But he got the cyclic pitch all wrong. Gyroscopic Procession means you put the force into the disk 90 degrees before it is realized. Very important concept to have as a foundation for rotor wing.
Man, that was explained so beautifully simple, that I feel like I can actually go out and fly a heli. I certainly hope that you are an instructor as well. Nice job explaining this.
It's nice to find out how things work without spending 70 grand on helicopter lessons or 'university.' Check RUclips for erectile dysfunction. You might feel happier and less inclined to troll complete stranger's videos.
Can you imagine the diploma on your wall? “Joe Schmoe has been awarded a diploma on helicopter flying from the University of RUclips“! How prestigious is that? Who is going to honor that degree? :-)
@@ericshea2187 want to bet he is going to need a check list, will have to register a flight plan, will need the requisite licenses, documents of fitness and inspection just to even look at the sky funny. Similar to flying a plane.
Lots of luck with that bro.... something I tell students is practice makes perfect... and understanding the controls is certainly important... it's a combination of controls, coordination, and how well you know your machine... the primary reason for aircraft crashes is ==>> pilot error
I'll be 70 this year. I've thought a helicopter is the coolest way to fly for 60 years. Too old to start now but I really enjoyed this lesson. Never researched how to fly so this was good for me to finally get an intro as to how its done. Thanks.
@Mark Goostree >>> As long as you can pass a flight physical - and there ARE 70+ year old pilots **cough*harrisonford*cough** 😊 - you can become a private pilot!
Age is only a number. Free cash is the real enabler. For the craic take a single helicopter flight lesson , and would be cool to hear back here how you got on. Just book the lesson and ride the wave.
Love the absolute no nonsense straight to content delivery. Swiftly paced but still very clear. Great vocal delivery, direct and natural, no presenter mannerisms, friendly and very accessible for those with even just a passing interest. Recommended.
Ummm... No you really didn't learn how to fly a helicopter. You learned how the controls work. Flying one is a hundred times harder. Try this: get a full-face motorcycle helmet and marble. Stand in front of a mirror and put the helmet on. Then set the marble on top of the helmet and try to keep it there. No cheating. The helmet must be free of any flaws. I learned to fly an airplane and that was a walk in the park by comparison.
One of the best overviews I've seen. My father was a helicopter pilot for 30 years, everything from G3Bs to S61s. He always said flying a fixed wing was like riding a bicycle. Flying a helicopter was like riding a unicycle, while balancing on a beach ball.
ImpendingJoker He doesn't teach how to get a certified license, but a simple, light explanation for those who have no idea how the business works and he does it very well and clear without babbling around
This video was exactly what I wanted. Straight to the point and very informative. Not too much detail, but enough to fully understand the basic principles. I’m amazed at how much I just learned in 6 minutes. Thank you. Helicopters are even cooler than I already thought they were.
I asked a helicopter pilot how hard is the cyclic. He said have you ever tried to balance a broomstick vertically on your finger. I said yes. He said it's just like that but upside down
just get a copter setup (amazon computer pilot hardware) for a simulation copter on a home computer. i know you can't feel the force feedback and gravity with acceleration feedback but it does gets near real much like a sim racing games
Somehow I never really thought about how helicopters actually controlled! It’s pretty awesome. Seeing this also makes me a bit afraid to fly in them. Something my grandfather said to me when I was young. He told me he hates to fly because as an engineer, he was hyper aware of the fact that complex machines are never far away from something going wrong. “Too many critical moving parts under high strain, all put together by the lowest bidder” was his actual quote! I’ll never forgive him for planting that seed in my head because I can’t fly w/out that lingering in my mind like “Inception”! Lol Anyway, seeing that the controls of helicopters rely on all those precision parts working perfectly while spinning under such incredible force! Damnit Grandpa! :/
Of the 99% of people that try to fly a helicopter only 1% can actually do it because it requires both eyes both hands both ears both feet and your brain AT ALL TIMES!!!!!!! If you fail at one of these they will not certify you!
@@thecloneguyz Thats just not true. A majority of the population can fly a helicopter. Most just don't have the money, time, or desire to do so. If only 1% of the population could do it the Army would get screwed over with all the people failing out of training.
Don't have around 80k-100k $ USD sitting around to spend on acquiring all those flight hours with rented heli + rented instructor??? Consider military. Bank loans to acquire flight hours so you can take your test an license are nearly non existent IIRC... I think there are a few flight schools (airplanes) that do have banks that work with their educational programs to provide financial loans... but it's much harder than say getting a student loan to go to school. If you were able to score a helicopter job in the military, you would likely acquire ALL of your necessary flight hours by the time you were done with your first deployment. And then it would simply be a matter of studying for the test, and passing the test. A very considerable bonus is that many employers for jobs in helicopters will probably like it a lot that you have military service on your resume... It will say a lot more about you than another guy who had all of his flight hours through a rented instructor and rented aircraft.
@@taiyoctopus2958 I started out taking over the controls in a helicopter that was set up as a trainer (dual controls) that the helicopter company would send out about once or twice a week. When I started learning we would get up to speed while cruising and flight was stabilized at the correct altitude on our way about a 45 minute flight to a helipad on top of a stationary platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Same thing on trhe way back to base. Went from there to approach then landing. Then after I had that down, the takeoff from a helipad about 200 ft above the surface of the Gulf. That was the worse part of learning to fly. I never realized how just the slightest movement of the cyclic controller would immediately be transferred as a control input. Once you get up to speed the helicopter acts sorta like an arrow flying through the air and there is not much input of the foot controls for the tailrotor because the air acts as a stabilizer sorta like the fletchings on an arrow. After you have flown practically every day for over 30 years a lot of stuff begins to rub off on you and sooner or later you learn quite a bit about fling a helicopter. I like to auto rotate down, it's a pretty good rush. I may not have my license but I'll be damned if I can't fly. Once you learn it's like anything else, everything becomes second nature to you like riding a bike or motorcycle.
