Great clear presentation on the controls. Currently hold a PPL, looking at converting to a PPL(H) and then build hours towards a CPL(H) to work in the offshore sector.
This guy is a great teacher! I learned (and understood) everything he said in simplistic laymen’s terms better than anyone ever explained it to me. I need him as my flight instructor. Lol 😂 it was always my dream job to fly helos. 😭 🚁
I think so. But not because flying a helicopter is inherently that much harder than a fixed wing, simply because there’s a lot of other “non-flying” things you need to learn as well. And those are things that you can learn and experience on autopilot or at least hands off, straight and level flight. In a helicopter, that never happens. You’re constantly doing something. Both hands, both feet, all brain.
@@alvaroakatico9188 yes I’ve always heard this too. From watching videos and riding in many airplanes and helicopters, it seems to be true. Helicopters are very unforgiving and things can easily and quickly go south. Also like he said you constantly have to “hand fly” helos it’s not on autopilot like fixed wing. So, it’s seems to me to be tougher because of doing many things constantly with both hands and feet and plus being lower altitude.(which is also more dangerous but what makes it more fun). Helicopters are arguably said to be more dangerous too. Although I kinda like the idea that they can just land virtually anywhere if there’s an issue vs trying to find an airfield somewhere or crash landing somewhere. So technically I guess it’s debatable which is more dangerous.
Very good instructions and demonstration of what the break down is of components for flying a helicopter. My son is just now taking lessons at Fort Rucker to learn to fly a helicopter and I’ve learned a little to understand and can have a basic conversation with him about flying.
In the Enstrom 280 you push on the left adding collective and throttle you go up. Going down- taking out power -and going down on the collective you press on the right rudder pedal.
I'd like to try it. I think after flying quads I could do this. Peddles are the yaw and a way to counteract the torque of the engine. The stick is the pitch and roll and the collective is the throttle basically.
100% you should. Find a local flight school that offers helicopter training and go for it! They’re a little hard to find and you may have to travel a bit.
Worth noting a Helicopters throttle controls the RPM which more or less must remain constant so not only are you juggling the gearbox torque with the pedals but also the RPM with the throttle. They also have a clutch aswell, incase the engine seizes, you can disengage the clutch, allowing the blades to spin freely, using the prevailing wind to keep your rotors RPM up which is known as auto rotation or 'gliding' a helicopter.
Lil bit more complicated than this but YES anti-torque pedals counteract the torque of the main rotor. Putting strain on the main rotor and tail rotor means increasing the throttle, since the tail rotor works in the vertical plane it'll wanto like pull the helicopter to the side meaning you need to counteract that with some cyclic input. It's a delicate balance like tryna ride a unicycle but experienced Helicopter pilots like this, it's all muscle memory, they make it look easy.
Very interesting, I've wanted to learn how to fly helo's going back to the days they used to land on the LST I was on during Vietnam. Never got around to it though because life got in the way and things went in another direction but the dream is still alive although now it's age and lack of funds will likely keep me from learning!
hey Jon, yeah same! But have you checked out this channel? Its name is James Asquith and he's a cool aviator, if you love helicopter content then you should watch his vlog and subscribe to him! I highly recommend him to every one of you here!
Freezbe is a good analogy in layman's terms but doesn't exactly explain the complexities of a Gyroscope. For example to tilt the roto blade forward (pushing the cyclic forward) it will increase the pitch on the right (in clockwise moving rotor blades). Gyroscopic precession means the effects will happen 90* after. You can muck around with these fundamentals with any Gyroscope.
We Spin up Bicycle wheels & hold them one-handed overhead. Being raised in Germany & no speed limit Auotobahn; SPACIAL AWARENESS = EVERYTHING ! ! ! Driving avg 80mph & up to 190mph in 2-4 lanes . . . yet 3.5 vs 14 US Car deaths per 100K!!!
Exactly! What I learned though was that if it came down to me flying the helicopter, I could get us off the ground, and maybe even to our destination, but it’s a one way ticket. Landing is next level.
Freeze was a tray of Freezbe ice cream back in 50s in the United States when they used to sell their ice creams in paper cups and then people discovered that it flys too for that reason alone Freezbe Company sold millions of ice creams like hot cakes, that’s why we call it a Freezbe.
Basic mathematics and science. The rest can be learned in flight training. But in order to make it into flight school, you may need other subjects as well.
If u know and understand the basics as he explains in the video maybe. But it would be extremely difficult. Especially for your first time doing it. Wouldn’t recommend it. Even for a fixed wing Airplane too. Though it would be much easier, yes.
Thanks! Those are "client caps." Meaning, you get one with the purchase of an aircraft. Eventually we plan to have a merchandise store where you can buy swag.
