www.huey.co.uk/downloads/seattle2350.mpg
What is the red light in minute 0:50
Avoid imitations
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From: Wandering the FIR and cyberspace often at highly unsociable times
G-HUEY had a bit of a chequered history, I believe, during it's time in UK. First, it was bent in transit by the Navy who stuffed it into a low bridge on the back of a low-loader and then rebuilt using loaned parts and flown on behalf of a well-known UK military charity. After being successfully campaigned on the display circuit in the late 1980s it was then allegedly sold in mysterious circumstances although many of the mechanical parts, possibly all of it, did not actually belong to said vendors!
As for young Airey - I wondered where he had got to. Last time we flew together it was 6,000 miles further east. Has he still got the tandem?
As for young Airey - I wondered where he had got to. Last time we flew together it was 6,000 miles further east. Has he still got the tandem?
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inside the huey cockpit
i dunno if you've all seen this. a 360 degree view of inside of a huey cockpit.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/interact/qtvr...ages/hueyB.mov
http://www.nasm.si.edu/interact/qtvr...ages/hueyB.mov
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From: Great South East, tired and retired
Interesting effect.
Couple of points, though:
* Why call it a HueyB when it is a D or H?
* Why go to the effort of patching in the scenery to make it look like it is flying, when there is nobody flying it and the engine is not running?
Wish I had the software to do the stitching, there seem to be no limits to digital magic these days.
Couple of points, though:
* Why call it a HueyB when it is a D or H?
* Why go to the effort of patching in the scenery to make it look like it is flying, when there is nobody flying it and the engine is not running?
Wish I had the software to do the stitching, there seem to be no limits to digital magic these days.
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From: Downeast
London Helicopters....Redhill Tower
Spent two days at Redhill getting a Vietnam Veteran Huey in the air. Want to take a minute to brag about the warm and friendly folks at London Helicopters and in the Redhill Control Tower. The experience was the best I have had in a very long time....everyone that we ran into went the extra mile in assisting us with our project and deserve a great big THANK YOU!
The aircraft is at its new home.....one very happy owner....beautiful helicopter....made news at our fuel stop enroute to the house. If you hear that unique Huey sound coming your way.....come visit....we will be glad to show her off to you.
To the Redhill folks....Thanks!
The aircraft is at its new home.....one very happy owner....beautiful helicopter....made news at our fuel stop enroute to the house. If you hear that unique Huey sound coming your way.....come visit....we will be glad to show her off to you.
To the Redhill folks....Thanks!
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From: Downeast
Tears....
NEO....
No tears really...but it did bring back a lot of very pleasant memories of people and events from the old times....yes...lots of memories. Visit to the Bell, Dog and Duck...stayed at Crab Hill Farm B&B....a very nice pig farm on the edge of the aerodrome. Lots of nice helicopters...pleasant people....good experience by any criteria.
Only tears were in other folks eyes....airline lost my baggage for four days....was down to swapping undies with my colleague if one more day went by.
Route of flight took us north of Redhill...Guilford...Oxford...fuelled at Wolverhampton....got our piccies took by the paper....then to Blackpool.
A US Army Huey with door guns does stand out from most other helicopters for some reason.
No tears really...but it did bring back a lot of very pleasant memories of people and events from the old times....yes...lots of memories. Visit to the Bell, Dog and Duck...stayed at Crab Hill Farm B&B....a very nice pig farm on the edge of the aerodrome. Lots of nice helicopters...pleasant people....good experience by any criteria.
Only tears were in other folks eyes....airline lost my baggage for four days....was down to swapping undies with my colleague if one more day went by.
Route of flight took us north of Redhill...Guilford...Oxford...fuelled at Wolverhampton....got our piccies took by the paper....then to Blackpool.
A US Army Huey with door guns does stand out from most other helicopters for some reason.
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From: London
SAS
I saw that Huey at the week-end, what a beast!
I wish I'd know it was you piloting, Iwalked straight past you Saturday morning, I would have come and said hallo.
It amused me that the owner has 2 fake guns mounted either side, I heard from someone at Redhill that you used to fly those with real guns on.
H.
I saw that Huey at the week-end, what a beast!
I wish I'd know it was you piloting, Iwalked straight past you Saturday morning, I would have come and said hallo.
It amused me that the owner has 2 fake guns mounted either side, I heard from someone at Redhill that you used to fly those with real guns on.
H.
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Sasless
I wish i'd known it was you, I've got mobile phone quality video of the first start on Friday (I know i need to get out more).
TFS does he need to check his pockets coz I'm a scouser ?
Only saw the first couple of circuits on Friday and could hear it even over the noise of the 206 I was when leaving for shoreham on Friday afternoon.
You are quite correct, the ATC boys @ Redhill are brilliant, I owe them a few beers myself.
V.
I wish i'd known it was you, I've got mobile phone quality video of the first start on Friday (I know i need to get out more).
TFS does he need to check his pockets coz I'm a scouser ?
Only saw the first couple of circuits on Friday and could hear it even over the noise of the 206 I was when leaving for shoreham on Friday afternoon.
You are quite correct, the ATC boys @ Redhill are brilliant, I owe them a few beers myself.
V.
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From: Downeast
Will get some pics posted....some can be seen at the web site www.huey.co.uk . Sunday flight to the Lake District....nice visit with a fellow who has a Lightning Cockpit....with all the gauges...seat....parachute.
Yes...tis true I shot guns from a Huey....got shot at too. That's the way of two way rifle ranges.
Plans now to be in Redhill on the 14th for the airshow with the Huey.
Yes...tis true I shot guns from a Huey....got shot at too. That's the way of two way rifle ranges.
Plans now to be in Redhill on the 14th for the airshow with the Huey.
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From: South of the North Pole
FAA or CAA register?
SASless. From the owners website www.huey.co.uk he is targetting this to be CAA-registered as G-UHIH ("adapted" as UH1H for effect on the site, I see!) - but on checking the CAA register site, that is not yet current. Over in FAA land, they still have the aircraft as N41574.
So, is this going to be operated on the airshow circuit on the N register, and are there any problems with that? Does it "just" need a display rating, or are the hurdles more numerous operating on the N register?
By my reckoning, we are very close to 100 non-G reg helicopters based in the UK now... And given the CAA's increasing vigilance in this area (mutters of lost revenue...) there are some people in the fixed wing fraternity already frightened off and putting their trusty steeds onto the CAA register.
So, is this going to be operated on the airshow circuit on the N register, and are there any problems with that? Does it "just" need a display rating, or are the hurdles more numerous operating on the N register?
By my reckoning, we are very close to 100 non-G reg helicopters based in the UK now... And given the CAA's increasing vigilance in this area (mutters of lost revenue...) there are some people in the fixed wing fraternity already frightened off and putting their trusty steeds onto the CAA register.
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From: Downeast
UK registry is in process and is proceeding nicely....operating under the FAA registration is merely an interim measure until all the paperwork and requirements are completed for the UK. That should be done with shortly.