Helo EPs for FW Types

[Gatordev]

Same-same. NFAMs were after TransFams (which I know they don't call that anymore). It wasn't an everyday thing. NFAMs were usually in the Charlie, but if skeds had a day fam IP w/ a bird, there was nothing wrong w/ doing a NFAM in the Bravo. VMC is VMC.

 

[Pags]

Do you guys do your auto's to the ground?

Every once in awhile I try and auto away from the ground, but it never seems to work out.

 

[BACONATOR]

Same-same. NFAMs were after TransFams (which I know they don't call that anymore). It wasn't an everyday thing. NFAMs were usually in the Charlie, but if skeds had a day fam IP w/ a bird, there was nothing wrong w/ doing a NFAM in the Bravo. VMC is VMC.

Roger

 

[Lawman]

Every once in awhile I try and auto away from the ground, but it never seems to work out.

Just wanted to make sure you guys didnt do that gay "always terminate with power" crap that some helo pilots Ive talked to do.

 

[Pags]

Just wanted to make sure you guys didnt do that gay "always terminate with power" crap that some helo pilots Ive talked to do.

In the TH-57B we do full autos. We don't do them in the 57C or in any current fleet aircraft.

A full auto in a 60S is a prohibited manuever. I heard that they got someone to do full autos in a 60A during it's testing.

 

[Lawman]

In the TH-57B we do full autos. We don't do them in the 57C or in any current fleet aircraft.

A full auto in a 60S is a prohibited manuever. I heard that they got someone to do full autos in a 60A during it's testing.

Yeah we only get to do them in Primary. As our Flight Commander put so eliquently "you will never be as proffecient at Autos as you are during your Primary checkride."

 

[BigIron]

In the TH-57B we do full autos. We don't do them in the 57C or in any current fleet aircraft.

A full auto in a 60S is a prohibited manuever. I heard that they got someone to do full autos in a 60A during it's testing.

Disastrous outcomes in the 53 with a full practice auto to touchdown. 50' and 50kts is what we practice. We descend a like a metric butt ton.

 

[Stearmann4]

A full auto in a 60S is a prohibited manuever. I heard that they got someone to do full autos in a 60A during it's testing.

We had a crew experience a dual eng flame out 2 years ago in an MH-60K and successfully auto'd onto a barn in TN which apparently "cushioned" the impact. No injuries though.

MR-

 

[Stearmann4]

Just wanted to make sure you guys didnt do that gay "always terminate with power" crap that some helo pilots Ive talked to do.

Don't use up all your accumulated aviation credibility on one thread Grass Hopper...

 

[Lawman]

Don't use up all your accumulated aviation credibility on one thread Grass Hopper...

Just dont wanna be the guy in my class who came with a commercial helo certificate and cant do an auto to save his life. For me the hardest part of learning an Auto was the whole decel, pitch, level, cushion part. Not doing an auto to the ground seems more about setting up your self to be able to sell your helicopters to somebody when your done with them than training good pilots prepaired to do them for real.


I think the craziest story Ive heard yet was the Apache that had a tail rotor come apart, take half the horizontal stab and still manage to do a run on landing that sheered off the gear and guns and used the rocket pods as outriggers. Both Crew survived with no injuries.

 

[Coota0]

Yeah we only get to do them in Primary.

I will neither confirm or deny your accuracy on that point :icon_tong

 

[Gatordev]

Not doing an auto to the ground seems more about setting up your self to be able to sell your helicopters to somebody when your done with them than training good pilots prepaired to do them for real.

It has nothing to do w/ not being able to sell them and everything to do w/ being able to use them for another 12,000 hours.

 

[Lawman]

It has nothing to do w/ not being able to sell them and everything to do w/ being able to use them for another 12,000 hours.

We've got a bunch of them with close to that...

 

[Lawman]

I will neither confirm or deny your accuracy on that point :icon_tong

Any news as to the Rumor about getting the Alpha/Charlie 58's back for BWS?

I saw one parked out by B Co. for whatever brigade just did their change of command.

 

[Coota0]

Some of the flights should be switched over to 58's by the time you get to BWS, all are supposed to be switched by October, my IP was freaking giddy over the "new" aircraft