Hello young lady. I used to fly just until about 6 years ago a 1969 Cessna 150. I purchased it in 1972 no longer use it. I'm 98 now and still love Aviation. I still drive my car and go camping no more flying. FAA wouldn't pass me for Medical under no circumstances. Lol. But do I remember how to fly of course. You enjoy that career. 👍Mr. Hahn, Los Angeles California
As a non-pilot I think I understood most of what you presented. Very well spoken with technical terms explained and the reason for each control explained well. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Thank you for the tour, Maria. As a former fixed wing pilot who's been bitten hard by the rotary wing bug, it was fascinating to see the pedestal and all it's fixin's.
Very nicely done! Please do a quick video in flight showing & explaining the yaw “slip” string principle if you could sometime! Always look forward to your videos :)
DIRECTIONAL GYRO: Aircraft have this compass like instrument because it's much more smooth and precise than a compass which tends to wobble around and lag behind turns. Much better for precisely tracking your turns and direction under instrument conditions (in clouds). BUT...a gyro instrument is subject to recession, which means it slowly falls behind the true direction. Unlike a compass that always follows magnetic north, a gyro must be reset to the correct direction every flight. You simply note the actual compass during straight flight or sitting on the ground and turn the knob on the directional gyro to match.
I Really enjoy your Vids .. Brings back good memory's of the days I worked on Helicopters .. I was a Crew Chief / Mech during my Army years .. I took care of Cobra Helos .. many many hours crawling on and around a bird. :)
Great video, thank you for filming this and taking the time to explain everything sure seems pretty involved. Someday I would love to go for a flight in a helicopter
Useful video, thanks. Watching your videos is giving me the bug to look into flying helicopters. Used to fly aeroplanes in the UK, last around 2005 I think. Keep the coming!
Just joined the channel. Your panel looks a lot like the Cessna 150 I trained in back in the 1970s. The only things missing are a VOR indicator and a couple of Narco Nav/Coms. Nowadays the VOR is pretty much useless because of GPS. I wish I had had a better paying job as I would like to have gotten into flying helicopters. I live on the San Francisco peninsula (near San Carlos airport - SQL). There are lots of grapes near here as well fruit and nut trees in the central valley. I can see myself doing flights to keep stuff from freezing. I've watched most of your videos and love what you do. I've also checked out the Robinson website. Even the R22 costs a bundle! Not a poor mans hobby, just like fixed-wing aircraft! Thanks again for posting your videos. I'll be waiting for the next one. Have a good one! Dave
I know exactly what you mean. When I first climbed into a Bell 206L at the Grand Canyon to get some training for a job there, I was overwhelmed by the number of gauges, controls, and circuit breakers. But as it was explained to me and I began flying, it all fell into place and became pretty simple.
Love watching your videos Maria I've always had a fascination with helicopters someday I hope to fly in one it's kind of on my bucket list being as how I'm 72 years old now.
Great tutorial, Maria. Actually, I like to concept of warning lights instead of steam gauges for status so you're immediately notified if there's a problem. I know you have a lot of experience in training and it shows in your explanations; "Here's my com panel, we don't need to go into all of that now" Perfect! haha
Did flying lessons years ago and not a million miles from what I recognise - Cesna. BUT, helicopter pilots are in a whole other league. Interesting vid!
Great explanation. I’m a fixed wing pilot, although I have had a couple hours in rotor craft, so it’s pretty familiar. Interesting that you have an engine governor. In the old days e.g. Bell 47 era, you had to handle collective and throttle all the time.
The collective in my R44 (and my previous two Robinsons) pretty much stays where you put it. The throttle is controlled by an electronic governor that keeps the RPMs just where they need to be. That's a huge reduction in pilot workload. Most modern helicopters have something similar and that's a good thing.
Maria is there somewhere you explain how you got into flying? Great videos. (I'm in ag, lemons & avocados, so the cherry drying & frost protection is interesting.)
