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Search: Posts Made By: Warren Buffett
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Forum: Rotorheads
4th Feb 2006, 04:29
Replies: 108
Views: 13,855
Posted By Warren Buffett

TC - You are of course, entitled to your...

TC -

You are of course, entitled to your opinion. Just wondering, do you have kids?

WB
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2005, 21:49
Replies: 31
Views: 6,565
Posted By Warren Buffett

You may be right. Maybe we get them to go over to...

You may be right. Maybe we get them to go over to war zones instead of sending our young men and women to be maimed and slaughtered.

The day is not far when some poor private pilot making an...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2005, 13:27
Replies: 358
Views: 65,956
Posted By Warren Buffett

Bose X does not represent value for money, IMHO....

Bose X does not represent value for money, IMHO. The ear cushion fall apart in a year or two and replacement ear cushions are far more expensive than say, David Clark's. Until recently the wire is...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2005, 13:14
Replies: 31
Views: 6,565
Posted By Warren Buffett

Unfortunately we're evolving into a nation of...

Unfortunately we're evolving into a nation of paranoia and propaganda.
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Apr 2005, 05:40
Replies: 28
Views: 7,272
Posted By Warren Buffett

Wow, you sound like a very angry young man.

Wow, you sound like a very angry young man.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2005, 09:46
Replies: 259
Views: 35,695
Posted By Warren Buffett

Get well soon Lu

I have always enjoyed your posts and have learnt much from your knowledge.

Get well soon.
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Mar 2005, 02:22
Replies: 315
Views: 115,302
Posted By Warren Buffett

407 - IMHO, the best non military single engine...

407 - IMHO, the best non military single engine ship around as far as power, speed and smoothness. However there are less than 10 copies in Aus, I am told, so support may be a problem? Also glass...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Feb 2005, 22:48
Replies: 487
Views: 271,498
Posted By Warren Buffett

Belly Tank, SASless - all good points. Bell is...

Belly Tank, SASless - all good points. Bell is actually trying to do good stuff but my research tells me that the company is staggerring from the V-22 mistakes, incredibly poor decisions (too many to...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Feb 2005, 23:40
Replies: 13
Views: 1,931
Posted By Warren Buffett

Some Questions for NL

Mr Lappos, are you saying that the design of the rotor system in general, as it stands, is at its optimum ie utility has to be sacrificed if any more progress is attempted?

Your comment about an...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Dec 2004, 06:50
Replies: 38
Views: 4,510
Posted By Warren Buffett

A stitch in time ...

Gomer, the older I get, the more interested I am in discovering why very smart people sometimes make very obvious and simple mistakes (and I don't mean errors in the cockpit).

Some years back I...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2004, 09:03
Replies: 840
Views: 319,468
Posted By Warren Buffett

Great discussion throughout. Why is an ASTAR...

Great discussion throughout.

Why is an ASTAR called a Squirrel? Is it because it looks like one? Who called it a Squirrel first? The French or the Yanks?

Thanks.
WB
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2004, 09:03
Replies: 621
Views: 94,267
Posted By Warren Buffett

Great discussion throughout. Why is an ASTAR...

Great discussion throughout.

Why is an ASTAR called a Squirrel? Is it because it looks like one? Who called it a Squirrel first? The French or the Yanks?

Thanks.
WB
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Dec 2004, 08:55
Replies: 38
Views: 4,510
Posted By Warren Buffett

Steve76 and coyote, you both made me laugh out...

Steve76 and coyote, you both made me laugh out loud. It's odd isn't it? I know so many English people who can't write grammatically correct sentences or spell properly. What is it with the English...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2004, 21:32
Replies: 197
Views: 37,914
Posted By Warren Buffett

RHS versus LHS pilot seating

Easier to reach over with left hand to center console to change transponder codes, radio frequencies, change CD's, etc whilst RH is flying cyclic?

FW easier to fly so pilot sits on LHS,...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2004, 23:54
Replies: 358
Views: 65,956
Posted By Warren Buffett

What's the best ANR Headset?

Does anyone have any opinions on what are the best ANR headsets to buy? Especially for use by my young grand kids. It has to be stereo and light.

I currently use the Bose Aviation Headset X...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2004, 10:50
Replies: 6
Views: 1,094
Posted By Warren Buffett

Thanks Red. Great start. Next improvement ought...

Thanks Red. Great start. Next improvement ought to be one large cabin for all on board, facing forwards.

"One small step for Red, one giant leap for Bell".

ps: where were you when Bell needed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jun 2004, 10:35
Replies: 88
Views: 12,934
Posted By Warren Buffett

No common sense prevails

A few years ago I was visiting a good Australian friend of mine in Sydney. He lives in a small ranch with a helipad about 1 mile from the edge of your Richmond Control Airspace - from memory it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2004, 06:51
Replies: 1,505
Views: 562,107
Posted By Warren Buffett

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can...

