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Forum: Private Flying
4th Mar 2024, 00:37
Replies: 201
Views: 169,702
Posted By tcamiga

2200 NM in a Bell47G helicopter

2015 - Chased the wind and did it in 4 days

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1620x1215/normal_cruise_copy_f26032ad8d8894a93d7a8a8eb4785042c7bcd472.jpg
Normal cruise with tail...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Dec 2023, 21:53
Replies: 1,610
Views: 440,858
Posted By tcamiga

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1408/carb_icing1_80537c03db84b4046efeb84d056f681a2a8134c6.jpg
Piston engine Carb ice 1...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Nov 2023, 05:58
Replies: 44
Views: 7,599
Posted By tcamiga

Interesting post. My two bobs worth as am now...

Interesting post. My two bobs worth as am now still flying as a CPLH about 200 hrs a year at 75 as passing medicals and enjoying it as much as when the adventure started in 1968.

No apparent...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2023, 22:04
Replies: 5
Views: 1,286
Posted By tcamiga

Corsair

I had heard - but not sure if accurate - that Snow Gatehouse flew the Corsair at the end of WW2 and that some wag had put a couple of bits of 4 x 4 wood on the rudder pedals to help Snow reach them...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jul 2023, 23:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,018
Posted By tcamiga

One of My favourites

Lots of time in that old girl and she never let me down - so sad to stumble upon it at the Caloundra Museum.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2023, 03:46
Replies: 2
Views: 1,514
Posted By tcamiga

Napier Gazelle

The big downsizing of the old Adobe is happening and have found a 1962 RR Aero-Engine School Napier Gazelle engine course notes manual in really good nick stuck way back in the archives of stuff that...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Nov 2022, 00:30
Replies: 22
Views: 5,011
Posted By tcamiga

A bit of a breeze helps - GPs has 96 KTs :) ...

A bit of a breeze helps - GPs has 96 KTs :)




https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1274x1529/screenshot_2022_11_27_112835_c3e89e1f84a48f81b190a4fc55f51076a729eaf2.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd May 2022, 22:31
Replies: 7
Views: 1,890
Posted By tcamiga

HP - Sometimes "Old" is better as any op is...

HP - Sometimes "Old" is better as any op is Horses for Courses.
A good B47G 3B1 will work reliably and well for you at 7 K DA whereas you will be working a lot harder with the 300C. Just remember...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2022, 01:17
Replies: 25
Views: 3,237
Posted By tcamiga

"The Bell 47 was an example of a manufacturer...

"The Bell 47 was an example of a manufacturer dealing with this issue.
They were modified by the addition of a controllable elevator coupled to the fore and aft cyclic.
I seem to recollect that...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2022, 07:49
Replies: 58
Views: 20,552
Posted By tcamiga

Agree with Robbiee. First - RIP to the crew,...

Agree with Robbiee.

First - RIP to the crew, professional investigation in time will tell what actually occurred - but we all wish it had never happened.

To add my bit to the conversation - I...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jun 2015, 09:43
Replies: 5
Views: 3,902
Posted By tcamiga

Ian Paull

One of Australia's best known helicopter pilots has decided its time to hang up his commercial flying helmet and enjoy a few beers.

Today was a memorable day at Airwork Caboolture.

If the...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
16th Dec 2013, 20:24
Replies: 7
Views: 3,232
Posted By tcamiga

Wink instead of mowing the lawn

Who wants to waste time mowing the lawn?

This is a REAl lawnmower: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3vLmm5tC8

TC
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2013, 19:44
Replies: 112
Views: 64,060
Posted By tcamiga

WBG in India

Hi WBG

Have flown ag work spraying in India - but not crop dusting.

There's a lot more to spraying than knowing about boom width - especially with the density altitude in some areas.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Sep 2013, 02:07
Replies: 19
Views: 6,841
Posted By tcamiga

Couldn't help but bite on this one. The...

Couldn't help but bite on this one.

The CH7Bt (basically a single seat version of the CH7Tandem) is going great guns in OZ.

Rotor Research Australian, New Zealand and India Distributor Cicare...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Aug 2006, 22:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,300
Posted By tcamiga

Has this happened to you?

