Everything is illegal in a populated city. Most takeoffs require special airport designation not allowed in middle of residential, minimal 500ft flying above all residential areas. But I'm only a student just passed my Knowledge exam without Checkride.
@@user-hk8uu2qm9tDid you know the first American coin said "mind your business" on it? Society would be a lot better off if they would take that advice.
@ronlabe5487 This pilot could not exist without his neighbours, so yes the neighbours are free to speak up. In fact, this video asks for comments. It did not say MYB. He might own all the nearby houses. 😮😊😊😊😊😊
That's when it's fun. I got a private license in 1983 in the Hughes 269. Then got to fly the same thing in primary training in U.S. Army flight school. They were TH-55, but the 269 Hughes. Most fun ever. Then transition to UH-1, and all the Army stuff. Most of us used our Army training at the end of flight school, to the commercial pilot test for rotor wing, and had instrument add on since we had all the Army's records. Still, nothing was the same as a simple Huges 269. Those were funny to fly. I really enjoyed the video. Thank you, brought back memories ❤
I'm very impressed with the timing and speed of your vertical lift ... very fast . I was little concerned with the tree on the right a little close when you went forward but you're obviously an expert and know your parameters....so thank you for the video
Thanks for the great tour, it brings back a lot of memories. I used to keep my airplane at Sky Ranch during the air races. You almost flew over the house I used to live in when you were approaching Stead. I have a friend who had a Hiller and I have a lot of hours as an observer in Search and Rescue in it. I live in Ecuador now and it isn't very small plane friendly. Thanks again.
I love flying and coptors as well, I'm just laughing my ass off thinking of the townsfolk. "There goes that giant feckin mosquito again". Loved the flight!
I would have loved to have seen the whole chopper. I remember in Junior high designing my own house and my garage had a helipad on it. That machine looks compact and ideal from what little I could see. Cool toy! The heck with traffic!
Really? Imagine if his daily driver was a Stanley Steamer. With jets your not going anywhere fast, spool up time, warm up time, praying you don't have a hot start, it takes time.
As kids, we flew as guests aboard a neighbors Twin Apache...& as much as the flying was boss shit, it was fascinating to witness all the preliminary prep- steps...& here we see the extensive check list being run thru including pulling the shorts down to clear the crack...little laugh there...its all about lining up them ducks just so. Thank you for this totally cool film !
Yea, until he has an error, misjudgment while taking off, then crashes and the rotor blades come hurling through your windows and kills ya. Or the whole thing may develop problems, falls on your roof and... you'll probably change your tune then, wouldn't you? What shit people talk sometimes... And you're one of them.
Jim Jones: look at how dishonest you have to get to defend your position. You know full well it's not a tiny amount of noise, it wouldn't be occasional unless this guy was the only one doing it, and 'he was having fun' is hardly a justification for rattling the neighborhood. I can see a lot of people are fed up with liberals, I am too, but your rationalizations are misapplied here.
@Some Other Dude , I did not think it was so loud. I've had motorcycles pass me that were much , much louder. Some trucks also. But noise aside, it simply is not safe to be flying so close to houses. If you were to have a crash, even a low speed crash , it's far better to be where you are not going to hit much of anything.
@@someotherdude You have clearly never lived by someone who owned a dodge charger. Thing will put this heli in its paces for noise output in a suburb. It's five minutes of noise, in the middle of the day, where noise restrictions aren't in place. Much bigger things to worry about and those homes are pricey, so they have decent sound deadening.
Mr. Kent, thank you for uploading this video of your flight. As a "fan" of the helicopter, I can say that I enjoyed seeing everything that you did. Back in the late '50's through early '60's, I watched a series called "Whirlybirds" religiously. I have always wanted to learn how to fly a helicopter. I wish that O could win the lottery, then I would purchase a helicycle and take flying lessons. I think it would be neat to park it at the home and fly to where ever ya needed to go and land the helicycle in the parking lot out of the way of vehicles, etc. Hope you upload some more vids of your flights 😀.
The Whirlybirds, yes me too. Loved the helicopter based series. Bell 47 I believe. As a child the fishbowl and scaffold pole looks mesmerised me. The engineering that made it work. The unbeatable view from the cockpit and the go almost anywhere design of the helicopter. Just brilliant. Then Magnum PI came along and I moved on to TC’s Hughes 500… and Magnum's Ferrari 308GTS. Well James Kent, thank you for putting out this video. It has awakened fond memories.
I also wanted to become a pilot in 1950s. At that time period no flying school was operating in India. Now I have three grandsons. Hope one of them would be a pilot.
@@armedprophet3321 It really depends on how often he flies it. If he flies it every day, then that would become irritable quite quickly It also takes him like 4 minutes to actually get up and leave, which is a lot longer than a car driving passed playing some bass boosted songs. Plus, there are window panes you can install to keep the sound out that especially work great for limiting the amount of bass from car's speakers.
