Guest iPilot Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 So I thought I'd put a post up here with some of my flying "adventures" while I'm hour building in the R-44. I'm just lucky I get a good rate on the helicopter! I should be able to do one or two hours most weekends that I'm home. The family came up with me for a trip around Perth city and a run down the beach before taking a few photos of the new house we bought. Nice and close to Serpentine airfield now for some fixed wing flying! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysyMvhom0OQ I also had the pleasure of taking some friends to Rottnest for lunch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztdGk8RgAR8 So every now and then I'll post a video or two of flights I've been out on. If you're in Perth and want to come and check it out, give me a call and lets see if we can arrange something!
.Evan. Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Awesome stuff!! Looks great... I'd love to try a heli ride one day...
Guest iPilot Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Awesome stuff!! Looks great... I'd love to try a heli ride one day... Well if you're ever over this way, give me a yell! I'll take you up for sure!
Guest Maj Millard Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Is this Brett Campany of previous forum fame ??.................if so welcome back Brett !.................Maj...
Hongie Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Looks good mate... And if I can pose a rude question? What is the going rate to hire a r22 or r44? A friend of mine at work is dead keen to learn to fly the real thing after getting into rc copters
Guest davidh10 Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Enjoyed the videos. Only flown in a helo once. It was over the glaciers in NZ and was, for both my wife and I, the highlight of our holiday. Just magic. It cost a lot but was really worth it. The weather wasn't great. We had to pick our way between clouds and ended up in a white-out at the first attempted landing on the snow, but the chief pilot was really good. It was the only flight of the day, after his other pilot had declined to fly and the weather closed in as we returned to base.
Guest iPilot Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Hey Major! That's me mate, good to be back on for sure! Good to see things are kicking along nicely here! Not ruda at all Hongie, I did all of my training at Heliwest in Perth, R-22 is $465 per hour and R-44 is $715 per hour. These are pre-GST as there's no GST on the CPL(H). Also, these are wet hire rates and there's no landing fee's with heli training. All up, not a lot of change out of $70,000 Hey David, I still believe it's one of the best ways of getting around, expensive it is but like you said, certainly well worth it! I love taking people flying, it's just an awesome feeling showing people around in a helicopter. Best decision I've ever made getting a CPL(H) I reckon! Mind you, I still love flying the RAAus aircraft around as well.
.Evan. Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Well if you're ever over this way, give me a yell! I'll take you up for sure! Would love to! Now all I need is an excuse to go to Perth! Hmmmm..... R-22 is $465 per hour and R-44 is $715 per hour....... All up, not a lot of change out of $70,000 Wow.
Guest Maj Millard Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Good to hear from you gain Brett...didn't think you should have ever left !!..........you've come a ways in the meantime !!....................................Cheers Maj... :thumb_up:
jerrajerra Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Fantastic video!! I tried googling for an answer to my question of the wind limits on the R44. Would it be correct to say surface winds of 25Kt and gusts 10KT+? There were a couple of different responses.
Guest iPilot Posted September 18, 2011 Posted September 18, 2011 Good to hear from you gain Brett...didn't think you should have ever left !!..........you've come a ways in the meantime !!....................................Cheers Maj... :thumb_up: I missed good conversation and fellow aviators Maj! Had to focus on studies as well! Best answer for you Jerra, there is no limitations in the R-44 manual for winds at all. The advantage with helicopters is sideways flight and can always track or hover nose into wind. The one issue to keep in mind is loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) and that's always a risk when, especially in the R-44, the wind is coming from the left side or from the tail. This will give you a good idea of LTE http://www.dynamicflight.com/aerodynamics/loss_tail_eff/ This is how quick it can happen. OK, now various schools around Australia have their own limitations for students and private hire pilots and they'll vary on location. Hope that helps! Oh and the full report on the incident can be read here http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/666073/aair200600738_001.pdf
jerrajerra Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Very interesting publication in deed. Thanks for that :)
mAgNeToDrOp Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Good stuff Brett good to see you back on here. Congrats on getting your CPL (H). I haven't been fyling for a while been making too many excuses i think it's time. I also need to knock over my BFR (time flies)...
Guest iPilot Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Mag!! Good to see you mate, yeah get back in the air, get that BFR done for sure! I haven't been to Bunbury in ages, flew down there twice in the R-44 on a couple of nav's. I'm hoping to drop down there again soon though, might do my RAAus BFR with Lloyd.
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