My Experience Flying The CV-22 Osprey 

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Continuing on the Special forces theme and doing a video with the 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers) would be epic. The Little Bird is such a cool helicopter.

I flew for 6 years in the air force as a loadmaster. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen in regards to showing a full mission from first getting your equipment from AFE, going to the Crew Briefing, stepping to the aircraft, even seeing a little Maintenace out there and showing the different aspects of flying from low level to a Halo jump all with comms and nice commentary. AMAZING!!

My condolences to the 3 marines killed today here in Australia. I saw this aircraft last week at the Gold Coast Air Show. 100s thousands of people watch their performance.

I’m a Crew Chief at Cannon, special thanks to our Maintainers for keeping these incredible machines flying! ;) Definitely not an easy task, trust me :)

Buddy is flying the Avenger 💀💀💀

I’m a machinist and have manufactured components for the Osprey. It’s easily the hardest components I’ve even made in my life. What an incredible piece of equipment though. 😊

Quite possibly the most fun I've ever had filming a video. What should I film next?

I was your crew chief that day, that’s me at 6:00 pushing the fire bottle and doing the preflight walk around, my parents were super proud to see me in the video

Damm...I'm 62 years old but after watching your video I'm ready to enlist! Great Job Sam and to all your air crew mates that made it happen🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

So stoked to see this come out! This one and the new helicopter one have been my favorite so far.

I remember when this thing debuted and everyone said how ugly and stupid it was. I've loved it from the very start. It's so unique, and extremely overpowered to be able to get in and out FAST and easy. Nape of the Earth flying looks like a ton of fun, but spectating and doing. Amazing opportunity. Thanks for taking us along. My favorite photos from troops on deployment are almost always the ones out the side or back of aircraft. That tail spot would be so cool to just chill in and watch the landscapes go by.

I was a crewchief on ospreys for 4 years. I still dream about flying, comms, and all the cool stuff I did. sweet video man.

Incredible as always. Great support of the United States Air Force - and an excellent tribute to all of the hard work and training.Thank you Sam!

I was lucky enough to get a short ride-along in the back of one of HMX-1's Ospreys after one of their changes of command, was an absolute blast. Seeing the earth rapidly zoom out from the bay door when the pilot pulled the stick back and punched it was like nothing else. Great video, thanks for reminding me of the experience.

Amazing video as always. Hearing you talk about the wind from the Osprey reminded me of the wind from a MH-60 Jayhawk. It also produces hurricane force winds and when you are floating in the water it can be overwhelming.

I have always been so fascinated by this incredible flying machine it’s truly amazing ! Thanks for putting this together for us Sam.

I was part of some of the first USMC Osprey operations in 2009 in Afghanistan... I think those larger rotors result in less violent downwash... we had big boys with full armor and ammo get fully chucked into the air while holding an M240... You got it pretty easy from what I saw- you sayed feed on ground.

This looks like an awesome plane and this should be an EPIC VIDEO SAM! I cannot wait to see it! 👍✈️😎

First knew about this aircraft back in 2007 when the first Transformers movie came out and was amazed by how cool it looked! Now looking at the entire operation from this video is just so cool!

When the Osprey was first being flown and wasn't really known about yet I was lucky enough to be at Amarillo,TX Airport and see them! It was a sound I had never heard and so unique, I knew it had to be something special. When they came around the hangers onto the taxiway, I was awestruck! What an amazing Aircraft and definitely was happy to be able to see this marvel take off and land...

29 November, 2023. As of now 4 Ospreys crashed in a years time.each has had fatalities. Norway, Arizona, Australia and now Japan. Eye witness account of the latest Japan crash saw it coming down in flames.

Bruh that is the coolest experience one can have. Spending the day hanging out with the pilots & Special Ops and firing a 50 Cal. from a freaking plane.........dang !

Incredible video! Thank you for taking us behind the scenes!

Oh my gosh , what an experience for me -- that Osprey is really unbelievable -- That trip was so amazing for me . Thanks Sam .

