ENGINE FAILURE ON MOUNTAIN APPROACH 

Rename the video. Simulated engine failure.

The helicopter is a paid actor

When you learn to fly a helicopter, you practice many, many of these simulated engine failures....You do 'em till you are sick of it! Then you practice it some more! Until you are absolutely comfortable with it.

Wow. I've always heard of auto rotation but had no idea you could "glide" a chopper that far!

For those with questions, the blades can be kept spinning even without power (although they don't provide any thrust and the helicopter starts descending. Basically converting the height to blade spin, similar to leaves that spin as the fall down). This energy is maintained as long as possible. Once the helicopter is about to touch down, that stored energy is used up all at once to slow the chopper enough not to crash.

I'll NEVER forget engine loss training in an airplane. My instructor would have me take off and randomly shut down the power. I had to either make it back to the runway (a small single runway airport in Corona California) or explain to him where I would put it down. It was scary even though I ultimately knew I could go full throttle if need be.

When my instructor killed the throttle to simulate engine failure, he would say, "You just lost your donkey !"

The truth would have made this a great video, a simulated engine out.

"Everything would be the same", except the color of your pants.

I had no idea a helicopter could fly with engine failure. Thanks for sharing this.

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

I've done many practice autorotations... but never in such spectacular scenery. Very nicely done! Thanks for posting.

An Off airport, confined area, full-down autorotation...... dang...... that was amazing. I literally just got my private yesterday, but I want more advanced training. Hopefully I will be able to make it up there some day.

Glad it was a simulation. My dad is a helo pilot and he always said they are designed to glide even after engine failure and it’s amazing to see the skill it took gliding that thing gently to the ground. Amazing work and great educational value in this vid

Maintenance Test Pilot here, 32 years U.S. Army. Good training video, a bit dramatic not stating it was a simulated engine failure initially but good training. A real engine failure and subsequent autorotation isn’t exactly that comfortable. I’m happy you clarified at the end. 101st Airborne Division.

As a young engineer i was navigator on overhead line patrols. During my initial flight we did this engine-fail similation at about 1000' over Liverpool (old) Airport. It was one of the smoothest landings of my whole six weeks of patrols.

The pucker factor is a bit different in real emergencies.😊 This comment comes from a CFII that had a right side strut fall completely off of a PA-28-181 during takeoff at GMU in Feb of 2015 and I landed safe with minimal damage to the right wing tip as it slowly settled onto the runway at about 48-50 knots. This is a great video of a simulate emergency and I agree 100% with the talking your way through it even when alone. Talking aloud makes you feel more like your following a set checklist and I feel it keeps my students calmer in emergency situations. Don’t confuse the talking with ATC communication. They can wait announce your situation and intentions quickly and clearly if you have time as this pilot did, but always fly the aircraft first. Aviate then communicate. Great video!

Still I admire your calm nature in making the auto rotation seem so easy. And yes, in this mountainous location a fixed wing dead stick is just not very survivable. Great training video.

Beautiful example Misha , you had me fooled. To tell the truth, you did that so well I was kinda disappointed it wasn't real. Safe flying 🚁

Amazing experience pilot. It's good to train on simulators for Emergencies. Always train any job you have. That pilot remained calm and did not forget what to do if power fails. Same in a house. You should know where your flash lights are in case of emergencies. Stay safe! Learn and continue training. I have been there.

Ha! You almost fooled me, the panic face wasn’t there. Good simulation.

As soon as they touch down the Grizzly notices their presence and sprints out of the woods towards the intruder.

I think I knew this was a practice but I wasn't so sure. Well done.

Im a transition helicopter "55 hours" with 9 years fixed wing"300+hours" pilot now and that was a great mountain auto example.Here in Virginia most of my flying is flat terrain. i watch all your videos and they have helped me a lot with my transition from fixed wing.

I’m hooked on BC helicopter videos.

Co Pilot looks like Sebastian Vettel

Thanks for the adrenalin rush....! You guys had me going.

You are a great pilot and instructor. Very cool and clear telling what to do.

Hey... You're giving helicopters a good name 😉

Very Cool. I would chosen the cabin before your spot. Good training. When you going around the world again.

Nice one! I was thinking why he's so calm lol I figured you were too calm for it to be for real😁👍😎

Swiping away life through Facebook in Hawaii and you almost gave me a heart attack again misha!!! It wasn’t until the end of the video and lack of radio calls I realized you got me again! Literally got me screaming you faka hahaha so good!! Thank you for the free adrenaline rush. NEED to come back to school and fly these new aircraft you have!!!

“Quite obviously a simulation”.... ...yep toootally knew that. Wasn’t surprised at all after the landing.😶😬😅 I kept thinking - man this dude is calm AF!

The young guys always do the best engine outs. I once had a 20-something instructor call an engine out on me and told me to go around when I was 5 ft off of a farmer's field in Texas.

Great job. I was surprised how calm you were, but if it really happened it's good to know you're ready!

As Woody said about Buzz Lightyear's flying, "That isn't flying. It's falling with style." Great job!

The way he says Mayday mayday mayday is like my view towards life

Thank you that that was a just simulation. 😊🚁

Beautifully done indeed! iv'e seen a few autorotation demo's but not from that height and over that distance. Tip my cap to you.

Was worried for you guys but you nailed it! Great job

I'm calling BChelicopters today for information. Thats it.

One hell of an aviator!! That landing was SOFT! Well done sir!

Nice video! What are your thoughts on doing more steep approaches for regular landings with engine that are closer to the approach angle of a auto-rotation? I see so many instructors teach very shallow approaches where if they had engine failure they would not make their LZ and land in a not so nice spot. I do more steep approaches for this reason. I heard another guy say he is almost in full auto-rotation on landings and he prefers it because he saves on up-collective time as well. :)

Per your request in the description: I found this video after searching for "helicopter engine failure." I was talking with my father-in-law the other night and assumed that once a rotor craft engine fails, you fall. He thought there was some kind of tendency for the rotor to auto-rotate. I started thinking about it and started to theorize that maybe there's a pinwheel effect to the rotor. So long story short, no I didn't know a chopper could do this, but I found this video theorizing that it could.

That Sasquatch family in the trees is waiting for the sun to go down . You dodged a real emergency haha .

“Live to die another day, hahaha!”

Excellent video 👍. Brought back memories as I was in a auto rotation position in a Blackhawk years ago and it was very intense. Pilot was cool as a cucumber and found a nice Pasture with cows. 😳.

I flew aircrew on Coast Guard H-3 helicopters, and I really liked doing autorotation drills. They would pull really hard collective and the blades would really beat the air loudly (wop, wop, wop) and the nose would pitch up hard. Then just as it nosed over, before it could do the last hard drop to the ground, the copilot would Ram full throttle and as we pitched forward we would pull out of it. Really fun!

Acting was great guys ;) but the reality was real it really was an impressive autorotation under the circumstances !

I showed this to my friends Dee and Tadhg Howard. Thought it was great how calm you remained throughout the entire landing. Turns out you know both of them better than I do, haha. Small world! Amazing video!!

I live in the Province not far from where the helicopter safely landed. (time index 10:13) They are flying through the two peaks of Mt Judge Howay. What gave their location away to me was the pilot's mention of the Stave River, which flows past Judge Howay and drains into Stave Lake. People climb the Judge as well, though it's difficult to even access it.

I'll be starting lessons for my CPL this fall, I would absolutely love to end up with a job flying somewhere as beautiful as that!

For a second I thought was real 😰

Wow, I was on the edge of my seat! 😨

Turning a crashing moment into a really good teaching moment lol

Dude! I did not read the description first - was totally convinced this was a real engine failure - had me fooled!

0:28 Scared the shit out of that guy! Oof that was crazy! 😂😂😂😂😂🤣

Great acting, you had me going the whole time!

This spot!!! Actor studio Mischa :) And new camera angles look great, very cool video!

