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Monday August 14th, 2,ooo
Once again SHnPGIE is having serious difficulties
with it's web editing computer.
In the near future SH's computer will be going
in to the hospital to have it's hard drive wipe clean, reformatted n it's
programs n files reloaded.
If all goes well SH will be up n running in
a few days, naturally, if things do not go as planned, SH may
go stagnant 4 a week or 2-3????
Remember
Good Helicopters (even kits) Aren't
Cheap.
More Important,
Cheap Helicopters Aren't Safe
and
Can/HAVE KILLED
Before Buying Anything, New or Used
I strongly suggest you personally observe
the designer and or manufacture (not just the company's test pilots) flying
there product at altitude
(not just hovering around) many many times before you invest your money
n possibly your life in their helicopter...
If the designer or manufacture comes
up with ANY excuse
why they don't personally fly there craft, the writing is on the wall,
READ
it n move on to another manufacture that
has the confidence in there craft to fly it above 100 feet regularly.
And the same goes for used/experimental helicopters.
If the owner/builder does NOT have the confidence in his craft to give
you full flight demonstration
(autos, hover autos, quick stops, flights at altitude) the
writing is once again on the wall, READ it and move on.
I have personally seen the manufactures n used
helicopter owners that fly there craft at
altitude n I have also seen the ones that
don't
fly there craft more than a few feet off the ground. Statistically,
one is LOTS less likely to kill than the other.
Remember, the life you save
is Yours....
Red Bird Down
A Great Book about flying helicopters in Viet Nam
written by VN Chopper Pilot
Bruce Carlson
Great read for only 16 bucks
Click foto for ordering info
Click foto for ordering info.
Helicopter Flight Simulator
This would be a funny foto ifin it weren't 4 the fact that 118 soles
were lost in the Concord n 60+ soles departed when the Wilderness
tires blew while traveling 6o MPH or so down a hard surface highway
(is
that an oxymoron). I have owned 2 new Fords in my 51 yrs, when the gray
paint pealed off both the trunk n hood in less than 5 years on my Mustang
Convert. n Ford said it was NOT there fault, I knew from that point on
they were not 2 B trusted or buy my next car from, paint doesn't last 5
years, how stupid do they think there customers R?
M5oo
Spare Parts
Many people have asked what happened to RHCI, since the company's was
sold by the SBA at public auction earlier this spring. This is a web page
to help existing mini 500 owner and
others interested in the product.
Good source 4 spares n info
B2 Brantley Wanted
Looking for a B2 to purchase.
Know of any?
Thanks
Robert
Todd's Brantley
Hi Glenn, trying to sell my Mini, I know you don't
want it, but maybe someone out there needs another bucket 0f bolts.....
Scott
Hows it going, I'm trying to sell my Mini-500
kit, and I thought I'd try to email some owners that might need extra parts
in the future, I'm moving into a very small place and will have no xtra
room for my Mini, anyways I havnt done much to it(cabin trimming) includes:mast
support kit/chip detectors/doors/fill and prime kit. One major problem
is that I never got my tail rotor gearbox from Revolution due to not obtaining
my rating in time before they closed the doors. any response would be appreciated,
I dont want to pay for a storage place for it.
price$15000obo
thanks
Scott Carnahan
1826 Tanager Dr
costa mesa, calif 92926
(714) 546-6799
(714) 444-2892
(310) 758-6795
carnahan.s@netzero.net (alt Email)
Does anybody know of or have conventional type (not Mini500, Lonestar,
AngelCH7 or Skylark through shaft type) swash plate plans or kits ? I have
the AW95, Scorpion 1&2, Aeros and Corban Ent. plans but have not been
to impressed with their designs due to either size (to large) eg:Corban
Ent., weight Aeros and Corban, reliability/maintenance- AW95 and difficulty
in
construction (anything that has to be cast is a major concern). I am
interested in the Dragonfly, Ultrasport, R22, Dynali Acer, Helicycle and
Babybell/Safari style/type swash assemblies. Please help as this has proven
to be a major stumbling block in building and designing my original design
variant of the AW choppy/Scorpion 1. Also does anyone know of an alternative
helicopter blade supplier besides McCutchen Skywheels (way to expensive)
and Fleck/Vortech (I have concerns over the reliability of this particular
blade).