This is the BEST and most SIMPLE explanation of how it works!!! Makes me think of when operating a drone. Where one stick is literally the cyclic. And the other stick is the collective and rudder together
Well this guy knows how to explain, literally got the hang of it right away, planning on getting my pilots license in a few months so this sort of gave me great insight to learning the basics before actually going in there and learning.
Thank you for answering a question I've had for at least 50 years now. I could never figure it out on my own, but you did with great clarity! Thank you again!
DAYUM! by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, everything the flying gentleman says cilcks in. This is the smartest and most cleverly minimised talk that will save folks WEEKS of trying to get it. this guy got it. that you, this guy got it, for an awesome clip
Hi! @Pilot Yellow, I see a problem at 2:05. The helicopter doesn't actually move in the direction the rotar disc is tilted. It will actually move side wards due to an effect called the gyroscopic precession. To move the helicopter forwards the rotar disc needs to turn side ways and on the opposite side to move it backwards.
And another thing about flying a helicopter: When you move one control, you must move the other controls to compensate because they all affect each other. for instance: when you push forward on the cyclic, you have to pull up on the collective and when you pull up on the collective, you are going to have to push the left torque pedal. And that's just a small example. Great video.
If you watched the video all the way to the end then you may print your own certificate, and then you are all good to start flying in your own helicopter.
I was an aircraft mechanic in the British Army and spent many hours on the Westland Scout and the Bell Sioux (M.A.S.H.) With the Sioux if the pilot reported any vibration we had to check if the rotor blades were aligned. To do this we had to put different coloured chalk on the end of the blades and then with a contraption made of a metal pole and a 4 foot long, 4 inches wide piece of canvas inch really slowly toward the helicopter. As soon as you made contact you backed off. The chalk marks would show on the canvas and you could make adjustments to the rotors. As the blades made contact it really was “squeaky bum” time !
His explanation of how the rotor pitch makes the helicopter tilt forward is a little off, its actually 90 degrees of rotation different. If the rotor blade that is pointing straight ahead has more downward pitch and the opposite rotor has upward pitch you would think the helicopter would tilt forward, but the helicopter will actually roll to the right due to gyroscopic precession. Excellent example here ruclips.net/video/eTjGTxSevHE/видео.html
Scott Clymer The 90 degree gyroscopic precession is an interesting thing. Why not just tell the facts. This is why people think they are experts on something because they saw a video where someone wrongly explains something. It’s so annoying to those that actually know the facts.
Great video! Helicopter flying has always been my passion, but fixed wing created a better retirement. So, maybe someone already said something about this, but when describing the pitch changes created by cyclic input, don’t forget that the gyroscopic precession requires the desired pitch to be set 90 degrees prior to the affect on lift that you are trying to achieve. In other words… If you push the cyclic full forward, the most flat pitch of the rotor blade will be 90 degrees prior the the point that you want the lift (or lack of lift) effect to take place. For clockwise rotating rotor systems, like yours, that would be at the 9 O-clock position.
I knew you were Canada from the accent. I have a daughter in Victoria. Thank you for going into detail about those controls. I read manuals from my dad who was a jet and piston engine, mechanic. The disc you spoke of I believe, is the Swash Plate. There are many videos that use the Collective and other terms but never fully explain or illustrate their functions. You, Do. Thank you.
@@kidkique surprisingly, I trained with Army Rangers while still in high school. I actually ended up going into the air force. Made Vietnam era vet but did not get in country. And ended up on a Recon into a country we weren't supposed to be in with what I firmly believe were Navy Seals and Recon Marines. Only because I worked on aircraft and knew what they were looking to find. And that was while I was in uniform. The private work was something completely different.
When you say the blade is at maximum pitch at the back (with the cyclic forward). What about gyroscopic precession, I thought the maximum displacement occurs 90 degrees after the input In the plane of rotation, this would mean that the blade would be at its greatest pitch 90 degrees before the tail, correct me if I’m wrong.
@@scottalanclymer I dont think that's a correct approach. The information provided is incorrect and the intended audiance should be informed correctly regardless of the level of understanding. After all when I learnt to fly Helicopters these principals were also new to me then as they are to the audiance but i was give the correct information from the start. Beside let's respect the audiance and not patronize their level of understanding or capacity to learn. I'm sorry for the rant but this is straight forward. The lesson was about informing the viewer on how this works and there appears to be a clear omission of an very important law and principal here
Absolutely right, and inclusion of this detail would have better informed the viewer on the truth that helicopters do not in fact fly at all but rather, in violation of all natural human instinct and physical laws, BEAT THE AIR INTO SUBMISSION!
I have been flying fixed wing aircraft for over 40 years but have always been fascinated by the idea of one day flying helicopters. This is a very well produced video that offers concise information in easy-to-understand terms. Thank you for sharing this! Keep the busy side up.
The channel SmarterEveryday has a great video series on the physics of how this all works. He does great explanations and shows some great visuals on what is happening. It’s what inspired me to be interested in helicopters.
@@saminaneen X-Plane is miles ahead for helicopter flight model. And apparently DCS is even better. But FSX can be quite OK with the help of an external app (HTR iirc)
@@alexviau6950, Alex, tried X-plane 11, but for some reason, despite having an I7, 4 GB video card and 32 memory sticks, I only get less than 20 FPS, and the game, says not enough FPS to maintain game, besides the user controls, HAT POV, is not as quick or user friendly as FSX, looking forward to Microsoft 2020.
