CH 53 Beach Takeoff

Aftermath of the CH-53 Emergency Landing by Dog Beach in Del Mar, California. The Helicopter took off from the beach and landed after a quick flight to the Del Mar Fairgrounds for further diagnosis and repair.

[@marshinator7806]

These things are absolutely solid I once flew from Bahrain straight across the arabian gulf in one these to get back to my unit. I've never felt safer or had such a comfortable ride. Im british and would like to say thank you America for allowing my country use of your awesome shit

[@Techreflection7203]

Thank you for your service!

[@obviousness8113]

Hello brother! Thanks for saying that! If you ever come to Texas, I'd love to have a beer with you!

[@PH-md8xp]

Thanks Brit for being a faithful ally, BTW you’re welcome for the ride, that is.

[@deanbritt9131]

Tell that to the 130 families who have lost love ones because they are a piece of crap

[@iranmaster]

That's Persian Gulf son of a bitch 🇮🇷

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

That thing is massive. I remember preparing for the Haiti operation in 94. We were staging out of GITMO. Our medevac company was in support. Getting Blackhawks broke down for C-5 airlift is a pain. Doing it at night is almost possible. Multiple seal teams were going in first. They had 10 of these running up when Clinton finished brokering a deal. I had never seen so many pissed off Sailors/seals in my life. Most of them have aerial refueling like this one with the extended boom on the right side.

[@extremereclusefallows5779]

I think all of the primary training is completed at Ft Rucker. Then the pilot students from the navy go to advanced aircraft training.

[@operator0]

I remember that Haiti thing too. I was stationed on a Military Sealift supply ship and we were pulling into Norfolk after a three month Med cruise. As the tug boats were pushing us onto the pier, the Captain informed everyone that our leave/liberty was being postponed. It turns out that the Navy was about to send us right back out to Haiti for god knows how long. We were all stuck on that boat for an extra day until the Navy decided to send our sister ship instead of the ship that just got back from supplying the entire NATO navy in the Mediterranean.

[@xavierwarren9799]

First of all, the beach that can support such a massive aircraft is amazing itself!

[@LifeInMontana]

1980 or so, lvtp-7 platoon aboard for training, became a volunteer platoon for a ship to ship 53 training. The trip was eye opening to be blunt. God Bless our Aircrews! Thanks for the ride!🇺🇸

[@andyjasso3050]

when i worked for Rolls Royce we "borrowed" one to get two Gas Turbines out to the FPSO Schiehallion which was at risk of losing power for her DPS system and a US Marine Sea Stallion took me out and back again 600NM out i the ocean as it could mid air refuel and in a full force 9 storm they put the turbines exactly on the spot i wanted while the vessel was pitching and rolling in 15m seas ....Thank You for the skills you guys had and one hell of an experience i will never forget!

[@phapnui]

When I was a kid in the 50's, I was in the hospital for an operation and afterwards read my comic books. One stands out. It started with a scene of a jet and a helicopter on the first page and I was thinking too bad for the guy who had to fly the helicopter, low and slow. Where's the fun in that? A few days later, against doctors and mothers orders, I slipped out of the house to play war games with my friends with our cap pistols. Many years later, I had the pleasure of playing in the SE Asian War Games and what did I fly? Helicopters. The flying part was a lot of fun. The shooting part not so much.

[@SomeDumUsrName]

omG....you had ONE JOB! Just ONE! SMFH!!!

[@capespring]

great. missed that taking off part. anyway still an interesting video.

[@capespring]

+Spencer Mosher just a little upset, I'm not blaming. in fact I'm grateful people like you upload some cool videos. thanks.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

Unfortunate that you missed the initial APP light off and engine start, but understandable, given that the standard procedure is to start all engines with the rotor head locked, then start the head spinning once all three main engines are up and making torque, thus there's little or no visual indication of when they're going to start cranking engines.

[@chrisdebie5930]

FS2K4Pilot where have you heard that...i promise you are mistaken

[@FS2K4Pilot]

I VERY MUCH doubt that I'm mistaken, since I spent four years working on that very helicopter type as an Airframe Mechanic MOS 6153. A locked head start is the standard start up procedure per NATOPS, and in my four years at HMT/HMHT-302, I can't recall ever personally witnessing an unlocked start.

