I read through all the comments before I wrote this. First and foremost, this video puts the viewer right there. Excellent quaility. The pilot's skill is evident in his very smooth and precise manouvers. None of his actions were stressful to the helicopter, and he did not descend too quickly into the rotor wash to be a concern. I agree that the telephoto effect (which tends to compress the viewing prespective) makes the tail rotor appear that it's too close, but that's an optical illusion. This is a great opportunity to see an historical maching like the Bell 47 performing basic manouvers.

I remember Whirlybirds from when I was a kid. Excellent film footage and sound.

Very nice demonstration. Good riding with you back to LPD. Love the Bell 47G. My favorite forever !!!

I'm thinking, with the EXCELLENT display of "touch control" this guy is well above the 25 hour mark....! When you have the ability to MAKE the acft look good, you're GOOD....! Thanks for posting this Vid.... Gordon in Maryland (I soloed in the OH-23 at Ft Wolters, Texas back in the Winter/Spring of '68 while going through 4th WOC, US Army primary helicopter flight school...) Great memories...!

Love the sound of that old flat 6 engine just droning away!

That was very fun to watch!!! Nice quick landings ! Just a great bunch of flying that day!!!!!

Good pilot, great skill. Enjoyable to watch.

Engine sounds amazing

What a beautiful ship! I'd love to own one of those!

Very polished skills. True pro.

You are a very skilled pilot

TROP SYMPA LE BELL 47 G. Une vraie libellule ! Et un bruit sympa du moteur génial. Pas de turbine qui vous broyé les oreilles! Mon premier vol avec Jean Claude Pruniaux qui m'a collé la passion hélico et l'amour de cette machine. En vol, on chantait MASH !!

I love the Bell 47, would like to fly one someday

Great skills. I want one of those.

impressive flying skill

Great helicopter n lovely colour Sir thnx for sharing this wonderful video wooohoooo for take off

I'm very intresting about it.. especially the SOLOY Helicopter !! Thank you very much for these Video..

Damn good pilot!

I remember these on Hiway Patrol The Whirly Birds and Mash

Great demonstration . On my bucket list ; ride on a Bell 47 .

Nice bird 🚁

Oh, how I remember the sound of that Franklin from childhood, when they were giving night rides over the fairgrounds near Gastonia, NC.

impressive flying skill I must say

thank you , you are a pro.

Hola, son cada vezmas interesantes didacticas e ingeniosos los temas que exponen estoy muy satisfecho con YOU TUBE

One of a kind. ;)

Anyone old enough to remember "Whirlybirds?" It came long before "M*A*S*H."

Built better then the ones today...

Author Young’s masterpiece

Cummins sounding helicopter!

i have never sit in but it's amazing for me landing n take-off

Excellent video!! It worked!! How do you rev up the motor on that helicopter?

I instinctively ducked when that tail rotor came flying by....

i think he si simply too good to be private pilot, very good control

Perfeito.

Mash brought me here.

you forgot to say "clear" before starting the engine

Wondering all those jealous comments.....great skills, has nothing to do with show off, excellent piloting- simple as that

I think I felt i slight smile on his face when he told.. he would try to fly the chopper...lol Try??????? He sure passed the fase of trying years and hours ago.. Maybe ex-military...

the G-5 had a Lycoming VO-435. It was the G-4 that had the 540.

I don't think the camera man was as close as you think. Camera's tend to play optical tricks. I think the camera was zoomed somewhat also. This guy is a very good pilot and I don't think he would endanger anyone.

how beautiful is the girl is beautiful as she is called

It looks like the pilot has experience by the way he flys it. Not reckless, just very accurate.

There are some vehicles that are iconic. The Harley WLA for one, and the Bell 47 for another. Cars? Well, who cares about cars? They don't have the same appeal to me.

whirlybird! ;)

Texas No-Bar System !

Can't fly without your purse.

Hello, I would like to buy one, can you help me, how much is it, how many people you can afford, and how many kilometers you travel

That tail rotor is so quiet

Ugh, I could comment on a lot of things but I won't. But I will ask: If it's a G5A how come it has that tall square gear and not the curved gear?

ممكن تعطيني قياسات المراوح فقط ومانوع المعدن

Ikr

sorry for my bad english

Hmmm A loose handbag in the cockpit!

Flys very Docile

The best pilot of helicopter

I cringed each time the tail rotor passed in front of the camera.

:) NO fly bar on this model, surprise to me, thought all 47 had fly bars......... :)

I didn't see him pull it up as the engine revved up.

is He a Crop Duster Pilot? Anyways, Where did he get that Asian Girl he's Trying to Show off I Guess. 😀😀😀😀 🚁🚁🚁🚁

welcome 2 K1

540 Lycoming

Siapa yang lihat ini tahun 2019. Unjuk tangan

Where was this video shot?

You’re rough on controls. Take it easy??

camera guy is a little close

The person filming is not near as close as you all think.

you have got good exp.

Tabahkanbahasaindonesiabiarkamimengerti

suicide is painless......

that was crazy.... pilot must be a private at 100%....

4077/121/yaksu dong/

He must be a private pilot. No commercial pilot would swing the tail rotor over or around people what so ever. . .

See if she'll start and fly??? Never had that attitude flying any aircraft I've flown.

oops so welcome to 121...lol

Quro um gostoso voar assim

Why never gone far?

Мне всегда хотелось такой вертолет, но я просуществовал всю жизнь в совке и получил только дулю под нос.

Master pilot, needs to lose baggage.

yes, i really disliked how he spun that tail round.

what kind of a pilot swings his tail rotor right near people like that

P.o.s helo

Even if it's just the camera angle and the guy( or girl) is 20 feet back, I STILL wouldn't swing my tail rotor around towards him/her like that. Carelessness gets people killed.

tail rotor failure in his future,,,,,,,,,,,,, .........MY FATHER WAS A Bell 47 engine and airframe expert...........vertical takeoffs and heavy rudder with bring into your future very soon!!!!! The stress on mechanical componets in the swash plate and tail rotor assembly will fail way before timeline....................looks cool but REAL PILOTS say. bye bye broken eye

Wow, somebody is going to be paying for a top end overhaul soon. I won't coment on the proximity of your tailrotor to the cameraman other than as somebdoy who's been around aviation for three decades. (NOT a helo guy.) If it looks unsafe, it usually is. Be careful, Greg, nobody wants you or anybody else to get hurt. That would be tragic. If you want to demonstrate something for the masses? Demonstrate caution. Retisence. Conservative operation. Methodical flying and procedures. Blue Skies!

I hope the camera man had death and dismemberment insurance that tail rotor was getting with in swatting distance, I moved out of the way. he swung around 3 times that back end. it was kind of like the pilot was trying to take out the camera man, I wonder if the girl in the Heli was the camera mans girl and the pilot was trying to make a statement.