@@saminaneen Not denying FSX has some advantages over X-Plane (I was a big fan of the mission in FSX for instance). But flight model for helicopter is simply not there. Looking forward to MSFS 2020 indeed!
Thank you for this video. You actually corrected for me a piece of info that I knew wrong. I always thought that rasing and lowering the collective increases or de-creases the engine power and twisting it would modify the pitch of the blades. Turns out that is more or less quite the other way arround.
Being a massive fan of Airwolf since I was a child, I sort of already knew the controls and how to fly a chopper in my mind. Would love to try it for real though.
I've tried one in a simulator, and I've talked to pilots. Its much harder than it seems, much hard than most fixed winged aircraft. You are using all your limbs all the time and the whole thing is basically a super sensitive balancing act. Just lifting the helicopter and making it balance in one place is super hard, hat's off to all the pilots out there that make it look easy.
Back in the early 80s I was lucky enough to be offered to fly some 20 hours of dual instruction in a helicopter. Even knowing fully well that I'd never have the financial means to take the whole course, I jumped at the opportunity, and actually learned how to fly and - wait for it - *hover* the little Bell 47. Almost a decade later I became an airplane pilot, but to this day I just cannot see a helicopter and not envy those who do fly those wonderful machines.
The character John Rambo, learned to fly while in the military, seems natural because he did say he could fly gun ships and handle million dollar equipment and he couldn't get a job washing cars!
not very logical, people who cant speak well can have great coordination. im sorry a lot of nerds who speak well will have problems flying a helicopter...
I have flown fixed wing in real world. I have flown rotary wing simulator. Very quickly I learned that sudden or extreme control inputs on the simulator did not end well. Overall, probably due to extensive reading on my part, I did pretty well. Liked your video.
Due to my mechanics and physics background, I already understood how a tail rotor worked to offset the unanchored torque of the main rotor (assumed it was done through speed, didn’t account for pitch) and I understood how the collective worked. I didn’t get the cyclic…. Perfectly explained….thanks! Bucket list was learning to fly a helicopter, but I’ve had a couple of occurrences of vertigo as I’ve gotten older and suspect the may be a deal breaker…
I appeal to the bosses - please give this teacher an increase man!!! They chose this guy for a purpose. He's CLEAR, INSPIRING and CONCISE! Thumbs up man!!!
Pilot: "Good morning everyone and welcome to Quick Crash Choppers!" Passenger: "Where did you learn to pilot?" Pilot" Me? On RUclips..." All jokes aside, Very good instructional video. Actually learn something ;)
Not a bad description of the basics of helo flight control. Clear and right to the point. Good descriptions of collective and cyclic control. I'm speaking as a former USN-flight instructor, with 20-years served, followed by being a civilian CFII Helicopter Instructor for another 20 years in three flight schools. Approximately 20,000 hours Instruction Given. Just please - don't teach your students to call them "choppers". ALL real helicopter pilots call them 'helos'.
Wow! After watching that I feel like I'm ready for my rotor wing check ride! 😆 I've flown many different fixed wing aircraft, and flown in a Jet Ranger and an A Star at least 100 times, but I've never been able to attempt to actually fly the helicopter. Even though I pretty much already knew this information, I still feel more informed about operating a rotor wing now! Good job! 👍🏻
Nice job. I would like to add that you focused on what the controls do mainly at a hover - collective to ascend/descend, pedals directional control (turns) and cyclic. It's important to mention using collective to increase and decrease airspeed, pedals for trim, and collective for steering. Lastly, what makes helicopters more tasking then fixed wing, is that you cannot move one control without simultaneously moving the others...for example to accelerate and keep the same altitude you increase collective, apply left pedal, and slightly push the cyclic forward...
I hate to be the guy that points out the obvious, but ... Either with, or without the helicopter ... I'm pretty sure the lesson turns out exactly the same.
Bored of Humans Being one of the noobs who tried this, trust me, they won’t just let us go wild. 😃 First, they take us into a hover, then let us try the pedals. Swing left, then right, to get a feel for it. Then they let us try the collective, and they control the other two. Up, down gently. Then try the collective, only that. Then try to coordinate two out of the three. Then two of the other. Then the last two in combination. Then they take us flying, and let us do some simple maneuvers at speed and altitude, which is almost as easy as flying a plane. Then try to use all three controls still at altitude but slower and slower speed. And so on. At the end of my first hour I got to try to hover just above ground with the instructor following with me in the controls. Didn’t go too well, he had to take over after only a few seconds every time. 😃 You don’t get good at this without serious practice!
I've got it! Who knew learning to fly was so easy and stress free. I'm off to a successful career as a helicopter pilot ferrying crews for offshore oil rigs!
You can treat it like any other hobby. But, you might want to explore some woodworking hobbies first. That'll assist you with building a fine-looking coffin.
I was just watching a bunch of Air Medivac videos and found myself wondering what would be the first thing to grab to keep the heleicopter in the air if I was a passenger and the pilot became incapacitated. Found this video and enjoyed your explanation.
Step 1: learn to fly a Helicopter Step 2: find a helicopter to try what you learned. Step 3: Skip step 2 cause it's never gonna happen Step 4: Forget what you learned and move on to Funny pet videos.
Simplicity and clarity are the marks of a genius.
AND he was able to compose it all in 6 minutes!!!
Agreed! Simplicity and delivery make all the difference. He did a great job.
Well done sir
But he got the cyclic pitch all wrong. Gyroscopic Procession means you put the force into the disk 90 degrees before it is realized. Very important concept to have as a foundation for rotor wing.
@@MrRexquando I would bet that part was difficult to iron out mechanically speaking on early helicopters.
