Maria Flies a Huey Helicopter
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- COME FLY WITH ME and Stan as I take a Huey helicopter for a spin around Malaga, WA.
The backstory
I was doing some late season cherry drying and listening in on the frequency used by the few other pilots left on contract. Two of them were flying Hueys and we'd chatter back and forth a bit. At one point, I told them I'd bring pizza to their base, which I flew over occasionally: a pair of ponds on Stemilt Hill. Sure enough, right on schedule, I turned up with the pizza. That's when I met the two pilots: Stan and Pete. Stan offered to let me try flying the Huey he had on contract, which belongs to his son's company. I'm not a complete idiot -- I said sure! This is the video I shot during that flight. It covers seatbelts on to seatbelts off, including engine startup and shutdown.
The video has a problem: the front facing camera, which was connected to the intercom system, was not configured properly so none of the intercom audio was recorded. This isn't a big deal at the beginning, when the helicopter was quiet, but when the engine cranked up, it became impossible to hear us talk. I filled in the gaps when editing by explaining various things that were going on. The behind-the-scenes footage I recorded while setting up and turning on the cameras tells you how important it was for me to get it right and I still managed to screw up.
And yes, the pedals were not adjusted properly for me. And yes, I know we should have fixed that but once the engine was running, I did not want to cause any delays. And yes, I was doing the flying until I returned full control to Stan. And yes, Stan did not release the controls but I did not feel him on them at all. He was protecting the helicopter and its occupants. He had never flown with me and I had never flown a Huey. Why would he let go?
The helicopter is a B model Huey. Lots of folks think it's a C model, but checking its N-number with the FAA clearly identifies it as a B model. Stan alludes to this at the end of the video. This particular helicopter was built in 1962 and saw action in Vietnam and Nicaragua. It has patched bullet holes in the back floor. It is now used for agricultural and lift jobs.
Stan is a part-time pilot who works when needed and travels the rest of the year. He's a really nice guy who addressed me as "ma'am" more times than I could count. (He is not a "rich guy" with a toy.)
Later that day, I helped him get the helicopter on a trailer by repositioning the trailer with my truck, which happens to have the needed gooseneck hitch. I think I still owe him for the ride.
About the dog
Penny the Tiny Dog flew quite regularly with me for 7+ years. (She was killed by a pit bull in January 2020.) She was too small for me to get ear protection for her but I regularly tested her hearing and can assure you that it was way better than mine. The only reason she came up front in this video was because she was startled by the sound of this particular helicopter. She was not a "loose object" and she would not have gotten under the pedals. Once I put her in back, she stayed there. Please don't lecture me about her.
About the Video
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 Black cameras (amzn.to/2Zh7nWr). I had just received one of them via UPS 30 minutes before the flight and was using it with a new NFlightCam cable (amzn.to/31Vn1Zu), which is why I screwed up the audio. I should have left the cameras settings to defaults. Lesson learned.
- The video was edited on a Macintosh using Screenflow software. Learn more about it here: www.telestream...
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed "Dr. Mac." You can find him here: www.boblevitus....
About me
I have been flying for more than 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters. This was my first time flying a Huey.
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Please read the description before sharing comments here. While I'm thrilled that so many folks who saw action in Vietnam or appreciate iconic aircraft like this are commenting here, I really don't need to see comments bashing my seat position, Stan's hold on the controls, or my dog. All of these things are addressed in the description. Thanks!
Thanks what a great helicopter bell huey ! I love sound noise of this famous copter that been used during Vietnam war during the 60’s...What a lucky girl ! My first flight on helicopter was with a old bell 47 !!!!
Felt like I was back in Nam. Lol actually I was not alive during that time. Incredible video.
@@pimuce😄👍Mine too!
@@imachavel it not only takes you into the freedom of flying, but also realization & respect for the era..makes us think into others experiences more than we had, reminds us.. even more than before, our grattitude increases..
the audio issue turned into a great engine noise flight for us , and the subtitles were fine in informing of what was going on. Thanks Maria
They are loud , I have several jumps out of 412 version
*STAN: Maria, why are you teaching a bunch of teenagers exactly how to joyride a Huey?*
*MARIA: Yeah... maybe we'll tell them the audio got botched.*
When I too was in Vietnam, the Huey would vibrate a lot. And it is much heavier than yours. Great flight. Thanks for bringing us along. Have a grand day.
Yeah, this one is really stripped down to the bare necessities. I think it's because they also do lift work with it.
