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    Flying Unusual Helicopters
    Flying Unusual Helicopters
    Flying Unusual Helicopters
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    Flying Unusual Helicopters

    By Helen Krasner

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    This is the fourth and final collection of flying instructor Helen Krasner's flight test articles, which were originally published in 'Today's Pilot' and some other aviation magazines. This book looks at six relatively unusual helicopters, rarely flown by the average private pilot because they are new, rarely seen in the UK, or for some other reason. They include the Eurocopter EC145, the AgustaWestland Grand, the Bolkow Bo-105, the Schweizer 333, the Mil Mi-2, and the Mil Mi-8. A109, and the Enstrom 480. Each helicopter is described in detail, with an account of Helen's personal experiences of what it is like to fly it for the first time. It is thus much more than a theoretical textbook account. There is also a section on the history of eachthe type, and detailed specifications. A photo of each helicopter is included.

    This book is aimed at anyone interested in helicopter flying, whether they already fly helicopters for fun or a career, hope to in the future, fly models, or simply find rotary aircraft fascinating. It would also make an excellent gift for any rotary enthusiast. It contains a great deal of detail, and is around 20,000 words in length.

    The first three books in this series, which are already published, are 'Flying Small Helicopters', 'Flying Popular Helicopters', and 'Flying Historic Helicopters'.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHelen Krasner
    Release dateAug 17, 2013
    ISBN9781301564538
    Flying Unusual Helicopters
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    Helen Krasner

    Helen Krasner worked as a helicopter instructor for several years, instructing for various flying schools on Robinson R22s and R44s. She has also flown a large number of other helicopter types, held a private pilot's licence for aeroplanes, and has had a go at flying microlights, gliders, and balloons. Helen has been writing professionally for many years and contributes regularly to a number of aviation publications. She was nominated for an Aerospace Journalist of the Year award in 2004, for an article about flying helicopters in Russia. She has also had several books published, both print and ebooks, mainly – though not exclusively – on aviation related topics. She is also a former Newsletter Editor for the BWPA (British Women Pilots' Association). You can find out more about Helen, including details of all of her books, on her website, helenkrasner.com.com.

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      Flying Unusual Helicopters - Helen Krasner

      Flying Unusual Helicopters

      (Collected Rotary Flight Test Articles,

      2004 – 2011, Vol IV)

      By Helen Krasner

      Published by Helen Krasner at Smashwords

      Copyright Helen Krasner 2012

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

      Preface

      In 2004, Helen Krasner was invited by the Editor of the magazine Today’s Pilot to fly some different helicopter types and write flight test articles about them for regular publication. The first was on the Schweizer 300CBi, and is included in the first book in this series, Flying Small Helicopters. It was well received, and this was the beginning of a series of features on different helicopters over the next few years. Each described a different helicopter in some detail and explained what it was like to fly it, with a short section on the history of the helicopter and other relevant details. The articles continued until 2011, when the magazine was incorporated into Pilot magazine. Helen carried on writing for that publication, and still does so to date.

      This means that she has now flown and written about around 30 different types of helicopter, from small training machines to large corporate aircraft, from old civilian machines to modern military helicopters. This gives her an almost unique overview of the different types of rotary machine. She has now decided to publish these articles in book form, as a series of four.

      The first book looked at eight of the smaller helicopters, generally those on which most people learn to fly or which they might buy as a first helicopter after completing the PPL(H) course. Each type was described in detail (around 3,000 words); then Helen explained what it feels like to fly it for the first time. Finally there was a short history of most of the types, and detailed specifications. A photo of each helicopter was included wherever possible. The second book examined some of the more popular and well known helicopters, such as those commonly used for passenger flights, by private owners, and by the police and other organizations. The third volume then covered what could generally be described as ‘historic helicopters’, ie, those which are old and interesting. In each case the format was the same as in the first book: again, the details of the helicopter were given, then a short history, and photos were generally included.

      This fourth book is about what has been termed ‘unusual helicopters’, purely for want of a better title! They are unusual in the sense that few people have flown them, either because they are quite rare, or because they are rather new. However, it should be noted that all these divisions are quite loose, even arbitrary, since some helicopters could fit easily into two or more categories.

      Helen has been flying for many years, and holds a Commercial Helicopter Pilot's Licence and Instructor's Rating.  She also has a Private Pilot’s Licence for Aeroplanes, and well over 1000 hours flying time in total.  Until recently she worked as a freelance helicopter instructor, flying mainly R22s and R44s.

      Helen writes about helicopters and other aviation-related subjects for a number of publications and websites, and she is also a former Newsletter Editor for the BWPA (British Women Pilots’ Association). She was nominated for one of the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards in 2004, for an article about Flying Helicopters in Russia. She has published two print books about helicopter flying – The Helicopter Pilot’s Companion (Crowood Press 2008), and Flying Helicopters: A Companion to the PPL(H) (Crowood Press 2011). In addition she has compiled four books for the Kindle, comprised of her regular articles which have been published monthly since 2006 in Flight Training News. Finally, Helen has also written and published a book about a five thousand mile walk around Britain which she undertook some years ago (Midges, Maps, and Muesli). All of these books, both print and digital, are available on Amazon. Signed copies of the print books are sometimes available from Helen; email her for information

      If you enjoy this book, take a look at Helen’s other books, look out for the others in this series, and feel free to contact Helen at helenkrasner2@gmail.com.

      Contents

      Chapter One: Bolkow Bo 105DB

      Chapter Two: Schweizer 333

      Chapter Three: Mil Mi-2

      Chapter Four: Mil Mi-8

      Chapter Five: AgustaWestland Grand

      Chapter Six: Eurocopter EC145

      Chapter One: Bolkow BO 105DB

      Click to Return to Contents

      I had wanted to fly a Bolkow 105 for quite a while. It all started back at the end of 2007, when I interviewed air ambulance pilot Matt Wood in order to write a feature about their operation at East Midlands Airport. During our conversation Matt told me about the Bolkow, which he had flown in a previous job. His eyes lit up as he described its versatility and responsiveness - a real pilot’s machine, as he put it. His enthusiasm was infectious, and from that moment on I really wanted to get my hands on a Bolkow. However, it is a fairly old machine, and there just aren’t that many of them around. Therefore I was delighted to receive an email from Julian Verity, Managing Director of Veritair Aviation, in response to a query of mine in July 2009. Yes, Julian wrote, We own a cracking Bolkow 105, G-BTKL, and would be most keen to share its virtues with your readers. We have great affection for her; she is known as ‘Billy’ to the multitude of pilots who have flown her over the years. I picked up the phone and arranged a trip to Veritair’s base at Cardiff Heliport to meet and fly ‘Billy’.

      Established in 1982, Veritair is Wales’ longest standing air operator and aviation enterprise. The

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