Good try, but not realistic...

[The_Goalie_94]

Thankfuly i plan on flying Helicopters instead. I also plan on becoming a pilot for the Canadian Coast GAurd. How i do that, i have no idea, but i plan on it.

[daryld12]

Originally Posted by The_Goalie_94

Thankfuly i plan on flying Helicopters instead. I also plan on becoming a pilot for the Canadian Coast GAurd. How i do that, i have no idea, but i plan on it.

Good luck to you and your bank account! I've flown GA helicopters as well. There's a whole other set of variables you have to contend with when piloting them. It will keep you busy for sure. Hardest thing to do is hover.

[Crispus222]

Originally Posted by The_Goalie_94

Thankfuly i plan on flying Helicopters instead. I also plan on becoming a pilot for the Canadian Coast GAurd. How i do that, i have no idea, but i plan on it.

Ya, definitely good luck with your wallet. For planes it's about $200 CAN for 1 hour of flight (with instructor) and helicopters start at about $300 CAN (with instructor) for 1 hour. I would like to try helicopters but one thing that I don't like is that if you have an engine failure YOU ARE DONE... In a plane you still have lift at least. Either way though, I make it a priority to know who the AME was that did the work on the aircraft. Also, if renting infrequently or at a school where people are lazy and not trustworthy, do a THOROUGH INSPECTION EACH TIME BEFORE YOU FLY.

Also, sorry everyone for the multiple posts...

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

Ya, definitely good luck with your wallet. For planes it's about $200 CAN for 1 hour of flight (with instructor) and helicopters start at about $300 CAN (with instructor) for 1 hour. I would like to try helicopters but one thing that I don't like is that if you have an engine failure YOU ARE DONE... In a plane you still have lift at least. Either way though, I make it a priority to know who the AME was that did the work on the aircraft. Also, if renting infrequently or at a school where people are lazy and not trustworthy, do a THOROUGH INSPECTION EACH TIME BEFORE YOU FLY.

Also, sorry everyone for the multiple posts...

Actually, it's perfectly possible to land with a helicopter with an engine failure, at least if you're high enough. You dive with feathered prop (or whatever you call it) and just before smacking into the ground you pull up with full prop setting up (you know how they adjust the prop pitch to go up and down, you put it to full up) and you can land. Just one shot though, and it's gotta be scary as hell.

[Crispus222]

Originally Posted by Ancient Seraph

Actually, it's perfectly possible to land with a helicopter with an engine failure, at least if you're high enough. You dive with feathered prop (or whatever you call it) and just before smacking into the ground you pull up with full prop setting up (you know how they adjust the prop pitch to go up and down, you put it to full up) and you can land. Just one shot though, and it's gotta be scary as hell.

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

[Ancient Seraph]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

The airport I go to school on also has schools for choppers. Talked to someone who went to school at one of those. Credible source... maybe not the most credible, but check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorotation_(helicopter)

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

^^^
LOL! Americans and their powers. pssht.

[MorgothNL]

Originally Posted by Crispus222

That's ridiculous! The problem is, you actually have to be able to do that. Next, you have no chance to pick a good field to land in. At least in a plane you have time and can actually go through procedures to save your life lol. Thanks for the info though... Where do you know this from though? Sorry to be a little skeptical but if you could provide a credible source or something that would be great?

It is true actually, I go to the same school as seraph, and the militairy helicopters often pratice engine failures (at 500ft above ground level or something). Must be a scary thing to do your first time though

[flynlion]

A helo with an engine failure is no more dangerous than a fixed wing with a similar problem. The main rotor continues to spin due to inertia and the air blowing through it (autorotation) and this generates enough lift to control the decent and make an emergency landing. True, the glide distance is not as great as with an airplane, but neither is the size of the field required. A good pilot can put it down safely in a remarkably small patch. Engine out procedures are something every pilot practices religeously, wheather they be civillian or military, rotary or fixed wing.

[mattd27]

How about some visuals? This one was very informative.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzWw5U3eCok