<![CDATA[Rotorway Forums - General Discussion]]>

<![CDATA[Rotorway Forums - General Discussion]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:28:56 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[registration.]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-97.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:15:51 -0500 Lyle Swallows]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-97.html
let me know your experience

1. were you the original builder?

2. how early did you register it before completion/air worthiness certificate?

3. what influenced your tail number?

4. if purchased how seamless/painful was your bill of sale experience?

i am currently working to register my machine obtained from an estate sale, had prior registration, but no bill of sale from previous registered owner... i had dont an affidavit of ownership with a statement of the history of ownership notarized.

however the FAA responded the previous owner had a letter exclaiming the ship was incompelete and they've interperted that as scrapped/destroyed/unairworthy.

my machine has never hovered.

easily enough they just want proof of its condition with a picture of the completed ship front, side, back. and picture of the S/N "dataplate"]]>
let me know your experience

1. were you the original builder?

2. how early did you register it before completion/air worthiness certificate?

3. what influenced your tail number?

4. if purchased how seamless/painful was your bill of sale experience?

i am currently working to register my machine obtained from an estate sale, had prior registration, but no bill of sale from previous registered owner... i had dont an affidavit of ownership with a statement of the history of ownership notarized.

however the FAA responded the previous owner had a letter exclaiming the ship was incompelete and they've interperted that as scrapped/destroyed/unairworthy.

my machine has never hovered.

easily enough they just want proof of its condition with a picture of the completed ship front, side, back. and picture of the S/N "dataplate"]]> <![CDATA[ROG Forum Offline?]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-96.html Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:03:18 -0500 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-96.html
However, it seems that we're beginning to have a little uptick in activity, likely due to this currently being the only active forum dedicated to Rotorway helicopters. If you've been lurking around for information but have not yet posted or introduced yourself, please consider doing so right away! Conversation is the only thing that makes a forum useful. You can click on the "Portal" button to view the most recent topics to participate in! However, we'll soon be removing the shoutbox and implementing a recent posts portal there, along with a few other updates and bug fixes.

We've also removed all forums related to rotorway experts/content creators since nobody designated ended up utilizing them.

Also please feel free to start filling up the helicopter flights & media forum! Post your youtube links and share, I'm sure a lot of people who are researching rotorways would enjoy seeing them do more than just hover!]]>
However, it seems that we're beginning to have a little uptick in activity, likely due to this currently being the only active forum dedicated to Rotorway helicopters. If you've been lurking around for information but have not yet posted or introduced yourself, please consider doing so right away! Conversation is the only thing that makes a forum useful. You can click on the "Portal" button to view the most recent topics to participate in! However, we'll soon be removing the shoutbox and implementing a recent posts portal there, along with a few other updates and bug fixes.

We've also removed all forums related to rotorway experts/content creators since nobody designated ended up utilizing them.

Also please feel free to start filling up the helicopter flights & media forum! Post your youtube links and share, I'm sure a lot of people who are researching rotorways would enjoy seeing them do more than just hover!]]> <![CDATA[Lightspeed Zulu 4 vs 3]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-89.html Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:22:32 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-89.html
I have a flight helmet fitted with Bose A20 Bluetooth as well, haven't used it for music though since it's more for work than play, so I haven't compared yet. I've been hearing the A30's are not very good in noisy helicopters.

All this to say, so far, I don't think the Zulu 4's are worth the price difference of Zulu 3's unless you truly need the dual BT connectivity capabilities.

What are your thoughts on the ANR headsets available today and what do you use?]]>
I have a flight helmet fitted with Bose A20 Bluetooth as well, haven't used it for music though since it's more for work than play, so I haven't compared yet. I've been hearing the A30's are not very good in noisy helicopters.

All this to say, so far, I don't think the Zulu 4's are worth the price difference of Zulu 3's unless you truly need the dual BT connectivity capabilities.

What are your thoughts on the ANR headsets available today and what do you use?]]> <![CDATA[Tuning a 162f engine]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-88.html Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:09:02 -0600 phil finlayson]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-88.html <![CDATA[MicroVib II Help Needed]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-83.html Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:14:17 -0600 Claude Parent]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-83.html

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]]> <![CDATA[ROG Archives]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-80.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:04:15 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-80.html
I've attempted for a few weeks now to get in contact with the owner of the Rotorway Owner's Group forum (ROG) via email and private message without any success. While it'd be great if we could upload the archives here for a larger source of information available to all users (and the public), it seems unlikely. If anyone is able to get in contact with Ron to see if he'd be willing to let us migrate the archives onto this forum, that'd be great!]]>
I've attempted for a few weeks now to get in contact with the owner of the Rotorway Owner's Group forum (ROG) via email and private message without any success. While it'd be great if we could upload the archives here for a larger source of information available to all users (and the public), it seems unlikely. If anyone is able to get in contact with Ron to see if he'd be willing to let us migrate the archives onto this forum, that'd be great!]]> <![CDATA[Founding Members Established]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-77.html Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:21:38 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-77.html

Here is the list of our founding members who registered within the first month of the new year since Rotorway Forums launched!

