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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 24 Aug 2020, 23:38 |
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Joined: 01/13/11 Posts: 120 Post Likes: +17
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Username Protected wrote: First flight today with wife and son to visit a friend in Jax. Hell of a good confined area technique. The logs would give me pause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmnKoRX4IYI had my wife looking out the bubble but yes, logs a little scary! No problem...you had plenty of clearance on the power poles! Congrats on the purchase! Take it from me, an old rotor head....you'll NEVER regret learning, flying, and in most instances, owning your own helo! Looked like a "no wind" day...so, you could have easily left peddle-turned it onto that grass strip...would have made an easier departure than to have to back out or depart over the house... Can you elaborate on how the departure went?
_________________ Best Regards, Mike Redmon '68 Cessna 210H
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 14 Sep 2020, 09:55 |
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Joined: 09/06/11 Posts: 799 Post Likes: +389
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“Honey move the dang helicopter !”
I think my neighbors would freak out if I landed a helicopter in my front yard.
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 14 Sep 2020, 14:23 |
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Joined: 05/05/09 Posts: 5054 Post Likes: +4920
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Username Protected wrote: I'm wondering how much the guy eats; he has four full size trash toters! Same cost to have 1 or 4!
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 22 Sep 2020, 00:56 |
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Joined: 11/25/19 Posts: 203 Post Likes: +89
Aircraft: Aerostar 601P, AS350
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The 12 year is a pretty good idea if the helicopter has been in a corrosive environment. About two years ago I was spraying for a company in a early 2000s Raven 1. About 50’ above some trees in the Mississippi delta I heard a loud bang, followed by some serious vibration, shuddering etc... the aft engine mount separated, and the whole back side of the drive assembly was hanging by the upper driveshaft where it contacted the frame. I side stepped the river bank I was working on and simultaneously slammed the collective down then ripped it back up at about 15’. The engine mount was internally rusted and fairly thin wall to begin with.
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 24 Sep 2020, 14:39 |
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Joined: 11/15/09 Posts: 1867 Post Likes: +1351 Location: Red Deer, Alberta (CRE5/CYQF)
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Username Protected wrote: ... The camera mounting really was not all that dangerous. It is mounted very near the the center of rotation so there was not a lot of rotational force applied, just the wind forces from forward flight. You are a braver than I am. I saw that video several years ago and while I would love to get footage like that, there is NO way I would attach a camera to anything that rotates on my helicopter.
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 24 Sep 2020, 14:43 |
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Joined: 04/15/20 Posts: 193 Post Likes: +234
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Username Protected wrote: ... The camera mounting really was not all that dangerous. It is mounted very near the the center of rotation so there was not a lot of rotational force applied, just the wind forces from forward flight. You are a braver than I am. I saw that video several years ago and while I would love to get footage like that, there is NO way I would attach a camera to anything that rotates on my helicopter.
Oh, don't get me wrong, I am NOT the one who mounted it or flew with it. I was just commenting I didn't think the forces would be that bad....
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Post subject: Re: Flying the R44 Raven II Posted: 24 Sep 2020, 15:38 |
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Joined: 08/26/15 Posts: 9804 Post Likes: +9300 Company: airlines (*CRJ,A320) Location: Florida panhandle
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Username Protected wrote: Oh, don't get me wrong, I am NOT the one who mounted it or flew with it. I was just commenting I didn't think the forces would be that bad.... There is a much older, very similar video out there. I think it's a Huey blade (odds are it's a Huey blade...). The one you posted is a much higher quality though, that's the benefit of a modern, miniature digital camera. Both of them are really helpful to make the proverbial light go on in your head when trying to learn helicopter aerodynamics.
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