Love the Jet Ranger. Flew OH-58 for the Army in West Germany-only engine failure I had was in a -58. The inertia in Bell blades was phenomenal and no damage on landing. Bell aircraft are the best.
Hey sir! Old grunt that's dropped out of a few egg shaped craft. I love you, Grunt to Fling Wing Jedi. My question: Would you own an MD500? (My little vet tech biz is gonna need in and out mission aviation)
@@RowdyGrunt First, thank you for your service. As with all things aviation, depends on the mission. The MD500 is more agile than the Jet ranger but the Bell blades have a lot more inertia in the rotor system. Of course that matters most in case of autorotation and can be a disadvantage while waiting for the blades to spool down. The ‘egg’ is a lot more crash resistant than the ranger but hopefully that will not a needed feature. I found the Bell rotors made for an easier bird to fly. The Hughes OH-6 (only version I’ve actually flown) to be a lot more sensitive and responsive. The Army didn’t use stability augmentation systems (they had pilots for that) so that for a long mission day the -6 was a lot more fatiguing than the -58. Stab-Aug systems make a big difference here so that is something to be considered. The -6 was faster and could use a slightly tighter landing zone. If you (or your pilot) are relatively new to rotor wings I’d recommend the Bell. If you have plenty of rotor wing time, you might prefer the ‘sports car’ feel to the MD. Fly both before buying and check out the fatigue level as in truth that could easily be the biggest buy factor assuming both birds will fit the mission requirements.
Love the Jet Ranger. Flew OH-58 for the Army in West Germany-only engine failure I had was in a -58. The inertia in Bell blades was phenomenal and no damage on landing. Bell aircraft are the best.
Tbh the Bell 505 is nice but the Bell 206 has soul 😊❤👍
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Hey sir! Old grunt that's dropped out of a few egg shaped craft. I love you, Grunt to Fling Wing Jedi.
My question: Would you own an MD500?
(My little vet tech biz is gonna need in and out mission aviation)
@@RowdyGrunt First, thank you for your service. As with all things aviation, depends on the mission. The MD500 is more agile than the Jet ranger but the Bell blades have a lot more inertia in the rotor system. Of course that matters most in case of autorotation and can be a disadvantage while waiting for the blades to spool down. The ‘egg’ is a lot more crash resistant than the ranger but hopefully that will not a needed feature. I found the Bell rotors made for an easier bird to fly. The Hughes OH-6 (only version I’ve actually flown) to be a lot more sensitive and responsive. The Army didn’t use stability augmentation systems (they had pilots for that) so that for a long mission day the -6 was a lot more fatiguing than the -58. Stab-Aug systems make a big difference here so that is something to be considered. The -6 was faster and could use a slightly tighter landing zone. If you (or your pilot) are relatively new to rotor wings I’d recommend the Bell. If you have plenty of rotor wing time, you might prefer the ‘sports car’ feel to the MD. Fly both before buying and check out the fatigue level as in truth that could easily be the biggest buy factor assuming both birds will fit the mission requirements.
@@captbart3185 well, a Bell is like an old Mercedes.... reliable, easy to fly but sluggish....😁😁😁
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Man, I wish the Army had bought these!! 😤
Pretty sick!
Is this hard to get hover right?
easy