Sentence examples for helicopter experience from inspiring English sources

The controls so automate and simplify aspects of the V-22's flight that without wind it can hover with no hands on the controls; according to some who have flown the aircraft, former fixed-wing pilots may be preferable because they, unlike those with helicopter experience, are not trained to constantly adjust the controls while hovering.

As they hovered above the target, however, the first helicopter experienced a hazardous airflow condition known as a vortex ring state.

Mr Hoon, who was behind last month's failed putsch against the Prime Minister's leadership, added that spending cuts imposed on the military by Mr Brown had led to the shortage of helicopters experienced by British troops operating in Afghanistan.

Soon after, with about 10 hours of helicopter flight experience, Mr. Piasecki attached the PV-2 — tail first, and not on a trailer — to the back of his Studebaker and drove to Washington to demonstrate its capabilities to War Department officials.

As successful as the VS-300 was, however, it also clearly showed the difficulties that all subsequent helicopters would experience in the development process.

Other cities have experienced helicopter crashes as TV stations rush to cover the news from above major cities.

Set in the Himalayas, Far Cry enthusiasts will get to experience helicopters and rampaging elephants for the first time, as well as getting to grips with a whole new antagonist.

Burgeoning interest in the airborne machines mean the helicopter industry is experiencing demand like never before demand so high that manufacturers say if you order a copter today, the earliest you can soar will be in early 2008.

An advocate of helicopters since his experience in Malaya, Scherger influenced purchase of the UH-1 Iroquois for Australia.

"So when you consider that as a child I experienced helicopter raids of our home and had automatic weapons stuck in my face because my father wanted to use cannabis as a medicine.

"So when you consider that as a child I experienced helicopter raids of our home and had automatic weapons stuck in my face because my father wanted to use cannabis as a medicine.