Military Helicopter Pilot Rates 9 Helicopter Rescues In Movies and TV | How Real Is It?

Military Helicopter Pilot Rates 9 Helicopter Rescues In Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

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Жыл бұрын

Retired US military helicopter pilot Dakata Brodie rates nine search-and-rescue helicopter scenes in movies and television shows for realism.
He discusses the accuracy of air and sea rescue scenes in "The Guardian" (2006), with Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher; "San Andreas" (2015), starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; and "Bad Boys II" (2003), featuring Will Smith. He also comments on Coast Guard tactics in "The Perfect Storm" (2000), "Baywatch" S4E21 (1994), and "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018). Brodie analyzes the realism of flying search and rescue helicopters in "The Rescue" (2020), "Deep Blue Sea" (1999), and "Poseidon" (2006).
Brodie flew for the US Coast Guard for 13 years as a search and rescue helicopter pilot and the US Army for eight years as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot.
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Coast Guard Helicopter Pilot Rates 9 Rescues In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

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@RI......... Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 if I'm outside the helicopter we have a real bad problem. As a pilot, I am never outside .

@kawasakieddy61 Жыл бұрын

I have over 7 hours on Microsoft flight simulator and I think the biggest lesson I've learned is if the aircraft is in the air you should not be outside of it

@Daniel-uj1nu Жыл бұрын

Yea XD

@angelarch5352 Жыл бұрын

I for one definitely prefer not to be outside an aircraft if I am flying it!

@Aviator27J Жыл бұрын

Ever serve Houston or Galveston? I'm at Ellington Field (flying alongside NASA JSC astronauts) with the Coast Guard there but sometimes I'm at the Galveston base.

@koscarlynn Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@hipi2002 Жыл бұрын

I served with this guy back in 07. Really great dude.

@TheDVM Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ❤

@alexgrenlie862 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a white knight

@yoyoibthth Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ❤️❤️

@Jeezy11 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ❤❤❤

@bostonrailfan2427 Жыл бұрын

either Army or Coast Guard, you folks have balls of steel🫡

@scotthatch2585 Жыл бұрын

“Please don’t shoot the flare at the helicopter” lol great safety tip! Loved this guy. Very knowledgeable, funny.

@tylerritchie2736 11 ай бұрын

his tone made me think it's happened to him before.

@Bobsofax64 Жыл бұрын

I really like how critical, professional and cool this man is. Bring him back!

@izhamsham843 Жыл бұрын

Funny guy too 👍🏼

@ElissonPlays 10 ай бұрын

Exactly man one my fav reviews he wasn't sparing no one credit is where credit is due 😂

@MrGuideElk Жыл бұрын

Whoever you guys use to bring in these people for their expertise needs a raise.

@cxrcraig3 Жыл бұрын

Right, excellent

@jondobbs69 Жыл бұрын

Damn straight!

@peterbui3733 Жыл бұрын

These are fun to watch and educational. You guys should do one with a NASA Mission Controller for movies that feature a mission control element for a space movie.

@HrLBolle Жыл бұрын

you mean someone like Hr. J. Kranz in Apollo 13?

@toasteddingus6925 Жыл бұрын

@erickelly2886hello Front, I am back

@amberwest7846 Жыл бұрын

That would be great!

@AaronShenghao 10 ай бұрын

@@HrLBolle Apollo 13 can be classified as a documentary. I remembered there was a reaction from the original people involved and they said the only thing that didn't happen were arguments in mission control and on the Apollo 13.

@HrLBolle 10 ай бұрын

@@AaronShenghao wouldn't Doku-drama be more appropriate just thinking🤔🤨

@bittergeek Жыл бұрын

There is something fundamentally wrong in a universe where "Baywatch" is the most realistic portrayal of ... well, anything, anywhere, at any time.

@yurylyandres6900 Жыл бұрын

He says it's a textbook operation, so... Presumably, the cheapest option for a series would've been to film an actual training session instead of making stuff up by themselves.

@bostonrailfan2427 Жыл бұрын

considering that the show was created by and co-starred actual lifeguards it’s not surprising… no, really: the creator and the actor who played Newman were actual lifeguards

@kyleolson8977 Жыл бұрын

@@yurylyandres6900 Training session or footage is a good call, or maybe they just told the Coast Guard to show their thing and shot it. They would save themselves a lot of money by letting the Coast Guard make all the decisions and leaving themselves to point the cameras and add reaction shots.

@Shade01982 10 ай бұрын

Well, that was the great thing about those older shows. Because cgi was either still close to non-existent or way too expensive, a lot was done for real. It's very likely that was an actual real demo rescue.

