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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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Info Request

From:    scorpion-lives <CAPE@CUTA.UPR.CLU.EDU>
     To:   sporth@ptd.net

to      SPORTH-HELICOPTERS-PAGE

from ORLANDO CAPETILLO
        PO BOX 8004
        ARECIBO, PR 00613-8004
        e-mail  cape@cuta.upr.clu.edu

HI GLENN THANKS FOR KEEPING MY HELI ON YOUR PAGE I HEVE BEEN A LITLE BUSY WORKING ON MY SCORPION AND THE MODIFICATIONS TO FIT THE ACURA-ENGINE AND MY VERSION OF A MAIN-ROTOR-GEAR-BOX AND FLY CONTROLS SO FAR I HAVE INSTALED THEM ALL AND ALSO A CRUISE-CONTROL
FROM "AUDIO-BOX".  I AM LOOKING FOR A PAIR OF TAIL-ROTOR-BLADE-SHELLS
TO REPLACE THE ONES I HAVE AND WHANT TO BUY THEM "ORIGINAL-STYLE"
IF YOU HAPEND TO KNOW ANY ONE HO CAN MAKE OR SELL ME ONE SET PLEASE
LET ME KNOW...   WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR THEM I FOUND THIS PAGE ON THE NET "WWW.PRISMZ.COM/SCORPION"  PLEASE TAKE A LOOK... THEY CLAIM SOME
NUMBERS FOR THE SCORPION THAT I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY PULLED THEM FROM I CAN BE WRONG (I CERTAINLY WISH THEY ARE CORRECT) BUT I UNDERSTAND THE SCORPION (TWO SEATER) MAX-WEIGHT WAS 1235LBS ALSO EMPTY WEIGHT WAS 800LBS PLEASE SHINE SOME LIGHT FOR ME ON THIS SUBJECT

NOTE I WILL SEND SOME PICTURES OF MY HELI AS SOON AS I COMPLETE THE TEST AND TOUCH UP THE PAINT JOB OK

THANKS

Subject:         AFFORDABLE!!!
   Date:          Sun, 29 Aug 1999 11:24:50 -0000
   From:         "nuwwave" <nuwwave@excelonline.com>
     To:          <sporth@ptd.net>

I am interested in a small AFFORDABLE helocopter to begin in. I have heard alot about the A/W 95 (Choppy) and seen plans at a couple of different places. I have also seen the Skytwister and the Skylark. I like the Skylark looks but not sure of the controls it offers. I am also do not want to order plans from Vortech after what I have read. I am leaning toward the A/W 95 because of the widespread knowledge and info. i belive it could be useful during construction.But I dont know much about the Skytwister or other comparabe kits/plans. Could someone please give their opinions/ideas.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank You.

Jay

My name is Tony Hill.  I happened to fall into your website today, what a pleasant surprise.  I am an avid heli builder/designer/lover and a mechanical engineer by day.  I am currently working on a sky twister, which will be completed very soon.

I found the G1 letters interesting as I too built and found my self redesigning the whole thing.  I have since finished it and sold it. It never left the ground with me in it, although it did function.  Votec has quite a scam going on.  I hope you can somehow warn potential lookers to not waste there time.

I want to get the word out to any other builders of the sky twister to get a hold of me, as I have lots of advice and redesign ideas from my build not to mention I would like to talk to others with this same interest.  I have went to sun and fun  and the PRA mentone shows and no one has had anything small like a sky twister.  Also I want to let all those designers/inventors that
I am available to do detail and other CAD related work for any projects people are working on. I prefer to work with the barter system when available lets trade services or junk... Have any of those individuals in need of a professional engineer or CAD person to email me (thill@fwi.com).

Thanks again for the great website.  I am enclosing a donation. I hope it helps... I will be in touch with future publications for your readers, especially on the sky twister.

Sincerely,
Tony Hill
4175 East 550 North
Decatur, Indiana 46733
thill@fwi.com

The development of small helicopters has lagged way behind that of fixed wing  aircraft. People are building affordable auto-engined aircraft which they fly across continents and oceans. Aspiring helicopter pilots are left with a small choice of machines that are either fairly crude, too expensive, or in some cases both! It is time to develop a decent, practical and affordable auto-engined helicopter, and there has never been a better time than the present. We have  access to engines, accessories and technology that were not available a decade or two ago.

However, the secret to success will be to use the input of as many knowledgeable people as possible, and to stick to a conventional layout. Some people might choose to go it alone, either because they are geographically isolated, or because they like the challenge, or through sheer
pigheadedness, but mostly these efforts are doomed. The development of a successful helicopter is simply too much work for a single person. Trying to perfect an unconventional layout is really looking for trouble. It takes governments and companies such as Bell and Sikorsky decades to perfect concepts such as tilt rotor, or the Advancing Blade Concept (co-axial rotors with additional pusher engines).

The verdict, therefore, is: Stick to a conventional design.

As far as making use of the input of many people is concerned, I propose the  following: All those people who yearn for an affordable, yet practical small helicopter must rally around to support this project. Many successful projects have been funded by small contributions from hundreds or thousands of people. We will then form a small a small core design group that will gather information from as many knowledgeable contributors as possible. They will then build a
prototype helicopter, placing emphasis on availability and affordability of parts.

If we can have one or two people working full time on the building of the  prototype, it should be possible to have a practical design sorted out within a  year or two. Actually, the idea is that many enthusiasts will contribute to the project at the same time, which will reduce development time tremendously.

The philosophy driving the whole project will be that it is a project by  enthusiasts for enthusiasts. The idea is not for any single person to claim the design or to become filthy rich, nor is it the intention to compete unfairly with kit helicopter manufacturers (whose machines do not fall in the same category as the proposed machine anyway). In fact, some kit manufacturers might find it beneficial to get involved with the project.

At the successful conclusion of the project we should be able to give the enthusiast a detailed design, complete with details of component suppliers, that will allow him or her to build a machine of proven and safe design.

I would like to hear from everybody interested in supporting the project. In  particular, somebody just as crazy about helicopters as I am, but who has the space available for executing the project (In the US or Canada). I myself will gladly give my knowledge (I am a graduate mechanical engineer), several engines and other parts, and two years of my life to drive this project to fruition.

Where are you going to be in two years' time: still only dreaming about flying  your own practical helicopter, with no hope of ever realising that dream, or will you be in your workshop working on a machine that will be able to carry you with the same reliability as your motor car?  Let me know how you feel!

Pierre Joubert, pjoubert@ctech.ac.za

I could use some help.

A friend of mine recently purchased a hand held GPS. It didn't come with any directions.  He's not a pilot but he wants a GPS for hunting and the like. I told him that I would check with some pilots to see if anyone could help him out.

Does anyone know anything about or have the instructions to this type of GPS? It is a MICROLOGIC,  Sportsman GPS.    To make things worse he found out that the company has closed due to financial problems.

Thanks for your help...................

John E. Vera
Nebraska

I am looking for a pilot named Brock Holiday.  He is from southern California and has been a helicopter pilot for years. I was given an incorrect phone number for Brock and was wondering if you knew of  him and how i could contact him.  Your assistance with this matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank You,

Phil Phorbain

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 to can enjoy it 3 times for only $8.76 thru Amazon.

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Page 4 One of a kind Kopters @ Homer's..........Page 8 Jeff Milum's Bell 47

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A Few
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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.