Category: Auto-biographical
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-H “Attaching a Radio Buoy “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-H “ATTACHING A RADIO BUOY “ Having safely descended to your log, your observer may now want to attach a radio buoy. Also referred to as a ‘pipper’, this will guide the ship to the log later that day, or maybe several days later. The first time you approach a log…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-G “Descending to a Log & Blue-Out “
A forgotten Atoll; note the deep, translucent blue Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-G “DESCENDING TO A LOG & BlUE-OUT “ So there you are, flying along quite happily at 800 or 1000 feet, and your observer spots a log. He wants to see if there’s bait fish around the log, and if so, how they…
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Confessions of a southern tart
In my life, I always set three goals: to be honest, to have courage and to be free. Sometimes, I wonder if one can always can live present in all three, or if they rise and fall in one like the tide. Maybe I am only deluding myself, using that as an excuse for not…
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A Blip on the Radar (Part 6) “Backflips “
A BLIP ON THE RADAR (6) Life and Death are real and immediate in the Tuna Fields. Men cope with the inevitable risks in different ways. Gallows humor, cruel and unkind to some, is an ever present fact of Life. No target is ever too sacred. Some would say it’s just a method of coping.…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-C Take-Off Video Discussions
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-C Take-Off Video Discussions VIDEOS I LIKE: Video 3-C/001 “Helicoptero despega de barco “ Orthodox, normal,calm, no sweat… what more can you say? Video 3-C/002 “An helicopter taking off from tunaboat “ Nice, calm. Wonder why he delayed that cyclic push forward? No biggie, but I would have shoved forward a…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual – Feedback
Is that a shark I see below? (a perfectly executed autorotation after another C18 engine failure…) ATTABOYS and BOMBS (A little encouragement, very greatfully received, guys.. thanks! Note: 3/8/2010 Overwhelmingly, I would like to steer clear of the politics. As far as I’m concerned, this manual is an honest attempt to give new or prospective…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch. 3-F “Herding (2) “
One ace deck helper PART 3 “Moggy’s Tuna Manual ” “Handling your helicopter “ Chapter 3-F HERDING (2) When I started herding, I was on my own in a Bell 47, with not much of the faintest clue as to what was going on. Rather unexpectedly I noticed a Hughes 500 twenty yards away, hovering,…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.3-E “Runaway Blades “
The Luck o’ the Irish, put (maybe excessively) to the test! PART 3 “Moggy’s Tuna Manual ” “Handling your helicopter “ Chapter 3-E RUNAWAY BLADES Runaway blades, or ‘rogue blades’ are one of every helicopter pilot’s worst nightmares. You tend to hear all sorts of stories, and it’s hard to know what’s fact and what’s…
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Ordinary Miracles
“Hold tenderly who you are and let a deeper knowing color the shape of your humanness. There is no where to go. What you are looking for is right here. Open the fist clenched in wanting and see what you already hold in your hand. There is no waiting for something to happen, no point…
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Where’s Bill, A Pilot’s Tale
Where’s Bill A Pilots Tale Introduction: “Where’s Bill ” is an afterthought. When I started this book, I was going to write about my experiences as a pilot, in particular, a helicopter pilot. As such, I named the book “Rotor Trash, A pilot’s tale” but I could not seem to keep from writing about all…