Sikorsky 58T Helicopter We go for a ride. 

I used to fly this very helicopter when it belonged to its previous owner the now defunct NY Helicopter Airline in NY in the 80s and early 90s. I miss her.

That ole Sikorski S-58 is jet turbine powered. The pilot needs to keep that left hand on that collective flight control AT ALL TIMES!!!

Some how I really love design of this chopper. This is one kick ass machine. My favourite.

I flew as a crew chief on this H34A back with the 101st Aviation Battalion.Changed, logging many hours in this bird. I am partial towards this chooper because of it,s easy to do heavy lifts. Now I just sit here and wait for an invitation to fly with Mid West Helicopter, as it is on my bucket list to get another ride . 80 year old Screaming Eagle.

It was a very special ride for me. Thanks for taking care of her.

Awesome, many years ago I got to ride in a helicopter, was a fun experience. Would do it again in a heartbeat!!

Great stuff…..good flying

I noticed that you weren't smiling too much once the helicopter was airborne. Seems the things we did when we were younger aren't so easy to do anymore. I used to build houses for a living, and even did repairs on a church steeple once, but nowadays, even a 16 foot ladder looks a little too high for me... Thanks for gutting it out for us to get the inside story! George

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Jim... we met at the hotel breakfast at HAI... I am the Coast Guard pilot in Puerto Rico.... you have a blessed job man! Thanks for talking. Matt

I worked with Midwest helicopter numerous times I was a union sheet metal worker

Thanks for the ride 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍

That just brings back so many memories when I was like 7 or 8 years old when my dad owned his own Sikorsky S-58 even though it wasn't turbine powered it was only piston powered.

Very cool. Liked the Cadillac video, too.

Door? We don't need no stinkin' DOOR! Very cool video Chuck. I'm jealous!

@zzzdogutube I believe it is 1958 vintage. The turbines at some point replaced the radial engine. It is in excellent condition.

thanks for the ride

Chuck like the ride!!!

Great Videos Chuck!

Great video.

Thanks for the ride and post, Chuck. You are a very pleasant host. I'll look & see what else you have here.

Reminds me Riptide

The stuff we did in the Nam was crazy,but we were young.As they say the older you are the smaller your b...s.

sweet way to make use of a classic heavyweight. Really not nearly as popular now as the 50s-70s. Lots of classic heavyweights from Soviets and US from the 60s.

I can't recall you mentioning being in 'Nam in any of your videos I've watched. You should make a video (or several?) of you telling stories from your time there.

At the front of the cabin below the pilots is a small door, when the helicopter had a piston engine, if you opened the door then you’d find a huge cooling fan blowing air on the engine.

Love seeing these guys in town...

RideswithChuck, The pilot won't even let you sit in the cockpit while flying? That's the best view!

U were a vet suscribe any nam vet is awsome I come from a military family

@Busia1949 The ride is exciting and all of that butI have the most fun and do the most smiling when I'm editing the video.

cool.

@HeyRadialMoon It's a lot of work making you young guys jealous.

working this helicopters in amazon jungle and off shore petroleum in macae rio de janeiro

guy from Australia, Joliet prison.....that's the blues brothers!

The Joliet Prison is no longer used as a prison.

How does the cost of hiring the chopper compare to a crane to lift the a/c units?

@Seattlecarnut I think I just like scaring myself a little bit.

Is the whole operation carried out under Part 91?

I didn't know you could fly over a prison.

But would your body weight put the ship out of limits for doing the lift? . . . as they ran single pilot otherwise . . .

I believe the Bell 212 also uses the PT6 twin pac setup, I wonder, will the S-58T out lift the Bell 212, also what is the max working altitude for the S-58T helicopter?

How old is that Helicopter? Was it in good shape?

I notice the cabin is completely isolated from the cockpit, is there no means of communicating with the pilot once you're airborne?

What was that strange looking tower building @3:33?

Wait a...there was two of them

@RideswithChuck Well then, keep on working Chuck. Btw, it's nice to be considered young by at least someone's standards.

Anyone know this helos history? Was it ever owned by ST Louis helo?

A turbina poderizado??? OH!!! era de piston motor!😶

"What the heck happened" You got older and wiser!! That's why soldiers are young!! Young and dumb!!

WTF Took the radial eng, out