Sam is the type of guy to have a banger vid every vid

Amazing video, Sam. Beautiful aircraft, high- paced environment, professionals at their finest. I actually love everything about the Osprey so this footage was a royal treat for my Osprey - craving eyes!!!!. Osprey, the Huey of the 21st Century!!!.

I managed to squeeze it in on a break. Great video as always. Bravi to you, the film crew, the flight crews, and the special forces involved in this undertaking. I pray we never need them, but am certainly happy to have them at the ready these days.

This is an amazing look into the Osprey, thank you for this amazing coverage!

Amazing video, Sam. Beautiful aircraft, high- paced environment, professionals at their finest. I actually love everything about the Osprey so this footage was a royal treat for my Osprey - craving eyes!!!!. Osprey...

Another amazing video. I really enjoy these and it always looks like you are having an amazing time doing what you love. Keep up the good work

Oh my gosh! I was waiting for this video for so long!!! Thank you Sam Eckholm!

Always fantastic content from you. Thank you for your dedication to excellent work!

Dude that was an amazing video. Loved everything about the Osprey. Such an incredible machine. Fan from Cincinnati.

WOW the best CV-22 video ever. Since the CV-22 was conceived, I always loved this aircraft. Excellent video keep up the good work.

When I was in the AF many moons ago, I was an aerial gunner on the Pave Low (and transitioned to the Pave Hawk after the 53 was retired). When I was at Hurlburt and they were bringing these CV-22s in, first time ever in service...must have been 2005 or 2006...I got a chance to ride one. It was terrifying during certain phases of flight. I remember thinking it seemed super unstable, which was odd, because helicopters, which is what I was used to, are inherently unstable. Understand, that's not an indictment of the aircraft. At that time, there weren't many pilots with a substantial number of hours under their belt on the Osprey. It was mostly simulator time. They had installed sims at Hurlburt way before they brought the actual birds in. But there were things the simulators couldn't replicate as well back then. So a lot of things were learned on the job behind the stick of the actual aircraft in those days as pilots (who had transitioned in from other types) got a feel for the difference between the Osprey and more conventional aircraft. It's really cool to see how far the program has come.

Great video Sam. Professional. It took a long time to develop the Osprey but it is a crucial piece of equipment for special forces, special ops, rangers and seals as well as medevac. When seconds matter in any situation this is one thing that can get the specialized staff members to the spot in a hurry to get the job done. It filled a huge void in our military's weakness.

this is AMAZING thank you so much for giving us this kind of view!!

I saw the Osprey irl years ago, and omg it's big! I'll never forget such a view of being so up close to this beautiful aircraft

Sam, thanks for making this video. It gives us a glimpse of what our son is doing as he is currently training to fly the Osprey. So impressed. Great job!

This was incredible, RU-vid content at its absolute best, thanks for bringing such great videos.

I just caught some pictures of one yesterday, really amazing aircraft.

that synced clap at 1:11 to 1:14 is crazy

Your a talented young man. Keep up the good work. My nephew is a retired Air Force photog and I just picked up the bug this past year myself. Shot my first Air Show featuring the Thunderbirdsa few months ago in Augusta, GA. I have a few shots I am really proud of and a bunch in the recycle bin. Hope to do it again sometime. Love your vids

Excellent video. Really inspiring, don’t stop making videos.

I've just started flying the MV-22 in Microsoft Flightsim and it's a bit of a beast to get the hang of. The hardest part is slowing the damn thing down, it's so fast compared to a standard helo and learning when to transition is going to take practice. It's quite a machine.

Sam, you are a rockstar! Thank you for sharing the great footage and knowledge!

Awesome video as always! Great work!

So stoked to see this channel grow, great job.,.

The V-22 is an absolute amazing feat of engineering. So much went into it its design and it's an impressive machine.

Man collabed with the air force. But only has around 350 k subs. And I can already tell by the intro that this guy deserves way more subs.

I've always loved the ospreys. The giant propellers are just so damn cool in flight.

Great job Sam - this was 🔥🔥🔥 on every level!!! The USAF needs to give you your own MOS - F22X Video AWESOMEness Officer !!!!

