brackac Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I thought about assessing for the 160th just so I could fly the Chinook once. Let me pull power and I am done. 1 Quote
akscott60 Posted March 21, 2014 Author Posted March 21, 2014 Holy sh*t. I had my first sim today. Talk about information overload. The KW had two MFDs, but that is NOTHING like this. You turn the APU Gen on and Boom. Its like being in front of 5 computer monitors, with a near infinite supply of pages and buttons to boggle the mind. Quote
akscott60 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Posted April 11, 2014 I had my first flight today here in Korea and in the 47F. What a pleasure to fly, and man that glass cockpit is f*cking nice. Now if I could remember how to do a slope landing in a 47 vs a 58D I will be set. Quote
rob. Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 Humphreys? Im so sorry you had to come here. How long is your stay? I have two months left on my nine month TDY. Oh and then the unit will be deactivated, no more 58 for me. Quote
akscott60 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Posted April 13, 2014 Yea I know about yall. That sucks. One of the LTs from my 58 course is in that squadron, and another friend of mine is. Quote
akscott60 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Posted April 25, 2014 Now I am F model qualified. I have never flown a more capable aircraft. The Kiowa was fun to yank and bank at 10 feet AHO over the woods of JRTC or Campbell, but this thing is a beast. 2 Quote
Ritter Posted April 25, 2014 Posted April 25, 2014 Now I am F model qualified. I have never flown a more capable aircraft. The Kiowa was fun to yank and bank at 10 feet AHO over the woods of JRTC or Campbell, but this thing is a beast.If I get selected next month that's what I'll be flying eventually. Quote
akscott60 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Posted May 13, 2014 Need to takeoff out of a tight and congested heliport? Pull 75% and takeoff straight up to 300AGL. Then leisurely go on your way. Haha Quote
akscott60 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 Well, it has been 13 months since I started flying the CH-47. 380 hours later, and I still love it and the mission. Its a flying swiss army knife. Ive done everything from Air Assaults to External Loads, from fire fighting, and aerial gunnery. Its a great instrument platform, and is fun to yank and bank. Oh, and Power. Lots of Power. 3 Quote
stearmann4 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 At 16,000' DA, 24 degrees C, 4,000lbs of fuel and a load of customers...it'll over torque just as easy as a 58D:) Mike- 2 Quote
akscott60 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Posted April 7, 2015 At 16,000' DA, 24 degrees C, 4,000lbs of fuel and a load of customers...it'll over torque just as easy as a 58D:) Mike- Oh sure, but we are lucky and sea level in the ROK. haha Quote
Guest pokey Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 tandem rotors, especially the ch47 have always been my favorite helicopter. I once built a radio controlled '47, never did finish it tho.Was contemplating the control system, do the swashplates tilt to control it?,,, or is it differential collective? Friend of mine had the same passion with tandem rotors, he loved the old HUP retrievers, as i did aslo,,he found one , bought it, restored it to flying status. Remember talking to him about how the 1st test flight was to go,, he found an old French pilot that tested the ole Sperry auto-pilot, tole him "works great on the ground---engage it in flight?,,,, suicide" the old tandem rotors? they seemed to like to fly "sideways",, hence the "barn door" stabilizers on the old HUPs. anyhow? i love the tandem, even tho if they like to fly sideways with the flight computer off Quote
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