Heli-Logging Support and Winter Updates

Welcome back! It was a busy summer of firefighting in Alberta and BC. We're diving back into the heli vlogs with some Heli Logging support work, and a bit of an update on how the summer went, and the work that I was doing. I'm looking forward to sharing more content this winter. Thanks for sticking around.
This is a 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_
➡ GLACIER INSTAGRAM: @glacier_helicopters / glacier_hel. .
➡ Company: Glacier Helicopters (www.glacierhelicopters.ca/)
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[@MrLocklin]

No joke this is the best and coolest helicopter channel I've ever come across, I would love for you to post more often, this is a serious hidden gem of a channel. Clear skies!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers thanks for the support! Glad you like the videos. more to come for sure

[@karlleblanc2337]

How do you get a career like this? That’s the kinds of stuff I’d love to do!!! This is an amazing channel!!!!

[@PilotBlue]

I agree... this is quality stuff

[@RCCopterLove]

I just discovered your channel, watched this video and became at nce a fan! Great angles and insight to your job and flying. I am only flying RC helis and started even this a bit ate with 60 years. But my love for helicopters of all sizes and their unique capabilities is deep since I have seen the first helicopter landing and taking of when I was 5 years old! Thanks, I will stay tuned!!

[@vz6235]

Idk how I am just discovering this channel now, but holy cow. Amazing footage and great editing, music, vibes. Subscribed!!!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@alexmiller2267]

Chill ambient tunes, stunning cinematic angles, insightful narration, and a good looking stud. Can it get any BETTAH? I think not 🔥🔥🔥

[@EricPJohnstone]

My guy, thanks for the love buddy!

[@Agislife1960]

Those loggers are like hell we just need to go to work

[@monostripezebras]

Supernice, the orange Astar is pretty

[@EricPJohnstone]

Sticks out pretty well around here for sure

[@bernardanderson3758]

You make this look’s easy Eric and it’s good to see you back in the helio

[@buckbuchanan5849]

Very cool! Thanks for posting!

[@mtsledhead08]

Hell yes! Glad to see some more stuff!!! I gotta live vicariously through you pilots!

[@EricPJohnstone]

I'll keep them coming!

[@BenSoar]

Your living the dream! Thanks for sharing, your videos are so inspirational. 🚁🤟

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers Ben thanks for watching!

[@99AudiMan09]

idk why the algorithm brought me here, but I'm about it. Subscribed

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for joining!

[@kerbside1]

nice work Eric ;)

[@swisshelicopterguy4288]

So true MrLockin! Awesome Channel Eric! Really inspiring and great cockpit shots / audio. Can‘t wait to see more content. All the best from Switzerland🚁

[@blueman5924]

Great to see you, and another vid. 🍁🤙 Have a safe winter.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for watching! Will do!

[@user-mu1gh7pb3m]

Love the summer recap during your commute. thanks

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks D!

[@yowza234]

ngl i clicked thinking this was a video game, but i was not disappointed lol

[@SQUIDKING007]

I’m a fixed wing pilot, but helicopters never cease to amaze me! You just got a new subscriber! Safe flights

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers buddy, same to you!

[@DannySantano]

Great stuff Eric! Thanks for the update!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks brother!

[@unclegeek]

Fantastic. Have a great winter. Looking forward to more videos

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers thank you! Looking forward to filming some more stuff

[@RazoZP]

This is just wonderful to watch, thank you for that! I have not seen something soo cool yet :D

[@gchyz]

nice to see you back and thanks for your service on the fires. was crazy watching as i've lived in jasper, edson, hinton, drayton valley in my EMS and safety careers... lot of beautiful country lost. i'm just east of YYC and there really is not much precip on the ground.. see what next summer brings.... looking forward to your videos resuming.. 😎👍

[@EricPJohnstone]

Yeah I bet it was nuts to see the photos coming of those spots. Driving through Fox Creek was wild.

[@gchyz]

yep... many was the time i stayed in fox vegas and to see that... and there is always that 1 who thinks they can do their own thing and have to be plucked out... 🤬@@EricPJohnstone

[@Forestryman707]

Wow super cool perspective

[@abitofaviation]

Absolutely rad!

[@bournejsn]

Please More of these vids, love it so much

[@SgtMelon-bo1db]

I LOVE THIS, I want to be a helio pilot so bad, there so cool on how they work

[@jase9389]

Cool video

[@jjmusser4487]

Absolutely Love it.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Awesome glad to hear it!

[@jjmusser4487]

That has always been my dream. Is it challenging to become a Pilot up there?

[@TRBOQUIK6]

This was actually pretty great. Awesome flying and great video. Enjoyed watching.

[@Thunderkorn]

Best job ever

[@JAubrey11]

I am so thankful that I found this channel! You are just a calm and humble guy, managing to land on this snowy platform seemed easier than me parking my car into a parking slot 😄 Thanks for sharing your adventures with us pedestrians! Subscription is done, have a nice day 🙂

[@EricPJohnstone]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@KimScoville]

Awesome!!!

