Blohm Voss Superyacht - Lady Moura

TigerTek · 12-13-2004, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by YachtForums

I've always wanted to fly the S-76, but you've got to know people in really high places for a ride. I've got 220 hours in a Robinson 22 and about a dozen in various others heli's, including a LongRanger, Hughes 500-C and an A-Star. The 500 is easily the most fun and the most nimble to fly. The R-22 was an egg-beater, but it afforded me the ability to accumulate hours on my ticket.

Glad to have a fellow heli-head onboard. Welcome!

Cool! I can't wait to start flying. Have looked into different private flight schools. It is true that fixed wing are easy to learn on that helis, right?

Does anyone know if a yacht has ever had or does have a VTOL jet/plane? I reckon they're better than heli's as they're faster and longer range. You can practically live on your yacht...OK OK if you're a billionaire I know...anyhow use your MY as a mansion and office/business HQ on water and just fly anywhere you want...hehe.

How much are the above helis.

Carl, are there any good heli forums like this one?

It's a wonder Greg Norman didn't have his heli on his Aussie Rules (now renamed) or design a pad onto it.

Oh btw that Lady Moura sure is beautiful.

Ciao,

Adam.

AMG · 12-13-2004, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerTek

Cool! I can't wait to start flying. Have looked into different private flight schools. It is true that fixed wing are easy to learn on that helis, right?

Ciao,

Adam.

Hi Adam,

In my flight school they said that some fixed wing pilots never could learn to fly Helis and some Heli pilots never learned fixed wing. What otherwise is a common route is to start with fixed wing as it is cheaper to get the hours of basic flight training, navigation and such. Thereafter or in parallell take your heli-training and with the combined hours get the Helicopter license. Or both, since it will be cheaper to maintain a fixed wing license if you only fly for pleasure.

YachtForums · 12-13-2004, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by AMG

Hi Adam,

In my flight school they said that some fixed wing pilots never could learn to fly Helis and some Heli pilots never learned fixed wing. What otherwise is a common route is to start with fixed wing as it is cheaper to get the hours of basic flight training, navigation and such. Thereafter or in parallell take your heli-training and with the combined hours get the Helicopter license. Or both, since it will be cheaper to maintain a fixed wing license if you only fly for pleasure.

Good advice Lars. As you said, learning to fly is easy. Learning navigation and communication is the hard part. It's much easier (and less expensive) to concentrate on learning, while flying fixed wing. In addition, the fixed wing license will offer much broader possibilities.

In the end... get a rotor wing license if you have a specific application or intend to make it a career. Get the fixed wing if you want to fly recreationally.

Rambat · 12-15-2004, 02:15 PM

Tiger Tec asked about VTOL on a yacht, I have developed several V22 tilt rotor accommodation plans for a 220' GTMY, see render attached. The P&S wind fairings and mast all retracted when the pilot keyed that he was landing. I have a nice MPG of it doing a touch and go if anyone wants to see it please contact me.

YachtForums · 12-15-2004, 04:12 PM

Sure! I'd like to see it. I can even set up a hyperlink to it on the server, to save you from having to send it on each request.

Oh... and welcome aboard!

Kevin · 12-15-2004, 04:47 PM

V-22 or BA-609? The V-22 is the military version and is rather large, while the BA-609 is the commercial version, smaller, with more conventional "luxury" amenities.

YachtForums · 12-15-2004, 04:58 PM

Smaller files are better for dial-up users...

YachtForums · 12-15-2004, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerTek

Carl, are there any good heli forums like this one?

Actually, there's an excellent r/c heli forum... www.rotory.com. The site is hosted by a living legend and one my oldest friends... Mike Mas. Mike publishes an r/c heli magazine named Rotory Modeller and the site is spin-off of the publication. Very popular.

schnibbelfitz · 12-16-2004, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AMG

Hi Adam,

In my flight school they said that some fixed wing pilots never could learn to fly Helis and some Heli pilots never learned fixed wing. What otherwise is a common route is to start with fixed wing as it is cheaper to get the hours of basic flight training, navigation and such. Thereafter or in parallell take your heli-training and with the combined hours get the Helicopter license. Or both, since it will be cheaper to maintain a fixed wing license if you only fly for pleasure.

Hey Lars,

just posted a "thank you note" on the yacht plans page. And now I discover that you are also into helicopters? Judging by your interests it seems like I am talking to myself!

Really nice "meeting" you!

Olli

AMG · 12-16-2004, 03:11 AM

Hi Olli,

Thanks for your words in the other thread, and I am sorry but without a certain client in mind it would be too much work making a GA on the 165 m yacht. As you can imagine we are talking of a space like a department store and a lot of special interests could be incorporated besides living accommodations.

On flying, I finished my fixed wing license but never the helicopter. Just thought it would be fun to know how to fly it, since I have several friends having their own.

But I learned enough to know that I would like to have a Helipad like on Lady Moura if I should ever land on a yacht. Most yachts have pads that are more for emergency pickups. And to land a BA 609 you need a pretty wide platform to not glide off the air cushion...

Anyway, it is nice to see you here as well!

schnibbelfitz · 12-16-2004, 10:34 AM

Thanks for your reply, Lars.

Sounds to good to be true. I have been obsessed with helicopters and yachts since the age of 13, now cruising towards 25, that is almost half my lifetime!

During that time period, I have had the chance to step aboard a 24 footer. Once. I have been in a helicopter. Once. For about 20 minutes. How pathetic is that?

One of these days, I will learn to fly that helicopter. I would love to fly the EC 135 or EC 155, being European... (the helicopter and me).

Hope we can keep in touch!

Olli

AMG · 12-16-2004, 11:28 AM

I was lucky to live in Monaco for twelve years and they have a company, www.heliairmonaco.com - which operates a number of Ecureuils, now also the new wide body EC 130 B4.

As they were cheaper than a taxi between Monaco and Nice airport I was flying quite a lot with them. Those guys could fly, and often made transports of stuff to the high buildings in Monaco. It could be anything from big oil paintings to palm trees that was delivered from the air, sometimes by swinging it into balconies several floors down from the top of the building...

If you have a yacht with a Helipad, they are also trained to take you there. Or up for skiing or just to see the coast from above. Look into the website and make them a visit if you should be in Monaco.