Join me and Penny the Tiny Dog for a flight from our cherry season base in Malaga, WA to an orchard at Crescent Bar in Quincy, WA. I'll fly you down the river and tell you a little about what we're flying over and past while also telling you a little about helicopter operations.
Before you ask, the blue rag over my iPad keeps the sun off it so it doesn't overheat. (I usually use a yellow rag, which works better because it's a lighter color.) If you ask in the comments, I'll tell you to read this description and then you'll feel silly. Just saying.
Answering more questions:
- This is REAL footage. It is NOT a video game. If you think it is, it's time to shut off your gaming platform and go outside. You might need sunglasses; it could be bright out during the day. Real life is cooler than video games if you work a little to make it that way.
- The helicopter is a Robinson R44 Raven II -- the same one that appears in the photo at the beginning of the video. You can learn more about them here: robinsonheli.com/r44-specific... I own this helicopter. It is the third one I've owned since 2000.
- In this video, I'm cruising at about 100 knots airspeed (which is normal for me) and am probably 500 to 700 feet over the river and other terrain (which is also normal for me on a cross-country flight).
- I have been flying for about 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in R44, R22, Bell 206L (Long Ranger), and Bell 47 helicopters.
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro cameras, one of which is connected to the helicopter's intercom system. Both cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound to about 25% of normal volume so it wouldn't be annoying. I wouldn't mind leaving it out altogether, but lots of folks seem to want it, so there it is.
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed Macintosh book author. By this point, he may have written more books than me. I should ask him.
- Penny the Tiny Dog weighs 7 pounds and flies with me quite often. She is very well behaved in the helicopter, as you can see. She had her first flight when she was 5 months old: a 90-minute flight from Wenatchee, WA to Hillsboro, OR. • Helicopter Flight from...
My helicopter has ADS-B Out and is picked up by radar facilities. You can see my track for recent flights on Flightradar24:
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This is a great site for tracking any almost any flight, including the airlines.
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