Format: "username", "registered_at" || Ordered by: Date (oldest to newest)

"Sam Oliver","2025-12-18 10:40:13"
"Allen nodorft","2025-12-18 15:41:18"
"Ray Reece","2025-12-18 18:43:55"
"David Chow","2025-12-20 22:00:25"
"Chris Breja","2025-12-20 23:15:33"
"Jim Hardy","2025-12-21 00:10:17"
"Pablo Barroso","2025-12-21 07:49:12"
"Tim Morris","2025-12-21 12:16:21"
"Stan Huber","2025-12-21 13:30:07"
"Charlie Rogers","2025-12-21 13:48:49"
"Dean W Rausch","2025-12-21 14:16:22"
"Dennis Wolcott","2025-12-21 15:18:01"
"Lyle Swallows","2025-12-21 15:21:00"
"Darryl Cameron","2025-12-21 15:25:37"
"Pascal Perrouin","2025-12-21 16:56:32"
"Tony stewart","2025-12-21 23:32:50"
"Jeremy Neff","2025-12-21 23:46:21"
"Pete Mitchel","2025-12-22 05:47:12"
"Dale Rhodes","2025-12-22 08:40:40"
"Mike Homic","2025-12-22 14:12:53"
"Michael Baron","2025-12-22 14:12:57"
"William Smith","2025-12-22 14:43:02"
"Gerrit Schulze","2025-12-22 14:47:22"
"Bruce Knudtson","2025-12-22 15:26:50"
"Bryan Kopa","2025-12-22 18:02:02"
"Denny Webster","2025-12-22 18:08:13"
"Steven Young","2025-12-22 20:14:10"
"Larry D Blevins","2025-12-23 07:55:48"
"Geno Mancini","2025-12-23 09:22:55"
"Homer Bell","2025-12-23 09:56:32"
"Stephanie Bell","2025-12-23 09:59:45"
"Keith Baker","2025-12-23 10:49:30"
"Tripp Page","2025-12-23 12:17:39"
"Dimitrios Nikolos","2025-12-23 15:14:30"
"ENZO VANN","2025-12-23 17:35:19"
"Michael Arza stephens","2025-12-23 19:03:48"
"Kevin Kinne","2025-12-23 21:31:35"
"James Pechi","2025-12-24 00:06:40"
"Joseph Priolo","2025-12-24 05:10:19"
"C-FPPG Rob","2025-12-24 07:26:50"
"Kevin Davis","2025-12-24 11:38:42"
"Noel Duerksen","2025-12-24 21:44:45"
"Daniel Misner","2025-12-25 12:13:42"
"Tim Busch","2025-12-25 21:42:41"
"Graeme Smith","2025-12-26 03:27:48"
"John ten Have","2025-12-26 17:23:44"
"Warren E Howard","2025-12-26 20:36:11"
"Damian Fessey","2025-12-28 12:40:03"
"Andrew Y Chong","2025-12-28 13:33:06"
"Robin Scalzo","2025-12-28 16:04:21"
"roger call","2025-12-30 10:01:48"
"Kim Hansen","2026-01-02 08:13:28"
"Slavik Krassovsky","2026-01-08 13:18:09"
"Orv Neisingh","2026-01-08 15:07:45"
"Matt Adams","2026-01-11 20:37:21"
"James Stevenson","2026-01-12 06:10:06"
"Joe R Huff Sr","2026-01-12 19:21:56"
"Nick Bachert","2026-01-12 20:21:44"
"Claude Parent","2026-01-14 08:57:10"
"Jordan Oliver","2026-01-14 22:55:55"
"John Herder","2026-01-17 07:10:18"
"Tony Evans","2026-01-17 07:17:31"
"Stephen J Marks","2026-01-17 13:49:19"
"Martin Bunn","2026-01-18 14:34:55"
"Allan Spreeman","2026-01-18 20:16:14"
"Jerald Gartman","2026-01-20 07:43:03"
"Bernd Dreyer","2026-01-22 09:24:28"
"Mike W Edgar","2026-01-30 14:24:30"
"Jorgen Nielsen","2026-01-31 13:39:21"

A special thank you to these 69 verified founding members for joining us from the start!

