10 Smallest Helicopters and Cheapest Ultralight Kits You Can Actually Own

[@paulmakinson1965]

As an ex helicopter mechanic, I can say that the expense of a helicopter is not buying it, it is maintenance. A helicopter spends as much time in the workshop (a certified Part. 145 workshop, with Part.66 mechanics) as in the air. Not to mention the paperwork and the high cost of certified parts. A helicopter is, after all, a hundred critical parts circling an oil leak until metal fatigue sets in. It flies by beating the air into submission while centrifugal force is trying to tear it apart.

[@automotiveterritory]

Truly appreciate your expert opinion! I should have mentioned this in the video. Will upvote your comment so that more people are aware of the hidden, yet rather obvious costs.

[@phapnui]

You are absolutely correct. When I was drafted and volunteered for flight school, my main motivation was I wanted to fly over the jungle rather than slog through it. I knew nothing about helicopters and had never even been close to one. Besides the intensive maintenance required by professional mechanics, there are other aspects about helicopters one should know about. Some types of helicopters, including ones I learned to fly in primary flight school, are subject to "ground resonance". This is a self generating vibration set up between the ground and the vibrating helicopter that can destroy the helicopter. It is encountered when your skids are lightly touching the ground during take off and landing. Worth a search here on youtube to see how destructive it is.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

As former army 15 tango. I must whole heartedly agree with that statement.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

@@phapnui And to that the possibility of a torque induced roll over before ever leaving the ground

[@phapnui]

@@robertgutheridge9672 The Mattel Messerschmidts, TH-55, also had a fast spinning tail rotor and we were told to immediately land in a heavy rain or risk disintegrating it. The other problem was just before we were about to solo they installed throttle governors that if you over reved even just a little, it would spin the throttle back so fast you could injure your wrist if you were gripping it too tight. It was not unusual that I would "red X" two or three during preflight before I found one safe to fly. But flying solo was one of the best experiences of my life.

[@jjjww975]

The Mosquito is the best option out there --- maintenance is low compared to the others... average per hr cost is like $15 to $20 hr -- I had one for yrs -- loved it - did my own maintenance and only sold it because my work had me all over the place and I was never home to fly it... they are amazing helicopters !!!

[@Electricguy-e7v]

I was actually looking for this video, I even searched in TTI English channel but couldn't found. Thanks 🙂

[@tCCZebra70]

Sadly not a single one of these is an ultralight by the FAA standards here in the US. Composite FX Mosquito XEL with the floats (which still fudges the rules just a touch) is the only one left on the market that I know of. I would love to see Helicycle come back with a machine under the 254 pound cutoff. Really want to see a Safari 400 style in a single seat ultralight... that would be epic!

[@kdanagger6894]

Unfortunately, any personal helicopter that complies with Part 103 rules is probably going to be dangerously underpowered. I think that is why Helicycle (Eagle R&D - now Helicycle ventures) has gone to the turbine powered model only. The Composite FX (Mosquito) XEL (ultralight) and XE are also quickly falling out of favor due to the underpowered air cooled 2 stroke. The XE290 seems to have adequate power with the 90 horse water cooled engine and is their best seller. The turbine XET model is definitely more powerful and more reliable and it is now roughly on par with the price of the turbine powered Helicycle. Currently, the Composite FX XET seems to be slightly favored, but in reality they are pretty closely matched. Each one offers slight advantages over the other in different areas.

[@tCCZebra70]

@@kdanagger6894 The XEL and XE have been out since the engine was sold to a Chinese firm and there is no purchase agreement between Composite FX and the new owners (according to an e-mail conversation I had with C-FX last year). The power produced by the MZ202 was actually quite adequate for a 240 pound pilot (down here at sea level where I live). Reliability when cared for properly wasn't really and issue. It has been around for a very long time and the bugs are all worked out. Today, however, there aren't a lot of us (at least in the USA) left who know 2 stroke motors like back when I was a kid. The XE 285 had plenty of extra power even at high altitude, I'm sure the upgraded 290 is amazing, but still requires at least a Private Pilot Certificate.

[@raymond3803]

Fama Kiss 216. No contest! Carbon, Simple Reliable Turbine, Retractable taxi wheels, for 60% of a Robinson Beta 22 Piston 1960 design, with a 1940 engine, covered with rivet bumps, that can't auto-rotate for shit.

[@michaelschaller7572]

I absolutely love this topic and you did a great job on the videos too thank you

[@automotiveterritory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kam635]

Thank you Good information, keep posting the update,....

