starman wrote:
Peter Maus wrote:

Eric F. Richards wrote:

Peter Maus wrote:

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Hey, Peter, long time no read! I figured you'd abandoned the group
after the flaming bozo brigade came in.



Hi, Eric.

No. I have read-only news access on my dataline. My
outgoing news access is on my dialup, so it's often more trouble
than it's worth to say something that either I've said before, or
that someone else will get to. I still read it all. I just don't
see much benefit to putting up.

That, and work has been good. Been listening to my radios,
and spending a lot of time in preparation for my helicopter rating.

Any recent technical experiments on your end?

Nice seeing you around, too.

p


Peter,

What model heli' will you be training on? I've been flying the little
ones (R/C) for many years. Some full scale heli' pilots say the R/C ones
are harder because the pilot is not in the machine and the controls are
reversed when it's flying towards you. Good luck with your helicopter
rating.



I'll be training in an R-22. Then moving to turbines in a 206B
III. A commercial pilot I got to know out at a personal appearance
when I was with CBS/Infinity recently relocated his Bell 47 G-5 out
to near where I live. And about twice a month he takes me flying
around the upper midwest. Of all the birds I've ridden in, the Bell
47 is the most breathtaking because of the panoramic view.

This is actually not my first attempt at this. I've done it
several times before, but, as nomadic as Radio is, I've had to move
to take a new job before my training was complete. Then start over
when things would finally settle down at the new job. After I
walked out of CBS, I started doing all the things I couldn't do
before because of the 20 hours days at work. This is the last of
the catch up projects to finish, before I start on new goals.

R/Cs are tough to master not only because the pilot is not in
the machine, but because it's so light that controls are very input
sensitive. It takes a much steadier hand that it would first appear.


Thanks for the good thoughts. As long as I stay out of the
headlines, you'll know things are progressing nicely.




p








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