@@StevenLilley / we don't have enough with one life to make all mistakes can be made.. So this is why we have to humbly learn from eachother - Respect.
@@jtr549 It’s the complacency bro, happened to me while Cycling, got too comfortable riding with loose bolts and my handlebars came flipped forward when I tried to bunny hop over a curb 😅 ate the concrete sidewalk but lucky I have thick bones and I didn’t break anything 😭
I think your candid self-evaluations are so powerful and will enable those of us with way less experience to be more honest with ourselves when we make mistakes - thank you
That's his military exposure paying off. Flying in the military forces you to be critically humble in front of your peers and today's video is proof positive.
Absolutely, Wade. It’s extremely beneficial (especially to the less-experienced) to be candid about your errors. It’s also difficult to do; like you, I couldn’t appreciate the professionalism more.
It's what we should all do so that others can learn from _our_ event. It is what I used to do and it also reinforced the lesson for myself and 40 years later I still remember some of the experiences that I shared on Sunday nights at the aero club bar. I also picked up things that others shared too which I believe help add to my _bag of experience_ without depleting the _bag of luck._
True! We all should have someone like Lester in our lives. Don't forget though, to some, YOU are the "Lester." Where I work, I'm always learning and there are people I go to for advice, but to the newer people, I'm one they go to for help and advice. I guess it's "have a Lester, be a Lester!"
Im kind of a Lester at work. Grumpy, but I’ll help you get out a pickle when you’re struggling. And usually it’s just reminding folks of the fundamentals and a presence of someone whose more experienced. Just like Lester did there. And he made sure to praise mover for doing a good job.
Your admission of errors to your thousands of subscribers shows how humble you are Mover. Your dedication to safety takes over for your pride. Learning from mistakes are priceless and save lives (Bill from Slidell)
Back when I was a coach I'd tell my kids, "practice is about making your worst day better." The way you went about this, your worst day just got much better! Awesome debrief!
High-stress, full-concentration situations will naturally produce many more mistakes than routine situations, if we're measuring hour by hour or similar. Yes, you can be so relaxed that you stop paying attention, so it's better to be slightly task saturated to give your brain something to do. But when you're at the limits you are definitely going to miss things. It's just physics. A typical person spends far more hours in routine situations than routine situations though, so you end up with more total mistakes made in routine situations, and might get the impression routine is more dangerous. You've probably heard statistics like "you're more likely to crash your car within 10 miles of your house than outside that radius". Well, yes. You're also far more likely to be driving within 10 miles of your house. In practice, you're far less likely to make stupid mistakes near your house, because you know where all the lanes are, which way you're going etc., so you don't even have to think about that, leaving your attention for things like deer running across the road. Likewise, the guy with 3000 hours on an airframe is far more familiar with basic stuff, and therefore less likely to make dumb mistakes. The guy who just got his first solo flight is busy trying to actively remember how to do a dozen things the experienced guy does from muscle memory. The veteran is more likely to make judgement calls he later regrets, while the noob is more likely to follow the guidance of the instructors which is on the safe side of things.
I almost lost my life on take off because I skipped checking my seat lock in pre-flight / run up. About 300' in the air my seat clicked all the way back to almost the damn back seat. I had to use my foot to push the yoke forward and use a down pitch attitude to rectify my seats position but ended up getting so close and locked into position that i had no room to pull back very far on the yoke. I'm here to tell you all about it because by the grace of God. I did not panic. I was too mad to panic. Check your damn seat locks y'all. No way for a pilot to die. Now that was stupid. What you did was encounter a learning curve, and did very well coming to terms with it. Any ways, I wasn't trying to dominate ignorance with pure stupidity. thank you for your share, i took notes.
I'm sure every pilot knows those "that was stupid" moments (I had quite a few of them myself)... few can admit it happened to them. Great video, thank you very much!
The fuller version is, you're born with a bag of luck and an empty bag of experience and the objective is to fill up the bag of experience before your bag of luck runs out.
First video I’ve seen of yours but so glad UA-cam pushed it at me. I’m a 7yr R44 pilot but with only 200hrs. Although never been in a situation like this can totally relate to it and the instinctive decisions you made. Learnt some really valuable stuff so thank you for sharing, sincerely.
12:44 I've been in a tower when they were training a new controller and the instructor briefed them to wait for a departing aircraft to be at a couple of hundred feet before giving freq. changes. This might be teachable for the controller they can see you on approach, they could have waited.
This was my thought too. You're giving someone that is more or less on short final (most critical phase of flight) squak codes and frequencies. Do it earlier, or wait until they're on the deck.
Controllers are taught to avoid issuing instructions during critical phases of flight (landing, takeoff, rollout, etc.). So while yes the PIC is ultimately responsible, it’s bad practice by ATC to be issuing instructions to a landing aircraft like this.
@@flapppytappybird7923 I mean their job is literally to provide separation. It's hard to say knowing where people are and what they're doing isn't their job. As CW said, he could/should have told them to standby, or waited until he was on the deck. Yeah, PIC is where the buck stops, but ATC is there to assist as well.
Respect for showing the tough with the good. That kind of humility is what helps keep good pilots (anything, really) alive. Glad you caught the drop in time and knew how to save yourself. Kudos to you for all the above. Respect also to Lester for being positive and supportive when you needed some help. And complimenting you on the nice flying in tough conditions. No hint of attitude about needing to step in for the assist. That's one good guy right there.