First of all, thanks for the great videos you're making. I especially liked the video when you showed how you dried crop with your helicopter with a student inside. It was thrilling to watch how low you went over the trees. I have some dumb questions I hope you will take your time to answer: 1. Why did you call them "top row of idiot lights"? Aren't they pretty important? 2. Even if you fly VFR aren't there some areas where you there is a minimum height you have to fly above the ground? For example over Oslo, Norway (where I live) I think you the minimum height is at least 500 feet above the ground when you are over populated areas. I would guess it would be hard to tell if you are 400 or 500 feet above the ground, but I'm not a pilot so I don't have a clue about this so please have that in mind when (if) you are answering. :-) As mentioned, I liked the videos watched so far so I've subscribed and the bell is clicked. :-)
@@FlyingMAir I've been looking for a Cessna 182 and holding off until I have my house paid for in 5 months. Aviation isn't cheap. I do love helicopters, but probably won't be able to afford one. R44's aren't cheap either.
Chip Kankel - the R22 uses a 4-cylinder engine, the R44 a 6-cylinder piston engine, and the R66 is the turbine-powered model. It looks almost identical to the R44.
Had to read that twice...you mean cyclic. :-) I'm planning a controls video that describes all four controls and shows how they work in flight. It'll take some doing, though, so it'll likely be later this summer or possibly autumn.
ALTIMETER: It must be 'adjusted' because barometric pressure is always changing (think of weather reports). Since an altimeter works off pressure, it will give the wrong altitude when the pressure changes. Pilots correct this by turning the knob, which adjusts to the current barometric pressure, 30.10 inches or some such. Airports broadcast the current pressure, so it's easy to get (and to make sure all nearby pilots are at the same setting). Pilots will reset that knob from 1 to maybe 3 or 4 times during a typical flight.
Wow. Video was amazing to me. I understand to you it must be the norm and not interesting at all. The talk through aswell made me smile . Idiot lights, I think I'm going to steal it for the customers I have now coming into my shop. Great content. Thanks for posting
They all fly pretty much the same. They start differently, though. And they feel differently in flight, like the difference between a sedan and a truck. I've flown R22, R44, Bell 47, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters. Takes about 5 minutes to adjust to the controls when switching from one to the other.
@@FlyingMAir I think that would be really cool, along with you telling us (again, because you already have once) what you are doing. Btw, had never heard of cherry drying before your video. Pretty cool really.
Great videos...thank you for sharing and l really enjoy watching every single one.. My question,; in all your years of flying helicopters, what was your single most scary moment ..if there ever was one?
@@FlyingMAir wow Maria...l wasnt expecting any thing like that for an answer! Very well written.... 'What doesn't kill us - makes us stronger' Wishing you many more years of safe flying. JB
@@FlyingMAir - Thanks for that link! I'm guessing that this was the _"something"_ that wasn't a _retirement_ (as I first surmised about your absence), as a good reason for the YT, absence (rather, your absence, from it) - All the more, good to have you back! Best regards- _Apologies for my 'clunky' post._
Awesome thank you very much. Have the chip lights ever lit up? I imagine that might be a scary thing. Thanks again for taking time to do this for us folks that don't fly.
Absolutely great video! Looking forward to more like this video. I use flightradar24 and it allows me to go back and look at your flight with speed and ATL. I can go back 7 days with the free app. All I needed was tail number. 😎
Since you control cyclic with your right hand, it frees your left hand to operate the instruments if needed. I read a Vietnam war helicopter pilot story and he said they changed the pilot to sit on the left it was easier to land left turns
Awesome thank you for your videos and information. :) Please keep doing them. I really enjoy them if I could learn how to fly I would love to have you teach me, but I know from past videos you told someone you are not a flight teacher. Also I unfortunately am a disabled diabetic. Being a diabetic automatically disqualifies one from flying and driving big truck. Oh well it is ok. Continue to fly well and safe. Respectfully. :)
Hugely appreciate the vids you upload. As one who always wanted to learn to fly rotary but hasn't got to it yet. Love to see more narrated landings and take-offs. Especially the challenging ones. YT just threw up your 2016 vid where you checked out the Sky Meadow LZ. VERY interesting. One question. Have you ever had to do a forced auto rotate, which wasn't part of training? Thanks again. Michael in Bushmills, Northern Ireland :)
@FlyingMAir >>> I understand that Robinson helicopters have to go back for an overhaul every few years. Is that true as other helicopters, or just Robinsons?
