If anyone is willing to share digital documents (.pdf or scanned) for the Rotorway Scorpion or JetExec-related files like the Solar T62-32 manual, track and balance sheets for products other than RPX technologies Dynavibe, etc.. Please attach them as a reply here or email them to admin@rotorwayforums.com and I will update the Rotorway Documents page with those files for everyone to have access!

OPSEC Warning: Please do not share department of defense/military digital electronic manuals that are classified on this site. They must be unclassified-unlimited.

Any unofficial documents you've created like dynamic Weight and Balance sheets, condition inspection checklists, parts tracking sheets, replacement hose/bearing parts lists, etc... Feel free to share anything you've created that could be useful for other Rotorway owners that you're willing to allow free access to (credit will be given) and I will add those as well!



Thank you for helping our community and have a great new year!

I was just curious if anyone else had noticed this in their naturally aspirated ships as well, it's something I always wondered about but never has been an issue.

My throttle position sensor reads accurately on the FADEC but anything above about 70% throttle position does not make any power difference and it's at full MAP by then, so I just never open more beyond that. Is this because the manifold pressure reaches ambient pressure at a ~70% throttle position, so opening further does not make it breathe any better? My DA ranges from 2,000' to 6,000' where I currently live. I never paid attention to throttle position when flying at lower elevations so I can't compare.

Is this forum connected to the ROG forum?
Is it possible to access the ROG achieves?
Are we able to post short videos here, instead of the link?

Have two drives to replace the chain drive system . Have one ProDrive $3500. and one AP style $4500.
If interested, call me 937,477,6911 or mail, bellairhomer@gmail.com

Trying again to post something.

Looking forward to exchanging some good information...

(Skip to the 10 minute mark) This one is an interesting accident involving the downwash of a nearby hovering R22 from the aft side. It's likely this created enough of a tailwind (probably combined with a fwd CG) that our rotorways simply cannot handle due to our limited cyclic authority and horizontal stabilizer angle. Tail winds of 15 knots or greater (depending on CG) like to pick up our tail even with full aft cyclic... A good reminder for us to always pick the helicopter up slowly enough to feel any control limitations before the hover—there's always time to set it back down. Feel free to discuss.

This rotorway video released in 2015 shows an engine failure from 500 ft resulting in two broken ribs, but the pilot recovered well!

I'm sure many have seen this video as it's one of the most popular related to rotorway accidents on YouTube. Feel free to discuss what went wrong!

I'll start off by saying I'm in no way shape or form an expert or highly knowledgeable about Rotorways, so take my opinions with a grain of salt. I'm not a builder so I don't have that first-hand knowledge and experience that many of you have. I've owned a 1998 build Rotorway 162F since 2018 that I purchased sight-unseen while deployed in Afghanistan at 23 years old, probably making me one of the youngest rotorway owners at that time?... Maybe. I'm 30 now. The helicopter sat at my property in a state nobody likes to talk about and I built a steel hangar for it in 5 days (too much welding...) while on leave once I got back from deployment. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to finish the door! But at least, it was kept out of the elements.

I got the opportunity to fly with Chris Tronaas when I was PCS'ing and we had a bit of an oil leak occur during the hover which ended our short flight, but Chris taught me a lot in that short amount of time! Then, I attended Jim Hardy's fly-in while stationed in El Paso, TX and he graciously gave me the opportunity to fly his rotorway! Jim became a good friend and is an excellent aircraft builder and a very respectable/highly knowledgeable pilot. It was actually quite easy to fly, so on my next leave block I finally took mine up in the air some time in 2020. Later, I took my Rotorway down from Oregon to Jim's 2023 MCG fly-in and spent a week there. Lots of flying and a lot of fun, I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in helicopters at all! (Check the Calendar and Events forum to watch for any new events coming up!). 

Once I left the military after 6 yrs active duty as a helicopter mechanic, I moved to Oregon to finish my flight training and spent most of my hours flying Cabri G2's and later on Robinson R22/44/66 and Enstroms (480B) after relocating to Idaho. I still fly my rotorway but not as much as I'd like to, since I'm currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. 

Anyway, here are some pictures of my 162F: