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Saturday, April 19, 2025

Sorry for the delay in this. Yes, the oge charts give me about a 100-200lb buffer on what mission I’d typically fly in the worst of the summer up here, so that’s good, I just didn’t know if anyone had real world experience with the 500d or e landing at those altitudes, tailrotor authority, etc.

Monday, April 14, 2025

You’ll find what you need in 14 CFR 36.1 (h) and the AC36-1G appendixes, which deal with the levels normally referred to as Stage 1, Stage 2, or the new noise standard Stage 3. AC36-1H Appendices 10 & 11 https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_36-1H.pdf 14 CFR 36.1 (h) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-36/subpart-A/section-36.1

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

WHAT IF VACANT LAND IS SOLD TO A NEW OWNER WHO WANTS TO BUILD ON HIS NEWLY BOUGHT PROPERTY THET THE COUNTY HAS BEEN LANDING MEDIVAC HELICOPTERS ON. WILL THE NEW OWNERS BE ABLE TO BUILD, AND WILL THE COUNTY GIVE BUILDER HARD TIME WITH GETTING PROPER PERMITS FOR NEW BUILDINGS ?

Monday, April 7, 2025

HI SCHWEIZER OPERATOR try contact the schweizer doctor Mr. Kellner. e- mail : kehepu@gmail.com

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Hello I´m looking for person for exchange experience with complet MR and TR rig on UH-60 Mike and Alfa versions. I´d like discuss about this procedure. We perform this mostly during PMI-II in frame 48mnths limit . My goal is to be good in this (and i know , all is in IADS ) but allways is possible perform more . Problematic SAS I and II , and so on... Thanks a lot of answers The Long pin brothers vrato ,, mash.. bradac

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

@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 DM me please?

Saturday, March 29, 2025

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

Saturday, March 29, 2025

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.

Friday, March 28, 2025

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

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Helonorth thank you for taking a look