by MOTORCYCLE MAN » Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:19 pm
THE CHOPPER I RAN THE THROTTLE UP HEARD AND NOISE, THEN I ROLL THROTTLE DOWN LET IT IDLE FOR A SHORT TIME RAN IT BACK UP TO 2800 RPM AND THE CYCLIC START TO JUMP AROUND ,SO AS THROTTLE DOWN AND AT THE POINT THE CHOPPER STARTED TO ROLL, I THEN MOVE THE CYCLIC AND MY BODY BEING SEAT BELTED IN AS FAR LEFT AS I COULD BUT IT CONTINUED TO ROLL RIGHT, I THEN TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SWITCH AND BRACED MYSELF AS IT ROLL ONTO IT'S SIDE . I'AM OFK AND NO ONE ELSE WAS AROUND, NO INSURANCE THAT WHY I'AM SELLING IT FOR WHAT I CAN GET, I FIGURE IT WILL COST AROUND 20,000 TO FIX IT BACK UP , I'VE SPENT SO MUCH NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY LEFT, SO ANY MONIES I RECIEVE I WILL GIVE TO A CHARITY. BECAUSE THAT WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO. BEING SAFE THANKS DUELL, I FLOWN IN AN R-22 THREE DAYS LATED WITH MY INSTRUCTOR AND AT THE SAME SPOT STRONG WINDS BLOW US AROUND AS WE WERE TOUCHING DOWN , I FEEL AT THE PART OF OUR AIRPORT WE HAVE A TUNNEL EFFECT OF WINDS, JUST MY INSTRUCTOR AND MYS OPINION.