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Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2006, 14:23
Replies: 21
Views: 3,734
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Torquetalk:Man, I hope you're just trolling. ...

Torquetalk:Man, I hope you're just trolling. Because if not, you are one SERIOUSLY disturbed individual.

Islandcrazy:I was not suggesting that we eliminate any pre-boarding screening or...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th May 2006, 01:46
Replies: 21
Views: 3,734
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

EEK, A MOUSE!! Oh wait...no...just a shadow or...

EEK, A MOUSE!! Oh wait...no...just a shadow or something. Whew! I'll tell ya, been more than a little paranoid and jumpy since 9/11. Every non-white, non-English-speaking person I see, I assume...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Apr 2006, 21:16
Replies: 19
Views: 3,541
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Heh. Even God is not sure. (We think he snuck...

Heh. Even God is not sure. (We think he snuck in.) But there is a certain helicopter manufacturer guy out in California who keeps feeling "something" on his shoulder all the time...an itch or...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2006, 18:31
Replies: 26
Views: 3,876
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

arismount:As long as you don't mind mechanics...

arismount:As long as you don't mind mechanics riding along with you, looking over your shoulder and "checking your work," making sure you don't make any mistakes that {ahem} *might* go unrepo...err,...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Apr 2006, 00:20
Replies: 7
Views: 1,324
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Ethanol...biodiesel? Funny you should ask. In...

Ethanol...biodiesel? Funny you should ask. In the current issue of CAR and DRIVER Magazine, columnist Pat Bedard discusses this issue. Let's distill (if you'll pardon the pun) some of what he...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2006, 03:06
Replies: 29
Views: 3,904
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

the coyote:No, but I think it's a synonym... ...

the coyote:No, but I think it's a synonym...




Maybe not.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2006, 20:04
Replies: 29
Views: 3,904
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Okay folks, time to come clean. I've been...

Okay folks, time to come clean. I've been putting you all on for far too long. The truth is that *I* am Ni...Nic...Nick...

God, you know, I just can't bring myself to mouth those words, even in...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Apr 2006, 02:34
Replies: 121
Views: 42,156
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

PANews:It did? Gee, I don't recall that. I seem...

PANews:It did? Gee, I don't recall that. I seem to recall a question of a more general nature posed by a guy called, I think, Fun Police:Fun Police never mentioned the Canadian accident in his...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2006, 19:27
Replies: 121
Views: 42,156
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

HeliMark: Pprune, have you flown the 520/600? I...

HeliMark: Pprune, have you flown the 520/600? I have a bunch of hours in them, and although I do not care for them, you need to do a little more research on the San Jose crash.

I do? Hmm. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Apr 2006, 13:46
Replies: 121
Views: 42,156
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Sooooo....this wonderful NOTAR system that...

Sooooo....this wonderful NOTAR system that everyone is all ga-ga about is actually *more* complicated than I had imagined! I have to admit that over the years I haven't devoted much brainpower to...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Apr 2006, 14:41
Replies: 22
Views: 3,535
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

There was a time when I would have flown...

There was a time when I would have flown anything, anywhere, anytime. There was a time when the thought of *not* wanting to fly was simply inconceivable, preposterous! But that time has passed. I...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Apr 2006, 17:03
Replies: 669
Views: 184,309
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

One wonders about the width of the wings- did...

One wonders about the width of the wings- did they need to have so much span to provide the necessary lift?

One wonders about the shape of the aft fuselage - did it help by providing additional...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2006, 01:36
Replies: 25
Views: 10,431
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Aw, why go to all that trouble, when all they...

Aw, why go to all that trouble, when all they really needed to do was pop onto PPRUNE and they could've learnt the true cause within minutes of the event?

On another note, I just heard that the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Mar 2006, 16:28
Replies: 25
Views: 10,431
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

BlenderPilot:I think there is now evidence that...

BlenderPilot:I think there is now evidence that the son was in fact *not* a "really good pilot."

Why is this? Why do we typically say such improbably complimentary things of post-accident...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2006, 22:32
Replies: 25
Views: 10,431
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

[/b]Wh-what? Eight people aboard that Power? ...

[/b]Wh-what? Eight people aboard that Power?

What year is this...1956? [Checks watch] Nope, still 2006. Here we are, more than fifty years after helicopters started getting into general (read:...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Mar 2006, 00:44
Replies: 5
Views: 1,417
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Pass the smelling salts!

Mike Suldo, President of Air Logistics (A Bristow Company) says, and I quote (I can't believe I'm quoting this, but here goes):<COUGH> <COUGH> <SNORT> :eek:Whoa! You know that sound (fermented)...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2006, 22:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,932
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Subie, here's your first mistake.Our little end...

Subie, here's your first mistake.Our little end of aviation is very specialized already. Aiming for some sub-sub-sub-segment like "utility helicopter pilot" is gonna be tough. In the short run it...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Mar 2006, 01:56
Replies: 1,701
Views: 471,914
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Ah, the wonderous V-22! To listen to some of...

