Is there a certain format for the LOR that is wanted from the military pilot?

It is written in the flight manual of R44 that Blade slap starts below 100kts and in descend, ao to avoid it increase ROD above 1000ft and then reduce speed below 65kts. Now reduce ROD and land.

Hello all, I need a good manual/human-powered tow bar/cart for my R44 Clipper II. I have the ground handling wheels from Robinson. Any recommendations? thanks, Arvindh

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If you’re looking to join the National Guard it may be helpful to contact the Warrant Officer Strength Manager (WOSM) for the state you are interested in. Here is a link to help (https://nationalguard.com/contacts/wosm). You can kind of think of the WOSM as a warrant officer recruiter. They’ll be able to give you some guidance and advice on contacting the aviation unit in your state, and help with your packet. If you don’t already know, not all states have a street to seat program, the WOSM will be able to tell you more about how your particular state selects aviators. Good luck!

I own an R22 in SoCal and I am debating on selling a portion of it for partnership with 960 hours left. I’ll probably install an L3 NGT9000 and a garmin 430 in it. would love to hear your thoughts.

The Huey's rotor system was controlled by the Stabiliser Bar, which fed about half of the control input immediately, and the rest of it over a few seconds, according to the damper settings. It made the cyclic response a bit less crisp than desired, but still pretty good. I never had any problems with Hueys in 2500 hrs on them, from B models through D, H and Gunship. But, being a teetering system, you could stir the cyclic quite vigorously without doing much to the flight path or the fuselage - try that in a rigid system like a BK117 and you will be rattling the fillings out of your teeth.

If you are IFR, you are at a safety height at least 1000' above your nearest terrain. Don't need no backup checks if you have the correct QNH. If you are VFR, look out the front, and don't bump into anything. Keep a sensible amount of height between you and the lumpy bits. You should only need to look at the altimeter when doing landing calculations. Elevation data is printed on a map. It doesn't fluctuate. Anyway, this looks like a computer-generated horsefeathers question.

I use Bose A30 headsets in my heli, with an intercom and com radio set-up. I connect the A30 to my iPhone 15 Pro Max via bluetooth to take calls on my cell. However, the iPhone will not recognize a bluetooth mic as an audio source for streaming or for any reason (voice memos, etc). So, on my first stream of a flight through the Colorado Rockies, all listeners could hear was the wild audio from my cockpit being picked up by my regular iPhone mic. It sucked. I then connected a small USB-C lavalier mic to my iPhone, and tucked in up under my Bose ear cup. That improved things dramatically. The helicopter sounds were muted and my voice came across loud a clear (since I can hear myself when I talk via the intercom). But one thing really puzzles me: the mic is not picking up radio from ATC, even though it is blasting into my headphones. If the dang mic in sitting in there picking up my voice, why isn't it picking up ATC? It is at the same volume! In fact, it doesn't pick up my passengers either who talk over the intercom! Trying to figure this out is crazy! The mic has no intelligence! It is simply sitting in my ear cup. Why wouldn't it pick up all sounds coming into my headphones? What do other pilots do? As for the criticism I may get for streaming while flying thru the mountains ... I never stream without a safety pilot with me and I have been flying the Rockies for 45-years. Anyone have any ideas?

Thank you for reading this in advance. I'm in the process of building a WOFT packet and I am nearing the end of the process, and looking for some guidance. As far as LORs I am planning on using my current Medical Director (Doctor who runs our 911 EMS organization) as well as a pilot out of an aviation unit I volunteer for. I understand the selection board looks for current Army Aviators. My first question is how do I respectfully ask for a LOR from current Army Aviators. I understand it is a big ask, and I would like to go about it in the correct manor. Second, I have my flight physical scheduled for early January. No issues expected, I am healthy with no significant medical history and not on any medication. Is there anything in my power as an applicant I can do to speed the process of the flight physical? Third, how do you stand out as a competitive candidate on the oral board? What do they look for in terms of character traits? Age: 28 ASVAB:84 GT:125 SIFT:64 Thank you again, any information helps.