A Life-flight helicopter lands in Ridgway Pa to transport a patient for urgent care.

[@k4xtt]

Most people don't realize that those spinning blades, (depending on humidly,etc.) generate a lot of static electricity. This is the very first helicopter video that I,ve seen where you can see the sparks jump to the ground several times when that right side landing skid touches the ground. Look closely and you will see it! Interesting indeed.

[@fo727]

I shot the video. I never heard of this phenomenon nor did I see this in this video. After carefully watching I see it as the right skid makes contact with ground. For those who have not seen this, and I imagine no one except you have seen it, look toward the back third of the right skid. 3 distinct sparks at 03:18 Tap the play/pause button to advance a fame at a time. It is clearly seen! Thank you!

[@silntstl]

Heavy cloud cover will do that as well. A helicopter is basically a giant flying generator. In the Coast Guard when we would lower equipment on the hoist to a boat, one of the items on the checklist to the boat crew was to inform them to let the equipment touch the vessel, water, ground before touching it. Otherwise they would/could receive one hell of a shock. I have seen it put someone right to the deck.

[@fo727]

@@silntstlthat’s good Intel! Thanks! Were you able to see the discharge on this video?

[@cammiller5516]

That our upmc helicopter

[@HyliAir]

I think the static that you seeing could just be loose debris on the ground that is giving the impression of static discharge. There is a lot of loose debris flying around as the helicopter approaches the ground. Very difficult to tell from this video.

[@bobhunter3050]

27 years of Fire / Ems , Helicopter landings and take off,,, never gets old .

[@katielizfmedic18]

Best 6 years of my EMS career was as a flight medic but you are also a flight mechanic as well always watching your tail, making sure you don’t hit power lines, etc. then there’s the rotor wash…. It’s all in all an incredibly fun job ❤

[@Asukol]

Great footage. Just got my RN license and hoping to become a flight nurse.

[@juju1896]

Looks like an EC 135, very common patient transport helicopter in US. Thank you to all who do this work!

[@fo727]

Where are you from?

[@DevilDolphin734]

EC-135 C2

[@andrewo.9412]

ahh, I thought this was one of the new H135

[@coolleo149]

It is, cause Airbus removed the bottom fin and the arrow pointed horizontal stabilizers from it, and extended the top fin tail a little higher, and still has the same fenestron tail rotor sound

[@juju1896]

@@fo727 Maryland. My niece is a CFRN in a 135 near Baltimore.

[@geraldmurphy1428]

I myself have to thank them for saving my life. I landed and hit my Head and ended up with a Blood clot in my head. That happened November 2022. Thank you all for your Recuse. 🙏🙏

[@fo727]

Thanks for sharing!

[@geraldmurphy1428]

@Mike’s Videos your more than Welcome.

[@bennyedmondson5128]

I cannot count the number of times I have assisted with a landing zone we have a interstate highway and have done many scene flights landing them on the main highway kudos to that pilot for a awesome job of setting that bird on the ground we have a local crew that fly over my house all the time

[@fo727]

What part of the country are you in?

[@brucet4325]

God bless ‘em - some of the most dangerous flying in the world.

[@cathywhite9415]

These pilots are very skillfully trained pilots 🚁 thank God 🙏 we have them.

[@mattclawson703]

Actually the flight crew usually consists of the pilot, flight nurse and flight paramedic, not two nurses. I flew almost 10 years as a flight medic and all of our crews were set up that way.

[@JRadventures96]

Agreed. It’s always this way.

[@omar15964]

This is our crew in Australia (Victoria)Each has a crew of three, one pilot, and either one doctor and a Critical Care or HEMS paramedic, or two Critical Care or HEMS paramedics. Each aircraft can carry one patient lying down on a stretcher. There's also space for a small passenger should the patient be a child and need accompanying by a parent.

[@MichaelKlingerrr]

In some areas of the United States, you might find a resident emergency physician subbing out for one of the flight nurses. Just depends on location and timing.

[@fo727]

Thanks for sharing. Always appreciate actual experience.

[@fo727]

@@omar15964thanks for the insight on your operations.