[@SASD209]

Rotor head locked? Locked with what, a gust lock?? Lock it where??? The TTO is the only reasonable place to "lock" it, and that is when it is shut down. Perhaps stopped with a rotor brake? Do you have any idea what kind of torque that gearbox is producing and what forces would be unleashed if you just "let it go" after putting power to the head???

[@willcull562]

I love how it’s dried up the sand in its wash

[@Vityaba97]

best part is missing from video

[@Borzoi86]

Laundry change by the crew needed after the flight, ya think?

[@gglen2141]

I know. The video guy, like me, must have been thinking "this thing is NEVER going to take off" and shut off the video. The suddenly BOOM!! it takes off.

[@ats-3693]

Machine gunning the civilian onlookers? Yeah that's what I thought too

[@rholmst]

All that time and energy in making the video, only to screw it up.

[@J.Doza46]

Those EAPS THO!!!God damn I never get tired of that sound.

[@ColonelJohnmatrix1000]

Always impressive to see the Stallion. They are rock solid when I have flown in them.

[@DS-ew7sp]

Megan who??? THIS is THEE STALLION!!

[@satishbhaskaran4384]

Best view of take off missing

[@archiebailey060]

grow up

[@c-459]

Fond memories of My Plt mounting out on another Bug Hunt from Lang Co Vietnam on the South China Sea 1968 USMC 👍🏻🍺🇺🇸

[@serene_actual]

Bird is the word

[@bosshimselff836]

That's sooo cool I love these kinds of stuff❤

[@marcelobragaoficial]

Um mega super helicóptero, belo vídeo, parabéns

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Awesome sight ! 👍

[@drewbarker819]

Used to work with the guy who went out there to "fix up" this plane. Was an issue with the main gearbox that forced the landing.

[@wallacebell4311]

3:15 for the takeoff!

[@robertsteves9940]

Notice how 3 crew members got off? Pilot said "I don't know if this thing's making it back, and I ain't taking you down with me." I flew on them 20 years ago. Not the most reliable birds in the sky. Things haven't changed.

[@throe68]

That was maintenance folks that were brought in to troubleshoot, or passengers. Probably as a precaution they had them drive or ride another bird back. I never had a flight where we set down in any place other than an LZ or helipad. I had two precautionary landings to check out a broken latch and metal chip warning light (indicating the possibility of metal chips or shavings in the gearbox), none were found....If you haven't seen the new K model, check it out...FSSF (Forever Shitters, Shitters Forever)!

[@reddog1500]

They're not in flight suits so more than likely they're not air crew. Birds taking off usually require someone from each shop for troubleshooting. Avi, Air Frames, Ordnance, and Flightline, which is the crewchief and/or Aerial Observer (AO)

[@mikes6973]

Years ago, during Bear Hunt 83, I copped a ride with HMM-165 I believe it was on a hop that picked up some engineers that were to be taken out somewhere to build something. Shortly after picking them up, the number 1 hydraulic boost line over the pilot burst dumping hot hydraulic fluid on him and the co-pilot. We set down in a ROK Army compound fairly hard and rolled to a stop short of the soccer goal and the power line behind it. Needless to say, the ROK soldiers came out with loaded rifles pointed at us as the engineers bailed out the ramp. I just sat there watching and laughing, they thought the bird was gonna burn. A short time later, the general over the whole exercise landed in his Skid asking if we needed anything. A replacement line was on the way already and we were waiting on it. The maintenance crew replaced it, the pilot signed off on it, still soaking wet with hydraulic fluid, we told the ROK soldiers goodbye and flew off to drop the engineers off and RTBed. Even after that, I still wanted to earn my wings which I did once I returned Stateside. Emergencies happen, you just hope that there is no water beneath you at the time. ;) Phrogs forever.

[@budgoble4602]

@@reddog1500 Back when I was a crew chief on CH-53D's, two pilots and a crew were all that was required for flights.

[@mastermindeducationabroad33]

start watching from 3:14 to save your valuable time !

[@Rockdaypl]

Whyyy You cut video just before take off ? Whyyyyyu

[@marcelmartel6473]

The best is missing

[@christompkins1482]

If its not leaking somethings wrong i would for sure trust this one because they had a leak mid flight probably the safest ch53 in the fleet

[@fazlolaahsoleimanian9641]

The Arabian Gulf does not exist on the planet, and there is only the Persian Gulf, followed by the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean. Thank you.

[@Tridentjay]

CH 53. Beach takeoff.... all good. Where is the takeoff?

