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LogTen Pro will be 50% off the 25th and 26th in the Apple app store. Also, they have one app now that works on both iPad and iPhone (so no more need to buy both). I'll be upgrading to v.6.
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    hkutcher LogTen Pro will be 50% off the 25th and 26th in the Apple app store. Also, they have one app now that works on both iPad and iPhone (so no more need to buy both). I'll be upgrading to v.6.
    • January 24
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      mlanger I'm very disappointed with Corradine. I bought into their software, expecting affordable updates and discovered that I'd be paying the same as new customers every time I needed to update. I have it on my Mac and iPad; it will cost about $75 to update on b...  moreI'm very disappointed with Corradine. I bought into their software, expecting affordable updates and discovered that I'd be paying the same as new customers every time I needed to update. I have it on my Mac and iPad; it will cost about $75 to update on both. I'll be abandoning it; I simply can't see throwing that money away annually on logbook software when I have a traditional paper logbook I can more easily maintain for free (or nearly so). LogTen Pro is good, but not THAT good.  
      • January 25
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher >>> Pilots and mechanics wanted for interviews. <<< Hey, I'm running another human factors in aviation project and am collecting anecdotes from pilots and/or mechanics. Human factors = when man and machine meet, 3 things can happen: some...  more>>> Pilots and mechanics wanted for interviews. <<< Hey, I'm running another human factors in aviation project and am collecting anecdotes from pilots and/or mechanics. Human factors = when man and machine meet, 3 things can happen: something goes right, something goes wrong, nothing happens. I'd like to hear your stories about when each of these things happened and why you think they happened. Also, if there's anything you think heli manufacturers or CFIs do that's confusing or stupid, I'd like to hear about that, too. Study results will be used to enhance manufacturer training. Yes, it's a secret client. No, I'm not getting paid. It's for grad school. I am but a "servant of study." Ping me if interested or if you just like to talk or complain. Phone interviews preferred, at your convenience. Your responses are anonymous and aggregate (unless you prefer otherwise).  less
    • December 15, 2011
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    hkutcher → HELO HUMOR: Ohio: the birthplace of aviation (or so our license plates read). Flat enough to make the barren lunar landscape seem interesting. Yet California and Florida have the most helicopter flight schools. Hmmm... What is it about CA and FL that make you wan...  moreOhio: the birthplace of aviation (or so our license plates read). Flat enough to make the barren lunar landscape seem interesting. Yet California and Florida have the most helicopter flight schools. Hmmm... What is it about CA and FL that make you want to get in a helicopter and flee the Earth? (Aside from 300+ days of sun.)  
    • November 14, 2011
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      hkutcher In defense of flight schools, sometimes their intentions are good. Students just starting out are more sensitive to failure. Often flight instructors want lessons to be positive, so they'll try to avoid situations where students are more likely to fail an...  moreIn defense of flight schools, sometimes their intentions are good. Students just starting out are more sensitive to failure. Often flight instructors want lessons to be positive, so they'll try to avoid situations where students are more likely to fail and feel dejected (e.g., when students get tired, frustrated, or the weather gets more challenging). Rain and snow can freak some students out. Now, that's just for the beginners or especially self-critical students. Once you get close to a check ride, I think it's time for some light rain and snow (though nothing that threatens safety).  less
      • November 17, 2011
    • hkutcher
      scottswanberg Regarding fog in the PNW: some people call them "sucker" holes. I like to call them "opportunity" holes! Regarding flight schools pinching pennies: sometimes it's all they can do to stay afloat. Definitely a double edged sword.
      • November 17, 2011
    • hkutcher
      fly911 Excellent point Hanna.
      • November 17, 2011
    • hkutcher
      mlanger I don't think flight schools should coddle students -- especially once they've gotten their private ticket and are obviously on a career path. I was coddled as far as flying in wind and talking on the radio were concerned. All that did was develop two wea...  moreI don't think flight schools should coddle students -- especially once they've gotten their private ticket and are obviously on a career path. I was coddled as far as flying in wind and talking on the radio were concerned. All that did was develop two weaknesses in my flying skills -- weaknesses that I had to overcome on my own to move forward in my career. I think too many flight schools take the easiest path they can. Take the money, teach them enough to pass a check ride, and send them out into the world. That's wrong on so many levels.  less
      • November 17, 2011
    • hkutcher
      donhillberg Some manufacture of helicopters have a proplem with flight through rain, The Hughes 300 & 500 the rain can debond the leading edges and erode the paint on the main rotors, destroy some s/n tail rotor blades, The Bells have water intrusion on greesed parts...  moreSome manufacture of helicopters have a proplem with flight through rain, The Hughes 300 & 500 the rain can debond the leading edges and erode the paint on the main rotors, destroy some s/n tail rotor blades, The Bells have water intrusion on greesed parts like swash plates & grips and shafting, The corrosion will wreck high priced parts. The last time I greesed a Bell 212 the greese went in and a stream of water shot out across the hangar,  
      • November 18, 2011
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    hkutcher There's an app for everything.
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    StrobeBal: iPad App for Rotor Balancing with a Strobelamp
    StrobeBal is an iPad app for rotor balancing using a Strobelamp. The app measures the vibration levels and frequencies (also displays the spectrum of the vibration signal) with an accelerometer connected through the iPad dock. The strobe lamp is trigger...
    • November 4, 2011
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      fly911 That's amazing.
      • November 5, 2011
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    hkutcher Manned flight with electric multicopter. Who wants skids when you could have a balance ball. Cushy landings, bounce, bounce, bounce... Read more on http://www.e-volo.com/.
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    World's first manned flight with an electric multicopter (HD 720p)
    At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The flight lasted one minute and 30 seconds, after which the constructor and test pilot stated: "The...
    • November 2, 2011
    • hkutcher
      donhillberg Some kid with an R/C will Hijack it, Pilots last words" Help I can't get down" last reported at 14,000 ft doing loops west bound.
      • November 2, 2011
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      mattflys i wanted one till that comment :(
      • November 2, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher Schweizer vs. Citation. Plenty of fixed-wing traffic in the pattern yesterday. I happened to be taking off on a parallel runway to a Citation. Not sure which model, but it had at least 6 windows. Guess what? With me at 2600 RPM, 24" MAP (less than ma...  moreSchweizer vs. Citation. Plenty of fixed-wing traffic in the pattern yesterday. I happened to be taking off on a parallel runway to a Citation. Not sure which model, but it had at least 6 windows. Guess what? With me at 2600 RPM, 24" MAP (less than max power), we had the same climb rate: 1,000 fpm. Of course, he was a mile ahead of me by that time (totally smoked me on speed), but we kept the same altitude all the way up. I'm guessing he wasn't even trying, because the max climb rate in the larger Citations is 3,000-4,000 fpm, but it felt good to keep up with one of the big guys all the same. And it didn't take me two miles to get to altitude, I got there before the end of the runway. Ha!  less
    • October 31, 2011
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    hkutcher → Midwest Flyers: Cleveland Rocks! Fun facts about Cleveland Hopkins Intl. Airport from Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/4xGVav KCLE was the first municipally owned airport, the first airport to have a control...  moreCleveland Rocks! Fun facts about Cleveland Hopkins Intl. Airport from Wikipedia: http://bit.ly/4xGVav KCLE was the first municipally owned airport, the first airport to have a control tower, and the first to have airport lighting. Plus, they'll sometimes route you midfield when you're flying through their airspace heading East back to Lakefront, KBKL, and jet traffic is coming from that direction. How often do little helicopters with low-time pilots (me) get to fly right in the middle of class Bravo, directly over the airport? Not often. Very cool of them.  less
    • October 30, 2011
    • hkutcher
      fly911 I landed there once for fuel. Pretty neat airport. Teriffic location on the water.