Thank you, Maria, for being humble and not pretending you know everything. I ALWAYS enjoy your videos and really appreciate your simple, honest, down-to-earth, easy-to-listen-to commentaries. You are the best. Blessings ! ! ! (from AUSTRALIA)
Thanks very much! I hate know-it-alls -- especially when they don't know it all! -- and don't want to be one. I try to keep it real. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Huey blade slap is such a unique and instantly recognisable sound.
That sound defined a generation.
As far as i know , UH helicopters has the slowest rotor speed of all helicopters.
@@brahmdempers1005 Mi-26 does. Bigger the rotor, lower the RPM.
The Bell Cobra and Bell 222 (Air Wolf helicopter) are twin blades and they also sound similar to the Huey slaps.
@@brahmdempers1005 I believe that the rotor rpms at full throttle, is about: 315 & 325.
my life saver and life changer, combat tour in NAM, 1969-1970, Semper Fi, my brothers and sisters. ❤️👍
Thank you for your service. It was a tough place to be.
🙂👍
I am not a pilot. But I will never forget that Huey sound from the inside or out. Always thought it was pretty cool. Those things were always a welcome sight and sound to us grunts.
10 years US Army Special Forces veteran here, E7 MOS 18d. I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. Most people don't know that medevac helicopters don't have self-defense equipment nor do they know why.
That startup wasnt boring at all. Fascinating to see both the machine and human interactions that are required for someone to get an unfamiliar bird off the ground.
Great work!!
Maria, you ROCK!!. Tell Stan he's the MAN!!
I was a 67N Crew Chief in the Missouri, Army National Guard from 1999 to 2000 (before transferring to Active Duty Air Force) and I still remember the tail number 826 of my bird. I will never forget my time with the Huey UH1, something I will probably never forget. Flying this bird is so different from flying anything else.
This is so awesome. Forget about the cockpit audio, the captions explain everything.
Exactly.
WOW, great content Maria! At 3:03 I got excited when that turbine started whining!
Is this a cherry drier?
I love that sound. It was the best part of flying at the Grand Canyon - spinning up that turbine in the morning.
The brave young men that took us in country were hell be gone for guts and a big thanks to them God bless ....’65 ....’66
What I'd give to fly one of those again. 49 years ago Vietnam crew chief. Love the blade whop whop.
George Gagnon My father was one as well in Vietnam war thank you for all that you did
Thank you for your service.
@@shawnrichardson3983 I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. '65-'66 and again in '69. 10 years US Army Special Forces veteran, E7, MOS 18d.
I'm right there with you. Retired from the USMC as a UH-1N Crew Chief (MOS 6174) in 2004 after 20 years of service. I miss flying.
You are not coward at all. It was a little scary. It only shows how smart You are about flying. Safety first. You did a great job.
Is it just me or at 2:57 when the huey engine starts up getting louder and louder, does anyone else get goosebumps? I love that noise
Vietnam UH-1 D/H Crew Chief/Maint A Co 227th AHB 1st Cav May '67 - Aug '68. Love the sound of that Huey!
I like how the movies show people in the Huey talking back and forth without a headset on. Your video shows why that doesn't happen. Thank you very much. You brought back old memories.
🤣🤣🤣
Nice video. I'm a retired LCDR aviation logistics officer in the US Navy who acquired my aviation wings while serving. I used to fly in the UH-1N helos, which were modified Huey's, many times and simply loved the way they handled. They do make a fair bit of noise and the rides can be rather bumpy as we saw in the video. I wish we could have heard more of the conversation in the videos but stuff happens a lot of times that are beyond our control. Keep the vids coming. You do a great job!
Since you dealt with Aviation equipment maybe you can recall these. When NAS Alameda Naval Air Station was closing about 25 years ago, (1995?), I made a living buying and selling items that the Navy was selling at their DRMO Store. From my memory, I purchased 2 oak wood boxes, each box was about 2 feet wide, 3 feet long and 12 inches deep. It was a Helicopter Rotor Balancing Kit. The box turned into a table and you put the rotor on top and it showed you how balanced it was. This was before the internet and I ended up selling it and delivering it to the Helicopter Company that was at Stead Base where the Reno Air Races are. I remember seeing the helicopters at Stead when I attended the Reno Air Races for years. I believe it was a $10,000 kit that I might have paid $500 for and sold it for $1,000-2,000. I also purchase a medical desk that was an eyeball laser cutting machine where you put your face in a cradel, the eye doctor sets the laser, pushes a foot pedal and cuts your eye with the laser. I probably paid $500 for it and sold it for $2,000. Again, this was before the internet when selling items you found buyers in the Yellow Pages after numerous calls.
