I've been watching your videos since I was in middle school when you were first posting a lot of videos 12+ years ago. Happy to see continued posts over the years. Cheers!
A great demonstration of the 6P Principal. That is, a demonstrably well qualified person undertaking the practical application of well established criteria. You comment, made as an aside, really brings through your professionalism. It was to the effect that the "a checklist was the minimum standard, while I prefer to go further, in order to find any 'no go' items before we are tasked with a flight".
God bless the brilliant engineers who designed this gem and others. Rotary flight is now available to anyone . Actually quite simply after you master hovering.
Wow! I’m studying for Aircraft mechanic( helicopter ), this was a very cool video to learn more and more about the EC135🥰😬 keep up doing the great job on those video’s.
Thank Michael for this detailed video. For long time I thought the 2 things under the hood is the engine inlet, now I figure out they are the cooler fan. Appreciated !!!
I worked at PHI after HS as a Comm Spec/Flight Follower starting in 1980 for 4-5 years, left to finish college. What a great experience flying offshore in all the different A/C. Back then there were 12-15 onshore bases along LA/TX coast and 7-8 offshore bases, with a fleet total of 450+ A/C. S-76, 412 and SA-330 Puma were the big dogs. Air Med 1 (Acadian Ambulance - BO-105) was the first aero-med ship back around ‘83 I think. Great, world leading company back then, hopefully that continues. Good luck in your flying.
Excellent daily. I’ll be sure to share this with the people I work with who are just starting out on the 135. I’m gonna need you to do this on the 145 when you get a chance 😉
HEy, I just loaded a Px into this beautiful bird! I was on track to get my helicopter pilot license using my G.I bill but the flight training center began to abuse my benefits like so many horror stories out there so i had to stop. I was able to do a couple colo flights and man do i miss flying and hope to be able to finish my license one day. Would be so cool to fly along, maybe one day. Im just an EMT though and most places dont allow it unless your a medic.
Nice video! I’ve also watched your video on the 407. I’ll be flying the GX in a few weeks for a new job so aside from reading all of the training manuals, the video was great to see all of the things I have read about. And congrats on the new machine!
So I dispatch Medevacs for the State of NJ, and I have seen this tail number on FlightVector many times. It’s interesting to see the helicopters I dispatch.
I recognized the N308PH. Looking back at my old Facebook photos, I realized that this particular helicopter was the one I flew/worked out of in in 2008/09 in Conroe, TX. with PHI. This randomly popped up in my RU-vid feed. SOo cool to see it still flying! Where is its home now?
@33:00 What is that brown brush-like apparatus connected to the rotor blades? Is it some kind of anti-static system? Also, this is the first time I've heard of 'devore' lights. I wonder where that term comes from? Nice video!
These are no brushes. The rotor system of the EC135 works completely hinge- and bearingless. So you have these flex beams stuck in the control cuffs of the blades. Due to the flexible organic-fiber material, you can change the pitch of the blades. It is a well working system, but I assume not working for bigger helos.
We do it first thing in the morning after getting to work. Pre-flight inspection must be done prior to taking the flight so there might be a slight delay.
For most things 1 mechanic can maintain the aircraft. There are big inspections which is always nice to have more help. Not everyone is strong in avionics or electrical, which is necessary for these things
My dad was the german flight test mechanic which was assigned to American Eurocopter to accompany the demo tour of the EC135 around 1995. He did this alone but got one US mechanic aside to assist
Great video, love the 135. Question about the generators, as a fixed wing turboprop pilot our generators are limited to a minimum of 62% N1, do you leave the generators on at all times even during start? Do you have to energize them after start.
The normal position for the generators is in the on position. So after a successful start they automatically turn on and start generator. The bell 407 and 206 had to be manually switched to the on position.
Can be the autopilot of helicopter guided by ILS system for approach close to a runway just like a planes does? If so, do pilots actually utilise that?
1. After an extensive pre flight at the beginning of shift what checks do you do afterwards qhen you get a call. 2. What is the avg time of call to airborne. 3. Is the radar for weather or standard 4. Is the helicopter full ifr certified and can yall fly ifr? 5th and last. auto pilot, is it just for while in forward flight or can it be set to hold position and altitude in a hover. Thanks
1. After preflight we simply do a walk around inspection to make sure everything is unplugged and closed up etc....after we shutdown and every flight after we have to check the rotor hub for cracks, fluids, blades....a quick process that take just a couple minutes. 2. I don't the average time but would say about 10-12 minutes from the time the tones drop til airborne. Depending on the variables. 3. We always have it but is simply in standby unless flying the precipitation that we need assistance with. I have yet to use it. 4. Aircraft is fully IFR equipped and certified. We fly IFR if needed. 5. Auto pilot is for 60 kts or more. Not for hovering unfortunately.
