Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter review + how to fly a helicopter 

I’m a helicopter instructor and oil rig pilot in the Gulf of Mexico....I fly jet rangers and the long ranger.....Excellent video, very well detailed and easy to follow. I’d recommend this to anyone that’s going to fly the 206 series...Great job!

Nick, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider doing more aircraft reviews. This kind of content is unique on YT and so damn badass!

I dreamed of learning to fly a helicopter until an on-duty firefighting injury left me with a vestibular disorder. Playing video games mess with my head enough to disorient my balance. So watching helicopter flight videos are just about as close as I can get these days. To date, his was one of the best videos I've seen on RU-vid. Rotating around the man standing on the ground was my favorite part. That was a nice landing as well.

I’ve been flying x-plane fixed wing and helos for years and always selected the option to have the engines running at the start. I recently purchased a Bell 407 for my sim and actually used the checklist to start it and shut it down. I am now addicted to flying it and this video has given me so much knowledge now on what the instruments should be reading and why. As a retired full time fighter jet electrician with the Air Guard, I did have the basics of flying and instrumentation and flew a few times in Cessnas, but this video is truly amazing. Thanks so much.

I learned how to play the piano from You Tube now I can fly a helicopter. Thank You

Just found your channel. I’m a fixed wing pilot and love anytime in the air. Thanks for bringing us along. I hovered a jet ranger when I was a young pilot. Made me feel all thumbs/clumsy and gave me a lot of respect for the chopper pilots.

Amazing video, Nick!! You have my approval for more videos like this. I saw all the 43 minutes, and it wasn't a waste of time.

One of the BEST Helicopter instructor I have seen...Some day, would love to fly with him. Thanks, Nick !

The Company Pilot was GREAT! Truly someone who is Top Notch...we need more people like him!!!

By far one of the coolest videos I've ever watched. Thanks for making it & can't wait to see more like it!

Nick, as others have stated, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE consider more aircraft reviews. This is an excellent review and for people like myself who have always wanted to fly or learn to fly but have health issues that prevents them from doing so, this type of video allows people to live and dream through you video to experience things they may never get the opportunity to do. Thank you for such a wonderful, awesome, learning video! Absolutely FANTASTIC!

I've got hundreds of hours in the Army version, the OH-58. The sounds really brought back some memories. Well done.

As an old US Forest Service Helitacker, your video sure brought back some great memories!!! Thanks for sharing. God, I miss the smell of Jet A!!!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed every single of the 43 minutes, Nick! Thanks for making this. Best wishes, Arthur.

Awesome video Nick! It was really fascinating to watch! That start-up sequence at 23:30 is pretty epic! And it's so awesome to see you flying around, it must feel amazing!

This is exactly like when I taught my daughter how to drive stick. Okay, it is in no way similar. Very nicely done video, and flight, you truly captured the realism. Thanks.

By far my favorite channel on RU-vid. Thanks Nick!

What a great vid and very well presented! The instructor Bob was an amazingly calm and precise individual.

Now all we're missing are boat reviews..props to being so diverse in your content! It's great and very much appreciated!

Bell 206 is one of the most beautiful helicopters of all time.

Hi Nick as a 911 owner i found your last reviews great, thanks for those mate ...As an Aviator of fixed wing (and owner of a CTSW) but seriously frustrated wannabe rotary pilot I really enjoyed your review. Helicopters may be a bit out of my price range but enjoyed every minute of the ride with you guys. You got a great presence on Camera and have very good communicative skills. Not wishing to blow smoke etc just thought as a Radio presenter of 30 years i'd pass on some well deserved praise. Flying here in the UK is hideously expensive but from memory of living and flying in Colorado some years back stateside was a lot cheaper. Keep the vids coming mate better than anything on the tellie .....cheers martin

Great video Nick! It was very interesting and informative.. I had no idea how much goes into flying a helicopter. Great job again, I like all your videos but I think up till now this is in my top videos on your channel. Keep up the good work and I hope you get the positive response that your hoping for so we can all enjoy more of these videos from you..

Thank you for this video. The camera angles and set up locations for them gave such a clear, wide picture of the cockpit. I liked all the questions you asked as well

I watched every minute of this video and loved it. This is the best video I've ever watched on RU-vid and I've watched thousands. It was educational, engaging and real! (Real is hard to source now a days). I felt like it was my first day at helicopter school, then field trip, all in the same day. Amazing! So engaged that I was nervous at take off and those hovering around the airport moments. I felt like I just had my first ride in a helicopter. Thanks!