[@Genesis38T]

Got medivac from one hospital to another due to a heart issue last year down here in Florida. 6’2 and 310lbs… they had to find a helicopter to fit me and the equipment I had connected to me being in was intubated. Never realized they had limits on patients sizes. Great footage though! I wish I could remember my flight.

[@Chevyguy-Ray]

Years ago, I was part of the LZ crew for lifestar out of Erie, pa. What is being shown here is called a hot load,which means the engine is running at medium speed.

[@geertzwager1309]

Awesome clip and good information! Thank you for posting!

[@marcushunter6008]

On april 4th my dad had an accident on our property while cutting firewood. A big branch fell and hit him in the forehead. Life flight landed in our field and transported him to presby in Pittsburgh. I remember doing a few "hot loads" when i was a fireman. It's pretty intense when you're right under the blades loading a patient.

[@fo727]

Wow! Hope your dad was OK! Thanks for sharing.

[@capt.imanuddinyunusshmh.6549]

This is very nice video .. add up with subtitles texting about Helicopter procedure and aerodynamic.. appreciated 🙏🚁🚁👍

[@billybirt8604]

they saved my life about 5 years ago i was flone to altoona troma center for a month

[@SMcCaskill]

I saw a rescue and med evac flight up close in Denton, TX in 2005 on the street behind the house where I lived. A driver had slammed into a light pole and the first driver on scene happened to be a trauma nurse that stopped, rendered aid, and called 911. She got the police, medics, and rescue there. They called in CareFlight to evacuate the guy to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. The nurse did an excellent job when taking control. I never did find out if the guy lived. He was in really rough shape when the helicopter took off with him. The nurse sat behind him in the car supporting his head once rescue got there until they loaded him onto the backboard and stretcher for transport.

[@fo727]

Very interesting to read these accounts people are posting. Thanks for sharing your encounter!

[@LindasGamingCorner]

As the Airbus H-145 had landed, you can hear the engines go to idlde. I fly this very same H-145 in Flightsim and use a dedicated Action Pack to get and fly missions like these... Great video!!!

[@simonmarini766]

It is actually 135, not 145. It has three side windows, not four.

[@mr.joseph7806]

I hope you never need a medevac but its great to have them when they are needed. I rolled my truck and they flew me off the side of a mountain in Colorado. I could feel myself leaning and the nurse told me they landed on the side of a mountain just fo me. 😢 Flight crew fire /emt's ❤

[@427SuperSnake1]

I miss the old helicopters. Bell 222, BK117, Bell 430.. You knew they where coming from a mile away they where so loud. Helicopters today are much more quiet.

[@bobby_D]

Awesome video! Love the explanations because there was a few things that I always wondered and you cleared up. Really good video.

[@fo727]

Glad you liked the video!

[@chrisherron117]

Usually staffed with 1 flight nurse and 1 flight paramedic, not 2 nurses.

[@fo727]

Thanks for the correction

[@josephbennett3482]

All depends on what type of flight they're doing , not every flight is done with a paramedic on-board.

[@medicman9053]

Some states like PA have PHRN certification that allows the RN to function as a paramedic so you will see RN/RN more often there.

[@epicsaucebaous]

One of the crew members is a flight paramedic

[@fo727]

Thanks for the correction

[@indyarchive]

awesome video!

[@donmunro144]

Your community is fortunate to have a crew like this. I live close to the airport and have our local lifeflight on my scanner. I'm amazed at how many calls they refuse due to weather. The slightest breeze or rain grounds them. Yet the army base near by will fly.

[@brolland22]

As a former flight medic myself, i don't know of any Air Service refusing flights due to weather by announcing it over the radio. Most of this is done vis telephone service. You're area might be different. If the birds in the air, it would be heard over the air, but only then.

[@barryg4927]

As I understand it the flight helmets are worn not only for communication but what is forgotten is that they also protect the crewmembers in case of a bird strike and obviously to reduce head trauma in a crash.

