ENGINE FAILURES, AUTOROTATIONS AND EMERGENCY TRAINING IN THE AS350

Watch me practice autorotations in the AStar AS350 Helicopter during our annual recurrent training! We fly to the Revelstoke Airport and practice emergencies we might encounter while flying a helicopter. A HUGE thank you to Darrell for standing out in the cold to get this footage!
00:00 Intro
1:01 Prepping the Helicopter
3:07 Take-Off
4:05 Simulated Hydraulics Failure
5:43 Simulated Engine Failure in the Hover
6:15 What is an Autorotation anyways?
7:08 Simulated Engine Failures (Autorotations)
10:30 Outro
This is a new dive into vlogging to showcase the views and commercial work we do with helicopters in the mountains of southern British Columbia. Follow along for the journey!
➡ MY INSTAGRAM: @_ejohnstone_ / _ejohnstone_
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➡ Company: Glacier Helicopters (www.glacierhelicopters.ca/)
#helicopter #flightvlog #autorotation #canada

[@BenSoar]

How is it possible that this channel doesn't have over 100K subscribers. Thanks for another great video and awesome flying.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for the support! Hopefully we'll get there one day!

[@mefjuldz]

was wondering the same

[@Arstine]

First time I've seen the channel pop up but this one earned Sub #522 from me.

[@aerialgopher7796]

Everyone's talking about the footage, but they don't know how lucky you are to have that training pilot, who probably wishes to remain nameless! But that first comment, "What ya gonna do with that?" Should be trademarked! I've heard that many times from him. haha! It's odd how unpowered flight, in a controlled environment, is so much fun. But that also comes back to the guy in the left seat!

[@EricPJohnstone]

He who shall not be named is definitely a great guy to have in the left seat

[@EUROCOPTERB3E]

el equipo mas hermoso del mundo!

[@SteveWrightNZ]

Thanks for the heads up on STRLGHT. Nice flying too ;)

[@trapy3550]

What a blast! Fun flying, fun editing and great shots. You rock 👏

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks, so happy to have gotten the exterior footage

[@GAMER_sTaCy_KILLER_gAmEr]

Can't believe you could do that without having a heart attack, I almost had one sitting on my couch watching the tail boom coming sooo close while simulation auto rotation. Good job.

[@enneffgaming]

These videos are incredible, butter auto's, living the dream!

[@blueman5924]

That was really interesting. And that banked turn in the autorotation was wild. . 🤙

[@gastonsmorczewski]

Great pilots, we know how hard that is, nice video!

[@heysamadams]

Great job man, loved the footage and the editing. Looking forward to more videos!!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers Sam, pop in if you're passing through sometime

[@flycatNZ]

Editing really well done! Also stunning colour for the AS350.

[@DaleDirt]

Awesome footage and flying .... You guys Rock

[@aleksklassen6397]

You always say good morning and it’s perfect because I’m always eating breakfast when I watch these. This one had me mesmerized, great work homie.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Haha 9am PST always! Gotta keep the breakfast crew entertained bro! Stoked you like it.

[@tomwolf9432]

Amazing footage, highly entertaining to watch!! Being at the private level, I am stunned how zero forward speed autos are doable in the A-Star, phantastic skills 👌. Subscribed immediately, looking out for more videos like this one!

[@mieszkomasznicz8578]

Loving these vids brother. Keep em coming!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Ah thanks dude I'm stoked you like them!! Hopefully run into you one of these days.

[@rubenscsn]

Very good videos!!! Beautiful Last Flare!!! Amazing

[@der_fail_x5351]

Your videos are extremly amazing!! Awesome flying skills, cutting skills, landscape and camera angles, keep it up

[@EricPJohnstone]

Awesome, I'm glad you like them! Hopefully improving each video!

[@rigilchrist]

Last auto was the best, perfect level attitude on touch-down. On the others you landed on the heels of the skids.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Saving the best for last! Thanks for watching!

[@joshsager743]

Enjoying the videos. Keep ‘em coming man.

[@EricPJohnstone]

You bet!

[@user-yz4xb3mf5q]

That was awesome auto rotation. I will give 10/10 for that!!!! 👍

[@jkite4775]

Those landings were amazing, footage and editing too!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks dude! This was a super fun one to make

[@adamjamieson3798]

Ya buddy! Nice flying.

