Anyone who has ever piloted a chopper knows how difficult they are to fly. That young man is a maestro!!!! His landing was picture perfect and had total control the entire flight. As many others have stated already, I applaud his courage to actually get into that machine and fly like it was second nature. Simply incredible!! (I would have been dead in a millisecond.) Kudos.
I'm sure you wouldn't have been dead, possibly a destroyed mosquito helicopter though,😄...i.e.,before even attempting it, the least you would have known, is how to lower you collective, setting it back down, whether it be on it's side or upsidedown! Lol...
Yes Sir he got planty expirians in : from other helicopters maybe 🤔 R 22 or R 44 or Hughes 300 before he side in this one 100 % he do not started in this one to fly ... !
807 down votes.... People are you serious! Don't watch a video of a Man and his home designed and built 'copter if you're not going to at least applaud his design skills and dedication, not to mention his piloting prowess! Sometimes i just despair at some people lack of what used to make this world great... Simply doing something that makes you feel ALIVE! Sir, i applaud you.
100% agree with you, peoples that vote dow haven ' t enougth intelligence to understand the great work that there is behind the manufacturing of this elicopter. Mainly of the dow voter are gelous and stupid.
@@Tore_Lund yeah... The thing is, if you die on the Playstation, you get to press restart from last checkpoint...... This dude is trusting his LIFE to a fucking lawnmower engine!
Can you imagine leafblowing with that awkwardly heavy summbitch strapped to your back? They're typically about 1/10 the displacement of this rotax, and about 1/20th the engine block mass.
I'm wondering if the guy in this video is still alive. I've been a pilot for 30 years and seen way too many fatalities, but the vast majority are folks like this who engage in aviation in an "unconventional way", often flying with equipment poorly designed and/or poorly maintained. The pilots often have no formal training. Add up all these factors and combine that with the awareness that flying is generally one of the most demanding activities humans can engage in, and you understand the seriousness of the circumstances.
@@anibaljuanleandro los planes de un helicoptero muy parecido que se llama Furia/Skylark se puede encontrar gratuitamente en linea. Solo tienes que hacer una busqueda para el PDF. Los motores Rotax de 2 cyclos no son muy baratos entre $5,000 a $6000 mas o menos. Algunos van con el motor Rotax 503 pero ese ya no se fabrica desde 2012 asi que la mayoria ya usan el Rotax 582.
OMG this has to be the best personal heli I have ever seen - it's beautiful. And what a pilot! I live in the UK and have always loved helicopters. I wish I had one of these and had somewhere like in the video to fly it. You guys are living a dream.. I can't think of anything to beat this.
Everyone who is a good airplane pilot, the first time they fly a helicopter will be an event. I don't think anyone hovers successfully without a few tries. It's not stable, the first thing you show airplane pilots is the inherent stability of an airplane. You can take your hands off the controls with no problems. Do not take your hands off the controls of a light helicopter whatever you do! LOL Helicopters are very sensitive, and they have a little delay built in from action to reaction. This makes oscillations so easy to get into. You have to be real gentle, looking a little away from the helicopter at first helps, just slight pressures, and wait a tad for the result. Helicopter pilots look like they're sitting there and not doing anything. If you find yourself making big move in a helicopter, it's because you're fighting some wild oscillation, and you better hope your instructor is with you. This guy looks like he's got the hang of it.
@@gedgar2000 Si vede lontano un miglio, che il pilota è bravissimo e conosce la sua macchina volante meglio di se stesso..ma se si ossereva l'elicottero..si può notare che è perfetto...non vibra...risponde ai comandi con precisione, e vola con sicurezza...direi che è fantastico, sia l'elicottero che il suo pilota...è una meraviglia della tecnica aeronautica...complimenti al progettista e a il pilota...ne voglio uno pure io....;-)....(Almeno per vedere come lo hanno fatto)
No seriously though, I have run a lot of air cooled 2 strokes, and if you don't have it jetted right, with the correct fuel mix, you run the real risk of piston scuffing, and seizure. Not chainsaws either, but 125 and 250cc vintage bikes. Some guys running these may not be as engine savvy as others, it just concerns me. And I see these are rotax snowmobile engines, so idk.
unless its built like shit the engine quitting should be survivable helicopters can trade altitude for rotor speed to keep it spinning fast enough to provide a controlled landing called an autorotation
nice to see someone on one of these contraptions actually fly instead of sit hovering just above the ground. must take some confidence and guts to do and not to mention a high level of skill. nice to watch thanks😎
Yeah when I watched him take off I was like holy shit the balls on this guy....I could imagine it being a rush like on a motorcycle going 100s of mph....nothing between you, the engine, and the road
Considering it's an uncertificated engine subject to "sudden stoppage" according to it's manufacturer, I get why people prefer to just hover around at low altitude...
To actually fly a craft you built yourself from homemade components is one of my life dreams!! I hope one day I'll get the drive and overall knowledge to be able to pull it off!!
@@frankfromupstateny3796 www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Mosquito-Ultralight-Helicopter_100912415.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normalList.143.5a8d2bc6rppdDN less than you think
I saw ads in the back of Popular Science for plans to build these things and so on in high school and middle school, and wanted so much to build one and use it to go to high school and back.