Totally great Helicopter review and flight lesson. I just started looking at helicopter video's, and this one was the most instructive yet. I was a crew chief on a UH-1 gunship in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968, loved the flying just not the location.

Great vid! Its amazing that the Jetranger's shape, born so long ago, never seems to age. Its like it was ahead of its time and still looks futuristic

Well done, Nick! You picked a great company to use for the flight and Bob was very helpful to help make sure you were clear and safe. You make it look easy....

Went up in a Jetranger recently. That was awesome. This film brought the whole thing back really well. Great filming.

Very nice informative video, great instruction and great explanation of what and how everything works. As an old fixed wing commercial pilot I found it very informative.

one of the best most reliable 206 B111 i have over 6000 hours flying time !!!! the best helicopter flown all over desert ?? high mountain operation ?? well done textron , Dallas all my love and respect .

Outstanding Nick! Several hours on a 206 JetRanger simulator and this is the closest thing to being at the controls I've seen anywhere. What a great 43 minute experience - almost good enough as is for PBS. Thanks so much for posting - and BlueSkies old-man! Second thought - you should submit this for publication on Discovery or Public Broadcast Service - really! Its that well done! cheers!

Great video, I've always been envious of helicopter pilots, the masters of multitasking! The sound of the turbine on start up is incredible. Best video I've watched in a while, bravo!

Boyhood dream. I was basically flying with you mate. I could see the concentration and the awe you in when you took the controls. Wish I could fly. Many Thanks

I remember a friend in junior high whose father owned a Jet Ranger III the mid-80s. They were fueled with JP3 or JP4 at that time. His stretched long range version was a very nice helicopter. Yours is too. Thanks for posting!

I don't know who trained you but that is by far the most professional and informative video I have seen on the 206. I was able to get some bootleg time in one many years ago. Man I miss those days. Fly safe and have fun.

Nice, clear explanations, Nick. The review *felt* like it was about 15 minutes long since it was so engrossing. As someone whose nearest experience is crashing my RC helis repeatedly, I really enjoyed this cogent video. I'd be interested in other aircraft videos.

Nick, Loved it. What a great video! Wish I'd caught it years ago! Cheers!

I love this Helicopter. My favorite of all time. Thanks for the ride and the video Nick! Awesome!

I first saw and fell in love with the Jetranger around the age of 5 or 6, in 1970 or so. I still love that design 50 years later. The most beautiful helicopter of them all? Anneka Rice and her fabulous bottom sealed the deal in 82! (She was a tv presenter who hosted a British game show called Treasure Hunt: they used 2 Bell 206s in the show and performed awesome landings and flying sequences).

Thanks Nick and Air Ocean Aviation. I can honestly say I have learned a lot from the video. Well done :)

Thank you so much for this! Ive always wanted to be a pilot! This was a very relaxing and exciting movie! I hope you can do more like these!

Thanks, Nick. I worked on countless US Army OH58A & C models (206 with shorter skids), doing phase inspections, repairs to flight damage, etc. It's one of the safest aircraft models (fixed or rotor) in history. Was part of a team that repaired one that had turbine failure 400' AGL. Both blades (& skin panels aft of back seat) had holes from turbine blade shrapnel, and the turbine section had broken and fallen onto the tail rotor driveshaft, scoring it. The pilot landed shortly before the tail rotor shaft would've been shorn in half.

Well Done! I had an experience with an R-22 and a gust of wind caught me and spun me nearly 90 degrees. I really didnt have much confidence in my instructor after that. But you did great.. Very well done!

Brilliant!... Absolutely loved helicopters when I was younger...

Never thought I'd learn a lot in just a 43 minute video!

Cool helicopter review! I like! :D

I actually considered getting my commercial helicopter license a couple of years ago. I didn't realize the price and time it would have taken. I still would love to some day. Such amazing machines that command attention and respect. Great video.

Amazing Video. Great lesson on the machine and the operation of it. Excellent camera work.

Very nice always loved the 206 - Love these reviews

The best tutorial Ive come across for someone who's never hoped into a copyer before. Splendid!!

Man... you guys are outstanding!! Just happy you didn't need to take off in a hurry.

Fascinating video Nick, thanks.

That was totally friggan awesome!

Excellent review as always. Not a dull moment in the 43 minutes. Would love to see more helicopter reviews. Keep up the the good work.

Hey Nick, Its now 2021 and this video was amazing, as a fixed wing pilot, I never really had enough interest to look into flying Choppers but in all honesty, You have given me a new interest. Cheers Nick, Keep up the great work.

I Really Like Your Video ON the BELL-206 Jetranger Nick!!!

thanks Nick, great video, I loved it!!!