[@automotiveterritory]

Will do! Thy for your feedback

[@shahrob1148]

How much price Small one copter

[@onfin3al6]

Got news for ya bubba , there is no such thing as a cheap helicopter and you put a turbine in , double the price .

[@automotiveterritory]

Hi, Jim. Appreciate your comment.i do realize that the maintenance costs, training, hangar costs etc are a killer, but considering that on average people spend $35k on a new car, that price for the kits is almost within reach of someone who has dreamed for their whole life to own a chopper.

[@andrewcbartlett]

@@automotiveterritory I sold BMWs in London UK. Almost everyone buys a car on finance these days. So noone is spending $35k more like $10k at most.

[@everythingvideos24]

That's false the mosquito helicopter has a turbine engine & it only cost 50,000 & up

[@truckerray7533]

Ya'll should've included the Helicycle, singl place, helicopter

[@automotiveterritory]

I'll check it out for sure.

[@sukmawatidin930]

Ngentot lu

[@CrusadingJello]

I'm looking at the prices of helicycles, and in all honesty, that's a pretty good price if you want to fly in an ultralight-helicopter, but can't afford the high-end ones.

[@sukmawatidin930]

@@CrusadingJello ngomong apa sih anjing

[@ThefourthPistol]

@@sukmawatidin930 salah komen anjing

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Love how he says... " You can actually own "... Ffs, if you got enough money, you can OWN anything...!!!!

[@automotiveterritory]

Can't argue with that

[@anakperantau9516]

@@automotiveterritoryI should also be able to have if I have enough money.😆😆😆😆😆 but i how if don't have money?..

[@anakperantau9516]

Agree with you.. He said like everyone has enough money.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

You can find completed kits that come unassembled for $90,000 being resold as completed for like $15,000 to $25,000. They can't afford the time, money, or tooling needed to keep them running so they try to get rid of them, then discover that helicopters are infamous within the amatuer aviator community as white elephants that very few can keep flightworthy. So they drop the price until its 1/4th the new price before anyone else will take it. Usually another inexpierienced aviator who has absolutley no idea that they just inherited a hot mess. If you are an amatuer aviator or kit builder, stick with planes.

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

I watched a show where a gal in Alaska was flying a whole log cabin to its build site piece by piece. She was flying a little Robinson and landing every log in position perfectly with guiding hands on the ground. Most logs were at the chopper’s capacity. Total respect for her skill and nerve. I don’t think 99% of heli pilots out there could do it.

[@automotiveterritory]

That's a great story. How many years of experience do you think she had?

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

She looked in her late 20’s. A natural born flyer. Did it as easy as breathing.

[@automotiveterritory]

Oh, wow. That's amazing.

[@ictpilot]

I bet most helo pilots could. It just takes training and practice.

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

@ Ictpilot I don’t know, some people have trouble just keeping a steady hover. Real skill is to rapidly snatch and place logs without knocking people down. The ability to quickly “take up the swing” (stop the pendulum action) and accurately place the load.

[@brentfrank1178]

Cool video!

[@automotiveterritory]

Glad you enjoyed it. Which of these is your favorite?

[@kennethperian4370]

Nicely telling and showing, I like the rotor way A 600 thanks and have a great day

[@CrusadingJello]

Volocopter looks relatively light... I somewhat hope because of its weight, they would be able to include an elaborate emergency system, if multiple engines were to shut down, such as multiple parachutes, or a single large one. Not very conventional, but if it works, it works.

[@automotiveterritory]

I believe the thing can land safely even if half of the engines were to shut down, which is unlikely,since they have independent batteries and motors

[@stevenbathurst7027]

I think a personal helicopter should not cost more that $50,000.who can afford $100,000 to $300,000 on up and make it easy to fly for the average person

[@automotiveterritory]

The thing is that helicopters are not intended for the average person, don't you think?

[@felixcat9318]

With respect, your opinion on what the costs of helicopters should be, and that the skills required to safely fly them should be made easier to acquire are so far from the actual reality of what it costs to design and manufacture even the most basic, simple helicopter (Mosquito Air) in kit form for the buyer to build and safely fly it! There are helicopter flight simulators available, and model kits to build and fly, and teaching oneself how to fly a helicopter that you've built yourself from plans is actually possible and legal, and relatively inexpensive in comparison, it is not the route that many people follow! The design and manufacture of a simple, single seat, piston powered helicopter for the self build market will be hugely less expensive than a simple , two seat, piston powered helicopter which is ready to fly and fully certified! When he designed his Mosquito Air helicopter kit the late John Uptigrove ensured that whilst it was ultralight, it was very well engineered to sustain the stresses and fatigue inherent in helicopter airframes and components! It was also very straightforward to learn how to fly - for a helicopter! A highly technical, precisely engineered aircraft built from aviation grade metals, composite materials and components simply cannot be produced cheaply!

