Gomer Pylot Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I saw that Ray Prouty has passed. My condolences to his family. He seemed to know a little about helicopter aerodynamics. Certainly more than I ever will, and likely more than anyone else on this forum will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I used to read his columns in Aviation Leak and Space Technology all the time. I looked forward to the next column. My favorite was solidity ratio. It is a big loss to rotary aviation. I am sad to hear of his passing. Good catch on seeing that news Gomer. I'm not sure I would have seen anything about it for quite some time if I didn't see your thread first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I saw that Ray Prouty has passed. My condolences to his family. He seemed to know a little about helicopter aerodynamics. Certainly more than I ever will, and likely more than anyone else on this forum will.I've known Ray for many years. I did a short bio on him for the magazine a few years ago. Ray was never a helicopter pilot, but fascinated by what made them fly. He did take some FW lessons at a young age and soloed a cub....until he made the mistake of flying over his house and his mom saw him.....he was a good guy and sure loved his work. Part of the story we did is here...I got the call last week that he had a massive stroke and then a few days later that he had passed on. First book I was ever told to read when I wanted to be a pilot was one of his....... http://www.justhelicopters.com/ArticlesNews/CommunityArticles/tabid/433/Article/67528/Meet-a-Rotorcraft-Pro-Ray-Prouty.aspx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arotrhd Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Big loss for the industry. Huge loss for the PHPA family in the LA basin. It was definitely a privilege to share conversations with him at the meetings...I consider myself a better person because of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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