My Job Just Got Cooler! Airbus H145 Test Flight

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GRAPPAHOLICS

Жыл бұрын

Checkout my day job and this impressive machine! Come along on a flight with me.

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@Thumper474 Жыл бұрын

That is a wet down, it is when a pilot is retiring. Nice Video, thanks for sharing.

@obud3777 3 ай бұрын

The Coast Guard should replace the Dolphins with the Airbus H-160.

@biggpete3109 10 ай бұрын

These helicopters are smooth to ride in my job we use these helicopters to get patients to hospitals fast

@GRAPPAHOLICS 10 ай бұрын

That’s awesome, definitely smooth!

@pjsmith6954 Жыл бұрын

looks like a fun job, thanks for sharing with us!

@izil1fe Жыл бұрын

Such a beauty !

@heindaddel2531 9 ай бұрын

H135/H145 is the usual workhorse here in Europe (police, EMS)

@bisonaviation1217 Жыл бұрын

I saw GLEL at my home airport in Buffalo!! Came for customs! Super Cool Video!!

@floridadawg9857 Жыл бұрын

Great video....... Thanks for sharing

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@kleinbiker1 8 ай бұрын

Cool machines. I used to work as the medical crew on one of these.

@MeppyMan Жыл бұрын

Sweet video, thanks. Love the H145. Does the US Coast Guard have glass as standard over perspex for windscreens to protect against bird strikes?

@jaysonayres4964 Жыл бұрын

I Fly the H145 in the Gulf of Mexico. Great aircraft

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. One of the national guard guys next door said their lokotas are pretty maintenance heavy though and have a lot of issues. What are your thoughts on that?

@jaysonayres4964 Жыл бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS Due to the sophistication/technology of the aircraft there are occasional "gremlins' that pop up. A reboot typically clears up any anomalies with the software...in terms of heavy maintenance I don't see anything over and above any other Helicopter in our fleet (S92/S76/AW139/B407).

@silntstl 8 ай бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS They were supposed to replace the OH-58 Kiowa scout missions but due to many encountered issues they use them mostly for MEDEVAC. I heard at one time they were even non deployable and only flew in CONUS.

@rynomite4430 4 ай бұрын

The maintenance heavy is all due to fh. Easy to work on in grand scheme. All about safety and effectiveness. If techs are smart they will do multiple fh checks at one time. Ex. 400fh do the 600fh check. If it is applicable and if the crew is certified :) that is the biggest cost of any a/c maintenance lol

@grosseileracingteam Жыл бұрын

The clip at the end of the video looks like a "shower of affection". They usually have the fire trucks spray the aircraft when that particular crew or pilot is retiring. How do the pilots like the new Airbus? I see the HH65's once in a while here in Detroit. They sound really cool.

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

That’s exactly right! Everyone seemed to love the h145 but most of us are skeptical that the CG will cough up the money any time soon. Thankfully they aren’t that much more than a 65 so maybe they will.

@miketryka2886 Жыл бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS bruh they will never buy em, never! MH60 the future, big irons all around.

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

@@miketryka2886 You are right, but they did explain that the coast guard spends 22 million on every 60 they get from the navy by the time they refurbish them. These are supposedly 10 million each in the CG configuration. The coast guard isn’t smart enough to buy them though.

@josephschmoe3796 8 ай бұрын

Probably the pilot's final flight. Retiring or promoting out of flight status. I have also seen it done for the retirement of an aircraft.

@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 8 ай бұрын

Fantástico.

@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006 9 ай бұрын

Looks like Blanding, I work with a EMS operation here in Florida we have two of the army style 145s no fenstron. They are great aircraft but I don't think they have the range or speed the CG is looking for... I think the latest and greatest H160 like super daupine would be more to what you guys are looking for... other than the price tag. Fly Safe!

@frklein1 3 ай бұрын

I would think the Leonardo AW139 would be the choice for USCG!

@bubaks2 8 ай бұрын

Whats the range on that beautiful thing?

@michaeldagostino69 Жыл бұрын

I work around helicopters all day as well, I work for a tour company and load/ unload people into the helicopter and wash the helicopters

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! I feel like I know people from work, but otherwise don’t know of anyone that works with helicopters so that’s cool to hear

@frklein1 3 ай бұрын

Would something like that work for Coast Guard missions?

@littlelawson06 Жыл бұрын

Surely the obvious replacement for what you have is the H160. It's what the french Navy have gone for to replace there version of the HH-65...

@silntstl 8 ай бұрын

A lot of red tape and logistics for that to happen. For instance, the US Military can only use foreign equipment if it contains 51% US parts. Logistically a nightmare.

@cliffhigson7581 Жыл бұрын

Perfect solution for uscg replacement helos would be AW189 to replace dolphin & S92 to replace jayhawk (s92 with external long range drop tanks would have impressive range) basically just get what uk coastguard use.

@MrSinlock Жыл бұрын

The AW189 cost nearly the same per flight hour as the H-60, and there is a world fleet of less than 100 vs 4000 H-60.

@silntstl 8 ай бұрын

The 189 is heavier than the H-60 which means it can't be cutter deployable. Back when the Coast Guard was deciding through the Deep Water acquisition process the S-92 was considered, but ultimately dropped in favor of SLEP of the H-60 fleet.

@TimToussaint Жыл бұрын

Guard for the tail rotor?

@jordanmcdaniel9519 4 ай бұрын

Looks like Cecil Field in Florida, amazing history! Replacing the Dolphin with a composite platform though??

@GRAPPAHOLICS 4 ай бұрын

It sounds like the plan is to replace the Dolphin with 60s even though they don’t fit on most cutters.