No freaking way could i ever live in one of those fancy shmancy neighborhoods with HOA enforcement. Little demerit post-it's on your door, "Mow your grass TODAY!!, it's 3/8" over regulation height!!" 😆
That was a truly enjoyable video. I used to fly from my house also which was on a small swamp island in Georgia. But this video specially I found that it is long enough and beautiful enough that can make you daydream and return to so many years ago. Excellent. And while I've always favored the Rotorway choppers, yours flys beautiful and with such an aura. I loved the video.
I've been a pilot for many years. As much as I love to fly, It's a lot more fun if you can take a companion. That's always kept me from buying a little single seat helicopter. I would want to go for one of the RotorWay Execs, a Hummingbird or two place Mosquito Swift. I've seen some nice turbine conversions on the RotorWays. I like the lines of the RotorWay as well. I think it would be my first choice.
I am sure the neighbors appreciate the taking of in front of the house. Instead of 30 minutes seeing the neighborhood I somehow would have liked to see the helicycle. Maybe get some info on that.
These are the ones who would outlaw this type of neighborhood and this lifestyle in general as white privilege. This guy has an un fair advantage over his peers and must be stopped.
Might be the most awesome video ever!! How nice it would be to have that as your daily commute instead of dealing with a bunch of A holes with theirs heads buried in their cell phones!!
FlightJunkies I would rather have a helicopter than a paraglider though. I really thought about paragliding but it seams like a story comes out about once a week of someone crashing on one
I like the sound of that turbine spool up at start. Flying it sounds like a washing machine on rinse cycle LOL Nice scenery wherever its located and that sports complex he flew over was huge
My helicycle flew GREAT. I enjoyed it Ver much until I sprained my ankle. The doctor put an ankle brace on it. Several weeks later I went to the airport to fly it. I got ready to take off. Carefully used my feet to neutralize the tail rotor and relaxed my foot muscles to take off. As I did that the ankle support, without me feeling it, moved through right tail rotator control pedal a tiny bit. As I lifted off, the copter suddenly went into a right, fast spin. It happened so quickly I had no time to realize what was causing it. Altitude, Air Speed And Hanger Door, coincided. Did not get hurt but I no longer had a HELICYCLE. WOW did ever miss it!!,
Oh man! I totally feel for you. I would imagine new shorts were in order? Thank God no one was hurt. Other than severe pride rash maybe. I'm glad you're here to write about it.
I wonder iff neighbours have come out to complain . Must be a 4star general ! . Flies nice this golf cart . Thought it was a Giro and looked forward to him wriggling around parked cars on takeoff . Nice one Amigos . ❤ Dave
What a nice place to live. No drunks. No cops all over the place, No graffiti, no MLK BL. I didnt see ONE liquor store. I didnt even see a Burger King. Wow thats a nice place. I need to move my tail outta LA and get some peace.
For all those wondering: You can get a Mosquito Ultralight Helicopter like this one factory built for literally 40,000$. You can also buy a kit to build one of these for only 30,000$ if that's more your thing. The cheapest one flies at like 70mph if I recall, they run off normal fuel (like diesel), and because they are "Ultralight" helicopters, as long as you don't fly above the clouds, over a dense city, or near an airport, you don't have to call in for clearance. You could legally use it to fly around your area as long as you don't live in the city. Also you don't need a license (but I would strongly recommend it lol)
+Nicholas Narverud This is a Helicycle, not a Mosquito. It's a full-classification turbine helicopter. You absolutely need a license, as their smallest model is *double* the Ultralight FAR103 weight limit at 500lbs. As far as the Mosquito helis, the only ones that are FAR103 legal are the Air (no canopy or surrounding panels) or the XEL which gets an extra 60 lbs to the limit from being amphibious (it has inflatable pontoons). The XET turbine model still requires a license.
+DEAD_P1XL That's correct. The mosquito air does not require a license. One interesting possibility though, is to buy an air, get really good and then take the minimum hours for a rotary wing PPL and handily pass the flight test (since you actually have much more flight experience). The savings in rental hours would probably pay for the mosquito air and you have something to show for it. Of course, you need to prosecute your self education on the air with all the seriousness and rigor that regular flight training would demand.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video! Love the houses where you took off from. Looks like California? As a kid, I would see stuff like this all the time. Folks working on incredible things in their garage and such. That part I love about Cali. So out of the box and never afraid to try new and exciting things.
Best homebuilt helicopter footage I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Hope to build a Helicycle at some point. Fly a Varieze now. Flew Slide Mtn. outside of Reno. It is so rare to see anyone flying at altitude in a homebuilt helicopter. Suggestion for a future clip: Some autorotations to power recovery so we can see the attitudes. Love being able to see the instruments. I am an R-22 pilot.
I rode a Honda 750 Ninja in my younger days,while my co-worker flew one of these out in Seguin Tx...I thought he was way ahead of his times. Nowadays I wouldn't mind flying one of these...avoid all of that heavy crazy traffic...keep on flying captain, give us something to look forward to.
James, great flight with your Helicycle, You made us feel that we were with you on this flight! Great stability, and looks like great fun! Stay safe my friend.
No worries. You would never want to live next to someone that cool. Who would want a neighbor that complained every time their cat purred too loud at 2am.
