No not military, he is a west coast BC pilot. slinging long lines, in out of tight spots day in/out for forestry work, fire fighting etc. I had complete trust in him, had to do hover enter and exit a few times too...not just toe ins.
I was a wildland firefighter and a linecutter and met some awesome pilots. Toe-ins always made me nervous. Man I miss the flights to and from work. Perfect end to a long day. 😁 🤘❤🇨🇦
Wow. Back in my younger days, I used to hover like that, and in a C model which was slightly underpowered than this D. Great finesse in handling the offset of the crewmen getting in, while holding positions. Of course, the trees block any wind, but still superbly skillful and, in getting out. Well done.
Much respect for mountain chopper pilots. Flew in the flat lands. Came out to fight fire in BC one year and almost crapped my drawers during my first toe-in on a wooded mountainside. A slope-side pad in 300 foot timber looks like a postage stamp compared to a pad in the flats in 100 foot timber. Lots of verticalling to get in and out for sure.
Excellent hovering job and keeping it stable in one position while loading passengers on the skids with shifting balances. This pilot was exceptionally smooth hovering in ground effect.
Fantastic pilot! Compensating for the weight when people were boarding even though he was had his skids in. You would still get a weight transfer when the guy got into the rear passenger compartment. Great flying & excellent video, Thanks for sharing it.!
Superb machine and piloting. I miss my 500 more than any woman in my life. Repatriated it back to the US form BC Canada.Such fond memories Thanks for the cool video, holding back tears for real.
Nice ending. I was hoping not to see any tragedy.. thank God i didn’t. Sometimes I see cool videos then all of a sudden you see a head flying by .Thanks for this cool video. Very talented and skilled pilot. The helicopter barely moved.
Great to hear all the positive comments. For the people who insist on giving their negative, armchair opinions on whether it is safe or not, keep your dumb-ass comments to yourself - obviously you have no idea what you are talking about. Regardless of the country of origin, once you get past the licencing, flight instruction jobs, tour pilot jobs and the like, you get into stuff like this. This is what we do all day long - this is our job and we do it professionally. Great video.
These are the guys you want to take chopper lessons from...Clown to Franklin chopper pilot was one that I always admired. He was flyin' all the Hollywood stunt stuff back then.
First floor ladies lingerie and tree tops. 👍 The pilot has skillz! I grew up in NZ at the time of the Deer -Wars- Hunting so was very used to seeing these sorts of skills displayed every day and those guys were nuts but great skills. The only thing I regret about this video is the image resolution and there is nothing you could have done at the time. Nice job having the SA to video it. *Thank You* Jordan.
Our unit flys Astars but used to fly 500's. I missed out on flying them but the guys said they were solid in a hover in ground effect. Clearly, they are and that took great skill and concentration. If I tried that in an Astar it would have been much more of a challenge. That was awesome! I would love to try something like that.
to thebullet44739. as I am the one who recorded this video, I have no idea who you are, and I am a friend of the pilot, and you are not him. On another note, thanks to all who have looked at and had positive things to say about the video.
WowSmooth👍⛾I remember a MD500 pilot saying that the best way to set one down was to plop it down & let the struts absorb the impact. I don't think he would be a good candidate for this type of operation🖖😎☮
we had a pilot. called him cowboy Bob. Wore dirty overalls and his cap on backwards. chewed tobacco so ya stuck to everything inside the chopper. wouldn't even bother to land he'd just hover. in the hills of Hinton Alberta. ah. the memories. great to be young and bullet proof. And we were a little insane when break up came. no fat on us though. 3-D seismic. gotta love it
haha well actually, the 2 guys only got flipped down to the main road, and had a 20 min truck ride, then an hour long boat ride....we waited for his return, then had a 15 min ride all the way home....
nice flying the guys getting on did a excellent job they did not pile on and throw the helicopter of balance, did this many a time myself when sismograph drilling with hughes 500d and c helicopters in forest and moutain areas
How could you not trust someones skill and do this work. Everything rides on the pilot so you get to see the special lady and the precious lady at the end of "EACH" workday.