I’m not sure if 12 years is considered “few,” but yes; the whole helicopter is rebuilt every 12 years or 2200 hours of flight time. This is a Robinson thing. It minimizes maintenance costs throughout the helicopter’s useful life and lumps it all at the end instead.
I love your simple explanations and general manor in which you narrate all your videos. Thank you from the UK. X
Hello young lady. I used to fly just until about 6 years ago a 1969 Cessna 150. I purchased it in 1972 no longer use it. I'm 98 now and still love Aviation. I still drive my car and go camping no more flying. FAA wouldn't pass me for Medical under no circumstances. Lol. But do I remember how to fly of course. You enjoy that career. 👍Mr. Hahn, Los Angeles California
Hello! I wish I’d started earlier, but I’m enjoying it as much as I can now. Thanks!
Well done Ms. Langer !
Never toured a helicopter cockpit before your video. Thanks so much, very informative!
Fabulous! Loved it. Looking forward to your flight controls video.
You made an excellent explanation of the instruments, Maria.
Thanks.
Awesome thanks!
As a non-pilot I think I understood most of what you presented. Very well spoken with technical terms explained and the reason for each control explained well. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Thank you for the tour, Maria. As a former fixed wing pilot who's been bitten hard by the rotary wing bug, it was fascinating to see the pedestal and all it's fixin's.
Another excellent video! Very well explained, not rushed, nice pace. A nice common sense approach.
Found your channel in my recommendations and love how you do POVs
can you do a video on how you became a pilot and especially an agriculture pilot
One of the best videos about R44 instruments
Thanks!
Would love to see a video of you explaining the cyclic and the collective and a take off and flight I would really enjoy that
It’s on my list.
@@FlyingMAir awesome! I cant wait for that..
Very cool tour, thanks
Very informative, thanks for sharing!
Here's the video i was looking, thanks Maria :)
Thank you for the tour Maria, excellent video. Greetings from Puerto Rico.
Very nicely done! Please do a quick video in flight showing & explaining the yaw “slip” string principle if you could sometime! Always look forward to your videos :)
Excellent video very informative thanks for sharing
Great video, thank you. I passed through Wenatchee last weekend going camping at Alta Lake and I scanned the sky’s in hopes of seeing you flying.
You're a great pilot and great RUclipsr. Subscribed.
DIRECTIONAL GYRO: Aircraft have this compass like instrument because it's much more smooth and precise than a compass which tends to wobble around and lag behind turns. Much better for precisely tracking your turns and direction under instrument conditions (in clouds). BUT...a gyro instrument is subject to recession, which means it slowly falls behind the true direction. Unlike a compass that always follows magnetic north, a gyro must be reset to the correct direction every flight. You simply note the actual compass during straight flight or sitting on the ground and turn the knob on the directional gyro to match.
I Really enjoy your Vids .. Brings back good memory's of the days I worked on Helicopters .. I was a Crew Chief / Mech during my Army years .. I took care of Cobra Helos .. many many hours crawling on and around a bird. :)
You got another subscriver,i love your videos and the way you fly,you make it look so simple,keep the good job,regards from south Brasil
Great video, thank you for filming this and taking the time to explain everything sure seems pretty involved. Someday I would love to go for a flight in a helicopter
Useful video, thanks. Watching your videos is giving me the bug to look into flying helicopters. Used to fly aeroplanes in the UK, last around 2005 I think. Keep the coming!
Awesome thanks for the detailed review. Looking forward to the next video
Nice, thank you for the tour!
Just joined the channel. Your panel looks a lot like the Cessna 150 I trained in back in the 1970s. The only things missing are a VOR indicator and a couple of Narco Nav/Coms. Nowadays the VOR is pretty much useless because of GPS. I wish I had had a better paying job as I would like to have gotten into flying helicopters. I live on the San Francisco peninsula (near San Carlos airport - SQL). There are lots of grapes near here as well fruit and nut trees in the central valley. I can see myself doing flights to keep stuff from freezing.