Seriously This is the first video I watched on a Helicopter walk around. I wanted to compare it to the drone stuff I am learning. You did an outstanding job on the break down to the point of where now I want a helicopter licence also.....THANKS!!!!!!!

Bravo, really really awesome. Your efforts in filming, editing and your explanations of everything were top notch!

What a great fun just watching the flight. Thanks for very good explaination how the helicopter works. I even didin't noticed that 42 minutes - it was like 5min vid for me. Great one!

I congratulate you on your video that explains everything perfectly.

Recently discovered this. A very, very good ride along experience and fundamental tutorial. Worth while to watch! Thank you.

Thank you for posting this video. A SUPER success! Gives a boat-load of information and a really great introduction to what is required to pilot a 206. Thanks again and do keep these types of training/information coming on helicopters!

This is my favorite helicopter to operate. I absolutely love it.

Hey thanks for the ride that was cool!! I LOVE HELIS .

Thanks guys, that was fantastic, learned more about flying a helicoptor than I had ever known before. Great starter for anyone contemplating a whirlybird career!

I truly appreciate your teaching us about the operations of flying. One day I'd love to experience a trip in a helicopter. Thanks for sharing.

I just finished flying the T-6B for primary flight training, and I'll be moving on to the TH-57 (military version of the 206) soon, and I was looking for a good intro to the aircraft and helicopter flying in general, and this is exactly what I wanted. Great video!

Loved it pls upload more videos like this learned alot

Very Well Explained. As an airplane pilot and rc helicopter pilot I'd say good job explaining the basics! Love it!

I once thought helicopters fell from the sky when they died. . . Ended up here /mindblown ! You learn something new everyday. Good video ! ! !

Awesome video keep em coming

I'm 30 hrs in my training, R22. Nice video!

this is the best video I have seen yet. the instructor is amazing, very thorough, so much detail in every aspect. this just furthers my drive to want to fly in every way five stars!!!!! Thank you! *****

The operator is typically "matter of fact". I love your excitement. I wish motorists (road users) had this kind of drill.

Nicely done!

This video was amazing, please do more for sure! Awesome stuff

I was lucky enough to get a front seat flight in a 206LongRanger at a local show this summer in the UK. The most comfortable flight ever with an excellent Pilot. The most memorable part about the start up procedure is the low frequency bounce and the smell of kerosene smoke etc. The flight was smooth and comfortable, my fear of heights was not a problem lol. Great Video!.

Nick! Very good review of the Bell 206, I enjoyed all of it! I tagged along twice with a radio station helicopter pilot in Dallas many years ago, and man was that fun! Now it's just R/C helicopters (and those are fun too!). Thanks for the controls review and ride along! Good job!

this is a truly unique video i love it

Hey Nick, What a great video you have got here. When you firts posted it I just ignored it, I thought a review on a helicopter wasn't just my thing, since I don't understand nothing about them, though just today I found out this is actualy more kind of a tutorial of how helicopters work and how to fly one, maybe you should change the name you have given this video so people can actually see the great work you have done with this. Regards

This was just incredible. Please do more of these!

Bob is a nice relaxed guy, also very clear on his instructions

Beautiful!

great video!!

Fascinating, thank you. (From someone old enough to remember watching Whirlybirds on black and white TV, a very long time ago).

Startup sequence always gives me shivers. Awesome video!

thank you, very nice video

You don't see a lot Jet Rangers in the US these days, I heard they are very loud compare to Eurocopters. Eurocopters are preferred helicopters in most law enforcement agencies in America. But I think Jet Rangers are bad ass helicopters.

Next level review. Awesome. Your the first I've seen step outside of the box and do this. A++++++.

Nick outstanding informative video! Please continue making these videos!

Nick - "Aircraft are fun." Bob - "Oh, they're real fun." : )

Skip ahead? Don`t be silly!! Great video!

Very nice. the 47 and 206 - my favorite ships! Thanks for the enjoyable ride.

A very nice and clear explanation about flying a helicopter. Congratulations and thank you.

It's hilarious how fast he said no to giving the floats a try

i expect a stealth bomber review now nick !

Best vid I've ever seen abt basics on helicopter flying dynamics ! Excellent, really awesome!

First video I’ve caught of you. And it was a great one, there’s no doubt helo’s are some sweet aircraft. Thanks for the ride and the lesson, keep doing stuff like this.

Today was my first time flying in a helicopter! It was also a Bell 206 but it was a LongRanger! It was a blast! Nice little Charter! I have a video if anyone wants to see it but my camera died not long into it. :( Let me know what you think of it!