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

I suspect Holland because the Dutch Military did C130 takeoffs Tests there as well.

[@mikegreen6066]

NIce! Am i Crazy, or is that a vintage paddy wagon at the public line?

[@industrialdonut7681]

imagine like fucking up the takeoff when everybody there is watching lol

[@MacNifty]

Oh Frank! You missed the best part!!! Clipped it out pickin' ya shorts up?

[@StadiaVlogs]

Camera issue right as it was taking off so I was able to hit record a few seconds after it started lifting off.

[@vigoedwinpandika1545]

Grindor Decepticon🗿

[@shadetreehandyman]

Such a long run up and then missed the takeoff

[@apocalips8008]

Just wasted 3:20 minutes of my life....

[@SupesMe]

Wow. that's a awful fast Start up & take off for something with 3 Engines to start!

[@FS2K4Pilot]

The 53 actually normally does a locked start, i.e. the rotor head is locked in a specific position by the rotor brake/rotor positioner while all the engines are started, and once all three are in the green, then and only then do they dump the brake and start spinning up the rotors. And there's actually four engines to start, the first actually being the Auxiliary Power Plant, which is necessary for starting the other three engines. It supplies the hydraulic power to start them, among other things.

[@sirwholland7]

Why edit out the actual lift off?

[@TheWizardGamez]

and kids, thats why the house in the old photos was painted white and why we painted it green

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Fantástic.

[@cesarespina7818]

Bonito y grande el aparato.pero como puede sonar asi .es un ruido infernal.arcaico y fuera de todo rango .de contaminacion acústica.

[@HEYangelYOUduhSEXAYH]

I build these things, and my god... what amazing machines, a huge thanks goes out to our Marines, for letting me be a part of this mission and protecting our homeland.

[@EvilMoran]

Blackout in disguise look at him go.

[@frost7724]

EVILMORAN blackout is a pave low

[@chaiyaa2times622]

Its grindor

[@titansboytc]

@@chaiyaa2times622 grindor is also a pave low

[@chaiyaa2times622]

@@titansboytc false, Blackout is the MH-53 Pave Low III, while Grindor is a CH-53E Super Stallion.

[@titansboytc]

@@chaiyaa2times622 my bad I as looking at the toy of grindor and basically the same as blackout

[@neonskyrl]

imagine falling on the propellers or that one cuts you at that speed 💀

[@giannisgasparis8779]

THATS A BIG HELICOPTER

[@mostafabennacef9854]

Giannis Gasparis Sikorski pav low III

[@donramonramirez5141]

Pensé que había aterrizado en arenas movedizas ... No levantaba nunca ... 🤦🇦🇷

[@vanniadas4307]

Shut vdo. Badly awaited the smooth take-off

[@sdavrider]

This is two minutes from my home and never knew about it.

[@thomasraymond4909]

I saw this I was working in the condo when it came over the top and it landed

[@allgood6760]

Awesome bro👍

[@User-dj5ou]

Как они долго всегда взлетают, это пздц...

[@КонстантинПровокатор]

Там винт весит как пять автомобилей, попробуй раскрутить эту хрень быстрее

[@TheMAXimy4]

Больше оператор порадовал. Три минуты снимать видео и проеб@ть момент отрыва...

[@1anyelo1]

La Bestia de los Cielos

[@lt.martian4259]

Isn't it a sea stallion ?.?

[@erikbunty2016]

That is one heluvacopter

[@markhogan9435]

Missed the best part...blades just start to bite into the air

[@colinstuartsmith]

so what we actually got was 3:15 of a chopper on a beach, then a jump in the film and a chopper in the air above a beach..... not a take off at all

[@driifuz]

Why the cut?

[@monyetswa635]

they had to "WOOOOOO" at the end...

[@peterdavis8878]

The ONE and ONLY “ thing” “ Your @ DINOSAUR FOSSIL.. Kidz have ever done for anything..!! Sad day.!

[@MatthewWilliams-pd7iy]

Thats crazy and super cool

[@frost7724]

0:23 why’s the helicopter making that high pitched sound?

[@VanTran-qz5kf]

Transmission noise.

[@frost7724]

Van Tran oh ok, so all helicopters do that or not all of them?

[@bmaz390]

That was the EAPS (engine air particle separator) blower turning on. It's to help keep any sand or debris from getting sucked into the engine. If you listen closely you can hear three of them coming on.