@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat 8 ай бұрын

@@Shade01982yea, good point. Just like "singers" today. It is all manipulated fake audio crap.

@mrquirky3626 Жыл бұрын

Movie Rules for Helicopter Crashes: If main character is on board when helicopter crashes then no explosion. If no main character is on board then BOOM!

@PiotrekSzostak Жыл бұрын

sometimes the main character is on board initially, but then falls off to safely land on something tall the heli was flying past. Then you get this disappointed pilot face who thought he's gonna make it with main character on board, but now he bailed so we're fucked

@MJAce85 Жыл бұрын

So you can always survive a crash as long as you are with a main character

@mrquirky3626 Жыл бұрын

@@MJAce85 Unless you're part of the flight crew and the writer never gave you a name.

@ryanpayne7707 Жыл бұрын

@@mrquirky3626 It would be funny if the helicopter managed to autorotate offscreen and at some point in the movie, the flight crew crossed paths again with the protagonist. Protagonist: Why didn't you come look for me? Pilot: Dude, you jumped out of a helicopter at 1,500ft and we lost sight of you. How were we supposed to know you landed on a conveniently placed radio mast? We thought you hit the ground at terminal velocity. Next time, stay with the aircraft.

@User-54631 Жыл бұрын

“The flair is meant to be seen not caught” 😂😂

@andreraymond6860 Жыл бұрын

I met the man they modeled Kevin Costner's character on for the movie The Guardian. Nive fellow. Very dedicated. He was telling us stories of rescue operations during Katrina in New Orleans and choked up a few times. Very moving.

@farhanatashiga3721 Жыл бұрын

Katrina was a traumarizing experience for all involved

@kenbrown2808 Жыл бұрын

I still say the guardian is the prequel to waterworld.

@Rayman1971 Жыл бұрын

I worked in forestry, helicopters were like a truck to us... Even with only light clothing, and a shovel/bag it was slow getting in and out... I could imagine the mayhem from moving front to back, with all that gear.... Wow!!!

@Kbrookesy Жыл бұрын

I work in forestry too, I remember trying to get back into a helicopter that was hovering over a swamp and the amount of downwash is insane

@mandi8345 Жыл бұрын

@@Kbrookesy Newton is a surly mothereffer..... (side note: search mass effect newton. I think yall would get a kick out of it ;) )

@dariusgwathney8055 Жыл бұрын

I remember Dakata from being at Morgan State around the same time. Good dude then and still doing good things now. Thank you for your service, my man! ✊🏾💪🏿👏🏾🙏🏾

@Idengard Жыл бұрын

Dakata Brodie must be one of the pilot-iest names I’ve ever heard

@BewareTheJabberwock Жыл бұрын

I love this guy! 😎 “The flare is meant to be seen not caught!” 😆

@Maazzzo Жыл бұрын

love this series, please bring Dakata back for part 2.

@Ganiscol Жыл бұрын

Baywatch gets a 9 - all thanks to real professionals doing it for the camera! But it was the actor in one shot messing the perfect 10 up so we could see his mug... 😂 Also, dont shoot your flare at the choppa coming to rescue you is a good piece of advise for Hollywood. 😅 Great guest critic, bring him back for more! 👍

@PiotrekSzostak Жыл бұрын

I was also pretty sure Bay Watch just filmed a real coast guard heli in action - just like on the air shows

@ronnie_5150 Жыл бұрын

Who ever thought 'Baywatch' would get a 9/10 for realism? :)

@Old-Boy_BEbop Жыл бұрын

"shooting a flare at a helicopter, at that point you're just trying to take us down with you". brilliant reaction

@JoshuaTootell Жыл бұрын

12:30 I got to operate with HITRON on the USCGC Munro. His description is exactly how we got two boats. Both boats had three outboard engines, but once one of the three was shot out the runners gave up. We detained them on the ship, gathered evidence, then sunk the boats.

@searchBLOC941 10 ай бұрын

My father served 35 years in the USCG as a flight mechanic and retired as a Chief. Props to all those boys and girls out there flying around saving people.

@JBHRN Жыл бұрын

Spot on... I was at USCG Air Sta Atlantic City 2000-07. Guardian is good in how it represents the USCG, numerous aspects have been adapted for Hollywood, just as much of the Top Guns are not 100% accurate. But the underpinnings and the qualities of the characters ring true. I am grateful for those her serve and hope that those who look at the USCG realize we are the one service in our nation that has a real 24x7 mission that is on going all time. At any given time, 1000's of Coasties are "Semper Paratus" to answer the call when it does come. If you are a boater, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take the time to attend a boating safety course.

