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Remember
Good Helicopters (even kits) Aren't Cheep.
More Important,
Cheep Helicopters Aren't Safe
and Can/have KILLED

Before Buying Anything,
I strongly suggest you personally observe the designer and or manufacture (not just the company's test pilots) flying there product at altitude many many times before you invest your money n possibly your life...
If  the designer or manufacture comes up with ANY excuse why they don't fly there craft, the writing is on the wall, move on to another manufacture that has the confidence in there craft to regularly fly it.

I have personally seen the manufactures that fly there craft n I have also seen the ones that don't fly there craft, statistically one is LOTS less likely to kill than the other.

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I have noticed that I often get a big laugh when I refer to one of
                  the more renowned kit helicopter manufactures as
"the helicopter hitler".
   Now I can't mention his name, but I just thought some of  U might know who this name fits
              and perhaps U 2 might get a good belly laugh after hearing it.

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Open letter to Bill Clinton

Mr. Clinton,                                                                                                      April 28th, 1999

As many of us lucky ones know, just leave America n go to any other country n 9 out of 10 will agree that the USA with all it's problems is the best.

However, even thou the USA may have less percapata serious crime than many other similar societies, Littleton Colorado is obviously un excusable.

Your gun control idea today is a start, but perhaps you should also consider a large tax on each and every violent act  portrayed in the movie industry, the television industry, the record industry, video games ect.

I for one am not a advocate of bigger government, so for me to suggest the above is out of character, but mostliekly only an total idiot will not agree that all the violence in the media contributes to many of the problems in the wonderful country of ours n needs to be addressed immediately.

Think about it, the extra tax money raised could be used to fund programs to counteract the problems the entertainment industry creates. And, obviously taxing per violent act will lower the amount of violence in the entertainment industry products, so win win all around, I think....

Sincerely,

Glenn Ryerson
Stroudsburg Pa, USA
 
 

I was lucky yesterday and had a chance to see the only CH-7 in South Africa for about five minutes. It is in police possession because it was apparently stolen.  I went looking for a camera and when I got back they moved it and would not allow me to see it again.

Regards,

Hennie

DOES  ANYONE KNOW  WHO MIGHT OWN OR HAVE ANY INFO REGUARDING THIS BIRD? PLEASE eM ME.

TERRY LEE

If  I can save one other RW-162 owner the hassle, good.  I attended the Rotorway training in Jan of '98, and at that time, purchased the latest version of their engine manual, for the Exec 90.  It was dated 1991.  I never got any changes mailed to me, so I believed it to be current.

On pg. 5, the valve cover retention bolts are depicted as requiring 84" lbs. torque.  I bought a good torque wrench, and proceeded to torque the bolts to exactly 84" lbs., following some routine maintenance (I had about 130 hr. on it, so I wasn't inexperienced).

The test flight went ok, until the post flight inspection when I saw oil all over the ship. I traced it back to two cracked valve covers,  Called Tom Smith (a genuine font of knowledge, and all round good guy), and he told me they'd changed that torque spec; now you only tighten those bolts until the washer touches the valve cover.

It would've been nice if they'd sent out a change or service bulletin.  But, in their defense, he did volunteer to ship me 2 new valve covers.  They're a good (just not perfect, tho' who is?) company.

Neil,
4000 hr US military instructor pilot/pilot examiner

email: neildeb@snowhill.com

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Below U C Serge Londero's Kompress under construction.

Serge says his Kompress will probably be the first of it's kind in France.
Lets hope he keeps sends in a fotos or two from time to time so we
all can learn more about this great new 2 seater from Italy
n perhaps even share a little of  his joys of owning
a proven kit helicopter with regal roots .
Best wishes n luck with your new helicopter Serge.

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Info Request

There was a fatal R22 accident about 6 months ago in Argentina.
A life long good friend of the pilot would like to know the details of the accident.
Un like the US's FAA this info is not easily obtainable from the Argentine's FAA.
If you can help this fellow helicopter pilot with some closure or perhaps suggest where this info may be obtained from (Robinson perhaps), please eM me.
Thank You

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eM from an Italian CH-7 Angel owner/pilot as he flies his bird some 240 miles to
Last week's Bassano Del Grappa Fly In

The Angel was perfect all the time:  I only had to put gasoline and oil (except I had to glue the wheel which puts in tension the belt). I landed at 1700 m in a sunny day very easily.

My new parachute arise a lot of interest.

In Bassano the only ultralight helicopters were Angel and Kompress. XYZ500 and Dragonfly simply disappeared! It's at least three years they don't show up. There were one day a couple of Exec registered as experimental, I think one powered with a turbine.

I did not manage yet to sell the Angel: a lot of interest but nobody taking out the money.

I made a control on gasoline consumption coming back from Bassano:
20.2 liters or 5.28 Gal. per hour and 1.73% of oil.

ciao,
Angelo

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Starting today, April 9th, 1999
The Pro Drive people
will be at SnF demonstrating their logical solution to
the Exec's antiquated drive system (just my opinion on RW old technology).
If U own/fly an Exec, U need check it out before SnF is over.

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If U were at
Bassano in Italy Easter weekend,
SHnPGIE's readers would love to C any helicopter fotos you may have taken and or
read your report on the weekends activities.
Please eM SHnPGIE

Bassano Italy April 2, 3 n 4, 1999
Looks like 4 of Augusto Cicare's CH-7 Angels that are
now manufactured by EliSpotr/HeliSport.
Now that I look closer, their seems to be 5 Angel impinges visible.
The WX looked perfect in this foto.
foto courtesy of
Flavio Giacosa, Alba Italy

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Helicopter Stories
by Ira Will McComic
a US Army AH-1 (Cobra) helicopter pilot in Viet Nam

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Helicopter Stories
by David Freeman,
a Medevac pilot is Viet Nam

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Belt Replacement Mod.
for  all
Rotor Way Exec Series
by PRO-DRIVE, INC

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A Few
Good Helicopter n Aviation
...Related Books...
You may like to read
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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 VietNamand 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.

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.

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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.