Divers and Pilots?

[bennedc]

My father-in-law is a helicopter pilot. He's retired Army and is now an instructor pilot with a civilian contractor co. at Ft. Rucker in Enterprise, AL teachin' Army pilots how to fly choppers: OH-58D Kiowa.

 

[cerich]

I have picked quite a few pilots out by their posts. Not by the terms, just by the thought process in the response.
.Willie

Can you elaborate?

 

[The Kraken]

Can you elaborate?

Pre-flight, post-flight, proper execution of emergency proceedures, logical and deductive thought process in stressful situations = safe landing/ascent.

Man, the sound of the rotors going Wop-Wop-Wop-Wop as you're pulling some serious pitch coupled with the sound of the chief and gunner working out with the '60's . . .

 

[Footslogger]

Man, the sound of the rotors going Wop-Wop-Wop-Wop
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...as long as it's not the eery wop-wop-wop of the blades during autorotation

Did that once. Once was enough ...

'Slogger

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Aw, c'mon Footslogger! Autorotations are FUN!!

Kraken: Biggest adrenaline rush of my life was hanging halfway out of the Huey rockin' with the '60, while the pilots were flying "map of the earth." That ROCKED!!!!

 

[The Kraken]

I can't count how many I've done, to the ground . . . and some when I really, really didn't want to!

I'll take an autorotation at 0 ground speed any day to hitting the trees at 70 or 80 knots forward ground speed.

the K

 

[The Kraken]

Hey, AskLouis,

About how many hours total did you have when you did your first "hands off" to the ground?

And what octave could you reach when you got to the ground?

the K

 

[drbbton]

I've got my SEL and about 10 hrs away from Inst. There is something to be said to flying yourself to your scuba destination. Now if I had sea rating that would rock.

My first landing/flight was in a c150, and it was "hands-off". I just about pissed myself.

 

[tgood]

Private Pilot- Single Engine Land

 

[DiveMaven]

My husband is a single engine private pilot.