FAULTY GOVERNOR and Dambusters by helicopter | Cabri G2 | Ladybower Reservoir

Join me for a busy flight in the helicopter featuring a faulty governor and very poor radio reception. I fly up the famous Ladybower, Derwent and Howden reservoirs in the peak district. I have deal with a faulty governor and struggle with very poor radio reception as I try to talk to the Birmingham Radar controller. All in all a fun but challenging solo helicopter flight. Thanks for watching!
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[@routha3046]

thank you for filming ,

[@VanSilCreation]

Pilot on duty, nice uniform. Two white strips and Student Pilot written below it. I have to screenshot to read it :). Love to see your journeys Rory.

[@flyhalf2]

Only just caught this ideo Rory. I have done the southbound run twice in a Traumahawk at about 1,000ft. It was one of my first flights after gaining my PPL out of Liverpool. You have a far better view :-)

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes, the view from the heli is superb. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@owainwright6055]

Excellent stuff Rory. Glad to see I'm not the only guy who still smiles when he flies past a cloud 😊

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah there's just something about it that's kind of magical.

[@iamthefatstig]

18:20 You flew over my house and never waved!

[@RoryOnAir]

Ha ha - sorry! I’m not supposed to take my hands off the controls.

[@musoseven8218]

Fascinating stuff Rory. Lots to contend with.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed this one. It’s always good to be challenged.

[@musoseven8218]

Hi Rory, thanks for reply. You're so right, it makes for a better pilot. RT is challenging at the best of times. Amazing scenery too, thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@RoryOnAir]

@@musoseven8218 pleasure! 👍👍

[@FlightMariner]

Great video Rory

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much.

[@alwatt9367]

Great video again... You are very professional...Bet you will make a great Heli pilot... You should give PDG helicopters Inverness your CV they are great for movie filming and TV ...thank you

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much Al. I would love to work for PDG one day. Not only do they do heli filming but they also do the lighthouse work which I would love to do as well. Something to work towards for sure!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I really enjoyed that. The cockpit management seems fundamental to a good smooth flight. I want to fly the Dam run, it's on my list. Thanks again for making really interesting videos.

[@RoryOnAir]

Awesome - thanks very much for your comment. It's a great trip to do for sure.

[@mikec9537]

Faulty governors in Michigan and Ohio too....lol

[@RoryOnAir]

Mike C ha ha ha - political banter! That’s a first for this channel I think Mike.

[@mikec9537]

@@RoryOnAir sorry!

[@LetsGoFlying]

I wondered why it liked to be yawing from side to side a little actually! I just presumed it was the wind. It’s all good practise though! There is nothing more annoying than a radio issue either - I always feel like a pain in the backside asking people to repeat themselves! Looked like a decent trip that all in all!

[@RoryOnAir]

Let's Go Flying yeah, it’s quite hard to see on the camera because it’s stabilised but it was noticeable to me. Radio issues are very annoying! 👍

[@aceace5457]

incredible ill keep on watching you A+

[@RoryOnAir]

Cheers! 👍

[@jasonrwilkinson9216]

Cheers Rory.

[@glyngin]

I was thinking that's a lot of input on landing then you did the summary !

[@RoryOnAir]

glyngin yeah, with hindsight I think I should have abandoned that attempt, switched the governor off and tried again in full manual mode. It was safe though, and although it looked pretty amateur it got me down.

[@romanmendrek4242]

Flight without governor is realy small problem and not difficult flight - problem is when twist grip (throtle) not work properly

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks for watching.

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

I used to fly PA 28s at Barton.

[@pjcrowther]

Nice to see you flying over where I grew up at 15:40!

[@RoryOnAir]

Good spot Peter. 👍

[@pauljohn8983]

Some great shots there Rory. Your turning point SE of Stoke towards Stafford was virtually over my house! We managed to get over to Welshpool on Saturday for a coffee and a slice of the now legendary lemon drizzle cake! A chap named Keith recognized us from LewDix Aviation and ZeroThreeDelta. They evidently have some keen KZbinrs in Welshpool 😂

[@RoryOnAir]

Paul John excellent stuff - I’m glad you managed to get to Welshpool for some cake, it’s excellent. I’m glad you enjoyed the video as well. 👍

[@Coepilot]

Nice one Rory! There’s no better way to enjoy the stunning scenery than low and slow, awesome! 👌

[@RoryOnAir]

George Coe I totally agree!

