Like jettison the blades and a parachute deploys ?

I work at Sikorsky and walking through the assembly lines is awesome. The CH-53K is just massive. It looks like it's taller than the house I live in. Probably double the size of the UH-60. I guess just a guy marveling at the size of these monsters.

Does somebody know which Helicopters the Peshmerga use?

And maybe PKK too?

And it would be nice to see some real pictures, not those on google

I was in a rotor delamination/hard landing in 1999 down in the Okefenokee Swamp while fighting a fire (Named the “Friendly Fire”.) If memory serves me correctly it was a Bell 212 from a private contractor fleet.

The rotor delaminated when we flew into a cloud and the pilot put us into an immediate dive. It felt like we hit a wall, the motor wound down and the pilot did some magic. We were pretty much nose down until just before the ground and the pilot pulled up just before landing…we hit pretty hard. After landing the pilot pulled on the rotor brake like his life depended on it and it felt like the ship was going to explode as it was shaking violently. I’m not a pilot, but I know we were pretty damn lucky and I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the skill of the pilot. About the last foot or so of one of the blades was unwrapped and flailing about. I will never forget the pilot exiting the craft and throwing his helmet at the windshield.

I have tried looking it up for more details about the incident to validate my foggy memories, but cant find anything. Just thought I would share this old memory and see if anyone finds it interesting. Its a small world, perhaps someone out there knows about this incident in this community or knows where to look for records.

Well shoot, anyone know why it’s no longer produced? Sucks hard ha. Now everyone’s going to hang onto what they have left.

Hi all!

I don't know if anyone will be able to help me so please let me know if what I'm asking isn't possible. But I have a collection of audio files, all of which are recordings of helicopters passing overhead.

Is it possible for someone to ID them based on the sound?

Here is the link: https://files.fm/u/une8yfuk9v

The audio recordings are titled 1-7 so there's 7 recordings here. I think only one may be longer than one minute but I will understand if it's a hassle to do. Just trying my luck here.

Thank you!

I caught it while skipping school, looks cool asf

looks like straight out of GTA

For ppl who are Attack-heli pilots/knows someone who is. As an attack heli pilot, is your role isolated to only to flying the helicopter or are you also trained for the front-gunner seat, do you sometimes switch places or are the roles strict?

Spotted early morning over UMD (near dc), super loud and big and there were three (one behind the building). What kind of helicopter are they?

Hello folks, about to get my first job and in the market for a headset.

First job will be in the bell206 so big ol loud jet. What are my best options to prolong my poor hearing?

I've done my HUET and also a bunch of first aid courses like BLS, TCCC, and TECC. However, I've never done any serious survival training. Do you guys have some good recommendations? Whether in the US or Europe (I travel a lot), I'd be happy to hear them.

The only serious training center I could find was NASTAR (National Aerospace Training and Research), which does a lot of cool stuff (they do have Water Survival Training, identical for civilians and military). They also trained SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew and Axiom 3's crew, as NASTAR is certified for human spaceflight training. Here's the link: https://www.nastarcenter.com/index.html

Edit: I'm a civilian.

In Norman,OK

What do you all think the USCG should do to upgrade their rotary wing fleet, assuming they don’t get flight hour waivers to push the 60T to 20k hours and beyond?

I think they have three options:

1. Contract with Sikorsky for new build 60Ts. This lets the USCG keep current infrastructure but limits them to a platform that is being phased out in USG/DoD roles. Might not be a problem if they plan ahead and buy lots of parts and maintenance support now.

2. Start a new acquisition program on their own, maybe for something like the AW139 (USAF is getting these now) or similar. Lots of logistical issues to sort out with this but it gives them flexibility to get what they want from the ground up and future proof.

3. Hitch their wagon to the USN FVL/MS program, which is in its infancy. This will probably take the longest but has the benefit of needing the same ship-board footprint as the 60 and being mostly paid for by the Navy.

Curious what you all think.

Has anyone utilized their GI Bill for ratings at any of the colleges near LA or San Diego? I've seen a few schools that have flight programs just none that say they have a rotary program like the other schools discussed in the page. It will be a task convincing my wife to move up to Oregon or anywhere that's in a cold climate.

Hello there, i am looking to start PPL(H) but due to the price i must search in other country (Europe). I found flyforfun school in czech and wanted to have review on it. Or if you know schools that are cheap (but still with good training either) i'll be glad to have some more option to look at.

Thanks a lot

I have an opportunity to operate a helicopter for someone. They want me to find work for it. I'm currently a CFI. Been looking into finding some part 119 exceptions work. My goal is to find powerline or pipeline patrol work also interested in doing some survey or aerial photography. I'm looking to get some advice on how to find this type of work. I can't find much online. My current plan is to just start making phone calls to either powerline/pipeline companies and possible to other operators to see if there may be work that is to small for their operation that they turned down. It's a Bell 206 btw and location is Washington/Oregon area, but willing to work out of state.

Greetings,

I want to find certain "non-robinson made" part numbers of the R44 main rotor assembly. For example the bearings for the swashplate have the part number C647-12. Obviously robinson doesn't make bearings so this part number is just a part number they have assigned to that bearing. I want to know the actual bearing's part number/designation. Is there any way that i can find this out?

Could it be that they don't provide the bearing designation because it is a custom bearing that does not adhere to a standard.

Thanks in advance.