@@adrionaviation That will be brilliant if you can, Adrion :) . Thanks for the reply. Choppers are my passion in life. Keep the content coming, I find these big wheels up machines so fascinating.
@@adrionaviation It's all fun, but in truth, I'm still a believer in the purity of the two bladed design.Just something agriculturally honest about it. Thanks again !!!
I enjoy your videos. 430 is the type I want to catch, great looking design and not many built. The cockpit looks from an airplane, what a weird collective grip! I think a walk around video would be great.
Thanks for the comment! It's a fun machine, reliable and smooth. The collective is very odd, but it's surprisingly easy to get used to. What are you flying currently? Appreciate the input, I'll get a walk around video up in the coming weeks!
way years ago '91 . worked for DEC computers Digital had fleet of 12 Bell JetRangers II flew all over MA and NH .. got great awesome ride over dtwn Boston over Fenway Park strt into Boston Logan to catch my flight..rode upfront w headset.. so cool.. had lot ole Vnam guys pilots then incharge... was awesome.. was rly surprised at amt vibration was in there w blades just aboveyur head.. and pretty loud... miss the days
This is my first one with wheels. It's a fun change up from the skids on occasion. The wheel taxi can definitely get interesting with a little wind! Thanks for watching! What have you flown mainly during your career?
Thanks for the comment! The helicopter is limited to roughly 30-40 MPH for ground operations like this. Coming through about 20 MPH, the helicopter experiences something called Effective Translational Lift (ETL), which is when it will typically lift off the ground during a running take-off, as it did for me here.
It's surprisingly similar, it's almost like starting up two Jet Ranger engines! It feels different in flight, but most Bell helicopters share flight characteristics!
Correct! Dynamic rollover is definitely a concern with wheeled helicopters. I will put a crosswind correction in laterally if needed, but otherwise, I try to keep it relatively centered. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for posting! keep them coming!
Thanks Gene!
Excellent vid. As a 206 guy, I believe that all choppers should only have a single plank over head. :)
Thanks for the comment Jack. You're right, I'll check with maintenance to see if we can stick a 222 rotor system back in these things 😄
@@adrionaviation That will be brilliant if you can, Adrion :) . Thanks for the reply. Choppers are my passion in life. Keep the content coming, I find these big wheels up machines so fascinating.
@@adrionaviation It's all fun, but in truth, I'm still a believer in the purity of the two bladed design.Just something agriculturally honest about it. Thanks again !!!
Great video, I’ve had a couple of lessons in a bell 206 and I’m hooked watching these vids. Keep em coming mate 👍👍👍
Thanks Kurt, will do! Helicopters can be addicting, the 206 is a fun ship!
great stuff. thanks
Love the videos. Keep then coming.
Thanks Bob!
I enjoy your videos. 430 is the type I want to catch, great looking design and not many built.
The cockpit looks from an airplane, what a weird collective grip!
I think a walk around video would be great.
Thanks for the comment! It's a fun machine, reliable and smooth. The collective is very odd, but it's surprisingly easy to get used to. What are you flying currently?
Appreciate the input, I'll get a walk around video up in the coming weeks!
@@adrionaviation I'm just enthusiast, but I have flown Ka-26. Must be the world's only twin piston engine helicopter haha
@@helithree Very cool! The Ka-26 is very interesting!
way years ago '91 . worked for DEC computers Digital had fleet of 12 Bell JetRangers II flew all over MA and NH .. got great awesome ride over dtwn Boston over Fenway Park strt into Boston Logan to catch my flight..rode upfront w headset.. so cool.. had lot ole Vnam guys pilots then incharge... was awesome.. was rly surprised at amt vibration was in there w blades just aboveyur head.. and pretty loud... miss the days
Very cool!
11,000+ hrs never flown a heli with wheels Looks fun. Thanks
This is my first one with wheels. It's a fun change up from the skids on occasion. The wheel taxi can definitely get interesting with a little wind! Thanks for watching!
What have you flown mainly during your career?
Fun Taxi
How fast are you going on ground?
Thanks for the comment! The helicopter is limited to roughly 30-40 MPH for ground operations like this. Coming through about 20 MPH, the helicopter experiences something called Effective Translational Lift (ETL), which is when it will typically lift off the ground during a running take-off, as it did for me here.
how do these modern day Bells compare to older JetRangers ?
It's surprisingly similar, it's almost like starting up two Jet Ranger engines! It feels different in flight, but most Bell helicopters share flight characteristics!
So, cyclic forward to move, but presumably kept central side-to-side so less risk of rollover?
Correct! Dynamic rollover is definitely a concern with wheeled helicopters. I will put a crosswind correction in laterally if needed, but otherwise, I try to keep it relatively centered. Thanks for the comment!