mountainflier Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hey there everyone... Just a quick question about the B3. Besides the Everest accomplishment, I was curious about anyone's experiences using the B3 for high altitude. I am thinking mainly for transport of materials (in this case) no long lining. Also, I am thinking about going to Eurocopter's transition training program here in the US. Has anyone else gone through the program? Worth the money? Thanks! mountainflier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as350_b3 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Above approximately 6000 feet the B3 will only be outdone by a Lama. At 10,000 feet I have been consistently flying about 130 kg more than the 407 that was working the same site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Throat the third Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wowza 130kg more than the 407. Next time as350b3 whisper that kinda stuff we don't want a certain base manager from Golden to hear about that kinda thing. Just kidding of course! Fire at will 407 Driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainflier Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Wowza 130kg more than the 407. Next time as350b3 whisper that kinda stuff we don't want a certain base manager from Golden to hear about that kinda thing. Just kidding of course! Fire at will 407 Driver I am going to echo that! WOW! 130kg. I am just really curious about what the 350 can do (from the flying POV - seen the specs). Out here we see B3's used for search/rescue/evac all the time, so I am thinking they are doing well in the Colorado mountains. I just haven't networked with any of those pilots, so I thought I would check with the great 350 drivers in the Vertical world. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 ONLY 130 Kg ? I'd have expected that the B3 would do more than that over a 407 at 10,000. Must be a good 407 you were beside :up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 too Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Must be a good 407 you were beside--- why am i thinking your rubber arm just reached over and patted youself on the back ??? :prop: :bye: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
as350_b3 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
407 Driver Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Not at all 407 Too, I honestly would expect that a B3 would do a LOT better than a 407 at 10,000'. I'm not sure if you operate yours up there? I do, and it really drops off at altitude and temp. We still can run a bit over 1,000 lbs, but we are dealing with Glaciers, so probably much cooler OAT's than Colorado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212wrench Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I am curious. How much more does it cost for that 130kg?. Whats the DOC on the B3? Maybe you could compare it to a 205++. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfk Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I have a good deal of time flying both the B2 and the B3 between 6-14K in Colorado, and the inter mtn west. The B2 performace drops quickly after 8000 and 20. I like the B3 but try finding one for under 1.6 or so used. Wait list for a new one is long. I think there is better value out there for most applications The one machince people are forgetting here is the L4 with the high alt t/r. It is amazing, it really isnt an L. It will walk around the B2 up high, and suposedly the 407. What I like is it is simple and the DOC is cheap. No FADEC. Gas and go. I dont like the 206 series but give me an L4 with the T/R for stuff above 10K any day. It has a few oddities, but overall I really like flying and slinging out of it. I have been flying bags at 7.5-9k the last month ( in the l4) and it is consistantly outperforming a B2 with a longer cycle time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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