flyachopper1
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Joined: 10/31/2007
From: North Platte,
NE, USA
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Hey boom benders,
Had a nice picnic lunch yesterday. Donica knew of a place here that takes orders for picnic lunches, packs them in a basket for you and all you have to do is pick it up. It's amazing what they can get into those little baskets. After we finished the delicious baked chicken, "tater" salad, buttered hominy and whole grain bread we raised a glass of wine and toasted you all.
I'm still in Okie City. There's a lot of rowdy weather between here and Nebraska so I guess I'm stranded. Gosh, how terrible is that. Stranded in a nice hotel with a dark haired cajun beauty when I could be at home alone in Nebraska. Oh woe is me  . I could likely get home ok by flying North along the Kansas/Missiouri border to Kansas City, fuel up there and cut Northwest up into Nebraska but the weather system is moving Northeast through that area and I could end up right in the middle of some heavy rain. Going west out of here to the Kansas/Colorado border and then North would put me right in the middle of freezing rain and snow. I could fly above it all but descending to land could be real hairy. I would have to drop down through about 9000 feet of heavy clouds and precip. It's not worth it as I'm not in any rush. Might as well sit it out here. It's cloudy here but in the mid 60's. Lots better than the snow and 40's in Nebraska. Donica is at work till 5 PM and we are gonna go out for a nice dinner later. I guess I can tolerate being stranded.
Helismith-No worries. You didn't step out of line there. Donica doesn't yet know what everything I say about the helis means. I did say to her we would take it apart, but I didn't mean a complete dissassembly. I meant only the necessary things like you mentioned. She was rather relieved when I explained myself better to her. She said she had visualized all these little tiny parts spread out on the bench and it kinda scared her. Yeah-she'll get her "lessons" after the crashes. We're gonna take this build slow and let her really get to know each system and how they all link up and work together. She has an analytical mind and will grasp the concepts real well. I have enjoyed watching her "fiddle" with my helis. She pushes and pulls on things and figures out what happens (as she says it) "when ya push this thingy it makes this other little thingy move and when that thingy moves that other little thingy over here moves thisaway and that's what makes this bigger thingy tilt so it pushes air down and the heli up---Right?" Yep-she's a born technician and I kinda like her generic version of the terminology.
Where can I get some of the Wildman dampners? I'd like to try those.
It's good to know how to auto rotate your heli, but, plan on some broken parts learning it. The sim is a good place to practice until you can do it every time. It's meant to be an emergency landing technique and to only save you from a catastrophic crash not a sure thing save. It will be different on each heli and also different under the present flying conditions. Kinda like anti lock brakes on your car. No guarantee it wil work 100% but is better than nothing. In the world of real helis you aren't allowed by the FAA to do it unless you are with a certified instructor and never on public airport land. When I trained for it we had to be in my own helicopter and did it out in some open land next to my mothers place. He allowed me to do it three times so he could sign me off on it and then left me with stern instructions to never do it just for fun. Only to use it to save my life. Doing it scared me enough to obey those orders.
Gotta go. I want to make tonights dinner something different and special so I need to get on the phone and make a reservation and some plans.
May your rotors run true, your gyros know where you are and your pitch be perfect.
p. Eth.- Aye offen don see da tipos befour i post too. It's aggervaten innit it/? Ah'm a purfict spellar as long as i get 3 trys.
< Message edited by flyachopper1 -- 4/7/2008 9:16:47 PM >
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