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Q. How does it feel to flight a (not literally, rather be on a flying) helicopter? Does it feels like you're losing your breath sometimes, when it goes up and down, like you're riding a roller coaster when it prepares to drop?
Asked by Alice - Sun Feb 3 10:06:06 2008 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments
A. As stated, most helicopters vibrate as they fly, more so as they are taking off and landing rather then in cruise flight. They are also quite loud, to the point that they require noise-canceling headphones to talk to other crew members, contrary to what you see in most movies.
Answered by apache64d_driver - Sun Feb 3 10:42:28 2008
Q. How does it feel to flight a (not literally, rather be on a flying) helicopter? Does it feels like you're losing your breath sometimes, when it goes up and down, like you're riding a roller coaster when it prepares to drop?
Asked by Alice - Sun Feb 3 10:06:06 2008 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments
A. As stated, most helicopters vibrate as they fly, more so as they are taking off and landing rather then in cruise flight. They are also quite loud, to the point that they require noise-canceling headphones to talk to other crew members, contrary to what you see in most movies.
Answered by apache64d_driver - Sun Feb 3 10:42:28 2008
How much is the cost for a new passenger helicopter? How I can purchase a passenger helicopter?
Q. How much is the cost for a new passenger helicopter? How I can purchase a passenger helicopter?
Asked by Sijo Kavunkal - Mon Mar 30 06:59:52 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. How many passengers. The cheapest commercially available helicopter today is a Robinson R22 beginning at about $243,000. Visit any Robinson dealer and bring your checkbook. Larger jet powered helicopters are purchased via an agent who will buy the aircraft from the factory and configure it for you. The factory sells them in what is called a green configuration. No interior furnishings and not even a paint job, just primer which is why they are called green. $2.5 million for the smallest model available, Bell 406 If you were interested in a used one trade-a-plane is a good place to start
Answered by Howard L - Mon Mar 30 09:57:59 2009
Q. How much is the cost for a new passenger helicopter? How I can purchase a passenger helicopter?
Asked by Sijo Kavunkal - Mon Mar 30 06:59:52 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. How many passengers. The cheapest commercially available helicopter today is a Robinson R22 beginning at about $243,000. Visit any Robinson dealer and bring your checkbook. Larger jet powered helicopters are purchased via an agent who will buy the aircraft from the factory and configure it for you. The factory sells them in what is called a green configuration. No interior furnishings and not even a paint job, just primer which is why they are called green. $2.5 million for the smallest model available, Bell 406 If you were interested in a used one trade-a-plane is a good place to start
Answered by Howard L - Mon Mar 30 09:57:59 2009
How is the main rotor of a helicopter tilted?
Q. I recently asked a question about how helicopters move forward and backward, and learned that they do so by tilting. But, how does a helicopter tilt? Does it shift it's weight around?
Asked by Jeremiah - Mon Mar 8 16:27:28 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The helicopter does not tilt. The rotor disc(the area that the blades travel)is tilted by a complicated mechanism. Here is a picture of the simplest system I could find. The rods maintain the proper pitch of the blades as they travel in a circle.
Answered by eferrell01 - Mon Mar 8 16:46:44 2010
Q. I recently asked a question about how helicopters move forward and backward, and learned that they do so by tilting. But, how does a helicopter tilt? Does it shift it's weight around?
Asked by Jeremiah - Mon Mar 8 16:27:28 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The helicopter does not tilt. The rotor disc(the area that the blades travel)is tilted by a complicated mechanism. Here is a picture of the simplest system I could find. The rods maintain the proper pitch of the blades as they travel in a circle.
Answered by eferrell01 - Mon Mar 8 16:46:44 2010
How difficult is it to rent a helicopter once you have a private license?
Q. Once you have a private rotary wing certificate, can you just go to pretty much any helicopter flight school and rent an R-22 or 300 (the way you could with a Cessna 172 if you had an airplane private license)? Are rentals hard to come by? What is usually required for doing a helicopter check-out in a familiar type at a new rental place?
