1979 Bell JetRanger | Startup & Flight Review

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Special thanks to Brad (@LamboMan37 on Instagram) for taking me out in his 1979 Bell 206B III JetRanger. The JetRanger is a 5-seat, 2-bladed light turbine helicopter. It's also the first helicopter I ever controlled in flight. What is the JetRanger like to own and live with? What is its biggest weakness? How do you make a helicopter built in 1979 feel brand new? We'll answer all those questions in our flight. Thanks for flying with me! #micahflies
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00:00 Bell JetRanger Helicopter Review
0:18 Startup & Takeoff
4:54 Why buy a Bell JetRanger?
5:30 JetRanger vs Robinson R44
6:36 Interior Space & Seating
8:19 What's it like to fly a JetRanger?
9:30 JetRanger issues (tail rotor effectiveness)
10:33 Updates & upgrades
12:50 What is it like to own?
14:10 Micah Flies

Пікірлер: 40

@storytimedavidcollins2897 Ай бұрын

Very very happy to see you Not doing a car review. Thank you very much for the real reason that I watch you and your families videos, Helicopter Videos.

@patrickjennings7362 Ай бұрын

Great stuff. I learned to fly in the Jet Ranger (TH-57) and really loved the simplicity of the bird. Thanks for posting!

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@chrisswift8725 Ай бұрын

So great to see more helicopter content. Thanks

@TheHelicopterPerspective Ай бұрын

Awesome video! The JetRanger was the first turbine ship I flew. Then I got into the Ls, now I'm in the 407, and I have most of my time in it. The 407 is leaps and bounds ahead of the 2 bladed Bell products. If you ever get the opportunity to fly one, you'll never look back 😂

@denault3985 Ай бұрын

The JetRanger looks almost new, I sure Brad's Lambo is stunning too!

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

It's wild how good his bird looks considering its age. It's the Paul Rudd of helicopters.

@kiltedpiper98 Ай бұрын

Wow, bucket list heli.

@danielcarlson800 Ай бұрын

Beautiful 206!!!!!!!!

@TheMooreYouKnow Ай бұрын

Shoutout Kirkwood Greentree Festival, last thing I expected to hear lol

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

We lived 1 block to the north of Kirkwood Park back in 1989. According to Google, the festival still exists. Do you know if they still bring helicopters in?

@briancostales6709 Ай бұрын

Funny Micah mentioned Airwolf my buddy owns a blue bell 222 along with a 79 Long ranger(79LR) which he is trying to sell that are both hangared in those blue hangars on the west end of the Corona airport and he also owns a yellow Lamborghini Garrado. I’ve flown both but the 222 is a beast and a blast to fly but the L4 is a workhorse and super reliable helicopter.

@beardown6574 Ай бұрын

Hooray!!! Great to see some heli content again :)

@CensoredByYouTube965 Ай бұрын

Funny, just yesterday I was looking through your videos for helicopter videos I may have missed (I hadn't).

@robertschaefer3223 Ай бұрын

I heard you say you grew up in St. Louis. You're probably to young to remember (prior to 1993) when they had helicopter rides on the riverfront. I used to go a couple of times a year. They started with Bell 47J, then used a couple of JetRangers and a LongRanger. About 12 years ago they brought back helicopter rides using Robinsons.

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

I actually lived in St. Louis from 1988 - 1989. I'm glad they brought back the riverfront helicopter rides. Y'all have an impressive riverfront!

@jamesonpace726 Ай бұрын

Coolest flying thing, ever. Iconic, warhorse, (calling Col DuVal) EMT workhorse & Magnum PI....

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

Don't forget Santini Air!

@atWay. Ай бұрын

Another cool video thanks 👍

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@SkidsUpAviation Ай бұрын

Such a cool video! Hope to fly one someday.

@ryanfrisby7389 Ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@oildalejones567 Ай бұрын

Sweet music!

@meow121.5 Ай бұрын

Lol at michael the back

@AgonxOC Ай бұрын

I really enjoy the 206, I have a few 100 hours in them.

@devengudinas1649 Ай бұрын

Should really have compared it with an R66 with extended fuel tank just based on capacities alone and turbine.

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

The R44 is the starting point for a lot of pilots, including the owner of this JetRanger. So I wanted to explore what it's like transitioning from the R44. But you're absolutely right, the JetRanger is more similar to the R66.

@scue37 Ай бұрын

While I don't have the requisite experience with the R66, our friend James does, and he's spent time flying the 206 in this video as well. Perhaps, @micahmuzio we do another video with James comparing the two?

@MicahMuzio Ай бұрын

@@scue37 Could be fun. Thanks again for let me check out your sweet JetRanger!

@ictpilot Ай бұрын

How much more is the operating costs over the R44?

@JacobTJ1 Ай бұрын

Rich Lawyer, he must be good at what he does

@EtiRats Ай бұрын

That's a very smart looking 206! Would love to know how the hourly rate compares with his previous R44 in private operation. $100k for a set of blades and turbine overhaul costs mean big $$$s generally.

@geddon436 Ай бұрын

If I had the money, MD 500.

@davidfranklin2728 Ай бұрын

Newer JetRangers don’t have the range extender, Bell got smart and moved the filler opening up on the fuselage to do the same thing

@widescreennavel Ай бұрын

Like old welders, you don't see a bunch of elderly helicopter pilots anywhere.

@RevolutionaryThinking Ай бұрын

Less talking please and more aerial views from the helicopter windows. Thanks 🙏 that’s the reason I watch.

@smjj08 Ай бұрын

I agree, he talks way too much!!

@Kevin-438 Ай бұрын

He’s a former car reviewer for KBB….this is startup and flight review…there’s going to be talking.

@RevolutionaryThinking Ай бұрын

@@Kevin-438 point taken but, when I first saw his helicopter videos he did talk except I saw a lot more views from outside the helicopter and that’s why I watched the videos. Maybe he’s going in a different direction now.

@Kevin-438 Ай бұрын

@@RevolutionaryThinking Good point. I just discovered today that he had his own channel and didn’t realize it went back so far. I didn’t realize he had been flying helicopters for so long. I’ll have to check his older videos. But I know how you have feel. Before I started flight school I liked to watch people just fly the planes and listen to the raw noises.