Turbine Helicopter flying - Robinson R66 takeoff and Landing

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Turbine Helicopter flying - Robinson R66 takeoff and Landing

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Start up and Departure of an R-66 turbine helicopter from Cotswolds Airport to land at a Private Landing Zone- at Whatley Manor.
Helicopter is operated and fantastically maintained by the team at HQ Aviation ltd
The helicopter is new- with a lovely Garmin 1060 TXi fitout, and helicopter autopilot - HeliSas
What do you think about helicopter autopilot- comments below!
The video was filmed using a Garmin Virb camera - link below:
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Пікірлер: 76

@princealbertz 4 жыл бұрын

Is it me or do i enjoy hearing the sound of a helicopter startup?

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

No- we like it too!!

@princealbertz 4 жыл бұрын

AB Helicopters Ltd How can I begin obtaining my helicopter license?

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

Well flight training at the moment is on pause because of the corona virus in the UK- but you can certainly keep researching into flying - watching videos - deciding what’s Helicopter to learn to fly on- that matches your budget, trying to understand how Helicopters work , for example !

@princealbertz 4 жыл бұрын

AB Helicopters Ltd Thank you. I’ve actually done a lot of research and understand what I need to go through and what I need to do in order to obtain a helicopter license. It’s an exciting career to invest and I’m looking to make it into my day job.

@abvmoose87 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that spin up sound is so satisfying.

@amitsunkur8127 3 жыл бұрын

Start to love the R 66 n far i see that the dog was more excited to see the copter a nice helico

@ralphmadera4366 5 жыл бұрын

There you go again my friend, every time you download one of your videos you get me more inspired to pursue my dream of flying helicopters.

@Inspadave 5 ай бұрын

I like the glass upgrade. Now if they could get rid of the shared cyclic.

@ABHelicopters 5 ай бұрын

Yeh, it’s unconventional, and not favoured by all. Certainly has a higher risk of being bumped by passengers who are not familiar with helicopters

@Nakzin101 4 ай бұрын

Excellent flying 😮😮

@ABHelicopters 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@terryterry1655 5 жыл бұрын

fast forward 04:50 to lift off

@Jerichoom 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That's impressive straight and level heading hold... Would think it was autopilot. One day I hope to achieve such perfection :)

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

Probably was the autopilot!!!

@yvonnebrandt1297 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, enjoyed watching it!

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback !

@bernardanderson7569 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to to get back in the Helicopter with you to get some more time hovering

@ABHelicopters 5 жыл бұрын

Pop over to our Instagram @abhelicopters to check out lots of cool pics and shorter videos

@straightnlevel783 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh....that dog running out as you landed made me shudder....!! Dogs....helicopters....= Pedigree Chum LOL. Nice video. Do my R66 rating with HQ this year I hope...

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

Always a worry! Enjoy your rating , you will love it !

@LukMundt 4 жыл бұрын

Location fantastic!

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@The_Fabio_Fernandes 6 ай бұрын

Very nice, iam always worried about the crowded ara and tail rotor.

@ABHelicopters 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely rightly so!!! That’s a key component that you can’t see, it’s the furthest part away from the cockpit and arguably the most vulnerable ! There is a reason many HEMS operators use ducted tails - think EC135 , NOTAR - ie MD902 , or high mounted tails , like EC145

@giuseppemaenza9255 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastico video nonché questo piccolo elicottero R66 Robinson turbinato. Iscritto. (Subscried 🙂👍)

@robertross804 5 жыл бұрын

thanks nice video from liberty ky bob

@haiderk3246 Жыл бұрын

Nice 🙏

@The_Path_Finders 9 ай бұрын

Awesome flight just one concern: Your approach looked a little touch and go? High rate of decent with a low airspeed WILL produce vortex ring state ! You were drooping airspeed too fast and was to high on your initial approach (27 kts and dropping more than 500-700 ft per minute what seemed to me like a forced landing) in my opinion that was a 100% go around especially of those trees😵 Stay out of the death arch and within the limitations of the machine (Lucky for you the R66 might have helped you out there with some exstra power ) Be safe out there fellow Pilots!

@ABHelicopters 8 ай бұрын

Hi there Thanks for taking the time out to post on the video, appreciate the input! Really good points made- perhaps a good topic for another video !. The flight was many years back, so I can’t really comment on it more than what you can see , though I recall it being a tight spot to get into , and being accuteley aware of the Vortex ring possibility, with the idea of performing a relatively slow, shallow approach, which meant , whilst increasing the time in the HV curve , meant that there were no late, large power changes, and therefore no surprises once ETL had been lost.