@dallasyap3064 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Air Force and Space Force are on service 24x7 all the time too.

@AnarexicSumo Жыл бұрын

@@dallasyap3064 Space Force is doing nothing all the time.

@dallasyap3064 Жыл бұрын

@@AnarexicSumo u might wanna look up what they're doing.

@JohnDoe19xx Жыл бұрын

That's a badass jacket right there.

@PiotrekSzostak Жыл бұрын

what makes it badass is that you know he earned it. Wouldn't be so badass if it was bought from tommy hilfiger by a rich kid

@cleverusername9369 Жыл бұрын

That's a badass right there nuff said

@goldmanmarks Жыл бұрын

Dakota, I know you are familiar with our son, ex- Lcdr Hayden (Jeff) Goldman. This type of commentary is exceptional. Jeff started flying at 19 and retired several years ago, but he is still flying with the LA DPW. Thank you for this it was very interesting!

@zikri1705 Жыл бұрын

I served with this guy back 09...very humble and bravemen like me

@raremage Жыл бұрын

The Guardian is a guilty pleasure for me. Not sure why I like that movie so much, but I really enjoy watching and rewatching it over the years.

@Adventuregirl96 Жыл бұрын

I also love The Guardian and it is one of the reasons that I joined the Coast Guard. When I watch it I understand the parts that are not quite right, but I still enjoy it.

@JoshuaTootell Жыл бұрын

I did 10 years in the USCG, never saw it on purpose 🤣 MK1

@AnarexicSumo Жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaTootell It’dhave convinced you to go AMT that’s why.

@WarHoover Жыл бұрын

There is nothing more noble than risking your life so that others may live. Semper Paratus! I'm not a Coastie, but proud to wear the same Wings of Gold!

@TheDVM Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ❤

@dcpack Жыл бұрын

Getting them was pretty meaningful.

@kenbrown2808 Жыл бұрын

other side of the coin: killing your crew without saving anything is poor form.

@maryrichardson1318 8 ай бұрын

Love seeing this perspective. My son is a Blackhawk pilot. He spent 12 years with the 82nd Airborne, deployed 5 times, and then transitioned to the KY National Guard. He is an instructor pilot, and just got did his fixed wing final solo flight. He is working toward getting his rating for jets.

@kristinemcclary5559 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Your son is a hero!

@HarrisonMartin Жыл бұрын

The jacket is official - love hearing his thoughts on everything!

@IndigenousAmericanTrucker 28 күн бұрын

I'm happy to see a brother who was in this field, especially as a pilot! He is definitely a real life hero!

@ronnie_5150 Жыл бұрын

15:42 I laughed at this one as it reminded me of a 'Simpson's' episode where Homer shot down the rescue airplane with the flare gun he was trying to signal them with. :)

@colonelindianalongnuts Жыл бұрын

I like this guy, no-nonsense, solid professional.

@MarkDeLucia Жыл бұрын

I trained with Hitron on the Gallatin in 98. Great group of guys. So much fun.

@JoshuaTootell Жыл бұрын

Same here on the Munro in 2003. I even recovered the round out of the block of an engine after a coke bust 😁

@meltz911 Жыл бұрын

More of this please. There are so many more helicopter scenes in tv and movies that you could do

@M5YUILL 11 ай бұрын

Being RCN on the west coast I’ve done a number of hoists with USCG, and CCG mad respect for their crews and Rescue techs. Very dangerous line of work. Just watching them from the bridge of ship as the hove yards away from you awe inspiring and terrifying. Having lost a Sailor at sea the USCG was very professional proving us with air search for almost 48hrs. Tough couple days. Much love from up North.

@Zlist1994 Жыл бұрын

I just learned so much in such a small amount of time. Thank you for being so insightful and informative! Please bring him back to do more of these videos!! 😁🔥

@anthonykammas3276 Жыл бұрын

This guy is great! And it's pretty crazy how Baywatch was the most realistic...

@jimjohnson3410 11 ай бұрын

Not sure how many other helicopter scenes there are to review, but you should bring him back regardless. He is just enjoyable to listen to. Good voice and humor while also being professional.

@schpood Жыл бұрын

One look at this dude in his jacket and I'm like "Yup, he's legit."

@ironicstompin4880 Жыл бұрын

The dunker training is a wild ride. Helped my dad teach this and got to participate, best time in a pool ever.