[@berndheiden7630]

steven bathurst Thats a quite communist idea of how the world should be! So somebody should come up with a helicopter that is cheaper to manufacture, then build a factory, hire workers, go through a rigorous government licensing procedure and in the end hand the product out to needy wannabe helicopter pilots who expect to be flying it without training and off course on free gas and maintenance. Wake up, this is not how the real world is running. This is how Karl Marx phantasized the world should be but since his times it has been proven without doubt that it has never worked in any country who tried it. In the real world if you want something you work your ass off to make enough money to be able to pay a fair price for what you want and accept the fact, that whoever makes that for you hopefully will get rich doing just that.

[@garystratton4125]

@@automotiveterritory no.

[@1100BFK]

Gage stop bashing him!!! y’all can say what y’all want but money is not the most important thing in this world, that don’t change the fact that people still die in those machines ...I still respect helis peace guys and for those fly safe .

[@automotiveterritory]

Helicopters belong to the class of machinery that is not usually available to the general public. But what would it take to own a helicopter, at least a tiny one? Here are some of the smallest and affordable models that are currently available. Which one is your favorite?

[@vRobM]

Autogyros is where it's at for safety, affordability and minimum maintenance, close to a lawnmower.

[@robertreynolds9228]

Im finally going to buy one. My son and i want to run Amuck for a while and i have been wanting to fly one for ever and a year now.

[@baddonkey6876]

That volo could be fitted with a small gas turbine generator to extend that range, one would only use the engine to power generators while everything else runs on electric, the UK does that with their aircraft carriers and it works out great, there's no reason to suspect it wouldn't work on a much smaller scale

[@automotiveterritory]

Yep. Great idea. The efficiency goes up, while the range can remain adequate.

[@miguelmaiadeloureiro4577]

Where is Syton AH 130 from Alpi Aviation? That's a blast!

[@franciskundukulangara7923]

How do they take off with the tail up, and why?

[@rogerhalfpenny2455]

How good is this !!!

[@automotiveterritory]

Which one do you find to be the most exciting?

[@MaX-ho7gl]

Hello I noticed that there are no Syton ah 130 helicopters in the analyzes of ultralight helicopters that make channels on YT? I noticed that a stylish ultralight helicopter with a turbine engine was excluded

[@automotiveterritory]

Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into this model

[@MaX-ho7gl]

I will be very pleased if you analyze that model and write your comment about that helicopter

[@torjones1701]

You completely missed the A/W 95, a 123kg, 50 - 75 hp, 97kph, 1 hr+/-, single seat helicopter that you can build yourself for about $8000 (US), or the even smaller and cheaper G-1 that nearly doesn't exist, with only 3 examples known, for less than $4000 (US). Or you could include the much more mature looking 2-seat Scorpion-133 with a 150 mile range, 75mph cruise, and goes for about $20,000(us) used, and there's usually one or two available for sale on the Vortech website.

[@stevenbathurst7027]

I realize the power plant and avionics are the most expensive aspect of the copter, but if they lower the price more people will buy, and more units will be sold, you save money on buying quantity and pass the savings on to the consumer.if you make your assembly line efficient and accurate you can also save money and again pass the savings onto the consumer

[@automotiveterritory]

Hi there, Steven. I won't mind the prices to go down, but it seems like the market is in equilibrium. After all a helicopter is not a mass market vehicle and those people who need fit, will end dup paying the higher buck. Then go safety requirements, that drive the price up even further, plus do not forget high maintenance costs etc etc. I can hardly see a VTOL below the 35k as some of the kits from this video

[@dwightstewart7181]

On the other hand, they would have to build more factories, hire more employees, buy more tools and machinery, have more dealerships, and arrange more deliveries - all quite expensive. Expansion is only possible is you have the increased profits to pay for that expansion, with still a profit for you beyond that. Business isn't a charity to "pass the savings on to the consumer."

[@harleycullen6102]

The most expensive part is certification and training

[@pakistanvlogs5889]

Nice video dear friend

[@automotiveterritory]

Thank you! Which of these did your top pick?