I'm currently descending at about 9000 ft per minute, so this quick little video is helping a lot. Thanks!
Quick, click on an Autorotation video!!!
@@steriopticon2687 Sorry what, I'm now reincarnated as a stink bug. I'll try next time around.
If you get this in time, just raise the collective! Good luck!
Casual cruise at 54000 ft huh?
I just cried I laughed so hard.
Man, that was explained so beautifully simple, that I feel like I can actually go out and fly a heli. I certainly hope that you are an instructor as well. Nice job explaining this.
That was so concise and easy to understand. No waffling and bullshitting, straight to the point. Xlnt.
And very clear demonstration of what each control is doing physically (other than the throttle, but that's easy to explain).
Agreed!
💯 no fluff. No jokes. No filler. No begging to hit their patreon.
1:35 and he even tells it wrong. Look up 'Smarter every day helicopter' and and you'll learn how it works.
@@michaelderflinger5002 What wrong about that? The rotors have to compensate for lift on the right side, so the pitch does an 8-motion. No?
Just another day at the University of RUclips.
I'm on my 13th year here. I know all the cool hang out spots.
It's nice to find out how things work without spending 70 grand on helicopter lessons or 'university.' Check RUclips for erectile dysfunction. You might feel happier and less inclined to troll complete stranger's videos.
I bet you can get a g.e.d like nothing on RUclips 😆
Can you imagine the diploma on your wall? “Joe Schmoe has been awarded a diploma on helicopter flying from the University of RUclips“! How prestigious is that? Who is going to honor that degree? :-)
@@MannyAguilarJr Bet you don't know about Chicken Fingers Wednesdays at the cafeteria.
Now I need a helicopter and I’m all set.
@@impaler_ferhan I hope you're a troll
$50,000 is all you need.
@@godsownlunatics9650 🤓☝️
You also need to know how to start one and use comms.
@@ericshea2187 want to bet he is going to need a check list, will have to register a flight plan, will need the requisite licenses, documents of fitness and inspection just to even look at the sky funny. Similar to flying a plane.
I learned how to build my bathroom cabinets in 12 minutes, and learned to fly a chopper in less than 6... Thanks
Too bad this wasn't out years ago for Bruce Willis in that last " Die Hard " movie !
It looks Easy..😂
So what's next? How to hijack helicopter?
Lots of luck with that bro.... something I tell students is practice makes perfect... and understanding the controls is certainly important... it's a combination of controls, coordination, and how well you know your machine... the primary reason for aircraft crashes is ==>> pilot error
My guess is you already know how... and you are a funny guy.... fly a helicopter in 6 seconds or less.... guaranteed or yer money back... heh heh heh
Thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed the introductions. Quick to the point no unnecessary talk. Nice pleasant guy.
If not we may not have received so much information.
But too many assholes out here commenting shit.
I’m
just came here from the movie "The Bubble" Blown away this is a real video.
Me at 12:00am: just one more vid.
"Me at 2am learning how to fly a helicopter"
Broooo me too hahaha
@@burncity936 Lol Same here.
It’s 00:00 not 12:00
I'm laughing because I'm sitting here at 12:27 am, lol.
@@Matteo64985 well it depends
I'll be 70 this year. I've thought a helicopter is the coolest way to fly for 60 years. Too old to start now but I really enjoyed this lesson. Never researched how to fly so this was good for me to finally get an intro as to how its done. Thanks.
@Mark Goostree >>> As long as you can pass a flight physical - and there ARE 70+ year old pilots **cough*harrisonford*cough** 😊 - you can become a private pilot!
@MrGunboat78 >>> I have read similar comments previously. What's the deal with Robinsons?
Age is only a number. Free cash is the real enabler. For the craic take a single helicopter flight lesson , and would be cool to hear back here how you got on. Just book the lesson and ride the wave.
Love the absolute no nonsense straight to content delivery. Swiftly paced but still very clear. Great vocal delivery, direct and natural, no presenter mannerisms, friendly and very accessible for those with even just a passing interest. Recommended.
It was so accessible it was used midflight on a set of a movie, cliff beast 6
Actually I like this teacher...it's satisfying to watch a vid of someone who sounds like they know what they are talking about .
I don’t plan on owning a helicopter
I should be sleeping
But i now know how to fly a helicopter
Ummm... No you really didn't learn how to fly a helicopter. You learned how the controls work. Flying one is a hundred times harder. Try this: get a full-face motorcycle helmet and marble. Stand in front of a mirror and put the helmet on. Then set the marble on top of the helmet and try to keep it there. No cheating. The helmet must be free of any flaws. I learned to fly an airplane and that was a walk in the park by comparison.
@@fredmertz6480 yooo
Hey it might save your life one day.You never know.
Dayum, me too..
Matrix downloading is here
One of the best overviews I've seen. My father was a helicopter pilot for 30 years, everything from G3Bs to S61s. He always said flying a fixed wing was like riding a bicycle. Flying a helicopter was like riding a unicycle, while balancing on a beach ball.
Probably one of the best demonstrations out there today.
Loved it.
You don't get out much do you? Go watch the helicopter video on the Getting Smarter Everyday channel. It goes way more in depth than this one.
ImpendingJoker He doesn't teach how to get a certified license, but a simple, light explanation for those who have no idea how the business works and he does it very well and clear without babbling around
I would have to agree one of the best
But he is wrong..
This video was exactly what I wanted. Straight to the point and very informative. Not too much detail, but enough to fully understand the basic principles. I’m amazed at how much I just learned in 6 minutes. Thank you. Helicopters are even cooler than I already thought they were.
Now this is the first man in history who explain in simple words how to fly helicopter.
Even a horse now can understand.
Perfect job.
