I'm sure there are many people who dream of learning to fly at some point in their life but for the vast majority that is all it will ever come to - A moments thought. For those that act on that...
Category: General Aviation
How Much Fuel Does a Helicopter Use? Get Your Credit Card Out!
Filling the fuel tank on any aircraft can get expensive especially if you are the owner or are have to pay for the fuel at a remote location. The larger the helicopter, the bigger the engine and the...
Many times I see questions pertaining to age when it comes to flying. For most people these ages are not a factor as most of us end up learning to fly as part of a mid-life crisis, but what about...
Lifting weight is the day job of every helicopter whether it is people or cargo. How much each helicopter can lift is based on its design and engine power. The more the helicopter can lift, the...
Helicopters are one of the most versatile machines in the aviation world but the distance they can go is far less than their fixed-winged counterparts, but the tradeoff to landing on a building or in...
Flying high in a helicopter takes some remarkable feats of design and engineering. Although helicopters cannot fly as high as their fixed-winged counterparts they can do remarkable things like rescue...