Complete respect for posting this debrief? It’s so important to learn from our mistakes, no matter our level our experience or station in life. Thank you!
@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 not sure if you got the correct message I wrote (as I now see it had typos) but it's corrected now and it's what I was always trained to remember in flight school and this is a great and humble lesson for making sure that's always applied in actual practice
@@justinspirational I understood what you meant the first time despite the typo. I knew somebody was going to say that and I was just waiting for it.... You're right it is absolutely the way to fly... aviate, navigate, communicate in that order.
One of the greatest life, business, aviation lessons comes from the US Military Aviation Debriefs. A humbling and necessary process to insure that the lessons learned are revealed in an open and honest way. Blue Angels debrief the bleep out of their flights, they do so so hey don"t die. Thanks CW for the great lessons and honesty revealed in this one. The old adage Aviate, Navigate and Communicate never more true than here. Don't ever let ATC interrupt critical flight operations, they can wait your life is to important. What's the deal with blocking the hanger, that egress is the hangers right of way. Must be some deal between airport and Hanger owner. Nice steep landing, and calling Lester smart. Like the phrase 40 Million obstacle course, haaaa
Hi Mover. Lesson learned. You're still fresh. Don't punish yourself too hard. You're a fighter guy. Takes time to get proficient in a rotor. Happy landings from Portugal.
Better to be hard on oneself and establish good habits from day one. If you don't take it seriously enough, later on you'll get sloppy again and risk making other mistakes.
Tons of respect for ya dude. Takes a lot to not only own up to mistakes and to learn from them, but to then publish them publicly as teachable moments. And those are the mistakes that you'll likely never make again. Keep it up Mover.
I was in a helicopter when a pilot made a massive mistake. We dropped out the sky so fast. Luckily there was another pilot on board, he corrected it and saved our lives.
Thank you Steve. I’ve been flying for a major airline for 30 years now, and I really appreciate your perspective. Much like your experience, I’ve found that the most challenging bits of the job come at the most unexpected (and seemingly routine) times. I have great respect for the self-critique and professional reflection in this video.
Don't trust the truss ! remember this from a firefighting documentary and relevant to me as having studied engineering, and of course statics ! Now how do you guys spot and identify the type of structure above you in all that smoke and distractions going on, let alone it's remaining integrity !
Mad respect for being so up front about your mistakes and challenges. It shows that even the best aviators still brush up against the unexpected from time to time. Being able to face it head on, to keep a cool head, and make good decisions is a skill that can only be built through humility, honest self-critique, and a willingness to learn. Too many accidents occur from overconfidence!
You definitely have my respect. As an observer (not a pilot) from an OH-6 airframe, you knew your limitations for the airframe you were flying and asked for help. Kudos to you brother.
Good video, been flying heli's 20 years, and still learning, I understand the pressure your in, lots of things going on. Was great of you to share, thing I will mention, it does get easier, but always respect the weather, (Killed to many of my friends in heli's) You hit the nail on the head mentioning all the things that lead to an incident, and your comment about packing up for the day is a sound point. And remember your in a heli, just land the bloody thing and wait, people will forget that, but not the time you have an incident. R44 perfect machine to learn in, but so much more fun in an A Star ..... Enjoy, and thanks for the vid's Fly safe....
I waited until I had time to sit & give this video the full attention it deserved and I'm so glad I did - absolute respect & kudos Mover for not only putting this full breakdown out there of what led up to & happened with the mistake, but for owning the whole thing from start to finish. It would be easy to just show the few minutes of the mistake & leave it there, but to debrief the thought process on either side is incredibly valuable to the non-pilots as well - people tend to forget about the mental process that a person puts themselves through in those minutes & hours after making a mistake with potentially drastic outcomes, and how that time is _equally important_ to ensure future success. Sometimes it's best to shake it off & continue, others it's best to stop for the day & take the time to process what you did - but the learning from a mistake doesn't stop right after it's been made. Thanks Mover 😎👍
We started about the same time with helicopters, I flew a Cabri and now an R44 as well, licensed since last November. At the moment I fly Cirrus SR20 and told everyone in my home airport tower and the instructors if I in the Cirrus ever announce to turn final to the Helipad direction 26 they should wake me up. It is absolutely true that mixing fixed wings with the much lower workload flying the machine itself and Helicopters requires special attention. I am just glad the stick and pilot seats are on the other side, that helps reminding you where you are. Glad you caught it in time and learned from it. Thanks for sharing! The helicopter advantage is clearly: from going below 30kt on approach in the fixed wing you won't walk away. Always keep the blue side up!
nice and honest debrief. If I may - what always helped me a lot - when landing, transitioning to hover and touchdown, your sight is wrong - check any spot across the windshield - to your left side, approx 50-100ft away, fix on that with your sight and keep your cyclic steady - use your pedals only. Once you look too close or straight, you're forced by brain to move your cyclic and it's getting even worse. After few hundreds heli hours I don't care, but this helped me a lot in my beginnings.
Great video. I admire you for having the discipline to evaluate what happened, take stock, and learn from it. And major thanks for sharing your lessons learned with the rest of us. Controllers aren't always aware of when the high workload moments are, especially when single pilot, so as you said, it's up to us to manage our workload.
I joined the military in 1991. I took the anthrax vaccine and the next year was diagnosed with type 1 iddm(yes, studies showed it could happen) I can't become a pilot but I live it vicariously through you guys. Thanks for all you do.
