Helicopter pilot

[Moscow Mule]

If the helicopters engine fails what happens? Whith a plane you could possibly glide it down.............
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They auto-rotate. Linky


EDIT: Too slow...

[realityhack]

My brother's a helicopter pilot - I'll ask him for you if you're serious about learning. Where in the country are you based?

[ASB]

Not personally, but a mate did his PPLH at Wycombe.

[DaveB]

There is a helicopter flying school not more than a mile from here if you are looking for UK, specifically east midlands.

[Vito]

My brother's a helicopter pilot - I'll ask him for you if you're serious about learning. Where in the country are you based?

Thanks RH...very serious about it...its all part of my mid-life crisis...I'm in Wiltshire

[Churchill]

When I decided to learn to fly I spoke to a couple of flying schools (Blackpool & Barton) as they were both relatively local to where I lived/worked.

One of the important questions that you should ask yourself is "Where am I most likely to fly?"

If you're more likely to fly in the UK then learn in the UK. Get used to weather patterns and procedures that are prevalent to your flying environment.

Yes it's cheaper in the 'states and australia however they have completely different weather patterns to us.

My suggestion if you're in the UK would be to buy a copy of "Pilot", look in the back and you'll find flying schools that may be local to you. Ring them up, book a trial and have a serious conversation about finances(cost me £13.5k), time required(7 months with 3 to 4 flights a week) and why you really want to learn(I'd split up from my wife and was spending too much time in the pub).

It's expensive in time and money but also very enjoyable.

[realityhack]

Also - the licence is different - over in the states it's the FAA, here it's the CAA i think, and you have to take a conversion course either way to get a new licence.

[realityhack]

I'll remember that one

[Churchill]

There are far too many "Jesus" bolts* in helicopters...






(*for the uninitiated, a "Jesus" bolt is a bolt that makes you say "Jesus" when it breaks... shortly before the uncontrolled flight into terrain part of the exercise).

They do say that there's a "Jesus Bolt" on an aeroplane and that a helicopter is constructed from "Jesus Bolts".

[realityhack]

Yep, I'll speak to him tonight about this and PM you, and I'll tell him about the jesus bolts if he doesn't already know.

His first reply to "helicopters... etc... any recommendations" was "Yep, keep the turny thing pointing up".