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Please ID the levers to the left of the collective. ( red,red,yellow,red )
Top black knob is cabin heat ? TIA |
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Originally Posted by TylerMonkesy
(Post 10081162)
Please ID the levers to the left of the collective . ( red,red,yellow,red )
Top black knob is cabin heat ? TIA Black knob: cabin heat long Red lever: rotor brake Yellow lever: throttle Smaller red lever partialy hidden under the collective: Fuel shut off. Guarded switch on the top left side of collective...I do not know. As an aside: For photo we used to use a miltary harness/vest for photo: It had 2 leg straps and one chest stap. All had "quick release" fittings as seen on some parachute harnesses. "Click, click, click" and you were free. Took a good briefing and a couple of dry runs to make sure the pax knew how to exit. The harness had a D ring at the back which was attached to the aircraft with a strap resembling a military parachute static line. Sorry can not post photo of one. |
Originally Posted by albatross
(Post 10081186)
Guarded switch on the top left side of collective...I do not know.
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Originally Posted by rotorrookie
(Post 10080910)
looks like Apical Tri-bag floats. It's a B2 right? with the throttle and cut-off lever on the floor, it happend in Greenland some 15 years ago during photo flight that a camera strap got wrapped around the cut-off lever and when the photographer pulled his his camera up to take photos he cut off the engine.
Passenger's bag being looked at as possible cause of deadly East River helicopter crash |
Originally Posted by albatross
(Post 10081186)
From top of photo to bottom
Yellow lever: throttle Guarded switch on the top left side of collective...I do not know. Guarded switch is the Hydraulic cut off switch. Based upon everything I have seen and heard: This was a photo shoot with FlyNyon, which is a tour specifically with doors off and people harnessed in to the floor. No the passengers do not wear immersion suits. It appears thee front right float did not inflate fully, causing the right roll. Yes you will still have some rotation of the blades even after full pitch pull in an autorotational flare. Flat light, over calm water, looked to me like a good auto, maybe mis-judged the attitude at the end a bit is all. |
albatross
Smaller red lever partialy hidden under the collective: Fuel shut off. |
Originally Posted by chopjock
(Post 10081201)
albatross
Does photo show this in run or shut off position? |
Originally Posted by chopjock
(Post 10081201)
albatross
Does photo show this in run or shut off position? That is the run position. Pull up to shut off fuel. ( in all my Astar time I can not recall ever using it ) Throttle or "Fuel FLow Control Lever" (yellow) is in the off position. |
Originally Posted by Thomas coupling
(Post 10081045)
I accept the pilot was 'busy' during the engine off ...
On a different note: In my eyes these open door joy rides with tethered tourists dangling out of the aircraft don't meet my understanding of the following pre-take off checklist item: No loose objects in the cockpit |
Its wired with thin brass wire in the open pos like it is on the picture,
note! most B2's do not have this screen between the center controls and passenger seat installed |
Originally Posted by Gordy
(Post 10081204)
It is wire tied in the cut off position. My guess is that if indeed a bag shut off the engine it was the FFCL not the fuel cut off lever that was moved.
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The impact looks very survivable, even if one isn't strapped into a seat, so the lack of safety equipment may become a big issue when the lawsuits start flying.
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Originally Posted by Nubian
(Post 10081195)
HYD cut-off switch.
We had the switch recessed in the top end of the collective. Is the switch Fwd the "On" position? Push back for HYD CUT-OFF? If so I think it is a lttle back asswards. Reverse the switch and guard so you could just push it fwd with your thumb to activate Hyd Cut-Off while keeping your hand on the collective. That is grinding the coffee a little too fine however. Had a couple of Hyd fails in the 350.. immediate action...shut off that darn horn so you could think! LOL Also finding it strange folks saying the aircraft has unacceptable outo rotational characteristics ..we normally did full ons in yearly training. Zero speed touch downs were easy. |
Flat light, over calm water, looked to me like a good auto, maybe mis-judged the attitude at the end a bit is all. |
Originally Posted by albatross
(Post 10081225)
Is the switch Fwd the "On" position? Push back for HYD CUT-OFF?
Had a couple of Hyd fails in the 350.. immediate action...shut off that darn horn so you could think! LOL |
Originally Posted by rotornut
(Post 10081228)
He didn't flare so I agree that he probably misjudged his altitude over the water. I understand from float plane pilots that it's very difficult to accurately judge your height when landing on water, more so when it's dark.
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Originally Posted by rotornut
(Post 10081228)
He didn't flare so I agree that he probably misjudged his altitude over the water. I understand from float plane pilots that it's very difficult to accurately judge your height when landing on water, more so when it's dark.
We flew fixed rpm , low rate of descent , until you touched water or ran out of lake. Watch the horizon or tree line , looking down is useless. |
Originally Posted by rotornut
(Post 10081228)
He didn't flare
Scroll down for both videos HERE. |
Originally Posted by WillyPete
(Post 10080867)
Does this screen grab look like the front stbd float was not inflated or at least semi-detached?
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