Sullenberger!
I remember him well!
I remember him well!
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Sully Sullenberger. Who Dat?
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Speaking of feats, craziest shit I've personally seen (no claim on craziest shit in toto) was pilots practicing an unpowered "bounce" with helicopters.
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 (November 11, 2020 at 9:57 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Speaking of feats, craziest shit I've personally seen (no claim on craziest shit in toto) was pilots practicing an unpowered "bounce" with helicopters. I have always wanted to fly in a helicopter. However, I think I would want to pass on a bouncing one - I'm not entirely sure what it means, but it sounds like something I wouldn't like very much. ![[Image: MmQV79M.png]](https://i.imgur.com/MmQV79M.png) RE: Sully Sullenberger. Who Dat?
November 11, 2020 at 10:13 pm
(This post was last modified: November 11, 2020 at 10:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Autorotation. I wanted to be a pilot too, groundpounding was for points. I just didn't want to pay for lessons, still don't, lol.
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(November 11, 2020 at 10:13 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Autorotation. I wanted to be a pilot too, groundpounding was for points. I just didn't want to pay for lessons, still don't, lol. Looked up autorotation - that'd be a no for me, thanks. RE: Sully Sullenberger. Who Dat?
November 11, 2020 at 10:21 pm
(This post was last modified: November 11, 2020 at 10:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Like another poster mention, hole pucker - and that's just for the people in the bird, has to be worse for the pilot.
-and it's normal, it's regular, they all do it, more than once. Have to.
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 (November 11, 2020 at 10:16 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(November 11, 2020 at 10:13 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Autorotation. I wanted to be a pilot too, groundpounding was for points. I just didn't want to pay for lessons, still don't, lol. Autorotation is cool, auto gyro is a helicopter whose main rotor is totally unpowered, and rely on aggressive autorotation induced by powerful tractor propeller to actually fly. (November 11, 2020 at 11:00 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(November 11, 2020 at 10:16 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Looked up autorotation - that'd be a no for me, thanks. Yes, thank you. I looked it up. (November 11, 2020 at 11:01 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(November 11, 2020 at 11:00 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Autorotation is cool, auto gyro is a helicopter whose main rotor is totally unpowered, and rely on aggressive autorotation induced by powerful tractor propeller to actually fly. But it is cool! Much more elegant than a helicopter, which is but a brute that seeks to stay aloft by physically abusing the air with a flail.  (November 11, 2020 at 10:16 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:(November 11, 2020 at 10:13 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Autorotation. I wanted to be a pilot too, groundpounding was for points. I just didn't want to pay for lessons, still don't, lol. And it gets even hairier on older style rotors. With modern full articulated heads it is simply building up inertia in the main rotor by dropping with the blades in low positive pitch, increasing head speed - then increasing rotor pitch.and slowing descent as you approch ground - all which can be done with no lateral movement. A fixed pitch - like a Hiller takes a whole lot more finness..... |
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