No not military, he is a west coast BC pilot. slinging long lines, in out of tight spots day in/out for forestry work, fire fighting etc.
I had complete trust in him, had to do hover enter and exit a few times too...not just toe ins.
One of the finest aircraft ever made. 👍
Best helicopter ever made.
Awesome skill. I flew OH-6's in the military, you could land them anywhere there was enough room for the rotor disk...even in my back yard once!
I was a wildland firefighter and a linecutter and met some awesome pilots. Toe-ins always made me nervous. Man I miss the flights to and from work. Perfect end to a long day. 😁
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Wow, now that's a real confined area landing. Hats off to the pilot.
Looks like a Hughes 500... love those... cool. 😊
AWESOME PILOTING HERE...
Wow. Back in my younger days, I used to hover like that, and in a C model which was slightly underpowered than this D. Great finesse in handling the offset of the crewmen getting in, while holding positions. Of course, the trees block any wind, but still superbly skillful and, in getting out. Well done.
Much respect for mountain chopper pilots. Flew in the flat lands. Came out to fight fire in BC one year and almost crapped my drawers during my first toe-in on a wooded mountainside. A slope-side pad in 300 foot timber looks like a postage stamp compared to a pad in the flats in 100 foot timber. Lots of verticalling to get in and out for sure.
i see helicopter = i like video.
Excellent hovering job and keeping it stable in one position while loading passengers on the skids with shifting balances. This pilot was exceptionally smooth hovering in ground effect.
Fantastic pilot! Compensating for the weight when people were boarding even though he was had his skids in. You would still get a weight transfer when the guy got into the rear passenger compartment. Great flying & excellent video, Thanks for sharing it.!
wowy. ... wowy... that's amazing skill
One hell of a good pilot!!
Look at this great precision flying. Great pilot. Thanks to share.
Excellent control shown by this pilot. Bravo!
WOW!!!!.What a risky & so impressive approach!!!!Loved It!!!!.Love this so practical MD-500!!.
Woehaaa that is SICK!!! Super flying....!!
Superb machine and piloting. I miss my 500 more than any woman in my life. Repatriated it back to the US form BC Canada.Such fond memories Thanks for the cool video, holding back tears for real.
www.jimparker.us/industrial-painting/ my 500 C picture, in 1st column, sure do miss that ship
Oh man, I feel that too. My 500D also back to the US after many years of flying in South Africa. Good memories forever.
Pretty insane skills. I mean many could try but few will leave. I read the little Hughes had pretty amazing stability too
Outstanding
Nice ending. I was hoping not to see any tragedy.. thank God i didn’t. Sometimes I see cool videos then all of a sudden you see a head flying by .Thanks for this cool video. Very talented and skilled pilot. The helicopter barely moved.
That's some flying
One hell of a pilot. Stable hover even while loading people..
Excellent flying,must be the F version to lift vertically with a load.
Great to hear all the positive comments. For the people who insist on giving their negative, armchair opinions on whether it is safe or not, keep your dumb-ass comments to yourself - obviously you have no idea what you are talking about. Regardless of the country of origin, once you get past the licencing, flight instruction jobs, tour pilot jobs and the like, you get into stuff like this. This is what we do all day long - this is our job and we do it professionally. Great video.
MAJOR piloting skills!!
Kudos to the pilot but the guys climbing on did a kick as job as well. Pays to know what your doing... They all played a part...
These are the guys you want to take chopper lessons from...Clown to Franklin chopper pilot was one that I always admired. He was flyin' all the Hollywood stunt stuff back then.
First floor ladies lingerie and tree tops. 👍 The pilot has skillz!
I grew up in NZ at the time of the Deer -Wars- Hunting so was very used to seeing these sorts of skills displayed every day and those guys were nuts but great skills. The only thing I regret about this video is the image resolution and there is nothing you could have done at the time. Nice job having the SA to video it. *Thank You* Jordan.
Incredible helicopter pilot.
Awesome. Such nice tight flying. BC, helicopter paradise.
