I want one!

Jay Honeck

Jay Honeck

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Jay Honeck
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One of our guests flew in today in this:

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In ten years, at two locations, this is only the second time we've hosted a guest with a personal helicopter. Man, that's a cool way to travel!

I told him he should have landed in my back parking lot, and then I wouldn't have to sweep the sand out of it! :lol:
 
My wife and I were parking the RV at a BBQ joint, just outside Miami, last March, when a big ole helo lands about 50' away, on the grass, and two couples hop out and go in to eat.
I stood with my mouth open and thought, "I want one!"
 
Jay, you shoulda bribed him with an extra muffin and pot of coffee for a ride.

Take some good overhead shots of your property.
 
AggieMike88 said:
Jay, you shoulda bribed him with an extra muffin and pot of coffee for a ride.

Take some good overhead shots of your property.
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I would, but the front seat is for his wife, and his back two seats are full of his two doggies. :lol:
 
Jay Honeck said:
Cool! Those counter-rotating blades would make flying it SO much easier than a "standard" helicopter. I had an R/C version that was absolutely rock-solid stable in flight.
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I know nothing about the advantages of the co-axial scheme. I saw some videos of Rotorfly that seem to indicate a poorer yaw authority than that of a conventional helicopter. I like more that the design has a history, so you can see how it progressed towards a more professional-looking installation, and that the unit was flying reliably for the duration of the show. R44 is an excellent helo by all accounts, but it's too big. There was a guy with a Experimental helicopter at PoA (with tail rotor), who documented his overhaul. That one looked pretty nice to me too.
 
Well, I can't brag that I fly this, but it is my office. Actually I do have one hour in my log book in this bird. My only entry to date.

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Jay Honeck said:
One of our guests flew in today in this:

In ten years, at two locations, this is only the second time we've hosted a guest with a personal helicopter. Man, that's a cool way to travel!

I told him he should have landed in my back parking lot, and then I wouldn't have to sweep the sand out of it! :lol:
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Very cool...he's a loooong way from home in an R44.
 
Jay, check out the Mosquito Helecopters.
 
Helicopters are really cool until you find out what they cost to own, and operate. :hairraise:
 
From my shopping around, the rent rates for helicopters are about twice greater than airplanes (e.g. R22 over C-152 and R44 over C-172). It's not hair-raising. Basically, if you can afford a Cirrus, you can afford an R44.
 
We have a guy who used to have a single seat turbine helicopter, but he's building an airplane as a more practical traveling plane. We get blackhawks landing in my side yard from time to time. They like coming over and playing with their nvg on our otherwise dark runway.

I've got a friend whose been procrastinating his way through a mosquito build now for a few years.
 
jason said:
Looks like they're from Ohio
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When I lived in Cincy, I used to go up to the outlet stores at Washington Courthouse. On at least one occasion there was an R44 parked in the grass next to the parking lot. Seems the pilot and his passenger flew in to do a little shopping.

Fun way to go....
 
Threefingeredjack said:
:rofl: :rofl:
When that photo was taken, (I think it was 78 or 79), that was the only facial hair allowed by the regs. (I'm the guy second from the right, no creepy moustache)
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Didn't Coasties follow Navy regs for grooming standards? I had a full beard in the Navy from '76-'85. I think it was late '85 or early '86 that they changed the regs and disallowed beards.
 
gkainz said:
Didn't Coasties follow Navy regs for grooming standards? I had a full beard in the Navy from '76-'85. I think it was late '85 or early '86 that they changed the regs and disallowed beards.
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Yes, the CG followed the Navy regs for grooming. But even then you had to fill out a special request chit. Most aviation units did not allow them for flight crews.
 
E-2 Hawkeye Flight Tech/Air Intercept Controller, Naval Aircrewman, with beard, the whole time.

:{)= yeah, doesn't look like a bearded emoticon, does it ... :D
 
gkainz said:
:{)= yeah, doesn't look like a bearded emoticon, does it ... :D
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Nope.. But you win the prize for the best attempt..:yesnod::yesnod::wink2:

Ps.... on second thought.. isn't that the drummer from Z Z Top??:dunno:
 
My wife threatened the doghouse when I suggested I wanted to start growing out my ZZ Top costume for Halloween ...
 
Jay Honeck said:
Cool! Those counter-rotating blades would make flying it SO much easier than a "standard" helicopter. I had an R/C version that was absolutely rock-solid stable in flight.
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CONTRA-rotating. When they spin on the same axis they are called contra rotating. When they are on separate axis they are counter rotating; props or rotors, same rule applies.;)
 
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