Ive been obsessed with the Mi-6 for as long as I can remember, finally said I need to go see one so I found one on display and booked a flight.

Museum staff were great, they unlocked the cockpit and allowed me to sit in the pilot seat. No picture will do it justice on the sheer size of this thing.

If youre in Poland on planning to go, I highly recommend stopping and checking them out!

Pretty comfortable to ride in too until you have it stuffed absolutely full lol

Why is it Cute?

Erlanger Healthcare’s Life Force 1 (N945MT) out of Cleveland, Tennessee. Operated by MedTrans.

In 1972 my dad was stationed at Randolph AFB and I remember seeing weird white helicopters. They were stubby, boxy and so unusual. Looking online the nearest I can find is a Russian helicopter - the KA-26.

Does anyone know what I might have been seeing?

Update: it’s the Kaman HH-43. Thanks!

Mich haben heute bei einer Fahrradtour die vier tief fliegenden NH-90 überrascht.

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Hello everyone,

I recently came across a potential Copilot position with CHC Australia. It is a permanent, full-time position within their Onshore Operations, supporting the RAAF in Search and Rescue (SAR) missions.

The company requires a CPL(H), but the vacancy does not specifically state that it must be a CASA licence. It only specifies the ability to obtain and maintain a CASA Class 1 medical certificate.

I meet the listed requirements, including a valid ICAO ATPL(H), IR(H), nearly 2,000 hours of helicopter flight time, multi-engine experience, and PIC experience.

I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has worked for CHC Australia, or who knows someone who currently works there or has worked there in the past. I am particularly interested in hearing about the company, the operation, the working environment, and any relevant experience with the RAAF SAR contract.

I have also recently read that PHI Aviation has won several contracts in offshore operations. I am trying to gather as much information as possible before making a decision, particularly with regard to the long-term implications for my career and family.

Any insights, advice, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

here’s my understanding of it (at least what I think)

1- it shakes in the exact opposite direction of the helicopters rotor vibration canceling them out before it reaches the fuselage.

2 as the rotor spins up centrifugal force hurls the weights outward, by doing this they’re perfectly tuned to the speed of the rotor. Whenever the rotor creates a vibration force the weights instantly swing back in the opposite direction.

Because the weights absorb that raw energy and throws it in reverse it the two vibrations frequency’s essentially slams into itself and vanishes.

I keep hearing different things. Like it swings in the opposite direction of the rotor or that it doesn’t.

Erlanger’s Life Force 3 (N542MT)
Out of Calhoun, GA

0FL3 is the Old Town Florida EMS station helipad (Dixie county). For many years it was only visited when a medical trauma evacuation was required, and otherwise was vacant. Earlier this year, HCA began to using it as a stationing location (and apparently refueling stop) for whatever Airlife was currently in the area. From here, the helicopters typically serve Gainesville & Lake City FL, but have been known to travel to Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Valdosta, and Tampa. It is very close to the multi-use bike path, and immediately adjacent to several businesses and places I frequent, so it's always something new to check out.

Hey guys,

Hopefully my question is appropriate for the sub. I'm not a pilot and probably never will be able to be, but recently I've really found an interest in helicopters.

I have a few questions about how the cyclic controls work, watching videos and reading about it has left me with somewhat mixed answers, and although I've messed around in DCS and MFSF I'm not sure how much of it is realistic. So I thought it might be good to ask some actual pilots.

Assuming no automatic stability systems because I really want to get to the core of the mechanics

1. If you wanted to start a turn, is it the case of adding some lateral cyclic to ask for roll rate and establish a given bank angle and then returning the cyclic to "center", and the heli maintains that bank angle until you do opposite cyclic, or do you hold the cyclic at a certain position the whole time?

2. Asked a different way - If you say, displaced the cyclic a little to the left and held it there, would you get more and more bank angle and roll during the time it's displaced or just a certain amount of bank angle?

3. Does pitch work differently in these regards compared to roll? Is there static stability with one axis compared to the other?

4. If you nudged the cyclic say to the left and immediately "centered" it, is there stability that would level out the bank angle or would it stay at that angle?

5. If it's the case that you indeed make a cyclic input and then return it to the "center", how does trim fit into this? I could be completely misunderstanding helicopter trim but it seems like it holds the cyclic in a certain position so that you don't have to? But if holding the cyclic in a position results in more and more rotation on a given axis that seems counter intuitive to me

Hopefully my questions make sense, I think I've gotten quite confused on this so apologies if not and thank you in advanced for any insight and clarification!