[@silntstl]

Flight helmets do very little to protect your head in a crash. They are made of fairly thin composite materials. They do well to protect your noggin if you bang/bump it but in an actual crash they can be a hinderance to your safety. The Navy years ago did a study and found that helicopter flight helmets could be to bulky and actually cause greater injury during a crash.

[@myfavorites1016]

Got a question , it may sound weird . But why do they circle around before landing.

[@rodneywright9156]

Angels from above

[@stevenbowers4164]

The medical staffing is different in England, either two critical care paramedics or one possibly two + doctor, often a trauma specialist or an anesthesiologist though your starting to see doctor's who specialises in pre hospital emergency medicine, there's a number of series on KZbin featuring uk helimed if anyone is interested, from personal experience it's both comforting and worrying laying on the road with the paramedic from the ambulance service fast response car checking you out looking up at helimed coming into land in the field next to the road

[@fo727]

Thanks for the post! It always interesting to hear the differences from one country to another. Glad you watched! Did you see the fire video I posted? It’s interesting. Same community. Cheers.

[@Belchmaster41]

@@fo727 do you know how much the pilot has to pay if the 🚁 needs to be refueled?

[@juju1896]

Steve bowers I love those shows! Fascinating to watch!

[@teak5476]

Stat has a Paramedic and Flight Nurse, not 2 nurses. Every now and then a ER Physician will be with them as well.

[@Eyezzzonly]

Look at the blades at 10:19 - as they were pitched up they angled upwards

[@mattdooley6206]

I feel bad for that patient hopefully he gets a full recovery

[@johndoyle6697]

my mom was life flighted back in 2012 . I met one of the nurses. She explained everything to me as far as what happened and where she was going. She was from England. Met both nurses later at stanford were they took my mom. The bill was almost 60 thousand dollars. Insurance paid it all thank god.

[@RoadsFranconia]

Interestingly, these helicopters mostly act as "ambulances" while here in Germany they almost always carry an emergency doctor, which also supervise the patient during flight or sometimes is the first doctor on the scene and decides what to do. Without a doctor paramedics are very restricted in what they can do, f.e. they can't give any medicine. On bord aside of the doctor and the pilot is a MEMS (it is a paramedic who is also trained to help the pilot in technical questions and the doctor in medical assistance)

[@medicman9053]

There’s some data suggesting that HEMS has worse outcomes with physicians on board due to their tendencies to stay on scene for too long. Here in the US, our scope of practice is expanded to pretty much any invasive skill needed.

[@dancarter482]

Ducted tail fan is a massive contributor to the sound effects witnessed. Not just the main rotor.

[@Belchmaster41]

yep, but injuries are prevented because the tail rotor is covered & protected while spinning. If it's exposed (like the main rotor) , you can still lose your head

[@dancarter482]

@@Belchmaster41 I was responding to the text on screen commenting on the sound of blade pitch - _OBVIOUSLY_ .

[@markmalasics3413]

I hope the patient came out ok. I also hope he has a lot of money or suitable insurance because that is one expensive ride for anyone without either.

[@decnijfkris3706]

Is that urgent?

[@bettybelongia7213]

God. Bless. U. ❤😊

[@quin241]

Sound changes due to angle

[@rosesmith6208]

looks like the blades are moving really slow funny how things look slow when it is actually at high speed, like watching tires on some cars who are going really fast but the wheels look like they are moving very slowly. optical illusions.

[@20truck]

That's the frame rate of the camera creating the illusion the helicopter blades are going slow, the faster the frame rate of the camera the more frames per second it records therefore it's recording almost as fast as those blades are turning and it will look as if they're standing still if you match the frame rate and the RPM of the blades. Also when you see someone filming LED lights they appear to be blinking that's also because of the frame rate of the recording camera

[@Belchmaster41]

yep, but most times: the blades have to slow down in order to land safely on-scene

[@20truck]

@@Belchmaster41 No sir that's not correct the aircraft is running at full throttle when it's in flight, it goes up and down by the pitch of the blades.

[@randykelley6826]

A lot of the pilots doing this job these days flew combat medical helicopters in their military lives. That is why when you see them fly on days when it's gusty winds out they land like it's no problem just another routine landing. Ultimately it's the pilots decision whether or not to fly taking into consideration the safety of all on board.