[@frost7724]

@@bmaz390 yeah i could hear them closely lol

[@djtomoy]

it’s got sand in its pipes

[@pepper669]

Leave my bloody sand castle alone.

[@robertdrinkall8947]

We didn't actually see the take off !

[@rajpawar9343]

A helicopter can produce powerful winds equal to a category 4 Hurricane.

[@panikluci7678]

3:10 - Pilot se asi ještě potřeboval vyčůrat a tak raději odešel ze záběru kamery. Vrtulník je plně automatický a tak potom odstartoval sám.

[@marioduran6671]

Wow over a million views for this video!

[@Aka-lu9mg]

Take off time 3:15 you are welcome.

[@JeysonOsti]

Just like NASA does! Suddenly flying!

[@IpremiumSsarcasmi]

Press 3:14 for takeoff

[@madmadworld1145]

Why the weird edit right before lift off?

[@e.demirovic]

This helicopter reminds me about Transformers

[@BasicModelling]

Could have edite out the first 3 minutes... :) Still, great take off.. eventually..

[@РусскийПартизан-у8б]

Взлет не показали! На 3:10 вдруг оказался в воздухе, а до этого просто газовал на месте.

[@airplane0747]

Imagine being flight crew walking around in bad country.

[@otrondal]

Uhu you missed the moment of take-off!

[@markblackman2542]

my favorite chopper , military,

[@jesterd14]

Did they get a chip light?

[@lukevalitchka74]

3:14 of preflight foreplay, w/ a lift off edited in @ 3:15.

[@paulsearle02]

So you make us watch 3 mins of rotor spin and then no takeoff !!

[@lahoz6]

a piece of beach ran out of sand

[@UmerAli-yk5nu]

is pilot dead or in drunken state?

[@voroshilova12]

Че за шляпа?!

[@a.-.f_k]

The helo just created a sand storm.

[@maureenmckay1862]

Wow, I never saw anyone pull the pins and how about the tail skid?

[@sheldoncooper8726]

They couldnt get the pins in due to how low the strut was sitting in the sand.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

For a while when I was in, we had the pins safety wired in place, and they just flew gear down the whole time, after a bird mysteriously sucked up its gear while it was still taxiing on the ground.

[@rinafabio2918]

Amazing

[@РамазанОмаров-ц5у]

Пока не родит не взлетит....)))

[@бумбум-у7ъ]

Да пиздец

[@ДенисЯрыгин-й7я]

Это один из лучших вертолетов в мире.

[@ТемныйПринц-ш3ж]

@@ДенисЯрыгин-й7я пока новый))

[@ДенисЯрыгин-й7я]

@@ТемныйПринц-ш3ж Не поспоришь))) Собственно как и любой другой и не только вертолет)))

[@mafzat]

3:13

[@user-jh6rj1wn5r]

Я думал, что вертуха, к земле прилипла.

[@бумбум-у7ъ]

Двигатель долго разгон даёт!

[@西村昌幸-e4y]

やっぱりCH-53って大きいですね。 迫力満点❗️

[@matthiaslippke3440]

WTF! Cool...!!! I would like it to be happen on the floor of my house too......

[@ClassicCyclingCC]

This video is way too long and it completely misses the take off. Waste of my time.

[@LighthawkZ65]

Pave low inbound

[@KCJbomberFTW]

It’s technically Solana Beach

[@StadiaVlogs]

Yup, but Dog Beach is right south of there, hence the landmark.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

@@StadiaVlogs yep

[@alexrXX]

You missed it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pradeepspace]

CH 53 MISSED TAKEOFF

[@samuelwangeci-m9z]

Technologies 😅😅

[@Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@josehernandez-ni9jm]

Skipped the good part

[@andreasultimate9978]

This thing looks fragile

[@uio890138]

No logic there, taking off in helicopter to get to better place to diagnose and repair it.

[@drunkweebmarine9492]

I flew in one in Iraq

[@AmanDeepSingh-xe9of]

Takes more than 3mins just for taking off.

[@сашкаБелый-н8п]

Это на Минском море ?

[@Gridlocked]

Pacific Ocean, California.

[@PepeDeezNutz]

Skip to 3:15

[@flipjenl9616]

I expect that at any minute, it turns into a decepticon.

[@shinobitreecko8442]

@JollyCaterpillar Which is a variant of the CH-53

[@dharmarajsaren2191]

😂😂😂😂😂