This was probably the most riveted I've been watching the helo vlog. There was so much going on in this video, it felt like a movie. And in the end, Lester makes a cameo. This was top notch. Glad everything worked out 🚁
Another fantastic vlog and full respect to you for sharing the good and the bad. That landing at the end was definitely very good. Loved the extra chat and insight provided in this one. Also great to see a impromptu Lester appearance.
I agree, very much respect for your honest debrief. It’s all about checking the ego, acknowledging mistakes, and trying to learn from them. Appreciate this video!
You got away cheap! That was the worst time to try and change frequency... Proud of you for your honesty and sharing this! Thank you for your service and my freedom !!!
These are my favorite kinds of aviation videos. Steve "FlightChops" Thorne made his UA-cam career eating humble pie for all to examine. Good on you for your integrity, sir, and this learning opportunity for both seasoned and novice aviators of all stripes.
Absolutely! Call the SOF, call your IP, call ATC…whoever you need to stay safe, it’s your call as PIC. CRM doesn’t necessarily imply the resource you need is in the cockpit/flight deck with you. Great job being candid; these kind of lessons are how aviation safety is achieved bit by bit.
Much respect. I know nothing about helicopters other than what I’ve picked up from watching this series. What I do understand is airmanship. I’m a former USAF pilot, now a captain at a major that I’ve flown for for 30 years; I’ve got 9 airliner type ratings and about 25,000 hours of total time. I don’t say this to be self-aggrandizing, I say it to establish perspective. In my career I’ve had colleagues die in airplane accidents, I’ve taught a lot of students in various capacities, and I realize…that I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I’ve never intentionally done anything procedurally noncompliant or dangerous in my career, but when you look back sometimes you realize that you made mistakes you didn’t appreciate at the time because you were too inexperienced to understand they were mistakes.I congratulate you for posting an honest self-critique here. It’s hard to do, but is the sign of a true professional. Like I said, I don’t know much about helicopters, but I do know a true pro, and my hat’s off to you for having the humility and professionalism to explain your errors so others (especially the less experienced) can learn from your mistakes. Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know: that can still kill you. I’m genuinely appreciative of this video. Thanks again.
The reposition was far more stressful visually to watch, but I'm sure the settling error was far more stressful as the PIC. Well done, and glad it worked out the best way possible. Lessons pave the way to success.
Total respect from a previous R44 pilot. Thank you for posting and talking us through it. I miss my flying days, due to a serious medical issue I had out of the blue, was told I will never fly again while in the stroke ward of hospital as a 30 year old. Love the channel, all the best from New Zealand.
You cannot live long enough to make all the mistakes. Outstanding airmanship owning the lesson and then sharing so others can learn the lesson without having to experience it. Total Respect.
Lester is such an alpha, when will we get an interview? An old seargent used to say you learn more from mistakes that succeses. I enjoy these videos very much.
As someone who is getting on in years and would love to learn to fly rotary wing aircraft I'm going to watch this and your other videos repeatedly thank you for showing us the reality of your flight training. When I was young and over confident I thought I could accomplish anything now that I have a lifetime of blunders behind me I appreciate you showing and telling us of all the inherent dangers and needing to know our limitations and shortcomings.
It takes so much self discipline to go through something like that and just take a second to collect yourself once on the ground, then get right back up in the air. To go on from that and not just quietly delete the footage, but to post it to the whole world as a retrospective learning experience shows why you're both a fantastic pilot and still alive today. You recognized the mistake and recovered quickly. All around amazing. Keep up the amazing work.
This is such an interesting viewing experience - Mover "The fuckin man" Lemoine, a literal god in combat aircraft wanting help in a helicopter, now before any of you get your panties in a twist that was just funny tag line to get you hooked. My real point is, it's really interesting to see someone like him with his skillset and history seem almost concerned or unsure about what's going on but you put him in an F18 and no matter what happens I'm sure he has about 300 different ways to get out of that jam. Really interesting to watch the development of skills between such different aircraft and really puts into perspective that no matter your skill level, you always need to be learning and that applies anywhere, not just flight. Kickass video, glad I saw it.
Thanks for not cutting out the part where the mistake happened. Just shows how great of an aviator you are, to let others learn from a mistake and even show it to the entire world on youtube. I aspire to go to helicopters as well (just flying gliders) and seeing that even a experienced fighter pilot isnt perfect and shows his mistakes for others to learn from just shows how great people aviators really are!!
"Когда уверен, что можешь с вертолетом на "Ты" - самое время перейти на "Вы" ("Вы сэр")". Yes, Mover, red comrades are watching you😎Be careful and fly safe
I like that you and other UA-camrs are doing these type of debriefs to show and explain just how easily a confluence of minor mistakes can quickly turn into a mishap. Seeing near-mishaps or actual mishaps progressing and then explaining the reasons has a much more visceral and lasting impact than just reading a mishap report or lessons learned. This type of video can help make general aviation safer.
Excellent commentary and analysis. Thank for sharing this moment of vulnerability. I’m glad you and the helicopter are ok. I think we all have learned something from watching this video. Which means your mistake is not wasted.
Stupid question maybe: When you were blocked by those parked planes and trucks, why wasn't it possible to just fly over them? Is there an inherent safety issue with doing that, or is it more about the rules of the airspace?
