My son in the US Army had a massive TBI and was rehabbing at the Polytrauma Center in Tampa. Also there was an Army officer who took a bullet to the head while flying a Chinook in Afghanistan. I don't want to say his name, but if you're reading this, thank you for your service and looking after my son while in Tampa. You really helped him stay the course and positive.

We (particularly us aviation nuts) are so accustomed to this and other helicopters it's almost commonplace, but if you step away then come back and view this thing like someone who's never seen one it is an ungodly contraption - huge spinning blades inter-meshing, the whole thing looking as heavy as a classroom building, making chopping noises that change in pitch and volume, blowing everything around it away before lifting into the air as effortlessly as a helium party balloon! What an amazing species we are that we can imagine and build something like this ...

I just love the chopping sound of the rotors! No more UH 1s in service so when I hear it, I know I will see a Chinook!

They pass my house on a regular basis in the village I live in The Netherlands. Last year there was a funeral of a retired helicopter squadron leader in a graveyard further in our street. A Chinook showed respect by doing a low pass over the graveyard and doing a 'wing-wave' which was pretty awesome!

Second best Sound after the Huey... Nice Camera !!

Had the privilege of flying the A, B & C models for 18 years and yes I still miss it 30 years latter!

I once had one flying over me at a fairly low altitude. That thing just shook the ground. Incredible machine!

The CH-147F Chinook is a beautiful helicopter, I want it to remain operational for many decades to come, and never need to be replaced unnecessarily.

2:30 the blades begin to spin 9:27 moves on wheels 12:15 takeoff

I remember pumping up the accumulator near the ramp to build up enough pressure to start the APU. Fun times.

Nelson is really a good place for aircraft lovers. I envy this guy! If I used to grow up there, my grades would be near zero, because I´d spent all my afternoons at the airport, instead of staying home doing homework.

Very nice video! Sharp focus, and *NO* idiotic jingle!

After the APU starts they set all of the avionics (radios, gps, altimeters), emergency system checks (engine fire handles/bottles), Hydraulic systems checks (2 main hydraulic systems) thats when you see the blades move up and down but not rotate, the blade pitch is controlled by hydraulics. Then you hear the #1 engine start, #2 engine start (both are also hydraulically started). Once both engines are started the ACFT is in "Ground" condition, all instruments for engines, transmissions, hydraulics, electronics are checked. Pilots are listening to the "tower information" which gives them wind speed, wind direction, altimeter settings and any notices to airman. Then the engines go to "flight" condition. After that any delay in take off is only getting/waiting for clearance from the tower for take off. The Canadian Army took delivery of those CH147F's in 2014, I believe they were all new build aircraft.

Great video mate.👍

The CH-47 is the most heavy hauling Helicopter that I've seen up close and I love the power that it has and Pilots who have flown them can tell you all about this outstanding Helicopter during Ground and Air support for our troops.

I almost caught a chinook at my home airport but I was 5 minutes too late, anyway great video!

I worked on the CH-47D at CHI in Oregon 4yrs. What an awesome aircraft.

I love the sound of the engines and props

When I was in the US Army my mos was 15U(CH-47 Chinook Helicopter repairer) I worked on these. I still miss it.

I so want a Chinook, if I was ever filthy rich I'll get one and daily it. Land it in the supermarket car park and go food shopping, like a boss. Like THE boss.

I love Chinooks. They're a Helicopter, a Harrier Jump Jet, a small version of the ass end rescue/loader of a C-130 or a C-141. Awesome.

I can always tell when a Chinook is going to overfly my house by the super fast and deep egg beater sound. Once I saw a mixed squadron overfly of 4 and 4 blackhawks. Awesome engineering, over 50 years on.

Had a group of 4 of these fly over my house one day they were low barely over the treetops it felt like a fuckin earthquake the house and everything in it was shaking i ran outside cause I didnt know what was going on as soon asi did i heard them and looked up in time to see them fly over ill never forget that it was freakin awesome

Legend has it, the landing gear are still down to this day

I love chinook's!

Where i live we used to have willow grove and warminster nadc. In the 80s there would be lots of helicopters, c-5s and warthogs flying over. I kinda miss it.

I love the sound. My favourite aircraft

Fucking amazing sound.

That is one impressive Machine over there!

Love the UH-1 and the CH-47.

1:00 Cessna: “Am I a joke to you?!”

At lift off, there's always been this little part of Me that wants to see the gear retract and fly away clean.

RIP Uncle Bobby. A model 64-13161, 30-August-1969 Nui Dat Vietnam.

great video of this strong and great and mean looking military chopper, thanks for sharing!

Another example of a design that has survived. It is interesting to see military aircraft still flying like the Chinook that first hovered in 1961 and received its US military production designation in 1962. 55 years ago.

My 2nd favorite helicopter after the AS365/HH65 Dauphin/Dolphin. Magnificent helicopter! 🚁

Amazing catch my friend! Thumbs up! ;)

Awesome video of an awesome machine. Like sitting on an off balance washing machine on a fast spin cycle.

Awesome video and footage of the beast!

I love the Green/gray paint scheme

They are awesome helicopters! Make excellent models for flying by the way!!

Amazing video!!! Beautiful camerawork, great that you got to view the entire startup. I can't wait to see some Aussie Chinooks later this year. Liked and favourited!

ch-47 chinooks are the badass transport heli. uplifting to see them and hear them

this has got to be the best sounding helicopter ever made.