[@RobertHawk520]

Stat 6 located at the Clarion County airport my home town

[@HyliAir]

The pilots and crew wear helmets for crash protection as well as being able to fit NVG goggles to the helmets at night. HEMS operations normally require one pilot during the day and two pilots at night.

[@black_baron_net]

🏴‍☠BLACK BARON🏴‍☠ 2:55 Yes, indeed, turn the tail into the wind instead of a 90° angle. It's safer and more stable in windy to very windy weather conditions.

[@jeremyellison7829]

On a med evac helicopter you have a pilot and a nurse and a doctor on board them to assess the situation and to start treatment on board the med evac helicopter and I know this because I'm a firefighter

[@cammiller5516]

That our upmc helicopter

[@nathanmeece9794]

Why only one pilot? Wouldn't it make sense to have two in case one becomes disabled?

[@muratti72muc]

to expensive to operate with 2 pilots. In Germany they only have to fly with 2 pilots at night because of instrument flight rules. But also the helicopters must have a big expensive upgrade to be operated at night. I never hear from a disabled Heli pilot.

[@fo727]

@@muratti72mucit’s always great to hear about operations in different countries. Thanks for sharing.

[@RickLancaster-w2x]

I can say in combat in the army in Afghanistan Helos landed very quickly not taking their time like its landing for a tour they are going to take a couple on

[@robbiepulliam1829]

Theese are some awesome people they have,save my life back in oct. 2021 i was in a head on collusion by a,drunk driver im blessed to be alive

[@fo727]

Thanks for sharing. Where did this happen? Can you tell more about what you remember?

[@robertrockwell7581]

I have about a Dozen pictures on my lap top where I have walked over to our local hospital and taken of Helicopters landing. when they land here the Engines are shut off and they stay inside until the blades quit spinning. I guess for safety reasons. I live in South West Lower Michigan near the Indiana border.

[@fo727]

Are you still taking pics at that hospital? If so, try shooting some video. Love to see it.

[@Asukol]

I wonder if different states have different flight safety standards regarding whether occupants have to wait for the rotors to stop before exiting the helicopter.

[@dizzypancreaspump]

I've been in one of those 5x

[@fo727]

Wow! That’s a lot!

[@dougbeer2697]

I believe this is the Life Flight helicopter from North Lima Ohio.

[@trob0914]

Western Pennsylvania Center for Emergency Medicine!

[@PaigeLovelace]

No, that’s UMPC

[@MMMMM-v5m]

Man... love flying in helicopters.. but that is one flight I do NOT want to be on... Although when I worked in insurance claims, I did pay 2 of the bills or what I could. One bill was $4,000 and the other later bill was $17,000.

[@mattdooley6206]

I’d be afraid to go near the chopper because of the spinning rotors

[@dva511]

When the helicopter landed, the sound didn't change because of the blades. The sound it's coming from the engine.

[@Belchmaster41]

the pitch changed on landing, but it will change after departing.

[@JRadventures96]

The beating sound of the rotors does changes when the pilot flattens out the pitch! They can sit with takeoff power set and not lift off because of this. If you take notice the pilot sets takeoff power shortly before lift off, then adds pitch causing the aircraft to takeoff. Also note the power setting does not change when lifting off the ground but rather the pitch of the main rotors causing a the beating sound again.

[@fo727]

@@JRadventures96thanks for backing up my text narrative. I’m not a helicopter pilot, but I have thousands of hours behind a variable pitch prop. Cheers.

[@GlobbeRoller]

3:18 à ce moment là, regardez le patin droit de l'hélicoptère on voit plusieurs étincelles, j'avais jamais vu ce phénomène, c'est impressionnant, c'est pas très gros il faut regarder attentivement, mais quand on sait où regarder c'est impressionnant. Merci à l'auteur du commentaire épinglé @k4xtt

[@JRJunior8624]

Well that's that, well done folks, uh..Hey look were right beside a Beer store!! 30 pack on sale!!

[@fo727]

Lol!