He'd have to land vertically on the other side of the jets if he took off and flew over them, which is apparently something tricky/dangerous. Obviously I'm not a pilot, this just what I understood from his commentary on other parts of the video about steep approaches and vortices.
Glad you're ok, what a great video. Reality checks are a hard pill to swallow, but that debrief was awesome. Also Lester's awesome, what a dude for helping you out, never hurts to ask for some assistance.
Just would like to comment that a lot of people look up to you and think your pretty happenin dude, you got to do what a lot of young boys and men can only dream about flying tactical fighters. Positing this shows you truly humble and 100 percent authentic much respect.
This is a good example of how a pilot´s professionalism contributes to general aviation safety. Thank´s to Mover´s confidence in posting this, perhaps someone will learn from it and put it to good use. Others again will be inspired to have the same confidence in sharing their own mishaps. Speaks volumes to your integrity, man. Good recovery!
40 min long video, video just comes out 2 min ago, you left your comment 1 min after upload. I'm calling bullshit on watching the video 😂 commenting first doesn't mean much boss
@@Mahtt I just had no time to watch the 40 Minutes and went right to the Accident . I saw it and Commented. i litterly dont care about first comment :D
People should learn from their mistakes, but they BETTER learn from others mistakes. Props to you for putting this out there so others can learn and hopefully save a life some where down the line.
Complete RESPECT for posting this debrief.
I completely agree. This is what I expect from someone as top shelf as Lemoine. Honesty, acknowledgement of mistakes, and OWNING those mistakes.
+1 we learn most from our mistakes
@@StevenLilley / we don't have enough with one life to make all mistakes can be made..
So this is why we have to humbly learn from eachother - Respect.
Amen. Anytime we can use an oops to help educate others shows humility and appreciation. Thank you!
Don’t think there’s a pilot alive who hasn’t said “well that was stupid” 👍
Ha I see what you did there, because the ones that don't are dead.
Hold my beer and watch this
Great video Mr.Lemoine you get better every day.
it's the same for motorcycles lol, always seems like a good idea till you realise how close you came to taking a trip down some tarmac sandpaper.
@@jtr549 It’s the complacency bro, happened to me while Cycling, got too comfortable riding with loose bolts and my handlebars came flipped forward when I tried to bunny hop over a curb 😅 ate the concrete sidewalk but lucky I have thick bones and I didn’t break anything 😭
I think your candid self-evaluations are so powerful and will enable those of us with way less experience to be more honest with ourselves when we make mistakes - thank you
That's his military exposure paying off. Flying in the military forces you to be critically humble in front of your peers and today's video is proof positive.
Good job being very frank without pontificating or sounding like an arrogant ass (like some flight instructors). 👍
Mad respect for having the humility to show your faults, not a whole lot of people with a following do this sadly.
Aviation is a great equalizer..
Absolutely, Wade.
It’s extremely beneficial (especially to the less-experienced) to be candid about your errors. It’s also difficult to do; like you, I couldn’t appreciate the professionalism more.
It's what we should all do so that others can learn from _our_ event. It is what I used to do and it also reinforced the lesson for myself and 40 years later I still remember some of the experiences that I shared on Sunday nights at the aero club bar. I also picked up things that others shared too which I believe help add to my _bag of experience_ without depleting the _bag of luck._
Yeah, it's very respectable and a great learning presentation
It’s part of military aviation culture.
A license to fly is a license to learn. We should all strive to learn more every day. Fly safe out there y'all!
..SO true.
Yep, just about all of 'em, including marriage, here in the Uk, she keeps that one;)
Learning never ends
Well said.
And big appreciation for Mover having shown this. 👍
As a controller, I'd never try to pass info to an aircraft on short final, unless it's urgent. That could have waited.
I've been wanted to ask a controller, at what point in your education to you take "how to speak like an auctioneer" ?
That’s what I was thinking.
It's like the NASCAR driver who gets killed pulling out of his driveway. Don't die in an R-44, dude. I'd miss your content.
that makes me think of michael schumacher …
That being said...if you want to go out in a blaze of glory riding the lightning in a Hornet or Viper, I'll understand.
Perhaps the way out of the driveway is a right turn.
@@craigh1790 waste of a perfectly good pilot + plane!
Look up how Francis Gary powers died.
Everyone needs a Lester in his Life. A slightly grumpy guy, that got the keys to everything and knows whats going on.
True! We all should have someone like Lester in our lives. Don't forget though, to some, YOU are the "Lester." Where I work, I'm always learning and there are people I go to for advice, but to the newer people, I'm one they go to for help and advice. I guess it's "have a Lester, be a Lester!"
I wonder if the Lester's of the world are becoming rarer as people may know less about how things work.
@@MongooseTacticool why do you say people know less about how things work?
Im kind of a Lester at work. Grumpy, but I’ll help you get out a pickle when you’re struggling. And usually it’s just reminding folks of the fundamentals and a presence of someone whose more experienced. Just like Lester did there. And he made sure to praise mover for doing a good job.
Your admission of errors to your thousands of subscribers shows how humble you are Mover. Your dedication to safety takes over for your pride. Learning from mistakes are priceless and save lives
(Bill from Slidell)
Back when I was a coach I'd tell my kids, "practice is about making your worst day better." The way you went about this, your worst day just got much better! Awesome debrief!
Mistakes are normally made when "routine" is involved....vs. high stress full concentration situations ! Usually everyone is harder on themselves.
The biggest mistake is getting in any Robinson. After 2 hours of lessons I swore I would never fly in one again.
