Good tip for your students, pick a small scratch on the windshield that lines up with your landing point, and make sure those two stay superimposed. Makes for a perfect approach everytime
@HelicopterGround7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@goalski1342 жыл бұрын
i’m just a flight simmer but these videos are fantastic. i have no idea how you control helicopters as accurately as you do. i tip my hat!
@HelicopterGround2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback!
@SpamMouse7 жыл бұрын
So much great information in just over ten minutes of video - thank you.
@HelicopterGround7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for commenting!
@bugfighter5949 Жыл бұрын
That landing at the very end, how precise jesus
@HelicopterGround Жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting
@goapebilly10 жыл бұрын
I have to say your vids are great ,I wish they were available when I went thru training fot lic. I think watching them while learning would of been a great help. I asked flight school for any flight aides like yours and there were none so detailed and helpful, ,I do hope you get your program into every flight schools program. You can get your practical training and then ground, then watch your vids to help you understand what you learned in field better,plus not be embarrassed of not getting something. I really like series on training struggles, everyone has there own one or two things they struggle with,i never had problem with autos,quick stops etc, my big thing and still is hover autos. I understand mechanics and everything but for whatever reason it never feels right . Im all ur vids I never heard you mention , which was pointed out by my checkride examiner, size of pilot. Meaning im a bigger person 210 lbs,6 foot, he said to me almost every bigger person whatever there weak points in flying were,tried to overcompensate by brute strength. Example with my hover autos I would yank cyclic much harder then needed , I wonder if you came across this as a CFI?
@HelicopterGround10 жыл бұрын
goapebilly Thank you and much more to come!
@ettieneerasmus3612 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos, I've done my PPL at Sailease Aviation in South Africa in an Enstrom 280.
@HelicopterGround Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@CaptChet5 жыл бұрын
A really good video. Excellent Go Around advise! Airline guys suffer it as bad as anyone, maybe even worse. It's the pro that say "I'm going around", It's the Bold that try and savage an unstable approach. And we all know the Old vs Bold pilot phrase. Go Around, it's good for the soul and good for the ego! I love my 1 hr logged in the egg beater :)
@HelicopterGround5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Chet!
@heli.thatSTEVE3 ай бұрын
I was trained to do powerchecks on dummy run into confined. Todate, never had lack of power to get out of a spot.
@HelicopterGround3 ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting
@TheA1tiguy9 жыл бұрын
Great stuff...about 25 hours in and looking for all the tools available,,,thanks for these
@HelicopterGround9 жыл бұрын
Terry McDonald Thanks for commenting!
@dks138275 жыл бұрын
What hell ?
@ottoroth93774 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right...why come in hot when you have the option for slow and easy...hell.. We are not flying combat missions! Nice and easy...thats the way to do it!
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more
@garywilson48543 жыл бұрын
Very informative, good job explaining it to us all.... Life Flight pilot...
@HelicopterGround3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ShaunCWalters Жыл бұрын
Hey Kenny, I crew our local ems chopper, not enough hrs to pic yet but I've been in the same situation, LZ identified by ground crew, and they call us on the radio to say LZ preped but we have often chosen one more suitable for us
@HelicopterGround Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing Shaun
@memethomas540210 ай бұрын
On confined area landing can you hover above the confined area and slowly decend down wards with collective to spot.
@HelicopterGround10 ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting.
@jamesmcqueen26185 жыл бұрын
I don't have a helicopter but if I did I would love to have you as my instructer. I can tell you know what you are talking about and you have a way of explaining it very clearly which meens a lota new pilot. My son is thinking about buying a hilicycle helocopter, It looks pretty safe. What is your opinion on the hilicycle? I enjoyed listening to you. Very good job, thanks and God Bless You
@HelicopterGround5 жыл бұрын
Thank you James. A few days ago did a video on experimental helicopters. There are many things to consider. Here are my thoughts: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grN0f5OfvLascWg.html
@waynegetkate93155 жыл бұрын
@JamesMcQueen, you mean Helicycle not hilicycle. Yeah, the Helicycle is very good helicopter to buy if on a buget. There are three cool helicopters you can consider, the Mosquito XET (Turbine), the Safari Helicopter & the Helicycle helicopter. Let your son know this. Lookup these three helicopters so he can decide.
@jamesmcqueen26185 жыл бұрын
@@waynegetkate9315 Thanks for the reply and God Bless You Wayne
@waynegetkate93155 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmcqueen2618 Your'e welcome. Let me know what your son has chosen to buy. He must decide with his heart.. hope you have an awesome day.
@goncalolemos59326 жыл бұрын
That s the problem i m having! Thanks! I m struggle on the end to flair and level lose the tail and get a messy... landing .. i came at 50kts to land to keep out of the curve
@HelicopterGround6 жыл бұрын
You are welcome. Just for commenting, grab a free copy of my Amazon #1 best seller "Helicopter Check-Ride". It is an easy read. Here is the link www.helicopterground.com/pl/1856
@farhadna74564 жыл бұрын
It was pretty useful for me
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that
@BronxLens Жыл бұрын
4:50 “to macho”?… too macho 😊
@HelicopterGround Жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting!
@bellboy40747 жыл бұрын
Biggest challenge. Money.
@HelicopterGround7 жыл бұрын
That is the biggest challenge for most!
