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Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2002, 22:54
Replies: 28
Views: 6,026
Posted By Arraitch

Oh dear...this gives me a headache like the...

Oh dear...this gives me a headache like the Bernouilli mumbo-jumbo rammed down my throat at university. Interesting equations and all, but turn that wing upside down (an aeroplane flying inverted)...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Sep 2002, 09:41
Replies: 363
Views: 77,127
Posted By Arraitch

Vorticey: Nice wind-up about "doing it the esay...

Vorticey:
Nice wind-up about "doing it the esay way in the RAAF."

Were you referring to the pilot training being easy, or getting a job?

We could start a whole new thread on this one...:cool:
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2002, 23:59
Replies: 363
Views: 77,127
Posted By Arraitch

For MD 600 Driver: No, you are not an employer...

For MD 600 Driver:
No, you are not an employer - you are a kindly person who allows others to share your good fortune by getting some otherwise-unavailable stick time. You don't appear to be an AOC...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Sep 2002, 10:58
Replies: 38
Views: 7,466
Posted By Arraitch

Lots of debate here, but nobody has actually...

Lots of debate here, but nobody has actually answered any of this poor bustard's questions.

One answer, anyway: You are supposed to select the inboard fuel tanks for climb, descent, and...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Sep 2002, 10:15
Replies: 363
Views: 77,127
Posted By Arraitch

Didn't you say you had a COMMERCIAL licence? Then...

Didn't you say you had a COMMERCIAL licence? Then what is this garbage about working for free??? A professional pilot is just that - it is a profession, for which he/she is PAID. You have skills and...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Sep 2002, 05:50
Replies: 21
Views: 2,254
Posted By Arraitch

GLS is right - in an S76, moving a 90kg pilot by...

GLS is right - in an S76, moving a 90kg pilot by 6 inches results in a cg change of only 0.1 inches.

So unless we are considering an R22 where the pilot can detect a cg change induced by the...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2002, 05:12
Replies: 123
Views: 19,984
Posted By Arraitch

Did they give the pilot The Finger? I can't...

Did they give the pilot The Finger?

I can't do a thing today - I'm all thumbs.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Aug 2002, 10:44
Replies: 6
Views: 1,347
Posted By Arraitch

Imaginative interiors

The most imaginative interior of a helicopter had to be the A 109 in Jurassic Pork (or was it Juristic Perk?). The exterior shot was a regular 109, but inside it was like a 747. Room for hips and...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2002, 10:54
Replies: 8
Views: 3,102
Posted By Arraitch

Passengers or freight?

For passengers, take the Agusta - the fully articulated head is so much smoother for them, and they all get a reasonable view of the outside. The BK / EC has a rigid head, so all turbulence or pilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Aug 2002, 07:42
Replies: 14
Views: 1,322
Posted By Arraitch

Airfloggenfans...

In the RAAF in the early 70s, an Inter-service lawn bowls competition at Amberley was in danger of being abandoned due to the wet pitch. An Iroquois was launched to hover over it for a few hours and...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2002, 23:21
Replies: 64
Views: 6,819
Posted By Arraitch

Heedm, Yeah, that works for a short time -...

Heedm,
Yeah, that works for a short time - until the right cheek of your backside gets sore, and the passengers complain of leaning against each other. Besides, a perfectionist like me finds flying...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jul 2002, 00:07
Replies: 64
Views: 6,819
Posted By Arraitch

Weedflier, I hope that was just a typo, when you...

Weedflier, I hope that was just a typo, when you requested CYCLIC mounted throttles!

Ventilation is an absolute necessity operating in Oz. The worst helo in this respect has to be the EC120 - all...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jul 2002, 07:47
Replies: 30
Views: 2,999
Posted By Arraitch

Control locks

The aircraft was an AS 350B2, left-hand drive conversion for logging. Throttle quadrant on the floor to left of pilot seat, next to the door.
We went out to do a refresher emergencies check, so the...
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