Nothing like the sound a turbine spooling up!
And that's what a REAL helicopter engine should sound like IMHO!
Awesome yeah?
Sex.
I survived a crash in a Huey when in the military. I live with the after effects to this day.
I loved the bird! Loved hearing the sound again. THANKS...
Thanks for your service. Hope you’re okay.
what happened...? Huey is the most iconic helicopter ever made and always will be...!! Love the UH-1 Huey !!
What an awesome iconic bird.
Nothing like standing (stooped over) in the cargo area with no Doors. Weaving, banking & flying loose formation evasively through mountains over jungle canopy in Central & South America.
Fingers laced through the perforated holes in the airframe overhead.
Avoiding Small arms and RPG fire coming up out of the trees . Tracer rounds streaking through the night sky as our door gunners M60s returned fire & we headed home at flank speed. Hot spent brass casings flying everywhere in the bird out the door some in the catch bag others hitting the floor rolling around. The distance roar of a wingmans minigun as he climbed circled and dived then rejoined us. Suppressing the threat momentarily.
What an adrenaline rush. I had many years of PTSD every time I heard a big blade chopper whomping overhead.
But I wouldn't trade that or the sensation of sitting on the floor with my feet hanging out the door as we slipped over the edge of the precipice at the end of the runway at Soyopango watching the ground instantly Fall away thousands of feet beneath us not strapped in, no parachute no sweat.
You can't build a roller coaster like that. 😁👍
My grandpa was a marine officer and flew the Huey
Wow!! Loved it!! Really bumpy! No ads! Thank you!
whump whump whump...70 kts. classic huey sound
I finally get to here a Huey not only start, but shut down. Iv been looking forward to hearing a Huey interrupted shut down. Great video.
Wow that was absolutely incredible Maria! I totally enjoyed the video! And I love being able to hear the chopper blades in the Wind. Your captions were more than enough! I think this was the best video you've had ever! And you did a fantastic job of flying it. What a wonderful experience that must have been. A little nerve-wracking perhaps but wonderful experience. I remember hearing hueys come over my house when I was a kid. Sometimes they would pass over two and three at a time. It's a sound that I would never forget!
I was dropped in a lot of these Hueys back in Vietnam, but I never learned how to fly them. Now, I'm a commercial helicopter pilot, and I'd still love to fly it. Hook my up Maria!!!
Maria I think you did a great job, that seating angle looked uncomfortable or at least fatiguing for your arm, next time!.
A Huey has been on my bucket list for years looks quite forgiving swaying like an old yatch in the sea.
Loved the video thank for taking us along and may need to bring a bigger pizza for us all next time.
Happy days😉👍👍
It was definitely not the most comfortable seating position.
YEAH!!!! We have been waiting for this one 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
There is nothing like the sound of a Huey.
Lovely machine what a great opportunity!
Nice flight. Gotta love that thump thump of the blades. It’s a very distinctive sound.
I can listen to a Huey for 26 minutes easy. Fun to fly an aircraft twice your age.
I was a UH1-Y and AH1-W/Z mech in the military and this video brought back to many awesome memories.
Best looking helicopters ever
Brilliant!! The audio is perfect!! I played this loud through my home theatre and was fighting back tears for some time after the solid whump on lightup. Absolutely beautiful! What an intimidating machine, that transistion even scared me! You won't forget this in a while, and neither will I. Thank you!
How long has been for you Steve. Great comment here. I understood watching again after reading this.
I loved the sound, I've never been inside of a helicopter so this helped to imagine how it is. Thanx!
One like this picked up my blown up body from Bu Dop A-341 at 11AM and off to the 93 evacuation hospital. If you hear one, you will never forget the sound. If you fly in one you will never forget it. Huey pilots are the real hero’s of Vietnam, especially on December 3, 1967.
Glad you made it back.
Something you Vietnam vets may not have heard, or never heard often enough:
WELCOME HOME!!
🙂👍
I know! Strange, not sure I should have watched it.
Paul Posey, welcome home, brother. I'm a 10 years US Army Special Forces veteran, E7 MOS 18d. I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. Twice combat decorated. Most people don't know that medevac helicopter don't have self-defense equipment nor do they know why. I'm glad that you came home and I hope that you are doing well.
