Helicopter v. hangar door

[NC_BE300]

@MikeD Very good and interesting write up!

Being a fixed wing guy that has taken one intro lesson in a Schweizer 269 , geez it was an eye opener. And i'm used to flying light weight Cessna 152's where the flick of the wrist and the plane responds.....but being in that helicopter.....just thinking about moving the cyclic translates to aircraft movement.

But I agree Mike.....it does certainly have its own language and feel.
And I certainly know that with all of my 0.6 in the rotorcraft.....I'd need WAY WAY MORE experience to build that confidence up.

 

[dustoff17]

Once I win the lottery I'll be purchasing a UH-1 Huey. Nothing says you've arrived like a two bladed Huey. Whop whop whop. 'Mercia.

480' and 63kts.............awesome!

 

[Nark]

Ya,What @MikeD said.

Plus heli pilots are just awesome. Double fold if your a Hawk guy.

 

[Murdoughnut]

That just helicopters doin' what helicopters do yo.

 

[Retired in SAN]

There is a reason why you don't see helicopters at classics fly-ins.

Just sayin'.

Send an airplane to a rescue and the only thing it can do is drop flowers on the victim. Send a helicopter to save his life.

Just sayin'..

 

[CFI A&P]

It also sounds like the stall horn is going off when they first walk up to the remnants of what used to be a perfectly good R-44.

It's not a stall horn, but a possibly a low rotor speed horn. I'm not rotorcraft rated, so don't quote me on that.

 

[guywhoflies]

It's not a stall horn, but a possibly a low rotor speed horn. I'm not rotorcraft rated, so don't quote me on that.

Makes sense, thanks for correcting me. That just shows how much I know about helos.

 

[deadstick]

There is a reason why you don't see helicopters at classics fly-ins.

Just sayin'.

Well, they just don't like slummin'.

It's not a stall horn, but a possibly a low rotor speed horn. I'm not rotorcraft rated, so don't quote me on that.

Yep. IIRC collective and up and the battery on.


Before picking up...."Clear left, right, and above."