[@munnakumarsinghsingh5622]

Price of ultralight

[@Firedog105]

I’d say for that parachute to work you would have to be almost level . Your blades get in the string . There goes autorotation for sure as long as it isn’t a control malfunction.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

All the helicopter ballistic recovery parachute I have seen are housed under a cover on the very top of the rotor hub. So they don't end up in the blades but they do end any possibility of a auto rotation

[@savagex466-qt1io]

id take the rig over autorotation any day they hit the ground so hard and have a rig on my back as well 3 ways to save yourself

[@Runivis]

KISS: "Keep is stupidly simple" He's wrong, but he's got the spirit.

[@sqlb3rn]

how do these hold up to a bird strike? lots of low flying

[@orionspero560]

Are these long hair and helicopters of the smallest light helicopters in terms of the size of landing space required?

[@darkhorse1691]

You omitted the ultrasport 555 turbine powered helicopter.its hellacious

[@marks47]

first google result on "ultrasport 555" is a crash report. 2 dead.

[@blakutnuj]

AFFORDABLE? MY A-S-S!

[@Swedester]

blakutnuj considering that most helicopters can easily go for over a million, they’re pretty damned affordable. The Mosquito XE is pretty inexpensive imo

[@sakutaazusagawa208]

Ultralight airplanes are really affordable though. The starting price of a good ultralight airplane is about 8,000$-10,000$

[@rasta77-x7o]

@@sakutaazusagawa208 Yes some planes are pretty cheap, you can get bush bangers for $20k, but a helicopter provides some insane versatility. Mosquito is cheap really, our company has $9 million dollar helicopters. so yeah.

[@collinameye4357]

@@sakutaazusagawa208 you would fly in the air with a plane you payed $8,000 for and if so show me that plane

[@alphaphichufafionse3005]

Its good to have 1 of these😀

[@automotiveterritory]

Yeah, usually one gets the job done =)

[@adrianfraga3536]

Faltó el Cicaré Argentino, excelente helicóptero y más barato....saludos desde Monterrey, México.

[@locodefra]

así es amigo mexicano.

[@tonypadilla6404]

Y Como cuanto cuesta ese Helicoptero Argentino

[@yamazakiJumpei]

@@tonypadilla6404 Depende, hay desde 120000 para arriba si no mal recuerdo.www.cicare.com.ar/

[@martinalfredoburcherivoet6454]

@@tonypadilla6404 Cicaré comercializa 4 modelos distintos de helicópteros (uno monoplaza y tres biplazas) mas el entrenador SVH4. Los precios arrancan en unos 95.000 dolares para el monoplaza CH-7B en versión estandar.

[@WattsUpDev]

What about the Guimbal Cabri G2

[@oxman1971]

Nice vid. Noticeably absent from this list is the Hummingbird (Sikorsky S-52) kit out of central Florida. It is a 4 place kit helicopter based on a certified design. It is powered by a de rated Lycoming IO-540 and in the $200k price point.

[@automotiveterritory]

Appreciate the suggestion. Would definitely check them out.

[@JorgeRivera-hi4li]

I want to buy one of these and fly away,never to return.

[@catliftresearch]

I'd settle for a one way ticket to space.

[@pradeepavg444]

Were can i bye it

[@automotiveterritory]

There is a list of official websites in the description. You may request more information there.

[@edpaine7982]

I just had a RotorWay Exec 162F given to me, with custom trailer. Only 35 hrs on it, now just need to get some lessons.

[@automotiveterritory]

That's a pretty neat gift.

[@MadDogTM]

Thanks for am amazing video. I'm 16 but I've always loved aviation I like seeing videos of it or watching an aircraft fly by. And I've been wanting an aircraft thst I can fly. That mosquito being 55k or less I thin k thst would be good. With a bit of work when I get a job and me selling stuff from my online store I could get one. 😁

[@automotiveterritory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Maverickyonin]

Me to I'm going for airforce then I'm buying a helicopter

[@MadDogTM]

@@Maverickyonin Goodluck. I wanted to do airforce but I'm not gonna do military with all this going on and Corona lol I can make bank selling my face masks XD

[@ag135i]

VTOL can do some things which regular planes can't plus they don't need expensive runways to operate but which are more prone to crashes VTOL or non VTOL?.

[@automotiveterritory]

If there are statistics like that, I'd love to see those too.