@BenA-bu1cz6 жыл бұрын
Money indeed. Especially, if people like Jerry Ariola of the old Silver State Helicopter school don't run away with your 59k in tuition money. I really miss it. Stay safe guys!!!
@OOTurok5 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's my biggest challenge.
@FRANKSNAKE715 жыл бұрын
Ben A1 I was around at that time. A lot of students got cheated. Some schools in SoCal gave those students a dirt cheap rate to help them and deserve recognition for their humanity. I can't call names but they are located in Camarillo and Van Nuys and have great reputations!
@LANDSHARKK4 жыл бұрын
Biggest challenge after money issue solved... Staying Alive
@iPod3864 жыл бұрын
Dead Man's Curve only for take offs? Why? When You have engine failure during take off you still must land right? It doesn't make sense to me. Constant speed and flare right before landing make flight more safe and it's under H-V diagram.
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting
@iPod3864 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterGround What ? Why You don't respond ?
@H2R5GSXR4 жыл бұрын
Been flying with a new instructor this Summer, avoiding the autos as I like split needle and he insists on engine idle. Not concerned as I have many under my belt.
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@OOTurok5 жыл бұрын
Well... I'm about 22 hrs in now & I've got hovering about 85 or 90% mastered. I'm a little squirrelly in moderate winds, but I can eventually get the ship stable, once I painstakingly find my new neutrals. 🙄 My takeoffs from hover are ok... I give myself a C... needs a good deal of improvement... 😐 BUT my transition from flight to hover is sloppy as Hell. Even when I get my approach set up nice... I get real sloppy in the last 100-200 ft. & I turn into a pendulum after stopping over my spot, with a tendency to drift with the wind. I tend to miss my spot in the last 50 ft. of my approach too. 😑 Landing a fixed wing is easy as cake by comparison. 😧
@HelicopterGround5 жыл бұрын
Keep after it! Still early in your journey! It will get easier with more time in the seat!
@OOTurok5 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterGround Roger that... sticking with it until it's a piece of pie. 👍😃
@HelicopterGround5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@cowboycapitalrealty Жыл бұрын
I have a challenge on swinging under the helicopter when I am doing squares or left/right during strong winds.. Any suggestions? Thank you for the videos!
@HelicopterGround Жыл бұрын
Smooth control inputs is the key. The more you practice, the better you will get! Relax, breathe in and out!
@psychicEgg4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great explanations, I’m currently saving up to start lessons (unfortunately other side of the planet, Melb AU). Just wondering about the approach to landing .. what altitude and distance from the landing area is best? Trying to work out what sort of approach angle makes things easiest, thanks very much
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Your welcome and thank you! Of course there are many things to consider. General rule 15 degrees for steep, 10 for normal, 5 for shallow.
@psychicEgg4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, I didn’t realise a normal landing setup was so far out, I thought it was going be 30 or 40 degrees! Appreciate your reply
@nutleighgrove36584 жыл бұрын
My problem during final is flaring too much & flying backward - also the rate of descent - should this be done by head speed or collective? 🌈🌈 thank you 👍🏻🚁
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Collective controls the angle, cyclic controls the speed!
@nutleighgrove36584 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterGround I realise this but as I said, should landing be controlled by the collective pitch or the actual rotor speed? :)
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Rotor speed is constant!
@nutleighgrove36584 жыл бұрын
Helicopter Online Ground School Brilliant, that’s what I needed to know - thanks! 😀 Any tips on not flying backwards when I flare?
@johnsmith-gk4td4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@KnittingThreads7 жыл бұрын
This is great work!
@HelicopterGround7 жыл бұрын
Thank you thanks for commenting!
@johnnyglynch4 жыл бұрын
Great Videos Very interesting Just wondering whats a confined area landNing 😊
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Landing in smaller areas with obstacles! Thank you!
@johnnyglynch4 жыл бұрын
@@HelicopterGround sorry its just a typo 8.18 😊
@zhypontanar40553 жыл бұрын
i did not school aeronotics im a criminology student and i want to learn how to fly helicopter
@HelicopterGround3 жыл бұрын
Visit our training at www.HelicopterGround.com
@cshamm10 жыл бұрын
Do you not have any more EC135 flight videos you can share??? I would LOVE to see them!
@HelicopterGround10 жыл бұрын
Yes we do, so more to come....
@waqasshafqat36614 жыл бұрын
Sir can u plz elaborate slow approach Reducing speed at a greater height??
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
You are gradually reducing speed the entire approach.
@damachine34 жыл бұрын
4:45 *too ;)
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting.
@technician1393 жыл бұрын
Macho is a Swahili word meaning eye
@HelicopterGround3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting.
@XLV750RD014 жыл бұрын
I tell my students :"If you have to flare at the end, you were too fast."
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for commenting
@michaelsamuel415910 жыл бұрын
Where is your school based out of?
@HelicopterGround10 жыл бұрын
Michael Samuel Plymouth Indiana Michael!
@michaelsamuel415910 жыл бұрын
I'm interested but currently overseas.
@angelitoruizjr13644 жыл бұрын
How much the ground course , is legit
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
Go to www.helicopterground.com to see all the courses and pricing.
@HelicopterGround4 жыл бұрын
All of our course options are at www.HelicopterGround.com