[@gordonbruce2416]

For the true Dambuster experience you should pause your next climb out at 60ft and realise just how low they flew, oh and it was pitch dark!!!!

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah I know, they were brave and very skilled. I think the CAA would take a dim view of the low flying though!

[@rogerclarke3291]

You flew over our little airfield Otherton. 🤗 yeeepeee. Awesome video Rory. Really clear views of the ground and cockpit. Thanks for posting.

[@RoryOnAir]

Roger Clarke nice one Roger. I’ve actually been in there in a eurostar. Have a look for the ‘choppers, planes and pilots adventure part 2’ on my channel. Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@martinbguk]

It's nice to see I'm not the only one who has radio interference from time to time. My hot spots have been Leicester (south of) and Farnborough

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah I think we all get it from time to time. It’s strange though as the Cabri radios seem pretty good to me and I wasn’t all that far away.

[@JUSTYH82]

Great to get catching up with your content mate. Brilliant as always.

[@RoryOnAir]

JP Flying thanks very much mate. I hope you’re well.

[@garydell2023]

Thank you Rory for another interesting flight. The faulty equipment refined your piloting skills. Fly safe, Stay safe

[@RoryOnAir]

Cheers Gary, It's all good experience for the future.

[@petersemus4643]

Please don't take this comment as critical; when I got my PPLH my instructor made me detour around urban and heavily wooded areas as a safety issue. I've noticed that you pretty much maintain course.

[@RoryOnAir]

Hi Peter, thanks for the comment. I am careful not to overfly a settlement in a way that would not enable me to glide clear but it's sometimes hard to judge and your experience may well tell you that I'm not leaving myself enough wiggle room. I do try to be cautious but we are also trying to practice heading hold nav techniques and if we deviate it becomes a track crawl and not as much use to practice. Safety must come first obviously but that's another consideration I have on trips like this. Thanks for watching!

[@ChrisMeuzelaar1]

I'm loving these Sunday releases, reminds me of watching BBC content like Dr Who and All creatures great and small on our Australian TV with my parents

[@RoryOnAir]

Chris Meuzelaar excellent Chris - I’m delighted you’re enjoying my videos. 👍

[@stevennewland858]

Great episode on your journey. Love the channel and content! Look forward to the next video..

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much Steven, I’m delighted you enjoyed it. 👍

[@alexmacdonald1732]

Did you know that the dam busters also used Eyebrook Reservoir for taring as well

[@RoryOnAir]

Alex MacDonald I didn’t know that Alex, good knowledge.

[@AlbaSkies]

Another fantastic video Rory! The forward visibility offered by the chopper of the reservoirs is certainly a boon over fixed wing. Spinning wings have their uses I guess!

[@RoryOnAir]

Alba Skies yes, the view out the front is excellent in the helicopter. The glide ratio leaves a bit to be desired though compared to a plane. It’s all a trade off of course but I love flying them. Thanks for watching!

[@RoadRunnerLaser]

Rory On Air - Less distance available in the glide but more options available in the event of an engine-out because you can autorotate into something as small as a tennis-court. Swings and roundabouts, as the saying goes. I shot a couple of practice approaches to a rugby-pitch in my gyro a few weeks ago and my friend captured some decent footage of my low-passes (I’ll send you a link in FB Messenger).

[@captainsamA320]

Lovely day flying Rory I was out this evening there winds where minimum and I was out yesterday and I could have walked quicker than landing yesterday ha

[@RoryOnAir]

Pilot Sam I’m envious you’ve been up this weekend. I hope to fly on Tuesday. 👍

[@captainsamA320]

Rory On Air yea today was fine yesterday u could have walked faster ground speed on landing was 20knts but airspeed was 60 at near full power

[@ronnieeubanks6559]

Nice video as always Rory. Pretty country flying.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you - it’s a great part of the world.

[@ronnieeubanks6559]

@@RoryOnAir One day after this outbreak is over I would love to go to England. I had a relatives who were able to trace our family roots from both England and Scotland. My family came over in the late 1700's. My grandmother was Irish.

[@alancordwell9759]

Living on the south-west side of Sheffield I'm lucky to have the dams a short drive away. There are some great walks round there as well :) Enjoying the heli training series of videos, keep up the good work!

[@RoryOnAir]

Alan Cordwell yeah I’d like to have a walk around there sometime. I’m glad you’re enjoying the heli videos Alan.