@Stardock007 Жыл бұрын

Fini Flight for the chinook!

@MrSinlock Жыл бұрын

The H145 would be great for the CG as a MH-65 replacement. It has superior flight hour costs, is already in the US inventory (UH-72B) already Manufactured in the USA. But I expect the USCG will co for a common fleet type and get more Jayhawks. The NAVY has more than 80 more MH-60 Romeo and Sierra's than it currently needs.

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

I agree! These make sense so we probably won’t get them.

@alexs.4340 Жыл бұрын

Can't believe what i read. So you would change an MH65 E mod with a slower and less practicle chopper like the 145d3? In SAR mission you need speed and a difference of 30/35 kts is too much.

@alexs.4340 Жыл бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS No it doesnt make sense. Ok, better OEI performance but the Echo mod is a dream of a Dolphin. And 145 cruise speed is just "embarrassing".

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

@@alexs.4340 I wasn’t aware of the difference in airspeed. They definitely left that part out during the demonstration. The extra space in the cabin would be welcomed for picking up more survivors. That is if the aircraft has the power to support the weight

@alexs.4340 Жыл бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS the as365n3 /mh65e has a fast cruise speed of 145/150 kts. The 145d3 120kts.

@hyrbetuazon612 5 ай бұрын

Hi sir! I'm curious on how your pilots get license renewal/recurrency on H145? Any good insight?

@black_baron_net 6 ай бұрын

☠BLACK BARON☠3:17 / 3:25 The Auto-Weight feature and Auto-COG feature is great.

@vladimirtrifunovic9367 Жыл бұрын

Serbian army have 15 h145. Is very good 🙂

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

I can believe it!

@ghostrider.13 Жыл бұрын

I love to ride in Hilos.

@ghostrider.13 Жыл бұрын

Dayummm you put a smile on my face today. Thanks for sharing this!

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

@@ghostrider.13 Thanks so much for letting me know!

@indyjons321 8 ай бұрын

Airbus going full send on selling DoD/DoHS the UH-72B lol

@gavinjordannuek1865 8 ай бұрын

Looks similar with EC135

@AirstripBum 10 ай бұрын

Question about the rear doors. Are they super secure so they don't accidently open? I'd hate for someone to fall out.

@GRAPPAHOLICS 10 ай бұрын

That’s a good point. I didn’t really check that closely but I hope so

@silntstl 8 ай бұрын

They use these primarily as EMS transport. I haven't heard of any with this issue.

@AirstripBum 8 ай бұрын

@@silntstl Thanks Ken.

@gregpruitt1647 Жыл бұрын

Water jets are for the last flight of a decommissioned aircraft, or retiring pilot?

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

Retiring pilot is what we usually see, but I’m sure they would for the aircrafts last flight as well

@LA-ep2nr Жыл бұрын

Or welcoming a new aircraft. But, your statement is correct for this occasion.

@chimborazo328i 9 ай бұрын

I tought they were washing it🤣🤣

@mr.j6304 8 ай бұрын

There's four reasons why they would be spraying that helicopter with water like that one they're bringing back a dead service member tell somebody from the crew has gotten back from deployment from somewhere and they're giving them s welcome home 3 the helicopter is on its very last mission of flight for the United States armed forces for somebody in that crew is retiring and that was their final flight those are the only reasons and I can tell you after doing two tours in Iraq every time we set foot back down on land no matter what airport we were at or what base we landed on we had that same greeting. Welcome back job well done thanks for your service. The Chinook and the Blackhawks were mostly what we got to fly in for transport and missions.

@donnyd4707 Жыл бұрын

Can this be flown by a single pilot?

@KingXerxesYT Жыл бұрын

Yes, H135 and H145 helicopters can be flown by a single pilot. Most H135 Air Ambulances are only configured for one pilot.

@miskaknapek 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great videos! I used to live in Berlin, and the rescue services fly H135s and land them in the middle of the city to get first medical responders quicker to patients. I've seen the land with 1-2 meters clearance on either side of the H135s. Fly by wire systems are awesome in these. This is a particularly close landing… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdNincqKrJzGYmg.html More videos here ( the rescue helicopters are called "Christoph-1/2/3/4/5/etc…' i Germany kzfaq.info?search_query=christoph+heli+landung

@GRAPPAHOLICS 8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks for the info

@miskaknapek 8 ай бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS btw here's a video I took of a emergency medical h135 taking off from a bridge in central Vienna, that wasn't more than a few meters wider than the h135 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMViZbGDzretoZs.htmlfeature=shared

@bluckfox 6 ай бұрын

Airbus H145 they are great helicopter GRAPPAHOLICS 15 million and law infocermant

@00nutt Жыл бұрын

I have a working farm and service and sell medical x-ray equipment.

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great field to be in. See what I did there

@00nutt Жыл бұрын

@@GRAPPAHOLICS hahahaha.

@shaynelodivero9926 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, OPSEC Shipmate, not for internet release

@GRAPPAHOLICS Жыл бұрын

The loosest lips in the Guard.

@samrock7632 9 ай бұрын

I would prefer the *US* Coast Guard would buy AMERICAN.

@silntstl 8 ай бұрын

All of the aircraft from foreign countries in the Coast Guard contains a minimum of 51% US parts. Otherwise it cannot be part of the inventory.

@black_baron_net 6 ай бұрын

@@silntstl ☠BLACK BARON☠ Between real, I mean real Allies with 150% full trust in one another. It makes absolutely sense to split the logistic and maintenance part ... in case of ... . However the main company always holds 51%. Otherwise it's no real Allie. Global Economy is not easy these days ... without trust, confidence, a good moral and a fair ethics ... it's not going to go anywhere. Period.