tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post7328851883054797260..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Any Huey Pilots Out There?drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-29017013445481528812016-01-22T11:29:52.058-08:002016-01-22T11:29:52.058-08:00Hi, skybill!
I see you on a lot of other blogs.
...Hi, skybill!<br /><br />I see you on a lot of other blogs.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-56999312195046761942016-01-22T01:01:04.246-08:002016-01-22T01:01:04.246-08:00Hi Dr. Jim,
Thanks for the "Nostalgia!!"...Hi Dr. Jim,<br />Thanks for the "Nostalgia!!" I was "Navy" (12/66-11/70) 'Flown in Navy Choppers and when I was working in Iran in '76 got to make a few hops in a Huey 214 (IIAF) version!! Man could that thing climb!! Short story, a few "practice jumps and the Grumman/Bell Helo 4th of July "Demo Jump!!" Hard to believe that will be 40 years ago this 04JULY!! Time sure flies when yer' havin' FUN!!<br />BSBD,<br />III%,<br />skybill-outskybillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386847670843842715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-82255873830941890292016-01-21T21:43:13.024-08:002016-01-21T21:43:13.024-08:00Cool....that's the kind of answer I was lookin...Cool....that's the kind of answer I was looking for!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-23620056358273932632016-01-21T20:50:01.442-08:002016-01-21T20:50:01.442-08:00Get in, close door, Battery Switch, two Fuel Pump ...Get in, close door, Battery Switch, two Fuel Pump circuit breakers, Start Switch. 8 seconds. Crank and spool up to 62%. 20 seconds. Gen switch on. 2 seconds. One minute warm up (optional under combat conditions, but hard on the metallurgy - you go from ambient temp to 600 deg C, and see how you like it). 1 minute. Roll throttle to 100% Nr. 10 seconds. Seat belt on somewhere in there. Crew check in 4 seconds.<br /><br />44sec to 1m44s. Pull pitch, convert noise into lift, go save someone. Priceless.<br /><br />No need to wait for "modern" electronics to find themselves... that is what a map and a pre-brief are for. Pre-flight was done earlier in the morning, long before most of these 20 yr old types, these days, have ever gotten up. <br /><br />That's how you get freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-75354725975542504982016-01-21T19:28:36.487-08:002016-01-21T19:28:36.487-08:00ask the WV Sons of the Second, they have a Huey pi...ask the WV Sons of the Second, they have a Huey pilotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-80617209666847347182016-01-21T16:50:25.741-08:002016-01-21T16:50:25.741-08:00YOWIE....that's PDQ!YOWIE....that's PDQ!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-71624923978391632202016-01-21T16:35:17.834-08:002016-01-21T16:35:17.834-08:00Can't say how long it takes for a Huey but I&#...Can't say how long it takes for a Huey but I've seen Careflight/Medevac helicopters go from deserted to<br />fully crewed and airborne in less than 5 minutes.Dannoreply@blogger.com