"Why Robinson helicopters seem to have a bad habit of crashing"
The latest US versions of the POH are always on the Robinson website. The latest POH for both the Raven and Raven II do not include the information you reference in either the limitations or normal procedures sections. The latest POH is always the most correct version unless perhaps you have not complied with an AD.
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SN-29 Airplane Pilots High Risk When Flying Helicopters
Or....should Robinson have considered the training those Airplane Pilots are getting when being taught to be Helicopter Pilots?
I don't see a safety notice for Lawyers, Doctors, Dentists, and Wall Street Bankers being high risk when flying Heliicopters.
So why....pick on our Fixed Wing Brethren?
So Robinson has the inside scoop on Airplane Pilots do they?
Or....should Robinson have considered the training those Airplane Pilots are getting when being taught to be Helicopter Pilots?
I don't see a safety notice for Lawyers, Doctors, Dentists, and Wall Street Bankers being high risk when flying Heliicopters.
So why....pick on our Fixed Wing Brethren?
Or....should Robinson have considered the training those Airplane Pilots are getting when being taught to be Helicopter Pilots?
I don't see a safety notice for Lawyers, Doctors, Dentists, and Wall Street Bankers being high risk when flying Heliicopters.
So why....pick on our Fixed Wing Brethren?
https://robinsonheli.com/wp-content/...2/rhc_sn29.pdf
"Chickenhawk" as a reference.......oh come on....pull the other one will you!
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SASless,
As you are one of the guys with the „greatest knowledge“ on this forum you should be able to answer your own question about the plank pilots.
As for the list - you could use it on all other helicopters as well, as it only points out that often the problem is between the headset!
As you are one of the guys with the „greatest knowledge“ on this forum you should be able to answer your own question about the plank pilots.
As for the list - you could use it on all other helicopters as well, as it only points out that often the problem is between the headset!
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I recall my very first 3 hrs (dual) in an R22 fondly - steady 20kt winds - my first hover turn ended up somewhere far, far away from where it was initiated. Even flew them solo 25-30 gust 35 winds but they felt like they were going fall apart so I would just try not to stress the machine and mostly bob along uncomfortably. At the time also enjoyed windsurfing (the board and sail variety) and figured this helped - it certainly did with the plank. As I mentioned previously, the R22 is a doddle in fair weather but add a few bumps and it becomes a handful to fly but not impossible for the experienced (I guess now it is since they changed the rules).
After a number of years flying helicopters I went back and tried a plank and found I had a tendency to let the IAS drop off on short finals - but after 2 circuits I had that sorted and have never had that sensation ever again. It's no big deal.
After a number of years flying helicopters I went back and tried a plank and found I had a tendency to let the IAS drop off on short finals - but after 2 circuits I had that sorted and have never had that sensation ever again. It's no big deal.
Evil.....I have no monopoly on knowledge and experience as there is plenty of that amongst the many who attend this Forum.
I do enjoy asking questions to see if it might lead to a discussion that benefits those who might be benefited by that discussion.
Care to give us your view of why it is Robinson that has what appears to be an odd approach in the topics they choose for their Safety Notices?
I recall Bell did something similar when they invented the "LTE" thing when they were producing Helicopters with tail rotors that provided too little thrust.
Sikorsky did something similar when the S-58T had a thing called "Tail Rotor Buzz".
Airbus had done something about the Hydraulic system on the 350 as I recall.
But in those cases.....those "Safety Notices" applied to a single topic that was narrowly focused upon one thing.
Why does Robinson appear to be trying to imitate a Flight Safety Organization's scope of Safety Notices?
Did they see a need based upon incidents that occurred in their Helicopters.....or are they just trying to be proactive in advancing helicopter flight safety in general?
I do enjoy asking questions to see if it might lead to a discussion that benefits those who might be benefited by that discussion.
Care to give us your view of why it is Robinson that has what appears to be an odd approach in the topics they choose for their Safety Notices?
I recall Bell did something similar when they invented the "LTE" thing when they were producing Helicopters with tail rotors that provided too little thrust.
Sikorsky did something similar when the S-58T had a thing called "Tail Rotor Buzz".
Airbus had done something about the Hydraulic system on the 350 as I recall.
But in those cases.....those "Safety Notices" applied to a single topic that was narrowly focused upon one thing.
Why does Robinson appear to be trying to imitate a Flight Safety Organization's scope of Safety Notices?
