Polish guy Hovers FIRST TRY?? 

Hi all, To dispel all doubts it was my first time at the helicopter. I didn't fly on any simulators but I spent a lot of time on racing simulators and on drifting. I think that this is where good reflexes and coordination come from. It was very exciting and challenging experience. As you can all see I was very stressed 😅+ add 9h time difference. I relied only on the directions Misha gave me during the flight. I had no preparation before. I really love Misha’s way of teaching and his calmness. My summary Re. BC Helicopters and BC field/area : first class instructors, nice foreigners friendly Team, complementary service with accommodation and beautiful scenery free of charge. Greetings from Poland🇵🇱

man im 43 yrs old, watching this has made me decide to take lessons! ive always wanted to fly and seeing the younger crowd doing it has totally inspired me. Well done on the hovering!

This guy could not stop smiling! And neither can I!

He did a great job and probably the best trainer that a guy could ask for👍

That's how the U.S. Army taught me to hover: one set of controls at a time. I had the delusion that I would be able to hover the first try since I knew what each control did and that they were interdependent. That was what it was, a delusion. Confounding. Hateful. Exasperating. Impossible. Soloed at 11 hours in the Hughes TH-55. Then on to the Huey, then the OH-58, and ultimately the AH-1.

The way you isolated each control to familiarize himself with and slowly compounding it was just perfect! Makes me want to try even more! Stay safe up there!

This is one of your videos in which I became a little emotional, Mischa. What a fantastic mentor you are with nerves of steel and seemingly endless enthusiasm for your students, even though you had so many in your career as a highly talented instructor. These new pilots will have great careers in front of them and will always remember the person who taught them their initial skills set.

Love the autorotation on an intro flight. Everyone's biggest fear seems to be "What if you lose the engine?!?!"

I held my phone tightly as I saw how the man was controlling a torque force! I thought he was going to crush. But thankfully he is super brave! ....! I loved this training video ...! Greetings Gabriel from TANZANIA

"Ha ha look at this guy in his Jeep. He's stuck." Same statement heard the world over ha ha

Wow! that was awesome! I love Misha's ability to imbue trust with his student. Everything is calm and easy - a very strong way to learn and grow!

Wish one say i could get to flying a helicopter such an amazing instructor as Misha, this is so inspiring and motivating!

Great job. Brings back memories.

This is exactly why I love this channel.

This was amazing to watch. So exciting. I subbed to you recently - I’m 48 and terrified of heights and flying, but have always been fascinated by the idea of piloting - especially helicopters. They are incredible. Gosh I wish I could afford to do this, but for now, I have to enjoy vicariously. You are a top notch instructor. It was fascinating how different things were as more controls were added, but goodness Doni did goooood!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 Great video, can’t wait to watch more.

Very impressive indeed! I earned my fixed wing private pilots rating in 1979. In 1982, I discovered RC model helicopters and started learning to fly them. It was also it's own kind of challenge. They have the same control layouts and, aside from the fact that you're not actually sitting in the aircraft, fly not unlike the their 1:1 scale counterparts. A year or so later, I was getting comfortable in forward flight with the models when i had an opportunity to take a demo ride in a full size helicopter. I paid for an hours worth with an instructor and he put me through pretty much the same exercise in a hover as you did with this gentleman. Anti-torque peddles first, then collective, then cyclic and ultimately, everything. The peddles and collective were no problem. The cyclic was an exercise in PIO. I didn't get to the point where he took it away from me but I was nowhere near as steady as your student in this video. The thing was, with my RC experience, I expected to do better but all that experience did for me was allow me to recognize everything I was doing wrong. It did absolutely nothing to help me fix it! I finally had to get angry enough to simply freeze on the cyclic for a moment and quit chasing it. That allowed to aircraft to move in one definitely direction which I would then try to stop. Eventually, I calmed down and didn't do too bad. It was a ton of fun. The only negative was that I didn't have the income at the time to pursue the rating. Otherwise, I certainly would have.

He’s naturally talented 👌🏻 Keep up the good work

That was amazing bro! The videos just get better and better!

Awesome video! The smile of your student pilot says everything! 😀👍🇵🇹

You teach everything even beginner can understand it perfectly . Thank you !

brings up good memories of my first flight!! tanks for sharing and be safe 🙂

My first time in a helo was an intro lesson like this at big island of Hawaii. I had played the battlefield video game and was adept at flying the Helos with a joystick. (It was hard to hover, which implies it was somewhat accurate). In the intro flight I was able to hover for maybe 5 seconds at a time using all controls, but then things would get wonky, thx to me applying to much pressure to the cyclic. During the fight, the instructor noted ‘it’s common for people to have a death grip on the cyclic without realizing, you want to just barely touch it like holding a baby bird’. Each time I loosened my grip only to find that I had unknowingly returned to the death grip again and again. I wasn’t freaked or anything, it was just like an unconscious thing. (And not conducive to hovering). Maybe subconsciously, i was concerned after the short mandatory intro ground school, where the FAA requires the instructor to review some sort of ‘SFAR - 73’ document, which in laymen’s terms covers ‘all the ways you can die in this particular model of helicopter’. (A Robinson R-22). I looked outside and thought ‘ah what the heck, it is a beautiful day, let’s go!’ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🥺🥺🥺🥺

Great video and a excellent instructor.

Great job! Also, the rain droplets arching across the bubble are mesmerizing. :D

This video deserves more views and up votes, great content!

Excellent 👌 and Mish you are truly an inspiration and excellent instructor.

Everyone needs an instructor with that positive attitude !

You are a really nice guy and instructor dude . Keep doing what you are doing. At the end of the day for students if you are nice and teaching them nicely without yelling at them that’s what matters.

Really appreciate the excellent way you instruct - very professional and encouraging. Mike Durban South Africa

Great instructing plus you have nerves of steel!

Awesome! Don't know how anyone can NOT like this vid, simple to the point instruction with a guy whose never flown a helo before. You've got the instructional voice of a scoutmaster, nice and calm yet firm enough when needed yet not condescending. Maybe one of these days I'll have the money... Till then, vid watching !!!!

Great video. Thanks for sharing these videos.

Hey Mischa you are a great teacher that's why you get so good results from your students! I would like to see in your videos a camera facing close the instruments (to see them bigger) always on screen in a corner. It will be a good help understanding what the helicopter does on every moment. For me this would be perfect. Many times in the videos (I saw them all) I feel the need to see closer what instruments looks like. That means more editing work, I understand that, too, but it will bring a big improvement on your videos.

Dobra robota my friend. Good luck accomplishing your goals. Your a natural.

That was so great to watch.!

amazing....a grand virtual tour for me.............. i imagined that i am with you guys....enjoyed to the heart... god bless

Great instructor - terrific pupil!!

I see a great teacher and a great student here

Remembers my first time for an introduction flight two weeks ago. No hovering for me as we were in a rural area, but at all three controls for the approach. So cool, even crossed above a Huey in flight :)

I held my phone tightly as I saw how the man was controlling a torque force! I though he was going to crush. But thankfully he is super brave! ....! I loved this training video ...! Greetings from TANZANIA

What an amazing teacher

Awesome!! Love to try that

Pretty calm and very clear trainer.

nicely done and also beautyful scennery

Awesome! I also remember my first heli flight in a Schweizer back when I was 17. I hovered the thing in my first lesson as well since I understood the concept and had done it a few times before on flight sim. I am telling you guys, kids nowadays can practice these things from their living room growing up. Once they are in the real machine it all comes naturally.

When I make my next trip to BC I will definitely pay and go fly with you! I have been flying helicopters for 20 years now and I would like to see how that little helicopter flies!

love this channel! It needs to have a million subs or more, so many people are missing out on some great content and piliot training, oh and remarkable scenery. you should make some tictok vids and link your youtube if you haven't already

Wow what very inspiring teacher

That was simply impressive for a 1st time at the controls in hover! A Robinson 22 isn't that forgiving. It's like a jackrabbit on 1st hover. The Scweitzer is way more stable with its 3 bladed system over the Robinson 22 two blade setup. Great instructing! Love it!

...wow...way super calm teacher...... I just learned that I wouldn't be a good Helicopter teacher if I could be one.

Love it! My adrenaline was pumping too! I‘m a Gyrocopter pilot, but I really MUST have a go in a helicopter - there seems to be some similarities (but I’m sure there’s a lot of differences too!) :-) Fly safe!

I was given a treat by Dave Nieman in a Robinson 44. trying to hover was sooo difficult .. Daves comment was are you going over that hedge behind us or through it .. LOL.. I was concentrating sooo hard that I failed to see the hedge coming closer . Sadly Dave passed away a couple of years ago .. the world has lost a true champion .

Very good teacher!

That a nice Lesson Guys!!

When can you take me out on my first piloting lesson? lol Been watching all your videos lately, obsessed with helicopter flying now after these videos. Put me to the test! haha safe flying

This guy is great

Well done!

i miss the time when i learned fly.good video.

