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jason jones
Boise, ID · 2 months ago

Wtf? This has to be bs , I started flying almost 30years ago and we had entire tracking systems you set up, plug in an electronic box that reads the data, and make your run. Never in my life seen this.

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J
Sioux Center, IA · a month ago

Why couldn't they use a machine to hold it? Just curious.

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Travis
Marshfield, WI · a month ago

What is so dangerous? The blades are several feet above him. You are much closer to your lawn mower while using it.

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yanich5009
Austin, TX · 5 months ago

Did this several times in the Navy. "1970" Very risky. The practice was finally outlawed. Sadly, if done correctly, it was fast and accurate.

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Kurt Patrick Bacio
Makaweli, HI · a month ago

that's how it's done...my buddy was a mech with UH1's...thats how they track and adjust rotor heads and blades...

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The Diplomasta
Green Cove Springs, FL · 3 days ago

American Helos do NOT require this insane type of testing. I can attest.

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richard hickson
Bumpus Mills, TN · 21 days ago

I did that for Huey's years ago.

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Cara Cook
Kent, OH · 11 days ago

is it a way dangerous job is scuba diving

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John Gustafson
Greenville, NC · 2 months ago

he should wear a hard hat

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Jerry Shoemaker
New York City, NY · a month ago

Done that many many times in the Army, this for main rotor, broomhandle with crayon taped to it for tail rotor

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Matt Chaiser
Riverview, FL · 20 days ago

much better to have on board blade tracking...

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Erwien Zapfe
Battle Ground, WA · 23 days ago

we did this in the late '60s on the Air Force helicopters to make the blades track in the same plane. it is not. I say not to balance the blade.

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Emmy Aribon
Las Vegas, NV · 21 days ago

feathering

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John Harmon
Port Angeles, WA · 22 days ago

how about using a lazer

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Scott G
Kaneohe, HI · a month ago

Yeah, way to fluff a basic job in the military...

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Barry Williams
Anchorage, AK · a month ago

Didn't like that the first time I tracked the blades. Next time we had a Strobe Light system for the HH3-F.

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Nobody
Gulfport, MS · 3 months ago

saw a guy on a flight line loose his head not paying attention and walked into the rear rotor blade..

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Edward Justin
Elizabeth City, NC · a month ago

That's some old school blade tracking technology. We've since learned that blade yracking is not as important as rotational balance, especialky when you get into dissemitry of lift during forward flight.

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quick response
Nashville, TN · 5 months ago

I pinch my finger tips together and if all the blades pass through it’s aligned. If it touches a finger it’s not and I adjust.

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David Vogel
Keller, TX · 2 months ago

Did that many times on S55, S58 and S58T helicopters.

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therug
Shelton, CT · 4 months ago

Did that tracking Huey’s in the 70s tracking flag

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Micheal Brook
5 months ago

noooo...67u10= nooooo...

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Angelia Hoag
Waterloo, IA · 5 months ago

wow@!! crazy job there.🤔🤔🤔😲😲😲👍🙏👍👍