Most impressive part of this to me is the footwork. Backward flight/autos are the truest test of pedal work and you just won dancing with the stars in this.
Wow, the reverse is awesome. I've never thought about it, but it might be better to do it in reverse - you're not risking hitting the tail on the ground at the end. Am I right? I'm not a pilot :P
does anyone know why they only chuck the gearbox in neutral to practise these but keep the engine on? its not like a last minute 2 meters from the ground reconnecting the drive train would do anything is it? and the full fear of an actual engine off can be felt by the student... itd probably encourage good maintenance and pre flight checks for actual safety reasons and not the box ticking it eventually becomes to some people (i would imagine)
@@johneast3220 it was a compliment. The term fakie means "a stunt or trick that is performed backwards". It's skateboarding jargon, iirc. Btw, thanks for sharing this amazing auto here!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.
Not sure I'd call it a full down auto, engine was engaged during the touchdown, clearly he was rolling the throttle off while using engine power to soften the touch down. In saying that, I wouldn't do it any other way, good way to wreck a helicopter otherwise. Nicely done.
Thank you but can you explain to me how you can tell whether or not throttle was added before touchdown ? Are you watching the manifold pressure gauge , engine tachometer or something else ?
@@johneast3220 Can see that the engine and rotor tacho are married together in the last seconds of touchdown, you can also hear the engine producing a bit of power. Not a criticism by any means, I imagine with how many times you've done this, you could do it with no engine power just as easily.
@@drumbum6759 At the 20 second mark you can see the erpm come up above idle, then a second or so later the rrpm and erpm are married, and then the rrpm starts to drag the erpm back down before touchdown, meaning the engine was putting power into the rotor system. You can also hear it in the engine, not rotor system, it's subtle but there.
@@craig3665 it wasn’t careless , it was calculated. There’s a place for being able to set one down backwards and I have practiced it so that I may perform when the need calls. Thank you
@@johneast3220 the saving grace is for the most part the FAA doesn’t care if you are going to get just yourself killed but do that with someone else in the aircraft and I’m sure they would come after you. Don’t kid yourself though you were not doing it for proficiency you were doing it for likes on RUclips. There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.
Ok, I see there was a 180 degree turn while in auto rotation, but I thought the goal was to land in a forward direction with no side load. Unless I am mistaken, it looked like the auto rotation ended in the ship moving aft and there was no hover to bleed off the excess energy before landing. Glad the outcome was successful, but it looked unprofessional to me.
In the case of a turbine engine , yes , total power failures are different. Not so much the case with a piston engine with the throttle all the way shut.
I've been in hundreds, possibly thousands of Autos and can honestly say I have NEVER seen a 180/reverse auto!!!!
The 44 is very forgiving in autorotation. I wouldn’t try this maneuver in many other helicopters
that is one of the coolest autorotations i've ever seen.
Most impressive part of this to me is the footwork. Backward flight/autos are the truest test of pedal work and you just won dancing with the stars in this.
Wow, the reverse is awesome. I've never thought about it, but it might be better to do it in reverse - you're not risking hitting the tail on the ground at the end. Am I right? I'm not a pilot :P
I can see Tim Tucker shaking his head and saying “What the heck??”
Britt Balster they probably don’t approve of these types of shenanigans
John East It’s awesome you can do that! Another option to have available!
That was sick!!!!
Actually, that’s not a bad idea.
I like it only because he avoided a boom strike on flare nearly completely. Flame suit engaged.
.... and when is that going to be usefull .. ???
does anyone know why they only chuck the gearbox in neutral to practise these but keep the engine on? its not like a last minute 2 meters from the ground reconnecting the drive train would do anything is it? and the full fear of an actual engine off can be felt by the student... itd probably encourage good maintenance and pre flight checks for actual safety reasons and not the box ticking it eventually becomes to some people (i would imagine)
id call it "the trampoline engine out excercise"... kinda makes it sound fun too. because we like to have fun :)
That's insane, I didn’t even know it was possible to do that!
Are you teaching this maneuver ?
No sir , I don’t teach it. As a matter of fact , I don’t even do it anymore
This was some kind of magic wizardy.
Fakie autorotation sick
It wasn’t fake , this model of helicopter autos very well ; allowing stunts like this to be done
@@johneast3220 it was a compliment. The term fakie means "a stunt or trick that is performed backwards". It's skateboarding jargon, iirc. Btw, thanks for sharing this amazing auto here!! Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.
sheesh
What and how
That is how it should be done
BRAVO !! ✌
Skills..
Not sure I'd call it a full down auto, engine was engaged during the touchdown, clearly he was rolling the throttle off while using engine power to soften the touch down. In saying that, I wouldn't do it any other way, good way to wreck a helicopter otherwise. Nicely done.
Thank you but can you explain to me how you can tell whether or not throttle was added before touchdown ? Are you watching the manifold pressure gauge , engine tachometer or something else ?
@@johneast3220 Can see that the engine and rotor tacho are married together in the last seconds of touchdown, you can also hear the engine producing a bit of power. Not a criticism by any means, I imagine with how many times you've done this, you could do it with no engine power just as easily.
What are you talking about? You can clearly hear the rotor droop right before touchdown, then he rolls it up after the maneuver is complete.
@@drumbum6759 At the 20 second mark you can see the erpm come up above idle, then a second or so later the rrpm and erpm are married, and then the rrpm starts to drag the erpm back down before touchdown, meaning the engine was putting power into the rotor system. You can also hear it in the engine, not rotor system, it's subtle but there.
@@defyent Watch again, the manifold pressure didn’t budge an inch.
Круто скорость вымирял на вертолёте
First time I saw this was a Russian pilot in the R44 in Russia five or six years ago.
Yes it was on RUclips
I never would’ve tried it had I not seen the Russian do it. I didn’t think it was possible
Please don’t try his flight in IMC conditions though
@@BenC20B I don’t do IMC. Scares me to death
Great job
That was not safe... But looked cool haha so at least you've got that going for ya!!
Snowcat89 you’re right , it wasn’t safe. I will be more cautious in my attempts to look cool.
@@johneast3220 just going to throw 14 CFR 91.13 out there
@@craig3665 it wasn’t careless , it was calculated. There’s a place for being able to set one down backwards and I have practiced it so that I may perform when the need calls. Thank you
@@johneast3220 the saving grace is for the most part the FAA doesn’t care if you are going to get just yourself killed but do that with someone else in the aircraft and I’m sure they would come after you. Don’t kid yourself though you were not doing it for proficiency you were doing it for likes on RUclips.
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.
@@craig3665 take care of yourself Craig , don’t worry so much about others and what they’re doing. Thank you for the concern.
Ok, I see there was a 180 degree turn while in auto rotation, but I thought the goal was to land in a forward direction with no side load. Unless I am mistaken, it looked like the auto rotation ended in the ship moving aft and there was no hover to bleed off the excess energy before landing. Glad the outcome was successful, but it looked unprofessional to me.
What is side load ? Yes it was landed moving backwards , and any rearward movement is unprofessional ; to be fair I was a private pilot when I did it.
Might be a different story with a total power Down
In the case of a turbine engine , yes , total power failures are different. Not so much the case with a piston engine with the throttle all the way shut.