On sightseeing flights, our passengers understandably often want to see their own house from above. Of course, as a pilot, I don't know exactly where my passengers live, so I need their help to find my passengers' property. But let's jump to another assignment first: on photo flights with professional photographers [...]
This part is the second part - it might make sense to read the first part first. You can find it here: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Bernoulli, pressures, buoyancy in detail This chapter deals with the physical basics. If you are interested in physics in general, you should of course read it. If you [...]
It is the VW among helicopters: the Robinson R44. No, of course that has nothing to do with the emissions scandal or particulate matter. Just as the Volkswagen was intended as a car for the people back then, the US company Robinson Helicopter also developed the first "cheap" helicopter for the world in 22 with the still two-seater R1979.
Do you have a driver's license? Then it has always been normal for you not only to drive your own car, but also that of your partner. Which is then not a VW Golf Diesel with a manual transmission, but rather a BMW 3-series petrol engine with an automatic transmission. We don't even think about whether we can buy the BMW [...]
Part 1: Introduction and Buoyancy This part is the first of several designed to answer the question of why a heli can fly. The series is based on the e-book of the same name written by Florian Gronau and myself. However, the entire e-book is too long for a single blog post, so here are small, easier [...]
As a helicopter pilot you can experience something. Not only with oneself and the helicopter, but in general it is always interesting what customers ask, how self-pilots react and what other odd things happen in everyday life. Of course also what other pilots say. We're already doing that..... uh.... almost [...]