      • October 30, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher Anyone attending the 5th International Helicopter Safety Symposium (IHSS 2011) in Fort Worth, TX November 8-9? http://www.ihst.org/ The topic is human factors. The goal is reducing worldwid...  moreAnyone attending the 5th International Helicopter Safety Symposium (IHSS 2011) in Fort Worth, TX November 8-9? http://www.ihst.org/ The topic is human factors. The goal is reducing worldwide helicopter accident rates 80 percent by 2016. Let me know if you're going or in the area.  
    • October 27, 2011
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    hkutcher An extreme take your daughter to work story. This Afghan pilot flies missions with her 5 year old daughter. http://www.npr.or...  moreAn extreme take your daughter to work story. This Afghan pilot flies missions with her 5 year old daughter. http://www.npr.org/2011/09/15/140147424/for-afghan-female-pilot-a-long-turbulent-journey How hard is it to get childcare over there? Seriously.  
    • October 27, 2011
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      fly911 I hope that the kid can get some good stick time. That's some expensive training. Maybe she can't reach the pedals but she should be able to manage the cyclic from a booster seat and operate the radios.
      • October 27, 2011
    • hkutcher
      hkutcher Mom, Latifa, does say she can see her daughter as a pilot. From http://bit.ly/smT38N: Will she follow in her mother’s footsteps in the future? ‘Exactly,’ says Nabizada. ‘She will be a pilo...  moreMom, Latifa, does say she can see her daughter as a pilot. From http://bit.ly/smT38N: Will she follow in her mother’s footsteps in the future? ‘Exactly,’ says Nabizada. ‘She will be a pilot in the future.' Sure, it's great training, but these aren't sight seeing missions. They're genuinely dangerous.  
      • October 27, 2011
    • hkutcher
      fly911 I know that I am jaded because of my Viet Nam experience where the VC raised their kids to fight, and I am sure that her daughter would be better off with her father, but apparently he's not stepping up. It is dangerous, but I have a feeling that a lot of...  moreI know that I am jaded because of my Viet Nam experience where the VC raised their kids to fight, and I am sure that her daughter would be better off with her father, but apparently he's not stepping up. It is dangerous, but I have a feeling that a lot of kids in Afganistan die that shouldn't. The child is bonding with mom in a major way. I'm good with that.  
      • October 27, 2011
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      hkutcher Her father is a doctor on the air base. Perhaps she's better off in the air vs. in an ER with blood and guts. Who knows which is less traumatizing. It's great she's being exposed to aviation, but active missions are no place for kids. I think the parents ...  moreHer father is a doctor on the air base. Perhaps she's better off in the air vs. in an ER with blood and guts. Who knows which is less traumatizing. It's great she's being exposed to aviation, but active missions are no place for kids. I think the parents are trying to make the best of a less than ideal situation. An incredible story at any rate.  
      • October 27, 2011
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      mlanger This is a pretty amazing story.
      • October 31, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher Army aviation wants to find the next Stanley Hiller Jr. to revolutionize their helicopter fleet. @donhillberg Is that knock on your door? They want "a vertical-lift aircraft that can fly more than 300 knots." moreArmy aviation wants to find the next Stanley Hiller Jr. to revolutionize their helicopter fleet. @donhillberg Is that knock on your door? They want "a vertical-lift aircraft that can fly more than 300 knots." http://bit.ly/qetpqt Any takers out there? They promise a clean slate: "it’s been a while since we built a brand new one and not just upgrading old ones" Am I naive to believe we'll see something novel in the field in 15 years?  less
    • October 17, 2011
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      Keith58 Depends on what mission they are looking to put it in. I can see some MAJOR pros and cons depending on what they want to do with it.
      • October 22, 2011
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    • October 12, 2011
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    hkutcher Eurocopter is adding electric motors their AStars to assist in critical phases of flight like autorotation. http://bit.ly/orLtp9 Do you think this is a good thing? Yay, automation, bring on...  moreEurocopter is adding electric motors their AStars to assist in critical phases of flight like autorotation. http://bit.ly/orLtp9 Do you think this is a good thing? Yay, automation, bring on the governors, correlators, and flight computers? Or, nay, hands off, I prefer to do the fine tuning myself?  