@ABHelicopters 8 ай бұрын

Looking at the video, the airspeed drops below both 30kts from 11:00 onwards , and by about 11:20, about 50 ft had been lost - from 300ft down to 250ft, so perhaps a RoD between 200-250 per minute, so, I think just clear of the conditions for vortex ring

@topofthegreen 5 ай бұрын

great till it all goes dark, give me steam any day.

@ABHelicopters 5 ай бұрын

I guess that’s why they have the back ups as analog, but I get your point !

@bernardanderson7569 5 жыл бұрын

Always ready to go

@ABHelicopters 5 жыл бұрын

Off out again now- will get some more footage

@TheCosmicAstro- Жыл бұрын

How long have you been flying? You do a great job. As someone working towards my commercial license do you have any recommendations in building time? It's the biggest thing I'm worried about cause so many places have such high requirements and I'm trying not to go the CFI route from the start(maybe later down the line) cause that's another 15k or so down the drain. Thanks for the video nonetheless!

@ABHelicopters Жыл бұрын

Dear Astro, Thanks for getting in touch . I have been flying for over 15 years or so now, and still love it! Really good question- a low hour cpl can sometimes get jobs flying tours in tourist hotspots or get some time doing cherry drying etc in certain areas , but it is seasonal. The cfi route does allow for you to quickly build Hours whilst improving your own handling skills,but it’s not for everyone ! When your building hours pre cpl, I went and got an FAA IR, it was a good use of the time, more expensive than just flying on your own, but more productive !

@magnoboavista 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job, bro!

@ABHelicopters 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@dackp 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Setup! Just curious what are you using for the telemetry data that is showing on the video?

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

I use a garmin VIRB XE which records ‘g metrics’ - a number of sensors record various parameters

@jenniferlans8687 5 жыл бұрын

really wanted to watch but the saw it was all adds maybe find it some were else they really want to so there video

@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 Жыл бұрын

👍👏👏👏

@aegystierone8505 4 жыл бұрын

dammnnnn.....love the sound of the engine starting...

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

+Aegys TierOne likewise - the RR 250 has a good noise !

@bernardanderson7569 5 жыл бұрын

Great to be back on the channel,, You should be starting up the MD-500

@bernardanderson7569 5 жыл бұрын

The R 66 is ok but unfortunately not like the 500

@WonkyJoystickProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Only a sim flyer in x plane but great video!

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@akimark7388 3 жыл бұрын

10:25 Something from the field ran into the forest

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

On the right of the helicopter ? I wonder if it’s the helicopter shadow ?

@allahuakber552 5 ай бұрын

Which is better bell 505 or robinson r66

@ABHelicopters 5 ай бұрын

Great question- depends what you are after- the 505 is more expensive but more modern and larger

@brendanredler3666 4 жыл бұрын

What's the label on your power gauge? R is rotor RPM, I assume...what's N2 stand for? Something in Newtons?

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there- the N2 is the power turbine speed- the free turbine at the back of the engine. During normal flight- the two needles should be superimposed - however if there was an engine failure - there would be a split between the rotors - which should keep turning in a successful autorotation, and the N2 which would drop if the engine stops.

@brendanredler3666 4 жыл бұрын

@@ABHelicopters Thanks for the reply! I understand that it's power and that the scales are set so that the Rotor RPM and Power are even furing normal flight...just never noticed that it was labeled N2 before and was curious as to what it could stand for.

@elvismegabrain752 4 жыл бұрын

how many miles was that please?

@ellonysman 3 жыл бұрын

Fly this in Xplane 11

@ABHelicopters 3 жыл бұрын

Is it nicely modelled ?

@surveyordave 4 жыл бұрын

question - is the rotor RPM higher in a turbine than a piston engine?

@ABHelicopters 4 жыл бұрын

In a comparison between the R44 and R66, they both have the same rotor rip speed - 481 mph or 705 feet per minute , and the same size rotor diameter - so exactly the same, The rotor speed is not so dependent on the engine- it will be optimised for the aerodynamics - and the link between the engine and rotor will be designed for maximum engine power and best overall rotor efficiency via the gear box reduction ratio