Posted by docmirror on February 25, 2017 at 17:03:52 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: This is not a drone posted by Heyseed on February 25, 2017 at 01:14:30:
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Only a few skycranes left in service. Most are retired. The twin rotor Chinook lifts almost as much, there are still some of those in service as well.
the helicopter in these pics is a Hughes 500D or E. They are about the best small util helicopter around. Although the Allouette is a very nice machine. The 500D/E model has a hyd assist and gyro stabilized control system similar to the SCAS(stability control augmentation system) used by the AH-1 and later military helicopters. It makes the helo pretty easy to hold steady.
High winds make it challenging. Us helo pilots are a bit of strange group. We fly in all kinds of weather, and conditions, doing all kinds of weird stuff. The best job I had was for PHI down in the gulf which uses Helos to ferry people and equip to and from oil rigs in the gulf of Mexico. Never flew a skycrane, but I have a few hours in the Chinook(civ version). They leak hyd fluid like an old Ford tractor, but 10 times worse...
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