Asked by 38% best answer - Fri Sep 3 15:58:33 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You can only fly an R22 if you meet the requirements in SFAR 73 to Part 61. You need a special endorsement from a CFI after completing certain procedure training with the CFI in the R22. If you got your private pilot's certificate in the R22 rent away. As for the rest, no clue. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Answered by Ivy - Fri Sep 3 16:18:51 2010
Q. Once you have a private rotary wing certificate, can you just go to pretty much any helicopter flight school and rent an R-22 or 300 (the way you could with a Cessna 172 if you had an airplane private license)? Are rentals hard to come by? What is usually required for doing a helicopter check-out in a familiar type at a new rental place?
Asked by 38% best answer - Fri Sep 3 15:58:33 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You can only fly an R22 if you meet the requirements in SFAR 73 to Part 61. You need a special endorsement from a CFI after completing certain procedure training with the CFI in the R22. If you got your private pilot's certificate in the R22 rent away. As for the rest, no clue. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Answered by Ivy - Fri Sep 3 16:18:51 2010
How does a helicopter rise up?
Q. An aeroplane goes up after taking a long way in the runway;Why even birds gradually increase their height...But how can a helicopter just go up from its place?
Asked by Ramprakash R - Tue Mar 25 05:18:07 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. A helicopter creates lift by moving its rotor blades through the air under torque power from the engine. A combination of Bernoulli principle lift (from the airfoil shaped rotor blades) and thrust lift (from the rotor's variable pitch) creates a lifting force equal to, or greater than the helicopter's weight, in order for it to fly. If the lift force is exactly equal to the weight of the helicopter, it hovers or maintains altitude in flight, neither rising or descending. If the lift force is greater than the weight of the machine plus its load, it will climb, gaining altitude. To descend, the helicopter pilot can reduce power from the engine (thus slowing the rotor blades), or flatten out the pitch of the rotor blades, to reduce the lift… [cont.]
Answered by PAULSC - Tue Mar 25 05:27:25 2008
Q. An aeroplane goes up after taking a long way in the runway;Why even birds gradually increase their height...But how can a helicopter just go up from its place?
Asked by Ramprakash R - Tue Mar 25 05:18:07 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments
A. A helicopter creates lift by moving its rotor blades through the air under torque power from the engine. A combination of Bernoulli principle lift (from the airfoil shaped rotor blades) and thrust lift (from the rotor's variable pitch) creates a lifting force equal to, or greater than the helicopter's weight, in order for it to fly. If the lift force is exactly equal to the weight of the helicopter, it hovers or maintains altitude in flight, neither rising or descending. If the lift force is greater than the weight of the machine plus its load, it will climb, gaining altitude. To descend, the helicopter pilot can reduce power from the engine (thus slowing the rotor blades), or flatten out the pitch of the rotor blades, to reduce the lift… [cont.]
Answered by PAULSC - Tue Mar 25 05:27:25 2008
What is a helicopter parent and are you one?
Q. What happens when you turn your child out on their own and they are thrown into culture shock? God forbid something happens to you and you "the helicopter parent" haven't prepared your child to face the world on their own. Better yet how will they teach their own children - or do helicopter parents become helicopter grandparents? I see this everyday and it amazes me how generations of families have to be supported by the ones who started it all because the younger generations have always been given or guided in what to do and have little learning experience in failures.
Asked by srmc_007 - Sun Sep 28 08:42:09 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. What? When I talk to fellow parents, the term "helicopter parent" means a parent who is constantly "hovering" over their child or teenager's living space. As in, when the child has friends over, the parent is always in and out of the room, checking. How does helicopter relate to this
Answered by Julie Anne O - Sun Sep 28 09:29:02 2008
Q. What happens when you turn your child out on their own and they are thrown into culture shock? God forbid something happens to you and you "the helicopter parent" haven't prepared your child to face the world on their own. Better yet how will they teach their own children - or do helicopter parents become helicopter grandparents? I see this everyday and it amazes me how generations of families have to be supported by the ones who started it all because the younger generations have always been given or guided in what to do and have little learning experience in failures.
Asked by srmc_007 - Sun Sep 28 08:42:09 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. What? When I talk to fellow parents, the term "helicopter parent" means a parent who is constantly "hovering" over their child or teenager's living space. As in, when the child has friends over, the parent is always in and out of the room, checking. How does helicopter relate to this
Answered by Julie Anne O - Sun Sep 28 09:29:02 2008
Where could I see this type of Helicopter in the UK?