The Sea Knight is the Beauty, the Chinook is the Beast.

I saw a video once of these aircraft running through its capabilities and maneuvering abilities.. this thing is totally insane on what it can do without ctashing.. I couldn't believe what I was seeing in that demp..

What a magnificent engineering

Love these big boys...such a massive piece of equipment.

AWESOME!! Outstanding video! Cheers Matt

Perfect shutter speed to get those rotors looking good.

Lovely sound, fantastic footage mate. Really cool to see a helicopter taxiing:) Enjoyed! :)

By far one of the best sounding Helos!!

It is still amazing to me how the two rotor blades never touch each other

One of THE most amazing aircraft ever.

beautiful, this take off.

If you want to save time, 2:32 rotors actually start to turn, very nice sound as they pick up speed, 12:20 actual take-off from airstrip.

Boeing-Vertol knows how to make a helicopter! I crewed Phrogs aka Ch 46 in the Corps for two decades. Great Video!

Beautiful machine!

Heard a Chinook last night, the blade slaps are very distinctive

Love the unique sound of the twin rotor aircraft used to hear it all the time when I was stationed at Camp Humphreys

Each rotor blade weighs roughly 700lbs each. The drive shaft connecting the two rotor blades is very thin. Amazing.

Whenever I hear one of these flying by, I have to stop and watch. CH 47 is an impressive craft and has its own unique sound.

Awesome powerful sound!!!!!

4:15 the sound of complete satisfaction

After about sixty years after first flight, the CH-47 chinook remains on front line. I live in Brazil.

I flew D model Chinooks in the US Army. Great memories.

I remember helping marshal these for airshow static displays. The amount of rotor wash is just about enough to knock anyone on their back sides but the pilots loved them and I loved working with them on the rare occasion that I was able to. I really miss those days.

The RCAF Chinooks are like a whole new helicopter with twice the range of older models!

HUGE LIKE, I LOVED watching this beast taxi and depart. That is one wicked dude when it's staring you down, very nice footage and close up shots. I said it before but I think this is your best catch all year. I love the Chinook family :)

The freaking war will be over if it takes this long for this bird to fly LOL

I gotta admit, I also loved the sound of the Cessna touching down in the beginning.

Those up-and-down blade movements after engine start (before the rotors strted turning) - that's the closest a helicopter can get to shrugging its shoulders, LOL ))

I fly the "D" model in FSX Steam all the time and I remember watching them fly from Ft Meade as a kid, my favorite helo in the entire U.S. Army, hard to believe they've been around over 50+ yrs!

45 years ago, the start up on the C model looked the same. APU, then crew in fire watch, rear watch, why do I miss that shit.

I Love That Sound

About a year or so ago I met a Vietnam Chinook pilot that did some insane shit in Veitnam among flying into the TeT offensive, having his helicopter shot to pieces, hit my mortars etc etc. Only met the man once because he unfortunately passed away, but some of the stories that he was telling me were out of this world.

I saw one practicing aerobics at RAF WATTISHAM (England) amazing manoeuvres and wonderful sounds.

One well chosen paint scheme!

Beautiful place and beautiful helicopter

Great classic mate! Marvellous takeoff, the Chinook is still the queen of the skies when it comes to helicopters! Liked for sure and have a nice week

Coolest trick is to just pause it mid air and admire this marvel!

Man the chinook has a beautiful sound👍🏻

Nice vid...this is my favourit type.

Nice paint scheme. kinda like the ones you find on german military helicopters.

Best clutches in the world on those baby’s!

4:30 - that's some amazing camouflage there!

I always been fascinated by helicopters..I always like the old Vietnam hueys

What you can't hear here (I assume because of the camera) is the ticking of the APU igniter and that sweet moment that the APU switches from startup to running, the sound gets, I guess...heftier? If that makes sense. Then the sweet wine when the hydraulic pumps are all switched on ( the moment the blades bounce.) And the low drone of the engines starting. They sound much deeper and cooler IMO when starting.

This has to be a strategic win for India to acquire the Chinooks. They are time tested and will be extremely useful to the Army and the IAF escpecially in the Eastern and Western Himalayas as well as relief and rescue missions.

The CH47 Chinook is my all time favourite Helicopter and the reason why the Rotors don’t touch is because they are staggered to overlap in a contra rotation patter ( front rotational wing clockwise and the rear one anti clockwise or vice versa) I do hope that this helps .

Very good recording. After take-off most filmmakers get to the max zoom - notwithstanding the fact that the image is often blurred, and the object (Plane, Heli) disappears from the image by the shaking. Very nice also to keep the trees / bushes in the foreground as a reference point. The filmmaker here understands his craft! Good job - thumbs up.

Awesome video! What a stunning helicopter.

The takeoff was effortless,the pilot just lifted off,hovered a bit before moving off.

What a machine Really amazing Wonderful

This is something wonderful.❤❤ I enjoyed every minute. The two ROTORS have such a beautiful sound that I fell asleep on them🚁🚁🚁🚁🌍🌎❤.❤❤❤ Please make many, many more videos in which the wonderful sound of ROTOR can be heard for so long.❤

What a machine, enjoyed the video. Thanks

Awesome helicopter

i love the blade shadows early startup.I grew up near a military base in NSW and these amazing beasts were common in the skys

One of the biggest and fastest helicopter in the world.

Thanks for sharing