I asked a helicopter pilot how hard is the cyclic. He said have you ever tried to balance a broomstick vertically on your finger. I said yes. He said it's just like that but upside down
Wow nice
love that
Not with modern day.
Gyroscopic flight controllers.
When you leave the cyclic it just goes to centre and ballances itself.
yes agree,,, i heard it's like holding a broom stick and trying to balance another one on top of that one.
just get a copter setup (amazon computer pilot hardware) for a simulation copter on a home computer. i know you can't feel the force feedback and gravity with acceleration feedback but it does gets near real much like a sim racing games
Love how you used video clips to demonstrate your point insted just sitting in the pilot's seat and balbbering !
Awesome video man!
Whoa, didn't expect JP to be here 😂
Very nice video
Somehow I never really thought about how helicopters actually controlled! It’s pretty awesome. Seeing this also makes me a bit afraid to fly in them. Something my grandfather said to me when I was young. He told me he hates to fly because as an engineer, he was hyper aware of the fact that complex machines are never far away from something going wrong. “Too many critical moving parts under high strain, all put together by the lowest bidder” was his actual quote! I’ll never forgive him for planting that seed in my head because I can’t fly w/out that lingering in my mind like “Inception”! Lol Anyway, seeing that the controls of helicopters rely on all those precision parts working perfectly while spinning under such incredible force! Damnit Grandpa! :/
You save me $15,000 for helicopter flying lessons..
no, 15000 cost practise, theory is for free
Of the 99% of people that try to fly a helicopter only 1% can actually do it because it requires both eyes both hands both ears both feet and your brain
AT ALL TIMES!!!!!!!
If you fail at one of these they will not certify you!
@@thecloneguyz Thats just not true. A majority of the population can fly a helicopter. Most just don't have the money, time, or desire to do so. If only 1% of the population could do it the Army would get screwed over with all the people failing out of training.
Yeah... you prob need to double that amount.
@@thecloneguyz When I was in the Army, the IP's used to say they can teach a monkey to fly a helicopter... I'm proof they can.
RUclips recommends to watch this.
Me: I want a pilot license
It really do be like dat
Dont just get the licence....buy your own helicopter.
Don't have around 80k-100k $ USD sitting around to spend on acquiring all those flight hours with rented heli + rented instructor???
Consider military. Bank loans to acquire flight hours so you can take your test an license are nearly non existent IIRC... I think there are a few flight schools (airplanes) that do have banks that work with their educational programs to provide financial loans... but it's much harder than say getting a student loan to go to school.
If you were able to score a helicopter job in the military, you would likely acquire ALL of your necessary flight hours by the time you were done with your first deployment. And then it would simply be a matter of studying for the test, and passing the test. A very considerable bonus is that many employers for jobs in helicopters will probably like it a lot that you have military service on your resume... It will say a lot more about you than another guy who had all of his flight hours through a rented instructor and rented aircraft.
And what kind of pilots license would you prefer to have?
@@taiyoctopus2958 I started out taking over the controls in a helicopter that was set up as a trainer (dual controls) that the helicopter company would send out about once or twice a week. When I started learning we would get up to speed while cruising and flight was stabilized at the correct altitude on our way about a 45 minute flight to a helipad on top of a stationary platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Same thing on trhe way back to base. Went from there to approach then landing. Then after I had that down, the takeoff from a helipad about 200 ft above the surface of the Gulf. That was the worse part of learning to fly. I never realized how just the slightest movement of the cyclic controller would immediately be transferred as a control input. Once you get up to speed the helicopter acts sorta like an arrow flying through the air and there is not much input of the foot controls for the tailrotor because the air acts as a stabilizer sorta like the fletchings on an arrow. After you have flown practically every day for over 30 years a lot of stuff begins to rub off on you and sooner or later you learn quite a bit about fling a helicopter. I like to auto rotate down, it's a pretty good rush. I may not have my license but I'll be damned if I can't fly. Once you learn it's like anything else, everything becomes second nature to you like riding a bike or motorcycle.
This is the BEST and most SIMPLE explanation of how it works!!! Makes me think of when operating a drone. Where one stick is literally the cyclic. And the other stick is the collective and rudder together
Well this guy knows how to explain, literally got the hang of it right away, planning on getting my pilots license in a few months so this sort of gave me great insight to learning the basics before actually going in there and learning.
Thank you for answering a question I've had for at least 50 years now. I could never figure it out on my own, but you did with great clarity! Thank you again!
DAYUM! by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, everything the flying gentleman says cilcks in. This is the smartest and most cleverly minimised talk that will save folks WEEKS of trying to get it. this guy got it.
that you, this guy got it, for an awesome clip
Hi! @Pilot Yellow, I see a problem at 2:05. The helicopter doesn't actually move in the direction the rotar disc is tilted. It will actually move side wards due to an effect called the gyroscopic precession. To move the helicopter forwards the rotar disc needs to turn side ways and on the opposite side to move it backwards.
gyroscopic precession i saw that in the vid i wondered if someone say this mistake too
NEXT UP: Brain surgery self-taught in three easy lessons.
@Max Power , trump is so intelligent..
society could end tomorrow, im prepared.
3 spike lobotomy
Ok than I will be able to do your brain surgery.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@johndoe-is2fw it happened in 1 cough actually
Now I just become a pilot.... Now I need just a helicopter..... Excellent... U explain us really well.... U can become a good teacher.... Carry on
I need to know this when bad people kidnap me and a pretty girl so we can escape by stealing a helicopter.
You watched to many movies 😂😂
skills are always handy
R/youngkids
Relax.
I'm going to swoop-in and save the girl.
Your job is to absorb any gunfire that may erupt.
😅😅😅I was thinking well you never know when it could come in handy. "Get to the Chopper !!!"