Q. My 5 year old son is crazy about 'Airwolf' and I would love to take him to an airfield in the UK where he could see a Bell 222 helicopter in black (or a very dark colour). Anyone know where such a helicopter operates from that we could see take off/land. Thanks.
Asked by Frostbite - Wed Apr 25 08:12:23 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are two Bell 222's currently on the UK civil register. G-NOIR - belongs to Arlington Property Developments and is based at Blackbushe. G-VOND - belongs to Von Essen Aviation and is also based at Blackbushe. Blackbushe is situated 3 miles from Camberley on the A30 London - Southampton road with access to the M3 motorway at junction 4a just 5 minutes away. Hope this helps.
Answered by Shunter - Thu Apr 26 02:29:10 2007
Q. My 5 year old son is crazy about 'Airwolf' and I would love to take him to an airfield in the UK where he could see a Bell 222 helicopter in black (or a very dark colour). Anyone know where such a helicopter operates from that we could see take off/land. Thanks.
Asked by Frostbite - Wed Apr 25 08:12:23 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are two Bell 222's currently on the UK civil register. G-NOIR - belongs to Arlington Property Developments and is based at Blackbushe. G-VOND - belongs to Von Essen Aviation and is also based at Blackbushe. Blackbushe is situated 3 miles from Camberley on the A30 London - Southampton road with access to the M3 motorway at junction 4a just 5 minutes away. Hope this helps.
Answered by Shunter - Thu Apr 26 02:29:10 2007
Is there anyway a helicopter pilot can escape safely if something goes wrong?
Q. I am in Army ROTC and I am 2 years away from picking a branch of the Army I want to work in. I am leaning towards Aviation in order to become a helicopter pilot. My question is: Is there any way a helicopter pilot can escape safely is something goes wrong. I know fighter planes have the eject button, but I am almost 100% certain that helicopters don't. Also, does the Army have planes or do they only have helicopters? Thanks!
Asked by yum_yum_getcha_sum - Wed Oct 24 04:49:48 2007 - - 8 Answers - 1 Comments
A. I've studied emergency proceedures for helicopters. They all tell you to tighten your seat belt and assume the proper crash position. While it is a common practice to skydive from helicopters, it is inadvisable to do so from a helicopter that is out of control. If you try to bail out while in the air, you are most likely to wind up getting caught in the rotors and killed. Helicopters are usually abandoned only after they have come to rest, either on the ground or in the water. There is no ejection seat for helicpoters. You pray you can autorotate safely to the ground and survive the impact. The following site demonstrates the generally accepted method of emergency helicopter abandonment: And, the good news is that helicopters… [cont.]
Answered by John Silver - Wed Oct 24 05:58:15 2007
Q. I am in Army ROTC and I am 2 years away from picking a branch of the Army I want to work in. I am leaning towards Aviation in order to become a helicopter pilot. My question is: Is there any way a helicopter pilot can escape safely is something goes wrong. I know fighter planes have the eject button, but I am almost 100% certain that helicopters don't. Also, does the Army have planes or do they only have helicopters? Thanks!
Asked by yum_yum_getcha_sum - Wed Oct 24 04:49:48 2007 - - 8 Answers - 1 Comments
A. I've studied emergency proceedures for helicopters. They all tell you to tighten your seat belt and assume the proper crash position. While it is a common practice to skydive from helicopters, it is inadvisable to do so from a helicopter that is out of control. If you try to bail out while in the air, you are most likely to wind up getting caught in the rotors and killed. Helicopters are usually abandoned only after they have come to rest, either on the ground or in the water. There is no ejection seat for helicpoters. You pray you can autorotate safely to the ground and survive the impact. The following site demonstrates the generally accepted method of emergency helicopter abandonment: And, the good news is that helicopters… [cont.]
Answered by John Silver - Wed Oct 24 05:58:15 2007
How long does it take for a helicopter to travel across the country?
Q. I read an article about a USCG helicopter crashing off of the La Push beach in Oregon. The helicopter was traveling from North Carolina to Alaska. How long does it take a helicopter to travel that far? Wouldn't it be easier to load it onto a plane? Or is it more common to fly helicopters long distances? I would think they would have to make a lot of stops along the way and it would be more costly.
