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Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2023, 16:52
Replies: 2
Views: 1,516
Posted By kevin_mayes

I have a suspicion that the Helicopter Museum in...

I have a suspicion that the Helicopter Museum in Weston has some engines, you could always post it there as a donation?

Cheers

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2022, 09:17
Replies: 51
Views: 4,295
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi Ned. Calendars arrived this morning -...

Hi Ned.

Calendars arrived this morning - thanks once again and have a Happy Christmas & New Year.

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2022, 13:33
Replies: 51
Views: 4,295
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi Ned. I can't comment on the "State of the...

Hi Ned.

I can't comment on the "State of the Business" as I'm purely a hobby flyer here in the UK with by Bell-47-G3-B1 registration G-CIGY but I work in the electronics and embedded software...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2022, 13:01
Replies: 3
Views: 807
Posted By kevin_mayes

Oh, and a really expensive bottle of wine....

Oh, and a really expensive bottle of wine....
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2022, 12:57
Replies: 3
Views: 807
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi Steve. Just on with CAA at the moment -...

Hi Steve.

Just on with CAA at the moment - although they are quoting a 30 day response time...
I've looked at the regs for me with SEP helicopter (Bell-47) as far as I can make out its good to go...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2020, 17:19
Replies: 33
Views: 5,319
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi Ned. Calendars arrived here in the UK...

Hi Ned.

Calendars arrived here in the UK this morning - thanks once again, have fun and stay safe...

Cheers

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Nov 2019, 10:45
Replies: 61
Views: 11,504
Posted By kevin_mayes

Got mine as well - thanks very much Kev.

Got mine as well - thanks very much

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2019, 14:41
Replies: 61
Views: 11,504
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi, Ned. Most memorable flight was simply...

Hi, Ned.

Most memorable flight was simply the first one hone with my new (err well 1965) Bell-47 G3B1 after a year or two of R44 stuff, I did the 5 hours required etc. and flew it hone - some 45...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2019, 09:50
Replies: 202
Views: 146,413
Posted By kevin_mayes

The secret lies in the shorted 24V tantalum...

The secret lies in the shorted 24V tantalum capacitor on the warning panel that was reported in the original thread - I mentioned this ages ago and got shot down...via PM. But to me that's the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2017, 06:48
Replies: 18
Views: 4,897
Posted By kevin_mayes

Way back in 2004 or was it 2005 I rang up the...

Way back in 2004 or was it 2005 I rang up the Brecon Beacons Parks HQ and asked for permission to land a chartered R44 on the edge of one of their car parks, to my amazement they said yes and...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2015, 20:57
Replies: 617
Views: 176,873
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi, G0ULI Yes, I understand what you are...

Hi, G0ULI

Yes, I understand what you are saying and I'm quite open minded about it, but most - actually all tantalum capacitors I've used are of the sintered design, making them actually quite...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2015, 11:37
Replies: 617
Views: 176,873
Posted By kevin_mayes

I still think it has more to do with the faulty...

I still think it has more to do with the faulty capacitor - drawing too much current and clobbering other systems.

I'll say it again, tantalum capacitors aren't usually damaged by g forces, they...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2015, 22:11
Replies: 617
Views: 176,873
Posted By kevin_mayes

Thats an interesting snippet in the report, page...

Thats an interesting snippet in the report, page 58 section 1.16.7 concerning the warning unit taking too much current (how much), it implies that a capacitor wasn't spec'd with a high enough working...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Jul 2015, 13:10
Replies: 65
Views: 14,076
Posted By kevin_mayes

Could you actually carry enough fuel to do that...

Could you actually carry enough fuel to do that distance in a 22 - even with the plastic cans in the front...?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2015, 09:12
Replies: 56
Views: 27,653
Posted By kevin_mayes

Morning chaps... Thinking slightly out of...

Morning chaps...

Thinking slightly out of the box here, but I assume in the certification process RK would have had to specify and demonstrate a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) in order for the...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2015, 12:41
Replies: 17
Views: 4,311
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hmmm... The trouble I see with the Robinson...

Hmmm...

The trouble I see with the Robinson governor is its kind of reactive, rather than pro-active.

I would have thought that a better option would be to change the software (if its not...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2011, 06:17
Replies: 41
Views: 10,168
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi, Chaps... A good example of "inside the...

Hi, Chaps...
A good example of "inside the curve" would be Octobers Calander picture?
Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2011, 15:44
Replies: 4
Views: 935
Posted By kevin_mayes

B47 - are you going...? My 47 back from aero...