A lot of people are just jealous because they are ass holes. They hate to see anyone having more fun than they are. He should be sitting in front of the idiot box watching Dennis the Menace. this is no more disturbing than a stupid dog barking at nothing all day and night or the neighbor mowing the lawn, or his son trying to fix his stupid Harley junk all day long by revving the throttle. I personally would enjoy seeing this guy taking off and flying away. I wouldn't mind having one myself. I know it's fun to fly anything. The end! Gee, I screwed up, not one word about politics. :O(
My first thought was wow, that's cool...my second thought was why do I need a license to be a plumber but this guy doesn't to basically fly a lawnmower over residential areas. Murica!
None of you people know anything. This is a single seat full sized thing of beauty HELECOPTER. Yuall know nothing and run your' opinions just the same. It is not a (pedal cycle) like the commenters imply. I commend James for not jumping in and telling you people you are ALL stupid. He builds these aircraft, blah, blah, blah! Look up his web site!!
Yup, being your next door neighbor would be like a dream come true and I’m a private pilot. I guess you are IMC and fly at night also, getting several practice auto-rotations a day, night, rain, snow, middle of the night, morning, late evening. I guess I really am happy to live in a ratty ass little neighborhood where my neighbors can’t afford anything more than one of those little Mazda’s with the boom box and the sawed off mufflers that makes them sound like a midget with the shits trying to squeeze a fart through a bugle. I thought THAT was loud. Simply amazing!
Needed overall view of your heli while you appraching the heli...nice also to have 360° camera on ceiling if aircraft...nice , thanks for sharing...makes me motivated to save and earn alot ...this is what financial freedom gives !
My friend’s dad died tragically from using one of those. He caught a wind the wrong way. It flipped and drove him into the ground. This happened near Tampa about 10 years ago. I’m scared to death of those things.
Wow when you first took off Im thinkin that place looks a lot like the surroundings where Im living. Then a minute into the flight you fly over golden eagle and I realize, this is where I live
The Helicycle is a kit-built, turbine powered, single seat helicopter manufactured by Eagle R&D out of Nampa, ID. Must be hard to get a check ride in one.
That's pretty Awesome...but I'll bet the NEIGHBORS love him...and where is the rest of the door ? It would have been nice to see the whole thing, specs price, where you were I'm just guessing Las Vegas? Arizona? How long to get your license? Give us something. I did like the view though. 😃👍😎
At first I was wondering what neighborhood would that be legal, then I recognize it was my neighborhood and you flew over my house at Wingfield Springs Way to go bro ...
I am assuming it not legal at all. It is extremely dangerous to operate any aircraft in a confined residential area. You cant land a helicopter anywhere you feel like it. You need to get a variance from the town in which it is being operated in. As helicopters are allowed to fly at any altitude, You should fly by the good neighbor rule. This guy flys way to low over houses and I bet with enough complaints about him, he will be forced to relocate his helicopter outside of the residential area and be told not to fly below a certain altitude in a residential area. That thing makes a lot of noise
@CommieBash and what happens when a small pebble gets thrown and hits a child in the eye or damages someones property? Or a rotor blade should come off and fly into a house killing people. I agree we all have the right to freedom, but your freedom should not come at my expense. The rules are there for a reason. If you had a huge farm with nonone around you for a mile you might have a point, but in a housing development it is not wise to do this inless a waiver is granted by each resident.
@@GreatSuccessSolutions in VERY intelligent reply. You are obviously a complete moron! I can't believe that brain of yours can generate enough power for you to breath. Please dint reply as you are not worth anyones time any more
This is what a well built area looks like. Detached housing, spacious roads. Britons need to take note. Our suburbs are still cramped as much as possible.
Mr. James Kent, Thanks for sharing this great video. I've always wanted to fly and do just exactly what you just shared. (well, just 3 years ago) Just wanted to know do you still fly to the AP? And do you still have your HC? Have you upgraded? Do you own an airplane? And if so, What type? Just following up! Again, thanks for sharing!
"Ohhhh Lord, Bob's taking off again in his heli-something. Make sure the dog is in the house"😁
I wish I could fly my own, instead of driving.
Do they have convenient stores near by? Otherwise it's probably a long drive to the city to go buy groceries??
He must live in a cool neighborhood. I can't even park my big rig ( just the truck) in my neighborhood.
I want to order a few things for you to take care of and I will be
Wtf in my head I said look out Bob gonna fly his thing again lol...
I bet the neighbors love this guy
Unless he offers neighbors free ride otherwise no one can stand this noise.
Probably illegal too.
Everything is illegal in a populated city. Most takeoffs require special airport designation not allowed in middle of residential, minimal 500ft flying above all residential areas. But I'm only a student just passed my Knowledge exam without Checkride.
@@user-hk8uu2qm9tDid you know the first American coin said "mind your business" on it? Society would be a lot better off if they would take that advice.
@ronlabe5487 This pilot could not exist without his neighbours, so yes the neighbours are free to speak up.
In fact, this video asks for comments. It did not say MYB.