@jonathangreene4223 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic interview. You can tell that he knows his stuff.

@darylmorning Жыл бұрын

Please bring Dakata back with some more helo rescue scenes.

@jayv9779 Жыл бұрын

Remember kids. The flare is meant to be seen, not caught. 🤣

@BlenderStudy Жыл бұрын

The best 17 minutes spent today..!! Thank you for the detailed information, Lt. Cmdr. Brodie and Insider..!!

@IsaiahSenku 11 ай бұрын

I love they way this guy explains the terminology, learned a lot from this!

@arohk1579 Жыл бұрын

I always liked the rescue from Top Gun, the way the swimmer went in and the Helo moved away is how I've seen it done.

@MozartTheGOAT Жыл бұрын

Love these real life to movie comparisons!

@randomrangoon5476 Жыл бұрын

Same. I see one I click everytime

@arthurmorgan9650 Жыл бұрын

@@randomrangoon5476 😩😩😩

@koalabrownie 11 ай бұрын

I like when the people they bring on are willing to be more critical.

@darthnihilus2729 Жыл бұрын

Please bring Dakota back! This was really interesting.

@MoritzFischer Жыл бұрын

Very professional guy! Thanks for all the insights.

@Sophtine Жыл бұрын

Love when people are who obviously passionate about their field and happy to share their knowledge

@matthewwhittington7722 Жыл бұрын

This was really great. This guy is awesome! Thank you.

@benjaminzabriskie5729 Жыл бұрын

Re: the perfect storm, the items he picked out were actually explained in the book. The helo was a NY (air)national guard pararescue unit, which is equipped for air to air refueling. In the book it mentions that at that time the pilots removed their NVG because the precipitation was so bad they were blind and loosing situational awareness. I’m sure they made other errors, but this wasn’t one of them

@bostonrailfan2427 Жыл бұрын

the ship that they were assisting was too far out from the USCG helicopters so they got sent setting up that refueling scene…it was also the worst storm until Superstorm Sandy. the crew died because of the weather making it impossible to refuel, which he neglected to mention!

@benjaminzabriskie5729 Жыл бұрын

@@bostonrailfan2427 it astonishes me that a USCG 60 pilot wouldn’t know the details on that ditching (which by the way it was)

@afcgeo882 10 ай бұрын

@@bostonrailfan2427Thankfully only one crew member died. The rest were rescued by a CG cutter 5 hours later.

@walterdl2904 11 ай бұрын

Good job young man. You have brought back fond memories of my younger days 50 years ago. When I was an instructor in HT 18 the Coast Guard students were generally some of the best, and never the worst. BTW You had the most rewarding missions; SAR and medevac. To fly is heavenly but to hover is divine.

@Anandroid 10 ай бұрын

He’s like politely and professionally roasting these movie scenes lmao

@57113 9 ай бұрын

Great critic, to do your job you have to well trained and knowledgeable. Thanks for what you do in a rescue platform. Also enjoy your sense of humor 😅. Definitely come back and educate and entertain us as well. Many thanks from Canada 🇨🇦 😊

@aurelius7778 Жыл бұрын

I love when all the channels do these. Its like bring your parent to school day to talk about their career lol.

@waffensachverstandcom5505 11 ай бұрын

This guy is hilarious and I learnt a lot

@stevenyoude6712 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Dakata! Nice work...Way to represent!!

@Maldravia Жыл бұрын

Guardian is partial based on real life story, so it's understandable that he likes that one the most

@bostonrailfan2427 Жыл бұрын

so was The Perfect Storm, but he ripped that apart unfairly without context for what’s going on and why. he ignored that they tried multiple times to refuel but couldn’t get it so had to ditch in extremely rough seas losing one of the crew to the raging HURRICANE!

@PepperDog76 9 ай бұрын

As someone that’s seen a lot of helicopters on TV and movies, and has actually built, not one, but two Lego helicopters, I rate his review an 11/10. From my expert opinion.

@lucastrask2838 Жыл бұрын

Keep finding great hosts. I love these videos.

@AmraphelofShinar Жыл бұрын

My father was aircrew on a USCG HH-52 back in the '70's. He was responsible for the hoist and shear talked about in this video. He received the Sikorsky Winged S award for a rescue in the Great Lakes. I often wonder if USCG pilots still talk about the Mt. Erebus crash from 1971. Look that up if you don't know what it is. He loved rotary-winged aircraft but would tell you without a doubt that they are dangerous. He said helicopters were 100,000 parts flying in close formation.

