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Damien yft was telling me a story down in oz were a us blackhawk helicopters were doing some training in the out back when the had engine trouble and wereforced to...- Ominous.... I know that on the Nevada test site they have had similar problems with helicopters over the craters.
- This was on Friday and Satuaday. It is absolutely better than driving on weekends in LA. I was not afraid of drones but other airplanes. We saw many other traffic including sightseeing helicopters flying low altitude.
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Yeah, like a system of mini-helicopters ready to deploy world-wide. I didn't get a chance to see if there was a sign-up page yet, but am interested!Comment on "Equipment for XC Flying in a Trike- Series of emails"
Good comment XC, I fly in pretty congested airspace - we have helicopters on the way to hoover dam and grand canyon - lots of them. I wonder if they have ADSB or other collision avoiding machinery, and if I also benefit from having a transponder on board in that respect.- Jozef, yes there are all kind and lots of traffic. air liners, GA airplanes, helicopters and drones !! Moreover, layers of controlled air space. In US, most of aircraft, flying within 30 miles radius from Class B (like Los Angeles International Airport) airspace, need transponder
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I won't be flying until at least Thursday as the grass airstrip is very soggy, and there are a lot of helicopters around - media and rescue. Best to stay safe...- Whoops, sorry to confuse. My comments went on the whole album. I took a lesson with my helicopter CFI niece. There are many things that are similar in flying a helicopter...
- XC, 20,000ft. You wouldn't even know the animal was there until you were within 2000ft. We have a 1000ft altitude restriction (Helicopters are 2000ft)....
- The Mir diamond mine in Siberia is the deepest ‘proper’ man-made hole. It’s 525m deep and 1,200m across. There’s a no-fly zone above it because the downdraft created by the hole had caused several helicopters to crash.