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You could give me the longest barge pole in the world and I still wouldn't touch that thing!
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I may be completely off my trolley, but I still would not actually think of buying it  if I had the sort of money he is asking I would be booking 10 hours of lessons 
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject: Legal? |
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Can't be all bad.....it uses a BMW engine.
I see only a gauge for "up and down". It's the "down" part that bothers me.
Would make a nice planter for the yard , or a private place to read the news paper.
He gets an "A" for effort in the build.
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It just looks stupid and not very crashworthy. I reckon someone farting 10 miles away would get the blades to hit the tail. I thought things couldn't get any worse then the Mini 500, it's appears it just has...
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WhirlyGuy
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| Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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I like the description though :
| Quote: | COME AND SEE IT AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP AS WE ARE NOT
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[sic] Capitals are as per the ebay site not me shouting 
Well if they're not aviation experts then what are they doing with it in the first place, no wonder the rotor got damaged!
If you go and see it do you think they would fly it to show how well it works? Probably not if they aren't experts
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I wonder if the rotor damage is the apparent kink in the forward pointing blade in the pix?
Would you trust a water-cooled engine? I don't think any other heli has a water-cooled power plant in it - something extra to fail - and has it had mags put in instead of the usual ignition system?
It does look a bit Meccano really...is that vertical wooden looking stick the collective? Not to be trusted - being sold by a s/h car dealer too!
Dodgy C of A anyone?
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Does it even have a C of A?
Yep the cyclic looks a little iffy doesn't it! 
Doesn't look like it would give enough range for control to me. A bit like sticking a 1" steering wheel on an 18 wheeler!!
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"We removed those terrible trim tabs.... they really threw things out of balance"
That is possibly the funniest thing I have ever heard!
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He doesn't know if it has a permit to fly/C of A as he is still waiting for the paperwork.
Yes, I did ask him!
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| more to the point, why is it being modeled by Vladimir Putin? |
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| I like your youtube clip of the small turbine helicopter WhirlyGuy. A perfectly good little aircraft. How many of these small helicopters are out there? I prefer the turbine power-plant to the BMW engine in the 1st posting. |
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WhirlyGuy
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| hendrik wrote: | | I like your youtube clip of the small turbine helicopter WhirlyGuy. A perfectly good little aircraft. How many of these small helicopters are out there? I prefer the turbine power-plant to the BMW engine in the 1st posting. |
Sorry hendrik but I don't know the answer to that one but what I'm wondering is how could anyone ever get a license for one of those. There's no way for training to take place and how could you ever do a check-ride?
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Agree about the training WG but (eg) an FAA licence covers any single engine helicopter rather than specific types.
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