Asked by mach2.25steve - Wed Sep 8 18:32:10 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You would compute the travel time for a helicopter the same way you would compute it for a fixed wing aircraft - it's all based on airspeed, and in terms of total time, the number of refueling stops required. The helicopter in the Oregon crash was an MH-60 Jayhawk that cruises at around 150 knots, so if you want to calculate a cross country trip of 3,000 nautical miles (just an example), the flight time without calculating wind would be 3000/150 or 20 hours. This is strictly flight time not allowing for refueling. I'm not familiar with the range of this aircraft so I don't know how many stops would be required for a 3,000 nm trip.
Answered by Steven - Wed Sep 8 20:15:56 2010
Q. I read an article about a USCG helicopter crashing off of the La Push beach in Oregon. The helicopter was traveling from North Carolina to Alaska. How long does it take a helicopter to travel that far? Wouldn't it be easier to load it onto a plane? Or is it more common to fly helicopters long distances? I would think they would have to make a lot of stops along the way and it would be more costly.
Asked by mach2.25steve - Wed Sep 8 18:32:10 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You would compute the travel time for a helicopter the same way you would compute it for a fixed wing aircraft - it's all based on airspeed, and in terms of total time, the number of refueling stops required. The helicopter in the Oregon crash was an MH-60 Jayhawk that cruises at around 150 knots, so if you want to calculate a cross country trip of 3,000 nautical miles (just an example), the flight time without calculating wind would be 3000/150 or 20 hours. This is strictly flight time not allowing for refueling. I'm not familiar with the range of this aircraft so I don't know how many stops would be required for a 3,000 nm trip.
Answered by Steven - Wed Sep 8 20:15:56 2010
How do you become a Cormorant helicopter pilot, or a Griffon helicopter pilot in the Canadian Forces?
Q. How do you become a Cormorant helicopter pilot or a Griffon helicopter pilot, in the Canadian Forces? How long is the whole course right from the beginning to the end where you graduate? Is it difficult?
Asked by Trevor Adams - Sun Nov 21 16:17:38 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Once you have been selected to fly helicopters, and finish the helicopter course, you are assigned to an aircraft. Each course is given a list of positions that are available at that time (ie 5x Griffon, 3x Cormorant, 3x Sea King, 1x Chinook) and you are assigned based on your preference and the force's needs. Usually the better you do in your course, the more weight your preference is given. The lowest performing person usually gets what is left. That being said, if the forces needs you in a certain position, you will go there regardless of your preferences. Right now, from joining to being fully trained is 5-7 years. Of course it is difficult, you are training to be a military pilot, not flipping burgers...
Answered by Bradley245 - Sun Nov 21 18:32:39 2010
Q. How do you become a Cormorant helicopter pilot or a Griffon helicopter pilot, in the Canadian Forces? How long is the whole course right from the beginning to the end where you graduate? Is it difficult?
Asked by Trevor Adams - Sun Nov 21 16:17:38 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Once you have been selected to fly helicopters, and finish the helicopter course, you are assigned to an aircraft. Each course is given a list of positions that are available at that time (ie 5x Griffon, 3x Cormorant, 3x Sea King, 1x Chinook) and you are assigned based on your preference and the force's needs. Usually the better you do in your course, the more weight your preference is given. The lowest performing person usually gets what is left. That being said, if the forces needs you in a certain position, you will go there regardless of your preferences. Right now, from joining to being fully trained is 5-7 years. Of course it is difficult, you are training to be a military pilot, not flipping burgers...
Answered by Bradley245 - Sun Nov 21 18:32:39 2010
Why is there a helicopter continually going by outside?
Q. Seriously This is the 6th time in the past 10 minutes or so that this random helicopter has flown overhead. Sometimes over my house, sometimes over the neighbors. Its weirdin me out. Any way I can figure out WTF is going on? I don't live in the flightpath of any helipads or runways.
Asked by trainboy765 - Mon Jul 16 00:14:02 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You have two probabilities as to what it is. 1. A police helicopter flying support for ground units tracking suspects, some crime in progress or that has happened, surveying the area for possible suspects/vehicles, etc... 2. News helicopters covering a crime scene, accident, fire, or some other news-worthy event. You can call the police department for your area and ask them what's going on, and/or watch the news and see if they mention anything. Take care.