Imagine him in 20 hours?

Fantastic!

you're the best helicopter teacher ever

For my first hover during my first flight, I was in the remaining 90%, I was all over the place!

I always look forward to your videos is it very hard to look out the front when it is raining.

I recall my first hoover commanding all three - cyclic, collective, pedals. I couldn't stop drifting back (and then front, then right). I soloed in 9.5 hours. I think this guy is gonna solo in less than 7 hours. But I think Cat is the #1 pilot of the century

Just finished my intro flight and my instructor said the same thing hovering then he demonstrated an auto rotation it was super cool I start college in aviation science August 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Good job !

You are such an amazing instructor and no wonder everyone wants to fly with You! I would love you to come to Australia and round up some cattle: not to forsake our own outback pilots; whom are amazing. Please could you revisit the "in-ground effect" vs "other effect?". Oh and P.S. - I didn't know that the blades change pitch with each revolution. You fly in some amazing beautiful locations. Cheers Pete

Awesome Bud ! Wen i was 18 i was plating trees in Alberta Canada , We took the shopper every morning since then it is my dream to fly one ! I am 37 now and I Wish i had the money to take the course and have a licence or just actually have a chance to fly a real one instead of a simulator ! This guy is Lucky , i love this Video .

Ur a great instructor...

I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL A MONTH OR SO ITS REALLY GOOD I WOULD BET THE PRICE OF LESSIONS I COULD FLY PERFECT FIRST TIME. I HAVE NO EXPIERENCE.

Gretings from Poland EPSJ Airfield ARGO Aero Training Center!

just by watching your videos and how you teach I feel like I can do 360 in a helicopter 🤣🧡🦸‍♂️🚁

Wow that’s brave!

GOOD INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT

Great video . Can you come to L.A. California and teach me ... I'm very excited after watching you with your student. ✌✌👍👍🚁🚁🚁

I flew Nitro RC heli's for several years and have been curious to compare it to the full size. Hovering was very tough to master on the RC and just as touchy with very small movements of the cyclic(many said if you had to think about what you were doing you were too slow). RC also presented the extra challenge of orientation.... Nose out(facing away from you) the controls were "normal" but turn the helicopter 180* to face yourself and everything seems backwards. Then as you get more advanced with RC you can actually fly them inverted and learning to hover in all orientations inverted throws a whole new level of complication into the mix. Most of the RC helicopters use a gyroscope to help manage the tail rotor, but everything else was fair game.

Pff, this instructor has balls of steels! Great to put all his trust in someone so quickly.

Gratulacje! No i zazdroszcze ;)

Awesome! 🌠

Koledze poszło super👍

I thought he would do all controls. on the hover. THen he got the pedals and bam level of went way down. SO tricky doing all the movements at the same time. Pretty cool!

Not sure if this was training, or just a “fun introductory flight”, but If this guy doesn’t start training for his commercial IMMEDIATELY, he’s wasting some amazing natural ability ! I’ve flown FW for over 20 yrs, but love helicopters. I’ve always wanted to train in one and if I did, it would be right here with this instructor. I’ve had countless instructors over the years, but not like this. Great video !

Kid is a natural

Ive also read that the air density influences the hovering performance.

14:11 At this point I would be focused on The instructor's belt. I reckon he is fixin to jump ;)

i was always told how hard hovering was.. but I did it on my very first lesson, on my first time. and not a sloppy hover.. a legit hover.. even picked it up and put it down on my first try as well

Why you don't teach in Los Angels? Good job, i love to watch your video.

Bravisimo 🚁🚁🚁🚁😎🏜🇺🇸

He flies in Poland,always ask for intro flight you get a longer ride,,, LOL

I hovered on my first try, and therefore I'm in the 10%.Yay!👍

You want proof he has never done it before look how tense and tight his inputs were to the cyclic. He was quick minded though that's why he was able to keep up with his movements and keep the hover reasonably steady. very impressive.

AWESOME

I really want to take an intro flight with you

*No doubt Ol' Igor would have nodded his approval of this one! . . . .* 🚁⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Wow I thing thats unreal first flight he will be good to go in 10 hours

Holy crap that looked terrifying 😱. Now I'm actually more scared to try my first flight as a helicopter pilot

Famous movie line "Your gonna do what??????

This is a true Bro moment

Damn good instructor, I feel like I could fly it..lol

Why isn’t there a built in gyro to automatically add balance to the counter-torque? Seems to me technology is sophisticated enough to auto hover at a button press?