Brantly factory

[rotorman]

I have decided to help Brantly promote there product any way I can. The people at Brantly right now are great and have been very helpfull to me. So I'm suporting them 100% by spreding the word I'm also working with some people on selling a few new ships. I feal the Brantly is a far better ship then the Robinson. Who's with me!

Andrew

[maulepilot]

Andrew, I am with you. I have 2001 Brantly and believe it is a Perfect ship. Far better for me than a Robinson.


Jim

[rotorman]

Maulepilot, I too owned a Maule it was a M4 serial #60. I'm planning a trip out to the factory to use there Chadwick in September.

[mechanic]

Hi rotorman,
What do you have in mind? I would love to see some Brantly schools pop up. I was interested in East Carolina but see they have closed now. A French engineer from Eurocopter is developing a new 2 seat personal heli with a fenestron tail and Lycoming O-360 FI. I heard it is going to be around $300K. I have seen a video of it flying, lots more manuverable compared to a Robbie. I keep reading that Frank Robinson is trying to scale back on R22's for training and lowering the price for R44 Raven's so flight schools will bite, so to speak. If Brantly is going to survive, they need to get the lead out and start promoting their heli. I have talked to many about the B2B, most did not know they were produced up to 01'. Most told me they thought production stopped in the 70's.

Regards,
Brad

[R Nash]

I will do what can. What is the next step? What is the factory doing to
sell more Brantlys? I love my ship and hope the factory will not go out.
R. Nash Allentown Pa.

[skyking1958]

I just got my b2b a annual inspection my first certfied ship
I have been a rotorway pilot for a long time in california
now I will fly it to some flight schools and let a few instructors
fly it and when they see how nice it is they will want one because
word of mouth is the best sales I know....................
...............Tony

[rotorman]

Sorry all for not replying. I just returned from the Brantly factory where I had my blades tracked and balanced. What an improvement in the way my ship fly's after the blades being tracked and ballanced. I picked a good time to visit the factory it was Henry's 75th birthday and they had cake and some really good brisket that Doyle made. In attendance were some legends in the Brantly world. What a great bunch of people they took great care of me they even let me keep my Brantly at there hanger while I flew whith another legend Gary Jones. I havent seen the type of service the Brantly people gave me in a long time. Doyle also told me that Steve had miss Quoted him on what he said about the parts situation. I spoke to Doyle about the importance of keeping the parts available for the Brantly and he is very well aware of it and is working on some new supliers as I wright this. Henry had some very positive things to say about the future of Brantly. I feel Henry also knows the importance of keeping the supply of parts going for the existing Brantly customers. For we are the only advertisment they have and the best word of mouth is a happy customer/ owner. When I go to a fly in just like the one I just attended at Spurling's in Tulsa every one was very interested in BB. I did my best to educate every one who had interest in the Brantly what I thought of the ship and how well it fly's. Two of the people I talked to visited the factory the following week one was Stue from Experimental helo who plans on doing a story on the Brantly. Thanks to Brantly I can afford to own and fly a certified helo for the price of maintaning a 182 Cessna. Just spread the word !!

[J-nut]

Rotorman,

Sounds like a great time at the factory. It would have been fun to be able to attend. Who knows maybe one of these days we can all arrange a fly-in at the factory.

I concur about the folks at Brantly. The're all a good sort. I hope one of these days the Chinese get the airspace opened up and they can ramp up production again. That would be terrific to see.

I had a chance to stop by the factory about a month and a half ago on my way to a job site in NM. Doyle was kind enough to spend a few hours showing me around and answering my questions as well. I do think they are trying to do the best they can with what they have at the moment. They have a few things they're working on getting approved that I am looking forward to. I especially like the bubble window for the doors. BTW if you don't have the expanded tail rotor pitch range mod, get it. It will all but do away with the weak left pedal issue I hear.

From my experience I think Doyle is worth his weight in gold and is a great resource to have on our side. Too bad some of the other manufacturers I have to deal with can't claim the same for their tech departments. I'd encourage everybody to get to know him. He has truly gone out of his way to help me in every way he can. Speaking of being mis-quoted I waned to add one more comment to what you had to say. I asked Doyle about the low hours he was quoted as saying the engines were making. He was a bit frustrated as I think he felt it mistated the situation. The low hours folks seem to be getting are due in large part to the low number of hours folks are flying per year which is a common problem with other types of aircraft as well and not necessarily related to the type of engine we use in the Brantly. In other words low utilization results in low TBO's. Harold has confirmed this as well. He tells me he has seen a number of engines go to TBO or beyond so if you fly a lot you can rest easier.

Well hopefully I can get the old girl back in the air by Christmas. I'm looking to try and do flight instruction and rental with it if all goes well.

Cheers all