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Forum: Rotorheads

28th Nov 2018, 04:32

Replies: 66

Exceeding Vne

Views: 15,714

Posted By Chucklehead

Thanks for the replies, discussion, resources,...

Thanks for the replies, discussion, resources, and stories! I appreciate it.

To summarize what I’ve been reading, potential dangers of exceeding power-on Vne include: negative effects on...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th Nov 2018, 23:28

Replies: 66

Exceeding Vne

Views: 15,714

Posted By Chucklehead

Exceeding Vne

Hello all,

I’m trying to learn more about the background of Vne in helicopters. The only reasons I can find cited for observing Vne are retreating blade stall and compressibility (apart from the...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd Nov 2018, 17:05

Replies: 13

Utility pilots, how’s the neck?

Views: 3,317

Posted By Chucklehead

I appreciate the info guys, it’s made me feel a...

I appreciate the info guys, it’s made me feel a lot better about giving it a go without being as worried about the long term health effects and such. Thanks!

Forum: Rotorheads

20th Nov 2018, 05:33

Replies: 13

Utility pilots, how’s the neck?

Views: 3,317

Posted By Chucklehead

Oh wow, so sounds like it can be pretty bad but...

Oh wow, so sounds like it can be pretty bad but there are ways to take care of it?

I’ll have to check those books out whether I get into utility or not, thanks for the recommendation!

Forum: Rotorheads

19th Nov 2018, 03:51

Replies: 13

Utility pilots, how’s the neck?

Views: 3,317

Posted By Chucklehead

Utility pilots, how’s the neck?

Hi all,

I’ve been exploring future career prospects, and the challenge of utility flying is appealing to me. I’ve had a couple very minor issues in my neck and upper back in the past though, and...

Forum: Rotorheads

15th Nov 2015, 01:17

Replies: 282

Vuichard technique for settling with power?

Views: 87,534

Posted By Chucklehead

Vuichard Recovery?

I stumbled upon this article describing an alternate way of getting out of vortex ring state. The conventional recovery I've been taught is to reduce collective and establish forward airspeed. The...

Forum: Rotorheads

4th Aug 2015, 14:08

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

"The weight in engines, fuel and lost payload...

"The weight in engines, fuel and lost payload spent making you immune to engine failure in the 10 seconds of takeoff rob you of a hundred more important safety features that we leave off to save...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Jul 2015, 08:32

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

On the subject of that S-76 takeoff, I'd like to...

On the subject of that S-76 takeoff, I'd like to poll the crowd on another "max performance" takeoff issue. I've met some proponents of a rather rapid power pull, vs a smoother, continuous pull into...

Forum: Rotorheads

29th Jul 2015, 09:20

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

John E, thanks for the references! With those...

John E, thanks for the references! With those numbers we may be close to cat A in the winter but pretty far out in the summer. That's more or less what I suspected, I've always expected to best...

Forum: Rotorheads

28th Jul 2015, 08:40

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

Lots of replies! For the legal matters, we are...

Lots of replies! For the legal matters, we are not required to follow a PC1 profile. To be honest I'm not 100% sure what that would entail, I assume it's a specific profile that gives a certain...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Jul 2015, 11:21

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

Makes sense to me. It's always interesting to...

Makes sense to me. It's always interesting to hear other people's perspectives on these sorts of things. A lot of techniques, such as the RFM vs military viewpoint, seem very much a matter of...

Forum: Rotorheads

27th Jul 2015, 08:12

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

Crab, I've never beeped the rotor above 100% (our...

Crab, I've never beeped the rotor above 100% (our "normal" range) for a takeoff, but it sounds like it might not be a bad habit to get into. I'm assuming you just mean to start out at a bit higher...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th Jul 2015, 11:46

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

Thanks for the feedback! John, it sounds...

Thanks for the feedback!

John, it sounds like I should clarify the 'sometimes slightly'. When we have room to back up we'll do that in order to keep the LZ in sight, but in some takeoff...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th Jul 2015, 03:38

Replies: 86

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Views: 14,572

Posted By Chucklehead

Restricted takeoffs, VRS, and ground effect

Hello all! I've come across an interesting situation that could lead to some good discussion. Thanks in advance for any input!

I fly a dual engine Huey out of a large city. We have a helipad...

Forum: Rotorheads

26th Oct 2014, 13:13

Replies: 10

Tail Rotor / Fuselage Attitude Relationship

Views: 2,688

Posted By Chucklehead

Crab and Nick, Thank you for the replies! I...

Crab and Nick,

Thank you for the replies! I did not realize that the MR downwash still had that much of an effect on the horizontal tail in cruise flight, but that explanation makes complete...

Forum: Rotorheads

25th Oct 2014, 06:50

Replies: 10

Tail Rotor / Fuselage Attitude Relationship

Views: 2,688

Posted By Chucklehead

Tail Rotor / Fuselage Attitude Relationship

Hello,

I'm new to this forum so I apologize if I'm breaking any rules. I've stumbled across the answer to many helicopter aerodynamics questions that I've had in these forums but didn't make an...

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