    • October 4, 2011
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      donhillberg Not worth the added cost,complexity & weight.
      • October 4, 2011
    • hkutcher
      scottswanberg I think that is and always has been the deciding factor in helicopter equipment development, Don. No wonder we are in the stone age compared to our fixed wing counterparts.
      • October 12, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher Real-time 3D weather. I <heart> MacKiev 3D Weather Globe! http://bit.ly/qsOCOM Now if only you could import GPS tracks (of favorite routes) or customize your altitude profile in their...  moreReal-time 3D weather. I <heart> MacKiev 3D Weather Globe! http://bit.ly/qsOCOM Now if only you could import GPS tracks (of favorite routes) or customize your altitude profile in their fly me there feature. I'll be writing them suggestions (for sure).  
    • September 28, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher I just took a practice written exam and 30 of 100 question were in the flavor of: Your bearing to the station changed from 280 to 275 in 2 minutes. How fast are you traveling? Or, you're traveling 150 kts and your bearing changed from 35 to 40 in 5 minute...  moreI just took a practice written exam and 30 of 100 question were in the flavor of: Your bearing to the station changed from 280 to 275 in 2 minutes. How fast are you traveling? Or, you're traveling 150 kts and your bearing changed from 35 to 40 in 5 minutes. When will you reach the station? Any ideas on where I learn this? I can't seem to find anyone who knows how to navigate like this. Is it time to visit the VFW halls with a picture of Betty Grable and ask, "Hi, do you recognize the woman? Oh good. Then maybe you're old enough to have used the FAA's modern navigation techniques."?  less
    • September 19, 2011
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      chrnxn miles to station TAS x time divided by degrees of bearing change = miles to station nautical time to station time x 60 divided by bearing change = time to station to converge on a course 60 divided by distance flown x distance off course that sh...  moremiles to station TAS x time divided by degrees of bearing change = miles to station nautical time to station time x 60 divided by bearing change = time to station to converge on a course 60 divided by distance flown x distance off course that should get you there i got that from the king school videos  
      • September 21, 2011
    • hkutcher
      hkutcher Got it. TAS x time / degrees = distance or time to station. Thanks folks! Here are some example problems I can now attempt to work out on my own. I got these from http://...  moreGot it. TAS x time / degrees = distance or time to station. Thanks folks! Here are some example problems I can now attempt to work out on my own. I got these from http://www.webexams.com/exam/view?exam=174. I08 AC 61-27 - Instrument Flying Handbook -Using the Navigation Instruments The relative bearing on an ADF changes from 265° to 260° in 2 minutes of elapsed time. If the groundspeed is 145 knots, the distance to that station would be... 58 NM (145 kts x 2 minutes) / 5 degrees = 58 NM The ADF is tuned to a nondirectional radiobeacon and the relative bearing changes from 095° to 100° in 1.5 minutes of elapsed time. The time en route to that station would be... 18 minutes (60 kts x 1.5 minutes) / 5 degrees = 18 minutes Hot dang! The formulas work. Thanks Charlie and Ricardo!!! :-D  less
      • September 21, 2011
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      hkutcher Oddly, webexams comes up with different answers for problems that ask for both time and distance. Why? While maintaining a constant heading, a relative bearing of 10° doubles in 5 minutes. If the true airspeed is 105 knots, the time and distance to the s...  moreOddly, webexams comes up with different answers for problems that ask for both time and distance. Why? While maintaining a constant heading, a relative bearing of 10° doubles in 5 minutes. If the true airspeed is 105 knots, the time and distance to the station being used is approximately... (they say) 5 minutes and 8.7 miles (I say) (105 kts x 5 minutes) / 10 degrees = 52.5 NM (60 kts x 5 minutes) / 10 degrees = 30 minutes  
      • September 21, 2011
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      chrnxn glad too help
      • September 21, 2011
    • hkutcher
      fly911 Nice find Charlie! Way to go! That's what R/S is all about.....Mike
      • September 22, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher commented on Raven70H's photo: It adds lateral stability in the horizontal plane, like a balance bar for a tightrope walker. One hair out of place and it'd throw off his whole weight and balance. ;-)
    • August 31, 2011
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    hkutcher Take your Heli-Vector for a spin. Don't slip. http://bit.ly/nUQ5t3
    • August 30, 2011
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      hkutcher It's a De Lackner. Pre-dates the Hiller (and the Segway, both of which have "lean control").