[@bushtrash2286]

I would say Vtol on the whole if you take into % of non Vtol and Vtol

[@lunamaria1048]

Learning to fly one would be fun lol.. I think one of these would look great on the helipad of a yacht.. Especially that Volocopter lol wow. Another excellent video!.. BTW (off topic) my husband and i finally decided on the daily driver crossover/SUV we wanted and just bought a brand new Lincoln Aviator!.. It has the absolute best interior I have ever seen lol, and the seats adjust over 30 ways lol.. It is so amazing we keep making excuses to go for drives to just be in it lol.

[@automotiveterritory]

Congratulations on your purchase. I hope you enjoy it!

[@vijaytadepalli2618]

Thank you for knowledge

[@automotiveterritory]

Glad you liked it. Which of these do you find to be the most exciting?

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

I hopped a ride in an old heli in a remote part of the world and noted a oil leak from the overhead gear box onto the cabin floor. I asked the pilot if that was anything to worry about? He yelled back “Only if it quits dripping”.

[@automotiveterritory]

LMFAO Love your comments. Keep them coming. Hope you landed safely that time ;)

[@harrynelson9203]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johncolvin1864]

Sort of like a big radial. If it's not leaking - it's because it's dry. Like British motorcycles! That's also why when a big radial starts, it kills all the mosquitoes in neighborehood!

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

Heck, look under a Harley. Go look at a bikers bar where they all park. A friend had a bar and spread kitty litter so people didn’t slip.

[@majorchungus]

You forgot the Helicycle. Made in Idaho.

[@automotiveterritory]

I'll take a look at it for sure.

[@rgthomson100]

Would have been nice to have the range of these to see if they are viable for proper travel or just to play with

[@automotiveterritory]

Great suggestion, would take it into consideration in the future.

[@automotiveterritory]

Great suggestion, would take it into consideration in the future.

[@jamesdodd7404]

I seen nothing about helicycle

[@jessefarrar5400]

can't understand the speaker for the background noise

[@DanielHamilton382]

Ridiculious electric helicopters! Consider the motorcycle with fusion power in recent years.

[@monomono33]

You miss Cicare 8 from Argentina

[@xyyx1091]

It would be interesting to see a video comparison among the latest gyrocopters which are much less expensive to operate than helicopters

[@222INFINITY]

Everything about a gyro is better, but you can't land them where ever you want.

[@iufu4991]

I’m thinking of making an ultralight that falls under 103 w/ my father should I buy a plane or copter?

[@automotiveterritory]

Maybe both? After all, These aircraft would give you absolutely different emotions and capabilities

[@macofallico]

cicare helicopters from argentina, fun cheap safe!

[@automotiveterritory]

I'll check it out, thanks.

[@felixcat9318]

Your inexplicable decision to exclude the entire range of Helisport CH-7 and CH-77 Helicopters denies your viewers the opportunity to know of these proven, reliable and refined helicopters, one of which was hand flown, solo from France to the USA to attend an airshow, and then flown back after the show! Strangely, you also excluded the innovative Mosquito Air helicopter!

[@automotiveterritory]

Hi, Felix. Appreciate your comment, I did look into the CH-7 and 77. Their platforms have very limited amount of media for the press, no social media posts etc, so I wasn't sure whether they are still in business and therefore chose not to include them in this video. As for the Mosquito helicopters, they were featured, but today they are manufactured under the Composite FX brand, the original Mosquito went out of business

[@ryancaugust]

@@automotiveterritory I think he was meaning that you excluded the Air model, the lightest , cheapest Mosquito model

[@PhillBirch]

France to the USA? What route did he/she take? The CH7 Kompress has a range of around 259Nm and VNE of 110kts (endurance approx 3hrs). The shortest distance I can find is one of the Scottish islands to the Faroes (313km) and from there to Iceland is 440km. Is there a published report I can read?

[@felixcat9318]

@@PhillBirch The AvWeb You Tube video 'France to Oshkosh by helicopter' will show their interview with the Pilot, whom had installed a giant carbon fibre fuel tank giving him a 12 hour, 1000 mile endurance! This is a truly magnificent flying achievement for this tiny kit build helicopter and it's intrepid Pilot/Builder/Owner!

[@PhillBirch]

@@felixcat9318 whoa, that's a serious modification. I can imagine taking of with that extra loading. Must have had baffles to stop the fuel sloshing around. Harder than as suspended load. Unlike fuel - at least you can drop a load if things go wrong. 😳

[@saileshsharma2567]

I love the comment May the torque be with you

[@automotiveterritory]

Glad you like it =)

[@kek207]

I think what the aviation market needs are even safer and even cheaper helicopters

[@automotiveterritory]

It would be really nice to get better and more affordable options but how do you think it's possible to achieve this if some cars are already more expensive than some of these?

