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.
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!
@B dub I was just thinking why modern helicopters don't have computer systems to take care of all the instability so your controls would be just like you were at your laptop?
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
Can you lock or put a “hold” on the collective in place once you have the desired altitude? Or must a grip and placement always be held ? I can’t imagine keeping a firm grip for a multiple hours flight.
Great video about explaining the control effect of Helicopters, however the 1st 45 five seconds are disastrously confusing, some longer stops on the switches, levers and buttons and some short explanations would be in order, I even tried to watch the video frame by frame to understand or read the labels but was not able too. , thanks for the effort any way..., just a small note in 00:12 the gauge read out side air temperature as 16C and time as 1:32:23 , 00:23 11C at time is 1:32:28 , 00:31 3C at 00:00 ? is that a time recent or even this is even a watch? or is it a total time? or the time the aircraft flew last time? 00:34 -2C still 00
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.
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.
There are too many "it depends" Weight: cargo, passenger, fuel. All of those affect collective pitch which affects torque. Air conditions : temperature, altitude, moisture content.
A wonderful concise video as usual that is appreciated by those of us who are not rotorwing pilots! I have a question about when you are at cruise speed... how do you maintain the constant speed? Do you have to continue short forward inputs on the cyclic or will it remain at the same forward speed if you just hold the cyclic in one position? Thanks.
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 would have though the tail would be set to automatically stop the Heli from unwanted rotation. Doesn't make sense why you have to counteract the torque manually. Surely with could be done by giving the tail rotor a more aggressive angle?
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.
I'm assuming a more expensive helicopter would automatically neutralize the torque so during takeoff, you wouldn't need to apply the right pedal at all. Is that correct?
hi, you make starter machine many fast! i saw only part 1 and now part 2! do you have video with step by step starter motor? what is helicopter tipe? congratulations for you video, many easy! sorry for my english, is so so! i'm learning!
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".
Do you think, after these 2 lessons, that it would be OK if I take one of the coptors here at the airfield for a shirt low level spin around the perimeter of the field?
Non pilot here. A helicopters cyclic seems over sensitive, only minimal movement is required. Wouldn´t it be easier if the stick had more travel? Or would that make the helicopter "sluggish" to control?
Great video. This is easier than driving loaded super B 18 gear liquid hauling truck. The only problem I would have is height. I can't deal with height.
Great videos. Would love to fly in one. Obviously you must do periodic inspections of the blades to make sure there aren't any hairline cracks in the blades. Is that ever and issue? What are the blades made of? If you don't mind me asking.
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. :)
I have a question to ask about the throttle.If you roll on it increases speed of the rotors and if you roll off(turn right)does it decrease the spin(turn left) of the the rotors?
Do you even need to do left pedal at all? Or are you just doing right pedal and the left foot is just resting on the foot pedal? How hard are you pushing like brake on a car or gas pedal?
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.
So does the collective stay in place when you lift it and lower it? Or is it something you have to constantly keep your hand on throughout your journey?
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
Well, that depends on the technology being used. There are RC helicopters that are very similar to the real thing. If you're talking about multicopters though, those are entirely different.
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.
Gotta ask... What's the reasoning behind the helmet? All guys I know don't use a bone dome? Sure, you go down you'll need all the protection you can muster. Is there anything more to it?
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.
I'm home quarantined right now and i thought man it's a good day to learn to fly a helicopter
Same here man
Me too
same
Just another day in the apocylapse
Same...
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!
Your WRONG flying it is NOT EASY
Sure it is. Work on your grammar, then we can take your replies seriously! Peace!
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 🚁
Yeah, sure... which one do ya want?
@@lovetotruck78 Yo, can I borrow a AH-54?
😁😁😁👍👍
@B dub I was just thinking why modern helicopters don't have computer systems to take care of all the instability so your controls would be just like you were at your laptop?
@@georgeerto bra
I wanna learn about buttons.
Buttons are most confusing, how to start helicopter and make it ready for fly?
Yeah.. Me too😊 i want to lean them. I wonder if there is video for those things?
gyamar tamar I think he already posted it
@@tristentrevino1307 part 1 only has the control's none of the buttons and stuff
@@mrpepperonipizza3287, he made a how to startup video some time ago. Just search for it on YT or look at the "how to" list on his channel....