I've watched most of your videos and love what you do. I've also checked out the Robinson website. Even the R22 costs a bundle! Not a poor mans hobby, just like fixed-wing aircraft!
Thanks again for posting your videos. I'll be waiting for the next one.
Have a good one!
Dave
Most enjoyable tyvm
Great videos! Keep em coming!
Super fascinating!! Thank you 🚁🚁🚁🚁👏👏👏
First glance that looks intimidating. But it’s much more simpler than I would have ever imagined. Thanks for the walk though.
I know exactly what you mean. When I first climbed into a Bell 206L at the Grand Canyon to get some training for a job there, I was overwhelmed by the number of gauges, controls, and circuit breakers. But as it was explained to me and I began flying, it all fell into place and became pretty simple.
Love watching your videos Maria I've always had a fascination with helicopters someday I hope to fly in one it's kind of on my bucket list being as how I'm 72 years old now.
Robert Powell, I hope you get your chance to fly in a helicopter one day
Thanks for the video! Love your channel 😊
Looking forward to your live tomorrow!
Let's hope I can pull off the big live event. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the info! Interesting stuff! (Cliff - SE Portland )
Great tutorial, Maria. Actually, I like to concept of warning lights instead of steam gauges for status so you're immediately notified if there's a problem. I know you have a lot of experience in training and it shows in your explanations; "Here's my com panel, we don't need to go into all of that now" Perfect! haha
It would take longer than 15 minutes just to explain that com panel. Not worth it!
I understand. Also I like font intro with sound of the copter. Very cool!
Did flying lessons years ago and not a million miles from what I recognise - Cesna. BUT, helicopter pilots are in a whole other league. Interesting vid!
Great explanation. I’m a fixed wing pilot, although I have had a couple hours in rotor craft, so it’s pretty familiar. Interesting that you have an engine governor. In the old days e.g. Bell 47 era, you had to handle collective and throttle all the time.
The collective in my R44 (and my previous two Robinsons) pretty much stays where you put it. The throttle is controlled by an electronic governor that keeps the RPMs just where they need to be. That's a huge reduction in pilot workload. Most modern helicopters have something similar and that's a good thing.
Thank you for taking your time to make this video. I'm getting started on my pilot license in about 3 weeks so this is really helpful. Thanks again :)
Maria is there somewhere you explain how you got into flying? Great videos. (I'm in ag, lemons & avocados, so the cherry drying & frost protection is interesting.)
Future video. Or possibly a live q&a chat.
Great video for new pilots. Keep up the good work!
Thank you !
Thanks Maria, good info..looking forward to more flying :o).
Just joined your channel and love your videos Hi from Australia.
very nice video, i am not a pilot but like flying machines especially helis interesting instrument analysis
🤣🤣🤣 " Sorry I had to go fly!! " Love it! Superwoman!!
how much maintenance is there between flights?
Oil change at 50 hours, inspection at 100 hours. Not much else until the big maintenance items.
@@FlyingMAir thanks for the info :) I guess the big items are pricey ;)
Loved it i might seen you flying when it rained in wenatchee area
Frigging awesome. You Rick love your Vids.
Meant (Rock) dam auto spell. Lol
Yeah, I kinda figured. :-)
Thank you very very very much for this very interesting happy flying regards Pete
First of all, thanks for the great videos you're making. I especially liked the video when you showed how you dried crop with your helicopter with a student inside. It was thrilling to watch how low you went over the trees.
I have some dumb questions I hope you will take your time to answer:
1. Why did you call them "top row of idiot lights"? Aren't they pretty important?
2. Even if you fly VFR aren't there some areas where you there is a minimum height you have to fly above the ground? For example over Oslo, Norway (where I live) I think you the minimum height is at least 500 feet above the ground when you are over populated areas. I would guess it would be hard to tell if you are 400 or 500 feet above the ground, but I'm not a pilot so I don't have a clue about this so please have that in mind when (if) you are answering. :-)
As mentioned, I liked the videos watched so far so I've subscribed and the bell is clicked. :-)
1. It’s NYC slang for warning lights. Sorry. Inappropriately used here.
2. There is no specific minimum altitude for helicopters in the US.
Love ya work...
