[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Rated Aviator? Poll inside (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/30/2011 5:38:12 PM EDT
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Well, post up. I am curious of the overall makeup of this forum.
If you want to explain in detail, go ahead. I am curious as to how people got to where they are now. Me? Fixed wing civilian CMEL CFII, now Army OH58D pilot in flight school. Been an interesting adventure. |
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Civilian fixed wing
ATP MEL, LR-JET,CL-600,DA-50,BE-300 I did the CFI/MEI thing but let it lapse...don't want the liability Hauled checks in lears, did the air ambulance, doing the corporate....who knows what's next. I am at peace with the fact that my career choice is very unstable. |
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ATP with types in the DO328JET, A320 series, B757, B767, B777. Time in a few turboprops and the usual light aircraft (pipers, cessnas, mooneys). Want to do some acro soon and get my glider rating. Still keep the CFI-I current but it's been a while. Have a dispatchers certificate that does nothing other than collect dust.. 
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Comm ASEL, AMEL, ASES, IFR Some helo time- enough to take over controls and land in an emergency. Good to see another Seaplane pilot. What did you get yours in? I got mine in this one: http://www.seabee.info/images/N6704K-18-576.jpg I got mine in a PA-12. |
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You pretty much leave the throttle alone once you set it. The collective determines the lift. The correlator is pretty good on those things––as it is on the Robinsons. You really don't need the governor, but it's nice to have and it's one less thing to worry about for new students. Go back to the old Bell 47.......no correlator, no governor, and the throttle rotated about 270 degrees not including the gear lash. You would have to put you arm in some wierd contortions to prepare to roll that throttle up or down on a steep approach, power recovery auto, or anything that required a big collective movement. I've been flying a 206L exclusively for 8+ yrs now and I still find myself trying to roll the throttle on and off while moving the collective. Force of habit. |
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Quoted: We have to do manual throttle for FADEC failures in the OH58D. I am just prepping myself for it. Getting used to manual throttle isn't too bad. In the 300CB we had, the correlator worked okay, not nearly as good as in the Robbies. But it was a good experience. The key was always to be thinking ahead. The big change for me was just recently going from Robbies and Schweizers to something without a traditional throttle on the collective. Just seems.....strange. So did you end up selecting the OH-58 or is it part of your training?
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Comm ASEL, AMEL, ASES, IFR Some helo time- enough to take over controls and land in an emergency. Good to see another Seaplane pilot. What did you get yours in? I got mine in this one: http://www.seabee.info/images/N6704K-18-576.jpg M7-235 Maule on straight floats. That damn thing leaps off the water! ETA Pic: 
Do want. |
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Comm ASEL, AMEL, ASES, IFR Some helo time- enough to take over controls and land in an emergency. Good to see another Seaplane pilot. What did you get yours in? I got mine in this one: http://www.seabee.info/images/N6704K-18-576.jpg M7-235 Maule on straight floats. That damn thing leaps off the water! ETA Pic: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/fb41/6FS.jpg  So sexy.
Id never be able to use it but Id love to add SES. |
