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| Lyle Swallows's Latest Threads |
Helicopter related books
Forum: General Discussion, 08-29-2026, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1, Views: 274
who's got a favorite reading list of helicopter/aviation related books they'd like to share?
a few...
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[ Suggestion Implemented ] Cascading catagories in threads
Forum: Feature Requests/Suggestions, 08-22-2026, 05:33 PM
Replies: 2, Views: 129
Hey Jared,
one suggestion i'd love to see implemented is adding in Cascading Categories to threads...
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TR pulley 1/2" offset
Forum: Builder Questions, 08-14-2026, 07:55 PM
Replies: 1, Views: 108
looking for confirmation on the tail rotor pulley placement on the shaft,
the book says 1/2" towar...
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temp stickers
Forum: Maintenance & Troubleshooting (162/A600), 08-03-2026, 09:38 PM
Replies: 4, Views: 274
who's got a list of temp sticker locations and temps?
i know the belt pulleys are 170/180 so a 160...
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Factory Consumables
Forum: General Discussion, 06-29-2026, 04:39 PM
Replies: 1, Views: 245
we all know the factory is gone, but the machines live on building time, hours, and wear.
we have ...
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| Lyle Swallows's Latest Posts |
RE: water in the oil???
Forum: Maintenance & Troubleshooting (162/A600), 4 hours ago
i think the cream you're finding is typical combustion by product/water vapor in the ambient air co...
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RE: water in the oil???
Forum: Maintenance & Troubleshooting (162/A600), Yesterday, 02:22 AM
yikes, a pressure test for sure, that does look likes its been pitted, either from sitting, or from...
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RE: hose clamp failure
Forum: Mechanical Failures and Accidents, 09-04-2026, 03:34 PM
Was this one flying with your Electric Fan conversion?
I also see this is at a coolant hose area t...
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RE: My worse RW student in 38 years
Forum: Orv Neisingh, 08-28-2026, 08:33 AM
It's scary that this student and builder... could have assembled a machine as complex as a helicopt...
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RE: The first cog belt break before tensioners
Forum: Orv Neisingh, 08-27-2026, 10:16 PM
it's interesting this happened on a Tensioned Cog belt system,
what style tensioner did it have? t...
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| About Lyle Swallows |
| Location: |
Wasilla, Alaska |
| Certificates/Ratings: |
A&P, Rotorcraft CPL/CFI |
| Bio: |
excited for these forums! i have alot of work to do to get to an airworthy state on my machine but i'm chipping away. |
| Services Offered: |
currently can do initial flight training in Alaska in an R22. aswell as any helicopter related maintenance in Alaska, not setup for travel work. |
| Profession/Career: |
Helicopter Mechanic. |
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Account approval within the first month of forum release.
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