He might own all the nearby houses. 😮😊😊😊😊😊
That's when it's fun. I got a private license in 1983 in the Hughes 269. Then got to fly the same thing in primary training in U.S. Army flight school. They were TH-55, but the 269 Hughes. Most fun ever. Then transition to UH-1, and all the Army stuff. Most of us used our Army training at the end of flight school, to the commercial pilot test for rotor wing, and had instrument add on since we had all the Army's records. Still, nothing was the same as a simple Huges 269. Those were funny to fly. I really enjoyed the video. Thank you, brought back memories ❤
Same here, Ft Wolters, TH-55, @APRIL 67, 67-23.
I'm very impressed with the timing and speed of your vertical lift ... very fast .
I was little concerned with the tree on the right a little close when you went forward but you're obviously an expert and know your parameters....so thank you for the video
That first sentence sounded very wrong ! 🤣🤣🤣
@@mralmnthwyfemnin5783 At least I did not say how much I respect someone who knows how to work their stick 🤣
@@johngibson2884 🤣
LOL
@@johngibson2884a.h.
It would have been nice to see what the aircraft looked like ~
Yeah it would be.
ruclips.net/video/LGt7J0s1aZw/видео.html found this if it helps
Or to see it land
Agreed!
Peter Kahapea
It’s not real
Thanks for the great tour, it brings back a lot of memories. I used to keep my airplane at Sky Ranch during the air races. You almost flew over the house I used to live in when you were approaching Stead. I have a friend who had a Hiller and I have a lot of hours as an observer in Search and Rescue in it. I live in Ecuador now and it isn't very small plane friendly. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing. Must be fun to step out in driveway and go up to see a different view. World just looks different from up there.
I love flying and coptors as well, I'm just laughing my ass off thinking of the townsfolk. "There goes that giant feckin mosquito again". Loved the flight!
Thanks so much much for watching. The townsfolk loves it…… be safe
I definitely wouldn't mess with this guys daughter. Rockets are not difficult to apply. Awesome flying. Great video. Hell of a display of bad assery.
John Schultz He probably has a Powerarmor outfitted with weapons hidden in his garage lol
30mm gatling gun
And deploy! Lol....so long double barrels!😁
I would have loved to have seen the whole chopper. I remember in Junior high designing my own house and my garage had a helipad on it. That machine looks compact and ideal from what little I could see. Cool toy! The heck with traffic!
That one neighbor everyone wants to beat up for taking off in his Helo from home…
When he finally took off, I almost fell asleep😵
I had to change the playback speed to 1.5
Yeah took a long time to get airborne 🤷🏻♂️
Really? Imagine if his daily driver was a Stanley Steamer. With jets your not going anywhere fast, spool up time, warm up time, praying you don't have a hot start, it takes time.
that's what the little red dot is for on the bottom. turn a 30 minute video into a 4 minute video
I'll bet his HOA is rewriting their clause about aircraft right about now.
Never ask permission for anything with an HOA. In fact never be in one.
Soon, America will become like an HOA where you have to ask permission to do anything or even own a thing
@@itukuppoo4280 well you already do for some things like guns and planes and fishing/hunting licenses etc.
His neighbors must really love him...
What is HOA?
His neighbors must love him
Nah that is the helicopter neighborhood - they all got one.
Fly around with a gigantic TRUMP sign waveing behind ya that will really get em going!!!
Pretty much a one time flight to Stead. He operates out of a hangar now.
Robert Lennihan Go Trump! Make America Great Again!
Trump 2020
As kids, we flew as guests aboard a neighbors Twin Apache...& as much as the flying was boss shit, it was fascinating to witness all the preliminary prep- steps...& here we see the extensive check list being run thru including pulling the shorts down to clear the crack...little laugh there...its all about lining up them ducks just so. Thank you for this totally cool film !
And he keeps his driveway free from leaves and has a cool helicopter. It’s a win win
Until the neighbors get tired of it and open up with their home defense ack ack
Excellent. If I were his neighbor, I'd be delighted. It is worth a tiny bit of occasional noise to see someone having fun.
Yea, until he has an error, misjudgment while taking off, then crashes and the rotor blades come hurling through your windows and kills ya. Or the whole thing may develop problems, falls on your roof and... you'll probably change your tune then, wouldn't you? What shit people talk sometimes... And you're one of them.
Tiny bit of noise? Ha! You would sabotage it after a few days. Lol
Jim Jones: look at how dishonest you have to get to defend your position. You know full well it's not a tiny amount of noise, it wouldn't be occasional unless this guy was the only one doing it, and 'he was having fun' is hardly a justification for rattling the neighborhood. I can see a lot of people are fed up with liberals, I am too, but your rationalizations are misapplied here.
@Some Other Dude ,
I did not think it was so loud. I've had motorcycles pass me that were much , much louder. Some trucks also. But noise aside, it simply is not safe to be flying so close to houses. If you were to have a crash, even a low speed crash , it's far better to be where you are not going to hit much of anything.
@@someotherdude You have clearly never lived by someone who owned a dodge charger. Thing will put this heli in its paces for noise output in a suburb. It's five minutes of noise, in the middle of the day, where noise restrictions aren't in place. Much bigger things to worry about and those homes are pricey, so they have decent sound deadening.