Answered by Denver Al - Mon Jul 16 00:39:56 2007
Q. Seriously This is the 6th time in the past 10 minutes or so that this random helicopter has flown overhead. Sometimes over my house, sometimes over the neighbors. Its weirdin me out. Any way I can figure out WTF is going on? I don't live in the flightpath of any helipads or runways.
Asked by trainboy765 - Mon Jul 16 00:14:02 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You have two probabilities as to what it is. 1. A police helicopter flying support for ground units tracking suspects, some crime in progress or that has happened, surveying the area for possible suspects/vehicles, etc... 2. News helicopters covering a crime scene, accident, fire, or some other news-worthy event. You can call the police department for your area and ask them what's going on, and/or watch the news and see if they mention anything. Take care.
Answered by Denver Al - Mon Jul 16 00:39:56 2007
If a helicopter crashes are there any survivors?
Q. It appears to me that anyone in a helicopter would die. If there are survivors, do helicopters have some kind of way of keeping people alive in case the helicopter crashes?
Asked by G Bird - Mon May 22 21:12:57 2006 - - 11 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Yes! All helos can attain a state of auto rottation, once the engine fails, the gears in the gear shaft will automatically disengage then the rotor can spin freely and somehow slows down the desent of the helo. I got this info when I got my training on a BO105 helo.
Answered by hollywoodjack111 - Sat May 27 03:21:45 2006
Q. It appears to me that anyone in a helicopter would die. If there are survivors, do helicopters have some kind of way of keeping people alive in case the helicopter crashes?
Asked by G Bird - Mon May 22 21:12:57 2006 - - 11 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Yes! All helos can attain a state of auto rottation, once the engine fails, the gears in the gear shaft will automatically disengage then the rotor can spin freely and somehow slows down the desent of the helo. I got this info when I got my training on a BO105 helo.
Answered by hollywoodjack111 - Sat May 27 03:21:45 2006
Is flying in a helicopter scarier than flying on an airplane?
Q. I'm relatively afraid of heights, and I hate the feeling of free-falling. Flying in an airplane- like a commercial jetliner, not a Cessna- is scary for me. Scary, but I'll do it. Now even though I love helicopters, I've always been too afraid to fly in one. Is a helicopter flight more likely to give you that terrifying, zero-G feeling you get on an airplane's descent? Oh, and when I say I love helicopters, I mean I'm SUPER into them! Am I totally wrong to think that I'd be too scared to enjoy myself?
Asked by kimmunism - Wed Jul 12 04:30:47 2006 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. We went on a helicopter ride in the grand canyon. I sat next to the pilot. the only thing I found scary was the fact that you just go straight up, as oppose to an aircraft. It's a pretty cool feeling. I wouldn't recommend sitting in the front...the floor was glass and you could see how high you are
Answered by Jeremy M - Wed Jul 12 19:10:56 2006
Q. I'm relatively afraid of heights, and I hate the feeling of free-falling. Flying in an airplane- like a commercial jetliner, not a Cessna- is scary for me. Scary, but I'll do it. Now even though I love helicopters, I've always been too afraid to fly in one. Is a helicopter flight more likely to give you that terrifying, zero-G feeling you get on an airplane's descent? Oh, and when I say I love helicopters, I mean I'm SUPER into them! Am I totally wrong to think that I'd be too scared to enjoy myself?
Asked by kimmunism - Wed Jul 12 04:30:47 2006 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments
A. We went on a helicopter ride in the grand canyon. I sat next to the pilot. the only thing I found scary was the fact that you just go straight up, as oppose to an aircraft. It's a pretty cool feeling. I wouldn't recommend sitting in the front...the floor was glass and you could see how high you are
Answered by Jeremy M - Wed Jul 12 19:10:56 2006
Helicopters, can you at least almost learn how to fly a real one by playing helicopter games?
Q. I know it's hard to maneuver/ handle, and there are a lot of instruments in front of you which you need to know how to read, but say I played helicopter games, (not flight simulators) for a while, when I try flying the real thing, will I pretty much have it down with the actual driving? I mean using a joystick or something, not just the keyboard...
Asked by Menace to est. - Wed Nov 4 02:00:54 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. not even close
Answered by kelly_f_1999 - Wed Nov 4 07:00:06 2009
Q. I know it's hard to maneuver/ handle, and there are a lot of instruments in front of you which you need to know how to read, but say I played helicopter games, (not flight simulators) for a while, when I try flying the real thing, will I pretty much have it down with the actual driving? I mean using a joystick or something, not just the keyboard...
