Second crash R66 South Dakota
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Hello, I'll throw in my input for you guys:
I've been flying a R66 for a few months now, logged in about 75hrs so far, great machine, but I'll tell you flying solo and light weight is a bit tricky specially in turbulent air (thermals, windy, etc, etc) those bigger blades will give you a nice glide but you might not want that when you're light... hehe, so what I do when I'm solo? I just fly at no more than 60% torque that will not give me more than 100 kts.. they'd better wait... but I'll be there
I've been flying a R66 for a few months now, logged in about 75hrs so far, great machine, but I'll tell you flying solo and light weight is a bit tricky specially in turbulent air (thermals, windy, etc, etc) those bigger blades will give you a nice glide but you might not want that when you're light... hehe, so what I do when I'm solo? I just fly at no more than 60% torque that will not give me more than 100 kts.. they'd better wait... but I'll be there
Interesting you say that Soave Pilot. I doubt I will ever get to fly the R66 but even myself in the R44 solo, especially with not a lot of fuel on a windy day could get exciting, I always prefered at least one passenger (victim) to bring along to help smooth out the bumps !
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Mast bumping, semi-rigid rotors, Robinsons...
Mast bumping is a nasty thing, no doubt. Considering the thousands and thousands of hours helicopters with semi-rigid rotors, they must be flown within their design envelope, or you will lose your mast and rotor. With the AH-1S Cobra, we would do RTT's (Return To Target) maneuvers and learned to keep that rotor loaded. Same with the Huey and B-206's.
Can't say what happened to those R-66's that crashed, but I would not try anything different from normal take-offs, landings and standard maneuvers. In the BO-105LS (same thing that Red Bull uses in their airshows), you had 1000 HP. When light, it would leap off the ground. Of course, in that aircraft, you could transition from a rapid ascent to straight and level without getting into mast bumping (rigid rotor). My point? respect the aircraft and know your limitations. We need to let the full investigation be completed before we jump to conclusions. Hopefully, the truth will provide either guidance or wisdom (whether to fly one/buy one?).
Fly safe
Can't say what happened to those R-66's that crashed, but I would not try anything different from normal take-offs, landings and standard maneuvers. In the BO-105LS (same thing that Red Bull uses in their airshows), you had 1000 HP. When light, it would leap off the ground. Of course, in that aircraft, you could transition from a rapid ascent to straight and level without getting into mast bumping (rigid rotor). My point? respect the aircraft and know your limitations. We need to let the full investigation be completed before we jump to conclusions. Hopefully, the truth will provide either guidance or wisdom (whether to fly one/buy one?).
Fly safe
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