Simviation Forum - My new favorite heli....

Apr 30^th, 2011 at 12:13pm

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....on floats Cool

Here is a link to this fine helicopter: http://simviation.com/1/search?submit=1&keywords=Enstrom+280FX+package&x=18&y=7
There are several models.....
Well done gentlemen, it's a winner Wink

Shots from a couple of short test flights....

Thanks 4 looking

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #1 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 12:18pm

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Great shots Chuck.

It may just be my joystick settings, but it is the most difficult to fly helo in my hangar. Have not had time to experiment yet.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #2 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 12:27pm

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Thanks Larry.......I've only flown the floats version.....it seemed pretty docile to me. It doesn't slow down easily.......I over shot the first time I tried to land. With a little practice though, I like it

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #3 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:08pm

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Wow...well done on that set Chuck... Wink

Somehow Chuck I just can't see myself flying something with a million moving parts all flying in unison looking for a place to have an accident... Grin

Just kidding Chuck... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #4 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:16pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:08pm:

Wow...well done on that set Chuck... Wink

Somehow Chuck I just can't see myself flying something with a million moving parts all flying in unison looking for a place to have an accident... Grin

Just kidding Chuck... Wink

I can't remember where I heard it but, a favorite quote of mine goes as follows..."If the wings are moving faster than the fuselage, then it must be a helicopter....and therefore unsafe" Grin

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #5 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:20pm

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Glad you like it Chuck. It took a few months to finish off the source files it was based on, but it was all worth it, since it has over 2,700 downloads combined on simv, flightsim, and avsim! Shocked

For new users, it can be a challenge to fly, but it takes some practice. Once you learn the handling characteristics, it is very possible to do a controlled flight. Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:28pm

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BrandonF wrote on Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:20pm:

Glad you like it Chuck. It took a few months to finish off the source files it was based on, but it was all worth it, since it has over 2,700 downloads combined on simv, flightsim, and avsim! Shocked

For new users, it can be a challenge to fly, but it takes some practice. Once you learn the handling characteristics, it is very possible to do a controlled flight. Grin

Thanks for the awesome heli Brandon Cool

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #7 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:38pm

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CHUCK79 wrote on Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:28pm:

BrandonF wrote on Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:20pm:

Glad you like it Chuck. It took a few months to finish off the source files it was based on, but it was all worth it, since it has over 2,700 downloads combined on simv, flightsim, and avsim! Shocked

For new users, it can be a challenge to fly, but it takes some practice. Once you learn the handling characteristics, it is very possible to do a controlled flight. Grin

Thanks for the awesome heli Brandon Cool

Make that 2701 downloads. Roll Eyes

I went outside once. The graphics weren't all that great.

Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.

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Reply #8 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 3:25pm

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BrandonF wrote on Apr 30^th, 2011 at 2:20pm:

Glad you like it Chuck. It took a few months to finish off the source files it was based on, but it was all worth it, since it has over 2,700 downloads combined on simv, flightsim, and avsim! Shocked

For new users, it can be a challenge to fly, but it takes some practice. Once you learn the handling characteristics, it is very possible to do a controlled flight. Grin

I'm afraid I must use a quote from Indian Jones here. "Fly? Yes. Land? No." Grin

I just have not had the time (due to playing with other toys) Roll Eyes

to try adjusting my joystick and get some practice.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #9 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 7:18pm

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BEAUTIFUL set of screens Chuck! Shocked

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #10 - Apr 30^th, 2011 at 7:19pm

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O.K.

2702 Wink

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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