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Look at the bright side. Bailing out will be a lot safer without the main rotor.

Indeed.....

Gunner, pondering old memories

I doubt you'll ever see a helicopter pilot with a parachute. So "bailing oiy" is probably going to hurt.

Richard

The Ka-50 has an ejection seat, but they pop the blades first.

Kevin Gallimore

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I've made up my mind that if I die, someone else can worry about the leavings.

I've been all over the internet and the socket I'm looking for is similar to axle sockets. However none that I've seen are the right size. The Safari Kit manufacturer suggested that I make one out of a 2" OD socket. That is what they did. However, the prices on some of the sockets ranged from $82 for a Snap-On socket for a Dana 70 axle to $330 for one used on aircraft Turbines. Both, however were too large for my application. Tool maker I guess I am.

Stu

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I see you were so shook up by that it efected your fingers. :-) ...lew...

True, it has been a while. And true, just thinking about it makes my hands shake again.

Didn't you know that's how you can spot helicopter people? By the shaky hands?

Richard

And you can spot guys who have flown into combat in helos...they often tend to sit on their hats...or a phone book.....

I retired from those things at 19 with nearly 1200 hours total and about 600 of that combat assault.

Stuart's Baby Belle is probably as safe as a helicopter gets.

If he ever offered me a chance to fly it, I'd be tempted. I can't say I'd accept (no offense, Stuart!), but I'd be tempted.

That would break my 39 year sanity check.

(9 from 8, borrow one, wow! 39 years - who'da thunk it!?)

I lost the urge to ride in a helicopter while working at Carin airfield, where the US Army trained helicopter pilots. Watching a bunch of the student pilots taking off at the same time, from the control tower was enough to convince me they were all insane.

Go ahead and do it, it's not a measure of insanity, but of inner strength - Flying is a rather safe and fun pastime when they aren't shooting SAM's and AAA at you...

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I was never shot at by AA and SANMS. Small arms and RPGs did a fin enough job.

I Dunno, Bruce. I just can't seem to relax in a helicopter without my M-60 security blanket... :)

Richard

There are ejection seats on some.

Just one more thing to make a bad day worse, when the sequencer fails to fire the explosive bolts that hold the blades on the head.

Cheers Trevor Jones