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Title: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Vudu15 on June 07, 2016, 08:41:43 PM

Now a private helicopter pilot on R22s

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: BuckShot on June 07, 2016, 09:19:54 PM

WTG! I remember how I felt when I got my private fixed wing single engine land... Felt great.

Nice work!

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Oldman731 on June 08, 2016, 08:08:54 AM

Congrats!

Now start a hedge fund or something, so you can afford to keep flying those contraptions.

- oldman

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: puller on June 08, 2016, 08:49:51 AM

Wtg!!!  :salute

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: FLS on June 08, 2016, 09:13:13 AM

Congratulations!   :aok

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: colmbo on June 08, 2016, 09:24:15 AM

Congrats.

You're only legal in the R-22?

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Serenity on June 08, 2016, 10:26:11 AM

Quote from: Oldman731 on June 08, 2016, 08:08:54 AM

Congrats!

Now start a hedge fund or something, so you can afford to keep flying those contraptions.

- oldman

Pretty ****ing much... lol. And congrats!

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 02:11:48 PM

Quote from: colmbo on June 08, 2016, 09:24:15 AM

Congrats.

You're only legal in the R-22?

Correct since R22 and the R44 are underslung rotors, you only need 5 conversion hours though to fly the 44

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Serenity on June 08, 2016, 03:37:14 PM

Quote from: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 02:11:48 PM

Correct since R22 and the R44 are underslung rotors, you only need 5 conversion hours though to fly the 44

Underslung rotors?

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 03:43:06 PM

the way they are built.

http://www.helistart.com/underslungrotordesign.aspx (http://www.helistart.com/underslungrotordesign.aspx)

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Traveler on June 08, 2016, 03:53:22 PM

WTG

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: pipz on June 08, 2016, 05:35:12 PM

Good goin! Very nice achievement. :aok   :aok

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Beefcake on June 08, 2016, 06:05:00 PM

Good work Vudu! Now you can learn to fly a real aircraft ya smuck.  :D

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: colmbo on June 08, 2016, 06:52:53 PM

Quote from: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 02:11:48 PM

Correct since R22 and the R44 are underslung rotors, you only need 5 conversion hours though to fly the 44

What about something else?  Enstrom? Bell?  etc?

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: steely07 on June 08, 2016, 07:01:35 PM

Nice one Vudu!!

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 07:49:17 PM

I would need turbine time but yes I could fly those as well.

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Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: guncrasher on June 08, 2016, 07:49:57 PM

no wonder you suck at planes.  you are a helicopter pilot.  :D :D


semp

Title: Re: Passed my check ride!
Post by: Vudu15 on June 08, 2016, 11:03:54 PM

Lol :joystick: