Your first Helicopter lesson

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Learning how to fly a helicopter by having a Trial introductory flight (also known as a TIF) at the Helibiz open day on the Gold Coast.
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@tvaughnjr 5 лет назад

I had this same flight instructor in miami. Very good instructor

@tichafaith9953 4 года назад

He speaks so fast ...lol😂

@Diamond_Tiara 6 лет назад

you know the insurance is expensive when your insurance company offers you a baseball cap.

@ramonvasquez1050 5 лет назад

Kudos for the Video clip! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you tried - Rozardner Flying Bird Reality (erm, check it on google should be there)? It is a good one off product for how to get pilot license without the normal expense. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my friend Sam at very last got amazing success with it.

@NENAD1979J 5 лет назад

Cheers for the Video! Excuse me for chiming in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you considered - Rozardner Flying Bird Reality (should be on google have a look)? It is a smashing one of a kind product for how to get pilot license without the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my best friend Jordan at very last got cool success with it.

@moist.teabag 5 лет назад

do the eyesight resentments vary for type of licence is there any where you can get a licence with one eye?

@TylerHarney 4 года назад

@@moist.teabag My uncle was able to get his license with one eye. So you might be good

@lancairw867 6 лет назад

I’m a 10,000 hour fix wing pilot and took some lessons for fun in this type heilo. I was surprised how little movement you need in the controls ( almost like you think were you want to go would move it 😄). Also hovering was way harder than I thought it would be. They say easier to teach a non pilot than a fix wing to fly Helios. It was like balancing one foot on top a basketball 😬. Much fun 😆👍🏻

@powerplay1000 12 лет назад

Of all the pilots I have flown with, he is easily one of the top 5. This footage was shot as part of a documentary we were making. Unfortunately it fell through. Shame as it we were getting some fantastic footage and I'm sure the doco would have been great.

@1911m1a1ellis 10 лет назад

Were is the button for the minigun?

@desertmulehunter 10 лет назад

Yeah baby...lol

@d.n.3652 5 лет назад

Ivor Biggun it’s hidden somewhere

@karyuriprieto6388 4 года назад

Lovely Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would love your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Rozardner Flying Bird Reality (do a search on google)? It is a good one of a kind product for how to get pilot license minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my m8 at very last got cool success with it.

@Ericksolghxst 4 года назад

Are you dumb?.. He said it's by the big red button

@epavakaa 4 года назад

It would on top of the control stick a Red button for missiles and a trigger for minigun In front of the stick that is on the stick

@choprjock 11 лет назад

It is for communications. (I haven't flown any helicopter that uses that particular switch as a weapons switch). Most have a 2 position switch. Pull it to the first indent for the intercom, and all the way in for the radio. Also, some have a floor switch so the pilot, who is not flying, can talk without touching the controls. For aircraft with multiple radios (AM, FM, UHF, VHF) there would be a selector switch you would use to pick which radio you want to transmit on.

@RitchieJake 11 лет назад

I had an intro lesson yesterday and my instructor said that he hasn`t seen somebody hover like that in years; the last one to do it that well was a military jet jockey.. im only 17 and im looking at this to be my future.. plan on starting flight school in september, flew a hyper sensitive heli with my instructor, had a real fun time; hover is almost like trying to balance a plate on the top of a stick and ur trying to make small precise corrections to keep the plate spinning with stability, fun!

@Aviation101 11 лет назад

Very interesting video! Makes me want to be a Helicopter Pilot. But even trying to get my PPL is expensive :(

@BigLeprichaun 11 лет назад

I'm not a helicopter pilot, however, I want to be one. From what I've been studying about helicopters recently I think they mostly use the yaw just for rotating while hovering. Once you're moving you use the cyclic and the yaw is simply used to prevent yourself from spinning. As for why it's a pair of pedals, I think it gives more precision than if it was a smaller control on the cyclic stick. Also, you don't want to do too much with one hand since cyclic is a very crucial control.

@Bustedhead007 11 лет назад

Outstanding instructor. Thank you for re-igniting my interest in piloting rotary wing craft. Excellent video.

@jonhasker426 12 лет назад

Amazing, I can not wait until I get my Pilots license. simply amazing

@blablafingbla 10 лет назад

Very good instructor, good explanation on the controls

@Amphictyon1 7 лет назад

My sentiments exactly.

@alvaroakatico9188 7 лет назад

blablafingbla, I couldn't understand what he was saying. I guess too much static from the phones. I'll try again.

@barryharvey2850 6 лет назад

@Aviation101 11 лет назад

That's right! I have very supportive Parents. :) My Dad is a pilot and he wanted to do everything to help me follow him in his dreams. But we don't have a plane right now. We had to sell it in 1998 because everything was just getting too expensive.

@adriandiaz4071 3 года назад

That's gotta suck I see it's been 7 years since you posted this hows it going

@toshawebster6523 3 года назад

So interesting 🙌💪🙏🎉😃I believe it's already mine

@jamesb7978 3 года назад

excellent instructor! I like how he clearly and thoroughly goes over the controls to the point where the viewer (me) understood how to control the aircraft. Also, he gave reference points to watch, and little pointers throughout the flight and i’m sure made the person learning feel comfortable and confident in their abilities. If i ever was learning to fly, which i hope to someday, I WOULD PAY DOUBLE TO HAVE THIS GUY!

@Eastendbiilythekid 10 лет назад

Best thing ever invented in my opinion for travel. Nice little lesson

@hurf_durf 11 лет назад

Older helicopters have a throttle either as a separate lever or built into the collective (so that while you pull up or push down the collective to change blade pitch, your twist the collective to throttle up or down).

@charliemarren8724 11 лет назад

That seem's to be pretty standard for introduction flights : ). Once you have a few hours and a general understanding of how to control the machine the instructor will just take control to either show you how to do something or save your life.

@fox2102 12 лет назад

Some of the best footage i've seen of a rotor discovery flight!!

@AwesomeDaysAhead 11 лет назад

Awesome!! Caught it here in Chicago. Love helicopters. Will be around a bunch if them at Oshkosh 2013!

@MarkRansom4365 11 лет назад

Awesome 1st Helicopter lesson. I want an instructor like this guy.

@marcel911 10 лет назад

Nice scenery. If I had the money I would love to learn to fly.

@racetiger47 11 лет назад

This is a common misconception with helicopters, and one of the first questions I get asked. When we give someone there first trial flight at the end of the lesson we demonstrate an autorotation. A lot of your training is practicing autos and other similar procedures. Answering the question the way you did is like saying "cars are dangerous, if the engine stops they will swerve off the road, roll and burst into flame instantly"

@godmode911 12 лет назад

Thanks, I can now escape a zombie apocalypse by helicopter!

@mlsssmlsss 12 лет назад

Without a doubt the best flight instruction video I've seen so far ....I'll be calling that company for my own flight training ...thanx heaps !

@pawbiter 12 лет назад

I'm a fixed wing pilot and plan to take 1 or 2 helicopter lessons just for fun. I learned quite a bit from this video, especially how the position of the controls may vary depending on CG location. Thank you!

@SunSailandSand 12 лет назад

The trainer is amazing very professional, informative and keeps it a calm environment.

@MIXTAB1 4 года назад

Brave man, guy takes up rookies daily and lets them fly his helicopter. Haha Hats off mate

@willmercier2852 7 лет назад

Oh man. I did one of these flights in a fixed wing Cessna, that was complicated enough. This has to be on a whole different level!

@chrishood4483 12 лет назад

Have been a fixed winger for thirty years,but choppers do look fun.A lot of the handling principles look similar as well,even dep and app.

@KnorpelDelux 11 лет назад

Thank you for the reply :) A friend of mine has a helicopter-company and allowed me to take a few trips in Raven 2s with him, I always wondered but never asked about that "negative g-pushovers prohibited" sentence. Now I know, thanks! I really enjoy watching these videos, they bring back memories of so many nice hours in Robinson-helicopters...lovely machines.

@MrJoelBe 6 лет назад

Awesome!! Flying helicopters is so fun! 🚁

@wordsmithgobshite3296 8 лет назад

You appear to have the mike switch where the guns should be.

@rambledogs2012 6 лет назад

Ha ha ha,m I thought the exact same thing.

@NENAD1979J 6 лет назад

Great Video! Forgive me for the intrusion, I would love your opinion. Have you heard the talk about - Rozardner Flying Bird Reality (do a google search)? It is an awesome exclusive guide for how to get pilot license without the headache. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my buddy got excellent success with it.

@seivaDsugnA 6 лет назад

That's the brakes on this thing. And no mention of bogies nor cats. Piece is boring.

@NigelSmithNegsmazin 6 лет назад

Lol exactly what I was thinking, gamers.

@wordsmithgobshite3296 3 года назад

@@truthisnotrelative7438 thank you, I suppose I am, lol

@KnorpelDelux 11 лет назад

It has 2 more seats in the back, you can easily see the difference then between the smaller 22-model and the larger 44.

@skmetal7 11 лет назад

It's for communicating to air traffic control, or launching missiles, depending on the model.

@46ace 11 лет назад

Outstanding look at flying a helicopter. Interesting,thanks for posting.

@chascain1 5 лет назад

Best explanation of how to fly a chopper was in the book Chickenhawk by Robert Mason

@powerplay1000 5 лет назад

Absolutely agree. Loved that book

@bubbawatson1852 5 лет назад

Great teacher, tone and vibration

@IliasJoels 10 лет назад

Looks like a very young instructor. It's the first time i see it!

@titan1235813 10 лет назад

That's what I thought so. He must be a natural.

@justininterest2431 5 лет назад

I want to learn under this instructor. Calm, cool, ice in his veins. This is my guy.

@johnthegodfatherslack 4 года назад

Unbelievable. What a video. Felt like I was there. Wow I bet that is so addictive.

@MrTurnone 10 лет назад

Very good video, excellent instructor! Thanks for posting this up

@pag6999 11 лет назад

Typically it will take 10-12 hours of training just to be able to hover. Once you master that the Real fun begins (i.e. Autorotations, Advanced auto's,LTE, Mast bumping understanding, Settling with power, Run-on landings, Quick Stops, Pinnacle landings, Confined area landings, Slope landings, etc.). Lots of training but also Great Fun!

@andrewevanoff1192 6 лет назад

I wish these kinds of videos were available for free, when I learned to fly, almost 20 years ago.

@lorenztrockle8756 9 лет назад

Great instructional video on the R44. What I would do is to mount an additional camera above the steering column. This would help students understand the minute input that is needed on the cyclical to cause a change in the flight position. Also, talk about how much feet input you give for the tail rotor to start a turn or during the landing process. You guys have a beautiful area, where you fly.

@EduEnYT 12 лет назад

Me: "DO WANT!" Wallet: "No, you don't! >:("

@siik-ghostface 4 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@SpaceSnaxxx 5 лет назад

This is a nice video demonstrating the concepts taught in the pilot's manual. It's not the most intuitive thing to imagine controlling 3 inputs simultaneously where changing 1 input changes the other 2 variables. Ignoring the radio chatter, the explanations of the physics dictating power/control trade-offs were timely with the various flight maneuvers.

@powerplay1000 11 лет назад

That works provided the forest isn't too big. The Big difference between planks and rotors is when something goes wrong in a plane you have time for a cup of coffee. In a helicopter you have seconds to do the right thing.

@powerplay1000 11 лет назад

By moving forward you enter what is called Translational lift. The efficiency of the hovering rotor system is improved with each knot of incoming wind gained by horizontal movement or surface wind. As the incoming wind enters the rotor system, turbulence and vortexes are left behind and the flow of air becomes more horizontal. All of these changes improve the efficiency of the rotor system and improve aircraft performance.

@seashoreut 11 лет назад

Air-to-air missiles, obviously! OK, it's actually the PTT (push-to-talk, or in this case pull)) for the radio.

@pyrokylehatch 12 лет назад

Very cool video! I am a fixed wing pilot that flies and works at an airport with quite a bit of helicopter traffic and I've always been curious as to what it looks like inside the helicopter while controlling it. This video answered a lot of questions. Thanks for sharing!

@mikecimerian6913 8 лет назад

Pretty good, we learn many fundamentals in one short hop.

@locoslair 10 лет назад

Great Job! Can't wait to start lessons!

@powerplay1000 12 лет назад

I had the same thought before I started my lessons. Once you start flying it really makes very little differance and it's a lot easier to get into the aircraft.

