Flying Pig Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Any place in Florida offer full down auto's in a B206. Both day and night + NVG preferred. If not... anyone schools have a 206 they do EPs in? Seriously.... just Florida....and Seriously.... just for a B206. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohi Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 I know a place in Montana that does full downs in a 407. That's almost Florida, and basically the same thing as a 206. Send me a PM, and I'll get you the details. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotormandan Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Bristow maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hey Pork Chopper:Wwhatcha got against Bell? If you can't get in trouble in between flights in Texas, you should quit flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 So basically nobody has anything .... great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle5 Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Just do them in a 44 while someone goes weeeee in your ear, its the same thing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 http://www.lunsfordair.com/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotormandan Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Are there any news pilots in your area flying 206's who also have a cfi? Maybe one of them could help. I had an eng friend who worked a lot with local police depts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I need someone else's helicopter to smack off the pavement. Not my mine. Lunsford doesn't have their own aircraft. They use yours. The pilots in my unit are all CFI's. So thats not the issue. I just didnt know if there was a version of "Western Helicopters" somewhere in FL I didnt know about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnr032 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Give Thomlinson Aviation in Ormond Beach a call. They have a B-206 and do flight training. I don't know if they will do full-down autos in the B-206.... http://tomlinsonaviation.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Copy.... thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Maybe this thread isn’t a good sample size, but, it would appear no flight school in the state of FL offers advanced training to include full-downs in a 206? wow……….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Correct sir. Tomlinson seemed like a good op. I talked to the owner. But he also makes his living doing Ag and other contracts. We can do all the training we want just not full downs. I get it..... The man also makes a living with his helicopters outside of flight training. Now that being said, if we used his 300s instead we could smack them off the pavement all day long. I'm not to worried about full downs. But would be nice if I'm already paying for the ride. But not a deal breaker. Edited March 13, 2015 by Flying Pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 That spike knock can be a bitch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takefootoff Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hey Pig, Could I please sit back seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think you will find a flight school anywhere in the US that will let you do full downs in a 206. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 It shouldn’t be that difficult. That is, money talks, BS walks…… Call an operator and explain what you need… Otherwise, the full pussification of this industry has arrived…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight1 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 We have a 206L4 at KPMP, don't know if the owner allows full downs. I'll have to check. We don't do NVG, but the chief pilot works at the sheriffs office and has a lot of NVG experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Did you call Lunsford or just look at website, I may be remembering wrong but I thought they could supply ship also if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Double post Edited March 14, 2015 by Flying Pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Did you call Lunsford or just look at website, I may be remembering wrong but I thought they could supply ship also if needed.I've worked with Lunsford quite a bit in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I guess I was just spoiled flying at Western all those years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnr032 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think you will find a flight school anywhere in the US that will let you do full downs in a 206. Most likely true, except for Bell Helicopter Training Academy. They do full down autos 5 days a week- day, night and NVG in 206B's, L-4's and 407's. But you WILL pay for that training. The current price for the 5 day initial 407 course is over $15K and the 2 day refresher is over $8K. It is good training, but they have just about priced themselves out of reach for many operators and smaller LE agencies, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Places like Homestead and Hillsboro would probably do it. And, let’s face it; there is a market for it with the decline of such training in the ab-initio schools. Why no one capitalizes on the need for “advanced” training is beyond me. Ya’d think with the increase of safety awareness that this kind of training would become more available. Shoot, any investors out there who want to enter into a “start-up” let me know. I have a program and high time CFI’s in hand ready to go…… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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