Mr. Kent, thank you for uploading this video of your flight. As a "fan" of the helicopter, I can say that I enjoyed seeing everything that you did. Back in the late '50's through early '60's, I watched a series called "Whirlybirds" religiously. I have always wanted to learn how to fly a helicopter. I wish that O could win the lottery, then I would purchase a helicycle and take flying lessons. I think it would be neat to park it at the home and fly to where ever ya needed to go and land the helicycle in the parking lot out of the way of vehicles, etc. Hope you upload some more vids of your flights 😀.
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Thank you very much.
i forgot about that tv show. thanks
The Whirlybirds, yes me too. Loved the helicopter based series. Bell 47 I believe. As a child the fishbowl and scaffold pole looks mesmerised me. The engineering that made it work. The unbeatable view from the cockpit and the go almost anywhere design of the helicopter. Just brilliant. Then Magnum PI came along and I moved on to TC’s Hughes 500… and Magnum's Ferrari 308GTS. Well James Kent, thank you for putting out this video. It has awakened fond memories.
I also wanted to become a pilot in 1950s. At that time period no flying school was operating in India. Now I have three grandsons. Hope one of them would be a pilot.
By the time he took off I had coffee, walked the dog, went to bath room, just in time as he was leaving behind the ground.
Hahahahaha....😅
Naw. Not true. He was flying past all of the snarled traffic. Look below! LOL
😂
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At this rate you need to set the alarm two hours before work.
Pretty entertaining I wish we had somebody like that in our neighborhood.... This guy is a true Daredevil
That rotor is just there to keep the pilot cool. If it stops rotating the pilots starts sweating profusely.
Lol 😂🤣😂
You can still land it safely if the motor fails. It’s called an autorotation.
🤣😂🤣...
Ha good one.
Thomas Kerrigan r/whooosh
Dang by the time he strapped in and got the thing started he could have driven 20 miles
Maybe if he was driving 300 mph
😂 lol
I know right 🙄
Welcome to following a checklist. Look at how long it takes to get a CH-47 to fly a lot longer than this little toy.
It’s an aircraft. That really wasn’t a long start up at all compared to pretty much any other
Everyone thinks living in the rich neighborhood must be so great. Ya till the neighbor buys a fucking jet engine helicopter to go fly at 7am
hahahahaha!!!!!
I would rather hear that then a bunch of good for nothings driving around with their bass booming out of the car.
@@armedprophet3321 It really depends on how often he flies it. If he flies it every day, then that would become irritable quite quickly It also takes him like 4 minutes to actually get up and leave, which is a lot longer than a car driving passed playing some bass boosted songs. Plus, there are window panes you can install to keep the sound out that especially work great for limiting the amount of bass from car's speakers.
I live next to a hospital and its like living at an airport some days. This would be nothing.
No freaking way could i ever live in one of those fancy shmancy neighborhoods with HOA enforcement. Little demerit post-it's on your door, "Mow your grass TODAY!!, it's 3/8" over regulation height!!" 😆
That was a truly enjoyable video. I used to fly from my house also which was on a small swamp island in Georgia. But this video specially I found that it is long enough and beautiful enough that can make you daydream and return to so many years ago. Excellent. And while I've always favored the Rotorway choppers, yours flys beautiful and with such an aura. I loved the video.
I'm with you malanga13. I am jealous of James Kent!
I've been a pilot for many years. As much as I love to fly, It's a lot more fun if you can take a companion. That's always kept me from buying a little single seat helicopter. I would want to go for one of the RotorWay Execs, a Hummingbird or two place Mosquito Swift. I've seen some nice turbine conversions on the RotorWays. I like the lines of the RotorWay as well. I think it would be my first choice.
i agree 100%
@@curtbilyeu8701 Flying is like sex.
It's more enjoyable if you're not doing it on your own.
Than do it
I am sure the neighbors appreciate the taking of in front of the house.
Instead of 30 minutes seeing the neighborhood I somehow would have liked to see the helicycle. Maybe get some info on that.
Just this side of The Jetsons!
"I'll be right back, Honey!"
🙏🌎✌
Who in hell would actually down vote a cool video like this?!!! Thanks for sharing, James.
People who were looking for porn and Google search brought them here!
idk... maybe the shitty picture throughout the entire flight!
Bob Dobalina and?
These are the ones who would outlaw this type of neighborhood and this lifestyle in general as white privilege. This guy has an un fair advantage over his peers and must be stopped.
the most i could afford i get is a wolf power chute
Absolutely breathtaking many thanks!!
My neighbors seem to get upset when I ride my gocart , they'd love this!
Well your go cart is likely going on for a while. He takes off and lands each maybe 10 minutes and not traveling on streets or sidewalks i hope.
When seen from above.... The City was designed well and neat..... So Beautiful.....
I really enjoy every minute of this video. You living a dream. God Bless. I wished I could of finished my flight hours. outstanding flight.
Might be the most awesome video ever!! How nice it would be to have that as your daily commute instead of dealing with a bunch of A holes with theirs heads buried in their cell phones!!