      • August 31, 2011
    • hkutcher
      hkutcher Hiller enclosed the rotor. Less anxiety for the pilot. :-)
      • August 31, 2011
    • hkutcher
      donhillberg Hiller had both enclosed and open" saw blades."
      • August 31, 2011
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      hkutcher I can't find a picture online, but I'll take your word for it. (I was born before the Internet, so I can acknowledge that just because it's not online, doesn't mean it doesn't/didn't exist.) I took a peek around the Hiller Museum virtually, but didn't see...  moreI can't find a picture online, but I'll take your word for it. (I was born before the Internet, so I can acknowledge that just because it's not online, doesn't mean it doesn't/didn't exist.) I took a peek around the Hiller Museum virtually, but didn't see any platforms. Too bad. http://hiller.everyscape.com/#p=1355736&y=177.79&pi=0  
      • August 31, 2011
    • hkutcher
      donhillberg Wow,That shows the upper deck,Don't press autodrive,They have a 747 nose 7 flight deck in the back lot. We stoped at the museum 3 years ago ,It also has a plane that flew before the Wrights.
      • August 31, 2011
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    • August 30, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher Flying with a virtual glass of water. I just downloaded Toyota's Glass of Water app. Meant for driving, but works for flying, too. Of course, cars don't bank so much (unless you really drive aggressively and have racing suspension). The alternative is to ...  moreFlying with a virtual glass of water. I just downloaded Toyota's Glass of Water app. Meant for driving, but works for flying, too. Of course, cars don't bank so much (unless you really drive aggressively and have racing suspension). The alternative is to fly with a book on my head, but that makes clearing harder. :-) http://itunes.apple.com/se/app/a-glass-of-water/id376721035  
    • August 30, 2011
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      hkutcher You can also fly with a virtual egg. (Or tape a spoon to your skids and use a real egg.) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/egging/id336182243?mt=8
      • August 31, 2011
    • hkutcher
      mlanger Am downloading this now. I drive like a crazy woman; this might help me see just how crazy I am.
      • September 1, 2011
    • hkutcher
      Mike Yep, yep. Also, buying a small European pickup truck and adding a frame and a solar panel (on top of the frame) allows you to drive around locally (can't drive on the freeway, max speed around 35 mph) without plugging it in or buying gas. Saw one in San D...  moreYep, yep. Also, buying a small European pickup truck and adding a frame and a solar panel (on top of the frame) allows you to drive around locally (can't drive on the freeway, max speed around 35 mph) without plugging it in or buying gas. Saw one in San Diego (California, USA) a while back. http://www.ecarco.com/Dymac/dymac.htm  
      • September 1, 2011
  • hkutcher
    hkutcher → HELO HUMOR: Dutch artist, Henk Hofstra, keeps aerial photographers in business with his whimsical installations. You really have to get up high to enjoy The Blue Road, Invasion of the Ants, or his fried eggs. I would love to fly over these. moreDutch artist, Henk Hofstra, keeps aerial photographers in business with his whimsical installations. You really have to get up high to enjoy The Blue Road, Invasion of the Ants, or his fried eggs. I would love to fly over these. http://bit.ly/q3Hl7n  
    • August 19, 2011
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      hkutcher Here's the link again, since the "more" above cut it off. http://bit.ly/q3Hl7n
      • August 19, 2011
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    • August 18, 2011
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