Asked by Menace to est. - Wed Nov 4 02:00:54 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments
A. not even close
Answered by kelly_f_1999 - Wed Nov 4 07:00:06 2009
What can an ex-helicopter pilot do for a living?
Q. I'm thinking about becoming a helicopter pilot in the air force, but what are the possibilities for work AFTER flying helos?
Asked by sralewing - Sat Mar 24 08:04:09 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I would hope that after spending my tax dollars to train you to fly you would stay in the service for at least a couple of "hitches" ( It costs around 1 million$ to train and out fit a fighter pilot, not sure what the cost is for a eggbeater pilot, but it is NOT cheap!!) Afterwards, if you are inclined to get out, I have a few openings in my construction business. Always looking "good" help.
Answered by cherokeeflyer - Sun Mar 25 05:23:54 2007
Q. I'm thinking about becoming a helicopter pilot in the air force, but what are the possibilities for work AFTER flying helos?
Asked by sralewing - Sat Mar 24 08:04:09 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I would hope that after spending my tax dollars to train you to fly you would stay in the service for at least a couple of "hitches" ( It costs around 1 million$ to train and out fit a fighter pilot, not sure what the cost is for a eggbeater pilot, but it is NOT cheap!!) Afterwards, if you are inclined to get out, I have a few openings in my construction business. Always looking "good" help.
Answered by cherokeeflyer - Sun Mar 25 05:23:54 2007
What are helicopter pilot qualifications?
Q. My dad has recently become very interested in flying helicopters... He has never flown an airplane or helicopter in his life and i was just wondering what are the base qualifications for him to get started... and if he need tests completed where can he take them? thank you...
Asked by GoKartPanda - Thu Jul 24 18:49:43 2008 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Tell him to bring a lot of money, helicopter rental and lessons are commonly $250-300 per hour with an instructor. It will take about $10-15K to get a basic helicopter rating. The school he chooses will have everything he needs. And he will need to pass a medical certification by a flight surgeon to fly solo, and be able to get a license. Then, when you have a license you have the problem of needing a helicopter to fly. You can still rent in some areas, if no one else is using the aircraft, but this is getting more and more difficult to do. Because of the cost of insurance. Buying is an option. But, on top of needing about $90k+ for a decent used one, you will pay about a grand a month for insurance and a hangar. Then, there's fuel @… [cont.]
Answered by Ray66V - Thu Jul 24 22:44:23 2008
Q. My dad has recently become very interested in flying helicopters... He has never flown an airplane or helicopter in his life and i was just wondering what are the base qualifications for him to get started... and if he need tests completed where can he take them? thank you...
Asked by GoKartPanda - Thu Jul 24 18:49:43 2008 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Tell him to bring a lot of money, helicopter rental and lessons are commonly $250-300 per hour with an instructor. It will take about $10-15K to get a basic helicopter rating. The school he chooses will have everything he needs. And he will need to pass a medical certification by a flight surgeon to fly solo, and be able to get a license. Then, when you have a license you have the problem of needing a helicopter to fly. You can still rent in some areas, if no one else is using the aircraft, but this is getting more and more difficult to do. Because of the cost of insurance. Buying is an option. But, on top of needing about $90k+ for a decent used one, you will pay about a grand a month for insurance and a hangar. Then, there's fuel @… [cont.]
Answered by Ray66V - Thu Jul 24 22:44:23 2008
How do I go about building a helicopter?
Q. I'd like to build a helicopter, which is either remote controlled, or one that I can acutally sit in. I'd like to discover all the technical wonders in a helicopter design. So I'd like to build one from scratch.
Asked by Thomas - Wed Apr 26 12:41:24 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First remember, a helicopter is a machine that does not want to fly. A helicopter is more difficult to fly than a fixed wing aircraft. Second, You better have a large budget and prepare to put aside a LARGE amount of money. You will run into alot of problems. If you buy kit, you better have a good working knowledge of frame work, you will have to fabricate alot of the frame and parts and search for hours for the right part. Check with the FAA to see if you can build you own helicopter and fly it. If it is a model, that is different. you will need practice and lots of it. good luck!!