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Here is the list of our founding members who registered within the first month of the new year since Rotorway Forums launched!

A special thank you to these 69 verified founding members for joining us from the start!

]]> <![CDATA[Introduction]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-73.html Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:47:31 -0600 Sam Oliver]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-73.html
I no longer have a facebook account and know that many others in this community also refrain from using large commercial social media apps, so if you are on any of the rotorway facebook groups and see something interesting, I hope you will copy into this forum for those of us not on that platform.

This forum will be my platform for tapping into the knowledge base of current Rotorway owners/operators/maintainers for guidance and assistance as I get back on my RotorX Frankenkit project as I refer to is as.

Please feel free to comment on my progress or lack of it on my thread in the Rotorway Builders section.]]>
I no longer have a facebook account and know that many others in this community also refrain from using large commercial social media apps, so if you are on any of the rotorway facebook groups and see something interesting, I hope you will copy into this forum for those of us not on that platform.

This forum will be my platform for tapping into the knowledge base of current Rotorway owners/operators/maintainers for guidance and assistance as I get back on my RotorX Frankenkit project as I refer to is as.

Please feel free to comment on my progress or lack of it on my thread in the Rotorway Builders section.]]> <![CDATA[2026 Annual Northwest Gathering]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-71.html Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:36:19 -0600 Daniel Misner]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-71.html <![CDATA[Rotorway Forums is officially 1 month old!]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-70.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:56:10 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-70.html Good evening everyone, Rotorway Forums is now officially one month old!

So far, we have managed to get nearly 70 real, verified members with about 150 posts and 50 threads! Excellent work everyone!

Our community is very small in the first place, considering the size of active rotorway people—I think we've done a great job starting out! From here out, I will be posting less as I focus more on my career and studies. Don't worry, I'll be checking in at least daily to fix any reported bugs, help with accounts, implement new features and/or answer any general questions. It's fastest to reach me via PM (private message in User CP) on here directly, rather than the admin@rotorwayforums.com email. In time, I will respond via email as well but it may take longer.

Remember, this is your forum, I'm just here to keep it running & maintained !

Your participation and contribution is what will make way for long-term success of the forum during our humble beginnings. Currently, we're on a nice upward trajectory!

Remember, there's no shame in asking questions or making discussion, no matter how experienced or inexperienced you may be. There are no stupid questions here, ask away. The forum exists to help each other out as everyone has a wide variety of skill sets and knowledge to be shared.

If you have nothing to ask or answer, then share pictures or videos of your helicopter, flight training, or anything else! This is a media site after all =)

I have considerations for potentially expanding the forum into an experimental helicopter forum which may attract even more activity and talent.. But, that can be something we vote on down the road. Also, I may be extending the giveaway drawing another month or two to allow more opportunity for those to win a prize who haven't had time to make posts or threads yet.

Update on ROG archives migration: I did ask the owner of ROG if we can migrate the archives here for free access to everyone, but I have not received a response yet. I'm not sure if I will get a response, but I'll make an announcement to keep everyone informed of that situation as well. If not, we'll just have to develop this forum over time.

Thank you again for joining us here because this forum is nothing without the members!

]]> Good evening everyone, Rotorway Forums is now officially one month old!

Remember, this is your forum, I'm just here to keep it running & maintained !

Your participation and contribution is what will make way for long-term success of the forum during our humble beginnings. Currently, we're on a nice upward trajectory!

Remember, there's no shame in asking questions or making discussion, no matter how experienced or inexperienced you may be. There are no stupid questions here, ask away. The forum exists to help each other out as everyone has a wide variety of skill sets and knowledge to be shared.

If you have nothing to ask or answer, then share pictures or videos of your helicopter, flight training, or anything else! This is a media site after all =)

Thank you again for joining us here because this forum is nothing without the members!

]]> <![CDATA[162 RW engine 3D model]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-67.html Sun, 18 Jan 2026 03:45:58 -0600 Graeme Smith]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-67.html <![CDATA[Vote on a new forum (Consumer Reports)]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-65.html Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:38:09 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-65.html

Should we add a Consumer Reports forum section?

It's been brought to my attention that it may be a good idea to create a new forum topic here called "Consumer Reports" where members can create threads and post replies to share their positive or negative experiences with Rotorway-related vendors/businesses and individuals that offer parts, services, training, maintenance, etc... I'll state the obvious here that it is very likely to cause conflict. However, it's also a great way to inform others of experiences (good and bad) that allows for more educated/informed decisions to be made. For example, Yelp or Google reviews help us all determine whether or not to eat at a particular restaurant—it makes clear sense that we should do this here as well.