Startups are really hassle and bad no matter if you're a true pilot or a simmer but in order to fly them helis do or do not, there is no try
I would of liked to see the full start up sequence rather than the quick montage
Exactly, I would've been more interested in a detailed description of each button and when/why use it! But otherwise I love this guys videos!
Me too.
Mustang2005 search the channel you will find a detailed start up procedure for the Cabri G2.
ua-cam.com/video/504uGftLmDA/v-deo.html
@@cambproductions1374 thanks I'll check it out!
Nice! These controls are actually more delicate than I thought.
Adds “trained helicopter pilot” to resume...
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.
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 UA-cam videos should be. Thanks.
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!
Think of it as sitting on top of a balloon, it helped me to understand it. Now when I approach it, flying is not that difficult.
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.
I don't understand how someone can dislike this video before it's even viewable!
They usually call them another version of donkey Holes
Some are bots I think
Come on! They r disabled people.
they r trump supporters
Some people born to hate every thing including themselves
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.
Just looking at the flying and the piloting brings a smile to my face, looks like soo much fun to do.
Great page!! I was a crew chief on CH-53A/Ds, you do a good job of explaining things to the novice!!
You're an excellent teacher. You get that small short lessons work the best. Thank you.
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.
Olympic Air in Shelton Wa. Pest pilot out there. 3 time Nam tours
I'm ready to go. turn on all the buttons and switches, and I'll take it from there 💪🏽
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!
So easy to operate. But only for a trained pilot. Great teaching.
I'm in awe of how good a pilot you are sir
I like the way he gets right to the point.
Very good explaining. Excellent thanks
Keep up the great work!! I remember my first time in an OH-58 Kiowa. Lots of fun!!
Part 3 on some controls please, hot and cold settings etc..
Can you lock or put a “hold” on the collective in place once you have the desired altitude? Or must a grip and placement always be held ? I can’t imagine keeping a firm grip for a multiple hours flight.
Yes
Couple more videos then I will be ready for....AIRWOLF!!! Thank you for this. Very cool and a good explanation that is basic.
Great video about explaining the control effect of Helicopters, however the 1st 45 five seconds are disastrously confusing, some longer stops on the switches, levers and buttons and some short explanations would be in order, I even tried to watch the video frame by frame to understand or read the labels but was not able too. , thanks for the effort any way..., just a small note in
00:12 the gauge read out side air temperature as 16C and time as 1:32:23 ,
00:23 11C at time is 1:32:28 ,
00:31 3C at 00:00 ? is that a time recent or even this is even a watch? or is it a total time? or the time the aircraft flew last time?
00:34 -2C still 00
Theres constantly so much going on to control, what if you need to sneeze? :s
Love these vids!! You've got such a clean, perfect in my opinion, helicopter...the look & style is Mmmmmwah, lovely!!!
Dude! You're flying with Steve Buscemi! Too cool
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.
good to know this before the apocalypse!! :D
In which cases do we need to push the left pedal since the right one control basically everything??
Great vid but I got a weird question I guess,,,, I see you move the controls ever so slightly,,,, why are the controls so sensitive ?
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.
There are too many "it depends"
Weight: cargo, passenger, fuel. All of those affect collective pitch which affects torque.
Air conditions : temperature, altitude, moisture content.
1:15 That looks soo cool! I personally feel great when everything is working for me.
Great Video. Thanks for Sharing.
After viewing such vedios really inspiring for our youth today they can learn and make it as a professional one.
Love your videos, your open warm style and instruction is great! Also can I ask which camera you use? its amazing!
A wonderful concise video as usual that is appreciated by those of us who are not rotorwing pilots! I have a question about when you are at cruise speed... how do you maintain the constant speed? Do you have to continue short forward inputs on the cyclic or will it remain at the same forward speed if you just hold the cyclic in one position? Thanks.
@Tom Gulbranson Thanks a lot Tom I appreciate it !
excellent............i had a virtual tour ............ fantastic way to explain with demo.............out standing.
Nice, easy peasy it's like riding a bicycle that goes up cool thanks.
wonderful.. Always interested to fly real one after trying RC. Helpful and useful..!!
