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By: bellXV15. on 20 Mar 12, 00:12:01
respect to ray, but I wouldn't call that a crop duster turn, with that, you pivot round the end of the sprayboom (using engine torque) to line up for the next swath. not just push a pedal at 10kts indicated and come down where you went up. and the bloke did flatten out the ship before contact was made, most pilots who misjudge? it would knock the tail off.
By: KrtBong. on 30 Dec 11, 18:41:25
I'm sure that he does but in fixed wing it's referred to almost universally as a? Hammerhead I'm not saying it isn't also called cropduster turn but it was invented before cropdusting ;)
By: upajos. on 30 Dec 11, 18:10:18
Ray? Prouty referred to this maneuver as a "cropduster turn" in his column in "Rotor & Wing International" magazine. You can find a reprint of the article in "Helicopter Aerodynamics" by Ray Prouty.
By: upajos. on 30 Dec 11, 18:01:54
Except for getting too low and scraping the skids on the sod, there wasn't anything particularly dangerous about the maneuver.? UH-1 and OH-6 pilots in the Vietnam War routinely performed it, making a pass over a target and returning quickly to fire guns or rockets. The Bell 206 rotor system is essentially the same as that of the UH-1; as long as positive g-loading is maintained, the risk is low.
By: KrtBong. on 27 Dec 11, 14:37:40
Actually it is called a hammerhead, cropdusters may call? it that but the rest of aviation calls it a hammerhead, and the guy doing those manuevers IS a fool that Helo doesn't have the performance rating to be taking stupid chances like that
By: sharpezor. on 27 Oct 11, 05:56:13
Since you've got nothing better to do than to "check out"? peoples profiles and make judgments based on hardly any information, it just proclaims your own retardation and ignorance. You can't judge or deduce? a person's being from a youtube account although I would not expect you to have such a complicated thought. I'm not "worrying" and I never said it was unfulfilling. You're truly sad if you actually took time to stalk me. Low intelligence and a creep, enjoy your pointless life.
By: CropDusterMan. on 26 Oct 11, 23:49:28
I checked out your youtube site, looks like the only helicopter you ever come near is on a video game. Don't worry, I'm not insulted by your ignorance...my job is actually quite fulfilling and financially rewarding, and don't worry, we'll be out there helping put food on your table, so that when your Mom calls you? up from your bedroom for dinner, she can feed you good food.
By: upajos. on 26 Oct 11, 05:24:23
It's called? a "cropduster turn" ? used to turn around quickly at the end of a pass and get back to work before the finance company can repossess the aircraft.
By: sharpezor. on 26 Oct 11, 03:51:41
Got to love youtube comments, there's always some gruffled experienced person who has some condescending and disapproving judgment to impose on the? world. Sorry, there isn't some great nobility to your shitty crop dusting job.
By: thenicedudejay. on 07 Aug 11, 22:07:31
i? wonder why this bell 206 is so popular & is manufactured over 40 years now? is it the sturdy cunstruction & easy to fly maybe? anyone is welcome do a comment.
By: discofishing. on 26 Jul 11, 07:22:30
That's as it should be, especially when you're dealing with civilians. As for the military, we all signed up knowing there'd be inherent risks. Sadly, we have something called an acceptable loss ratio which is more than likely for the bean counters and politicians. Still, 90% of the US military class A? mishaps are due to pilot error. Jackassing is still considered pilot error and must be combated by any means possible. There are plenty of pilots who lose their wings annually
By: schlusselmensch. on 26 Jul 11, 00:38:21
I suppose the difference is we have to pay for our aircraft and the damage to them. Yours as well, I might add. Here in the commercial world, if news came back that a helicopter had been damaged by a pilot by virtue of a stunt like this (it's been a while but I'll? walk next door and see if there isn't a placard in a 206 something to the effect "Standard category, no aerobatic maneuvers approved"), you would be fired on the spot.
By: discofishing. on 25 Jul 11, 23:10:59
Things are little bit different in? the Army where we take kids as young as 17 years old (only the exceptional ones) and throw them in flight school. We've had CW2 as young as 19. Nobody is perfect and nobody is expect to be perfect but there is a STRONG mentorship program in place that helps pilots progress effectively. Tax payers pay too much money to train the young men how to fly and just kick them out the first time they're caught grab assing around.
By: schlusselmensch. on 25 Jul 11, 12:10:12
I'm glad you're not in charge of our flight department, we'd never be able to get rid of the idiots. It's a freakin Jetbox, not a bloody F-18! A Blue Angel recently handed in his wings because he suspected his own skill was not adequate to the job. Allowing for the moment that there is some sense in displaying a? 206 in this manner, altimeter setting would not enter into it. The stunt would be practiced at altitude until success was assured. You wouldn't have to look at the dial.
By: discofishing. on 25 Jul 11, 06:55:01
And I'd have to say jackassing around is? a mistake in itself. This looked like a demo at some German/Austrian airshow. Maybe he didn't calibrate his altimeter for field elevation or something. Thunderbirds, Blue Angles, and other demo teams do stunts like this helicopter was doing. They make mistakes, sometimes with tragic loss of life. After something like this, all you can do is rebuke your own mistake and learn from it and hope others do too.
By: schlusselmensch. on 25 Jul 11, 02:34:43
Give your head a shake. The Apache accident was a mistake, this was jackassing around. ?
By: discofishing. on 25 Jul 11, 02:02:29
Everyone makes mistakes. I know a very experienced Apache pilot who backed into another Apache while taxiing out. You might say he was an idiot, but that idiot saved Apache sn: 202 when he lost his tail rotor after the bearing seized. Good people just make mistakes sometimes. I hope this pilot learns? from his.
By: schlusselmensch. on 30 May 11, 03:51:20
Why are the abysmally stupid? so goddamned lucky?
By: mjm9536. on 24 May 11, 02:48:40
as the saying goes there are bold pilots and there are old pilots but there are no old bold pilots. dumbass. a good? hard smack like that forward speed aside im surprised he didn't get spike knock.
By: dancedancetrance. on 23 Mar 11, 23:53:09
for those pilots? with a brain, learn from this please.
By: spacerconrad. on 11 Mar 11, 03:14:36
@MrWillydoit Is this true, or are ya just making a point? I do agree with you, that irresponsible treatment of aircraft may affect others who? will later rely on the equipment for their lives, but stating that the aircraft later *did* fail because of this... I'd like to see something backing it up.
By: olymbec. on 06 Mar 11, 02:01:45
This is actually a terrible irresponsible? jack ass!!!
By: Lovilicious90. on 14 Jan 11, 21:43:35
Stupid gerries! ?
By: just4playin1. on 27 Nov 10, 10:45:59
Just plain foolish and stupid... Luck stepped? in this time, hope when his luck runs out he is alone and the ground is clear...