@motokid032 12 лет назад

Respect..I live in the states and own a 2006 GTO AKA Monaro, fan of the Robbie as well.Rock the Ef on!

@dailyfacts2023a 7 лет назад

I am nervous yet excited. My best friend and I are going to the national guard and while we are in there we are going to be taking helicopter pilot classes together!

@nateryder3479 6 лет назад

Can't wait to do this. So awesome!!!

@motokid032 11 лет назад

That's where the Anti-torque comes into play my friend.

@wilkoslavakia 12 лет назад

how could anybody dislike this? clear video, good sound, no crap music makes me won't to go out and fly a chopper now :)

@saltan2 11 лет назад

Must say I loved my flight, about 80% with me flying but also on your video its great for us learning our FRTO.

@zatorce 11 лет назад

Great instructor and great clip. Thank you .

@sam111880 8 лет назад

love to try fly a chopper don't think it would take as long to learn as flying a commerical airline or even a cessna or pipper recreational airplane. just seems as choppers and small recreational airplanes would not be to hard to fly ... the most difficult part to get right would be the landing... also the most dangerous part to get right go figure

@s14duma 12 лет назад

My head would be exploding right now being first flight in a heli. My first experience in a piper cherokee my trainer let me take off and land on my own on the first the flight.i about nearly shiet my pants. Had soo much fun! Nice vid mate!

@freddielaker2 12 лет назад

I love coolangatta airport - popped in for a tinny there on the way to Byron bay once. I thought I recognised it before I read the text. love the vid........

@FlyingThereAndBack 11 лет назад

Nice video, good, easy going instructing. I really want to do a TIF on a rotary wing just to say I've flown one, but am petrified of liking it too much and 'Blowing' a whole bunch of money on gettin a PPL(H) instead of putting the money towards fixed wing endorsements/ratings etc. Maybe just a scenic chopper flight would be less risky ha.

@ppger44 12 лет назад

Great questions & answers. I'm currently going through Private Pilot Ground School in NE Ohio now and did wonder about whether the FAA knowledge test was going to have questions about RTC, LTA, GLI, PPC, etc.

@sam111880 8 лет назад

for example in this particular chopper i am confused on what lever make the tilt of the rotor for going forward or backward motion from the collective pitch lever for vertical motion. The foot pedals are usually for the stablizing of the chopper from not spinning for torque of the rotor blades turning

@powerplay1000 11 лет назад

In flight we are able to produce both a negative or low G (weightless feeling) and a positive or high G (increasing weight feeling) condition. Pull the nose up and you get positive Gs....Push down and you get negative Gs. In negative G pushover in a 2 bladed helicopter you risk a "Mast Bumping" It is a condition applicable to two bladed helicopters with a teetering rotor head such as the R22/R44, Bell47 and Bell 206

@JaleelJohanson62 11 лет назад

You have to make sure you don't take someone up who's going to go into full scale panic mode and grab the controls out of fear. It'd be like a drowning man pulling you down with him..

@peglegnoid6139 7 лет назад

If you can stand on a beach ball in the water , you will be a very good chopper pilot.

@motokid032 11 лет назад

Can't wait for my intro flight..I'm going to master the hover in 5 minutes. Guaranteed.

@RABIDxMONKEYZ 11 лет назад

Im currently in progress of getting my private pilots license. I know it seems very difficult at first, but after you figure out what youre supposed to listen for then it becomes a lot simpler

@johnwagner1549 11 лет назад

The controls are not easier. (in my opinion. ) in a fixed wing you have a yoke, in a Helicopter you have the collective and the cyclic stick. so in a fixed wing you have one control for your hands, a helicopter you have two. the only analogous flight control is the rudders. But I have never piloted a helicopter, only fixed them. I do have a private pilots liscence for fixed wing though. (Single engine land fixed wing cert, Helicopter mechanic for 4 years US Navy)

@ReverendTed 11 лет назад

As an unexperienced observer (whose main exposure to rotary aircraft is through various videogames and simple toys), I was surprised to see how much the cyclic was used for turning as opposed to the pedals. I.e.: rolling into turns as opposed to spinning around to face the intended direction. I'm also curious why the preferred location for that control is a pair of pedals rather than, say, a hat on the control stick.