I can do it in less than 6 minutes, but you won't be able to do it in the same helicopter the second time. Even with a PPL (H) I can't fly an R-22 the first 6 min without an instructor. I have flown two Mosquito ultra lights. Single seats so no dual.
@@ChaseAviation I was thinking exactly that. 10/10 for content and presentation. Very watchable guy Production just needs a shotgun and dead cat. Or a calm day 😋.
Now add armaments such as machine guns and rockets and try to manage and operate the weapons systems and fly at the same time…. Now add incoming rounds, hot LZ’s and you’ve got a Vietnam pilot! The true heroes of that war!
We had a goofball try to steal a helicopter out here. The person was way to heavy on the controls, stomped on the anti torque pedal and used too much cyclic. Destroyed the helicopter and almost himself. He was all over the place.
my toxic traits makes me think i could seriously fly a heli in an emergency situation. apparently most gen y and younger can be coached through flying and landing a plane.
Honestly, the hardest part is getting it started and then the 10 seconds prior to the crash. Haha. The most remarkable thing is how little you need to move the collective.
@@beofile7 yah. Old video. We’re planning to reshoot this video in a few weeks with new equipment. Plus some more helicopter flying content. Subscribe and you won’t miss it!
Great video, but damn, get it together on your audio. I don't mind unbalanced audio or even poor quality audio, but man when you have an artifact that makes the audio almost unlistenable, that's a problem. I can't hear what the guy is saying because of the wind. Then it sounds like your microphone is being sat on, so not only is the guy talking being drowned out, but he is also muffled.
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This man is an INSTRUCTOR. Concise. All killer no filler. Good simple metaphors. I want this guy to teach me.
This has to be the best video of a helicopter flight understanding I have seen. Thank you!
This is best teacher I heard to date on the topic. Thanks man! 😊
Great clear presentation on the controls. Currently hold a PPL, looking at converting to a PPL(H) and then build hours towards a CPL(H) to work in the offshore sector.
All I need now is a video on how to afford a helicopter.
Haha. Yeah, I just sell them.
@@ChaseAviation :)
Facts
Good one😄
@@ChaseAviation you sell them? Great!
I got about 350 bucks, any for sale in that range?
I enjoyed every second of that lesson🇯🇲👌🏾
I loved that you were all. "this is navigation", blah! blah!...but what is really important is right here!
This guy is a great teacher! I learned (and understood) everything he said in simplistic laymen’s terms better than anyone ever explained it to me. I need him as my flight instructor. Lol 😂 it was always my dream job to fly helos. 😭 🚁
Yeah, Kevin is great. He is the EC120 instructor at Eurosafety, so yes, you can hire him! www.eurosafety.us/instructors
@@ChaseAviation Someone told me once that it’s easier to learn how to fly fixed wing than a helicopter. How true is that statement?
I think so. But not because flying a helicopter is inherently that much harder than a fixed wing, simply because there’s a lot of other “non-flying” things you need to learn as well. And those are things that you can learn and experience on autopilot or at least hands off, straight and level flight. In a helicopter, that never happens. You’re constantly doing something. Both hands, both feet, all brain.
@@alvaroakatico9188 yes I’ve always heard this too. From watching videos and riding in many airplanes and helicopters, it seems to be true. Helicopters are very unforgiving and things can easily and quickly go south. Also like he said you constantly have to “hand fly” helos it’s not on autopilot like fixed wing. So, it’s seems to me to be tougher because of doing many things constantly with both hands and feet and plus being lower altitude.(which is also more dangerous but what makes it more fun). Helicopters are arguably said to be more dangerous too. Although I kinda like the idea that they can just land virtually anywhere if there’s an issue vs trying to find an airfield somewhere or crash landing somewhere. So technically I guess it’s debatable which is more dangerous.
@@ChaseAviation which states or areas are you guys located? I’d like to take lessons from you guys.
Very good instructions and demonstration of what the break down is of components for flying a helicopter. My son is just now taking lessons at Fort Rucker to learn to fly a helicopter and I’ve learned a little to understand and can have a basic conversation with him about flying.
Very cool. Grateful for his service!
@@ChaseAviation thank you. Oldest of 6 and actually the oldest of 2 who served.
I'm in Aussie an my mate has just bought a 2 seater lil mustering chopper.....we gonna learn how to work it this weekend.....wish us luck
@@jasonaram...6613 Good luck! Don’t die!
In the Enstrom 280 you push on the left adding collective and throttle you go up. Going down- taking out power -and going down on the collective you press on the right rudder pedal.
I thoroughly enjoyed that information
Thank you
Thank you for the overview.
Awesome and simple explaination.. goood job.!
Me after watching this:
Well, I'm a pilot now!
