RotorWay Pilot Notes

Your personal contribution of Pilot handling tips and any traps for young players would be appreciated!                   

My own personal experience only comes from time in RotorWay Exec 90 VH-ROT as well as initial flight tests and Type Ratings for owners in their new built machines. I still remember the machine which had the control cyclic cables crossed!

I cannot emphasis enough the importance of good pilot training - especially the ability to be continually mentally calculating how the ambient conditions (DA) v operating weight effect this helicopter's performance and available engine power. I normally operated the machine in ambient conditions equivalent to a DA of about 2,000 ft AMSL and regularly had full throttle power and not enough power for anything but a running take off.

Click here for a wmv video of the certification test flying I performed. Contact me if you want a DVD copy.

The RotorWay model menu on the right is now being populated with info as I receive it.

I recommend that potential RotorWay buyers log onto and join the following site to determine if the machine is suited to their particular use:

http://www.rotorwayownersgroup.com/