Ah, the wonderous V-22! To listen to some of these military geeks talk, you'd think that the tiltrotor was some magical new device. Either that or the executives from Bell-Boeing were giving them...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2006, 03:44
Replies: 43
Views: 6,244
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Sideward flight is a manuevre that is peculiar to...

Sideward flight is a manuevre that is peculiar to helicopters v. aeroplanes. But there is little practical use for it other than to go, "Lookee here, I can fly sideways!" Because we helicopter...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2006, 19:50
Replies: 43
Views: 6,244
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Gerhardt:Inthetin:Thank you guys, but dang! I...

Gerhardt:Inthetin:Thank you guys, but dang! I had to cancel a flight just now. Got into the ship and found my head banging simutaneously on the rotorbrake handle and right hand upper door post. ...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2006, 16:08
Replies: 43
Views: 6,244
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

First, the earth cooled...

overpitched:Well it must seem so, I guess. As I've stated before, I've been in this business for a long, long time. I have definitely made my share of mistakes. But somehow...miraculously?...I am...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Feb 2006, 03:29
Replies: 43
Views: 6,244
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

papa68:You know, I actually thought about this...

papa68:You know, I actually thought about this one day! I must have been bored out of my mind, already having had a good wank and was left with literally nothing better to do with that day...and so...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Feb 2006, 15:10
Replies: 43
Views: 6,244
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Please don't be miffed, Pipergirl. A lot of us...

Please don't be miffed, Pipergirl. A lot of us have been in this industry for a long, long time. Because we're avid fans ourselves, we've seen just about every video clip imaginable. We dissect...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2006, 18:20
Replies: 14
Views: 25,755
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

It was Allen Barklage who died in his Mini-500. ...

It was Allen Barklage who died in his Mini-500. Both Allen and his brother were very knowledgeable and well-respected within the aviation community. Allen was no slouch when it came to helicopters....
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2006, 17:00
Replies: 16
Views: 3,860
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Overpitched:Heh- if that were only the case! I...

Overpitched:Heh- if that were only the case! I did say that I expect the engine to quit on *every* takeoff, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't sometimes be in a serious bind if it did. Only in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Feb 2006, 15:25
Replies: 9
Views: 1,792
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Sounds like Uncle Miltie was one pretty sharp...

Sounds like Uncle Miltie was one pretty sharp cookie.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Feb 2006, 01:17
Replies: 16
Views: 3,860
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

The theoretical discussions of whether this pilot...

The theoretical discussions of whether this pilot was inside or outside of the H-V curve are humorous. I guess some of you have no real idea of how fast the rotor rpm goes away when the engine burps...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2006, 19:41
Replies: 155
Views: 29,650
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Bronx:So sue me. See if I care. Let me...

Bronx:So sue me. See if I care. Let me check...nope!

Fact is, no matter what she was doing, she managed to get her little chopper (I dare not call it a proper helicopter) going 'round and 'round...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Feb 2006, 13:44
Replies: 14
Views: 2,835
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

The U.S. FAA is goofy. If flight was not...

The U.S. FAA is goofy. If flight was not intended, e.g. if it was only a "maintenance run" then the FAA wouldn't care if the thing destroyed itself on the ground. If you don't intend to fly, it's...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2006, 13:11
Replies: 4
Views: 1,180
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

Heh. I was going to say that Frank would never...

Heh. I was going to say that Frank would never make something that ugly. Then I looked at a picture of a current R-44. Well shut my mouth!
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2006, 13:08
Replies: 155
Views: 29,650
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

"Typical rant?" I'll give you a rant.

John Eacott:Shut up, John. Just shut up. Evidently I wasn't the only one who understood that the LTE ship was towing the banner. You probably know the girl and feel some misplaced sense of...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2006, 01:47
Replies: 155
Views: 29,650
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

"Come on guys, let's take this banner for a spin!"

Err...1600-1700 foot fall and then a precautionary? 1600-1700 with a banner underneath? "LTE" with a banner underneath?? Excuse me whilst I emit an incredulous "WTF!?" Just how high was she when...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2006, 17:09
Replies: 16
Views: 4,126
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

You know, I'm probably showing my age here... ...

You know, I'm probably showing my age here... but there were three different versions of the J-model. If you look at the horizontal stabilizer, you see that it has little teardrop endplates,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Feb 2006, 13:09
Replies: 12
Views: 1,558
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

I can assure you that if the FAA allows 300/1...

I can assure you that if the FAA allows 300/1 from Wall to JFK, then it will be over a very specific route, with obstacle-clearance taken into account. That's the way it's been since the days of New...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Feb 2006, 17:31
Replies: 11
Views: 1,742
Posted By PPRUNE FAN#1

And she needs to be especially careful when...

And she needs to be especially careful when walking. If she should suddenly stop short those blades could get into ground-resonance and take her head clean off.:eek: I seen it happen!
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