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Forum: Rotorheads

4th Jun 2013, 07:21

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R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

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Posted By chopperchappie

As I said - I wasn't there so I'm not going to...

As I said - I wasn't there so I'm not going to say what it was or wasn't - from the pilot, he pulled power in suddenly in an attempt to transition to forward flight. Maybe he had a tight grip as...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Jun 2013, 13:44

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

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Posted By chopperchappie

How to overspeed an R44

Obviously I need to be sensitive and I wasn't in the aircraft so I am providing second hand information, but that said I understand that the;

a) Governor was engaged and operating "correctly" -...

Forum: Rotorheads

3rd Jun 2013, 09:08

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

R44 Sharing Scheme Update

So we have been up and running for nearly two years now and everything has been going well - right up until the aircraft suffered the predicted overspeed.

The pilot fitted a big screen GPS that...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th May 2011, 15:14

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

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Posted By chopperchappie

Watching the flying

Hi Figure Of Merit

I didn't have any luck on the data-logging aspect as the guy you pointed me at has been quite busy.

In the meantime I did find a HD camera (motocam 360) that can record up...

Forum: Rotorheads

17th Apr 2011, 10:28

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

We are mostly more concerned with safety aspects...

We are mostly more concerned with safety aspects of knowing that an overspeed incident has happened and carrying out the correct inspection and if required, remediation, than pointing the finger at...

Forum: Rotorheads

6th Apr 2011, 14:43

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

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Posted By chopperchappie

Hi Yes, we would like to introduce a system where...

Hi Yes, we would like to introduce a system where we photograph the fan nut which is one indicator and possibly fit a Nflightcam or similar if we can find a way to reliably "download" the data at the...

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Apr 2011, 12:28

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

JimBall Sorry I re-read my post and it...

JimBall

Sorry I re-read my post and it wasn't clear - I meant 2 weekend days of the 8-10 that you get per summer month - not 2 days of the whole month.

I also saw a (real) statistic somewhere...

Forum: Rotorheads

30th Mar 2011, 13:44

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

Hi JimBall Yep - wet prices do depend on...

Hi JimBall

Yep - wet prices do depend on fuel costs.

But the idea is to be a bit sensible and adjust the per-hour-cost by the amount the fuel (or maintenance or whatever) changes.

So -...

Forum: Rotorheads

28th Mar 2011, 14:57

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

Other Options

Hi Pandalet

I am really keen to hear the details of the "Raven II a bit further out for around £325 all in per hour" can you PM me?

Almost forgot to say - Everyone is always concerned they...

Forum: Rotorheads

24th Mar 2011, 09:35

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

Cheap vs. Affordable

redeye

In my opinion it is a question of perception and my perception is that cheap means about 30-40% less than the "normal" price.

Obviously paying insurance, hangar, maintenance and all...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd Mar 2011, 14:11

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

Everyone is always so negative..... Yes -...

Everyone is always so negative.....

Yes - surely people will want to fly when the weather is good, but what's the alternative, phone up the local SFH on the spur of the moment to be told all...

Forum: Rotorheads

22nd Mar 2011, 13:39

Replies: 35

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

Views: 9,349

Posted By chopperchappie

R44 Pilots On A Budget Required - Denham / Wycombe

So there's been a lot of people on this forum asking about why does nobody ever do anything to make flying helicopters cheaper?

I have a group of people that want to buy a helicopter and share it...

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