Scott W. passed his Private check ride in the Bell 47

[Orv Neisingh]

Above Scott is congratulated by Orv following his private pilot check ride. Way to go Scott!!

Scott Wrote: Fellow Rotorway Owner/Builders and student helicopter pilots, Orv Neisingh and Steve Foster offer us a real, enjoyable and fun option to complete your Oral Exam & Check-out Ride for Private Pilot Helicopter. Fly to Little Rock Arkansas and then drive 1 1/2 hours north/east to Searcy. Let Steve get you transitioned into flying his magnificent 1957 Bell 47 G2 & Orv will provide you the required (3) hours of prep-work for your check out ride. Steve is a certified Examiner in Helicopters and loves to fly all types of aircraft including fixed wing and Gyro's. You are going to be really busy your first full day, but the Bell 47 is easier to fly than a Rotorway, relax, stop over-controlling and let the Bell sort itself out. Truly an enjoyable experience.

Scott Worthington
Private Pilot Helicopter.

Scott went on to get his commercial helicopter rating and was qualified in the Robinson helicopters as well as other makes. Tragically he was flying his own helicopter (with no governor) and the Main rotor RPM decayed to the point of Rotor Stall/mast bump/tail boom separation causing the helicopter to come apart in the air, he did not survive. 

Remember that your ability to immediately enter and complete an autorotation is your lifeline to survival. If something goes wrong while you are flying, dump that collective immediatley, establish an good auto maintaining main rotor RPM, flare at the bottom ( Make it stop forward travel as much as possible) and land using the stored inertia of the main rotor system. Don't let something distract you to the point of main rotor RPM decay, that can kill you. IF IN DOUBT, AUTO OUT.