Definitely more but I think you should do a video on what it takes to become a helicopter pilot and how much it costs to buy and maintain a helicopter.
Could you do a Flyover of Sunland/Tujunga, Honey bee in Little Tujunga Canyon and Angeles Forest Hwy in Big Tujunga Cyn? And Camels Back, Mt. Lukens? They are all in a small general area kinda of.
I’m cool with helicopters. My Dad was an USMC aviator for 23 yrs. He flew fixed wing, jets and helicopters way back when Mr. Sikorsky in the bowler hat was promoting helicopters! I like flying in Hughes 500D’s with no doors on over an active volcano in Hawaii.🔥🌋
I've heard that from another pilot that flies both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft - that he'd rather be in a helicopter and lose power than in a plane.
It's because there are fourty million people in California! It works out to about .015 which is about average although its only .005 in my state. And besides wasn't this filmed in Texas?
LAGO VISTA! My old stompin' grounds! I don't suppose that KVUE-TV 24's Doug Ashworth is still around, is he? He used to fly the 24 Action News helicopter home in the evenings... to Lago Vista. Great guy! Flew in Viet Nam.
Hey Micah, ever since I learned about your flying hobby, I went out got my PPL and my ILS rating and getting my helicopter rating! Aviation is one of the most fascinating industries and hobbies out there! See ya up there!!! :)
Terry Malone Hey, It basically means I can fly in conditions where I cannot see out the windows and use instruments and waypoints to navigate basically allowing me to fly through clouds and rainstorms
Terry Malone yeah ILS “Instrument Landing System” is available in US! It can also align you with the runway in glide slope and with the center line! Cool right?
Nice explanations and demos Micah. With that being said, would you say that the majority of helicopter crashes are due to pilot error or mechanical failure?
those "leaves" falling from trees with a wing are actually pine seeds falling out of a pine cone with a wing on them that makes them helicopter down to the ground. It also allows them to fly a little way away from the tree, allowing the seeds to spread out.
I have an adapter for the intercom that splits audio from the headset. From there I have it running to the GoPro adapter into my GoPro7. Protip: I use a GoPro7 for audio because the 8s have had audio issues and overheat easily.
I sometimes see LA County Sherrif (or CHP?) helicopters practicing Full-Down auto rotations at Burbank Airport. It's impressive to watch, and scary from the ground the first time I saw it (without knowing what auto rotations were). Even then, I'm amazed at how ho-hum you guys are. The full-down was definitely more eventful than the power recoveries with your alarms going off (and a much faster descent), much more like what I see at Burbank, but it's amazing to see just how much you guys can coast it when you want to.
Oh man! I was a bit nervous watching, but like true pilots, you and Steven were so cool and calm. I would be proud to be flying with either of you! I have only been in a helicopter once (flying over Niagara Falls) and it was amazing. The landing scared the crap out of me as it felt like we were falling out of the sky. I have always felt that the pilot did that intentionally, but maybe that's how you come down? It was a smooth landing by the way. I have not wanted to ride in one again, but to be very honest, Micah, your videos have changed the way I feel now. The view is unbelievable. And now, watching Steven performing full-down as well as power recovery autorotations has educated me. Trust the pilots! If you are reading this Micah, maybe you can tell me why in some helicopter crashes the entire helicopter is rotating. Was it pilot error that caused that or mechanical failure? You are absolutely awesome! Thank you!!
Steve is a great instructor: casual, confident, good explanations- when I win the lottery I will come see him and do some business! Of course YOU have taught a lot to your viewers. safety, practicality, consideration for others, great radio skills- people get to see what a real GA pilot looks like-where else would they see that? Idea- if the opportunity comes up, maybe you could give an ATC or tower person a ride- it would be interesting for all involved. RE autorotations- when I started on a C-150 we would do engine out practice on a similar small island. But if our engine did not recover, our landing would have been safe, but a real mess! In the helicopter you would have no problem, other than figuring out what went wrong.
Having never flown an R66 I was curious - how does the rotor energy compare to the R22? I had to do a full down for my CFI check ride and the FAA examiner refused to stay on board the R22 - got out and watched me from the tower