Have you done a full start up video, showing a closer look at the gauges etc ??
It's on my list of things to do. I need to get the camera set up right for it; can't hold the camera while I'm starting up.
@@FlyingMAir AWESOME..
Kinda binge watching at the moment
Only just discovered your channel and loving the content..
Love your videos! Busy saving up now for my PPL. Costs a fortune here in Cape Town.
Costs a fortune everywhere! I'm glad I learned when I still had money!
@@FlyingMAir I've been looking for a Cessna 182 and holding off until I have my house paid for in 5 months. Aviation isn't cheap. I do love helicopters, but probably won't be able to afford one. R44's aren't cheap either.
And now I know... thanks Maria! 👍🇬🇧
Well, apart from cyclic and collective! But that's another story...
Thanks!
Very interesting! Thanks!
Very informative 😎👍🏼
Cool! I always thought R44s were turbine and R22s were reciprocating. Learned something new.
R66s are turbine.
Chip Kankel - the R22 uses a 4-cylinder engine, the R44 a 6-cylinder piston engine, and the R66 is the turbine-powered model. It looks almost identical to the R44.
Thanks really cool
Very informative! I love it. Keep up the great work.
Thank you!
Great video again as usual. Maybe some day I'll set some money aside for a flight with you, but until then I'll fly along with you on RUclips.
That would be a good day. You fly pars glider I'll fly chopper. Fair trade😁😁😁
Until then I'll enjoy your flight gets and try to pick up pointers lol
Thanks a lot for the good informations
Why would 3 people down vote this? Are they bots? Anyway, great video!
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0:40 ese fue el instrumento que no le instalo Piñera // That was the instrument that didn't no install Piñera. Great video!
Awesome video! It's really nice You show us cockpit of your machine! Best wishes from fixed wing pilot, have a nice day!
Thanks that was very interesting. Maybe one day you can post a video explaining the ciclick and what it does and how it works. Thanks Maria
Had to read that twice...you mean cyclic. :-) I'm planning a controls video that describes all four controls and shows how they work in flight. It'll take some doing, though, so it'll likely be later this summer or possibly autumn.
ALTIMETER: It must be 'adjusted' because barometric pressure is always changing (think of weather reports). Since an altimeter works off pressure, it will give the wrong altitude when the pressure changes. Pilots correct this by turning the knob, which adjusts to the current barometric pressure, 30.10 inches or some such. Airports broadcast the current pressure, so it's easy to get (and to make sure all nearby pilots are at the same setting). Pilots will reset that knob from 1 to maybe 3 or 4 times during a typical flight.
Altimeter.
@@FlyingMAir Done. Thanks for the catch.
Cool, great video!
Wow. Video was amazing to me. I understand to you it must be the norm and not interesting at all. The talk through aswell made me smile . Idiot lights, I think I'm going to steal it for the customers I have now coming into my shop. Great content. Thanks for posting
Great overview
ty for sharing us this information ..
Greetings from Washington State.
Fascinating! I'm very curious as to: A) how you got into flying helicopters; and B) How long you've been flying?
Topics for future videos. Thanks!
Are all helicopters created equal? If you wanted, could you fly say, a Huey helicopter? Or, an LAPD airship? I only ask because I really don't know.
They all fly pretty much the same. They start differently, though. And they feel differently in flight, like the difference between a sedan and a truck. I've flown R22, R44, Bell 47, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters. Takes about 5 minutes to adjust to the controls when switching from one to the other.
Yeah, this is something I wanted to see. Can you do a full start up zoomed in like that so we can see everything really clearly?
Maybe. I'd have to fiddle with the camera field of view just for that video.
@@FlyingMAir I think that would be really cool, along with you telling us (again, because you already have once) what you are doing. Btw, had never heard of cherry drying before your video. Pretty cool really.
Thanks for info, and presentation
Great videos...thank you for sharing and l really enjoy watching every single one..
My question,; in all your years of flying helicopters, what was your single most scary moment ..if there ever was one?
www.aneclecticmind.com/2018/03/03/another-stupid-pilot-trick/
@@FlyingMAir Very well written. Glad to see you survived it with minimal injuries.
