As350 Slow Start

[cyclic monkey]

Nomex, my apologies............the whole post was meant in humour, and NONE of it was a personal attack on anyone.........except myself for leaving 3 tie-downs on !!
That didn't happen either..........most of my posts are complete fiction.
But I have left the tie-down attached on a 206....luckily I noticed before light-off. These things happen.....the photo is also an attempt at humour to help mollify the embarrassment of such events.

Please ask questions......but remember some of us will throw in the occasional attempt at humour to keep this place a little more jovial than some other internet mud-fests. And, goodness gracious, some posts (actually most of them), have been known to wander completely off-topic.

I was hoping you could see the difference between my genuine concern for your well-being in my posts listed above, and this later attempt at humour. Sorry, my fault for being too sarcastic recently.
We all construe different meanings from these posts. For example, I'm not sure how the "know it all" comment could be derived from my post. But it doesn't bother me.
I try and read posts in the manner that I suspect the author intended, not in the way they appear on first-sight. It makes this place more enjoyable, and helps minimize the huge numbers of people who just don't bother coming here anymore.

Sincere apologies, CM

 

[407 Driver]

I have had the good fortune of working beside Nomex this summer (or at least I think I have if you were in " 'EL " at KFB) and I can assure all here that he is one of the most professional and experienced guys in the Industry.
I have also known CM for 15+ years, and have the utmost respect for his abilities...as do my customers (He was Brand X when I met him!). CM, I'm glad you're on my side finally, as it's better than going against you. I appreciate your warped sense of humor, (similar to mine?) and hopefully others will see it as just that.

Some forums get downright nasty and other forums are caught in useless trivia.
We have a great forum here, we get answers, yet still can have some fun.

Amodao wil be here tomorrow, so I'll ask him to look into this 350 start problem. As I mentioned earlier, he's one of the very best that I've worked with.

 

[chopperdr]

nomex and all those interested, have attached a trouble shooting guide from dave dunstan, he is the american eurocopter as-350 tech rep. he asked me to pass this information on, if you have any questions contact dave directly through the american eurocopter website, look under tech reps.
thanks
dr

 

[widgeon]

Hey Cal , still slightly on topic as Dave was mentioned in a previous year's Pro Pilot helicopter support survey . How did Eurochopper do this year ? . Cannot find any info on line.

found link to magazine , but article is not available on line .
1) Bell , 2) sikorsky , 3) Agusta , 4) Eurocopter , 5) MD helicopters.
the last one I recall seeing the spread between the top 5 was not that large.

 

[chopperdr]

widgeon: i know i have seen it, cannot remember which issue. as i remember it a better showing than 2002, some familiar gripes with TEC.
was just at AEC last week, had an excellent series of meetings, seems to me a very positive move in the right direction for eurocopter. they have a ways to go but i can say that as far as we are concerned a much improved working atmosphere.
cal

 

[Nomex]

chopperdr

thanks so much for the attachment and Dave's contact - excellent info and we're working things out.

 

[chopperdr]

nomex: glad we could help out, excuse the delay just spent the week in grand prairie, a most busy place these days, 11 aircraft to deliver this month alone. also fyi, posted another of daves trouble shooting guides on the AME forum concerning balancing the short shaft, that one should help as well.
dr

 

[Nomex]

Tx again chopperdr, and am getting some pretty useful updates and tips - dave has been extremely helpful.

 

[chopperdr]

hola from sunny san diego, must agree dave is about as knowledgeable as it gets when it comes to astars. where are you located, and do you have other types within your fleet. if you ever need any flir or nightsun mounts just say the word, as that is our specialty
dr

 

[leggo]

Only start problem on an Astar I ever had (only 350 hrs on type) was due to an electrical fault in the master box. It was slow to accelerate throughout its start range. Your engineers probably checked this already, but how high does the Ng top out on "crank" without introducing fuel?

 

[Nomex]

Leggo, don't have an answer on that one - I've rotated out while they were still troubleshooting - will see what the latest is.

chopperdr, unfortunately no need for the nightsun, I stick to the daylight, but thanks anyway. Check your pm's.