@epie 10 лет назад

I love the cyclic, it looks much easier. Also love the R22.

@alshahrani88a 10 лет назад

Very good instructor.

@choprjock 11 лет назад

If you'd like to, you can Google "Huey cyclic stick (or collective stick) photos" and see the control configurations for a more sophisticated aircraft. It'll surprise you how many buttons, knobs and toggle switches there are on just the controls.

@davidmack4495 2 года назад

wish I could fly..I have some medical issues that keep me from flying....looks like a blast!

@TarikMerryface 12 лет назад

extremely professional and an amazing instructor. the ozzie accent is a great plus! I have to go to the land down under! wish i could do the PPL(H)

@sam111880 8 лет назад

you pull up on the collective pitch stick you go up you push down on the stick you start to go down because the blades are changed from horizontial position for the low stick to a more angled for a raised stick. This is just how a turbine fan would blow more air principle. Ofcourse you still need the antitorque pedals to regulate you spin around in a circle as well when your doing the rising. But i am wondering what level in your chopper effects going backwards or forwards i.e effects the tilt of the rotors backward or forward

@saltan2 11 лет назад

Cool, I've got mine tomorrow and going for the same Pilot in control flight in a GyroCoter and a few weeks time.

@Ewwtuba 11 лет назад

Excellent video, excellent instructor. So excellent that although I have zero Heli time, I feel like I could strap in and fly this thing....in an emergency. (I do have 600+ hrs in fixed wing powered though.:-)

@racetiger47 11 лет назад

The hole reason for your first post was to say "before picking your school pick the right helicopter" If you were a pro heli pilot you would know its far more important to get the right training and school. I was taught by an instructor who has 14,000 in a R22. Most of my training was in the mountains and at altitude. I put that down to how I got my job, where I got this job and why I’m still alive today. Its not the Nut on the rotor head but the Nut behind the controls that makes the difference

@Andyb012 12 лет назад

Get an external mic for the camera and put it by your ear when you put the headset on. When you speak it comes through your headphones as well as the other persons. This way you can record yourself, the other passenger, and the controllers. I've never tried it myself, but I'm assuming it would work.

@dougieladd 6 лет назад

Great. Professional. Safe. Good video. Thanks for posting.

@WizzRacing 10 лет назад

The numbers are in The USA comes out to about $65k for 200 hrs sling load rating. About $120k to earn 500 hrs which makes you marketable for some kind of professional paid job and getting that magic 1000 hrs in the book. The great thing is you don't need single engine, multi engine, turbo prop etc..that is required to progress in fixed wing. You get a rotary wing license you can fly any helicopter. All you need is class room introduction and a check ride.

@russob7042 10 лет назад

The only job I know of for anyone under 1000 hours is CFI, and you don't need 500 for that. That is unless you know someone personally.

@WizzRacing 10 лет назад

Why I said that magic number 1000. The average miniuim experience is more like 1500 for most adds I seen. You can get shuttle jobs if you look around with 500 hrs most are overseas but it's job.

@stealhty1 9 лет назад

Claude Rains So I have to spend close to $280000 to get a job that pays $40 Hr if lucky ???? make no sense

@WizzRacing 9 лет назад

No. The average cost for the first 200 hrs is $50k If it was me today. I would get that first 200 hrs sling load license. Then either go overseas and get the rest or buy me an R22 and peddle my services. At least the client would be paying the bills. Fuel cost and maintenance. Don't forget insurance premium. You could also get an instructor job with the same R22 and get your hrs that way.

@DONphantasmo 6 лет назад

Wow, what a great little session. Great job Mike!!!

@stevenholladay6421 6 лет назад

Ya got to love the chopper jockeys !

@prohelipilot1 11 лет назад

Yes but the newer Cobras use a a 4 bladed rigid system, it is great for transport and work helis but it is slower to respond to pilot inputs and it can't be unloaded. ( see mast bumping ) obviously you like one and I like the other lets just leave it at that

@waterattack 12 лет назад

17 PPL, but fly on your own at age 16. All solo flights at 16 fall under training flights. Recommend you go for flight now and then, maybe 1-2 a month just for some air time, and then start real training at 16. I am currently 16, 42 flying hours close to my Private Pilot License. :)

@doms6741 4 года назад

Managed to fly a R22 a while back. Was fun, but couldn't hover haha

@MrSpunduckwoo 8 лет назад

I can run a 4 stick case backhoe with foot pedals like a surgeon. I think flying a chopper would come natural to me. I wanna try!