@simonisenberg4516 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Guest! Knowledgeable and eager to explain, charming and funny, fair scoring (not that scores matter). Hopefully you get another opportunity to bring him in.

@5ShotProductions Жыл бұрын

Very very nice and humble pilot 👏 I definitely would like to go on a Helo-flight with him 🙏 And we all learned something again 😉 The Guardian is one of my favorite movies, because it‘s in essence very „real“ and portrays the work of the Coast Guard very well. Kind regards from Germany 🇩🇪, Philipp 👋

@randyogburn2498 Жыл бұрын

My guess would be the night vision goggles are up so the actors faces are easier to see.

@paigesharpe9677 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! I hope you bring him back

@paul-we2gf 10 ай бұрын

Search and rescue personnel are gutsy people no matter whose service USCG USAF,USN, RCAF, it is. They are inspiring people. Bravo Zulu aĺl.

@darnicebriggs5023 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service sir.

@FredHeim Жыл бұрын

14:50 you'd never have a bare hand on that cable. Gloves!

@e.enriquez4589 Жыл бұрын

I love enthusiastic guest like him he knows Hollywood is gonna Hollywood, unlike one of Jocko’s colleagues forgot his name but he didn’t take his ratings with a grain of salt

@michaelluong6484 Жыл бұрын

Bring this guy back!!!

@wizcorn9958 Жыл бұрын

They just brought this guy back👍👍

@miacrowell1472 Жыл бұрын

Another great job. Excellent presentation.

@Alex-zi1nb Жыл бұрын

seeing a helo crash on tarmack or anywhere else is terrifying, and thats the least of his stories

@seandoyle5956 Жыл бұрын

I like him. He's really professional and serious. Good rankings

@sandymakesplans Жыл бұрын

always by the end of these i realize that i could watch another hour of the experts talking about things i didn't previously know or care about

@kristinemcclary5559 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service sir!!!

@RemoGaggi Жыл бұрын

Excellent analysis here!

@juliannabacker8519 Жыл бұрын

Great video, incredibly engaging and informative.

@jonnybb Жыл бұрын

Jurassic World 2 getting 8/10 for anything is a win.

@msromike123 9 ай бұрын

LOve this pilot!

@TSkillz407 Жыл бұрын

This guy is my favorite. I want more from him.

@LevLuv9 10 ай бұрын

That's what she said.

@EJLeBlanc 7 ай бұрын

Brodie! Way to tell it. Great job.

@frsings Жыл бұрын

Love his energy!

@jatilq Жыл бұрын

Lover this guy, but the "Please don't shoot the flair at the helicopter" was hilarious.

@MorellioBenoir 11 ай бұрын

Helicopter search and rescue is amazing, if you ever get the chance to save someone, it is worth it every time.

@longdongsilver3267 Жыл бұрын

Nothing really to say, but I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making and sharing it.

@stonewirz2581 6 ай бұрын

Most sympathetic Heli Pilot! :)

@somerandomasshole2771 Жыл бұрын

I remember there being a incident where a coast guard pilot jumped out to make room for a victim since he had a survival suit and they didnt. he was picked up a couple hours later

@twig265 Жыл бұрын

I just got done watching coast guard Alaska and loved it.

@808melz Жыл бұрын

Do a rescue swimmer next!

@erichalpenny Жыл бұрын

Love this guy and this subject

@stevenbartels969 Жыл бұрын

I cant believe Dakata didnt say, "cool down, spool down", during the review.

@dcpack Жыл бұрын

Why? Who says that?

@stevenbartels969 Жыл бұрын

@KLR-Zoomie Dakata says that on every engine shut down. I flew with him for several years, he is a great guy and pilot.

@user-di4tt5ko7x 8 ай бұрын

Just great! The kind of guy I want to watch these kinds of movies with!

@daviddouglas1285 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your time. Appreciate Bruh

@Studio-jh7sd 8 ай бұрын

Great guest and great episode:)

@kanagawakenji7 11 ай бұрын

2:30 Also, cutting a cable under tension, with people at the other end, is a great way to end up cutting someone in half.

@dylanrieck6671 Жыл бұрын

What a badass job

@adamsjerome1839 29 күн бұрын

An incredible man!!

@hephaestus6365 Жыл бұрын

I like this guy.

@fazsum41 Жыл бұрын

Surprised they didn’t actually show him reacting to the “tip the hat” in San Andreas

@kermitttt Жыл бұрын

Love that series

@brad_in_yyc 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad he chose The Guardian because that's one of my favourites as well, fully knowing that there's going to be some Hollywood in there.