Www.flightjunkies.com
FlightJunkies I would rather have a helicopter than a paraglider though. I really thought about paragliding but it seams like a story comes out about once a week of someone crashing on one
You would think, that is easy to flight helicopter in urban area, with all the power lines etc.
Underground utilities and living on a cul-de-sac help to make this dream come true. Totally awsome.
I like the sound of that turbine spool up at start. Flying it sounds like a washing machine on rinse cycle LOL Nice scenery wherever its located and that sports complex he flew over was huge
I'm surprised you can take off from a residential street like that. Looks like a lot of fun :)
He's probably one of the big time developers
My helicycle flew GREAT. I enjoyed it Ver much until I sprained my ankle. The doctor put an ankle brace on it. Several weeks later I went to the airport to fly it. I got ready to take off. Carefully used my feet to neutralize the tail rotor and relaxed my foot muscles to take off. As I did that the ankle support, without me feeling it, moved through right tail rotator control pedal a tiny bit. As I lifted off, the copter suddenly went into a right, fast spin. It happened so quickly I had no time to realize what was causing it. Altitude, Air Speed And Hanger Door, coincided. Did not get hurt but I no longer had a HELICYCLE. WOW did ever miss it!!,
Oh man! I totally feel for you. I would imagine new shorts were in order? Thank God no one was hurt. Other than severe pride rash maybe. I'm glad you're here to write about it.
This is fantastic. Wish I could fly. Great hobby 👍
I wonder iff neighbours have come out to complain . Must be a 4star general ! . Flies nice this golf cart . Thought it was a Giro and looked forward to him wriggling around parked cars on takeoff . Nice one Amigos . ❤ Dave
Nice! For those who absolutely must show up that neighbor with a hotrod.
@steven butler A MiG-21?
What a nice place to live. No drunks. No cops all over the place, No graffiti, no MLK BL. I didnt see ONE liquor store. I didnt even see a Burger King. Wow thats a nice place. I need to move my tail outta LA and get some peace.
Only for retired people living calm and peaceful
I would need a liquor store
Damn. Sign me up Scotty.
Spokev:
Maybe you can have the liquor delivered.... by a noisy drone.
@@someotherdude, order online, delivered by drone... I'll take that! LoL
Fantastic!! I've experienced the joy of flying in a helicopter thrice in my life, absolute joy.
This things got to be even more fun!
Why need cars when you can have a heli and enjoy the aerial view? 😁
For all those wondering: You can get a Mosquito Ultralight Helicopter like this one factory built for literally 40,000$. You can also buy a kit to build one of these for only 30,000$ if that's more your thing. The cheapest one flies at like 70mph if I recall, they run off normal fuel (like diesel), and because they are "Ultralight" helicopters, as long as you don't fly above the clouds, over a dense city, or near an airport, you don't have to call in for clearance. You could legally use it to fly around your area as long as you don't live in the city. Also you don't need a license (but I would strongly recommend it lol)
This is their website: mosquito-helicopter.info
+Nicholas Narverud This is a Helicycle, not a Mosquito. It's a full-classification turbine helicopter. You absolutely need a license, as their smallest model is *double* the Ultralight FAR103 weight limit at 500lbs.
As far as the Mosquito helis, the only ones that are FAR103 legal are the Air (no canopy or surrounding panels) or the XEL which gets an extra 60 lbs to the limit from being amphibious (it has inflatable pontoons). The XET turbine model still requires a license.
+DEAD_P1XL That's correct. The mosquito air does not require a license. One interesting possibility though, is to buy an air, get really good and then take the minimum hours for a rotary wing PPL and handily pass the flight test (since you actually have much more flight experience). The savings in rental hours would probably pay for the mosquito air and you have something to show for it. Of course, you need to prosecute your self education on the air with all the seriousness and rigor that regular flight training would demand.
rennieallen That's the best use for an ultralight anything, getting a lot of unlogged experience prior to actual (expensive) training.
"only $30,000 dollars."...
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. And he called it cul-de-sac.
Patrick Burns that's hilarious
Thoroughly enjoyed the video! Love the houses where you took off from. Looks like California? As a kid, I would see stuff like this all the time. Folks working on incredible things in their garage and such. That part I love about Cali. So out of the box and never afraid to try new and exciting things.
Stopped at 2;43 waste of time thumbs up on distorted sense of self importance.
It's Sparks/Spanish Springs, NV
I thought it was Wickenburg Arizona.
We'd like to see what this thing look like! Am i right? I'm still watching i hope we see it by the end of the video.
True.... Kinda click bait
Just Google it...
It's just a mosquito.
If there was only a thing you could type words into and find images of what you are wondering about.....
Mosquito XET
I bet the neighbors just love you.
Best homebuilt helicopter footage I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Hope to build a Helicycle at some point. Fly a Varieze now. Flew Slide Mtn. outside of Reno. It is so rare to see anyone flying at altitude in a homebuilt helicopter. Suggestion for a future clip: Some autorotations to power recovery so we can see the attitudes. Love being able to see the instruments. I am an R-22 pilot.
