S-76 Maverick Helicopters Start-Up & Takeoff Twin-Engine Helicopter VIP Luxurious "Executive" N76EX

10-20-2023 Former Island Express Helicopters S-76 now owned & operated by Maverick Helicopters and the exciting news is I was told at the American Heroes Helicopter Show that Maverick purchased and are going to purchase more Sikorsky S-76's.
Check out Maverick Helicopters for Catalina Island charters, tours & more at
www.maverickhe... & can still catch it on Island Express at iexhelicopters...
Manufacturer Name: SIKORSKY
Model: S-76B
Year: 1988
FAA# N76EX
The Sikorsky S-76 is an American medium-size commercial utility helicopter, manufactured by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-76 features twin turboshaft engines, four-bladed main and tail rotors, and retractable landing gear.
As of April 2022, over 875 S-76 aircraft have been built.
Sikorsky halted new orders for the S-76 in March 2022 while it sought overseas manufacturing partners due to low sales numbers, high cost of supply and manufacturing, and the prohibitive costs associated with adapting the S-76 to meet increasing safety mandates. This has effectively ended production of the S-76 after the completion of three current existing orders and has resulted in Sikorsky withdrawing from the medium commercial helicopter market.

[@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews]

Very nice video and great catch Ed🤩 Thumbs up as always👍😉

[@Idrinklight44]

Nothing like a Sikorsky! H-53 and H-34

[@DomAZ]

Awesome capture, big like👍

[@PLANEMANIA747]

Nice white copter! Great capture 👏

[@Kelly-tt1sx]

Super cool catch Ed Ed 😎

[@jeromemervelet54]

Nice S76 and sound. Great catch Ed. Canadian Griffon on the background?

[@foxxray54]

Great catch Ed. The S-76 is such a beast.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thanks ray, I love these S-76's and thank you for watching 👍😎

[@dcpatters0]

Love the taxing footage.

[@custodianfile]

very nice ride.

[@DruSteel69]

Pretty awesome catch, Ed. Very nice helo. Thanks for sharing. I hope your Thanksgiving day was awesome too.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Hello Dru, I had a good Thanksgiving, I hope yours was ok as well. 👍😎

[@dumuzi9662]

That's going to be one of the higher RPM turboshaft engines out there I would guess. I'm going to go look these up.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Thank you very much for watching 👍😎

[@Gamengofan376]

0:10 southwest snipes

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Photo Bomber LOL 👍😎

[@nickmaguire5104]

I can always tell if a S76 is flying overhead, they are so loud.

[@HaftAsia1]

I think about how we can put extra fuel tanks on these choppers

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

That would be great if you can come up with a great fuel tank, I'm sure it's been thought about over the years. Thank you for watching 👍😎