@@LMayB1213 Modern times we hear it but back then, it rarely ever happened. Many of us were called "baby killers" and sometimes worse than that. We were advised to not even wear a uniform for the trip back home.
Thank you very much to you both. I absolutely loved. I also have a weak spot for the Huey.
Flying in history
Back in the DAY, while at a hover, I trimmed the cyclic with the coolie hat, before going into forward flight. Made things just a bit easier. That bird and the engine noise broght great memories back. Thanks for sharing.
I also recall trimming with the hat, but I can’t remember which helicopter I did that on. Possibly the Long Ranger I flew at the Grand Canyon back in 2004? Made a huge difference.
Fabulous. And it’s red like yours. I had breakfast with you at Falcon Field lots of years ago!
Due to its unique sound of the two blades, in Germany we use to call the Huey the “rug beater”. How I miss this work horse.
Yes and where I am the CH-46’s were very common. Talk about a “rug beater” :)
Now they’re gone as well.
Very nice. Thanks for the ride.
Maria, this was great,but I sure would have loved to hear some of the wisdom Stan was imparting. He seems like a great guy. You have some neat friends, the kind of people you can sit back and just listen.
That’s what I think would have been cool, too. There was some private stuff I was worried about having to edit out, but the audio problem made that unnecessary.
I agree with Doug. Excellent audio! The cabin sounds take me back to a lot of memories!!! I was in the army when they transitioned to the UH60, but I never lost the fondness for feel or sounds of the UH1! Im jealous!!! You had a great flight! Over beautiful terrain! Great weather day! Probably the only better thing, for you, would have been if Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had been your PIC!
What a beautiful bird!!! That model saved so many lives in Vietnam what an honor to be aboard one in the cockpit
Loved this! The UH-1 is what got me interested as a very young child. Back when the National Guard could take civilians riding. And love the t-shirt... Firefighter here in TX.
Good Call, and Great Video! Thank you ever so much for providing that entire video segment of just pure Huey. :)
Thank you. I love the sound.
Wow that thing is a beast of a machine! So cool
If life were different... You're living a dream :) I want to fly anything... Everything! Wasn't in the cards. I guess as my grandfather always says, "life is what you make it." I'm blessed every day, but I love watching your channel and dreaming of being in the air.
I spent many hours riding in Hueys in Vietnam. This video brought back lots of memories. Some good, some not so much. Thanks.
HI Maria, watched your video on flying the "Hewey: You did great and found about the " two per rev" , for the 405, Bell redesigned for the "War" as the " 407" with 4 blades. The 405 UH-1H , for then as 2 blades, because the helicopter, was mfg over 3000 for the war, and did it's job. I worked and retired from Bell, Fort Worth in the 80's, to NASA, Shuttle, and retired. I'm FAA retired mech, oil changer and spark plug cleaner. A Chopper", needs more maintenance care and hugging, not fixed wing, you got another " baby". The collective and cyclic sticks are on the move, winds, and Ground Effect, 20 ft is unstable at times. Flying it I compare to dancing. The machine has It's rhythm. Thanks for on UA-cam. You nicked my Ancient History. Happy and safe flying. Tex- DFW. chuck higgins.
Wow.. Once the engine spins up and those blades start, you really get the feeling of immense power behind, above and all around you. Very cool perspective. #love the #Huey
The last I rode in a Civilian Huey was in Northern California while fighting forest fires in Klamath NF. We were flying from somewhere just East of Seiad, CA (sp?) and up to where the PCT crosses into Oregon and Rogue NF. It was a thrill.
Very cool. I have time in both the UH-1 Victor model as well as the N model(Twin engine). Fun to fly. Love the iconic sounds.
There is NOTHING like flying/flying in a HUEY. I've done it all (minus being a pilot) in that A/C. Love them!!!
Great video and I loved every minute of it. Thanks for sharing...
Maria, that was great watching you! Thank you for sharing!
Reminds me of my Vietnam days in one of those skimming across the jungle.....
It reminds me too of the El Salvadoran war when the Hueys would come to save us when we were pinned under mortar fire, they would swoop in and straf the enemy with .50 cal gunfire and rockets. I was a soldier in the salvadoran army and this flying machine was our mother who always came to our rescue. If I remember correctly the sunroof windows were green-colored?
Where in Vietnam were you stationed?. I was 70 71. Phouc vinh 1/9th
Do any other Vietnam vets think maybe it would be a good time to track the blades? I've been on smoother flights in those.