Great pilot
how these pilots judge their rotor clearance amazes me
Our unit flys Astars but used to fly 500's. I missed out on flying them but the guys said they were solid in a hover in ground effect. Clearly, they are and that took great skill and concentration. If I tried that in an Astar it would have been much more of a challenge. That was awesome! I would love to try something like that.
amazing control now that guy is a pilot!
A Master at his craft. Excellent!
Nice piece of flying ...well done...
YEAHHHH
Lucky the ground moved around so it made it look like the pilot kept a perfect hover.
Awesome....hats off to the pilot
This looks like one of those old Mikes hard lemonade commercials. They are probably on their way to fish for Great White Sharks in a John Boat. COOL!!
Amazing pilot !!
to thebullet44739. as I am the one who recorded this video, I have no idea who you are, and I am a friend of the pilot, and you are not him.
On another note, thanks to all who have looked at and had positive things to say about the video.
Very very good pilot. Nice video. Thank You .
Dude, thats some mad piloting skill!
WowSmooth👍⛾I remember a MD500 pilot saying that the best way to set one down was to plop it down & let the struts absorb the impact. I don't think he would be a good candidate for this type of operation🖖😎☮
Bad ass pilot
Good grief. At least give the passenger in the back a few seconds to put on his seat belt.
Awesome !! That heli did not move
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we had a pilot. called him cowboy Bob. Wore dirty overalls and his cap on backwards. chewed tobacco so ya stuck to everything inside the chopper. wouldn't even bother to land he'd just hover. in the hills of Hinton Alberta. ah. the memories. great to be young and bullet proof. And we were a little insane when break up came. no fat on us though. 3-D seismic. gotta love it
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You have to be one the best in business to be flying in holes like that ! That is to dangerous !
Pilot got skills!
This is oddly musical. Someone should sample the sounds for some sort of industrial-thrash thing.
That's insane. What a pilot....!
That ain't nothing but amazing!
Great 🚁‼️ & the Pilot got real skills! 👍🏼
Damn, havent seen flying like that since the New Zealand Deer harvest!
haha well actually, the 2 guys only got flipped down to the main road, and had a 20 min truck ride, then an hour long boat ride....we waited for his return, then had a 15 min ride all the way home....
thats a man with a lot of stick time ,,, load change tight spot , all in all a very skilful pilot.
One hell of a pilot - almost impercetible movement when they climbed aboard.
thats yrs of experience flying that lil bird
skids are steady cause he got the fron skids on the rock
It makes me think of "power is nothing without control" (the title of an award winning advertisement with Carl Lewis, dated 1994).
nice flying the guys getting on did a excellent job they did not pile on and throw the helicopter of balance, did this many a time myself when sismograph drilling with hughes 500d and c helicopters in forest and moutain areas
Pure skills!
Smooooth!
Great PILOT !!!!
Top level pilot. Nice job
Skills!!!
Exelent pilot bro! thx for sharing
Dude your pilot is a bad ass!!!
How could you not trust someones skill and do this work. Everything rides on the pilot so you get to see the special lady and the precious lady at the end of "EACH" workday.
Kick ass pilot there.
I love those Hughes.
McDonnal Douglas
Bad ass pilot mode active!! :D
Wow.. dealing with weight transfer while hovering like that..
Balls of steel. Mah gawd that gave me a stiffy.
BRAVO!
That's one hell of an expensive commute.
That is just bad ass!!!
....and the poor camera man, unable to pay the extraction fee, is still down there to this day.
Mad skills!!
Wow...nice
thats a good pilot!!!
We have 7 star hotel. This is a 7 star pilot !
wowww...scary!!!
Круто!
FUCK YEA!! I fly heli but not like that!
awesome!!!!
Hell of a pilot - excellent control. Ex military????
How big of an area do you need to land a heli between trees?
Vry gd !!! :-)))
uaooooothat was best
good pilot really
Balls to the wall
Hi Jordan, thanks for the response.
Poor camera man. He is like "aww - don't leave me alone"
Any idea what company is operating this 500