You hope the friction locks are engaged! More than a few helicopters have flown off on their own in that scenario...
Friction locks on the controls. The collective on a 500 requires high force so with friction on its safe to not be at the controls for a brief time.
Offering up the vintage Ercoupe I flew for some 10 years. A 415C model, built in 1946, s/n 2027, 1400TT with a C75, no rudder pedals. It was a tremendous amount of fun and took us on vacations in and out of grass airfields all over the northeast. Met some incredible people, most memorable was a ride with Rudi Opitz when we dropped into Candlelight, when he was flying with an outfit I think was called Nutmeg Soaring Club. I traded time in it with a neighboring pilot who owned a C-206UG, so that was worth it. It moved with us from CT to MA to NY.. but once we started our family, time dried up. Sold it to return to my passion for classic cars.. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That's a beautiful craft...about the only helo I've ever wanted to fly...love the color! Looks like Blue Dino Met!
Thanks. That one is for sale. Here’s some pics of my new MD530. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login . Image Unavailable, Please Login
Our new trainer...with my 8 year-old Gabby staring out the ample windoor... Wish I could have learned to fly in one of these instead of 152s and Tomahawks! Image Unavailable, Please Login
Love it! After flying F-16s for ages, the helicopters that attract me are Hughes/MD 500 series like yours, the Cobra, Apache, and, oddly I guess, the turbine Helicycle. I plan on adding my rotary rating this spring and we are hoping to add a Cabri G2 to our school in 2020 to decompress some other schools in the area that have more demand than platforms.
The last plane I flew on active duty had a similar paint scheme to your MD530. We flew pretty low too, but not as low as you. 250 Feet, typically, but at 420 Knots. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here are my planes Phenom 100, king air c90b g1000 Blackhawk and cirrus sr22. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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And non flying toys, just bought 570S delivery next week , 458 is going nowhere . Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Did a g1000 retrofit along with paint, interior and pt6-135 Blackhawk conversion I fly them all king air is my favorite, fly down Thursday to take delivery of my new Mclaren.
Turbines and Ferrari.. Merry Christmas picture. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
How come you like the c90 over the Phenom 100? I'd think the C90 would be a lot harder to fly than the Phenom.