One of the students at the flight school took some video's for me today, and did an great job. :) Let him and another student come along for the ride on the confined areas...always helps me to have pax in the back, more like real world for one, and also really good practice for flying heavy. And they get to see stuff they will do later, so it's winwin really. :)
The first one is an 180auto from 500' to ground. The second is just a confined area, not a small one, but still looks cool. :)
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Nice videos! I had no idea an auto was so fast. I imagine controlling / eliminating forward motion at the very end is a pretty big deal?
Just curious, whats an hour in a B206 worth? Do they hand over the keys to solo the machine or is all dual? I'm going to take a wild stab at 750+ an hour?
it's funny, because it doesn't seem nearly as fast as that when you are doing it... And yes, the bottom flare is quite important...and you don't get to practice it much because you need lots of wind. A little bit of a slide is not a big deal, but yeah. you want to stop that before you level out. :)
As for the b206...I can take it solo, have many times, but I can't do the stuff like autos and actually landing in confined areas without instructor, so I prefer dual..more bang for my buck.
And haha. I wish 750 an hour. Try $1050. Glad I'm not paying...lol. :)
Hey Dag!...
Guess what was delivered to Ornge at the Sudbury hanger last night (Nov 12 2010)........
The first AgustaWestland AW139. You know, the ones with anit-icing etc etc etc :).
London gets the next one.
Wayne (tec_64)
Sudbury
Hi, Dagny.
I've followed your blog for a while now, and commented a few times--I mentioned once that I'm a writer looking to pick a medevac pilot's brain! Well, that time has come, and I'm wondering if you can answer some ignorant questions.
Don't bother posting this comment--but if you could email me at joross-at-aol-dot-com, I'd really appreciate it!
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