[@davidcartwright5591]

Great video Rory . I enjoyed seeing Otherton from the air , one of my old haunts when living in the UK . I had the pleasure of seeing you on FR24 and hearing you talking to Bham Radar during this flight from my home location nr Sydney , all thanks to the wonders of that new fangled invention called the internet 😀. Fly safe and many thanks .

[@RoryOnAir]

Excellent stuff David. I’m glad you enjoyed the views and being able to hear me struggle to communicate with the Birmingham controller.

[@gordanmilne7034]

Great episode Rory, you seemed to handle each challenge really well.

[@RoryOnAir]

Gordan Milne thanks very much Gordan, that’s very kind of you.

[@JodelFlyer]

Very interesting and enjoyable video Rory. Great flight brilliant video! Well done on 4K. Scenery not the same but dambusters started at Aberton reservoir near Colchester (and one of my landmarks) 😎👌

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much Tim. It was a lovely trip. 👍

[@kevchilton908]

Another great video Rory. It was interesting to see it from a helicopter pilots point view point as I do the same trip (in a fixed wing) from Tatenhill quite regularly. That's another xcountry under your belt which must be a great feeling. You're starting to look very accomplished👌👍

[@RoryOnAir]

Kevin Chilton thanks very much Kevin. I’m glad you enjoyed this one. It was a very enjoyable trip with lots of useful learning points.

[@kay110]

Congrats Rory on 4k subs. Went to see the village that was flooded for the making of the reservoir some years ago during a drought!

[@RoryOnAir]

kay110 That would have been interesting to see. I never considered that may have had to flood some places.

[@richardw5179]

Love the videos. Why did Birmingham tell you not to use ‘student’ in your call sign?

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks. 👍 I think it’s just because it takes longer to say so makes my transmissions longer.

[@richardw5179]

@@RoryOnAir Thank you for the reply. That makes sense.

[@vfr-andy3133]

Thank you again Rory. Why did the controller tell you to stop using Student do you think ? Just to speed things up ? I used it a lot for training too.

[@RoryOnAir]

VFR-Andy yeah I think it was just to try and speed things up as you said.

[@owainwright6055]

Same as phrases such as 'Heavy' I guess which are usually used at first contact and then dropped.

[@mikeyswingsacrossthesky2244]

Great views especially low and slow. Whilst you did face some challenges you handled all with great confidence. Not even thrown when controller asked you to drop "student" What commercial flying will you be aiming for?

[@RoryOnAir]

Mikey's wings across the sky thanks Mikey. I have a very long list of flying jobs I’d love to do over the rest of my career.

[@RoadRunnerLaser]

After our brief discussion on your previous video, I did have to laugh when the ground-station said, “Stop calling yourself ‘student’”. I bet you knew I was going to comment on that, didn’t you? ;) Oh... and the term I was trying to remember for a newly-qualified/low-hours pilot is TYRO, not TYCO. I knew I hadn’t got it quite right but I wasn’t too far off.

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes, I thought that bit might give people a laugh, that's partly why I left it in.

[@owainwright6055]

Haven't heard anyone use the Tyro phrase for many a year. I do remember discussing it with my instructor all those years ago but he seemed to sneer at the thought of using it 😁

[@RoadRunnerLaser]

Owain Wright - I don’t think that it is commonly used and even then, mainly within military circles.

[@alanblack9540]

Congratulations on another excellent 'warts n all' production Rory. Always enjoy your vlogs. Amazing scenery although i found myself getting slightly stressed watching with your busy workload,especially on the radio.!! Well handled. Out of interest, was there any fault found with Cabri governor ? Thank you for your efforts as always.

[@RoryOnAir]

Alan Black thanks Alan, I’m delighted you enjoyed it. It was quite stressful at some points but good fun and I learned a lot. The governor was checked out by the engineers and some tweaks were made to get it working again. I don’t have any more details than that I’m afraid. They are much cleverer than me!

[@ianlivsey7200]

That looked a very enjoyable flight Rory despite the challenges. I might have got this wrong, but did the controller at Birmingham ask you to stop using "Student" in your call sign? And if so, why?

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks Ian - glad you enjoyed it. Yes, he did ask me to stop using student but I couldn’t hear him until the second attempt. I guess it’s slightly quicker if I don’t as it shortens my callsign. It’s entirely correct for controllers to shorten it as per CAP413 once they know I’m a student on a solo.

