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Recent VR Forum Posts
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

frequent emergency hydraulic pressure drop in flight on the helicopter

Monday, October 27, 2025

Hi Chris, just on this forum today, first time, how did your study make out? Is there a book you may have written. Just curious what the differences might be, electrically, installing the VEMD which came in first Gen B3 and then later installed into B2. Was that a straight forward modification or were the electrical systems modified per say. If so, how were they modified to take the VEMD?

Thursday, October 23, 2025

If anyone is looking at this thread we have a set of WOODEN main rotor blades for the bell 47. Still in the crate, never used. Here in europe.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Wait! A White Castle in Fabulous Las Vegas?!

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

But how does it not list the degrees and certification?

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

But how?

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

I got to be in a C-130 at an Air Show either at the Little Rock Air Force base or the NLR one. I know what it is like to be flying in a C-130.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

So this was all a ruse because I knew something fishy was going down.

Friday, September 12, 2025

Guys I found something interesting: The first airplane-like invention was in 1804 by George Cayley. It was the very first prototype on what the Wright Brothers "invented" (they made a copycat) in 1904.

Thursday, September 11, 2025

I love the Idea of minimum associate with a rating brings formaility to the table buit to hold a masters will not safegurad your safety in any aspect only positive experience. Humble opinion 5500 hours commercial pilot no incident or accident with an associate.