Hehe, I kind of got interested after Jim had checked out the registration. I also found it listed as a NASA plane. As I said then I figured it was before you become the pilot of it since I think you said that was 2 years ago. I didn't know you fly that many different Twin Otters, it also sounds like Twin Otter is the company name. I guess that makes making the minivan for flight simulator a bit tricky if there are several different ones.
Btw, you got an email.
Uh, so far I've flown 11 of T.O.I.'s Twin Otters, and then 4 others from other companies / agencies.
I guess that's also why the horizontal stab folds down in a hover, huh?! So you don't push your own tail down?
positions the stabilator to the best angle of attack for existing flight conditions.
to minimize nose-up attitudes resulting from the main rotor downwash on the stabilator.
collective inputs. An increase in the collective would result in the helicopter pitching up.
I hope that makes it clear as mud as to what the stabilator on the UH-60 actually does.
Treat every situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or hump it, piss on it and walk away.
I wonder if it'd be weird to fly for us other sling-wing drivers. I mean I am kind of expecting the nose to come up when I lift up on the collective . . . for example.
So I was E-mailing with S'mom and she wanted to see some pictures of helicopters on floats..This was 2006 when I did a contract with USGS evaluating the Louissianna marshes after Katrina had hit.
SOme fun landing spots--ever cautious of where you put your tail..
Very COOL. G-Man!! Thanks for sharing!!
S'mom, Wow that sunset is beautiful!
Gman - awesome pics. looks like some pretty fun landing spots too.
Here's what I woke up to this morning. Sorry - it's still dark, but you get the idea!
Gman, did you not do any damage to your tail rotor? Great pics!!!
No, but you have to really watch where you put it----normally I hover around and have one of the survey people open their door and help me out. One time it had some thin grass around it, but other than that it was always clear.