[@nizza594]

Hey Rory! Really enjoying the content! I'm currently trying to follow in your footsteps and will be logging my 12th hour this week! I'm training over at Hummingbird in Doncaster, though I am based in Liverpool! Thanks for the great videos, gives me an idea of what to look forward to! Out of curiosity, which area of professional Helicopter flying are you looking to pursue, anything specific? Thanks again! Neil

[@RoryOnAir]

Great stuff Neil - all the best with it! There are so many things I’d love to do it would be easy to list the things I wouldn’t do! I’d love to do HEMS and SAR one day. I’d also love to work on the lighthouses too.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G, day Rory. The squadron 617 of whom you speak: still remains active with the Vulcan? 🕊 ' Ready Always '🌄

[@RoryOnAir]

I think they have the F35 now?

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

@@RoryOnAir O' really: OK.

[@slowstick86]

Great flight Rory, thanks for the video. Do you get to choose where you want fly or are you told to fly to A B.C and back to A?

[@RoryOnAir]

Andyfree I’m lucky as I’ve been given quite a lot of freedom to come up with sensible routes. We discuss it in the brief and go over all the possible threats before I go and fly it.

[@caahacky]

Complicated innit?

[@RoryOnAir]

caahacky ha ha - it sure is!

[@jedwig61]

Cool trip Rory. Why did Birmingham tell you to stop saying student?

[@RoryOnAir]

Jed Wigmore thanks Jed. I think to save time and probably to make me sound like less of a novice.

[@robinfloyd1366]

Great vlog again, thank you. You seem really comfortable with the radio but I’d feel really intimidated talking to ATC, do you ever feel that? I think I’ve seen too many KZbin clips where the controller gets very impatient/ratty if you’re asking the wrong thing or saying the read back incorrectly etc. 😱

[@RoryOnAir]

Robin Floyd hi Robin - I’m delighted you enjoyed it. I don’t feel intimidated but I do feel the pressure to get it right so as not to embarrass myself. I also know that others watch my videos and copy what I do so I want to get it as right as possible so as not to spread bad habits! That’s my own fault for starting this channel though. As for grumpy ATCOs, I think we’re lucky in the UK to have a patient squad of too operatives who are willing to help and not get frustrated. Maybe it’s worse in the USA but I haven’t been made to feel like a wally by a controller yet. It’s practice and confidence really.

[@robinfloyd1366]

Thanks For your response Rory. Look forward to your next vlog 👍

[@ForFunFlyer]

Nice vid! How far are you with your flight training? When do you think you're ready?

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks - it’s going well. I’ve gone 90 hours and we need to get to 135 to sit the test.

[@ForFunFlyer]

@@RoryOnAir Roger! Well on your way, then?! 👍🏻

[@FlySkies]

Is that a PilotAware unit with the two anntenss you ha e over the dash?

[@RoryOnAir]

cayorodriguez yes, they have been testing it in this particular aircraft.

[@firefighterleetiktok85]

I’ve never been asked to not use “Student”! just completed my 2nav flight yesterday for my NPPL out of Blackbushe. Is it the normal case that if the controller shortens your call sign omitting “Student” then I should?

[@RoryOnAir]

Makey Bakey yes, you only use student when you are a solo student pilot and you can drop it when then controller does first, just like with a shortened call sign. We have been told to use it on every call around Leicester as it’s a radio AG.

[@gluebox1]

Why not disable the governor for the landing?. Would have made your life a lot easier.

[@RoryOnAir]

Atlas Robotics yes, that probably would have been a good idea. I have only done a couple of governor off landings though and I was worried about over speeding the engine.

[@gluebox1]

@@RoryOnAir Yeah, I have no idea how easy the throttle is to control on the G2. I'm training on a Bell 47, so governor is always off :) (Also have a lot more mass in the blades, which I guess makes it easier in comparison).

[@jamaltadiwa5947]

When are u going to post next

[@RoryOnAir]

Not sure exactly - I've had a lot on recently so it's been a bit slow. Sorry! Subscribe and switch on notifications and I'll have a new video soon.

[@jamaltadiwa5947]

Thanks for the info

[@ch7013]

Why stop calling yourself student? That seems like a strange request from a rather unhelpful controller. Student let's him know you are a student solo? Never heard this before. I'm not sure how omitting the word student would make any difference to "speeding things up" like he wants.. nice video.

[@javanshirmustafaev4792]

I would assume that after the first call the controller is aware that they're a student so repeating it isn't really necessary

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah, I think you're right here Jav.