I worked in the Canadian Arctic during the 80's and 90's on the cold war era DEWLINE radar bases and saw many helicopters picking up fuel from caches or coast guard choppers picking up mail and supplies from our various stations. One instance that I remember was a Bell Jet Ranger 206 which was ferried to our station by a Bell 212 under slung after it had experienced dynamic rollover on a muddy river bank about 70 miles away doing some natural resources work. If you can fly choppers they are easy to fly until something goes wrong and it can get real ugly real quick as you are usually close to the ground and don't have a lot of time to figure out what's wrong before you are smashing and crashing on the ground. The 206 Jet Ranger was a write off and nobody got badly hurt but the engineer and pilot of the 212 said there were lots of good parts to be salvaged by the company which mitigated the insurance rates for the company. Good video of a simulated auto rotation showing terrified people that you can land a chopper without engine power and do no or minimal damage if executed properly.

Sick stick work!! Well talked through. Would’ve liked a bit more detailed info. As far as what failure is happening and engine telemetry. But highly informative and entertaining!! Will be subbing to see what you’re going to do next!! 🤘😎🍀

Excellent job training like you fight. Fantastic video, well done on walking through the mindset.thanks for verbalizing the thought process, you guys are a great team, really awesome footage.

Whewww! That had me puckered up! Great job.

First, masterly demo, well done. Secondly, there appears to be a dirt road to the right of the river (3 min mark). Would that also be a viable option, or does the narrowness rule it out?

Great! But one question: What about engine restart in flight? Either I haven’t heard it or it wasn’t covered? Just a thought...

I would like to have you as my instructor, please. The only rub is, is I live in Ohio.

How do you control the rotation without an engine?

Yes I knew this could be done ok....Cause I watched one of your previous videos. Pretty slick, I'm almost starting to like helichoppers

I HAD NO IDEA that could happen! My understanding WAS once engine failed, the helicopter falls out of the sky like a rock! Learn something new EVERYDAY!

I’m taking my “like” back..

Great job guys. Thank y'all!

That was cool! I was like 'this must be common if dude is so cool'; considering getting my license; love the perspectives from the cockpit!

I thought it was real because the focus was 100% all the way. And the student seemed nervous.

Plenty of F'Bombs would have made it believable.

Awesome video Mischa! Great work

You had my heart in my mouth there! 😅

...this concludes the testing of the autorotation option...if this had been an actual emergency....well...let's not dwell on that...m'kay?

But even every airframe has a limit for simulated autorotations..the amount of stress that it undergoes is phenomenal

I was on board for an autorotation landing in an RAF Gazelle once. Interesting experience!

Its amazing how the helicopter can lift 2 men with huge steel balls....amazing

The only failure here was the acting🤣

Much respect brother, great job!

Fabulous Misha...Absolutely fabulous!!!

Sebastian Vettel and Limitless EXP flying together

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Wow , amazing video . Lots of training value. Thanks for making such daring videos.

Nice, really nice smooth landing👍As technology moves forward, new ideas and innovations spring up. I'd like to see someday something like an "Auto Rotation" setting on a Helicopter or an auxiliary electric motor that will give you a bit more time to do an emergency landing without all the stress.

You can ONLY perform a safe autorotation providing you have the adequate high enough altitude to do so.

Woowwwww really thought the engine failed and I was like damn this guy has really good composure right now lol great auto though

It was awesome! Nice talking through it all.

You an amazing Helicopter Pilot...I live the Auto Rotion... do more please...🙏🏽

'Daily Dose of Internet' stole this clip and claimed it as genuine, not an exercise.

Well this sort of looks impressive. But it really doesn't count if you wait until you're at 3000 feet to roll off the throttle. And it also doesn't count if you do a power on landing.

Great video. 📹👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Do people not read video descriptions? Title may read one thing but detailed information below clearly states otherwise. Don't see how they see that as a negative. Typical Internet!!!

Exciting, great acting. Reminds me a little bit when I took my fixed-wing license exam. It was a very windy day and I judged my approach a bit short. He passed me because he said we would have lived but we would have gone through the fence. 🤔🙄

Beaches exposing themselves 🙃

Didn't know helicopters would glide

Wow that was neatly done! Welldone

Super cool. I had no clue you could glide a helicopter that well or that far.

Crashing in a car: *_100% crash_* Crash Landing in an Airplane: Still more Crash than it is Landing Crash Landing in a Helicopter: Much more Landing than it was Crash.