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MAVRICK
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

today I took a demo flight in a schweizer300s to see if this was the heli I whanted to train inand know that ive flown in it this is definitely the heli im going to train in

Here are some pic I took before we went flying































































Hope you all like my pictures
04-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
MAVRICK
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

I got to fly the helicopter but I just got do forwerd flight and some hovering

I think the hardets thing during the demo was geting in the heli
04-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

300 To train in....

I learned in a Hughes 269C (Schweizer 300). It's a fun helicopter, much easier than an R22. However, compared to a Bell 47, it auto-rotates like a manhole cover. Also, if your ever going to move on to a JetRanger, the Bell 47 feels almost the exact same (the G-models have Hydrolics).

Not convinced about autorotations? Ask your instructor if he's willing to try a full left-peddle autorotation in a 300. If he says yes, then you better get nervous cause you are about to die. Doing this manuver in the 47 is a blast; it was a technique used in Korea to loose altitude fast to aviod being Intercepted by enemy aircraft and shot down.

Anyways, you may not be able to find a 47 to train in, I wish they still made them!
04-27-2006 Over year old.
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MAVRICK
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Location: Las Vegas NV

Ive only done one auto and let me tell ya,I did not like itit was In a R44,scared the crap out of meI wasn,t ready for it LOL.














Thanks for the info
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

Autos

Yes, the first few are very scarey. Then doing them on your own is scarey. Then doing your first "Full-Down" autos (no power recovery) are scarey; unless your in a Bell 47! It's easier to do a full-down auto in one than a power recovery since it takes the blades so long to spool-back up to the green range.

After a while, you'll start to loose your fear of autos, thats when you should start to worry



Ps... Don't get me wrong, I do love the 300! I just think 47's would be an awesome ship to learn in.
04-27-2006 Over year old.
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MAVRICK
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Location: Las Vegas NV

the instructor is starting groung school somtime in May,but doesn't know what day.

The place that i'm going learn to fly at is called
( First flight Aviation)

Ive still got to get all the books and a headset but I can get a headset when I get closer to flight training.




I gess this means i'm not going fly my RC models for a whilethe cool thing is is that the instrutor whants to learn how to fly RC helis
He teaches me how to fly full scale and I'll teach him how to fly RC
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
moorecj98
Senior Heliman
Location: na

The 300 is a great heli. i have around 400hrs in type. I think sometimes i rather fly it than the MB K117 i fly. I have to say i think i have done about 100 left pedal auto's with no issues but than again i was 16 at the time and death was no issue also
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

You did Full-Left peddle autorotations in a 300 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?

That is brave!
04-27-2006 Over year old.
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moorecj98
Senior Heliman
Location: na

i had one of the best instructors. Les hembel he was the first to bring hughes tool company to the southeast we also did backwards autos,power off auto from a 100 feet ,pull the mixture yes no engine. Yes i thought the man was insane also. But it came in to good use when i had a 300 throw a rod and had to auto from 250 feet and there was no damage to the heli and i didnt have to clean my underware out Also he would put his foot behind the right pedal during left 180 auto's
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
MAVRICK
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

LOL The Autos sound way to much fun for me
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
moorecj98
Senior Heliman
Location: na

They are alot of fun. Unless you are in a robinson(THE FLYING BRICK)
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

Left peddle autos v. left 180 degree auto....

Doing a left 180 degree auto is a lot different than a full left peddle auto while doing left turning piroettes straight down (with the nose at a downward attitude).

The Showcopters stunt guys run a flight school in Salinas. They'll teach you all the insane stuff in their "Unusual attitude/spacial awareness" class; something that I'd love to go do! My expereince was from a semi-crazy instructor with a 47 (I grew to love that old heli, which now lays in pieces in a FAA boneyard somewhere....)
04-27-2006 Over year old.
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MAVRICK
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Location: Las Vegas NV

What are some good headsets that I should think about getting,the instrutor said that Airplane headsets are diffrent the helis

What are some good sets that don't hurt after having them for a while
04-27-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

Headsets

The Boise are at the top of the line; they sell a helicopter version for about $1K. After that, the Denali ANR set works pretty well for a little less than half that. You should be able to find them at sporty's.
04-27-2006 Over year old.
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MAVRICK
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$




is ther any thing that is a lot less then 1K$ I don't have that kind of money
04-28-2006 Over year old.
 
 
moorecj98
Senior Heliman
Location: na

I have the bose and love them. Dont go cheap on the headsets they could save you life .
04-28-2006 Over year old.
 
 
MAVRICK
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

Ok Thanks for all the info


I'll talk to the instructor tomarrow when he helps me get all the books I need to learn how to fly
04-28-2006 Over year old.
 
 
fitenfyr
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Location: Port Orchard, Washington

David Clark H10-60's if you can find them.
They have an interchagable cord so you can use them in airplanes or helicopters.
Work great for me and they are over 14 years old. Still going strong.
A whole lot less than those ANR setups and IMO they work just as good.
I have flown IFR in 172's without any issues with them and in the Helicopter they were just fine.
I like to hear what the engine is doing anyhow. With those ANR's you loose some of that IMO.

Jason Stiffey
Fly Fast....Live Slow...
04-28-2006 Over year old.
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Skiddz
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Location: Carlsbad, CA

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They are alot of fun. Unless you are in a robinson(THE FLYING BRICK)


Huh?? The 44 in a 90 knot, 90% RPM auto glides almost as well as a Cessna 172... Autos in a 44 are almost a non-event.. VERY JetRanger like. Even the little 22 glides pretty well at 75kts and 90%. I did a bunch of autos in a 22 yesterday including a 360 left turning auto at about 30kts until about 500 AGL when I pushed over to 50 kts for the flare. Very fun...

The 300 autos like a rock in comparison.

MAVRICK: David Clark H10-13H is a decent helo headset and can be had for less than $300. The H10-56XL is about $650 and has ANR.. The H10-60 has already been mentioned and it's also a good unit. (Can you tell I'm partial to David Clarks?)

A helicopter is 10,000 parts spinning rapidly around an oil leak.
04-28-2006 Over year old.
 
 
moorecj98
Senior Heliman
Location: na

I was talking about the r-22. It is a flying brick no doubt. There is two flight schools around here that wont even let you do a full touch down auto in a r-22 as they are afraid of the stress on the frames. As this has been a issue on some r-22's. The r-44 is very much like an bell. As you can tell im not a fan of the robinson. I have been flying helicopters for 16 years and the hughes 269 series as alot better record than the r-22 or r44. I know a lot of people who fly the r-22 because of the cheap maintance,but like i always say you get what you pay for
04-28-2006 Over year old.
 
 
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