Looking for a digital copy of the B206L RFM

Ollie

Ollie

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Hey guys. Does anybody happen to have a digital copy of the Bell 206L Long Ranger rotorcraft flight manual that they could email me? If so, drop me a PM and I'll owe you a beer.
 
Yeah I guess the mfg felt like they were getting screwed outta some money haha! Any questions in particular about the L? I could look in mine and maybe help u out.
 
Thanks for the offer but I took my L checkride yesterday. Bell's actually got a pretty nice support website that requires (free) authorization from the factory to access. Not only do they have the flight manuals but they've got TBs, MX manuals, supplements, etc.

For whom are you currently flying the L?
 
A tour company in east Tn. Who do you fly for? Do you fly FW on the side, or is the RW a side gig? I'm really wanting to find something where I can fly both. At least maybe pick up some FW stuff on the side.
 
I'm flying both the 206L and King Air 90 for an EMS provider. It's my first full time gig after leaving active duty military and I'm loving it so far. I suppose it depends upon your individual schedule but I never had any difficulty picking up afternoon/weekend FW work on the side even with my restrictive Army schedule. Then again, I wasn't all that picky about the type of work as long as I was flying. Check out nearby dropzones, gliderports, and flight schools to start. Network from there and you could easily find yourself doing part time contract work in a local corporate airplane.
 
I would LOVE to fly both for EMS. Something like a king air would be awesome. Yeah Im kinda on the fence as to which route would be best for me, esp since all this regional hiring boom crap is brought up again haha! Looks like there might be some truth to it, but who knows. Just tryin to decide which would be the better career in the long run??
 
I'm still trying to determine my personal definition of which career path is the "best." I interviewed for four regionals and a corporate job in the past two months and got offered all of the jobs. I was still having some difficulty swallowing the idea of relocating to an undesirable location, suffering a horrible schedule, and making next to nothing all while "flying" a soulless regional jet when this EMS thing materialized and it just felt right. We have good bases close to my (chosen) home, a great schedule, awesome people, and well-maintained aircraft. The base pay is better then I was making in the Army to boot. I don't know that I'll necessarily make a career out of it but I can't see myself leaving any time soon.
 
Sounds like youve got a nice gig there! Yeah I'm not soo much looking forward to the crap schedule and pay of a regional, but would miss the ATC work, and the instrument flying that gies along with the FW side of things..
 
badtransam97 said:
but would miss the ATC work, and the instrument flying that gies along with the FW side of things..
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We we also talk to ATC and fly instruments too.

Granted many don't like to if it can be avoided, but we still do it.......at least I do.
 
I'm itching to get back to it! All the RW flying I'm doing now is strictly day VFR..not much for keeping up the inst skills haha!
 
badtransam97 said:
I'm itching to get back to it! All the RW flying I'm doing now is strictly day VFR..not much for keeping up the inst skills haha!
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Dude, welcome to the world of rotary wing flying. The bottom line is that RW work requires visual contact with terrain. It may be marginal at times but if you can see, you go. I loathe and abhor goggles with every fiber of my being but there's a reason that operators are getting on board at $110k a pop - the ability of the user to see through "thin obscurations" and maintain visual contact with the surrounding terrain and obstacles.
 
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