My first flight with 4 people onboard | Cotswolds sightseeing flight | Oaksey Park
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2021
- This is my first time flying an R44 with 4 people onboard - almost at the aircraft's maximum gross weight! It was also my friends first time in a helicopter so this is quite a special video. I had very carefully calculated our weight for centre of gravity and all up mass before the flight and while I knew we were safe and legal, it was my first time flying the aircraft as close to max gross weight of 2500lb. My wife and our friends really enjoyed this trip together and I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks for watching!
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Flew in the chipmunk a number of times out of Manston in the early 90s as an air cadet. Lovely plane. Most memorable flight was from RAF Sealand where we took off and did aerobatics over the sea by the blackpool tower. The pilot was a navy harrier pilot in between squadrons and was whistling cheerfully while we were doing stall turns and loops and barrell rolls and 14 year old me was in the back being compressed by the Gs and loving every second of it :-)
That sounds pretty amazing! Thank you for watching. 👍
Wonderful video and you can't beat a 360 cam in a heli-bubble the views and panning are awesome. Steve at Oaksey is a super nice guy and really knowledgeable I get some maintenance done there and they are always really nice guys. Production value on this one with external shots from Ben are superb.
Thanks very much Terry. 🤘
Hi Rory, congrats on the new business venture and I hope you enjoyed the "jolly" with your lovely wife and Co.
Yes it was fantastic thanks Daz. Cheers for watching. 👍
I met Rory and his better half today at Fife Glenrothes airfield on their way to Orkney, what a lovely couple, hope you made it safely mate.
Lovely to meet you too! We did in the end make it to Orkney for 6 hours on Monday. It was all too brief but lovely all the same.
Just wanted to say, I thought this was one of the most enjoyable videos to watch that you have ever made. Loved seeing the smiles on everybody faces, keep up the amazing work
Thank you so much Thomas - I’m delighted you enjoyed it. It was such a fun day - lovely to be able to share it with the community on here.
Row of trees. Priceless!!
Ha ha - yes I did feel a bit silly. :)
Great video Rory! Thnx!
Thank you for watching!
Its great to see the joy that aviation brings. I feel privileged when I take people flying as you give them an experience they never forget. Great video Rory, keep up the good work.
Thank you Thomas. I couldn’t agree more. It’s one of life’s great pleasures sharing a passion with someone else.
Excellent Rory. Appreciated this. Thank you.
Cheers Gary. 👍
Great footage, Rory. Looks like you all enjoyed the day which was evident throughout the video. 👌👏👏
Thanks very much Kevin, for the comment and the coffees. 👌👍☕️ It was a cracking day out.
Nicely done, Rory. Great to see you all enjoying yourselves!
Thanks Nevil - we had a fantastic day. 👍
Great to see two of the main people who have influenced me taking up learning to fly fixed wing microlights right there!
Thoroughly enjoy that guys, oh and girls 🤙
Brilliant Dale - I’m so pleased you have taken it up. What a fantastic community you’re part of now. Thanks for watching. 🤘
I would say that is one of your better videos tbh. I think I can see the happiness of being around pal's again after your long lockdown in the UK.
I was very happy to be around pals again! I’m delighted you enjoyed this one. 👍
Very nice Rory, all looking very professional. Good to see you all together and I was smiling for you all too (heck of a milestone achievement). And Tom too (he's a nice lad too) - it's a small world. Many years since I've flown into Oaksey - except in various flight Sims, always fun to land a FS 'Jet Ranger' there (in between the hangers to test my pedal skills lol!) - or at times a 'Merlin' (iirc Scouts and Apaches have landed at OP in real life). Looking forward to the next one!
I knew what Ben meant, the 'door to doorness' of a helo is amazing, seems obvious, but the feeling is amazing, my first flight was in a Scout, with my buddy and dad and I felt the same as Ben.
Thanks Muso, it really was a privilege to take Ben and Daisy up for their first heli experience. I thought Oaksey was great - lovely airfield in a beautiful part of the country. Thanks for watching as always.
Hi Rory, the Cotswolds are lovely although becoming more and more crowded by the year (I put that down to the BBC TV program - ETTC). And Kemble/Cotswold AP, seems to get very busy too - plus three or so glider sites (Nympsfield, Ashton Down and Sandhill Farm), then there's Oaksey, Charlton Park, Rendcomb, then, Brize and Fairford (which will get a lot busier soon) - and avoidance of Highgrove (up to 2000'). I think some pilots underestimate how busy the area is.
You'll remember that flight long after you've ferried lots of paying PX's about in the years to come. Nice to see Tom too - so funny that photo/video bomb, he was very stealth like lol!