In the early seventies Prince joined the team at a cost of about $1000. This black Lab pooch (crossed with something else which must have been a pointer) was worth his weight in gold when skimming...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2006, 10:11
Replies: 8
Views: 1,940
Posted By tcamiga

Only in OZ 2

I'll float a few up here over the next couple of weeks as I get time. Enjoy

The wet season (monsoon) in '89 up in the Northern Territory was really steamy. Those who have been there know that 45...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2006, 07:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,940
Posted By tcamiga

Stories from OZ

Many, many moons ago I stopped for a couple of days helping out with some mustering in the Hughenden area of Queensland (OZ). Hughenden is inland, very hot, very dry and has an airport a couple of...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2006, 19:46
Replies: 14
Views: 1,959
Posted By tcamiga

carb heat

My two bobs worth:

have a look here: http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au/carbheat.htm

Tc
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2006, 20:31
Replies: 27
Views: 4,769
Posted By tcamiga

The Hiller collective "creep" is related to the...

The Hiller collective "creep" is related to the AUW at the time and how the well the particular machine is rigged. The collective spring bungee on the firewall has a lot of input into which way the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Feb 2006, 10:47
Replies: 17
Views: 4,693
Posted By tcamiga

wires 'n oz

It costs the power companies too much - put the extra windage on the lines and they may have to put stronger wires/towers in Cyclone rated areas.

plus

Oz standards say the only place to be...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Feb 2006, 10:27
Replies: 7
Views: 1,919
Posted By tcamiga

rotorway

best info place is here:

http://www.rotorwayownersgroup.com/

tc
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jan 2006, 09:04
Replies: 99
Views: 24,470
Posted By tcamiga

Hiller 12E

Anyone interested in Hiller Pilot notes click http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au/hiller12e.htm

Tc
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Sep 2005, 10:52
Replies: 30
Views: 6,327
Posted By tcamiga

Why don't we take this thread a bit further for...

Why don't we take this thread a bit further for the benefit of any newbie pilots who may want to think about sortie preparation.

Utilising the the empty weight of an R22 that you R familiar with...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2005, 22:55
Replies: 30
Views: 6,327
Posted By tcamiga

Bigruss I'm thinking we know each other from...

Bigruss

I'm thinking we know each other from "way back".

For those unfamiliar with the period of time mentioned by bigruss and just to add my 2 bob's worth about the feral animal culls - the...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2005, 12:10
Replies: 25
Views: 3,073
Posted By tcamiga

Hi TeeS No probs about the question. We...

Hi TeeS

No probs about the question.

We were routinely doing up to 30 or 40 and sometimes 50 EOL's to the ground each day.

The application of Full Carb heat was to keep as much heat as we...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2005, 10:12
Replies: 25
Views: 3,073
Posted By tcamiga

auto

Just checking - you lot are a bit slow - it should have been "I never use collective in the flare"
in my last post.
http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2005, 06:47
Replies: 25
Views: 3,073
Posted By tcamiga

autos

A rotor disc is a rotor disc - I taught this manouver for years to all students in the R22 and 47.

Using the rule of thumb of 400 ft for every 90 degrees of turn in the R22, the question was...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd May 2005, 07:15
Replies: 1,505
Views: 562,424
Posted By tcamiga

The R44 is a slightly different kettle of fish...

The R44 is a slightly different kettle of fish than the R22 when discussing leaning procedures as the R22 is considered a low power engine.

However - both engines can be leaned - from rich to...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2005, 19:42
Replies: 5
Views: 1,449
Posted By tcamiga

videos

and more:
http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au/helisafetytcpubs.htm
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2005, 09:21
Replies: 1,983
Views: 214,980
Posted By tcamiga

R22

Have just joined the forums - interesting stuff.

Have a dekko here to see the busted R22 blades:

http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au/auspage1.htm
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2005, 09:21
Replies: 2,217
Views: 299,830
Posted By tcamiga

R22

Have just joined the forums - interesting stuff.

Have a dekko here to see the busted R22 blades:

http://brumbyhelicopters.com.au/auspage1.htm
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