@@hogsneverwinbiggames - For you alone, that's apparently true - that's a personal decision. Thanks-
complacency kills at every level of aviation
One random UA-cam comment to make the day better
High-stress, full-concentration situations will naturally produce many more mistakes than routine situations, if we're measuring hour by hour or similar. Yes, you can be so relaxed that you stop paying attention, so it's better to be slightly task saturated to give your brain something to do. But when you're at the limits you are definitely going to miss things. It's just physics.
A typical person spends far more hours in routine situations than routine situations though, so you end up with more total mistakes made in routine situations, and might get the impression routine is more dangerous.
You've probably heard statistics like "you're more likely to crash your car within 10 miles of your house than outside that radius". Well, yes. You're also far more likely to be driving within 10 miles of your house. In practice, you're far less likely to make stupid mistakes near your house, because you know where all the lanes are, which way you're going etc., so you don't even have to think about that, leaving your attention for things like deer running across the road.
Likewise, the guy with 3000 hours on an airframe is far more familiar with basic stuff, and therefore less likely to make dumb mistakes. The guy who just got his first solo flight is busy trying to actively remember how to do a dozen things the experienced guy does from muscle memory. The veteran is more likely to make judgement calls he later regrets, while the noob is more likely to follow the guidance of the instructors which is on the safe side of things.
I almost lost my life on take off because I skipped checking my seat lock in pre-flight / run up. About 300' in the air my seat clicked all the way back to almost the damn back seat. I had to use my foot to push the yoke forward and use a down pitch attitude to rectify my seats position but ended up getting so close and locked into position that i had no room to pull back very far on the yoke. I'm here to tell you all about it because by the grace of God. I did not panic. I was too mad to panic. Check your damn seat locks y'all. No way for a pilot to die. Now that was stupid. What you did was encounter a learning curve, and did very well coming to terms with it. Any ways, I wasn't trying to dominate ignorance with pure stupidity. thank you for your share, i took notes.
"Lessons Learned" says it all. Glad you cane through it all. No question...You'll be a better pilot for it.
like he isn't already the best pilot? :P
I'm sure every pilot knows those "that was stupid" moments (I had quite a few of them myself)... few can admit it happened to them.
Great video, thank you very much!
Took a pinch out of the luck bag and put it in the experience bag. Extreme ownership.
Omg this is a good... I wanna say proverb but I don't think that's the proper term... Anyways I'm going to remember this one in the future
As with the previous post, that really is a good quote Silicon...
Ok jocko
@Tom Gulbranson I like that... where does it come from? Never mind,,, I'll google it. 🥴👍
The fuller version is, you're born with a bag of luck and an empty bag of experience and the objective is to fill up the bag of experience before your bag of luck runs out.
First video I’ve seen of yours but so glad UA-cam pushed it at me. I’m a 7yr R44 pilot but with only 200hrs. Although never been in a situation like this can totally relate to it and the instinctive decisions you made. Learnt some really valuable stuff so thank you for sharing, sincerely.
On the plus side you won't be making this mistake again in your life.
Glad you're ok man.
As a private pilot (SEL, VFR, Fixed wing), I love the honesty and transparency. We can't learn, if we don't share... Thank You!
10/10 debrief. Keep it upright.
Love how Lester guards the controls and looks at everything. Old good habits never die.
12:44 I've been in a tower when they were training a new controller and the instructor briefed them to wait for a departing aircraft to be at a couple of hundred feet before giving freq. changes. This might be teachable for the controller they can see you on approach, they could have waited.
This was my thought too. You're giving someone that is more or less on short final (most critical phase of flight) squak codes and frequencies. Do it earlier, or wait until they're on the deck.
Not ATCs responsibility. They don’t have to pay attention to stuff like that. All comes down to the PIC
Controllers are taught to avoid issuing instructions during critical phases of flight (landing, takeoff, rollout, etc.). So while yes the PIC is ultimately responsible, it’s bad practice by ATC to be issuing instructions to a landing aircraft like this.
@@flapppytappybird7923 Not my job is not a mentality that's great for aviation.
@@flapppytappybird7923 I mean their job is literally to provide separation. It's hard to say knowing where people are and what they're doing isn't their job. As CW said, he could/should have told them to standby, or waited until he was on the deck. Yeah, PIC is where the buck stops, but ATC is there to assist as well.
Respect for showing the tough with the good. That kind of humility is what helps keep good pilots (anything, really) alive. Glad you caught the drop in time and knew how to save yourself. Kudos to you for all the above. Respect also to Lester for being positive and supportive when you needed some help. And complimenting you on the nice flying in tough conditions. No hint of attitude about needing to step in for the assist. That's one good guy right there.
It's good to have friends like Lester.
Lester? Like from GTA V? LOL
@@FirestormX9 he even has the same body type
I applaud your honesty in admitting a mistake. We all make then, but many would never admit them. I would fly with you at any time.
It's always great when someone with a lot of time and experience can own up to a mistake. Many kudos sir!. We are always learning.
Great job owning your mistake, making the necessary correction and driving forward with a positive attitude. This is how you succeed in life. 👍
Major respect for posting this. I've learned something today thanks to you.
Complete respect for posting this debrief? It’s so important to learn from our mistakes, no matter our level our experience or station in life. Thank you!
well, what I learned today is fly first, then worry about the other stuff.
Good debrief and glad things turned out well.