[@larryanderson2918]

I grew up about 20 mins from there

[@fo727]

Where do you live now? And when was the last time you were back?

[@larryanderson2918]

In South Carolina. Be heading there in about a month

[@fo727]

@@larryanderson2918I grew up in Ridgway. We have a house there and in Cincinnati. Always wanted to get out of Ridgway and see the world! I work for United Airlines and fly internationally and I always look forward to coming back to Ridgway.

[@deepVAroots]

If you are ever (un)fortunate enough to require a ride on a MedEvac helicopter it will be the worst day of your life.

[@robertfoster2026]

I flew for a time, the cost of the flight never amounted to the life of the patient

[@williamturner1517]

I prefer to think the aircraft is FLOWN by ONE pilot. Staffed?

[@fo727]

Agree..I should have said “flown by one pilot”. I almost said “manned by one pilot” but that would have been a major FOPAW. Sometimes you miss the obvious! Thanks.

[@zachdonaldson4848]

The helicopter is a Eurocopter

[@Robin-en6tj]

Should of been around when the pilots were from the Vietnam war. Those guys would fly anything, at anytime. They were just happy not being shot at. And maybe a little nuts but in a good way.

[@stevenbowers4164]

I'm not going to post the link but on KZbin there's a video of MERT in Afghanistan with a Chinook on a mission to get private Chris Grey (RIP) thats worth watching, as a note it was broadcast with permission of his family as well as film of the contact in which he suffered his fatal wounds

[@Robin-en6tj]

@@stevenbowers4164 I believe I have seen that. And there are a lot of pilots now getting into EMS. But think about this. Vietnam was the last large scale war that pilots landed on skids. One of our newest pilot stated it was hard training from wheels to skids. One in four pilots were killed in Vietnam, so if you made it out I'm thinking the got really good or really lucky. Either way they both serviced with distinction. And they come home and fly the med-vac flights, give of themselves for the people who without them would die. This has nothing to do with the first comment, but people like this get paid like most not worth what they do. Then there are people who play games and make millions. I do my best to save lives for a living and still have a hourly wage that keeps me in the lower part of the economic latter.

[@kepler240]

There's s $55K chopper ride. They don't tell you that and insurance doesn't cover that.

[@silntstl]

Most of that money isn't being collected by whichever MedEvac company Stat, Life Flight etc. There is primarily a couple of companies that lease all the helicopters out Air Methods, AMGH for example. THOSE are the real problem. Well that and for some reason most insures only pay 5-7 K for a 30K ride.

[@kepler240]

@@silntstl Yeah. I had tob deal with Air Methods. Got it down to 5K after my attorney told them I was taking the case to court. Then settled immediately. I only had a broken left arm and broken left foot after being hit head on. Hospital was only 2 miles away but they flew me to Vanderbilt 20 miles away.

[@akoska]

Zuhanj le!😊

[@kylepopell3585]

Let’s go

[@nwestark]

The fire fighters/medics in their bunker gear is stupid and hindering them. But I guess they looked cool.

[@fo727]

Maybe, just maybe, whenever they are in the role they are required to suit up. That way if the chopper bursts into flames or a fire breaks out and they have to go, they’re ready! Could you see these guys driving around in their shorts, tee shirts and flip flops? “Yo Phil, wheredya get those cool camo crocks? eBay? No dumb ass, Amazon, ya know in south America.!”

[@trob0914]

That's required PPE!

[@henrysantos121]

Matatan* Ribirin H-S ®

[@johnroberts2444]

I would rather die than too have a $20,000 or more helicopter ride bill !!! 🤔

[@fo727]

Now there’s an honest and frugal guy! Thanks for sharing!

[@johnroberts2444]

@@fo727 Your Very Welcome My Friend! 👍😊

[@johnroberts2444]

@gerhardma4297 I agree ! 👍 💯

[@RickLancaster-w2x]

A person is fighting for their life Do your Job or just find a new one

[@RickLancaster-w2x]

you can simply have earphones for communication no helmet's needed. As for dropping the helicopters collective Duh. Ican only say this is not a Piolet i would have wanted in Combat

[@chrismair8161]

So there not many that want to be (On-Call) 24/7 365 days of the year. I like it. Helping Families as I fly as fast as I can to help the injured. The whole parking in places that the aircraft would normally not be gently placed gives a nice (Pucker Factor). I used to have to jump out of perfectly working Aircraft to save lives. Now! I land one then take on the most precious Cargo. A Human Life. Military Trained evolved into Savior from above. All day any day as I like what I do.