Wouldnt it make more sense to have the rear rotor to automatically be set at the right speed so you dont have to hold the right pedal all the time?
Yeah thats what i thought
Big thanks for filming the episode!
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.
This flies really nice!😃👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I would have though the tail would be set to automatically stop the Heli from unwanted rotation. Doesn't make sense why you have to counteract the torque manually. Surely with could be done by giving the tail rotor a more aggressive angle?
So you are required to constantly hold controls to achieve the position you want?
Great video. Is there one on startup
?
The place looks familiar to me you guys are located in Abbotsford BC, right?
Is there no way to trim the rear rotor, so you don't have to keep pressure on pedals all the time?
Sorry . When released will the stick in your right hand go back automatically back to the middle?
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.
I'm assuming a more expensive helicopter would automatically neutralize the torque so during takeoff, you wouldn't need to apply the right pedal at all. Is that correct?
hi, you make starter machine many fast! i saw only part 1 and now part 2! do you have video with step by step starter motor? what is helicopter tipe? congratulations for you video, many easy! sorry for my english, is so so! i'm learning!
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".
Do you think, after these 2 lessons, that it would be OK if I take one of the coptors here at the airfield for a shirt low level spin around the perimeter of the field?
Non pilot here. A helicopters cyclic seems over sensitive, only minimal movement is required. Wouldn´t it be easier if the stick had more travel? Or would that make the helicopter "sluggish" to control?
Great video. This is easier than driving loaded super B 18 gear liquid hauling truck. The only problem I would have is height. I can't deal with height.
Scuze my ignorance. But why isn't the torque automatically negated in the system ?
Great videos. Would love to fly in one. Obviously you must do periodic inspections of the blades to make sure there aren't any hairline cracks in the blades. Is that ever and issue? What are the blades made of? If you don't mind me asking.
it's good to learn helicopter information.
Do you always have to press the right pedal or is there a trim function?
WHAT'S ALL THOSE BUTTONS YOU WAS PUSHING IN THE START?
please do a video on COLD START UP and READY TO FLY.
Another Excellent Video Brother, Well done.
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. :)
I'm a confused on the difference between the throttle and the collective. Did he bring down the throttle for landing?
You make this look so easy.
I have a question to ask about the throttle.If you roll on it increases speed of the rotors and if you roll off(turn right)does it decrease the spin(turn left) of the the rotors?
You looks that you have very good skill in helicopter .. Congratulations
How i wish i could fly one. Your instruction s are very clear. Kudos!
That was cool. Enjoyed it. Thanks
It help me a lot to make it clear in my mind
Thanks
Do you even need to do left pedal at all? Or are you just doing right pedal and the left foot is just resting on the foot pedal? How hard are you pushing like brake on a car or gas pedal?
Very good teacher taught clearly in a very short video.
Much easier to understand than I expected. In theory now I could fly one. Good job!
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.
So does the collective stay in place when you lift it and lower it? Or is it something you have to constantly keep your hand on throughout your journey?
Got it!! What price is that beauty helicopter 🚁?
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
It's also only about half as expensive as in Germany. Makes quite a difference.
Halo om
When start video can you tell what all function button you push?, i have this model on backyard but i cant ride thanks
Are the dynamics of RC helicopters considerably different because the rotor blades don't pitch individually?
Well, that depends on the technology being used. There are RC helicopters that are very similar to the real thing. If you're talking about multicopters though, those are entirely different.
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.
Awesome video, once again. perfect use of the camera. Thanks!
ohh yes got it... simple concept and theories...hands on... plus experience.... then thats it..
Hey Mischa, awesome video as usual. I can't wait to fly the R44. 👍
Good lesson and all details
Gotta ask... What's the reasoning behind the helmet? All guys I know don't use a bone dome? Sure, you go down you'll need all the protection you can muster. Is there anything more to it?
This is great , I have been looking for this type of videos.
Thank you. Great work.
hey there bro i appreciate your effort it was something i always wanted and you made me feel that thanks stay blessed!
Another good precise video, thank you. I'm learning .
I'm glad to stumble upon your pages. I subbed of course. Fun to know stuff.