AS355 TwinStar
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Just over there....no there.
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Try ringing +49 2382 82082. they have just bought a B3 with good hours and I KNOW he always likes to sell his helicopters, nearly got a 212 rating until he sold them all from under me...drat!
Don't buy it too quick though, I might still get to fly it
Sorry, slip of the keyboard it\'s a B2 NOT a B3
Rick
Don't buy it too quick though, I might still get to fly it
Sorry, slip of the keyboard it\'s a B2 NOT a B3
Rick
Heli Union training center has a FNPT2 which is a fixed base sim featuring the cockpit of a Fennec - Twin Squirrel with Arrius engines.
Héli Union Training Center
Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie Champniers
16430 CHAMPNIERS FRANCE
Tél :33 05 45 90 33 30
Fax : 33 05 45 90 33 33
www.heli-union-training.com
Cheers
ATN
Héli Union Training Center
Aéroport d'Angoulême - Brie Champniers
16430 CHAMPNIERS FRANCE
Tél :33 05 45 90 33 30
Fax : 33 05 45 90 33 33
www.heli-union-training.com
Cheers
ATN
Squirrel tow bar
Mods, this is offered for free so I don't think it can count as an advert.
We have an A-frame towbar which is built to fit the Twin Squirrel; we no longer use that type so we want rid of it. It fits via pins to the jack-up handling wheels and the tow point is about a metre in front of the nose [it started life as an apprentice's project].
It's nowhere near as useful as the heli-lifts etc currently available....but it's free if you want to collect it, obviously UK only; it seems a shame to scrap it. I'm too short of time tonight to post a photo, so PM me if you're interested.
We have an A-frame towbar which is built to fit the Twin Squirrel; we no longer use that type so we want rid of it. It fits via pins to the jack-up handling wheels and the tow point is about a metre in front of the nose [it started life as an apprentice's project].
It's nowhere near as useful as the heli-lifts etc currently available....but it's free if you want to collect it, obviously UK only; it seems a shame to scrap it. I'm too short of time tonight to post a photo, so PM me if you're interested.
"Just a pilot"
AS350 blades, winds, and tiedown/braces
Would appreciate a Eurocopter citation for securing the rotor.
I'm having a technical disagreement- one party is concerned about the starflex, the other with the blades and the effect of unrestrained flapping. Specific issue- The blades must be immobilized, braced and tied above "x" windspeed (40 knots?)? Up to that point, autorotation is the only issue?
I believe this is addressed in the maintenance manual.
I'm having a technical disagreement- one party is concerned about the starflex, the other with the blades and the effect of unrestrained flapping. Specific issue- The blades must be immobilized, braced and tied above "x" windspeed (40 knots?)? Up to that point, autorotation is the only issue?
I believe this is addressed in the maintenance manual.
This is purely from memory, and I'm assuming the 350 limits are the same as the 355; beyond 20kts tie downs required, beyond 60kts hangarage is recommended. I could get you a maintenance manual reference in a few days if no-one else comes up with it.
I remember having several AS355 in for an overhaul and all the blades where scraped, because they where never tied down. I can only suggest to tie them down all the time.
Join Date: May 2000
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Squirrel Tie downs
I have never split a starfex head using tie-downs. Here is the method taught in Donouworth and Marsaille.
Tie the main rotor down at it's median point..ie leave it where it is when no wind is blowing, let it jerk all over the place all night, check it in the morning before you fly, 99 percent of the time it will be worth flying.
If you tie it down FFS don't drop it two inches as you might on a different head you will bust that starflex and that equals an expensive repair.
Para 2 applies to factory courses as taught on As350, As355, as365 and EC135.
Talk to the guys who design and build the things if you don't believe me.
I have been fixing these types for over 20 years,some just happen (no wind, no flex), some are engineer/pilot/handler lack of knowledge), most are avoidable.
Take care
4R
Tie the main rotor down at it's median point..ie leave it where it is when no wind is blowing, let it jerk all over the place all night, check it in the morning before you fly, 99 percent of the time it will be worth flying.
If you tie it down FFS don't drop it two inches as you might on a different head you will bust that starflex and that equals an expensive repair.
Para 2 applies to factory courses as taught on As350, As355, as365 and EC135.
Talk to the guys who design and build the things if you don't believe me.
I have been fixing these types for over 20 years,some just happen (no wind, no flex), some are engineer/pilot/handler lack of knowledge), most are avoidable.
Take care
4R
The Veloceraptor of Lounge Lizards
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: From here the view is lovely
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Eurocopter issued an alert telex on 9th June to inspect the right hand cabin anti-vibration damper. The inspection has been included in our Daily Mandatory Inspections. All the pilot does is drop the right hand side of the belly panel to check the damper. If it breaks it could foul the trim actuator. Our engineers showed us in a few minutes what to look for. No fuss, no drama, no grounding.