206 Tail Rotor Question...

[Ryan]

Thanks for clearing this up for me Phil. Glad I bought the book as there is tons of good stuff in there for a rookie like myself.
As for the comment about me finding another flight school and a better instructor...why? I bought this book of my own accord. I came to my instructor with the quote I was having trouble with and he was as sceptical as I was. That's why I posted here, to get a broader perspective. It worked...problem solved.

P.S. Phil, I'm gonna steal my buddy's copy of CARs in Plain English. Great work on that one!

 

[sharky]

I see on the latest from Bell, the UH1Y, the tail rotor is back on the 'other' side. Does this mean that nobody's worried about 'Charlie' anymore, Cap?

 

[cap]

sharky ------- they didn't consult me at all on why they did that, the buggars. It could well be that the design personnel were Democrats and moved it from the Right side to the Left just to subtly annoy George Bush. The name ain't 'Charlie' anymore either....... the name is Hassem.

 

[Nomex]

Phil

If you want some real support for the big hole in the tail rotor bit, pm me and I will pass on who to speak to who has a t/r blade in his office that has a softball size hole dead center with only 1/4" of the leading edge and 1/4" of the trailing edge still connected. Result of a mineblast under a 206 in flight. Was able to land with everything still in one piece.

I also second that the book in question is a very useful resource.

 

[sharky]

That t/r blade wouldn't be from a Northern BC operator, would it Nomex? I heard about that. See if u can get pics posted, please.

 

[Nomex]

It happened many moons ago in Stewart - pilot now flies for a different company in NE BC.

 

[MagSeal]

if my memory seves me correct, it was D.P. who was the pilot on that wasn't it?

 

[reddog]

Here's another one for you'all.

On the Kuwait / Iraq border after the first Gulf war a 212 crew landed at UN HQ in Umqasr to pick up the UN Commander to transport him to Kuwait city for a meeting. Unbeknownst to the crew the local devils brigade of pint sized slingshot shooters scored a direct hit on the leading edge of one of the tail rotor blades. Off the 212 went to Kuwait city returning and landing after dark. No one noticed anything amiss until the next morning when Sharkbait went out to DI the machine and comes running back into the hangar with tales of people shooting at our a/c. Out we all went and sure enough there was a hole big enough to put two fingers into without touching the metal and the crew said they hadn't felt a thing.

Go figure.

 

[Nomex]

Magseal - You're right, it was.

 

[Zazu]

No vibration-good

vibration -probably bad, land, ask.

Tail rotor on-good

Tail rotor off-bad

Tail rotor hurt ie, dented, creased, separated,piece missing,hole! - BAD, land, show and tell, think hard, walk home if neccesary.

 

[MagSeal]

that's good advice Zazu.

I'm guessing living longer is a likely side effect when you follow said advice...

 

[leadingedge]

Ryan

The Cars, that I use is the one on CD Rom.They are comming out with yet another more friendly version I am told very shortly and includes update CD's.

Avialable as a subscription, a good thing to have in the arsenal. I think its about 99 bucks, and is also on the net, but you will find that most bush camps and other locations are usally short on the internet access. You pop it into the laptop and voila! It alsom has a key word search function.

L.E

 

[cyclic monkey]

Ryan was talking about the book "CARS in Plain English" by Phil Croucher, a handy paperback that works well even where there is no Internet, requires no laptop, costs only about $39, and is written in terms easier to understand than the original Regulations from Ottawa.

An excellent alternative to CD ROMs or several folders of paper.

 

[Elvis]

Try this

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/item.asp?Ite...on=books&zxac=1

:elvis:

 

[cap]

CM ----- good call. Phil does an excellent job in many books on getting rid of the "baffle-gab". I'd recommend any of them.

Phil ----that will cost you one very tall "Latte" from Second Cup when we meet again.