AS350 mystery switch?
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AS350 mystery switch?
Hi everyone
I was flying a AS350 today and itīs been awhile since last time.
On the center pedestal there was a switch marked in French and I can for the life of me not remember what it does.
Itīs on the bottom right. Next switch to the left of "float release". Anyone know what it is?
I was flying a AS350 today and itīs been awhile since last time.
On the center pedestal there was a switch marked in French and I can for the life of me not remember what it does.
Itīs on the bottom right. Next switch to the left of "float release". Anyone know what it is?
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Originally Posted by aesir
Just a bunch of letters scrambled together that made no sense to me
Nah. French actually makes a bit of sense.
It must've been one of those rare POLISH squirrels:
One of our Polish Rotorheads went to renew his CPL(H).
First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test. The optician showed him a card with the letters:
'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.'
"Can you read this?" the optician asked.
"Read it?" the Polish guy replied, "I know the guy."
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Here is a little video of our flight today with pictures of the switch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjsMHxeNAyY
Nice day for flying. The aircraft is a 1999 AS350B2 owned by Northair Inc in Iceland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjsMHxeNAyY
Nice day for flying. The aircraft is a 1999 AS350B2 owned by Northair Inc in Iceland.
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Actually I was doing training for AS350 type rating renewal on the guy in RH seat 
I thought it would be a good idea to know what the darn switch was for in case he would ask 
Been awhile since I flown the B2 (3yrs) only flown the B3 a very few hours last couple of years.
Yeahh... its a tough job, but someone has to do it
I thought it would be a good idea to know what the darn switch was for in case he would ask Been awhile since I flown the B2 (3yrs) only flown the B3 a very few hours last couple of years.
Yeahh... its a tough job, but someone has to do it
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Hi-jacked...
IHL
The Icelandic Coast Guard has 2 Super Puma's L1 and 2 Dauphin's. I believe one of them is an old N while the other is N2.
The Helicopter Service of Iceland has a Long Ranger and a Schweizer 300C.
Air North has a Jet Ranger, a Dauphin N and an AS 350B2.
My company has one Schweizer 300C.
One nice looking Rotorway Exec in flyable condition and I think there is at least one more hidden somewhere in a garage in Reykjavik.
There is an AS350B3 here on the G register owned by an Icelander, G-ORRI, and has been flying around here this summer.
10 Ice registered helicopters and one Rotorway
IHL
The Icelandic Coast Guard has 2 Super Puma's L1 and 2 Dauphin's. I believe one of them is an old N while the other is N2.
The Helicopter Service of Iceland has a Long Ranger and a Schweizer 300C.
Air North has a Jet Ranger, a Dauphin N and an AS 350B2.
My company has one Schweizer 300C.
One nice looking Rotorway Exec in flyable condition and I think there is at least one more hidden somewhere in a garage in Reykjavik.
There is an AS350B3 here on the G register owned by an Icelander, G-ORRI, and has been flying around here this summer.
10 Ice registered helicopters and one Rotorway
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I confirm it means "mirror deicing".
So typical from eurocopter, everything in french. I remember being in Marignane for some new 332s, delivery was delayed by 2 weeks due to labels not in english but french !!!
But this is a common mistake from customers, check well your aircraft before accepting it. Most of the time people are so in a rush for the delivery, that they forget to check small things like this...
fly safe
So typical from eurocopter, everything in french. I remember being in Marignane for some new 332s, delivery was delayed by 2 weeks due to labels not in english but french !!!
But this is a common mistake from customers, check well your aircraft before accepting it. Most of the time people are so in a rush for the delivery, that they forget to check small things like this...
fly safe