R22 Pilot – Beating the Air Into Submission
Life As A Helicopter Pilot The Genesis of a Chopper-Jockey ARTICLE DATE: September/October 1986 There was a time in my not-so-distant but oh-so-shameful past when…
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A Helicopter In Every Garage
Affordable Helicopters For Everyone WHATEVER HAPPENED TO “A Helicopter In Every Garage?” ARTICLE DATE: November 1978 THAT ERA MAY NEVER COME – BUT THE NUMBER…
Coaxial vs Conventional Helicopter & Tilt-prop VTOL Aircraft Designs
The Many Faces Of VTOL Designs I’m very interested in simplifying the mechanics of helicopter design and their safety factors, most specifically, coaxial helicopter designs…
Anodizing and Fatigue Life – Safari Helicopter
Dressing Your Helicopter For Disaster ARTICLE DATE: November – December 2008 Yep, you would like to win an award for the best helicopter. Yep, you…
The History of Cyclic Pitch & Invention Of The Swashplate
What Makes A Helicopter A Helicopter? Dictionary.com SWASH PLATE or SWASHPLATE – noun, Machinery. …an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force…
Making The R22 Beta Helicopter Better
Robinson’s Best Selling Helicopter Robinson’s new R22B II aims to help pilots soar. ARTICLE DATE: September 1996 – Reporting from Torrance, CA. YEARS AGO, Frank…
Aviation Weather – Reading The Sky
Reading The Weather Up There Clouds are messages that tell pilots what’s going on with the weather. As Philip Smart explains, the safe conduct of…
Best ANR Headsets 2018 Buyers Guide
Pilots ANR Headsets Buyers Guide Twenty years ago the buying decision of an aviation headset was much easier that it is now: you either bought…
Compulsory Aircraft lights
It’s All About Being Seen In The Skies Being seen under ‘see and avoid’ THE FAA FLIGHT RULE that specifies the requirement for aircraft lights…
The Bell 230 Helicopter – A Most Comfortable Office
Commercial Helicopter Comfort What price an engine change? When the Bell 222 developed a reputation for poor powerplant reliability, the Canadian manufacturer switched from Lycoming…