Super great explanations 👍🏼
Yes totally!! 👍 👌🏽
Yeah, Kevin is an incredible instructor! He now works for EuroSafety as an EC120 instructor: www.eurosafety.us/instructors
Awesome. Thank you for the wisdom.
Glad it was helpful!
I'd like to try it. I think after flying quads I could do this. Peddles are the yaw and a way to counteract the torque of the engine. The stick is the pitch and roll and the collective is the throttle basically.
100% you should. Find a local flight school that offers helicopter training and go for it! They’re a little hard to find and you may have to travel a bit.
Worth noting a Helicopters throttle controls the RPM which more or less must remain constant so not only are you juggling the gearbox torque with the pedals but also the RPM with the throttle.
They also have a clutch aswell, incase the engine seizes, you can disengage the clutch, allowing the blades to spin freely, using the prevailing wind to keep your rotors RPM up which is known as auto rotation or 'gliding' a helicopter.
Finally somebody to explain how to fly a heli, I didn't realize how the pedals were important ... Ty The Anti Torque Got It ..
Lil bit more complicated than this but YES anti-torque pedals counteract the torque of the main rotor. Putting strain on the main rotor and tail rotor means increasing the throttle, since the tail rotor works in the vertical plane it'll wanto like pull the helicopter to the side meaning you need to counteract that with some cyclic input.
It's a delicate balance like tryna ride a unicycle but experienced Helicopter pilots like this, it's all muscle memory, they make it look easy.
Very interesting, I've wanted to learn how to fly helo's going back to the days they used to land on the LST I was on during Vietnam. Never got around to it though because life got in the way and things went in another direction but the dream is still alive although now it's age and lack of funds will likely keep me from learning!
Never too late! Maybe start with some fixed wing flying?
That’s what I needed to know thanks!
Now I know how to control a helicopter in a zombie apocalypse lol
+10 survival rate!
That's why I looked this up so lol
I have a reoccurring dream I’m trying to fly a helicopter. This will help a lot next time. Thanks.
Live your dreams my man!
I haven't seen more of your videos, I like to think that you solved the bad audio quality. Thanks for this one anyway.
Yep. They get waaaay better. Keep watching! We have plans to reshoot this video as well with my fancy new microphones.
This is exactly what I wanted to see
Same!
hey Jon, yeah same! But have you checked out this channel? Its name is James Asquith and he's a cool aviator, if you love helicopter content then you should watch his vlog and subscribe to him! I highly recommend him to every one of you here!
Have you taken any flight lessons yet? If not, you should!
Freezbe is a good example for rotor blades and how they collectively work.
Right! It all kind of clicked for me when he said it like that.
Freezbe is a good analogy in layman's terms but doesn't exactly explain the complexities of a Gyroscope. For example to tilt the roto blade forward (pushing the cyclic forward) it will increase the pitch on the right (in clockwise moving rotor blades). Gyroscopic precession means the effects will happen 90* after. You can muck around with these fundamentals with any Gyroscope.
We Spin up Bicycle wheels & hold them one-handed overhead.
Being raised in Germany & no speed limit Auotobahn;
SPACIAL AWARENESS = EVERYTHING ! ! !
Driving avg 80mph & up to 190mph in 2-4 lanes . . . yet 3.5 vs 14 US Car deaths per 100K!!!
You've gotta balance three different inputs while the helicopter is trying to fly itself apart.
Very true! Seems like a terrible idea!
cool!
all those times in a disaster movie when they ask random people "who knows how to fly a plane?!".... That inspired me. I'm gonna be that guy looooool
Exactly! What I learned though was that if it came down to me flying the helicopter, I could get us off the ground, and maybe even to our destination, but it’s a one way ticket. Landing is next level.
@@ChaseAviation So Indiana Jones was actually talking the truth when he always said he can't land a plane? LOOL
Now İ become a pilot really after this video thanks
People under 30 are like.....
What's a FRI-Z-BEE?
Why, what are they called now? Or are they illegal because someone got hurt by one once?
@@ChaseAviation
They just were kind of a 80's thing. lol
Oh.... 😬 Yep. 80’s kid here.
Freeze was a tray of Freezbe ice cream back in 50s in the United States when they used to sell their ice creams in paper cups and then people discovered that it flys too for that reason alone Freezbe Company sold millions of ice creams like hot cakes, that’s why we call it a Freezbe.
Thanks I gotta fly one later and I never even used one LOL
EC120 has got to be one of the best looking helicopters ….. gorgeous…just a shame out of my reach 🙁
For sure! My reach as well.
All skills=ready
Pocket=spider web
Interesting not to judge the book by its cover - at the start, I thought the instructor was going to be the other guy - good job I was wrong...:) :)
Haha. I will let him know that!
Important detail he forgot: If you make a mistake, you die. So, no pressure.