Thanks, Adam afaitken@hotmail.com
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FYI
Sunday August 6th, 2,ooo
No confirmation on this tid bit of info but I have received it from
a reliable source that (with out mentioning names since he likes to sew)
the kit helicopter industry's most infamous character/manufacture is now
receiving free room n board from the US Government.
Oh I would love to receive a eM reporting that he made his first mistake
n dropped the soap in the shower........ Can't happen to a more deserving
sole in my opinion. As is said, what goes around, come back around. Too
bad this will not bring back 9 of the dead but it will at least make many
people a little happier if it is true.
University of Alabama have tested their own version of a Mast Support
System and have a test report available at: http://www.eng.ua.edu/~akatz/mini-op.html
University of Alabama M5oo construction locatable at: http://www.eng.ua.edu/~akatz/mini500.html
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A Few
Good Helicopter n Aviation
...Related
Books...
You may like to read
.
I just wanted to take a few moments to suggest a few helicopter
n aviation related books I have read and enjoyed. Below are a few
paper backs that you being a HoverLover/Rotor Head most likely will also
enjoy reading as I did.
.
If you are the non shopping type as I am, just
click on the book's foto or the book's name and you will be beamed
directly to the on line book store I used, "Amazon.com". Just give um a
few minuets of your time (less time than it would take to park your car
and walk in to the mall) along w/ your name, address n credit card number
and in a few days the book will magically materialize in your mail box.
.
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Chicken
Hawk is a story of a young boy that goes thru US Army Warrant
Officer Flight School becoming both a helicopter pilot and a man. The story
starts in the late 60 in the USA, than onto VietNam
and
back. The author Bob Mason tells how he almost washed out of pre flight
school but was allowed to take the "Hell Month" over again (6o days of
Hell Month) and almost a year later earned his wing as a Warrant
Officer. He tells how he and many other set up one of the first Air Cavalry
Divisions (perhaps the first, I can't remember). Any way, I enjoyed
Bob's book so much I have actually read 3 times so far and most likely
will again. It is a great book for any one fascinated with the whirling
wing/helicopter and or VietNam helicopter aviation. If you are forgetful
like me, you can enjoy it 3 times for only $8.76 thru Amazon.com. Click
here
to order Chicken Hawk..........
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Almost every one knows Chuck Yeager
was the first human to break the sound barrier. But the story that leads
up to him being in the right place at the right time and having "the Right
Stuff" is equally as interesting as his mach 1 story. If I remember correctly
(I read this one a few years back n only once) this book also starts out
when Chuck was a young man on a farm, following him thru Army flight school,
a W.W.II P51 pilot in Europe and back to Murrock/Eedwards AF Base, retiring
a Air Force Brig. General....... Great human aviation story, great W.W.II
story and great aviation history story all rapped up in one book for just
6 bucks thru Amazon.com. Click here
to order eager......
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You
may have seen the movie or perhaps the segment on 6o minuets or 2o/2o type
TV show recently. What a story that starts with a grope of young soccer
players on a twin engine turbo prop plane flying thru the Andes in Chili
South America and does not make it. I do not want to give it a way, but
is is a great story and just keeps on coming and coming as you turn the
page. Once again, I read this one a few years ago and with my memory, I
will take it with me on my next long airline flight and read/enjoy it all
over.
Alive
is also a bargain at $5.59 thru Amazon.com. Click here to order here
to order Alive..........
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Helicopter Books I Have
Yet to Read
but Seem Like
Good Ones
.
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Fire
Birds, is another VietNam helicopter book. I just ordered this one
and as yet have not read it. Due to my busy life in the summer trying to
make 12 months worth of income in the 6 months ice cream season (my
real job), it will take me a while. I will tell you about it as I go thru
it. Fire Birds is only $5.20 thru Amazon.com. Click
here to order Fire Birds
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Centaur
Flights $4.79 is about an Cobra Gun Ship (AH-1G) helicopter pilot during
his one year of duty in VietNam from 1969 to 1970. Click Click
here to order Centaur Flights..........
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Low
Level Hell $4.4o is a first hand account by a 21 year old Scout
Pilot (Hugh 5oo) in the Big Red One. If I remember correctly, a Scout primary
job it to flies low to draw fire/expose the Viet Cong (VC) from the position
for the orbiting Cobras over head.
Click Click
here to order Low Level Hell...........