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can cruise at 115kts? Mostly they tend to do between 100 to 110, right?

thanks.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2004, 06:51
Replies: 18
Views: 10,651
Posted By Warren Buffett

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can...

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can cruise at 115kts? Mostly they tend to do between 100 to 110, right?

thanks.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Jun 2004, 06:51
Replies: 1,304
Views: 593,734
Posted By Warren Buffett

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can...

charlie s charlie - you sure the 206BIII can cruise at 115kts? Mostly they tend to do between 100 to 110, right?

thanks.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2004, 10:02
Replies: 74
Views: 10,494
Posted By Warren Buffett

PPRUNE FAN #1 No, I should have, I...

PPRUNE FAN #1



No, I should have, I guess. Just like I should have known whether or not I left the iron on this morning, whether I left the gate opened last night, whether I just transmitted...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2004, 05:56
Replies: 74
Views: 10,494
Posted By Warren Buffett

No winners in all of this ...

Interesting views all round. I think that ultimately there are no winners in all this (except maybe the lawyers representing the R22 and Lama drivers) - kind of like parking your new car in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th May 2004, 02:54
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By Warren Buffett

My thoughts on what interests private owners

Thanks Autorotate. I feel private owners all around the world should be invited. Firstly, I'll list the things that I think interests private owners, then try to put these thoughts into 3 seminars:
...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th May 2004, 10:23
Replies: 52
Views: 5,838
Posted By Warren Buffett

A suggestion

Autorotate - $1500 AUD sounds reasonable. What about a private owners/pilots stream? Private pilots and owners tend to want to fly to heli friendly places around the world (I know you have great...
Forum: Rotorheads
12th May 2004, 00:54
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

407 Driver - Never had a problem with the...

407 Driver - Never had a problem with the hydraulics on my B2. Can you tell me what's the deal with AS350 hydraulics? The question is not whether choppers have problems, but how long a manufacturer...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2004, 11:40
Replies: 1,304
Views: 593,734
Posted By Warren Buffett

Belly Tank - the incredible thing about all this...

Belly Tank - the incredible thing about all this is that the problem was identified in 1976 and in 2004 we are still waiting ....

I thought the IRS was bad with refunds.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2004, 11:06
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Rotor Breeze March 2004

Has anyone read the TT Straps article?

Problem arose in 1976 (28 years ago!). In 2004 they are still working on the problem.:rolleyes:

Is this a world record? Anyone out there know any...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2004, 08:50
Replies: 37
Views: 6,502
Posted By Warren Buffett

Smile Retirement and Death

Retire? Nope. I intend to retire from flying around 5 years after I am dead.:p
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2004, 04:23
Replies: 19
Views: 5,136
Posted By Warren Buffett

Thumbs up A-W-E-S-O-M-E Photos!!

A-W-E-S-O-M-E Photos!!
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Apr 2004, 00:23
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Cool Old Man Rotor. Nothing to declare except my...

Old Man Rotor. Nothing to declare except my sanity. Retired businessman, ex retailer, on the West Coast mostly. Private Owner, nothing to do with Aviation business. Own B206III, B2, Grand Caravan,...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2004, 00:34
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Cool Ok Gio, Ok Randy, the PWC is just fine. C 30 is...

Ok Gio, Ok Randy, the PWC is just fine. C 30 is pre-historic, you are right. EC-130 has poor range, kinda like the LR IV otherwise a great ship - time will tell. Good luck to EC and EADS.

The...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2004, 21:29
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Wink Designing a new Bell for Bell

Ok, I am going to do something radical here on the 'Net. We're gonna give Mr Bell FEEDBACK.

1. Widen the 206 airframe, say 3 across in the front and 4 across at the back.
2. C-30 engine with 4...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Apr 2004, 03:00
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Unhappy Not just the Tilt Rotor mistakes

I don't think it is just the Tilt Rotor mistakes that drained cash away from R&D into design of new ships. In the 60's and 70's when they were literally drowning in cash, management did nothing...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2004, 23:45
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

Cool Airframes, T&T Straps, Engine, Noise, etc

Quite. Look at their hapless T&T straps department. Just hopeless. Around 30 years working on the problem and no solution. I thought us Americans were supposed to be great engineers. The identical...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2004, 09:00
Replies: 44
Views: 6,580
Posted By Warren Buffett

I think Bell products are inferior because the...

I think Bell products are inferior because the management and designers are out of touch with what their customers want. Some years back I attended a Helo conference in Hawaii. Air Tour operators...
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