What subjects do you have to take instead in order to fly a helicopter
Basic mathematics and science. The rest can be learned in flight training. But in order to make it into flight school, you may need other subjects as well.
Thapelo, They pretty much teach u everything u need to know when in flight training school or in college if doing it through a degree program.
Where are you located
That video was filmed in Charleston, SC where we used to be based. We’re now in Jamestown, NY near Buffalo.
When he moved the collective, I saw the cyclic move a bit. Why is that? Shouldn't the cyclic be independent of the collective?
The cyclic and collective both control the swash plate so no they're linked.
It’s seems like something that would be controlled by a complex algorithm but nope… just mechanical linkages!
Cool
Thanks Chase. You need one of our company shirts!
Is no one gonna bring up the fact that my guy needs A New Wind 🌬️ Muff 💨
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Could I fly a helicopter life or death situation, basically like wing it
Did you watch the video?
@@ChaseAviation no I just searched up someone who does me n my friend had a argument n wanted to know the chances
Well watch the video and you might!
Also, like and SUBSCRIBE!
If u know and understand the basics as he explains in the video maybe. But it would be extremely difficult. Especially for your first time doing it. Wouldn’t recommend it. Even for a fixed wing Airplane too. Though it would be much easier, yes.
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Got it. Please send my license to,,,
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Thanks! Those are "client caps." Meaning, you get one with the purchase of an aircraft. Eventually we plan to have a merchandise store where you can buy swag.
I can do it in less than 6 minutes, but you won't be able to do it in the same helicopter the second time. Even with a PPL (H) I can't fly an R-22 the first 6 min without an instructor. I have flown two Mosquito ultra lights. Single seats so no dual.
Haha. That would be a good follow up video… how to fly a helicopter so that it will be fly able again a second time.
YA MISSED OUT THE INTERESTING PARTS LIKE translational LIFT
That would need another 6 mins!
Cant hear a word you are saying , all we can hear is the wind, maybe a clip on mike next time?
Yeah. I have new equipment now. We may reshoot this video again sometime. Sucky audio.
@@ChaseAviation I was thinking exactly that.
10/10 for content and presentation. Very watchable guy
Production just needs a shotgun and dead cat. Or a calm day 😋.
Skuntiet me want 2 fly 2!
Do it!
OK I watched the video where is my license?
There’s a few more lessons and a check ride!
Bit ruff on the track and ballance
Now add armaments such as machine guns and rockets and try to manage and operate the weapons systems and fly at the same time…. Now add incoming rounds, hot LZ’s and you’ve got a Vietnam pilot! The true heroes of that war!
Truly! They saddled the line between bravery and stupidity and rode so many into and out of combat. And they were never given enough thanks for it.
Chickenhawk, by Robert Mason I think, the best flight manual going. Read it a few years ago😎
Now Taliban can fly 160 black hawks after watching this video 😄
We didn't show how to start it though!
We had a goofball try to steal a helicopter out here. The person was way to heavy on the controls, stomped on the anti torque pedal and used too much cyclic. Destroyed the helicopter and almost himself. He was all over the place.
Oooof. Not good.
my toxic traits makes me think i could seriously fly a heli in an emergency situation.
apparently most gen y and younger can be coached through flying and landing a plane.
Honestly, the hardest part is getting it started and then the 10 seconds prior to the crash. Haha. The most remarkable thing is how little you need to move the collective.
I'll stick to radio control copters.
Good video but that audio…..
It’s soooo awful. We’re planning to reshoot it again this summer.
And CRASH!
sound quality poor
😂😂the most important is operate the collective and cycles control... amazing in plotting helicopter travel back and forth in the sky.
😂😂
A dollar windsock on your mic would have made the video useful!
@@beofile7 yah. Old video. We’re planning to reshoot this video in a few weeks with new equipment. Plus some more helicopter flying content. Subscribe and you won’t miss it!
only needed 5 minutes
He’s THAT good of an instructor.
Great video, but damn, get it together on your audio. I don't mind unbalanced audio or even poor quality audio, but man when you have an artifact that makes the audio almost unlistenable, that's a problem. I can't hear what the guy is saying because of the wind. Then it sounds like your microphone is being sat on, so not only is the guy talking being drowned out, but he is also muffled.
Yeah, yeah. I know. We've upgraded the equipment and it's better now. Audio is waaaaay more illusive than I would have ever thought.
flying a helicopter is not the hard part .... Hovering is way more of a challenge ...
Haha. Yes. That video is coming in April…
FFS....fix the sound!! You've successfully ruined what was potentially an excellent instructional video with rubbish audio.
@@geoffreycoury1171 I know dude. That video was from years ago. We’ve gotten much better!
Wow now I’m a pilot after watching that …..