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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2021, 21:30
Replies: 5
Views: 2,536
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Flight Radar 24 shows two of the helicopter types...

Flight Radar 24 shows two of the helicopter types I operate as 737 Type jets which is a bit odd, and sometimes when I look at one of my supposed routes I think I was nowhere near it
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Dec 2020, 21:16
Replies: 34
Views: 9,877
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Beware of sheep, they will have a nice rub on...

Beware of sheep, they will have a nice rub on the helicopter when you are not looking, to the front, to the sides and underneath the helicopter. In the process they will dislodge and break things...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2020, 21:15
Replies: 12
Views: 2,361
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

The collective pitch indicator on the Scout or...

The collective pitch indicator on the Scout or Wasp goes up to 15 degrees on my gauge but in the cruise today at 100kts I was only pulling 7. I would expect the normal range in civilian mode to be up...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2020, 21:03
Replies: 40
Views: 14,074
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

I was watching an R44 rotors running on the pad...

I was watching an R44 rotors running on the pad with two Chinese tourists in the back in North Island New Zealand a few years ago. Suddenly out pops the pilot and walks back to the office some 50m...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2020, 21:05
Replies: 8
Views: 2,414
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Don't get too disheartened about setting yourself...

Don't get too disheartened about setting yourself up with a DTO, if you really want to do it and love instructing then go for it. It is feasible but you should carry out thorough research on your...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
10th Feb 2020, 21:19
Replies: 7
Views: 1,451
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

AS an Examiner I was told by the CAA that you...

AS an Examiner I was told by the CAA that you could not test anyone until their 17th Birthday
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2019, 21:09
Replies: 65
Views: 22,876
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

I wonder if he remembered Size Shape Surround...

I wonder if he remembered Size Shape Surround Surface Slope Security.......... oh yes and washing line, when he carried out the high level and low level pre-landing recce
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jun 2019, 21:01
Replies: 39
Views: 27,332
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Instructor Pay rates

Sadly when I look back, I see my hourly flying instruction rate in 1997 was £45/hr with ground school instruction provided by me for free. This is the same now some 22 years later, hence I now prefer...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Dec 2018, 21:50
Replies: 15
Views: 3,957
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

I read this thread a couple of weeks ago just...

I read this thread a couple of weeks ago just before my Class I medical renewal and got a colleague with whom I had just carried out one of my PC's with, to fill in the functional hearing test form....
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Oct 2017, 17:07
Replies: 13
Views: 5,575
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Robinson Overhauls

I had my own Astro R44 overhauled and with an hydraulic conversion undertaken by Heliair at High Wycombe. I was very pleased with what they did on that aircraft. I have also bought a factory...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2017, 17:02
Replies: 6
Views: 2,266
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

I agree, well done Mr Robinson, having owned and...

I agree, well done Mr Robinson, having owned and operated five of them over a period twenty years plus, and with thousands of hours in them, they do what it says on the tin. Just don' fly them like...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2015, 21:24
Replies: 31
Views: 8,549
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Petroleum Geologist ....... desperate to sit at...

Petroleum Geologist ....... desperate to sit at the front rather than the back on those long trips out to the rigs in the North sea, UK, Danish and Dutch Sectors, offshore Italy, onshore Sudan

...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Feb 2015, 08:32
Replies: 11
Views: 4,004
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Surely as you would expect with so very many in...

Surely as you would expect with so very many in use, particularly as a basic trainer.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2015, 07:59
Replies: 13
Views: 3,733
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

G- MOGY Crash Northumberland

Sad to see the old girl in such a state, I have very many hours in her, having brought her to the UK as a Robinson rebuild in 1998. She was a bit unusual for the UK as she was kitted out as an...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2014, 20:57
Replies: 2
Views: 1,912
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

R44 Low RPM Horn

You say the horn goes off, is that after you have actually landed, or still in the hover? If after you have already landed it is probably the collective riding up a bit after you have reduced the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2014, 21:06
Replies: 12
Views: 5,976
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Yes the main blades were renewed about 4 years...

Yes the main blades were renewed about 4 years before I bought it and the engine zero timed the year before
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2014, 12:50
Replies: 12
Views: 5,976
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

R44 12 Year Inspection / Overhall

I had a 12 year inspection two years ago on my R44 Astro by Heliair at Wycombe, they did an excellent job. I did not need new main blades or an engine overhaul at the time. However I have just had...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2012, 12:21
Replies: 9
Views: 1,919
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Photo Id

Recently ramp checked on a job and showed the said inspector a colour photocopy of my passport that I always keep with the docs folder and all was well. It wasn't really an issue as I normally have a...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2011, 12:12
Replies: 11
Views: 4,986
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

VAT in the UK

Currently if you are VAT registered in the UK we have to charge 20% on our sales. Hope that helps
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2011, 11:07
Replies: 11
Views: 1,203
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

I have kept helicopters in various types of...

I have kept helicopters in various types of agricultural buildings for many years. Generally I have found a livestock barn with slatted wooden sides, concrete floor and a complete roof to be the best...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2011, 08:27
Replies: 105
Views: 24,138
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Surely more pilots and passengers have been...

Surely more pilots and passengers have been killed in recent years in Robinsons is due to the very high percentage of such machines in the private and VFR corporate market. With several thousand...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th May 2011, 13:03
Replies: 4
Views: 1,231
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Unhappy Many years ago in the Sudan, I watched as our 206...

Many years ago in the Sudan, I watched as our 206 was launched skywards some 10 feet into the air without the said pilot. The sandstorm hit so quickly that there was no time to tie the machine down....
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2011, 18:54
Replies: 72
Views: 16,797
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Many congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess...

Many congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. I remember his grandfather the old Earl Spencer, Diana's father, what a perfect gentleman he was.

Flying Foxhunter
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2011, 18:03
Replies: 39
Views: 25,051
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Excellent Video, it must have been spectacular...

Excellent Video, it must have been spectacular sitting in the audience. The chances of that happening now are pretty remote. Anything like that requires a risk assessment and method statement...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Apr 2011, 06:55
Replies: 13
Views: 4,101
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Terrible news, I was flying in Wanaka a few weeks...

Terrible news, I was flying in Wanaka a few weeks ago, and flew with Wanaka helicopters previously. Very nice friendly people, my thoughts go out to them all this morning as I strap on my own heli....
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2011, 19:52
Replies: 42
Views: 9,002
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Many moons ago I did an FI(H) with one and taught...

Many moons ago I did an FI(H) with one and taught at another. All things being equal it comes down to the people who are going to train you. First impressions count for a lot, so go and visit each...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Apr 2011, 12:48
Replies: 87
Views: 15,746
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

That Helicopter Special Moment

Sitting on the ground at on an empty pad at Silverstone rotors running on a sunny CAVOK day, waiting for the next lot of passengers to get in and looking back at a long aerial stack of machines in...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Sep 2010, 12:41
Replies: 28
Views: 7,221
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Enstrom pilot, have you got a safeguarding plan...

Enstrom pilot, have you got a safeguarding plan for your pad, as it helps. I have been involved with two of these proposed wind farms near to helipads. Lost one, won one. You really do need...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Aug 2010, 12:46
Replies: 8
Views: 2,613
Posted By Flying Foxhunter

Instrument Chart Interpretation

VB,
That is a very useful pamphlet and has cleared up some of lifes little mysteries to someone who wants the knowledge but doesn't necessarily need it!!
FF
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