[@CG-cw3ps]

*monocoque, not "monolithic"

[@DarkestJavelin]

Here are 3 helicopters that u missed that are also very small. The Cicare 8 from Argentina, the Helicycle, and the Little Bird helicopter from somewhere

[@automotiveterritory]

Appreciate the suggestions, thanks!

[@DarkestJavelin]

@@automotiveterritory, Ur very welcome!

[@evilfluff6634]

The last one soon as you get off the ground you have to start looking for a place to land. I don’t know about electric helicopters yes you can use auto rotation to get to the ground or just gravity. Fuel based helicopters use a lot of fuel a hour compared to fixed wings. But you burn fuel it gets lighter not with batteries. Push a drone in the air until the battery is dead and see what happens. With a standard helicopters you can auto rotation down I don’t know with drone style airframes

[@automotiveterritory]

Electric VTOLs are going to have redundancy systems with Powertrains working independently, so for example, if 8 out of 16 Battery/motor tandems fail, you will still be able to land. As for the range, I believe, computer will force you to land in case the charge is getting extremely low

[@petertothRC-FPV]

Good show love the new tech ultralight coax and multi rotor .

[@automotiveterritory]

Which of the models did you like the most?

[@petertothRC-FPV]

Since i build & fly FPV multi rotor quadcopters Volocopter would be my #1 if i could turn off the gyro for acrobatic flips & rolls.

[@automotiveterritory]

Wow. I'm not sure whether Volocopter have preengineered this thing to flip, but it would be interesting to see what it can do.

[@ranakomail7268]

How we import it in other countries

[@automotiveterritory]

You will have to contact the manufacturers. All of the links to their websites are in the description

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Finally a helicopter with a para shoot all should have this no excuse and all pilots should wear rigs when flying I skydive and I cant belive how many pilots dont have parashoots its scary

[@FirstnameLastname-ud7fg]

Parachute* also, helicopters don’t reeaallyyy need a parachute, they have to ability to perform an autorotation in an engine out.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

@@FirstnameLastname-ud7fg o come on friend lol you think id stay in a chopper and sit pretty well it goes into autorotation ? iv only skydived like 6 times but i understand it id rather pull the parachute out man they hit so hard still with autorotaion what do ya think man ?

[@FirstnameLastname-ud7fg]

savagex466 actually, some helicopter pilots think that an engine out in a helicopter is safer than an engine out in a plane, they think the because when you do an autorotation, you flair as you’re going to land, your speed is reduced to 10 MPh. The KZbinr smarter everyday has a great video about autorotation. (I’m also into skydiving and BASE jumping) and I’d much rather land via autorotation. If I jump out of the heli, I risk both my life and the lives of anyone below me. Not to mention helicopters don’t tend to fly too high and a parachute failure would suck

[@MrMakeItRain.]

Must see tech?

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Do they have ejector seats?

[@automotiveterritory]

Nope. After all there is a propeller up above that can chop up an ejector

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

@@automotiveterritory Lol...

[@DC3Refom]

😂😂 What a idiotic question

[@phapnui]

Two prerequisites for flying a helicopter: you have to be crazy and you have to rewire your brain to fly one. But if I had to pick one here, I'd go with the Safari 500. Reminds me of the Hughes 500 and the OH-6A US military helicopter that I flew. But I was spoiled and flew Huey A,B,C,D and H models and the Cobra AH-1G.

[@automotiveterritory]

I'm glad that nutters (true professional pilots ;) ) like yourself are watching this video! Thanks for your comment and sharing the experience. Hope my amateur video didn't contain too many mistakes

[@damonedwards6724]

phapnui .... CH-47 BCD and F model here!! I love Aviation especially Helicopters .... not affordable for sure but fun to watch and or dream of having my own!!!! 😊🇺🇸

[@phapnui]

@@damonedwards6724 After graduating from flight school, a few of us were taken out to a field where there was a CH-47, Medevac Huey and Cobra lined up for our choice of additional training. I went through the CH-47 and figured there was too much available to hit with gunfire, Medevac did not involve a new model and being young and stupid the Cobra stood out, so sleek like the sports model of the helicopter family. Flying the front seat was like a magic carpet ride. How did the controls of the 47 work. No antitorgue tail rotor so what did the pedals do to keep you in coordinated flight?