Me, too. I'm still amazed by it.
@@FlyingMAir wow Maria...l wasnt expecting any thing like that for an answer!
Very well written....
'What doesn't kill us - makes us stronger'
Wishing you many more years of safe flying. JB
@@FlyingMAir - Thanks for that link! I'm guessing that this was the _"something"_ that wasn't a _retirement_ (as I first surmised about your absence), as a good reason for the YT, absence (rather, your absence, from it) - All the more, good to have you back! Best regards- _Apologies for my 'clunky' post._
Could you make a quick video on the radio? How to change channels and programs.
In the spring, maybe. I’m not flying this winter.
Awesome thank you very much. Have the chip lights ever lit up? I imagine that might be a scary thing. Thanks again for taking time to do this for us folks that don't fly.
I haven't had a chip light. Yet.
Absolutely great video! Looking forward to more like this video. I use flightradar24 and it allows me to go back and look at your flight with speed and ATL. I can go back 7 days with the free app. All I needed was tail number. 😎
Is that the case of oil that you carry on the floorboard of the passenger side?
LOL. Yeah. I moved it for the video but you could still see it. The case of oil is on board for ballast for cherry drying.
You're a good teacher. Are you a CFI? You own or lease?
Thanks. Nope. Own.
Great video. Here’s a question - why do you sit in the right seat instead of the left like a car? Thank you.😊
Since you control cyclic with your right hand, it frees your left hand to operate the instruments if needed. I read a Vietnam war helicopter pilot story and he said they changed the pilot to sit on the left it was easier to land left turns
thanks for this
Thanks Maria. I'll hit that subscribe button.
👍🏻
Great video, except I didn’t see where the horn button and the ashtray are...LOL😊
I know it costs money....but could you do a couple of sunrise and sunset flights?
Maybe?
How much for one??? Used of course.
You can buy mine for $225,000.
You do not have a Gyro-Compass for IFR , but it gives you the benefit vs a magnetic compass of not having a compass rotating error.
Yes, she has a Direction Gyro (D.G.) which of course, is an (electrical) gyro instrument.
Do you have VOR in your nav system, or that's fully GPS-based?
Just GPS. No VOR.
Awesome thank you for your videos and information. :) Please keep doing them. I really enjoy them if I could learn how to fly I would love to have you teach me, but I know from past videos you told someone you are not a flight teacher. Also I unfortunately am a disabled diabetic. Being a diabetic automatically disqualifies one from flying and driving big truck. Oh well it is ok. Continue to fly well and safe. Respectfully. :)
Hi from an instructor in Ellensburg! I’ll keep an ear out for your tail number!
Hugely appreciate the vids you upload. As one who always wanted to learn to fly rotary but hasn't got to it yet. Love to see more narrated landings and take-offs.
Especially the challenging ones. YT just threw up your 2016 vid where you checked out the Sky Meadow LZ. VERY interesting.
One question. Have you ever had to do a forced auto rotate, which wasn't part of training?
Thanks again. Michael in Bushmills, Northern Ireland :)
No, I’ve never had an engine failure. I hope I never do.
question: Does engine power / thrust change with the clutch or does the rotor pitch change???
Rotor pitch changes with the Cyclic and Collective. Power changes to maintain RPM in the green.
New subscriber. Impressive. PPL from South Louisiana.
This is interesting
awesome video, have you ever consider outfitting your heli with a/c?
It has air conditioning.
@FlyingMAir >>> I understand that Robinson helicopters have to go back for an overhaul every few years. Is that true as other helicopters, or just Robinsons?
I’m not sure if 12 years is considered “few,” but yes; the whole helicopter is rebuilt every 12 years or 2200 hours of flight time. This is a Robinson thing. It minimizes maintenance costs throughout the helicopter’s useful life and lumps it all at the end instead.
Now you fly VFR is that your choice? Are you certified to fly IFR? What else would you need in the helicopter to fly IFR?
I’m not IFR rated and you can’t fly IFR in any Robinson helicopter, although you can get them outfitted for IFR training.