I was given the opportunity to fly one of these in Florida (BTW it is NOT a builder design. It was designed by a professional engineer John Uptigrove). Looking at the thing I guessed that it would want to go to three different zip codes simultaneously in a hover. People watching me said they could see the whites of my knuckles from a distance of more than 100ft. WHAT a surprise. The thing did absolutely nothing I didn't tell it to do. It was the easiest to hover helicopter I had ever flown. Because of my history with 2 stroke motors on motorcycles, I only hover taxied the thing but I was blown away at the ease of control. I asked John how he achieved such a control response and he said "I don't know".
Something about duct taping lead or steel weights right next to the tail rotor gives me a shiver. I can't keep my damaged turn signal taped to my truck reliably with duct tape.
awesome job, not only are you an amazing inventor, with some serious skills, but you have an incredible touch on the controls. Full of respect for you sir (and very jealous)
I used to fly model helis many years ago. This looks and sounds just like one only just big enough to seat a person. This is amazing stuff! Very good pilot - loved watching the video :-)
I'm a senior researcher at Heimkeeper Co., Ltd.Our company has an idea to reduce propeller noise and vibration of helicopters and drones.We're done with the experiment.We have applied for a utility model and a patent As a result of several experiments with small propellers, the current noise and vibration reduction effect is about 30%.Looking forward good news from you soon
Chris was killed in a motorcycle crash in South Carolina. I learned this a few days ago. I've been watching his heli videos for years and was sad to find this out
As one of the few surviving alumni of The Super Dave Osborne AutoChopper Academy, I’d salute your “courage” if I could still move a limb. My 3 minutes aloft, albeit over a parking lot, were among the highlights of my otherwise vapid life. Long- live(?) Icarus and all who dare to follow! PS: my hearing has never been the same either
I am so envious. I want one so badly 😭. Sir you have some mad piloting skills! You made that take off and landing look effortless. And we all know it is anything but! Hoorah!
You've got to wonder. Being a 19 yr. old pilot in Vietnam had to be a wild ride even compared to this. Veterans day is almost over but it never really ends. Thanks to all that gave everything to fight for the greatest country in the world!
Holy shit I'm a aircraft mechanic and certified welder with one of those rotax engines sitting in my garage I'm gonna go get a 12 pack and let you know how I make in a few weeks ! Hehe
I've never understood why so many welders feel the need to let the world know that they are welders. "Cup walker". Lol. I bet you have "weld life" stickers on your vehicle too. Edit: I don't see this with other skilled trades like machining, carpentry, etc...
@@dblackout1107I wish 200k a year ... its out there if you want it and can find it and never ever be at home ... .I only work for 6 to 7 months out the year and do what I please the rest of the year
Dan Black he probably does nuclear plant outages as do I as I am also a welder and with that said, then yes he does make that kind of money. It is not uncommon.
Too Cool! Imagine some of the early aviation pioneers coming to the future and witnessing that. Anti-torque arrangement, m/r swashplate would be an ahah! moment but the real magic is 50hp from such a small light engine.
This is truly an amazing machine. It's also very enjoyable to watch. I've been looking for them for years, but I haven't had the opportunity to do so. I will be forever grateful to you if you could teach me how to plan something like this or how to do it :). or maybe you need a student
Eric G the plans I bought 25+ years ago, used 3 McCullough chain saw motors for power plants! The helicopter plans came with order blanks to order plans for homemade rocket copters, with the jets on the tips of the rotors!
@@georgepainter7364 My father used to bring Popular Science and Popular Mechanics from the US for me in the 80s and 90s, and I still remember those rocket copters! I wonder if anyone ever actually built one?
The counterweights are for his gigantic brass balls! That’s one of the Jenkiest flying contraptions I’ve ever seen and that hillbilly sounding man handled it with absolute control
We fired the Guatemalans that did our yard work because the Mexican that wanted the job had leaf blowers, chainsaws, and lawn mowers all powered by 50hp Rotax engines.... his crew always show up in OSHA Orange Flight suits and aviator sunglasses as well.... We had to hire them, awesome tools, classy uniforms, at that point it really wasn’t up to us anymore, was it???
I’m a retired Crash Officer, watching this gave me a slight tic. This driver is really talented. I would love to fly this thing, after I corrected the ballast retention system.
Great control of that helicopter! *** Enjoyed it. 😎🆒Cool. Be safe man. That v light. Looks like fun flying it. What a rush it can be. Would be nice to fly it myself. Thanks.
Sir, Can you be kind enough to make another video highlighting engine installation, control system and any safety things onboard (if any) ? and how much did it cost you in time and money to get this ready to fly machine?
Needs a proper warm up so cylinder expands to working clearance. Asking for too much power too soon results in a hot piston and a cold cylinder. Known as a cold seize. It sounded as if this engine was already warm when started...notice how it immediately settled into a nice smooth idle when started....a cold 2 stroke motor won't do that.
A fantastic production. 👏👏 I watched the video at least a hundred times. I want to learn step by step the materials used and how they are made, is it possible?
