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Wonder how that would work for trap shooting? :Biggrin:

Typically I "social distance" from my clays.
 
That would be my aircraft of choice. The sound of that cannon being fired is awe inspiring..... Firing depleted uranium rounds would be kinda cool as well....Wouldn't be a gopher left on my property....or a barn, or a house, or a tree, LOL.
 
Is that a pic from MASH? How many times did we see one of those landing and taking off from the unit?

Nice Pic Randy! :thumbs:
 
If God had meant for choppers to fly, He would have given them wings.... lol...That's a direct quote from an old eccentric boss I use to have. As part of my career I was required to go on many aerial inspections of water management issues and I briefly thought of that statement every time I climbed into one...
 
A thousand intricate parts flying in loose formation.

So I have been asked in the past what a helicopter pilot does in the event of an engine failure. Firstly there are worst things that can happen, number 1 being a main rotor gear box failure. You always want the rotors to spin. In essence a helicopter with no power becomes a gyrocopter which tiggers some very specific laws of physics. Point the nose down, allow the rotors to pick up speed (energy) and at the last minute shed all the energy from the blades and touch down at the same time. This is called autorotation. We also joke that auto rotation is something for the pilot to do with his/her hands and feet while they fall to their death.....

When the gear box does not allow the rotors to spin as in a gear box failure, well you get the jist.....Nothing left to do with hands and feet.
 
Cariboocreek said:
A thousand intricate parts flying in loose formation.

So I have been asked in the past what a helicopter pilot does in the event of an engine failure. Firstly there are worst things that can happen, number 1 being a main rotor gear box failure. You always want the rotors to spin. In essence a helicopter with no power becomes a gyrocopter which tiggers some very specific laws of physics. Point the nose down, allow the rotors to pick up speed (energy) and at the last minute shed all the energy from the blades and touch down at the same time. This is called autorotation. We also joke that auto rotation is something for the pilot to do with his/her hands and feet while they fall to their death.....

When the gear box does not allow the rotors to spin as in a gear box failure, well you get the jist.....Nothing left to do with hands and feet.
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That's exactly what the pilots tell us landlubbers during the pre-flight meeting... If the engine quits, they can just spiral the craft down to the ground... and they practice doing that. I just said ....Not with me in it you don't.... lol...
 

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