This is the best explained helicopter tutorial. It seems so simple now even though it’s extremely difficult to learn over time.
And another thing about flying a helicopter: When you move one control, you must move the other controls to compensate because they all affect each other. for instance: when you push forward on the cyclic, you have to pull up on the collective and when you pull up on the collective, you are going to have to push the left torque pedal. And that's just a small example. Great video.
Appears to be a balancing act requiring a developed touch for sure…
@@bigl6322 After you learn, you don't even think about it.
That was one of the best explanations I've heard in a long time. Thanks for that
How long until I receive my pilots certificate?
If you watched the video all the way to the end then you may print your own certificate, and then you are all good to start flying in your own helicopter.
Holl
I was an aircraft mechanic in the British Army and spent many hours on the Westland Scout and the Bell Sioux (M.A.S.H.) With the Sioux if the pilot reported any vibration we had to check if the rotor blades were aligned. To do this we had to put different coloured chalk on the end of the blades and then with a contraption made of a metal pole and a 4 foot long, 4 inches wide piece of canvas inch really slowly toward the helicopter. As soon as you made contact you backed off. The chalk marks would show on the canvas and you could make adjustments to the rotors. As the blades made contact it really was “squeaky bum” time !
His explanation of how the rotor pitch makes the helicopter tilt forward is a little off, its actually 90 degrees of rotation different. If the rotor blade that is pointing straight ahead has more downward pitch and the opposite rotor has upward pitch you would think the helicopter would tilt forward, but the helicopter will actually roll to the right due to gyroscopic precession. Excellent example here ruclips.net/video/eTjGTxSevHE/видео.html
You're right, but think about the intended audience here. GP is another level.
Scott Clymer The 90 degree gyroscopic precession is an interesting thing. Why not just tell the facts. This is why people think they are experts on something because they saw a video where someone wrongly explains something. It’s so annoying to those that actually know the facts.
@@MrSleepProductionsInc 90° phase shift, call it what it is........ gyroscopic precession.
Jethro_xd corrected
I will never fly in another helicopter if it doesn't have a backup tail rotor
We were lucky to auto rotate to the ground and slide to a stop
Mom: Son, where did you get your flight training?
Son: From the internet mom!
@@godsownlunatics9650 ☝️🤓
@@Lexful .
@@somerandomidiot9996 ?
Great video! Helicopter flying has always been my passion, but fixed wing created a better retirement. So, maybe someone already said something about this, but when describing the pitch changes created by cyclic input, don’t forget that the gyroscopic precession requires the desired pitch to be set 90 degrees prior to the affect on lift that you are trying to achieve. In other words… If you push the cyclic full forward, the most flat pitch of the rotor blade will be 90 degrees prior the the point that you want the lift (or lack of lift) effect to take place. For clockwise rotating rotor systems, like yours, that would be at the 9 O-clock position.
I knew you were Canada from the accent. I have a daughter in Victoria.
Thank you for going into detail about those controls. I read manuals from my dad who was a jet and piston engine, mechanic. The disc you spoke of I believe, is the Swash Plate.
There are many videos that use the Collective and other terms but never fully explain or illustrate their functions.
You, Do.
Thank you.
I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse.
Bro,That's totally the reason i'm watching this video🤙🖤
I came here after a movie apocalypseZ
😂 inwae also hoping he shows us what buttons needs to be pushed to fire it up and get it takeoff ready 😁
im ready now for apocalypse haha
Same reason 🤍
Thank you from Syria ❤
I need to point out, as they told us when we're headed to Vietnam, helicopter Pilots do not fly. They beat the air into submission!
That sounds like something the military would say... they probably don't use those terms at civilian helicopter School. Semper fi!
@@kidkique surprisingly, I trained with Army Rangers while still in high school. I actually ended up going into the air force. Made Vietnam era vet but did not get in country. And ended up on a Recon into a country we weren't supposed to be in with what I firmly believe were Navy Seals and Recon Marines. Only because I worked on aircraft and knew what they were looking to find. And that was while I was in uniform. The private work was something completely different.
We said " A Helicopter is 10,000 moving parts flying in close formation"
@@hueydoc it may also very well be proof of God LOL
44 Hawk, you’re an old-school pilot; I salute you.
When you say the blade is at maximum pitch at the back (with the cyclic forward). What about gyroscopic precession, I thought the maximum displacement occurs 90 degrees after the input In the plane of rotation, this would mean that the blade would be at its greatest pitch 90 degrees before the tail, correct me if I’m wrong.
You're right, but for the intended audience here, he's not going into gyroscopic precession...
You are correct.
@@scottalanclymer I dont think that's a correct approach. The information provided is incorrect and the intended audiance should be informed correctly regardless of the level of understanding. After all when I learnt to fly Helicopters these principals were also new to me then as they are to the audiance but i was give the correct information from the start. Beside let's respect the audiance and not patronize their level of understanding or capacity to learn.
I'm sorry for the rant but this is straight forward. The lesson was about informing the viewer on how this works and there appears to be a clear omission of an very important law and principal here
Absolutely right, and inclusion of this detail would have better informed the viewer on the truth that helicopters do not in fact fly at all but rather, in violation of all natural human instinct and physical laws, BEAT THE AIR INTO SUBMISSION!
This is the best and the most informative explanation of helicopter mechanics I've ever seen.
I got sent here out of pure curiosity from the movie “The Bubble”.
This video is really nice cause I came here after watching “The Bubble” when Sean watch a helicopter tutorial 🤣🤣🤣
That’s the best damn explanation of how lift and maneuvering works on a helicopter I’ve ever heard.
Bravo
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@@thatoneguy7451 going dark
Perfectly explained, cheers. Always wondered how those machines get off the ground!
