Children's Air Ambulance AW169 helicopter engine start & takeoff from London Heliport G-NICU

Watch the takeoff of this gorgeous AW169 helicopter operated by Children's Air Ambulance with a stunning green and grey paintjob.
The AW169 is a 4.5 tonne class twin-engine helicopter. It combines high levels of performance and long range safety features ensuring operational capability in the most challenging environments such as Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) mode for mission-readiness with rotors stopped.
The Children's Air Ambulance (TCAA) is a charity-funded air ambulance service that transfers critically ill children from local hospitals to specialist paediatric centres throughout Great Britain. It also moves specialist teams and equipment to local hospitals when a child is too sick to travel. The service also sometimes acts as a patient transport service, returning children and families home after treatment.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - Close-up
0:32 - Engine #1 start
1:18 - Flight controls test
1:28 - Engine #2 and rotors start
2:00 - Rotors close up
2:23 - Wave from pilot
2:30 - Taxiing
3:38 - Takeoff
4:38 - Departure & gear up

[@overbank56]

Very smooth & pleasant sound

[@LIONAV]

Agree, always nice to hear. Thanks for watching!

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Great looking AW169 👍😎

[@LIONAV]

Thanks for watching Ed, absolutely agree!

[@cologne2792]

Superb quality video! Thanks for posting.

[@LIONAV]

That's really kind of you, I'm glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

[@christianlebordelais]

🙂👍

[@LIONAV]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielh1708]

Why is the helo logo painted on it in the shape of a Dauphin helicopter?

[@LIONAV]

Good question, they used to operate with an A109 however I agree the logo rather resembles a Dauphin.