@@i.r.wayright1457 200+ medevac missions, in Vietnam, I don't recall any that were smooth.
I loved the flight along the Columbia River! I was born and raised in Hood River, Oregon and I live in Australia. So when I watched the video I new you were close to where I was from.
Excellent video. The camera angle was great as I could see both the flight controls and instruments. It reminded me of many flights I have taken just for fun.
Once in the air, with the throttle/collective set, it seemed that the helicopter remained in mostly level flight, apart from climbing a little bit when speed decreased significantly and vice versa.
Oh that's awesome thanks for sharing a red Huey I don't know I think they should all be green but a red one is better than no Huey love the sound.
Thank you all who served in Vietnam. WELCOME HOME. We appreciate you. Thanks for the amazing video.
I love seeing this! And no shame in letting him land it - better than bending someone else's helo :).
No, you are not a coward! You were flying a strange bird into a relatively crowded landing zone. It looked like that thing would rattle your teeth out. 🤣
It doesn’t handle like anything I’d ever flown.
@@FlyingMAir Was it easier or harder than what you've flown before and why?
@@FlyingMAir that's why it's a Huey. You lucky lucky lady. You got to fly a Huey. You know how many people dream of that? Thousands! Wow!! Good for you.
@@pipeliner345..ohhh man, WHAT I’d give...and I’m rated private, although NON-current
Thanks for another great video!
Excellent job! You make one hell of a helicopter pilot! I love the Huey!
This is one of my favorite videos .
Looked like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
Super cool experience. Id kill to do that!
Cool ride, thanks Maria. Bet Stan has some stories to tell! Cheers.
I'm trying to get him to do a live broadcast with me, but he's resisting. I'll try again. He'll be in town for at least three more weeks.
Too cool! Nothing like a huey to get the adrenaline flowing.
Double thumbs up!!
Musta been a real thrill! Love me a Huey. Thanks for the ride, bummer about the comms but still a great vid 👍🏼 Seems like she nosed over and really took off there 🚁
I watched it twice now as loud as possible... thank you Maria that was awesome😆😆😆...thank you STAN my man😯
Wooooo that was scary 😄😄😄
Excellent...well done!
Good job...I love the sound of the blades, In Vietnam when you heard that sound you knew everything was going to be ok.
Great flight, Maria. The camera (video) performed very well!
Very cool. I never had a chance to be in a Huey. When I enlisted in the Army, Blackhawks were our main mode of transportation. Those are some awesome birds to be in if you get the chance.
Great video. Many hours working on Hueys from Army days. Workhouse for the military.
Thank you Stan for letting her take it for a spin around the block !
Yeah!
I spent a lot of time in the back of those things (Air Force Security Police Days), I remember them well. Once I switched to the Marine Corps, it was mainly 47's and 56's. I love riding in helo's!
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing.🙂🙂🙂
That sound of a Huey....My Gosh!!! EPIC
Another great clip[ That was awesome :-) "Stan tells her to slow it down a little" lol
It sounded noisy in there. I've flown in a single squirrel and that was quiet and so smooth.
This will be my first time flying along side you in a Huey and I'm looking forward to watching and learning from your 20 years of experience with 4000 of Helio flights
Casual observer: "Wow, the ship really wobbles when the spinning up". Huey, "SO!!!"
Brilliant stuff !
Thanks for the ride along
Nicely done. 👍
My dad flew Hueys in the U.S. Army - during the late 70s through early 90s.
Well that took me back 20 years to flying in a Huey in South Lebanon with the UN (as a passenger), noisy as hell but great to experience. Well done, and I wouldn't say coward, I'd say sensible
That is an awesome flight!! Really enjoyed your video and must say I would fly any day with the both of you, Stan is a great teacher.
Thanks a ton!
There ya had go Mary. Now you get stay to the sweet side of force. 👌😏🚁
Very cool. Thanks for putting all those notes up since you didn’t get in the in cockpit audio. I bet it was a lot of work but it is really appreciate.
When Stan mentioned a trigger, just for a split second, I thought, oh great, he must have guns mounted on either side of the cockpit and there'll be some target practice! :)
Great vid, I flew UH-1H’s in the US Army, 1st Cav, of all the aircraft I have flown in my career the old Huey is my favorite!
are you flying in Simulation Games today or could you imagine doing this? If so, welcome to DCS...Flying the Huey there in VR is like sitting in the real thing :)
Wow! Love the sound of that helicopter.