Agreed! Thanks for watching.

Gordon McCoy Thanks Gordon! Yeah I miss that sound too. Brings back childhood memories.

+Mets747 Thanks Jay! Glad you liked it.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid.

Same here!

Paul Bickley Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.

+David Halligan Thanks David! This helicopter was formally the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma, so if you're familiar with that model, that is the H215 today.

When I saw that helicopter I thought no way, thats a bloody Puma. Well it's actually a Supr Puma. South Africa used it in it's air force for many many years. They actually still use it. It is a workhorse

No problem! Glad you liked the vid.

Thanks for watching! Lots of really neat aircraft that come through Van Nuys.

Christofer Riche Definitely a technologically advanced helicopter. I admire anyone who learns the coordination need to keep these in the air.

Alexis Nelly Music to my ears :)

Agreed!!!!

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How cool that the home of this helicopter is so close to where you live! Quite a sight to even watch from the ground. Glad you liked the vid.

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@ Air Center Helicopters :-)

rob balboni Thanks Rob. It was definitely a comfortable ride.

SpaXpert Glad you enjoyed the video! I wouldn’t trust myself in any helicopter Haha. Do you fly?

+RyanBomar Absolutely! My editing blade definitely went dull after last night ;)

Chabi Nishad Awesome! Are you a pilot?

Hakkeem Hakkeem Awesome! Thank you very much for watching.

777PROJEKT Thanks! This was indeed Los Angeles. From the Van Nuys airport.

Very nice, thanks

I'm not really sure of the exact location. I believe just a private landing pad. Possibly in the Malibu area.

Airbrushing By Nick Yeah flight instrument technology has leaped miles ahead but the steam gauges are cooler ;)

Jdor D Thanks! It’s quite a neat and intricate cockpit for a helicopter. Amen brother.

think it's the most expensive civil chopper you can buy , good SAR bird, the transmission can handle a lot , and run without oil for a time as well, lot's of offshore oil companies use it as it's robust, has good range and speed..simple rotor head, high life span on blades etc.. that initial investment turns into lower operating cost and a lot of flexability.. if you fly out to a north Sea platform it;'s most likely one of these , it can handle adverse weather very well..and some version have boat hulls , ans survive water ditching without tipping over.. it's a very capable and reliable machine..

Michael Pearson Haha, good eye.

Seems like quite a popular helicopter for transport use.

I can't say what type of automation is provided but hopefully someone can jump in here and provide more insight.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think they either control fuel flow to each engine, or interact with the main rotor somehow.

sputnic I'm not quite sure as I haven't actually flown a helicopter however, i'd imagine a larger helicopter would have a greater feeling of stability overall.

Much easier...turbine powered, heavier and larger helicopters are much easier to handle than smaller, lighter combustion engine powered...less affected from wind and turbulence, plus more, wider blades make for MUCH more stability and handling

Art Houston I had an audio splitter with me but was the first time I learned that helicopter headsets had a different plug than GA headsets. Live and learn I suppose.

Years ago, I remember thinking that it seemed odd that the catalogs for gear (like Sporty's) always listed a helo and a non-helo headset cord version. One would think after 60 or 70 years they would have become a common standard, but no doubt that would require too much paperwork!

Bob A Booey Yep 👍 I came prepared with an audio recorder/cable however this was the moment I realized helicopters have a different audio jack than fixed wing aircraft. Live and learn.

Thats right, they make one for fixed wings and one for hells, you can get aftermarket cables pretty cheap. @@LoveJT8D

kblackav8or This was essentially the Super Puma rebranded by Airbus.

With over 20,000 hours on several large helicopters, including 3950 on the EC225 which was my favourite, this Super Puma has a flight deck sharing most of the EC225 equipment. The flight director makes navigation simple and the autopilot which could bring the aircraft to a hover was a pilot's dream. Hands off ILS flown to minima was easy. My 1500+ hours of fixed wing time is also fun, but helicopters are my best!

fat thar Interesting. Didn’t notice that. Being the Airbus demo model, maybe they conduct electrical tests frequently in the breaker area.

@@LoveJT8D it's the main power circuit breakers like TR1 TR2 ALT 1 ALT 2 no testing in that area it's simply works or out

Rafa FAW There are so many flight schools that offer helicopter training it's hard to name a specific place. All depends on where you live. A good place to start would be a smaller municipal airport that offers helicopter lessons.

There are no special conditions for enrollment such as age of sight strength ?? THANK YOU a Lot BROTHER

As a passenger, I would imagine you could charter one, or find one that offers inter-city shuttle service.

Paul Walker Sorry about that. My intention was to record the headset audio, and I had the audio cable with me. Quickly learned that helicopters don’t use the double prong general aviation audio jacks, but rather a single prong connector. Live and learn 🙂

Peter Wieringa VNY is the airport code for Van Nuys Airport in California.

Still seemed like a solid helicopter. Maybe some upgrades to the avionics but not sure.

Renat Dasayev Yes. Previously known as the Super Puma before Airbus bought the program.

Exactly what I was thinking. Seem to have reverted to a 4 bladed set up like the old L2..

Graham Wilson it’s a L1e, basically the good old L1 with upgraded avionics.