[@citizenblue]

4:40 looks like the Horizon Hobby Blade heli lineup...

[@ronswanson2614]

Forget the computerized narrator!

[@av8tor261]

I'm a helicopter engineer, R-22 through Chinook. Helicopters are like women. Easy to get (if you have money) and expensive to maintain. Buy a type certificated helicopter and strictly follow the maintenance schedule. Fly safe everyone.

[@automotiveterritory]

Always glad to greet true experts here. Hopefully I didn't embarrass myself too much with the lack of knowledge in this video ;)

[@rashidjalaljalaluddin]

i would love to have one of them in my life mini helicoptours beautyfull creation of beautyfull nations

[@automotiveterritory]

Which of these is your favorite though?

[@rashidjalaljalaluddin]

The any of this two seaters in fancy colours or one seaters in fancy color and smart and mini good looks

[@charleslee1960]

Im scared of power lines. By the time u see them its too late

[@larryshaw3547]

Where is the HeliCycle 1 place turbine?

[@t00lbox]

6th, I'm not getting the notifications! I have them on!

[@automotiveterritory]

That's very odd. Did you pick your favorite helicopter though?

[@salimkumar9748]

Thanks

[@automotiveterritory]

Which one is your favorite?

[@KingArturo]

I think Rotorway A600 is the best in your video

[@automotiveterritory]

It's a nice option for sure.

[@oxman1971]

I have personally flown in a Safari 400, and it is a very robust design. I’m 265lbs and the guy I flew with was not small. It has an io-360 and handled the weight with no problem.

[@seroberts1]

Kobe Bryant Loves these.

[@TemperateGreenBananaClassic]

Bouta head out in my ultra light heli

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Looking for an electric drone type flying machine carrying 2 people and a bit of lugage.

[@xyvbzz1856]

Do you have pilots license?

[@jeroenjansen2709]

@@xyvbzz1856 no

[@xyvbzz1856]

@@jeroenjansen2709 Then you can fly aircrafts/helicopters that 1.Must be less than 115kg or 254Ibs 2.Max speed must be 55knots 3.No passangers(only the pilot inside) According to the FAA

[@augustoduccio]

Fama is located near Modena in the motor valley where are Ferrari Lamborghini Pagani Maserati a.s.o.

[@williamhoskins7818]

Can you do a video on " gyrocopter's "

[@automotiveterritory]

It's an interesting topic, I will see what I can do.

[@williamhoskins7818]

@@automotiveterritory more people should know about this unique sector of aviation. The best of both worlds, between fixed wing and rotor , also , the variation between pusher and the tractor types , thanks mate !

[@automotiveterritory]

It is exciting for sure.

[@noahpfeifer6931]

Interesting video, but the Volocopter is NO helicopter, and i really miss the Guimbal Cabri G2 in this list....

[@florianbauch3581]

Agree. The Guimbal Cabri G2 should be added to the next revision of this video. Thanks for the video.

[@osmacar5331]

Cheaper just to make my own. Thankfully i know how to.

[@theodorefreeman3173]

Helicopters are the most over price aircraft on the market. There are very few moving parts and most airframes are very simple.

[@automotiveterritory]

And what do you think seems to drive the price up so much?

[@theodorefreeman3173]

@@automotiveterritory Its ability to get into isolated places very fast and to be able to carry a reasonably amount of weight doing it. I have a little background with HU-1 cobras. It's kind of like a house it may cost a100k in one place and the same one may cost 750k some place else. Ask the same question of the fool that payed the 750k.

[@automotiveterritory]

That's true. If they are making aircraft like these, then there is definitely market for it.

[@codmott286]

they're expensive because they take A LOT of R&D to develop

[@theodorefreeman3173]

@@codmott286 no you are wrong there it because people like you do not know any better. Been around them for over 50 year and I know every moving part on them. To make it easy for you to understand. You buy a house in Oklahoma with 2 acres for 100k you go to Long beach California you pay a million five for same house on 50 x 100 foot lot. Its dumb ass like this that has caused this problem. Not only with helicopters but all thing. And helicopters are the least expensive thing to develop and build. There is very little to a HU-1 cobra if you remove the weapons system. If you reset the fuel on the engine and push it real hard it will fly close to 300 knots I bet you did not know that.

[@lancedooley7558]

The mosquito has the best value in my opinion.

[@automotiveterritory]

It's a nice model for sure.

[@mymoney3134]

Wow , I hate people that lie about what their video is about . Is is not about the smallest ultralight helicopters

[@automotiveterritory]

Hmm, what is it about then?

