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[Apophis]

Found these down at KDTS, Destin, FL...strange to see former Soviet helo's down there.

Nice. Is that a Mil Mi-8?

 

[BobDDuck]

and that isn't supposed to be there-

That's pretty.

I was doing a walk around today and spotted what looked like blood all over the inside of the right nose gear. I wrote it up and called MX out to take of a look. 5 minutes later a mechanic comes up laughing and explains that it is bearing grease from the wheel.

Doh!

 

[Adler]

Nice. Is that a Mil Mi-8?

18

 

[SurferLucas]

Nice. Is that a Mil Mi-8?

They are indeed, there is a company in Destin called "Vertol Systems" that has a couple of Mil-8 Hips and a Mil-24 Hind. The Mil-18 was a prototype design...Adler, were you thinking of the Mil-17, which was the export version of the 8?

Here's a great article detailing the NIMBY's of Destin...it's very well written and most of the comments are funny as well.

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/complain-26802-destin-louder.html

 

[Adler]

They are indeed, there is a company in Destin called "Vertol Systems" that has a couple of Mil-8 Hips and a Mil-24 Hind. The Mil-18 was a prototype design...Adler, were you thinking of the Mil-17, which was the export version of the 8?

Damn, I did mean to type 17, but for a different reason. The tail rotor is on the left side.

 

[SurferLucas]

Damn, I did mean to type 17, but for a different reason. The tail rotor is on the left side.

It's ok...I said Mil-8, just out of habit. Didn't realize it till I looked it up in my Jane's book.

 

[OhioStatePilot]

Sorry I wasn't there. 570 is a pretty nice one.

But, I had 2 trans con flights in this right here and sat across from Mary Kate Olsen

Booster pillows?

 

[JumpWake]

I was doing a walk around today and spotted what looked like blood all over the inside of the right nose gear. I wrote it up and called MX out to take of a look. 5 minutes later a mechanic comes up laughing and explains that it is bearing grease from the wheel.

Doh!

Haha! Now I don't feel as bad...did the same thing a year or so ago. It was splattered all over the nose wheelwell. Looked just like bird goo.

 

[Adler]

Night Defiant

 

[z987k]

That's on the list of things to experience. Flying an airplane while watching the sky go from light blue to deep blue and eventually black.

 

[mjg407]

P-3 departure from Halifax

Loiter #1 Engine over NY

Over the rockies

 

[mjg407]

Departure out of Seattle in the 200

St Helens

 

[TXTBOOK]

What does it mean to "loiter" an engine, and when/why would you do it?

 

[SurferLucas]

MJG, I love the pics of Rainer, St. Helens and Hood...The Shuttle runs we did in the Q400 from PDX-SEA and SEA-PDX were always great flights of sightseeing.

 

[popaviator]

 

[gne in prog]

shooting them with the shotgun is a lot easier for me than shooting them with the camera. had to manually focus as that lens is a bit slow-

 

[JeffMSU]

6.8? brass looks different than the .223

 

[gne in prog]

6.8? brass looks different than the .223

.223.

 

[JeffMSU]

Alright, the opening in the brass looks bigger to me

I have that same rail on my Stag. love it

 

[gne in prog]