Not his first Rodeo

[freereality]

[freereality]

Sorry, it is not a B-47.

[Paisley]

Baby Bell

[Wannabe1]

I talked to Mark about his demo that day. He was disapointed because there was a pretty stiff wind and he was not dazzling like he normally is with the cone demo. Me, I'd be pretty happy...

[Goldy]

Baby Bell

 

Canadian Home Rotors Safari, I believe.

[southernweyr]

In my opinion it is not that difficult of a manuever to accomplish. Not to brag but, I was doing that at 55 hours in an R22 just after getting my private pilots cert. Maybe I was just lucky. Anybody else out there with experience with this manuever? Was it just me or is this not too difficult?

[rcklimr]

Is it just me or does anyone think that this is an unsafe manuever. The whole time he can't be more than 4"-6" off the ground.

[crfracer]

I don't care how many other pilots can do that, that is some really good flying.

[DEMO]

In my opinion it is not that difficult of a manuever to accomplish. Not to brag but, I was doing that at 55 hours in an R22 just after getting my private pilots cert. Maybe I was just lucky. Anybody else out there with experience with this manuever? Was it just me or is this not too difficult?

 

Did it, March 06’ during my PPL. I had about 7 or 8 hours my CFI (Mark Womack Tropical Helicopters Leesburg, FL) set up 4 cones; I had to fly around the “box”, sideways. After that I had to pick up cones with the skid and set them back down. I was really rough and not as smooth as the video, but I did it. I would have to check, but I think remember him putting it in my logbook as “cone work” Maybe it is the same Mark….

[southernweyr]

I agree I wasn't as smooth either but it's good to hear you were able to do it as a low time pilot too.

[freereality]

Rather expensive beer opener.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JckIax0YThU

[Paisley]

Is it just me or does anyone think that this is an unsafe manuever. The whole time he can't be more than 4"-6" off the ground.

 

 

I watched a CFI and a student practicing that in a 22 a couple of years ago. They hooked a skid and flipped.

[Wannabe1]

The guy from Safari is Mark Richards. Flys in the gulf, is the chief pilot for CHR and owns a pc of CHR. He seems like most guys with a lot of helicopter time, kinda hohum on these sort of shows but maybe does em to help sell helicopters? Helicopters don't get much attention at EAA events like Oshkosh.

 

 

 

(Mark Womack Tropical Helicopters Leesburg, FL) set up 4 cones; I had to fly around the “box”, sideways. Maybe it is the same Mark….

[southernweyr]

Yes, I agree that it is very dangerous. You could easily roll over and I have not tried it since that time when I was a new pilot and didn't know any better.

[svtcobra66]

I think we do more dangerous things than that during training, it'd be kinda hard to get into dynamic rollover unless you were really overcontrolling...I remember doing that as a student in a Bell 47 without much trouble, granted it wasn't as quick or precise as in the video, but certainly not very difficult.