Answered by jeepwagoneerfan - Wed Apr 26 13:06:55 2006
Q. I'd like to build a helicopter, which is either remote controlled, or one that I can acutally sit in. I'd like to discover all the technical wonders in a helicopter design. So I'd like to build one from scratch.
Asked by Thomas - Wed Apr 26 12:41:24 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. First remember, a helicopter is a machine that does not want to fly. A helicopter is more difficult to fly than a fixed wing aircraft. Second, You better have a large budget and prepare to put aside a LARGE amount of money. You will run into alot of problems. If you buy kit, you better have a good working knowledge of frame work, you will have to fabricate alot of the frame and parts and search for hours for the right part. Check with the FAA to see if you can build you own helicopter and fly it. If it is a model, that is different. you will need practice and lots of it. good luck!!
Answered by jeepwagoneerfan - Wed Apr 26 13:06:55 2006
Where can I order the helicopter tour to Grand Canyon for best prices?
Q. My wife and I want to order helicopter tour to Grand Canyon. Could please anybody advice the best company for this? Thanks.
Asked by Hancock - Wed Jul 16 15:26:42 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I recommend Look Tours It was the highlight of my Vegas trip. We landed on a plateau overlooking the Grand Canyon and had a small lunch. The view was fantastic.
Answered by Peter Fuller - Wed Jul 16 19:15:37 2008
Q. My wife and I want to order helicopter tour to Grand Canyon. Could please anybody advice the best company for this? Thanks.
Asked by Hancock - Wed Jul 16 15:26:42 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. I recommend Look Tours It was the highlight of my Vegas trip. We landed on a plateau overlooking the Grand Canyon and had a small lunch. The view was fantastic.
Answered by Peter Fuller - Wed Jul 16 19:15:37 2008
How do you make your helicopter tail reapear in GTA IV online?
Q. In gta multiplayer when I rip someones helicopter tail off it always reappears and they still keep flying, but when someone rips my tail off my heli just spins and crashes and the tail doesn't appear. It gets really annoying. So how do you make it come back after being ripped off?
Asked by Mike - Wed Oct 6 12:02:50 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. If you drive into a health pack in multiplayer, it repairs your vehicle. So that should work the same for the helichoptahs. =D
Answered by Amanda - Wed Oct 6 12:22:26 2010
Q. In gta multiplayer when I rip someones helicopter tail off it always reappears and they still keep flying, but when someone rips my tail off my heli just spins and crashes and the tail doesn't appear. It gets really annoying. So how do you make it come back after being ripped off?
Asked by Mike - Wed Oct 6 12:02:50 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. If you drive into a health pack in multiplayer, it repairs your vehicle. So that should work the same for the helichoptahs. =D
Answered by Amanda - Wed Oct 6 12:22:26 2010
Private Helicopter License and the Pilot Industry Pros and Cons?
Q. I want to get my private pilot's license but I'm not too sure as to how competitive the helicopter industry is. I would like to know how competitive it is and what are the pros and cons of being a helicopter industry. What are some pros and cons about being a commercial helicopter pilot?
Asked by unknown - Sun Feb 14 18:12:10 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your private pilots license will only allow you to fly yourself and your friends and family. You cannot work as a pilot until you get your commercial rating. Even after you get your commercial you will be limited in what you can do until you have built up sufficient hours to seek employment. There are always jobs available in the helicopter industry but the key is experience. You will have to have several thousand hours before you will be able to get a job besides being a flight instructor.
Answered by Globalflyer - Sun Feb 14 18:36:29 2010
Q. I want to get my private pilot's license but I'm not too sure as to how competitive the helicopter industry is. I would like to know how competitive it is and what are the pros and cons of being a helicopter industry. What are some pros and cons about being a commercial helicopter pilot?
Asked by unknown - Sun Feb 14 18:12:10 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your private pilots license will only allow you to fly yourself and your friends and family. You cannot work as a pilot until you get your commercial rating. Even after you get your commercial you will be limited in what you can do until you have built up sufficient hours to seek employment. There are always jobs available in the helicopter industry but the key is experience. You will have to have several thousand hours before you will be able to get a job besides being a flight instructor.
Answered by Globalflyer - Sun Feb 14 18:36:29 2010
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