@@musoseven8218 yes you’re right about the area being super busy and quite congested. I doubt I’ll forget this flight for a long time. 👌
I'm a fan of both channels, so top quality to have you together and looking forward to future collaborations. The Cotswolds are truly stunning no matter what direction you fly. Spectacular views throughout, really enjoyed that 👍
Thanks very much indeed CJ - Ben makes great videos and we’re good pals so it was lovely to fly together. Thanks for watching.
Fantastic video! I adore it when you bring the wife with you. She adds to the already breathtaking views during flight and gives a sense of teamwork to the production. God bless them. What on Earth would we do without them. Great Job!!!
Blue Sky's and Tailwinds
Thanks David. I’m very lucky to have such a gorgeous and supportive wife. I’m glad you like it when she flies with me. 👍
Rory-what a cracking video. Thoroughly enjoyable. This must make all that hard work worthwhile. Beautiful day too. You can see the reactions from your viewers how much everyone enjoyed it. Thank you for your effort.
Thank you very much Alan. I’m so delighted people seem to enjoy riding along with us on UA-cam.
Fantastic video, great to see my two favourite UA-camrs together enjoying all things aviation (& tractor) related.
Thanks a lot Jed - it was a superb day and I’m delighted to be able to share it here. 👍
Great video as usual Rory! Oaksey is a fantastic little airfield, last time I was there I was in a A109 and received excellent service.
Cracking stuff! Lovely place indeed - definitely somewhere I intend to return to. Thanks for watching. 👍
Great video Rory! ‘Row of trees/rotaries’ - classic! I came face to face with a 737 because of a similar grammatical issue a few years ago!
Thanks Craig. I’m glad it’s not just me. I did feel rather silly when there wasn’t a helicopter tucked in behind the hangar. I look forward to hearing the 737 story one day.
Great work, as usual. Hopefully the weather plays ball so i can take my first passenger up tomorrow. Naturally it will be my wife, hopefully she will love it.
Fingers crossed indeed Chris - good luck! Thanks for watching. 👍
Hey Rory, yet another great video, thanks!
Awesome - I’m delighted you enjoyed it. 👍
living the dream well done looks amazing
Thanks!
Great video Rory!
Many thanks Chris. 👍
Brilliant!
Cheers Andy! 👍
Another great video Rory! I logged just over 35 hours on Wednesday, did my second solo (taxi'ing)! Taking my 'Operational Procedures' exam on Tuesday (2nd of the 8 exams) and really feeling the bug at the moment! Thanks for the continued inspiration!
Well done Neil - that’s great work. Keep going and you’ll be out for jollies before you know it!
if you are flying to oaksey park again, the abbey at Malmesbury is well worth a look, also the Dyson site, worked in Cirencester at the Mitsubishi site on edge of town. Enjoyed the view of the cotswolds
Thanks Geoff. We actually passed over the Dyson site and Ben pointed it out. It didn’t make the final edit for timing reasons. Cheers
Hi Rory, we've had not Internet for over 2 weeks so just catching up on UA-cam things I've missed! Really enjoyed the flight and glad you managed to catch-up with Ben and Daisy in person. Now things are opening up a bit and the wx has improved I'm hoping to come down to Leicester soon and also love to visit Kemble, Charlton Park and the other airfields in that area.
Excellent stuff Jason. Glad you enjoyed it and that your net is up and running again!
Rory and lizzy hope both of you are well and the micro pilot. Philip really enjoyed your video nice scenery and the weather was beautiful. Rory you looked more confident with no mistakes I hope. You can tell you are getting more used to the helicopter now. Have a brilliant rest of the summer philip. Happy flying everyone phil.
Thanks very much Phil. Roll on summer indeed!
Great to see the OneX getting a workout, love the angles this bit of kit gets. As always, great views of GB! Best regards from Western Australia
Thank you Chris. I’m getting more used to using the OneX so it’s great to be getting some good shots with it. 👍
Lovely vid, Rory! Nice to see Ben and Daisy aboard 👍🏻 Oh, and if I would've been around, I would've video bombed your outro too, haha! 🤣
Thanks Jolmer. Everyone is at it! Lol
Well naturally I’m jumping straight on this! 👏👏👏
I really hope you like the edit! 🤞
I hear you guys will be popping into EGBO soon 👍
@@ranbirsingh7666 we are! 15th August. Are you coming?
Well - that was epic! From a fan of the channel for years now, it was great to actually be involved and revisit such a fabulous day. Watching back I was reminded just how magical helicopters feel, superb stuff. And....from a technical point of view - that was a bloody faultless edit I must say. Some wonderful details throughout. 10/10!!!!!!!
Inspired to get your heli license?
Fantastic 👏👏
Cheers Andy. 🤘
Excellent video Rory. Glad to make a donation to help with your trip home.
Thanks a million Ian. I’m hopeful for next weekend. 🤞🤞🤞
Great video, I’m looking forward to seeing your video to Scotland! 😊
Thanks! Well that’s very much a work in progress as I’m currently in Fife.
