Thanks for another great video Michael- may I ask how and where you statically mounted your camera in the R44 as I'm soon to do my R44 transition training/work on my IR and want capture it with my gopro..thank you
Old Fixed wing pilot here loved this video! Question... When you were doing the autos it didn't look like you were doing them to a full landing. Looked like you never stopped moving like perhaps you were restoring power after the flare. Sorry but I never did any copter training. Just trying to understand what I'm seeing. Gonna hafta look at more vids. Thanks.
They were doing autos with power recovery, you bring in the power during the flare and stop to a hover. Michael Miller explains the benefits of not doing full down autos. Basically it is the same in every aspect (entry speed glide etc;) just less wear and tear on the helicopter. In the event of an emergency they would not be able to bring back in the power.
Although taking Autos all the way to the ground is beneficial, it isn't worth the risk for the most part of damaging the aircraft. Best advice for doing full-downs is to go to a school and rent theirs instead of risking your own.
So with governor you don't need to monitor manifold pressure? Like in a Schweizer 300. Also, what was the answer about the clutch light? Is that a overheating indicator?
Even with a governor, you do need to monitor the manifold pressure to make sure you don't overstress the engine / transmission. With the governor on or off you still need to stay within aircraft limitations. If the clutch light stays on for more than 7 or 8 seconds, or flickers you pull the circuit breaker and land as soon as practical. This isn't and indication of overheating, but just a malfunctioning clutch for various reasons.
And here I thought the governor took care of that. On the Schweizer it only had a correlator how ever the heck that works I don't have a clue. The clutch sensor must be detecting slippage, yes I would land as soon as possible too!
iflyhelis The clutch light when on, only indicates that the belts are retentioning. I have never (2,100hrs of Robi time) had a belt on a Robinson slip. The light coming on is normal for several seconds especially after the belts warm up.
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Nice informative video. Glad you were able to put up another one!
love your videos. Very good to prepare for your lessons ;)
Great quality picture from that position!
Thanks for another great video Michael- may I ask how and where you statically mounted your camera in the R44 as I'm soon to do my R44 transition training/work on my IR and want capture it with my gopro..thank you
that would have been a sickening feeling! :) , RPM ahhhhhhhh! Good stuff .Greenville(SC?)
Greeneville, TN
:).k that makes a lot more sense. I've flow into GSP, SC and didn't remember it looking anything like that :)
Old Fixed wing pilot here loved this video! Question... When you were doing the autos it didn't look like you were doing them to a full landing. Looked like you never stopped moving like perhaps you were restoring power after the flare. Sorry but I never did any copter training. Just trying to understand what I'm seeing. Gonna hafta look at more vids. Thanks.
They were doing autos with power recovery, you bring in the power during the flare and stop to a hover. Michael Miller explains the benefits of not doing full down autos. Basically it is the same in every aspect (entry speed glide etc;) just less wear and tear on the helicopter. In the event of an emergency they would not be able to bring back in the power.
Nice video. Why do you not take your auto all the way to the ground?
R.O.G.
Although taking Autos all the way to the ground is beneficial, it isn't worth the risk for the most part of damaging the aircraft. Best advice for doing full-downs is to go to a school and rent theirs instead of risking your own.
I wish i had money to learn with u MIKE as instructor
How many hours does he have?
Not sure the exact number. 300+hours
So with governor you don't need to monitor manifold pressure? Like in a Schweizer 300.
Also, what was the answer about the clutch light? Is that a overheating indicator?
Even with a governor, you do need to monitor the manifold pressure to make sure you don't overstress the engine / transmission. With the governor on or off you still need to stay within aircraft limitations.
If the clutch light stays on for more than 7 or 8 seconds, or flickers you pull the circuit breaker and land as soon as practical. This isn't and indication of overheating, but just a malfunctioning clutch for various reasons.
And here I thought the governor took care of that. On the Schweizer it only had a correlator how ever the heck that works I don't have a clue.
The clutch sensor must be detecting slippage, yes I would land as soon as possible too!
iflyhelis The clutch light when on, only indicates that the belts are retentioning. I have never (2,100hrs of Robi time) had a belt on a Robinson slip. The light coming on is normal for several seconds especially after the belts warm up.
***** Thank-You Michael for that reply.