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Nice Phrog Pic

ChuckMK23

ChuckMK23

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From the front page of today's New York Times...

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sweetness.

Random....is there a "multi-engine" rating for rotorcraft?. Seems there ought to be. :icon_tong
 
joboy_2.0 said:
sweetness.

Random....is there a "multi-engine" rating for rotorcraft?. Seems there ought to be. :icon_tong
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No tri engine rating either.........:icon_wink My commercial helo rating in a Sikorsky S-80 is tantamount to a commercial rating in a Robinson R-22. Yes, I used the word tantamount.
 
BigIron said:
No tri engine rating either.........:icon_wink My commercial helo rating in a Sikorsky S-80 is tantamount to a commercial rating in a Robinson R-22. Yes, I used the word tantamount.
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And that automatically makes you worth talking to. I hate stupid people.
 
joboy_2.0 said:
sweetness.

Random....is there a "multi-engine" rating for rotorcraft?. Seems there ought to be. :icon_tong
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Why would there be. The reason for a multi-engine rating in fixed wing is asymetric thrust, etc etc etc. Something helos will not experience (loss of tail rotor is not the same thing, that's covered by your training).
 
Fly Navy said:
Why would there be. The reason for a multi-engine rating in fixed wing is asymetric thrust, etc etc etc. Something helos will not experience (loss of tail rotor is not the same thing, that's covered by your training).
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well I thought the smiley kinda explained my sarcasm. I understand that FW is because of asymmetrical thrust.

Although now that I think about it, how do cockpit controls differ in the helo with a standard tail rotor, versus a twin rotor helo?
 
the rudder pedals control disk angle (hence yaw control) on the tandem rotors, whereas in a single tail rotor helo, the rudder pedals control tail rotor blade angle and thrust.
 
BigIron said:
the rudder pedals control disk angle (hence yaw control) on the tandem rotors, whereas in a single tail rotor helo, the rudder pedals control tail rotor blade angle and thrust.
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*sigh* .... this is it, folks ... the profile of a Marine nerd.

I love 'ya, BIG :)

HOOOORAH!!! CHESTY !!! Semper Fi ....
 
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