R22 N7527D lives!
Our new rotor blades and spindles were installed over the weekend, and one of my partners test flew it. Last night, a couple of my partners flew it, and I got my shot at it this morning.
I was concerned about rust (on me, that is) so I went up with one of my partners who is a CFI.
As it turns out, there wasn't much to worry about. My first lift-off and touch-down were a little ragged, but after that hoverwork, max performance t/o, steep approach and all that good stuff went just fine.
Oddly enough, even with a more than 3 month layoff, I was just as comfortable flying the Robbie as I had been before.
If anything, the helicopter seems to fly better than it used to -- there was noticably less vibration both in flight and during the shutdown sequence.
And just to prove that I can go both ways, I took the Cherokee for a few laps around the block with a gusting crosswind to add a little spice.
Ahhhh. Life IS good!
Our new rotor blades and spindles were installed over the weekend, and one of my partners test flew it. Last night, a couple of my partners flew it, and I got my shot at it this morning.
I was concerned about rust (on me, that is) so I went up with one of my partners who is a CFI.
As it turns out, there wasn't much to worry about. My first lift-off and touch-down were a little ragged, but after that hoverwork, max performance t/o, steep approach and all that good stuff went just fine.
Oddly enough, even with a more than 3 month layoff, I was just as comfortable flying the Robbie as I had been before.
If anything, the helicopter seems to fly better than it used to -- there was noticably less vibration both in flight and during the shutdown sequence.
And just to prove that I can go both ways, I took the Cherokee for a few laps around the block with a gusting crosswind to add a little spice.
Ahhhh. Life IS good!