I have been flying fixed wing aircraft for over 40 years but have always been fascinated by the idea of one day flying helicopters. This is a very well produced video that offers concise information in easy-to-understand terms. Thank you for sharing this! Keep the busy side up.
The channel SmarterEveryday has a great video series on the physics of how this all works. He does great explanations and shows some great visuals on what is happening. It’s what inspired me to be interested in helicopters.
Destin's videos is what got me into helicopter flying (virtually only but still!). ruclips.net/video/WdEWzqsfeHM/видео.html
You should try Microsoft FSX, I fly helos all the time, check out my vids. on Utube or not.
@@saminaneen X-Plane is miles ahead for helicopter flight model. And apparently DCS is even better. But FSX can be quite OK with the help of an external app (HTR iirc)
@@alexviau6950, Alex, tried X-plane 11, but for some reason, despite having an I7, 4 GB video card and 32 memory sticks, I only get less than 20 FPS, and the game, says not enough FPS to maintain game, besides the user controls, HAT POV, is not as quick or user friendly as FSX, looking forward to Microsoft 2020.
@@saminaneen Not denying FSX has some advantages over X-Plane (I was a big fan of the mission in FSX for instance). But flight model for helicopter is simply not there. Looking forward to MSFS 2020 indeed!
Thank you for this video. You actually corrected for me a piece of info that I knew wrong. I always thought that rasing and lowering the collective increases or de-creases the engine power and twisting it would modify the pitch of the blades. Turns out that is more or less quite the other way arround.
Phenomenal lesson....checked almost more than 100 videos...but this the best...thanks bro...greetings from India.
Nobody:
My brain at 3am: let's learn how to fly a helicopter
🤣🤣🤣 lets make it 1.50 am
Let's make it 2:49 am
Being a massive fan of Airwolf since I was a child, I sort of already knew the controls and how to fly a chopper in my mind. Would love to try it for real though.
I've tried one in a simulator, and I've talked to pilots.
Its much harder than it seems, much hard than most fixed winged aircraft. You are using all your limbs all the time and the whole thing is basically a super sensitive balancing act.
Just lifting the helicopter and making it balance in one place is super hard, hat's off to all the pilots out there that make it look easy.
join the army
Flying in your mind is definitely safer!
You are incredibly great at explaining a complex concept to non-techies. Excellently done!
So easy the way you explained, piece of cake really, and I'm ready for my first flight now.
This is one of the dreams that I'll never see. Godspeed!
Back in the early 80s I was lucky enough to be offered to fly some 20 hours of dual instruction in a helicopter. Even knowing fully well that I'd never have the financial means to take the whole course, I jumped at the opportunity, and actually learned how to fly and - wait for it - *hover* the little Bell 47. Almost a decade later I became an airplane pilot, but to this day I just cannot see a helicopter and not envy those who do fly those wonderful machines.
Fantastic video of basic understanding of how a helicopters collective, pedals and stick operation. 👊🏾👍🏾
If Rambo can fly one ( and he can’t even talk properly ) anyone can fly one
The character John Rambo, learned to fly while in the military, seems natural because he did say he could fly gun ships and handle million dollar equipment and he couldn't get a job washing cars!
not very logical, people who cant speak well can have great coordination. im sorry a lot of nerds who speak well will have problems flying a helicopter...
hahahahahaahhaahhahahahaha .... right!!!!!! I am with you on this one.
Orwell rolls over... My opinion I’m expressing here, nothing more scientific than that ...Hercule poirot!
Lol
“Tank, I need a pilot program for a B212 helicopter."
Just imagine this downloaded straight to Trinity's brain...
I have flown fixed wing in real world. I have flown rotary wing simulator. Very quickly I learned that sudden or extreme control inputs on the simulator did not end well. Overall, probably due to extensive reading on my part, I did pretty well. Liked your video.
Congrats, we're now among few people on the planet to know how to fly a helicopter.
My respect for helicopter engineers just reached its zenith. There's so much to it and I just fly it easier than bicycle in GTA.
Due to my mechanics and physics background, I already understood how a tail rotor worked to offset the unanchored torque of the main rotor (assumed it was done through speed, didn’t account for pitch) and I understood how the collective worked. I didn’t get the cyclic…. Perfectly explained….thanks!
Bucket list was learning to fly a helicopter, but I’ve had a couple of occurrences of vertigo as I’ve gotten older and suspect the may be a deal breaker…
He told us all the basics ....
Except one how to start the Helicopter 🤔
That is the adult version of "don't try this at home"
There’s a switch on the helicopter that you turn on it’s by the gauges
@@chkn_soup143 hmmm ferb i know what are we going to do today.
That's for good reason
There’s that “auto-rotation” thing you might want to add to your list of one more thing to learn.
05:23 Pilot: "you can visit our website if you want to learn more about flying helicopters"
Me: is there more?
ruclips.net/video/0hqevjgriSg/видео.html
yup, theres more
Very clear explanations. Thanks man! PS: I am a gyrocopter pilot in Paris, France.
Have great and safe flights!!
This video should start with, " Hey, hold my beer. I want to show you something"
Or ... "Call 911. I'm going to start this thing."
You left out gyroscopicprocession when you demonsted how the swash plate moves
Right
In the video on the spinning head you see it...but it'll blow people's minds. The reason Igor was 90 degrees off on his control inputs.
I appeal to the bosses - please give this teacher an increase man!!! They chose this guy for a purpose. He's CLEAR, INSPIRING and CONCISE! Thumbs up man!!!
Now that I have graduated helicopter flight school, me and the boys can finally pull off the Humane lab heist .
Me too
Pilot: "Good morning everyone and welcome to Quick Crash Choppers!"