I've been reading through the comments looking for someone to say those three words. I like how you paraphrased it!
Always Aviate first, navigate second, communicate last as a priority
@@justinspirational
🤣 I knew somebody would say it
@@jerseyshoredroneservices225 not sure if you got the correct message I wrote (as I now see it had typos) but it's corrected now and it's what I was always trained to remember in flight school and this is a great and humble lesson for making sure that's always applied in actual practice
@@justinspirational
I understood what you meant the first time despite the typo. I knew somebody was going to say that and I was just waiting for it....
You're right it is absolutely the way to fly... aviate, navigate, communicate in that order.
One of the greatest life, business, aviation lessons comes from the US Military Aviation Debriefs. A humbling and necessary process to insure that the lessons learned are revealed in an open and honest way. Blue Angels debrief the bleep out of their flights, they do so so hey don"t die. Thanks CW for the great lessons and honesty revealed in this one. The old adage Aviate, Navigate and Communicate never more true than here. Don't ever let ATC interrupt critical flight operations, they can wait your life is to important. What's the deal with blocking the hanger, that egress is the hangers right of way. Must be some deal between airport and Hanger owner. Nice steep landing, and calling Lester smart. Like the phrase 40 Million obstacle course, haaaa
Hi Mover. Lesson learned. You're still fresh. Don't punish yourself too hard. You're a fighter guy. Takes time to get proficient in a rotor.
Happy landings from Portugal.
Better to be hard on oneself and establish good habits from day one. If you don't take it seriously enough, later on you'll get sloppy again and risk making other mistakes.
Tons of respect for ya dude. Takes a lot to not only own up to mistakes and to learn from them, but to then publish them publicly as teachable moments.
And those are the mistakes that you'll likely never make again.
Keep it up Mover.
Thank you for sharing and being honest with us. We can learn allot from this
Well done sir
I was in a helicopter when a pilot made a massive mistake. We dropped out the sky so fast. Luckily there was another pilot on board, he corrected it and saved our lives.
We need Lester in the comments...
Seriously, thanks for sharing this video. Keep up the good work!
I'm glad you're here to tell the tale and also glad you brushed it off and continued!
This why I would fly with Mover any day as a passenger. Admits to
his mistakes a puts it to learning and not doing it again.
@@gregorybentley5707 thats very wrong, 20 years in the industry
Agreed. He stopped the lessons early on due to helicopter maintenance.
25+ years as a firefighter "there is no routine call" debrief too live another day sir!
Thank you Steve.
I’ve been flying for a major airline for 30 years now, and I really appreciate your perspective.
Much like your experience, I’ve found that the most challenging bits of the job come at the most unexpected (and seemingly routine) times.
I have great respect for the self-critique and professional reflection in this video.
Don't trust the truss ! remember this from a firefighting documentary and relevant to me as having studied engineering, and of course statics ! Now how do you guys spot and identify the type of structure above you in all that smoke and distractions going on, let alone it's remaining integrity !
I live and work in Lafayette, and as a motorcycle pilot I can confirm the amount of thunderstorms here recently is to damn high!
If you could send some our way (UK) that would be great! Lol
@@gargoylesplinth867 Arizona(Phoenix), too!
Ill jump on the band wagon and say send some to norcal as well
Mad respect for being so up front about your mistakes and challenges. It shows that even the best aviators still brush up against the unexpected from time to time. Being able to face it head on, to keep a cool head, and make good decisions is a skill that can only be built through humility, honest self-critique, and a willingness to learn. Too many accidents occur from overconfidence!
Its great to see the breakdown of this mistake and how you take it on the chin and learn from it. Great content as always!
You definitely have my respect. As an observer (not a pilot) from an OH-6 airframe, you knew your limitations for the airframe you were flying and asked for help. Kudos to you brother.
Good video, been flying heli's 20 years, and still learning, I understand the pressure your in, lots of things going on.
Was great of you to share, thing I will mention, it does get easier, but always respect the weather, (Killed to many of my friends in heli's)
You hit the nail on the head mentioning all the things that lead to an incident, and your comment about packing up for the day is a sound point.
And remember your in a heli, just land the bloody thing and wait, people will forget that, but not the time you have an incident.
R44 perfect machine to learn in, but so much more fun in an A Star .....
Enjoy, and thanks for the vid's
Fly safe....
I waited until I had time to sit & give this video the full attention it deserved and I'm so glad I did - absolute respect & kudos Mover for not only putting this full breakdown out there of what led up to & happened with the mistake, but for owning the whole thing from start to finish. It would be easy to just show the few minutes of the mistake & leave it there, but to debrief the thought process on either side is incredibly valuable to the non-pilots as well - people tend to forget about the mental process that a person puts themselves through in those minutes & hours after making a mistake with potentially drastic outcomes, and how that time is _equally important_ to ensure future success. Sometimes it's best to shake it off & continue, others it's best to stop for the day & take the time to process what you did - but the learning from a mistake doesn't stop right after it's been made. Thanks Mover 😎👍
TOTAL CONCENTRATION on your face with Lester in the judges seat and a SWEET landing.
