How to FLY A HELICOPTER Part 2 

I'm home quarantined right now and i thought man it's a good day to learn to fly a helicopter

I got my fixed wing license back in the early eighties. A few years later I took a helicopter lesson in a Hughes 300. Flying forward, straight and level was pretty easy. Hovering? A very different story. For the life of me, I could not hold it steady. Unlike airplanes, helicopters have no desire to fly, and will fight tooth and nail to stay on the ground, and not necessarily in an upright attitude. In spite of the negatives, however, I totally enjoyed that hour. In practiced hands, it’s an amazing flying experience. Unfortunately, the expense involved in learning to fly one is well beyond anything I’ll be able to afford. Videos like this one keep that itch alive.

Thumbs up if you're here after randomly watching Part 1

As a military helicopter electrician while I was in the Navy, I enjoy watching these, because if you know how it works and how to fix it, flying is the easy part!

Very informative! Just gotta remember, the cyclic control reacts in millimeters of input!😁

After watching part 1 and 2 I think I have it. Anyone want to loan me a helicopter 🚁

After you finish part 3...could you make a video explaining why nobody else but you knows how to make a how to video simple? These are amazing and straight forward, most people make EVERYTHING so complicated.

Nice! These controls are actually more delicate than I thought.

I swear watching you all the time I feel like I've become a pro helicopter pilot not even owning my own or have ever been in a helicopter lol

Again super crisp to the point. This is how RU-vid videos should be. Thanks.

I would of liked to see the full start up sequence rather than the quick montage

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Hey man great work. I love your videos. Every detail is explained and filmed with passion. I'm fixed wing pilot but you inspired me to get couple lessons on helicopter. Helicopter was always one big mystery for me, but not anymore. Thank you!

I wanna learn about buttons. Buttons are most confusing, how to start helicopter and make it ready for fly?

Great page!! I was a crew chief on CH-53A/Ds, you do a good job of explaining things to the novice!!

I don't understand how someone can dislike this video before it's even viewable!

My brother flies small airplanes and I have gone up with him for some touch & goes before but myself if I was going to fly something I think it would have to be a helo because they are just so cool....What I love about them is the ability to hover and you don't need a runway to take off or land.

Would be nice to get an overview explanation of what needs to be turned on and why, in general - knowing that there are variables depending on the machine, when getting started.

Same basic maneuvers I used to teach new R/C helicopter pilots. Forwards, backwards, right, left, then boxes, circles, and lastly figure 8’s. Of course that’s after learning how to hold a stable hover. From takeoff hold heli about a foot off the ground to get out of ground effect. It’s cool to see so much of scale flying correlates with flying models. Thanks for posting these informative videos.

Just looking at the flying and the piloting brings a smile to my face, looks like soo much fun to do.

I'm ready to go. turn on all the buttons and switches, and I'll take it from there 💪🏽

Damn, I"m jealous. That Cabri is one beautiful bird, the cockpit is mouth watering. Wish there were some schools in the Seattle area- I'm an instrument rated fixed wing pilot, looking to add rotary.

I have zero experience flying a helicopter, but after watching these two videos, I think I’m ready to fly all by myself! Lol! Seriously though, my wife flies a chopper and if you don’t have limb independence,you might want to just try something else is my understanding.

good to know this before the apocalypse!! :D

You're an excellent teacher. You get that small short lessons work the best. Thank you.

I like the way he gets right to the point.

excellent............i had a virtual tour ............ fantastic way to explain with demo.............out standing.

Keep up the great work!! I remember my first time in an OH-58 Kiowa. Lots of fun!!

After viewing such vedios really inspiring for our youth today they can learn and make it as a professional one.

Its 09:55PM here in the Philippines, because of you i don't want to finish my dinner, i just want to fly a helicopter 🚁

I'm in awe of how good a pilot you are sir

Love these vids!! You've got such a clean, perfect in my opinion, helicopter...the look & style is Mmmmmwah, lovely!!!

For many years ive wondered how the hell does that work, AND bang i found these videos , answered all my questions , AMAZIN, 🦘all the best 🦘💓 from Aussie.

So to fly a helicopter you have to do like 5 things at the same thing. This looks super easy and super confusing at the same time. I like it.

Nice, easy peasy it's like riding a bicycle that goes up cool thanks.

So easy to operate. But only for a trained pilot. Great teaching.

This flies really nice!😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Big thanks for filming the episode!

Again, a good intro to the basics of ground ops. But, I see lots of comments that people are ready to go fly. Not a bad goal, and I hope that they succeed. But, in my professional experience with many, many students, generally it takes about 5 flight hours before he/she can hover safely. Many students have been afraid of the process and/or frustrated by this slow progress. In answer, I always told them that this was like learning to ride a bike when they were young; slow, frustrating progress at first, then the light-bulb came on and thereafter it was a skill they'd have for their whole life. So, I recommend managing expectations at first, and mixing up the training with hover taxiing, normal T/O and landings. Learning to hover and other ground ops is very fatiguing. You also need to point out that this is a French-made helo (nothing negative against the French!), so the MR rotates clockwise. Most helos in the USA and Canada (and perhaps the world) are counter-clockwise rotation, so TR inputs are the opposite as you've described, along with.some cycllc inputs. And, it's difficult to transition to one version to the other; muscle memories.