@@RoryOnAir so cool 😎
Editing is on point Rory, hate to think how long it took you! Awesome video throughly enjoyed it 👏🏻
Almost 4 days on and off to edit this one. I’m not the fastest editor and neither is my computer but I like to try and make it as good as I can. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Brilliant vid Rory, real feelgood one that and excellent that it featured my top two aviation UA-camrs to boot!!
PS I love Oaksey Park too - been yonks since I flew in there....
Thank you! It was such a fun day, I’m glad that came over on the video. 👌👍
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Cracking video as always Rory, I've got to get myself a ride in a chopper!
Cheers Joe - you really should. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Seriously great video guys! Superb quality throughout 👍 Thank you and enjoy the “coffee” 😀
Thank you very much on both counts Simon - very kind of you. 😁
Stunning video as always. Really like the intro!!!
Thank you very much - it was fun to make. 👍
Very cool to see two of my favorite youtubers (and their better halves as well!) together in one video! Oh, wait, does this mean I only get to see one video instead of two? Bummer... Nah, just kidding, great video, thanks for making it, and good luck with your joint business venture! Hoping to start my own microlight training in the very near future!
Great stuff Patrick - thanks for watching. I’m sure Ben and I will do more videos together at some stage. This one was great fun. Good luck with your own microlight adventure - it’s fantastic.
Great video loved it well done 👍👏
Thank you Pete. 👍
What a fantastic feel good uplifting video, if you pardon the unintentional pun.
Thanks Liam - I like a pun so no issues there! 👍
Great video Rory. When you said you’d used 16 gallons flying down from Leicester I thought “ow”, a bit different than the Eurostar!
Ha ha - quite! She burns around 60L or 16usg an hour. The tanks can hold 46.5USG total.
@@RoryOnAir and here's me in my Quik-R slowing it down to try to keep at 13 litres an hour rather than 15!
@@geoffreycoan ha ha - that’s just sipping it! 👌
What an absolute pleasure!!!!!! You all enjoyed the day to the max and I guess for you Rory a complete validation of the work and effort you have put into this and the support from Lizzie too. A day of making memories and a collection of firsts for you all. Hopefully will have an opportunity to meet you in August.
Yes, you’ve absolutely nailed it there. Such a great day and a brilliant experience for me as a new pilot. Looking forward to meeting you at the Fly-in. 👌👍
Now that video sums up the joy of taking people flying😊 Also, flown into Kemble many times and aware of Oaksey Park but assumed it was a microlight field but, no, it’s clearly a very good GA grass runway there, now I’ve checked it out on SkyDemon. Will look to pay a visit this summer once it’s not been “persisting” down for 4 weeks solid😂
Yes, Oaksey is well worth a visit. I’m really pleased you enjoyed the video - thank you!
G, day Rory on Air channel from Sydney Australia.
* The green airfield with a line of deciduous trees: "how vintage."
* The R44 went well, and, I believe that's some high altitude for your channel?
* The dress code: is casual.
Take care, cobba!
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Thanks very much for watching John. 👍👍
Another great Video Rory...well done! Does the Helicopter PIC usually sit in the right hand seat?
Yes, there are quite a few types where the pilot sits on the left, but generally it’s the PIC on the right in helicopters.
Maybe give the mounting for that card compass a tighten up ;-) great vid again Rory - thanks!
Yes I noticed it was a bit wobbly! Thanks for watching - I’m glad you enjoyed it Dan. 👍
I liked your comment, "let's give this a go". I also liked how you were conscious of your passengers well being. Rotary is cool.
Thank you! Yes well I knew the weight was legal and safe, but I wasn’t sure how the machine would handle so it was semi tongue-in-cheek semi genuine! Cheers
@@RoryOnAir , I knew what you meant ;), it just made me smile. Cheeky Tom in the background.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 yes he’s a scamp isn’t he. Lol 😂
Row of trees (funny)......good to see you out of the kitchen (not stirring the soup)......pleasure to watch you fly.....all the best. 👍
Thank you very much. Yes the row of trees thing had me stumped! I felt silly once I realised. 👍
Greetings from Florida USA. I couldn’t see the smiles on your faces because of the masks but I am sure you all were very excited. Keep those videos coming
Yes I’m not a fan of the masks either but hopefully they won’t be needed for much longer. 🤞 I can assure you we had a lot of fun. Thanks for watching. 👍
Absolutely brilliant stuff Rory . Loved every second of it . Ben and Daisy are delightful and I feel you have made friends for life there . I see that you are going to meet up with Jon Hunt , Ben , Tim Palmer and others at Halfpenny Green in August . My flight planner tells me it’s only 9,201 NM from HG to my local airfield here , any chance you could change your plans , it’s too not far in a R44 is it ? 😀😀.
