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Ollie

Ollie

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It seems like the helicopter forum only gets about one thread per month so I figured I'd start this month's...

What are all the helicopter guys up to?

I'm flying EMS and just got off a ten-day hitch in the BH-206L4. We were actually pretty busy during that time period - I flew 15.7 hours and did 32 landings. All but one of my missions this hitch were patient transfers with the other being a scene flight for a 14-year-old girl that had been ejected from a car during a rollover sequence. The accident occurred on a rural county road and the local law enforcement guys set up an LZ for me in a lady's yard which was close by. Our patient was pretty bad off but we were able to get her stabilized and into the trauma center. After this last hitch, I'm feeling pretty happy with my choice to continue flying helicopters versus going to the regional airlines. I've got a seven day hitch in the King Air starting in ten days and I'm already looking forward to next month when I go back to the Long Ranger.

I'm interested to hear what everybody else has going on.
 
Flying UH-60 A/Ls for the Army National Guard. Almost have all the CH-47 beaten out of me at this point.
 
Same as MikeD, HH-60G's with the Reserves but am still in training at Kirtland. This school takes FOREVER!
 
Ollie said:
It seems like the helicopter forum only gets about one thread per month so I figured I'd start this month's...

What are all the helicopter guys up to?

I'm interested to hear what everybody else has going on.
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Flew SH-3H's in the Navy for 3 years. Trained in Jet-Rangers and Hueys.


Currently an MD-88/90 Captain for "Southernjets International" - Doug's airline.


Kevin
 
I just saw a note that the FAA has just reinstated the BlackHawk type rating. It is an "S-70" type rating. See FAA Order 8900.1, Paragraph 5-618 for details and documentation required.

 
Guy said:
I just saw a note that the FAA has just reinstated the BlackHawk type rating. It is an "S-70" type rating. See FAA Order 8900.1, Paragraph 5-618 for details and documentation required.

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Yup. The S-70 is the Sikorsky model designator for the -60. The type will read SK70
 
Guy said:
I just saw a note that the FAA has just reinstated the BlackHawk type rating. It is an "S-70" type rating. See FAA Order 8900.1, Paragraph 5-618 for details and documentation required.

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Hmm. Every time I've gotten a rating the Safety Inspector or DE scratches their head at that one. "What the heck is an SK-70?"
 
Actually have not flown a helicopter in... about seven years. I did have an opportunity to get checked out in the R-44 so I could teach someone in it. The owner was even going to pay for the gas and maintenance so I could get my 50 hours for the SFAR- I would basically have had the use of the helicopter for two months for free. Unfortunately I'm moving so I gave the opportunity to one of the DEs who now owes me big time.
The school were I will be teaching at my new location is suppose to get some Robinsons and Schweizers for 141 RW training, so may be the opportunity to get back into it and once again fly my first love- the Schweizer.
 
Blackhawk said:
Actually have not flown a helicopter in... about seven years. I did have an opportunity to get checked out in the R-44 so I could teach someone in it. The owner was even going to pay for the gas and maintenance so I could get my 50 hours for the SFAR- I would basically have had the use of the helicopter for two months for free. Unfortunately I'm moving so I gave the opportunity to one of the DEs who now owes me big time.
The school were I will be teaching at my new location is suppose to get some Robinsons and Schweizers for 141 RW training, so may be the opportunity to get back into it and once again fly my first love- the Schweizer.
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That's awesome - I did a 1.0 in a Schweizer 300CB a few years ago and had a blast in it. Been a loooong time since I was in a helicopter that small and it was a lot of fun.
 
I am flying sightseeing tours in a B206L, staying super busy! Flying 100+ hrs a month. I am looking for that next big job haha, hopefully one with a better schedule! Currently working 12-13hr duty days! I am tossing the idea around of applying for the regionals, but am on the fence. I think I be just as happy flying RW full time and picking up FW on my off days...Either way, I am about ready for the summer tour season to die down a tad, it's HOT haha!!
 
I love schweizers!
Question for you chinook pilots. I have been curious about this. When transitioning back to a tail rotor airframe, do you find yourself remembering how to use your left pedal again? example: "Oh yeah, that's right, I have to add more left pedal as I increase the throttle.." Or is it like riding a bike... Hope you get the question I'm trying to ask. Thanks.
 
Costant said:
I love schweizers!
Question for you chinook pilots. I have been curious about this. When transitioning back to a tail rotor airframe, do you find yourself remembering how to use your left pedal again? example: "Oh yeah, that's right, I have to add more left pedal as I increase the throttle.." Or is it like riding a bike... Hope you get the question I'm trying to ask. Thanks.
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Or right pedal, depending on the airframe?
 
Costant said:
I love schweizers!
Question for you chinook pilots. I have been curious about this. When transitioning back to a tail rotor airframe, do you find yourself remembering how to use your left pedal again? example: "Oh yeah, that's right, I have to add more left pedal as I increase the throttle.." Or is it like riding a bike... Hope you get the question I'm trying to ask. Thanks.
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I just transitioned from the Chinook to the Long Ranger and it took me a couple of hours to wake up my feet. It's not so much a conscious effort to coordinate pedal with collective as it is just doing what it takes to keep the nose pointed in the right direction.
 
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