Passenger: "Where did you learn to pilot?"
Pilot" Me? On RUclips..."
All jokes aside, Very good instructional video. Actually learn something ;)
Most young car drivers train on Xbox and GTA anyway, why not flying?
I'm not a pilot, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express....
I say on youtube all the time with passengers, although no the "quick crash" part, that's just mean.
Passenger:. "Why is my ticket so flimsy?"
RUclips Pilot:." Because it is made from recycled toilet paper. Trust me ... you're going to need it."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This video is a writer's goldmine! Quick and to the point, explained everything I need to know. Now I continue with my story.
Wow I actually "FEEL" like I've learned to fly a helicopter 🤩
Me too.
@@osamabinladen824 bruh
@@kko9329 Are you Norwegian?
@@osamabinladen824 no, why?
now contact an instructor near you, and go fly! its amazing
My helicopter pilot just watched this, the flight starts in 20 minutes, is there any possibility to survive?
1 day ago, did anyone get hurt ort was it success?
@@anppu This dude explained it so well that it was a success 😎
@@markussoder1811 are you finnish?
Change your pilot
I have always been curious about how a helicopter works, and the video shots with the explanation are perfect. Thank you.
Hold my wine, I'mma buy a helicopter now. I got this.
It could be worse:
Hold my wine, I'mma gonna fly helicopter right now. I got this.
Imagine hearing this over the intercom on your flight
im thinkin about molded spaghettis as im jumping out the plane 😂😂😂
Push the panic button
Not a bad description of the basics of helo flight control. Clear and right to the point. Good descriptions of collective and cyclic control.
I'm speaking as a former USN-flight instructor, with 20-years served, followed by being a civilian CFII Helicopter Instructor for another 20 years in three flight schools. Approximately 20,000 hours Instruction Given.
Just please - don't teach your students to call them "choppers". ALL real helicopter pilots call them 'helos'.
very interesting ...... this is my first time watching a helicopter "how to fly" video
more interesting is to syncronise both hands with legs, because everything moves
It is literally one of the most complicated things anyone will ever learn how to do in their lifetime
Wow! After watching that I feel like I'm ready for my rotor wing check ride! 😆
I've flown many different fixed wing aircraft, and flown in a Jet Ranger and an A Star at least 100 times, but I've never been able to attempt to actually fly the helicopter. Even though I pretty much already knew this information, I still feel more informed about operating a rotor wing now!
Good job! 👍🏻
Nice job. I would like to add that you focused on what the controls do mainly at a hover - collective to ascend/descend, pedals directional control (turns) and cyclic. It's important to mention using collective to increase and decrease airspeed, pedals for trim, and collective for steering. Lastly, what makes helicopters more tasking then fixed wing, is that you cannot move one control without simultaneously moving the others...for example to accelerate and keep the same altitude you increase collective, apply left pedal, and slightly push the cyclic forward...
Next : How to fly without helicopter
Smoke weed
I hate to be the guy that points out the obvious, but ...
Either with, or without the helicopter ... I'm pretty sure the lesson turns out exactly the same.
That video will be slightly longer since the task is a bit harder.
but the real question is how to start the helicopter?
Now this 6 min crash course helped me to learn flying helicopter and iam riding one in my hometown 👍.thanks alot🙏
LMAO I LITERALLY SEARCH THIS AFTER WATCHING "THE BUBBLE"
I just learned more here than I have ever learned in school
Well ... I Guess you've benefitted from this RUclips crash-course.
The pace of instruction is fantastic.... dense, clear information. Great presentation - thank you!
Thank you, very informative indeed!
I don't have a helicopter but still i am watching it...
This is the simplest and most informative how to fly video I’ve ever seen.
Thank you!
Surprised the trainers can even get off the ground with the massive balls of steel they have to have sitting next to a noob in the pilot seat.
Bored of Humans Being one of the noobs who tried this, trust me, they won’t just let us go wild. 😃 First, they take us into a hover, then let us try the pedals. Swing left, then right, to get a feel for it. Then they let us try the collective, and they control the other two. Up, down gently. Then try the collective, only that. Then try to coordinate two out of the three. Then two of the other. Then the last two in combination. Then they take us flying, and let us do some simple maneuvers at speed and altitude, which is almost as easy as flying a plane. Then try to use all three controls still at altitude but slower and slower speed. And so on. At the end of my first hour I got to try to hover just above ground with the instructor following with me in the controls. Didn’t go too well, he had to take over after only a few seconds every time. 😃 You don’t get good at this without serious practice!
don't actually know, but I got a Feeling, that I will need this at some Point in my life. Weird.
maybe ?.. during tha zombie apocalypse
ya might get a chance
might need if after the zombie apoc.... no one will be around to teach you at that stage... :P
I've got it! Who knew learning to fly was so easy and stress free. I'm off to a successful career as a helicopter pilot ferrying crews for offshore oil rigs!
This makes me feel like I can just get a sky blender and treat it like any other hobbie.
You can treat it like any other hobby.
But, you might want to explore some woodworking hobbies first. That'll assist you with building a fine-looking coffin.
Imagine your about to get on a helicopter tour and you see the pilot watching this
I was just watching a bunch of Air Medivac videos and found myself wondering what would be the first thing to grab to keep the heleicopter in the air if I was a passenger and the pilot became incapacitated. Found this video and enjoyed your explanation.
Step 1: learn to fly a Helicopter
Step 2: find a helicopter to try what you learned.
Step 3: Skip step 2 cause it's never gonna happen
Step 4: Forget what you learned and move on to Funny pet videos.
You don't know until you try!!!
same((
😂
Step 5: just learn a motorbike thats all
There are flight simulators ;)