Thread: Helicopter ground resonance

it is almost natural to fly

it is unnatural to drive a car

a good instructor will have a young person soloing in 10hours

there are very simple rules to flying

emergencies occur only when something causes one of the simple rules to be broken .

a bird never breaks flight rules.

I hope you realise I am bloody jealous of you! I'd love to be able to fly choppers - or fixed wing.

I believe that you are a camera buff, Ron? Some of my most satisfying flying with a helicopter was photography flying. It was all commercial work and the need is to put the photographer in the right position, while maintaining a safe operation.

Some photographers are complete arseholes; mostly "media types" that honestly believe that they alone are the greatest people on the planet to ever wield a camera! I did both still camera work and video, although my old 2 bladed helicopter was not the smoothest platform for video work. A good photographer will outline what he is trying to achieve before take-off, and the clue to knowing that you putting him where he needs to be is no yelling from them while they are filming!

Putting photographers and cameramen in position could be challenging.

One group of pilots that impress are those who carry workers up to work on high tension power lines. Some of those lines are still powered. I have a lot of respect for the workers, too!

Actually, I think they are all mad!

Actually, I think they are all mad!

As helicopter pilots, right from the start of training it is drummed into us to look out for, and STAY AWAY from ANY powerline!
Still, every year some poor bugger fly's into one with fatal results.

Many years ago ago I did some experimental work using IR camera's to survey some HT lines. The idea was not proceeded with, and although it would have been a lucrative contract, I was not really disappointed when it did not eventuate.

Maybe these nuts are even more insane:

I thought about building my own chopper - but not like these:

Originally Posted by Old Farang

As helicopter pilots, right from the start of training it is drummed into us to look out for, and STAY AWAY from ANY powerline!
Still, every year some poor bugger fly's into one with fatal results.

Many years ago ago I did some experimental work using IR camera's to survey some HT lines. The idea was not proceeded with, and although it would have been a lucrative contract, I was not really disappointed when it did not eventuate.

Maybe these nuts are even more insane:

I like the vid where they put patches over the hot spots in the wires. It ain't a 5 minute job.

DL

Originally Posted by p38arover

John, you made it to a job I lusted after. Well done!

I'd have loved to be a pilot. I only got as far as sailplanes and one instructional flight in an R22.

I always wanted to join the RAAF even if I couldn't be a pilot but

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As a child I had a debilitating st-t-t-utttttter, which I rightly surmised would end my flying career (RAAF/ Fleet Air Arm) before it started... So I stayed on terra firma.

A couple of years ago I found a way to get that piece of paper, - alas, now a plastic and common credit-card sized thing... via Light Sports Aircraft. - Your Driver's licence "medical" is good enough. If I can do it (and step into a Robin and fly the beast...) - Any Senior Wind can !

No caption needed for the last pic... Every trainee pilot has had the same conversation with.... Satan.


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