[@fo727]

First and foremost, thanks for sharing. I’m an airline pilot and I don’t volunteer that information when I’m out in public, but here, on this type of platform, it is of high interest to let that be known. Gives people a chance to ask questions. So tell us, what country, or which part of the country are you flying in..

[@DevilDolphin734]

I have a few medivac videos on my channel.

[@rerun3283]

I can't imagine why anyone would get into a medical helicopter. If they save your life they're going to own you. You'll recover and then spend the rest of your life buying the owner of the company a second yacht and a new home for his mistress.

[@stevenbowers4164]

Luckily for me I'm in England so the helicopter is provided by a charity and the medical staffing (critical care paramedics and doctors) are usually NHS so we don't get billed, they can also be used for first response especially in more rural areas

[@fo727]

@@stevenbowers4164thanks for the info. Things are so different across the globe. Cheers!

[@stevenbowers4164]

@@fo727 one of the biggest changes recently is a move towards the doctor's on helimed and the ambulance service trauma car being specialist in pre-hospital emergency medicine rather than trauma specialist though it's still not unusual for a senior doctor to run a major trauma unit one day and the next to be the doctor on helimed, practically what that means is doing as much as the scene as possible then considering on arrival at the major trauma center not going into the emergency room but straight to CT, if interested worth watching is more recent series of "Air ambulance ER", "24 hrs in A&E" and "Ambulance code red"

[@larkhigginbotham5374]

The county I live pays for all residents to have free life flight. Plus you can become a member for other areas.

[@stevenbowers4164]

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[@alexjohnson4934]

I hope this was staged or the patient only had a broken finger because to me it looks like they all moved really slow. From when they took the little stretcher out and over to the ambulance and then having a quick conversation with one another, come on. Imagine if that was your mom or dad and they had severe head injuries or respiratory problems, I’m assuming every second counts and if they wanted to move quicker I’m sure they could’ve left a min earlier.

[@trader025]

Hopefully your not serious.

[@fo727]

@@trader025I know, right?

[@chip9177]

Slowish and methodical for a reason.

[@silntstl]

Ever hear "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast"? The crew has a lot going on at that moment, getting info on the patient, talking to the first responders etc. Also, civilian Medevacs won't accept a patient that's not in somewhat stable condition when they arrive. They will help work the patient on the ground until that occurs or the patient expires.

[@rexmayn3171]

Maybe next time the photographer can get closer than a half mile from the LZ.

[@mrs.mcclain7324]

It’s only 100 yards away maybe lol 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

[@fo727]

0:03:55 that’s not close enough? Lol!

[@josephbennett3482]

When an Landing Zone is put in place fire crews don't let anyone get near the zone for obvious reasons and that is SAFETY, bystanders that aren't first responders are kept far away because people are unpredictable and the first responders don't know what people's intentions are when the helicopter is inbound to land or is on the ground.

[@Belchmaster41]

yep, but if the tail rotor is not covered, it can still be dangerous while loading

[@kingkong7617]

The life flight choppers in the south have two pilots and a medic on board at all times for safety!

[@fo727]

Thanks for the that info!

[@staymad7206]

the sound changes because they are reducing the engine and rotor RPM to idle/minimum while on the ground. It has nothing to do with the pitch of the blades

[@fo727]

We’ll actually it has to do with the load factor placed on the rotors. Load factor is experienced by multiple factors. The slapping you hear just before takeoff is caused by the angle of the main rotor’s angle of attack being increased by the collective. This increase in lift on the main rotor creates greater vortices which causes the slapping sound as the blades fly through them. You can increase the engine power to 100% without hearing that sound. NASA did an in-depth study of rotary wing acoustics.