Fellow pilots!
There are times at fly-ins and air shows where you may be landing or taking off after a helicopter. Flying a microlight makes you particularly susceptible to ROTOR WASH from a helicopter, and ones far smaller than the UH-60 Blackhawk in this video!
Full Article and Video HERE . . . http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/learn-to ... otor-wash/
If you're a pilot, you're probably familiar with the dangers of wake turbulence. It's powerful, invisible, and can linger in the air for a few minutes.
But what you may not know is that wake turbulence caused by the rotor wash of a helicopter is something to be equally aware of.
Watch the video in the article to see the result of a student pilot encountering the wake turbulence caused by a large UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at 27 seconds into the video . . .
Video showing the Danger of Rotor Wash
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Video showing the Danger of Rotor Wash
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ZU-BST (the Beautiful Seductive Temptress)
Magaliesberg, South Africa
Read my flying blog here . . . http://johncomley.blogspot.com/
"Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills"
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