bwatkins51 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Unrelated topic but, i bought this new snowboarding movie that just came out called "the Art of Flight" and a few shots in the film showed the heli taking off(descending)multiple times down the slope literally pitched straight down....now im not a pilot but id figure id ask the experts. Is that possible and what's the level of difficulty in performing such maneuvers as these? Pic attached: A couple clips of these scenes in the trailer as well Also youtube trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 You can get the nose pretty far over if you really want to, but much of that is a matter of perspective. It's not really as far as it looks from the angle they used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 You might want to look at the Red Bull Helicopter stunt team.http://www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Profile/Chuck-Aaron-021242751977720 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolapilot89 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 AHH man that came out? Blah I need to pick that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trans Lift Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 (edited) I reckon the nose is as far over as it looks in the picture. It is certainly pointing straight down. Not that hard to do if you have plenty of space underneath you (like a whole valley)!! Edited September 13, 2011 by Trans Lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotormandan Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 awesome trailer. I gotta check out that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Unrelated topic but, i bought this new snowboarding movie that just came out called "the Art of Flight" and a few shots in the film showed the heli taking off(descending)multiple times down the slope literally pitched straight down....now im not a pilot but id figure id ask the experts. Is that possible and what's the level of difficulty in performing such maneuvers as these? Pic attached: A couple clips of these scenes in the trailer as well Also youtube trailer The AStar flies a lot better than I want to fly it, because of control authority issues. The cyclic might just stop moving in the direction I want it to go. The chance of servo-transparency/jack stall happening increases with aggressive maneuvering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500F Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Right,Everyone above is correct, It may not be as far over as it looks, but a straight nose down angle is certainly possible. Does it take skill, not so much, just push all the way forward. With any non- semi rigid rotor system I believe the machine would be capable. Does it take balls, and perhaps a bit of stupidity, yep. Like trans lift says, you are going to loose a LOT of altitude, not so bad if you have a whole valley benieth you. But also like Wally says, servo transparancy in the a-stars is an issue to consider. that would not be a good time lose cyclic control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjibbs Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Ive been watching that video non-stop for weeks for two reasons: Im an avid snowboader and 2: I think it would be a dream come true to fly film production for Red Bull. What Chuck Aaron does is amazing, I have no interest in trying to replicate what he does. But I think flying for Red Bull, shooting all of their films would be amazing. The travel, the people, the Red Bull experience. Yes please. Stoked for the full length Art of Flight to come out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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