@bh8671 8 лет назад

Too bad it's nothing alike.

@Ranveer_Singh_Kahani 8 лет назад

hahahahaha so true.. helicopter is sensitive not like crane or backhoe or evcavator.

@GrafDevelopments 8 лет назад

Clayton, I think you would do fine. They are two different pieces of equipment, but the most difficult part is learning to use both hands and both feet at the same time. You are already proficient at that so you just have to learn the basics. Go for it!!

@MrSpunduckwoo 8 лет назад

Ray Isaac you have no idea what your talking about! a good backhoe operator and crane operator use nothing but sensitivity. You might just be picturing someone pulling/yanking on levers all day. This is not the case when it comes to good operating. Some work is so sensitive I have to use my finger tips to move the controls. if you don't understand this then clearly you never ran equipment or your just not good at it. And btw.....not only are you using sensitive hand eye coordination, your also factoring in "feel" the slightest little balance change requires they slightest little adjustment from the controls. so if you ask me....helicopters and equipment would go hand in hand.

@MrSpunduckwoo 8 лет назад

Bruce Graf thank you for the positive feedback. Good to see someone who actually understands where I was going with that.

@ht-ve9fe 6 лет назад

thx m8

@KnorpelDelux 11 лет назад

Mike, would you be so kind and explain what exactly a "negative g-pushover" is and why it is a maneuver you should not do?

@kerrytodd1641 10 лет назад

Great job! Hope I can find a great instructor like this in the States when I start!

@sam111880 8 лет назад

though for a chopper i would say decrease or increasing the drift of the rotors produced vertical rise or fall. So i would imagine landing or taking off is just a matter of varying the collective pitch stick . With the back rotor varying your direction or spin you go. So its really kind of just getting use to varying the collective pitch stick and the foot petals in a controlled manner and not screwing up specially when it comes to landing or taking off .... and if your flying low you better watch your surroundings or equipment if you got it

@bh8671 8 лет назад

You aren't saying anything new. You are just fishing for compliments.

@jetmech73 7 лет назад

sam111880 All Choppers operate on the Same principals, you are referring to the "Cyclic" Controls (Stick) that controls (Pitch and Roll) I guess you didn't watch the video at all did you? and are completely Separate from "Collective" (vertical lift control) and the foot pedals (Yaw control) And again unfortunately as you state "Blowing More air" has nothing to do with any of it...! Just as it has nothing to do with Turbine Engine operation blowing more air either..! You might want to do some research, or at least wait for a educated response before you decide to attempt to answer "YOUR OWN" questions...!

@stealhty1 11 лет назад

You got to let your student fly longer. we already know how much excellent of a heli pilot you are, and start from the ground up

@RADIOACTIVEBUNY 11 лет назад

You're one of many I've had to explain this to over the past couple of months :P

@prohelipilot1 11 лет назад

If you are going to take flying lessons, before picking your school fly both the R22 and the H300C. Guaranteed you will pick the 300C, it is alot more aircraft and alot safer. The R22 has a usefull load of 500lbs ( thats both pilots and fuel ) The 300C has a usefull load of 950 lbs and it is alot closer to the turbine helicopters you will want to transittion too. Also it doesn't have that goofy Robinson cyclic. Anyone who has been in oth will definetely pick the Schweizer ( Now Sikorsky) 300C

@dirtyblond2332 5 лет назад

Maybe an odd question, but have you ever had a passanger or student that you felt could possibly force the controls to intentionally harm the flight ? Had a fixed wing student once that 20 minutes in started relaying all the different ways she had tried to kill herself in the past. Such a creepy feeling that once back on the ground I explained to the director why i wouldnt be the CFI for that student. In a helicopter, the inputs are so slight that it would be all but impossible to outfight inputs to get on the ground safely. As they say, airplanes want to fly, helicopters want to kill you...