I'm new to filling put weight and balance and was wondering how I find the long arm (in) for the basic empty weight in the r44 raven 2

Does anyone know of any aircrew jobs, I’m located in the Gulf coast region but am willing to do overseas jobs/contracts as well. Having a hard time finding anything that’s flight related it’s mostly mechanic based. I was formally a UH-1Y Crewchief with Aerial Gunner and Night systems instructor quals.

It’s a day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia, and I passed by the local military base on the way home. The C130H and 757 and five T6 Texans had done the rounds, and some services were visited by the Seasprite overhead. It was coming into land just as I went by.

Saw these flying over Washington DC NE on 4/22 approx 630pm. Three in formation. Not appeearing on my flightradar. Any insights on who/what they are?

Took my first in H145 flight today after ground school. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on learning to hover the darn thing. I keep death gripping the controls without even noticing and it definitely adds to my fatigue.

Cue David Attenborough voice " Here we see the father King Stallion bring home a tasty meal for it's family. This Joint Strike fighter will provide enough for almost a weeks worth of fuel, oil, Hydraulic fluid, and preventive maintenance costs. Nature is truly wonderful."

Have any of you pursued flying as a second career after retiring from your first? I'm a controller (US) and being forced out at 56 still seems pretty early on in life. Assuming I stay healthy enough, I've been tossing around the idea of just slowly building hours over the next 18 years to possibly set myself up for something afterwards. Would love to eventually get into HEMS if I do follow this route, but don't know how realistic that might be given age and not really having the ability to move around for different types of work experience. Thanks in advance!

What kind of ballast or mod do you use or have you found work arounds for minimum weights ?

Do you keep your ballasts in ? Where does it go if you hot load a front seat passenger and they need the seat empty ? What if you have them hover exit ?

Trying to figure out the most practical way to make the weight limit work on Bell 206. 200lbs (range ext) limit when you’re 125 wet is a puzzle. I’m sure lighter pilots have figured this out already.

There were two of these flying super low over my house and I’m just trying to figure out what they were. Looks like it could possibly be a Cobra?

I want to be a helicopter pilot but I really don’t want to go to college. Any advice on good flight schools and career paths without a degree? Thank you!

I’m a female senior in highschool looking at different helicopter flight schools for next year. My top three are Hillsboro Aero Academy, Jerry Trimble Helicopters, and Fly Pure Flight. All close to Portland. Any info about any of these? I am comparing prices and structure but I’m also just looking for any experiences! thank you!

I’m not going to give too much context of the incident just out of privacy for the families etc. To sum it up, I witnessed a double fatal helicopter crash while working on a wildfire and now anytime I fly in them I feel like I’m going to die myself. It is impacted me very heavily and I want to find a way to hopefully have a sense of calm when I am flying.

Hey! I’m a very new flight paramedic. We use an electric lift on small wheels to push the helicopter around. While we were rolling our helicopter in to the hangar one of the four blades hit the metal hangar door. It made a loud bang and shook the aircraft, the blades spun maybe 2-3 feet. Not much at all. There was no visible damage to the rotor, or the door. I told the pilot, who was operating the lift, and he said he wasn’t concerned after taking a look. I told my base manager and she said if my pilot said it’s okay, it’s okay. Im sure the blades can take a beating, but I’m very new and feel uneasy about it so figured I’d ask what you guys thought.