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Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2009, 22:27
Replies: 6
Views: 1,943
Posted By mylesdw

Test Pilot for a Day

Thought you guys might be interested in this

Be a Jetpack Test Pilot! for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=241949490)

running on TradeMe in...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2008, 19:42
Replies: 500
Views: 124,611
Posted By mylesdw

Loach: on a general note, if I were doing my...

Loach: on a general note, if I were doing my PPL(H) again I would definitely seek out an older more experienced instructor. I did my training at High Wycombe and although neither were my instructor,...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2008, 19:36
Replies: 19
Views: 3,179
Posted By mylesdw

“On Jan. 28, an EH-101 suffered a cracked...

“On Jan. 28, an EH-101 suffered a cracked crankshaft in one of its three engines, which forced it to make an emergency landing at Billund Airport"

So which of the EH-101's three engines comes...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Feb 2008, 18:20
Replies: 33
Views: 4,309
Posted By mylesdw

Never really thought about helicopters at all...

Never really thought about helicopters at all until I went to work for a company in Newbury that had one. We used it to go and visit customers, make service calls and so on. After the first ride I...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jan 2008, 22:28
Replies: 501
Views: 162,864
Posted By mylesdw

Le Manoir aux Quatre Saisons in Great Milton: ...

Le Manoir aux Quatre Saisons in Great Milton:

"Helicopters by prior arrangement (a nominal landing fee is charged for use of this service)."
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jan 2008, 19:55
Replies: 163
Views: 18,987
Posted By mylesdw

whirlybird: That's an interesting story but you...

whirlybird: That's an interesting story but you say that your 100+ PPL wanted to go commercial. How would his slow progress effect his job prospects? Would a prospective employer see it as a...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2008, 19:46
Replies: 39
Views: 6,457
Posted By mylesdw

There used to be a Jaguar running around...

There used to be a Jaguar running around Henley-on-Thames with 150BEL and another car with RAD10 1.

I once saw a taxi with 130LOX which I rather liked and a very smart Transit van belonging to a...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jan 2008, 18:45
Replies: 163
Views: 18,987
Posted By mylesdw

K77: As you say, the costs are huge and they...

K77: As you say, the costs are huge and they certainly don't stop when you get your licence. If you want to take a craft out for the odd day for the fun of it, especially with passengers, I would...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Jan 2008, 00:02
Replies: 28
Views: 3,018
Posted By mylesdw

When I was doing my PPL I found the radio work...

When I was doing my PPL I found the radio work one of the most difficult areas. I would carefully study the book and listen to the tapes until I was pretty sure I knew what I should say and what the...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 23:25
Replies: 164
Views: 46,664
Posted By mylesdw

I think this pilot has appeared on YouTube...

I think this pilot has appeared on YouTube before; listen very carefully and you might be able to hear:

"Hogg! Hogg! get away from that thang!"

Seems like good old Hogg has pretty much got...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 23:11
Replies: 3
Views: 989
Posted By mylesdw

Thanks B73, that's the fellow; looks like he has...

Thanks B73, that's the fellow; looks like he has moved buildings at Booker.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 20:51
Replies: 3
Views: 989
Posted By mylesdw

Bingo! Thank you very much.

Bingo! Thank you very much.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 20:06
Replies: 164
Views: 46,664
Posted By mylesdw

Perhaps the pilot had not flown a 4/5 seat craft...

Perhaps the pilot had not flown a 4/5 seat craft before?
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Dec 2007, 19:56
Replies: 3
Views: 989
Posted By mylesdw

Trying to remember a name

I wondered whether anyone could help me recall the name of an instructor I flew with a couple of times; must be old age or something I should know it but I can't find it in my head!

Clues :
...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2007, 18:11
Replies: 11
Views: 2,043
Posted By mylesdw

Lynx at Rochester Today doing Loop's Doing...

Lynx at Rochester Today doing Loop's

Doing loop's what?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2007, 21:09
Replies: 14
Views: 2,024
Posted By mylesdw

I did hear tell of a chap who flew/flies a Cessna...

I did hear tell of a chap who flew/flies a Cessna out of a farm strip near Reading, Berkshire. No licence of any kind, just reckoned not to get in anybody's way and not to use the radio at all!...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Sep 2007, 02:19
Replies: 5
Views: 1,850
Posted By mylesdw

Sounds fun and looks like a nice tidy little...

Sounds fun and looks like a nice tidy little craft. I reckon the small print is that the maintenance is re-negotiated after 2008 which is when the expensive 500 hour components will start to crop up.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2007, 21:58
Replies: 47
Views: 7,010
Posted By mylesdw

The school I learned with had a policy that...

The school I learned with had a policy that no-one went solo before 20 hours and for me that was just about right; I felt ready and it was an enjoyable experience.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Sep 2007, 01:04
Replies: 56
Views: 15,399
Posted By mylesdw

Wow! 8 eight helis and 25 containers of spares...

Wow! 8 eight helis and 25 containers of spares would keep me amused for ages but my wife would be a bit cross if I brought them home!

Can anyone point me at the original threads about these NZ...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2007, 21:03
Replies: 501
Views: 162,864
Posted By mylesdw

Flew into the Selsdon Park Hotel years ago, near...

Flew into the Selsdon Park Hotel years ago, near Purley. No charge for landing and they sent a couple of staff down to carry our bags.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2007, 21:01
Replies: 0
Views: 1,766
Posted By mylesdw

What went wrong in this video?

Hi Folks,
I just wondered whether anyone would care to comment about what goes wrong in the video of an AS355 falling into the sea. Usually these videos are tagged with something like "AS355...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2007, 21:01
Replies: 53
Views: 5,422
Posted By mylesdw

Rushes: Fair comment. The vortex ring thing was...

Rushes: Fair comment. The vortex ring thing was because I said that I had not really felt much difference when my instructor first demonstrated it to me. I wanted to know what it felt like, rather...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2007, 04:07
Replies: 53
Views: 5,422
Posted By mylesdw

HiHover: I like your questions and I think, as...

HiHover: I like your questions and I think, as you say, that the the first is difficult to quantify. Your list of sylabus items sounds good too.

When I was learning I had a young low hours...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2007, 18:27
Replies: 62
Views: 15,987
Posted By mylesdw

tecpilot: if you look very carefully at the video...

tecpilot: if you look very carefully at the video when the stricken machine first comes into view there is some debris falling to earth and the rear tail-boom section is still attached. The falling...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2007, 23:29
Replies: 62
Views: 15,987
Posted By mylesdw

Nick Lappos made the interesting comment that if...

Nick Lappos made the interesting comment that if the pilot had removed power quickly things might have ended up better; it does appear from the video that there are quite a few seconds before the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Feb 2007, 18:43
Replies: 47
Views: 10,097
Posted By mylesdw

G-MADY: vortex ring? not a chance, you have to...

G-MADY: vortex ring? not a chance, you have to have power on to get that. Anyway, it's just a silly idea you'd hit the ground before you'd even found the checklist!
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2007, 01:52
Replies: 39
Views: 5,720
Posted By mylesdw

Hummingfrog: Enjoyed your story a lot! Can you...

Hummingfrog: Enjoyed your story a lot! Can you explain the secrecy thing about the 'O' place in Hampshire? I went to boarding school near there in the 70s and have powerful memories of you folk...
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