Anyway, I've created a poll to vote on this here. After one week (or a few days, depending on how the votes swing) I'll revisit this thread and the majority vote wins.

If it gets voted in, here's what the rules/restrictions will be for that forum:

- No editing, deleting replies or threads. If you change your mind, you can clarify with another reply/comment.

- Administrators will be the only ones with access to moderate that forum, moderators will be unable to. Admins will NOT delete any topics or replies unless they're deemed to be a legal issue. If a thread escalates beyond reason requiring moderation, it may be closed for further replies and the offending user(s) will be privately warned.

- Rotorway forums will not be responsible for the information created by users there (as is the rule with the entire forum) and any individuals or businesses who try to demand or request that information be removed will be ignored. Rotorway forums protects and upholds user rights to free speech by not removing or censoring their opinions on this forum. However, Rotorway Forums does not offer any legal advice or legal protection.

Thank you for voting and feel free to reply with your thoughts!

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Should we add a Consumer Reports forum section?

Thank you for voting and feel free to reply with your thoughts!

]]> <![CDATA[Why is elite faster?]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-56.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:41:40 -0600 Sam Oliver]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-56.html for having a link to his website here. While scrolling through, was reading about the short lived Elite and wondering what made it so much faster? Combination of things, or something in particular?]]> for having a link to his website here. While scrolling through, was reading about the short lived Elite and wondering what made it so much faster? Combination of things, or something in particular?]]> <![CDATA[New Rotorway Owner]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-44.html Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:30:24 -0600 Lyle Swallows]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-44.html
I live in Alaska and i believe i may be the only active rotorway participant up here, i've looked at two rotorway 162F's one 1994 in sorry condition with 100 hours on a factory built machine but then long neglected and torn apart in someones back yard (RIP). the second was a 1999 passed between 3 different hands while building it to near completion but never to fruition due to their age/health/no experience flying the helicopters. i ended up purchasing this one.

about myself, i have been a Helicopter Mechanic for the last 10 years working on Astars, Robinsons, Bells 205/212, 206's, MD500's, and BK117's. i even worked on Bell/Boeing MV-22's in the Marines for 5 years and the legendary Falcon 9 Rocket production and launch operation at SpaceX for another 2.5
amongst all of this mechanical experience i have earned my Helicopter CFI flying mostly Robinson R22's and R44's but have had a tough time over the last 3 years getting a full time instructor job here in Alaska. so now i have my hands on a Rotorway Project, yet to be named, yet to be painted. much work to do.

Being in Alaska and not having a proper shop yet(just a two car garage) i do have some challenges to overcome. we have been having weekly windstorms gusting up to 70-80mph in my area. weekly... evey weekend... this has made initial progress slow, but today i have gotten the Mainshaft/rotor mast off to get it nestled inside my garage. have plans to check out all bearings. shafts for pitting, clean up alot of the fiberglass/body work, change every belt.

already have new door material to build up the doors, interior panels, lots of fun work ahead.

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I live in Alaska and i believe i may be the only active rotorway participant up here, i've looked at two rotorway 162F's one 1994 in sorry condition with 100 hours on a factory built machine but then long neglected and torn apart in someones back yard (RIP). the second was a 1999 passed between 3 different hands while building it to near completion but never to fruition due to their age/health/no experience flying the helicopters. i ended up purchasing this one.

about myself, i have been a Helicopter Mechanic for the last 10 years working on Astars, Robinsons, Bells 205/212, 206's, MD500's, and BK117's. i even worked on Bell/Boeing MV-22's in the Marines for 5 years and the legendary Falcon 9 Rocket production and launch operation at SpaceX for another 2.5
amongst all of this mechanical experience i have earned my Helicopter CFI flying mostly Robinson R22's and R44's but have had a tough time over the last 3 years getting a full time instructor job here in Alaska. so now i have my hands on a Rotorway Project, yet to be named, yet to be painted. much work to do.

Being in Alaska and not having a proper shop yet(just a two car garage) i do have some challenges to overcome. we have been having weekly windstorms gusting up to 70-80mph in my area. weekly... evey weekend... this has made initial progress slow, but today i have gotten the Mainshaft/rotor mast off to get it nestled inside my garage. have plans to check out all bearings. shafts for pitting, clean up alot of the fiberglass/body work, change every belt.

already have new door material to build up the doors, interior panels, lots of fun work ahead.

]]> <![CDATA[Anyone have additional documentation?]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-42.html Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:09:20 -0600 Jared Hartzell]]> https://rotorwayforums.com/thread-42.html 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!]]> 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!]]>