We started about the same time with helicopters, I flew a Cabri and now an R44 as well, licensed since last November. At the moment I fly Cirrus SR20 and told everyone in my home airport tower and the instructors if I in the Cirrus ever announce to turn final to the Helipad direction 26 they should wake me up. It is absolutely true that mixing fixed wings with the much lower workload flying the machine itself and Helicopters requires special attention. I am just glad the stick and pilot seats are on the other side, that helps reminding you where you are. Glad you caught it in time and learned from it. Thanks for sharing! The helicopter advantage is clearly: from going below 30kt on approach in the fixed wing you won't walk away. Always keep the blue side up!
Former Navy Huey gunship pilot - it only takes a second doesn't it
nice and honest debrief. If I may - what always helped me a lot - when landing, transitioning to hover and touchdown, your sight is wrong - check any spot across the windshield - to your left side, approx 50-100ft away, fix on that with your sight and keep your cyclic steady - use your pedals only. Once you look too close or straight, you're forced by brain to move your cyclic and it's getting even worse. After few hundreds heli hours I don't care, but this helped me a lot in my beginnings.
Glad you're ok. Much respect for showing people how to be a real man, one that isn't afraid to admit his mistakes.
Great video. I admire you for having the discipline to evaluate what happened, take stock, and learn from it. And major thanks for sharing your lessons learned with the rest of us. Controllers aren't always aware of when the high workload moments are, especially when single pilot, so as you said, it's up to us to manage our workload.
Lester was flying with no headset. That's what got you into trouble the first place! He's the man!
I joined the military in 1991. I took the anthrax vaccine and the next year was diagnosed with type 1 iddm(yes, studies showed it could happen) I can't become a pilot but I live it vicariously through you guys. Thanks for all you do.
This was probably the most riveted I've been watching the helo vlog. There was so much going on in this video, it felt like a movie. And in the end, Lester makes a cameo. This was top notch. Glad everything worked out 🚁
Another fantastic vlog and full respect to you for sharing the good and the bad. That landing at the end was definitely very good. Loved the extra chat and insight provided in this one. Also great to see a impromptu Lester appearance.
i love some debrief on these episodes, whether the flight was smooth as butter or not, glad you're ok!
I agree, very much respect for your honest debrief. It’s all about checking the ego, acknowledging mistakes, and trying to learn from them. Appreciate this video!
Learning is always compressed after a HOLY CRAP moment. Great debrief.
You got away cheap! That was the worst time to try and change frequency... Proud of you for your honesty and sharing this! Thank you for your service and my freedom !!!
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
These are my favorite kinds of aviation videos. Steve "FlightChops" Thorne made his UA-cam career eating humble pie for all to examine. Good on you for your integrity, sir, and this learning opportunity for both seasoned and novice aviators of all stripes.
Some times we just have to call for help, good job. Smoothest landing yet the last one there.
Absolutely!
Call the SOF, call your IP, call ATC…whoever you need to stay safe, it’s your call as PIC. CRM doesn’t necessarily imply the resource you need is in the cockpit/flight deck with you.
Great job being candid; these kind of lessons are how aviation safety is achieved bit by bit.
Much respect.
I know nothing about helicopters other than what I’ve picked up from watching this series.
What I do understand is airmanship. I’m a former USAF pilot, now a captain at a major that I’ve flown for for 30 years; I’ve got 9 airliner type ratings and about 25,000 hours of total time. I don’t say this to be self-aggrandizing, I say it to establish perspective. In my career I’ve had colleagues die in airplane accidents, I’ve taught a lot of students in various capacities, and I realize…that I’ve made a lot of mistakes.
I’ve never intentionally done anything procedurally noncompliant or dangerous in my career, but when you look back sometimes you realize that you made mistakes you didn’t appreciate at the time because you were too inexperienced to understand they were mistakes.I congratulate you for posting an honest self-critique here. It’s hard to do, but is the sign of a true professional.
Like I said, I don’t know much about helicopters, but I do know a true pro, and my hat’s off to you for having the humility and professionalism to explain your errors so others (especially the less experienced) can learn from your mistakes.
Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know: that can still kill you. I’m genuinely appreciative of this video.
Thanks again.
34:10 - “You see that? A fucking obstacle course of $30 million” 😂😂😂
I came to say that; that's a great line!
That's a lot of experience you received for you 3rd solo. Great learning. Well done, even with your mistakes. Thanks for the video!
The reposition was far more stressful visually to watch, but I'm sure the settling error was far more stressful as the PIC. Well done, and glad it worked out the best way possible. Lessons pave the way to success.
Total respect from a previous R44 pilot. Thank you for posting and talking us through it. I miss my flying days, due to a serious medical issue I had out of the blue, was told I will never fly again while in the stroke ward of hospital as a 30 year old. Love the channel, all the best from New Zealand.
Kudos Mover, for putting this out there. Integrity shines, while providing a valuable lesson. Great channel.
You cannot live long enough to make all the mistakes. Outstanding airmanship owning the lesson and then sharing so others can learn the lesson without having to experience it. Total Respect.
Lester flew with you without his helmet, a major complement of your skills!
huge HUGE respect for doing a full debrief on your flight, CUDOS to you!
"I need you to get in, there are too many expensive toys!"
Best statement of the video lol
Not just owning the mistakes and geting better but sharing for someone else to learn from. Nothing but respect for that.
Lester coming in hot like a bat out of hell to save the day God bless him.
Has your six....lol👍👍👍
Love the humility and self-insight you show in this debrief. New subscriber and glad you made it through this one.
Lester is such an alpha, when will we get an interview?
An old seargent used to say you learn more from mistakes that succeses. I enjoy these videos very much.
