X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:35:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.tsnci.com ([216.12.62.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0) with ESMTP id 5958280 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:35:26 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.12.62.56; envelope-from=weinsweigd@tsnci.com Received: from TSNC_DOM-MTA by mail.tsnci.com with Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:34:56 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.7 X-Original-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:34:52 -0500 From: "Dr. Weinsweig" X-Original-To: , Subject: Re: [LML] Helicopter Lessons Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline My first rating and owned aircraft was in a robinson R22 helicopter. they = are great fun and the robinson helicopters very reliable and not outragious= maintenance. Insurance is on par with our lancairs. My suggestion is if you are going to get a rating and use it- learn in a = robinson as you can fly legally any heli with hours in a robi but can't = fly a robi with hours in another brand due to sfar73(as i recall). I personally made several mini vacations spending 3-7 days at a time in = gulfport, ms getting my private heli, then in south fla getting my = commercial then at orange county, calif getting my heli instrument rating. = I think that the robinson web site has a list of schools. Helicopters are great fun but you'll need to retrain your impulses so as = not push when things are not going well as unweighting the rotors can = cause mast bumping. Personally, i think the robinson R44 or the new R66 turbine are the best = most reliable and affordable personal helis out there. But alas I digress = as I have not flown (nor been able to afford) a heli since I sold my R22 = to pay for divorce lawyers in 2005! have fun, fly safe, and happy healthy holidays! David Weinsweig Lancair Propjet N750DW weinsweigd@gmail.com >>> liegner@ptd.net 12/19/2012 7:42 AM >>> I've been getting the itch to do something different. Anyone have advice = about taking helicopter lessons? There's a Bell 47 trainer nearby with a = small flight school. Perhaps our Lancair family can render comment (either way). Jeff L LIVP -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html=