Thank you David - and yes they have become good friends already. Such a lovely couple. We’re very excited about the fly in - I’m sorry you’re too far away to come but there will be a live show from it on UA-cam so you’ll be able to watch. 👍
Nice vid’s Rory.
What do You all include in your passenger briefings?
Greetings from Belgium (PPL(H) R22-R44)
Thank you. I might do a video on that in future but I cover a range of stuff. Key safety info, doors, seatbelts, how to exit safely, spotting traffic... lots of stuff.
i would have parks next to the other helicopter row of trees :)
Very good, brings back memories. Don’t forget Rory - open invite to CHC Aberdeen 👍
Thank you Mark. I will be taking you up on this - just waiting for the right moment. 👍
Use caution whenever Radcliffe is involved....😜
@@cjbiz69 ha ha - such a small world 🌎 😁
Rory, can hours gained from an NPPL go towards a helicopter license. I heard if you have a PPL then you gain 6 hours. Same for the ground school.
Hi, you’re right about PPL time giving your some credits for exams and flight time but unfortunately this is not the case with the NPPL. The radio licence is valid and the flying experience helps a fair bit but there’s no official crediting.
Thank you for the info :)
You sound like such nice gracious people -Fly safe!
Thank you very much. I think we’re a nice bunch but I would say that! 🤷🏼♂️😁
Great Video Rory. People maybe don’t realise that when you are married you need the support of your wife in order to fly. It’s a huge financial and time commitment. Well done.
I couldn’t agree more. Not only did Lizi encourage my plane flying but she facilitated me going commercial and I’ll always be in her debt for that.
its good to see you two looking bright and chirpy and the weather turned out nice somehow lol keep the good work up rory and say hi to us all .
Thanks very much mate.
@@RoryOnAir and say hi to everyone travelling in that helicopter for me and wish you all the best rory.
Well I was right, you had the most fun flying it.....lol Looked like a fun day to spend with your friends though. And I'll be happy when they toss out that mask rule too. Such lovely ladies and we don't get to see them smile, there ought to be a law against that Rory.....lol Cheers and I'm looking forward to your next flight!!! ;-)
Yes I can’t wait for the end of enforced mask wearing as it does spoil the video but we have to follow the rules. 🤷🏼♂️ Thanks for watching. 👍
Haha, I want to see a R44 Livery with a magic carpet on the side... 😂🚁🔮
Ha ha - that would be cool wouldn’t it. You could have a a genie 🧞♂️ coming out of a bottle up the mast of the 44.
@@RoryOnAir I'll get my people on it.
Where is the "Buy me a coffee"Link?
It’s in the description but the link wasn’t displaying correctly so I’ve fixed it now - thanks for flagging that. www.buymeacoffee.com/roryonair
what are the white things on the dash?
I think it’s a carbon monoxide detector but I’ll check that.
It's what we call them round ere, a roatrees.
Ha ha - totally confuses me!
A great day out for you all. Big smiles all round and excellent viewing for all of us. (3 channels in 1 video! 😄)
Thanks Tim - yes Tom got in there at the end! I guess we’ll have one with all of us in it soon. 👍
Is there a landing fee every time you land in the UK?
Most airfields charge a landing fee, yes. Some take charity donations.
@@RoryOnAir never flown back home in the UK, just used to the USA system.
Nice one Rory as always, have a coffee on me, Peter Mac
Thank you very much Peter. 👍
Is this the geezer who does the voice over for police interceptors? 😂
Ha ha - no, wrong geezer mate. 😂
Wow, how many helicopters do you have @Rory? :)
Ha ha - they aren’t mine, I rent them from the flying school.
@@RoryOnAir And you are a Copter Pilot Instructor?
@@VanSilCreation no, I’m not. That’s something I’m planning to train for next year.
@@RoryOnAir I believe you will get it, more than 1.000 flight hours? :)
@@VanSilCreation I have about 210 hours now. Instructing will help me to grow my hours and experience.
Well I know what I’ve got planned on my next tea break today.. 👍👍
Excellent stuff Ranbir. 👍
@@RoryOnAir : just managed to watch the full video.. absolutely delight of a video . It was brilliant seeing Ben enjoy the flight... God Bless
@@ranbirsingh7666 thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Potato, potarto rotaries, row of trees easy done.
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R44 = highest crash rate 😒😒
Why do all video clips & TV shows these day insist on showing clips before the event and then repeating the production. Crass production. Do something original for a change
Ha ha thanks Chris. It’s called a teaser... to give you a flavour of what’s coming. A bit like a menu in a restaurant or the trailer for a movie. I thought it was quite good but... 🤷🏼♂️
Nonsense. The preview is essential and perfectly captures the tone of another excellent video
@@simonmonkman4638 thank you for coming to my defence Simon - I’m delighted you enjoyed the video. 👍
Mmm.. someone who hasn't a clue how life works! 😆