No traffic, yet the factor there is ease of travel time. Fantastic👍
I rode a Honda 750 Ninja in my younger days,while my co-worker flew one of these out in Seguin Tx...I thought he was way ahead of his times. Nowadays I wouldn't mind flying one of these...avoid all of that heavy crazy traffic...keep on flying captain, give us something to look forward to.
....and my neighbors trip out when I fly my drone
My neighbors trip out when I look in their windows.
Yeah some people are freaks regarding “drones” and their perceived privacy vs what said drones actually can see or intrude on.
Best comment.
Your neighbors want you to be a man and fly airplanes and helis
I fly my drone and see neighbors getting it in the back yard.
James, great flight with your Helicycle, You made us feel that we were with you on this flight! Great stability, and looks like great fun! Stay safe my friend.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that and thanks for watching. Be safe as well.
ALL the neighbors HAD to be staring through their windows when he cranked that thing up. 🙂
No, the neighbors had their cameras, and recorders on so they would something for the next board meeting...
@@bagger2077. You're right. 😅😅😅
Operating that aircraft must be some type of HomeOwnersAssociation (HOA) violation 😅
When you realize your kid has been flying your helicopter... re-adjust everything!
especially the radio station
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue tied and twisted just an earth bound misfit, I...
Thank you, for the ride! Very interesting, and relaxing. Love your machine.
Wife's like.. " yeh bob go fly".. As she checks the policy.. 🤣🤣
What is this? i love it wao!! just got in love with this wao!!! At least i can see my cattle from far thanks greetings from Botswana 🇧🇼
And I thought my neighbors' pressure washers, dogs, kids, and lawn mowers were a pain in the ass....
No worries. You would never want to live next to someone that cool. Who would want a neighbor that complained every time their cat purred too loud at 2am.
@@GlennMay1970 Right On!
@@GlennMay1970 A lot of people now days just want to control other people.
A lot of people are just jealous because they are ass holes. They hate to see anyone having more fun than they are. He should be sitting in front of the idiot box watching Dennis the Menace. this is no more disturbing than a stupid dog barking at nothing all day and night or the neighbor mowing the lawn, or his son trying to fix his stupid Harley junk all day long by revving the throttle. I personally would enjoy seeing this guy taking off and flying away. I wouldn't mind having one myself. I know it's fun to fly anything. The end! Gee, I screwed up, not one word about politics. :O(
ooh so you're the annoying neighbor I see
I don't always fly, but when I do, I fly from my front yArd.... Stay flying my friends
Totally originally awesome!
🤣 😎👍
Why, is it more fuel efficient?
Original? Eagles do it everyday without fuel, wait a minute, I lied, Eagles have turbochargers if they pass gas.
😂😂
This is bad ass. Bet the neighbors love you 😂
Notice He doesn't respond to anyone I would of liked to have seen the outside whole thing RIGHT? Cost so on and so on....NOTHING!!!!!!
Bet they don't!
My first thought was wow, that's cool...my second thought was why do I need a license to be a plumber but this guy doesn't to basically fly a lawnmower over residential areas. Murica!
You need to show us what your helicycle looks like.
I have the same issue with POV train videos; show the train from the outside first - or worst case - last.
Look up Mesquito X,XE,XET.
@@jonlynch9089 - Thank you, Mr. Lynch! I now know what the helicycle looks like.
@@Marcfj this is not a mosquito.
you need a basket on the front for groceries..
And one of those lever operated bell's that go on the handlebars.
and a body bag in case you crash
a basket for the groceries....and a casket if he crashes...
None of you people know anything. This is a single seat full sized thing of beauty HELECOPTER. Yuall know nothing and run your' opinions just the same. It is not a (pedal cycle) like the commenters imply. I commend James for not jumping in and telling you people you are ALL stupid. He builds these aircraft, blah, blah, blah! Look up his web site!!
Because it helicycle just like bike
Yup, being your next door neighbor would be like a dream come true and I’m a private pilot. I guess you are IMC and fly at night also, getting several practice auto-rotations a day, night, rain, snow, middle of the night, morning, late evening. I guess I really am happy to live in a ratty ass little neighborhood where my neighbors can’t afford anything more than one of those little Mazda’s with the boom box and the sawed off mufflers that makes them sound like a midget with the shits trying to squeeze a fart through a bugle. I thought THAT was loud. Simply amazing!
LoL "midget with the shits"....
Needed overall view of your heli while you appraching the heli...nice also to have 360° camera on ceiling if aircraft...nice , thanks for sharing...makes me motivated to save and earn alot ...this is what financial freedom gives !
Am I the only person who actually would love to live next to him?
Wayne Williams HA! no doubt... me too
+Wayne Williams Hey I am also wanna liv next to him. >:C
+KIDTAKO HEY DONT DOUBT ME I ALSO LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO HIM >:C
+Wayne Williams DONT EVER DOUBT ME AGAIN POOP
Lewis Ng gotcha
Now that takes the cake for coolness! Taking off from your driveway!
Yeah I watched this last week... I’m still shaking, but my headache is gone😀. I loved it!