1:15 That looks soo cool! I personally feel great when everything is working for me.

it's good to learn helicopter information.

Couple more videos then I will be ready for....AIRWOLF!!! Thank you for this. Very cool and a good explanation that is basic.

I haven't flown in just over a month since I got my private. So I'm watching this before going up with my instructor just to make sure I still know how to fly. lol

Dude! You're flying with Steve Buscemi! Too cool

People who know how to do this always make it look "so" easy! ;-)

Thanks again now i know the basics of flying

Best hover video ive found

This is great , I have been looking for this type of videos.

Great Video. Thanks for Sharing.

You make this look so easy.

Anxious for part 3

Another Excellent Video Brother, Well done.

Love the cinematography!

Cheers from your newest subscriber From California !

It's noteworthy to mention that the application of right pedal upon picking up to a hover depends upon which way the main rotor turns. If it turns in the opposite direction then left pedal is required.

I love this stuff, but no surprise; I am an abject geek!! 😁❤️😁

Very good explaining. Excellent thanks

these are always really nice videos! I really want to be a helicopter pilot too. Something like that is really motivating. I come from Germany and have already been in close contact with flight schools there, but I really like your flight school and since I am a mountain biker, it is of course great near Whistler; ) greetings Felix

Much easier to understand than I expected. In theory now I could fly one. Good job!

wonderful.. Always interested to fly real one after trying RC. Helpful and useful..!!

Part 3 on some controls please, hot and cold settings etc..

You looks that you have very good skill in helicopter .. Congratulations

Hey Mischa, awesome video as usual. I can't wait to fly the R44. 👍

It help me a lot to make it clear in my mind Thanks

Really helpful I like it thumb up and subscribed 👏👏👏👍👍👍

actually to make the helicopter tilt forward the greatest pitch would be on the right side of the craft, assuming the blades are spinning counter clockwise, because of the gyroscopic effect on the turning rotor. "Any force applied to a rotating object will have it's maximum effect 90 degrees later in the direction of the rotation".

That was cool. Enjoyed it. Thanks

hey there bro i appreciate your effort it was something i always wanted and you made me feel that thanks stay blessed!

Good lesson and all details

Very informative. I did not know that you had to physically counter the rotation with the pedals. I assumed helicopters came pre-calibrated from the factory so both pedals would be at the neutral (both even) position based on engine torque and rotation. Interesting.

2nd lesson this morning thank you helo boy just need a chopper now

Waoh! I just enjoyed this class.

Awesome video, once again. perfect use of the camera. Thanks!

How i wish i could fly one. Your instruction s are very clear. Kudos!

Watching helocopter vids 5 years after ridng on a Huey when it came here in '16. After getting off, I said "I want one"!

Good job bro lucky you. Julay from Ladakh

Awesome job. U started to scare me with all those buttons and switches. Then u got us up and going.

This is all i needed, thanks! Time to go steal an Apache.

Very nice. I always wanted to learn how to fly. At least I can fly one in an emergency. Thanks a lot for this video.

really cool..... love it !!!!! IF I had to go to war ?? I wanted to be a Helicopter pilot.. love the things... love watching the Huey videos....

very nicely explained. super

Very good teacher taught clearly in a very short video.

SUCH A GREAT VIDEO SO COOL....

Hi Misha, can you make a video about the ground resonance efect? Why it appears, how to avoid it from happening, and what to do in case it starts happening. You could also add other strange and dangerous effects that can happen while flying helicopters. :)

You make it look effortless, I know it’s probably very difficult 🙏

Great...all set🤜🤛. Now i just need a chopper.

Thanks for showing how to fly a helicopter

Thank you. Great work.

What is the maximum blade pitch angle available through the collective? Instinctively, I would guess 45, but everything I know about helicopters I learned in these two videos. Haha! Also, are the blades airfoil shaped like the wings and props of a plane? Thanks again for the info!

ohh yes got it... simple concept and theories...hands on... plus experience.... then thats it..

This looks like fun - and very doable - just a matter of hand-foot-eye coordination. It would be fun to start in a simulator. Thanks for the crash course.

I'm not an official pilot ... but I always follow you from the Italian Dolomites always very very interesting hello and thank you

I’m ready!

Another good precise video, thank you. I'm learning .

SUPER VIDEO

I can take over in mid-flight but landing and take-off are what I would be concentrating on, with the hovering of course. I feel like this will be like balancing the manual car on uphill.

He is very good about helicopter.i would learn how fly helicopter,the man is great about helicopter.

Another great and informative video, straight and to the point. Great job1

Great video

those 2 buttons on the cyclic are the Airwolf model for missiles 🚁🚀🚀