This channel deserves more recognition

That looks like so much fun. Great video

Tiltrotors and VTOLs are my favorite types of aircraft. No doubt about it.

I am happy for you, Sam, getting this chance for a ride on such a giant aircraft ! And Thanks to all the guys, who let you `in` :)

Another great video with amazing cinematography

Thank you so much for these videos!

Props to the cameraman on creative mode flying to capture those shots

Love the narration on this one!

INSANE! Awesome video!

Wow! Amazing! The closest I've gotten to even being close to one of these is seeing one flying over my house.

Honestly the CV-22 is one of the most fascinating aircraft to me, and my absolute favorite non-supersonic aircraft of all time.

That sound . Amazing!!

Bro I love that this video releases on my birthday

Incredible footage Sam no one else could’ve done it better👍🏻🇺🇸

Look forward to all the videos, Sam!

This was sick man!! So cool.

HI SAM YOU GOT A GREAT JOB!!!! AND FUN AND LEARNING .. IN THE 70S WE ONLY HAD THE C-47S , C123, AND AUH1 MEDI -VAC. ,,GREEN GIANT OR HUEYS ,, I THOUGHT THEY WERE GREAT !! I HAD GOOD TIMES AND BAD!!! NOW THE FUTURE HAS IT... THANKS,, KEEP FLYING SAVE..

Very informative and cool footage!

This guy lived my DREAM!!!

Excellent video, Sam! Congratulations on your experience and praise for your production.

This is sure to be a really great video. As usual, I will have to catch it later. I wish there was a way to do multiple premieres, kind of like East and West coast movie premieres.

Yess, you are best Sam👍👍👍 Arto from Finland

Just found your channel & I gotta say you have one of the coolest jobs. Mad jealous

The Marines, from New River, run night low levels over my house, which is always loud but awesome.

This looks like an awesome VTOL can't wait to see the video!!!!!

Love these videos!

Awesome video again Sam.

Cool to support these as AIS, thanks for making a vid at the base!

These were my all-time favorite means of travel when I was in the Corps.

A video I’ve always wanted :)

Wow, this is really like the Pelican from Halo

Fantastic machine, mad props

Such awesome content!

Absolutely amazing!

If the manufacturer can ever figure out the hard clutch engagement issue, it'll be a great airframe again.

this is amazing, I always loved US airforce, even the smell of it, because my father was a pilot of the Portuguese air force (C130) and he was in a base that is shared with USAF, is called Lages field-Azores(LPLA) in islands really in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (Azores) very big base , very long runway, huge ramps for hundreds of planes , thousands of military families so... is strategically such an important base for USA , flights between USA and Europe or the middle East is the perfect spot to give rest to crews for such long flights, and this base is Portuguese but is shared with USA armed forces. I grew up for 18 years and i have seen all the planes you can imagine from Bombers to entire squadrons of F-15 landing and take off from there, was always a P-3 Orion flying around. Surely my experience living in the little "corner" of heaven was great, America is such a great country

Remember seeing one here in northern ireland back in 2016.

Really enjoyed this video! I am lucky enough to be able to catch Osprey along the Gulf Coast when we travel to Destin, Florida in the Summertime. Eglund AFB is right there. Epic!

Honestly, I’m still astounded that the Osprey exists. It isn’t just something in a video game. It’s actually real. It’s actually used. It’s so cool.

this is epic. absolutely epic that you were able to get to them to agree to a video

I'm old school Air Force... Back in the eighties we had a saying about Army and Marine jumpers. "Why would someone jump out of a perfectly good aircraft?" My how times have changed! I've got to add too that you have guts young man! I have no fear of flying because I'm from a flying family - but I don't like the Osprey. Awesome video. Thanks for posting.

This is going to be a banger!

Saw a pair of these going to and from Patrick’s AFB a few months back. So damn cool to be in your pool and look up and see these dudes buzzing over. 😂

Awesomeeeeeee the quality of this video is amazing

This is the most badass looking aircraft. Looks way better in the helicopter formation tbh.

I only recently got obsessed with the V22. First Tom Stanton's video, then this. Great timing.

You’re living life brother💯