@Inquisitor90 - I see you got selected. Congrats! Anyhow, I am now in this EXACT situation with the vision and would appreciate ANY advice or understanding how you hurdled this!!! can you email me if you see this please? shepardjacoba@gmail.com

I need some help who can tell me what material is sprayed over the fuel tanks before it’s primed and painted?

I work at AMC and we haven't heard anything internally. A good friend of mine from my days in the military is the mechanic at the Sylacauga base and AFAIK they have no new info there either. When incidents occur that don't have a clear cause it often takes a few years for a final report. Hopefully a final report comes out soon.

I am interested in co-ownership of a helicopter based around Orange County

Helonorth thank you for taking a look

From the onboard image recorder transcript in the docket right before impact: "The helicopter went from a nose high attitude to an excessive nose low attitude, while continuing to roll to the right to a maximum of 30 degrees. The pilot moved the cyclic left and aft without an appreciable reaction from the helicopter. The attitude indicator tumbled and the PFD displayed an obstacle indication." Could indicate a flight control problem. Oddly, the helicopter impacted on the left side, though. How did it roll right and pitch down yet impact on the opposite side? According to the report, that's the end of the video. I worked for Air Methods until recently but never heard any inside info. If there was a problem with the flight controls, I'm pretty sure I would have heard about it. Hopefully, the final report will be out soon and you'll get some answers. It's often 2+ years before it's released for a fatal accident.

My dad was the pilot in this fatal crash. April 2nd will be two years since his death, and I still have no answers. The not knowing is making his death even harder to deal with. The NTSB recently released videos and documents, but most of it doesn't give me any further insight into what happened, as I don't understand most of it . The final report is still not completed, and they have no time frame as to when it will be completed. I just want to know the facts and move on in the grieving process. I'm reaching out to see if any of you would mind looking at the docket and giving me your opinion on what it all means. Thank you in advance!

Look at the HOGE charts for the 500E. They are probably pretty accurate with a healthy engine.

I have thousands of hours fixed wing but relatively new to the heli world and clearly caught the bug, barely fly fixed anymore! My question.. my wife and I are moving to the Colorado front range and I’ve really considered having a heli based at our place. Enough acres, neighbors aren’t a problem, the real challenge is altitude; we are at 8800ft. always loved the MD birds, but concerned I need to go to a 530f for the altitude. I’d prefer not having the thirsty c30 if I don’t need it, would a c20r 500e be sufficient based at that elevation? I’m just flying for myself, so I’m fine with some days just being too hot and high to fly, and the book says I’d have margins for HOGE in the summer, but I’d love to hear real world experience. i only know one person who has a 500e and he said he wouldn’t even blink about taking his E model up to my ranch in the summer with 4 people but that’s just one opinion..

See www.robbietug.com. Looks to be battery powered.