[@kentrinfret2979]

Why are helicopters so fucking expensive? There isn’t much there! And I don’t see any gold or diamonds! WTF

[@airgunningyup]

yea.. if the chinese decided to make helicopters for the US market theyd be 9,999 shipped.. There simply is not a massive market in helicopters , and lack of competition drives prices up/

[@kentrinfret2979]

Rob M the chirped tone I’ve seen is like $38,000. I mean really, WTF

[@jhonfamo8412]

I'm not very well off financially but I would love to have a helicopter

[@automotiveterritory]

Which model in particular?

[@frisk151]

"May the torque be with you"!!!! Okay, you are about to get a sub to go along with the like... I have to find a shirt or a hat with this on it, or have one made... Thanks!

[@wildone838]

The Brumby?

[@automotiveterritory]

Haven't heard of it, will have to educate myself , thanks for the suggestion

[@glen3993]

i thought these were the Cheapest ultralight built, i can buy an Ultralight for $60,000 that's with a turbine engine not piston driven and helicopters cost a lot more to Maintain then Purchase

[@automotiveterritory]

Hi there, Glen. Please list the models that you are referring to. Bear in mind that I included only the prices for the brand new models.

[@locodefra]

faltó el cicare.de argentina.

[@dingoboy1725]

These are affordable if you have a summer home in the alps another one in the Bahamas a couple euro sports cars plus 100 foot 5 million dollar yacht to land the helicopter you can own I think I’ll go ahead and spend a few more bucks and get a Blackhawk

[@automotiveterritory]

Well, these ones are offered at some of the lowest prices.

[@zulkiflyhjali5142]

Wow...👍👍👍🤗

[@automotiveterritory]

Thank you! Which one is your fave?

[@zulkiflyhjali5142]

@@automotiveterritory ....😎 composite FX mosquito👍👍

[@edubrizzi]

Video tittle: 10 Smallest Helicopters and Cheapest Ultralight Kits You Can Actually Own So Robinson´s choppers should not be on the list. R22 is the only small one( two sitters) but not sold as Ultralight nor as a kit even not as affordable as the other ones.

[@automotiveterritory]

It's one of the smallest, though, right? I hope this was the only issue that you had with the video and enjoyed the rest of the content

[@ictpilot]

By a used one

[@edubrizzi]

@@ictpilot Are you by anychance a pilot´. A real pilot. If so you should not have said that....

[@ictpilot]

@@edubrizzi I am, since 1982. Fixed wing and helicopter. Why shouldn't I have said that. A used R22 would be a good buy.

[@edubrizzi]

@@ictpilot My very dear Captain ITCPILOT I ´m very much happy knowing your are a Helicopter and fixed wings pilot. So you know much better than I do what I meant by what I said. There is no way to compare a brand new aircraft with an used one . Maintenance costs are primary subject to be considered, etc. and all other costs involved. By the Way dear friend, like you , I am a retired Military Pilot of FAB ( Major Dog Fighter) and Commercial Ailrline Captain and l love flying helicopters, as I am RotorWay South America Helicopters CEO, based in Brazil. Having a chance come visiting us. will be more than a pleasure receiving you here . Best of all Brizzi

[@adolfocamargojunior6468]

Faltou Cicare8 fabricado na Argentina...

[@locodefra]

así es amigo de Brasil

[@jk-si5dm]

I want one so bad. I can afford to buy one but maintenance and up keep I can not afford!

[@automotiveterritory]

That is understandable. Major reason why many people never buy an aircraft. You should consider joint ownership to cut down the costs

[@rgthomson100]

Far to expensive for what you are getting if you look at it the same as a vehicle, chassis engine and a few fancy made parts with rotors dont make up the prices im seeing, i think most of these should be in the price range of a car and not even a fancy one at that

[@automotiveterritory]

The price range of a car? What kind of a car are we talking?

[@robertkorda9872]

Distance on full gas

[@AnthonyDigi1205]

I wish helle insurance was better price

[@HASNIARPASANDE]

❤

[@truckerray7533]

I would love to have a 2-placeRotorway Exec or the single place Helicycle, but all these small/tiny helos are ONLY for the WEALTHY ELITE. . . . !!!

[@joefloki804]

the CABRI is missing !!!!!!!

[@willusa2927]

I don't think any of my cheap the mosquito seems like something my normal person might be able to purchase but the best one I think is the road away it seems like if you want to get like a house mortgage you could buy that one