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Official Helicopter Enthusiasts Thread

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussion' started by HBGIBBY, Oct 6, 2015.

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  1. Oct 17, 2015 at 6:46 PM
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    Great thread!

    I did an introductory flight with an instructor in the early '90s.... R-22s are a bitch to hover, I thought.

    At times, I wish I earned my rotary ticket... Helis are cool.
     
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  2. Oct 17, 2015 at 7:03 PM
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    My dad started out in R22s and R44s, put a couple hundred hours in them before going to turbines. He says the Robinson is the Mazda Miata of helicopters, very nimble and hard to hover. He says a Jet Ranger flys like a 72' Coupe de Ville !
     
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  3. Oct 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM
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    some photos my dad sent me just now

    San Diego Sheriff, Bell 205

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  4. Oct 20, 2015 at 11:44 AM
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    Brand new Bell 407GX

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  5. Oct 20, 2015 at 11:46 AM
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    MD500's

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  6. Oct 23, 2015 at 7:03 AM
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    I flew UH-1s in Germany, then OH-58Ds, now I fly 407s for PHI AMG.
     
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  7. Oct 23, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    my dad is working with Indiana State Police right now on the engineering for a state-wide airborne surveillance system. They are looking at a new 407GX too.
     
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  8. Oct 25, 2015 at 1:17 AM
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    wow just discovered this thread
     
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  9. Oct 25, 2015 at 6:38 AM
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    ^^welcome^^
     
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  10. Oct 25, 2015 at 4:38 PM
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    My current ride. EC130T2

    Then our previous EC130B4
    With gratuitous wx pics. 445.jpg IMG_1638.jpg
     
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  11. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:21 AM
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    Nice thread. I fly MD500/530's. I do powerline work all over the country. Got loads of pics ;)

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  12. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:22 AM
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    I'm not an electrician, but I'd do that in a heartbeat!
     
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  13. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:28 AM
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    Don't let the linemen hear you calling them electricians, they get touchy about that shit hahaha!!
    Yeah it's fun work man. All sorts of environments and locations. Challenging flying for sure.
     
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  14. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:31 AM
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    It's not stupid. There are wheel attachments different to each specific aircraft. It usually attaches with two bolts and uses some type of bottle jack integrated in it. then its just a matter an manpower to walk it or tow it where you want to take it.
     
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  15. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:34 AM
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    There are also platforms designed to actually land on that serve as a towable platform as well.
     
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    Yep what doc said. Two pins on the back of the skids that wheels clip onto. You use a lever to raise the wheels and lock them in place and roll it.
     
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  17. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:35 AM
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  18. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:36 AM
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    There are manual trolley type things too that go in under the skids and lift hydraulically. Has a forward and reverse.
     
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  19. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:38 AM
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    The one in the pics is a 530. Bigger engine, longer blades. More power :) Hard to tell the difference between them though, pretty much the same airframe.
     
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  20. Oct 27, 2015 at 11:46 AM
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    That's some nice technical flying
     
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