😂 such an alpha? What does that even mean
@@paulk11227 that mean he's sleep 3 second a week
@@paulk11227 It means ge is a better man than you.
As someone who is getting on in years and would love to learn to fly rotary wing aircraft I'm going to watch this and your other videos repeatedly thank you for showing us the reality of your flight training. When I was young and over confident I thought I could accomplish anything now that I have a lifetime of blunders behind me I appreciate you showing and telling us of all the inherent dangers and needing to know our limitations and shortcomings.
Just like in GTA when things get hot, call Lester
LMAO was thinking the same
It takes so much self discipline to go through something like that and just take a second to collect yourself once on the ground, then get right back up in the air. To go on from that and not just quietly delete the footage, but to post it to the whole world as a retrospective learning experience shows why you're both a fantastic pilot and still alive today. You recognized the mistake and recovered quickly.
All around amazing. Keep up the amazing work.
Know yourself, seek self improvement. Glad you made it back to fly another day.
Bro, respect for uploading this, there is life lessons here not just for pilots.
This is such an interesting viewing experience - Mover "The fuckin man" Lemoine, a literal god in combat aircraft wanting help in a helicopter, now before any of you get your panties in a twist that was just funny tag line to get you hooked. My real point is, it's really interesting to see someone like him with his skillset and history seem almost concerned or unsure about what's going on but you put him in an F18 and no matter what happens I'm sure he has about 300 different ways to get out of that jam. Really interesting to watch the development of skills between such different aircraft and really puts into perspective that no matter your skill level, you always need to be learning and that applies anywhere, not just flight. Kickass video, glad I saw it.
Thanks for not cutting out the part where the mistake happened. Just shows how great of an aviator you are, to let others learn from a mistake and even show it to the entire world on youtube. I aspire to go to helicopters as well (just flying gliders) and seeing that even a experienced fighter pilot isnt perfect and shows his mistakes for others to learn from just shows how great people aviators really are!!
Takes a big man to acknowledged he made a mistake, thats how we learn. Only a crazy person doubles down,
then ends up dead.
Good on you for fessing up to mistakes, that's the sort of thing that shows actual airmanship, it keeps your followers alive, good job!
"Когда уверен, что можешь с вертолетом на "Ты" - самое время перейти на "Вы" ("Вы сэр")". Yes, Mover, red comrades are watching you😎Be careful and fly safe
I like that you and other UA-camrs are doing these type of debriefs to show and explain just how easily a confluence of minor mistakes can quickly turn into a mishap. Seeing near-mishaps or actual mishaps progressing and then explaining the reasons has a much more visceral and lasting impact than just reading a mishap report or lessons learned. This type of video can help make general aviation safer.
Damn glad you are OK.
Love your modesty and the fact that even with all your experience you can admit you made a mistake and are still learning
"YOU SEE THAT?! Fuckin obstacle course of $30,000,000" 😂😂😂 Well put!
Had me in stitches! :D
Excellent commentary and analysis. Thank for sharing this moment of vulnerability. I’m glad you and the helicopter are ok. I think we all have learned something from watching this video. Which means your mistake is not wasted.
Stupid question maybe: When you were blocked by those parked planes and trucks, why wasn't it possible to just fly over them? Is there an inherent safety issue with doing that, or is it more about the rules of the airspace?
He'd have to land vertically on the other side of the jets if he took off and flew over them, which is apparently something tricky/dangerous. Obviously I'm not a pilot, this just what I understood from his commentary on other parts of the video about steep approaches and vortices.
I bet you'll be quicker on the "standby" going forward
Glad you're ok, what a great video. Reality checks are a hard pill to swallow, but that debrief was awesome. Also Lester's awesome, what a dude for helping you out, never hurts to ask for some assistance.
Is this possibly a result of no longer sharing the work load with your trainer and actually part of a normal transition (mentally) to solo flight?
Probably, most mistakes can be broken down into that. The big thing is he is experienced enough to recognize and diagnose the mistake.
Just would like to comment that a lot of people look up to you and think your pretty happenin dude, you got to do what a lot of young boys and men can only dream about flying tactical fighters. Positing this shows you truly humble and 100 percent authentic much respect.
The cafe looks pretty swish for a small regional airport.
Got to get that $100 hamburger right 🤣😂
This is a good example of how a pilot´s professionalism contributes to general aviation safety. Thank´s to Mover´s confidence in posting this, perhaps someone will learn from it and put it to good use. Others again will be inspired to have the same confidence in sharing their own mishaps. Speaks volumes to your integrity, man.
Good recovery!
Im so happy ur good.
That looked freakin scary!!
40 min long video, video just comes out 2 min ago, you left your comment 1 min after upload. I'm calling bullshit on watching the video 😂 commenting first doesn't mean much boss
@@Mahtt what if he skipped forward just in toim
@@vaclavjebavy5118 I actually just did that, see how long it took? Lol
@@Mahtt Fast enough if we account in the inaccuracy of youtube time displays and the hyperactive spasticity of the average youtube commenter
@@Mahtt I just had no time to watch the 40 Minutes and went right to the Accident . I saw it and Commented. i litterly dont care about first comment :D
People should learn from their mistakes, but they BETTER learn from others mistakes. Props to you for putting this out there so others can learn and hopefully save a life some where down the line.
One of those expensive toys parked behind the Coast Guard Gulfstream was Jimmy Buffet‘s Falcon 7X. FYI good video Mover.