From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun Apr 17 2005 - 09:26:31 PDT
Well said Lar and I agree. Also the data plate must be on the aircraft no
matter what type aircraft of classification. If the FAA catches you in one
that does not have a data plate be ready for some heavy fines and very
possibly jail time.
I have also flown some aircraft to the bone yards and it is indeed a sad
sight. I have been to Pima in Arizona both to the museum and their bone
yard. There are tons upon tons of very nice aircraft of all sorts out
there. You would need weeks to see it all.
Regards,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:11
Subject: Re: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus Property
> Howdy Jeff,
>
> A UH-1H burns about 209 gallons in two and a half hours if I remember
> correctly. Flying one all by yourself (it is rated by the mil. as a
single
> pilot acft) because you can't take passengers
(experimental/restricted)...it
> holds 11 pax ( one rifle squad), is boring. Can't figure why anyone
would
> want one under experimental or restricted for personal use. I think you
can
> do logging with them if you want to put it to work...I'm not sure about
> that.
>
> It is one very expensive mil veh to operate, for sure.....main't ain't
cheap
> and neither are parts. I often wondered if the Vietnamese were removing
> data plates from machines left behind and selling them...lots of room for
> profit there, I'll bet!
>
> I've flown CH-34's OH-23's OH-6's and UH-1 B and M's to Davis
Mothan....the
> most overwhelming experience to see this place from 50 miles
> out...glittering windshields of retired planes awaiting your arrival and
> your machine's final landing....upon touchdown, practically before the
rotor
> stops there's a crew out there taping over vents and ready to tow it away.
> I didn't like that.
>
> lar
>
>
>
>
> > Been watching this post for a while, just have to pipe
> > up here, data plate shmata plate, who gives a damn,
> > the bird can be flown under an experimental license,
> > it's done all the time. Of course there are
> > restrictions to this type of registration but it can
> > be done to fly the machine.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jeff
>
>
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