r22 maneuverability?
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From: Ireland
r22 maneuverability?
Was watching a documentary on tv a while back about guys in australia using 22s for moving cattle.
they were doing some pretty cool maneuvers in them, but I was wondering about mast bumping in 22, would the maneuvers they were doing not cause mast bumping, or be close to do doing so?
they were doing some pretty cool maneuvers in them, but I was wondering about mast bumping in 22, would the maneuvers they were doing not cause mast bumping, or be close to do doing so?
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From: Ireland
Well JAFO what do you say to that?--- where did you go- JAFO-- I guess heliringer has put a perspective on that ! What? Pilots showing off, I would never have thought.
In your defense JAFO I don't think it was a completely of the wall question. Sure -- Keep it loaded and you won't bump the mast-- but will it be alright ? I think the problem "keeping it loaded" in these circumstances could lead to overloading -
Has this ever happened?
TF
In your defense JAFO I don't think it was a completely of the wall question. Sure -- Keep it loaded and you won't bump the mast-- but will it be alright ? I think the problem "keeping it loaded" in these circumstances could lead to overloading -
Has this ever happened?
TF
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From: AUS
The operators that specialise in this type of work genarally pay their pilots an hourly rate for hours flown and often a "no crash bonus" at the end of the season of say an extra $10 per hour for every hour flown during the season providing the pilot doesn't roll one up. Wreck one and no bonus for you. That should give you some idea of how the aircraft are flown.
The company I worked for lost about one per year with the causes being, tail rotor strikes (quite common to flare to low and put the tail into the scrub), overpitching, water in fuel (drums)' mag failures low level. In my time there no accident was caused by mast bumping.
The company I worked for lost about one per year with the causes being, tail rotor strikes (quite common to flare to low and put the tail into the scrub), overpitching, water in fuel (drums)' mag failures low level. In my time there no accident was caused by mast bumping.