Did they see a need based upon incidents that occurred in their Helicopters.....or are they just trying to be proactive in advancing helicopter flight safety in general?
Did they see a need based upon incidents that occurred in their Helicopters.....or are they just trying to be proactive in advancing helicopter flight safety in general?
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Many years ago I attended one of the early safety courses. It was apparent that that Frank was between a rock and a hard place. Before the R22, helicopters were too expensive for the average private pilot, and the ones that could afford were taught by mainly experienced ex military instructors. Suddenly, the R22 appeared and the users were low time pilots, training schools with low experience instructors, cattle herders, deer cullers and the like. This pretty much guaranteed a high accident rate and Frank was being sued left right and centre. The result was the safety courses and a blizzard of safety notices for survival of the company.
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SAS,
I never said you have a monopoly, I most of the time admire your experience. Itˋs only that sometimes you seem to forget your first sentence above yourself��. But I also often like your provocative responses. ��
As for the response - Megan beat me to it. But I would also add that it is the combination of the R construction with the lack of experience. I used to have ratings for the 22&44 and have flown them both commercially, by the way. If somebody asks me about Robbies I always respond - EVERY helicopter can be flown safely within its „frame“, but the Robbinson frame is far too small for me, nowadays!
Regarding the plank pilots I think what R means is that they have a tendency to dive away when you need to avoid something which means a pushover that is not healthy in Robbies.
I never said you have a monopoly, I most of the time admire your experience. Itˋs only that sometimes you seem to forget your first sentence above yourself��. But I also often like your provocative responses. ��
As for the response - Megan beat me to it. But I would also add that it is the combination of the R construction with the lack of experience. I used to have ratings for the 22&44 and have flown them both commercially, by the way. If somebody asks me about Robbies I always respond - EVERY helicopter can be flown safely within its „frame“, but the Robbinson frame is far too small for me, nowadays!
Regarding the plank pilots I think what R means is that they have a tendency to dive away when you need to avoid something which means a pushover that is not healthy in Robbies.
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"for unknown reasons, the rotor diverged from its normal plane of rotation and struck the side of the helicopter"...far too frequently seen in Robinson accident reports..a former Army acquaintance of mine who was considering getting involved in a flight school flew a demo flight in one...this guy with several tours in "Nam, and more as an instructor at FT Rucker...his assessment..."thats probably the worst helicopter a beginner could get his hands on"
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Many years ago I attended one of the early safety courses. It was apparent that that Frank was between a rock and a hard place. Before the R22, helicopters were too expensive for the average private pilot, and the ones that could afford were taught by mainly experienced ex military instructors. Suddenly, the R22 appeared and the users were low time pilots, training schools with low experience instructors, cattle herders, deer cullers and the like. This pretty much guaranteed a high accident rate and Frank was being sued left right and centre. The result was the safety courses and a blizzard of safety notices for survival of the company.
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"for unknown reasons, the rotor diverged from its normal plane of rotation and struck the side of the helicopter"...far too frequently seen in Robinson accident reports..a former Army acquaintance of mine who was considering getting involved in a flight school flew a demo flight in one...this guy with several tours in "Nam, and more as an instructor at FT Rucker...his assessment..."thats probably the worst helicopter a beginner could get his hands on"
So can most helicopters but not as frequently as does the Robinson variety......some like to remove the cockpit.
If you treat a Robinson properly, and stay within its envelope, preferably as far from the edges as you can, it does its job superbly.
Get to the edges and it can slip over the side fairly rapidly, and that is where the low-timers and the doctors come unstuck.
I first encountered the R22 after 7000 turbine rotary hours, and after the first flight I was feeling a bit deflated, this little flimsicopter was a real challenge with its twitchiness and speedy responses to inputs. But I had a couple of refreshing fizzy drinks that night, and the next day I wrung its little neck and it behaved for me forever after that. Well, not really forever, I stopped flying them back in 08.
Get to the edges and it can slip over the side fairly rapidly, and that is where the low-timers and the doctors come unstuck.
I first encountered the R22 after 7000 turbine rotary hours, and after the first flight I was feeling a bit deflated, this little flimsicopter was a real challenge with its twitchiness and speedy responses to inputs. But I had a couple of refreshing fizzy drinks that night, and the next day I wrung its little neck and it behaved for me forever after that. Well, not really forever, I stopped flying them back in 08.