B47 - are you going...? My 47 back from aero today and I've got 50 hours to burn off before the C of A on Nov11th...!
Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jul 2011, 21:16
Replies: 317
Views: 57,324
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hmmm, perhaps the outfits that owned the...

Hmmm, perhaps the outfits that owned the expensive simulators could give one hour to PPL's ffor free, then us ordinary chaps could experiance bad could and vis without tripping accross it for real......
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2011, 07:42
Replies: 34
Views: 14,879
Posted By kevin_mayes

OK, so Robinson get the design wrong, then scrap...

OK, so Robinson get the design wrong, then scrap all the blades that have been paid for and make you buy new ones...? Would this happen in any other industry - i.e. the car industry, no they would...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Oct 2010, 17:44
Replies: 105
Views: 24,123
Posted By kevin_mayes

Once you have finished the flight in the Mil, you...

Once you have finished the flight in the Mil, you could park the 22 nose in the Mil's exhaust port instead of having to fight with a cover... (once it had cooled down of course) :suspect:
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2010, 10:56
Replies: 61
Views: 7,746
Posted By kevin_mayes

Very Well said Joel... Kev.

Very Well said Joel...

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Aug 2010, 07:08
Replies: 2
Views: 1,001
Posted By kevin_mayes

Morning guys. I'm going for the hidden agenda...

Morning guys.
I'm going for the hidden agenda theory - bet this is something to do with charging for airspace, once they find loads of people don't fly in controlled space, then mode S (to get...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jul 2010, 17:30
Replies: 97
Views: 26,186
Posted By kevin_mayes

I had an incident very similar to this happen to...

I had an incident very similar to this happen to me in the 47.

We arrived at a pub high up on the moors here, landed 50m away from the car park, as you all know the 47 takes 5 minutes to cool...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2010, 18:14
Replies: 20
Views: 4,857
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hmmm, looked like a job creation excercise to me,...

Hmmm, looked like a job creation excercise to me, surely they worked just fine when they were new...:suspect:

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2010, 18:11
Replies: 63
Views: 8,154
Posted By kevin_mayes

MD600 If the day changes due to WX, I'll bob a...

MD600
If the day changes due to WX, I'll bob a post here...
Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2010, 18:01
Replies: 63
Views: 8,154
Posted By kevin_mayes

MD600 We (Lesley & I) are going on the...

MD600

We (Lesley & I) are going on the Saturday

Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2010, 07:44
Replies: 63
Views: 8,154
Posted By kevin_mayes

Sent my form in.....Will there be joining...

Sent my form in.....Will there be joining instructions soon?
Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Jul 2010, 07:37
Replies: 402
Views: 139,956
Posted By kevin_mayes

Mine in North Yorkshire.... This pic taken by the...

Mine in North Yorkshire.... This pic taken by the nice chaps at Old Buck last weekend.

Westland Helicopters Ltd Westland Bell 47G-3B-1 G-BFYI on Flickr - Photo Sharing!...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Jun 2010, 07:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,614
Posted By kevin_mayes

Thanks chaps. It looks like Carlise is the one...

Thanks chaps.
It looks like Carlise is the one (39 mins flight time in the 47), there must be a market here for drums of Avgas dotted around on farms and an internet booking site etc... even if it...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2010, 19:12
Replies: 25
Views: 3,468
Posted By kevin_mayes

Errr, Jt How about bell-47 and CV(r)T driving...

Errr, Jt
How about bell-47 and CV(r)T driving around the fields here, we could put you and the family up for the night, you could drive the tank around for a bit and make a mess and fly on...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2010, 19:01
Replies: 11
Views: 1,614
Posted By kevin_mayes

Hi, Joel... Yeah, was looking for 40ltrs in a...

Hi, Joel...
Yeah, was looking for 40ltrs in a field sort of thing... never mind.
Cheers
Kev...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2010, 16:01
Replies: 11
Views: 1,614
Posted By kevin_mayes

Any Avgas in the Lake District...?

Hi, Chaps... & Chapesses...
We are taking the 47 (along with a few other machines) to the lake district the weekend - Great Langdale, does anybody know if there is any avgas around at local sites?...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2010, 15:49
Replies: 20
Views: 2,489
Posted By kevin_mayes

TTB - have sent PM Cheers Kev.

TTB - have sent PM
Cheers
Kev.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2010, 13:46
Replies: 20
Views: 2,489
Posted By kevin_mayes

See a mention of fylingdales above, do you chaps...

See a mention of fylingdales above, do you chaps need a landing site near it (goathland)
Kevin.
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