[@phillipzx3754]

@ the 9:38 time mark. Yosemite Sam - "When I say whoa, I mean WHOA!" 🤣

[@EricPJohnstone]

Agreed haha

[@ams160]

Getting err done! Nailed em...wicked autos bro and sick footage! Keep them videos coming 😎🤙🏽 🇨🇦

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks, glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.

[@gastonsmorczewski]

Thanks for teaching us something new!

[@EricPJohnstone]

No worries!!

[@Julioc_dias]

Well done my friend, Nice footage!!!!!

[@zacblum1243]

these are so cinematic I love it!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Zac!

[@jerrydelyea5820]

That was fun.

[@johnrambo7313]

that is so cool in slow motion 👍

[@paulhewson4600]

Coming from the SH60B Airframe Auto Rotataion Quals were a good time,,,, best flight time is while a detachent

[@brianholt3487]

Nice job. Looks like lots of fun.

[@EricPJohnstone]

When it's practice, fun is totally selling it short!

[@benjaminharding1]

Awesome footage!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Ben, finally got it out for you to see.

[@KaiTakApproach]

I never knew Dawson was such a great pilot.

[@gchyz]

Outstanding video and explanations... good job!! 👍

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! Hopefully the explanations help somewhat.

[@gchyz]

@@EricPJohnstone more than somewhat.... i enjoy someone taking the time to educate the general public on just what's involved in flying a helicopter... please keep it up!! 👍👍

[@EricPJohnstone]

@@gchyz Definitely will do!

[@davidg3378]

Loved it, can you do a vid on the helicopters you have and use and what each is used for.

[@EricPJohnstone]

I could probably make that happen one of these days!

[@VictorDombrowski]

Those were some nice aggressive looking flares. The lack of wind wasn't doing you any favours. Nice work! I was ski touring up in Boom Lake 2 weeks ago (Dec 2nd I think) and saw an orange AStar fly over. I wonder if that was you?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Yep the low winds definitely make the flare a bit more aggressive. That would have been me, I did that flight across in the 2nd! Small world, too funny!

[@mwk2030]

Nice job 👍🏻👍🏻

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelaaron6709]

Great shots! Is that Marty doing your training? Did he fly in with his Mooney? What a legend!

[@electricburning]

Wow im thinking of heli pilot in the marine corps Your videos are amazing 🤩

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! It's a fun career, best of luck if you choose to pursue it.

[@__Dusty_]

Damn, that auto at 8:35 is crazy! Can see your headset cables float for a second in zero G. Those steep banks with the engine out seem pretty wild to a fixed wing guy like me. Any reason why you didn't continue to your 1 o'clock and land with just the minor heading change? Seemed like nil wind also?

[@aleksklassen6397]

1:30 the people want more Darryl

[@ture2588]

❄️🙌🏼

[@rafa_pinheiro]

I’d looooove to see the outside footage from 8:47. Must be awesome! Btw, Loved the video

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! I’ll be posting all the raw footage soon

[@rafa_pinheiro]

@@EricPJohnstone oh, nice!!!

[@indyjons321]

I love the color of that Astar. Also, Autos at 10,000 ft?!?!

[@EricPJohnstone]

We call it McLaren butterscotch around here! No, the autos we're done at the airport around 1,400'. Just signing off from 10 grand.

[@bingobo3]

I make it really for a problem in the Hidraulic sistem when I was flying as crew member on Seaking. It was terrible!

[@EricPJohnstone]

That wouldnt be a good time in the Seaking..

[@Jazzzon777]

Is having more rotor-blades better or worse for auto rotation performance?

[@EricPJohnstone]

More blades, less autorotation performance. Less blade inertia

[@Face2face2024]

Hi, what training did you follow to get started? what is the cost of this one? Sincerely

[@EricPJohnstone]

I did my flight training with a flight school and at the time it cost around $60000

[@Face2face2024]

@@EricPJohnstone Thanks for thé information, i Hope to go asap to work in switzerland to make a Good money and to Dave it to do like you bro 😉

[@omaarpoiriez]

How long have you been flying? I just finished my PPL and flying an AS350 is the dream :p

[@EricPJohnstone]

8 years now. The AStar is definitely a phenomenal machine to fly. The 206 has a pretty strong grip on my heart though!

[@martyndavid2094]

Why can’t it be put indoors?

[@nlambyorski]

Pitted!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Soooooo deep in the pit

[@user-op1ri1ht7h]

i like your video but the music is too loud.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for the feedback good to know