My friend’s dad died tragically from using one of those. He caught a wind the wrong way. It flipped and drove him into the ground. This happened near Tampa about 10 years ago. I’m scared to death of those things.
Jinx
😴 I fell to sleep waiting for take off. I thought aheliCYCLE was gonna be pedal-power. Anyone else think that? 🤔 💭
yes i thought so to motorcycle has nothing to do with i like j Leno jet power motorcycle better it has a turbine
@Jesus explains ,
I also thought it was going to be some combination of bicycle and gyrocopter.
@GJ SIX 8 Then you are an idiot to keep watching. LOL
You musta voted for Trump...
Superb Media Content Creator People who voted for Trump can now afford these unlike Obama. MAGA 2020!!!
A picture of the entire machine would have made it more interesting.
Look up mosquito helicopter
Wow when you first took off Im thinkin that place looks a lot like the surroundings where Im living. Then a minute into the flight you fly over golden eagle and I realize, this is where I live
That’s awesome, thanks for watching.
The Helicycle is a kit-built, turbine powered, single seat helicopter manufactured by Eagle R&D out of Nampa, ID. Must be hard to get a check ride in one.
The only time I fly from the house , is when the misses is chasing me with a rolling pin
Pot and or pan for me, I hide the rolling pin..... Wood hurts....lol
Steve McIlroy v&
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Your missus must be really slow cos it took you forever to get the bloody thing off the ground!
What an incredible ride, the best video I have ever seen. Thank you 😊
Thank you so much. I appreciate that very much. Thanks for watching. Be safe…
where is the location?@@jameskent3114
Wow!, I give this video two thumbs up 👍👍
Your neighbours must really love you!
“There goes ol’ James in his toy helicopter again.”
Hope the (HOA) Home Owners Association doesn't get bent over this man's helicopter ops! 😊
I bet his neighbors love him.. 😆
I was waiting for the lady to come out the door across the street with her crossed and a angry face.
By the time he has finished fiddling with all those buttons, it would have been quicker to cycle in!
But did you FLY there?
Wow! Thanks for the ride and nice view. At least this time, we aren't viewing cops chasing the criminals!! Very nice, thanks for sharing.
Awesome, thanks for watching. I appreciate it. Be safe.
That's pretty Awesome...but I'll bet the NEIGHBORS love him...and where is the rest of the door ? It would have been nice to see the whole thing, specs price, where you were I'm just guessing Las Vegas? Arizona? How long to get your license? Give us something. I did like the view though. 😃👍😎
THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT RIDE, SORRY IT ENDED SO ABRUPTLY. THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, VERY MUCH.
I love the sound of a turbine start sequence.
Ahem...It's probably gotta washing-machine engine in the mangles for startes...Hahaa.
He sure took his time to take off.
Flying without a parachute,priceless.
I bet the neighbors just love that, does the thermals help keep you in the air with less collective power from the stick?
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What a way! To beat the traffic!!.. great! Video my friend 👍..WOW!!...
Fly high again...
Excellent!
I want it 😊
Like 👍
At first I was wondering what neighborhood would that be legal, then I recognize it was my neighborhood and you flew over my house at Wingfield Springs Way to go bro ...
I am assuming it not legal at all. It is extremely dangerous to operate any aircraft in a confined residential area. You cant land a helicopter anywhere you feel like it. You need to get a variance from the town in which it is being operated in. As helicopters are allowed to fly at any altitude, You should fly by the good neighbor rule. This guy flys way to low over houses and I bet with enough complaints about him, he will be forced to relocate his helicopter outside of the residential area and be told not to fly below a certain altitude in a residential area.
That thing makes a lot of noise
JACK4576 where is that at?
@CommieBash and what happens when a small pebble gets thrown and hits a child in the eye or damages someones property? Or a rotor blade should come off and fly into a house killing people. I agree we all have the right to freedom, but your freedom should not come at my expense. The rules are there for a reason. If you had a huge farm with nonone around you for a mile you might have a point, but in a housing development it is not wise to do this inless a waiver is granted by each resident.
@@rty1955 and what if Sparks came shooting out of his ass
@@GreatSuccessSolutions in VERY intelligent reply. You are obviously a complete moron! I can't believe that brain of yours can generate enough power for you to breath. Please dint reply as you are not worth anyones time any more
Damn I wanted to see you land this in your driveway
Never made it home. Shot down by a farmer.
A bumble bee took it down
He would have this obnoxious contraption impounded if he tried this tall poppy entitlement in Australia. No way Hosey.
This is what a well built area looks like. Detached housing, spacious roads. Britons need to take note. Our suburbs are still cramped as much as possible.
Mr. James Kent, Thanks for sharing this great video. I've always wanted to fly and do just exactly what you just shared. (well, just 3 years ago) Just wanted to know do you still fly to the AP? And do you still have your HC? Have you upgraded? Do you own an airplane? And if so, What type? Just following up!
Again, thanks for sharing!
I could not be paid enough money to fly in a machine that vibrates that much.
You wouldnt need a vibrator then
@@karanchandra2491 🤣
Until you fly one 👍