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Ya know that's an excellent idea. If the makers even made it available as a file, you could take it to a Kinkos. pay a couple bucks and have it printed from a plotter and make it actual size. 1 step further would be to get it laminated and now u got a training aid forever. That's what they do in flight school training facilities and it helps alot CD

In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

This should make it easy for all. The 203 previously mentioned is the older manual that was in circulation. This is the updated ver. Even more user friendly with updated terms, concepts and content. Enjoy http://rapidshare.com/files/117321090/fm3_04x203.pdf Cobra Driver

1 note to this discussion. The term autorotation can be used equally amongst helicopters when discussing that maneuver. The difference is in HOW you do it. All helicopters do not auto the same. A bell 206 you lower the collective while leveling the attitude just prior to touchdown. A Huey, you decel aft cyclic around 50 ft, apply initial collective around 15 ft and constantly and gently increase collective holding it off the ground for a smooth touchdown. The UH-60's cyclic decel is applied around 90 ft AGL and the collective is applied around 40 ft. AGL for cushion. Now when you add european models with opposite turning rotors or this twin rotor model in this sim, different procedures must be followed. Cobra Driver

check your pm's

Let me check into that tonight at work and then if it is I'll email/pm it you

The 203 is a good way to go. We use this manual for initial entry students. It's an easy read and explains very well all the fundamentals of rotor-craft flight. Now once you have read it a couple of times, you'll be able to start asking some deep questions, which the answers for will also be present in the book. So this is a great reference regardless of experience level. Cobra Driver

Red Tiger, your not a dummy. Fair question with a simple answer. Well sort-of. Exessive control inputs to the cyclic or flying in negative G's (lowering the collective quickly thus causing a flloating feeling) may cause Mast bumping. SO what THAT is, is the hub (connects the blades to the main mast) makes contact with the main mast. The main mast is hollow and simply may cut it, if not on the surface which is bad enough, it may sever it completely. Now another problem which I think is equal or worse, is that now that you have taken away pendular action from the main rotor (the weight that was hanging under the blades) the tail rotor is still providing a lateral thrust. So now you are not only weightles, possibly doing damage to the main mast but you are also spinning uncontrollably. Hope this clears it up some. Simple fix though, you know you'll be imparting negative G's cause your planning on doing a dive for "X" reason. SO the fwd cyclic input won't be abrupt, excessive and you'll be feeling for mushiness in the pedals. If ANY of those situations arise, apply aft cyclic to reload the main rotor system. Now go out and have some fun this weekend in your local Huey:thumbup::thumbup: