Zazu Posted June 9, 2004 Report Posted June 9, 2004 Worked as a "choker gogher" for 8 years before getting my licence. From a hookers point of view it is one of the best machines out there. K-Max was the first machine I ever worked under. Seen it do some pretty cool s..t! Also too quiet. Sometimes I'd take a nap during maintenance and be woken up with a hook 3 ft above my nose ! Some long days back then. Quote
canook pilot Posted June 11, 2004 Author Report Posted June 11, 2004 I'm sorry to say that you can get settling with power, but once the load hits the ground the aircraft will come to a stop. Quote
VERTICAL REF Posted June 11, 2004 Report Posted June 11, 2004 Well Canook I tried everything I could to get it to settle with 6000 lbs of concrete and 6500 lbs of wood underneath it and no way, no chance! It will shake like **** but will not settle! Thats why the topic never even comes up at Bloomfeild! Maybe you were just experiencing LTE? Quote
canook pilot Posted June 19, 2004 Author Report Posted June 19, 2004 I talked to some other high time Kmax drivers and they said they have had it settle, but like I said before it will stop once the loads is on the ground. I have had also heard of them coiling up 50 feet in the landind due to settleing, so who knows ! All I'm tryng to say is that the school doesn"t talk about it because they never put the aircraft into that kind of position. :up: Quote
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