Just found some more of my old gear :) M

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  Just found some more of my old gear :)

  This Pilot Check List Manual was saved by myself in 1978 or 79
when my aircraft Huey 252 (1964 model) was turned in

  I have a photo somewhere of Her last flight, need to find that

Anyway this Manual is a 1971 version with updates to 1977 and was pulled
out when handed over. The Log Book Mechanical Pencil was also mine but
the log book had to stay with the aircraft. Oh thats my survival vest lighter
in the photo as well

Hey Gazoo! Nice to see these. That log book skillcraft pen is a rare hen. 

 

Did you ever fly guns? Like a fool I sold the one I had for the UH-1A/B/C/M.

 

Here's mine for the Air Force version of the venerable Huey, HH-1H 1992.

 

 

 

 

Here you go.

 

 

 

 

👌 Nice,  Great Gazoo!

nice collection

7 hours ago, snake36bravo said:

Hey Gazoo! Nice to see these. That log book skillcraft pen is a rare hen. 

 

Did you ever fly guns? Like a fool I sold the one I had for the UH-1A/B/C/M.

 

Here's mine for the Air Force version of the venerable Huey, HH-1H 1992.

 

 Always fun finding these old items, Hope I find the tail rotor chain, never had it
made into a bracelet but do remember seeing it not that long ago

  I bet I find more of those Log Book pencils as I go through my old stuff
noticed my Crew Bag in the bottom of a barrel so never know what will be in that ?

  Oh I was E-5 Crew Chief at that time and only flew on UH-1H But did do M-60 Qualification
from the door :)

  I was just thinking about the recent JESUS NUT thread and should mention another fun term
"THE HELL HOLE"

ahh yes, the infamous "Hell Hole",..and inside the pylon was where it really got ugly!

So many souls have labored in this busy 'central nervous system' of a Huey.

Flight control servos, accumulator, lift link,, miles of hyd. tubing, etc and always on the hunt for structural cracks.

and what I personally hated most...'safety wire spikes'  and the ensuing blood loss due to a brush

up against one with an improper pig tail twist on the wire.

Physical size was your worst enemy (or maybe your best asset, depending) as we who were of smaller frame and stature generally found 

our selves "volunteered" to the task of navigating this marvel of aviation engineering (tongue in cheek) although I have personally 

witnessed a few rather large fellows squeeze into the space on demand,.. in a "pinch",.. lol

Bell UH-1"super"B (restricted) Bell UH-1H (restricted), Bell 212 (civil variant of the UH1N)

 

35 minutes ago, AMT500E said:

ahh yes, the infamous "Hell Hole",..and inside the pylon was where it really got ugly!

So many souls have labored in this busy 'central nervous system' of a Huey.

Flight control servos, accumulator, lift link,, miles of hyd. tubing, etc and always on the hunt for structural cracks.

and what I personally hated most...'safety wire spikes'  and the ensuing blood loss due to a brush

up against one with an improper pig tail twist on the wire.

Physical size was your worst enemy (or maybe your best asset, depending) as we who were of smaller frame and stature generally found 

our selves "volunteered" to the task of navigating this marvel of aviation engineering (tongue in cheek) although I have personally 

witnessed a few rather large fellows squeeze into the space on demand,.. in a "pinch",.. lol

Bell UH-1"super"B (restricted) Bell UH-1H (restricted), Bell 212 (civil variant of the UH1N)

 

    I remember using MEK to do some cleaning in there talk about burning out some brain cells,

BTW I suspect the Huey was simply built around a turbine engine with no thought about how
someone was going to work on it. Many safety wire jobs needed to be done and inspected with a mirror

I've always had a thing for experimental aircraft that lost out for one reason or another.

We shall never know how formidable an aerial weapons platform the Cheyenne might have been .

Way ahead of it's time to say the very least.

quote; BTW I suspect the Huey was simply build around a turbine engine with no thought about how
someone was going to work on it. Many safety wire jobs needed to be done and inspected with a mirror

 

Correct - Safety wire is the best insurance for any fastner/hardware subject to vibration associated with flight.

and is mandated "standard practice" throughout every maintenance manual.

That sed,  Safety wire work done 'improperly' can be equally hazardous for personel "inspecting" and otherwise

working in/on and around the tight confines of the airframe.

 

  Getting those Rotor Blades in Track was the Key to help with all that vibration :)

  At the end we were using Strobe Lights to adjust tracking but at the start it was a
tall pole with a string of tape that we would walk up with in hand and just skim the rotor blade edges
while rotor was spinning at a specific rpm under power. So dangerous
  The tail rotor was a bit easier just a long broom handle with a grease pencil on the
end to mark the blades as they whizzed around

1 hour ago, AMT500E said:

I've always had a thing for experimental aircraft that lost out for one reason or another.

We shall never know how formidable an aerial weapons platform the Cheyenne might have been .

Way ahead of it's time to say the very least.

 

 

The AH-56 holds a sweet spot in my heart along the RAH-66. Both were killed off before the programs could fully reach their potential. The Cheyenne in particular outperformed the AH-64 in range, speed, payload. Do those -10s have any cockpit instrument displays in them for pilot and gunner stations? 

15 minutes ago, GAZOO said:

  Getting those Rotor Blades in Track was the Key to help with all that vibration :)

  At the end we were using Strobe Lights to adjust tracking but at the start it was a
tall pole with a string of tape that we would walk up with in hand and just skim the rotor blade edges
while rotor was spinning at a specific rpm under power. So dangerous
  The tail rotor was a bit easier just a long broom handle with a grease pencil on the
end to mark the blades as they whizzed around

 

 

 

 

13 minutes ago, snake36bravo said:

 

Out of likes :) or I would tag this for sure.

1 hour ago, AMT500E said:

 

Correct - Safety wire is the best insurance for any fastner/hardware subject to vibration associated with flight.

and is mandated "standard practice" throughout every maintenance manual.

That sed,  Safety wire work done 'improperly' can be equally hazardous for personel "inspecting" and otherwise

working in/on and around the tight confines of the airframe.

 

 

Quick look in my old Army Tool Bag, I expected to find the safety wire pliers but they must be
in another tool box

I was this "poor bastard" while attending A&P school and on a Bell 47 with the original 

wooden mains. Don't miss it (either) one bit!

Thank goodness for Chadwick/Helmuth and RADS later on!

 

quote;  Do those -10s have any cockpit instrument displays in them for pilot and gunner stations? 

 

The 10's do not, but I do have a copy of the AH56A Operators Manual which is illustrated and if it turns up (my archives..sigh)

I can post whatever is relevant. 

 

And when you ran a piece of safety wire about 1/64 of an inch under your fingernail, it felt like it was coming out your elbow!

23 minutes ago, RWW said:

And when you ran a piece of safety wire about 1/64 of an inch under your fingernail, it felt like it was coming out your elbow!

Thanks for the Memory's, Yes that was a Bit*** something about the coating made it worse as I remember ?