A Pilot – A Life Saver
A glut of low-timed commercial pilots all vying for a seat in the cockpit of a commercial airline steered the career of Peter Yates, now…
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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…
Mini 500 Helicopter Flight Test
Reprint with permission from US Aviator Magazine (Volume 6 – Issue 12 – December 1994) for Australian Mini Copters Anyone Got A Good Recipe For…
Homebuilt Helicopters & Pilot Licences
Build & Fly You Own Kit Helicopter Readers ask… I’m thinking of buying a kit and building one of those new lightweight homebuilt helicopters, now…
Helicopter Navigation – Cross Country Flight Navigation
Redback Aviation Helicopter Flight Navigation The E6-B Flight Computer Senior instructor Paul Smith comes to terms with the most important computer pilots use for helicopter…
Helicopter Engine RPM And Rotorblade Pitch Management
Engine RPM And Blade Pitch Management While working in the RWI booth at Oshkosh a few years ago a real nice older gentleman and his…
Helicopter CFI Frank Sweet
Helicopter CFI Frank Sweet Spotlight on helicopter certified flight instructors – past and present Frank Sweet January 2008 Frank Sweet, the Man with the Cat…