[@ZeroSen07]

You have the best job in the world!

[@mikestokes2543]

Nice to find a new+quality Heli channel mate! Very different to new Zealand flying. Looking forward to more.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Glad you enjoyed it Mike, thanks for watching

[@pilotpete749]

Thank you for the amazing videos. One of best helicopter channels around. Keep up the good work!!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers thanks Pete!

[@olehippy13]

this is an ideal job.. looks a lot like Hueys in Nam... not. grin. Excellent helocopter video.. love it. --former medic in Vietnam 1972.

[@EricPJohnstone]

They're still kicking around town! Lots of operators are still using them a lot for heli skiing

[@olehippy13]

Ah, thats great to hear. Hey Dude, I really envy you and really like your video's. Keep at it my friend@@EricPJohnstone

[@volwars]

Got here by YT recommendation, here to stay and looking forward to the next one!

[@keithdolezel488]

Thank for this Eric! Love this particular video. keep them coming in your down time. (i know video prepping and editing can get a bit cumbersome) This logging one inspired me to recreate a similar landing deck in Microsoft flight sim right there in BC. I'm past my prime for a career like this but my Son has had a love for heli's since he was a 2 year old. We enjoy watching your videos together. Safe flights! 🤘

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thats great, I didnt know you could do that in the new flight sim. Good practice either way

[@maxnawrocki7956]

What an epic place to fly! Jealous

[@BlackArtBMX]

Man this is too cool. What a great video.

[@koltonbellamy3777]

So excited I found your channel. I know the pad you took off from the highway and im excited to follow along!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Give us a honk next time you drive by!

[@DJBoysToys]

Sick video very well put together much love from the UK keep it up :)

[@roystevenson9632]

Nicely done.

[@brokensimulations]

Wicked cool channel! Keep it up! Love the intro!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for watching!

[@photosynthetics]

As a Revelstoke boy based in Europe, these vids are making me homesick, haha! Nice to see some snow comin in below the treeline, I'll be back soon for some Christmas skiing. Keep up the good content, man 👍

[@EricPJohnstone]

The snow is slow to come but its on its way! I'm sure you'll spot some familiar stuff in some other videos

[@_mjfox]

Definitely can tell the work you put into these edits, your cinematography looks so effortless though! So good. I can’t believe you have less than 2k subs. Stoked I found your stuff man!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! Thanks for watching! The effort is definitely worth it!

[@CalVlogz]

5min in, instantly subscribed. Epic flying big dog.

[@kbslow4053]

First time watching. Nice vid !

[@WillysWhipTown]

We seen that kmax flying by last week, was nice to see folks flying those

[@EricPJohnstone]

I dont think that machine ever stops

[@hhiibbaalleerr]

choppy + Revy = luvy!! Keep em rollin' bud :)

[@parallax_aerial_photography]

This one earned a sub from me. Nice editing work, understated music, multiple cool perspectives. I especially liked that shot from the loggers perspective of you coming off of the pad and rolling off down into the valley, that was some really smooth flying!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! Thanks for watching. The fallers understood what I was looking for when they grabbed that clip

[@WhatWereUThinkin]

Really Really cool stuff. Thanks for the effort it takes to entertain the rest of us.

[@EricPJohnstone]

My pleasure!

[@WhatWereUThinkin]

@@EricPJohnstone where'd you go man! You can't go making really cool content and then just disappear....... We are all counting on you!

[@jerrydelyea5820]

YES!! I was really hoping you hadn’t abandoned the channel!! Always enjoy your vids man. Ya time to start rescuing Muskoka and the boys😂😂. On that slippery pad pad it would be nice if the right skid would get its shit together and come up 😂. Look forward to the next one, cheers, Jerry, Golden

[@EricPJohnstone]

No! But it definitely felt like I had. Oh yeah Matt’s days are coming around, we just need the snow here now 🤞🏼 the right skid is always last up on the astar. They naturally sit right skid low. Bell products are left skid low

[@jerrydelyea5820]

Thanks for taking the time to reply Eric. Yes , regarding right skid low, I was kinda making a bit of an inside joke. My bf has a B2, even the same colour of the one you’re flying. Hope you have a great winter ✌️

[@murdoch9106]

This what makes helicopters so special, despite the poor conditions and limited visibility if done correctly a helicopter can get it done. Where a fixed wing would not be flying there at all and also would need a field to land and take off from. Even if some bush planes take off from a few feet, you gotta be able to get down too. :) Might one of the more intense flights I've seen on KZbin with so much cloud coverage and the snow and rain, so cool and also scary! I only get to fly virtual helicopters my self sadly! But thats fun as well!

[@EricPJohnstone]

This is definitely a helicopter only job! Wait for the winter flights, some of our visibility gets much worse unfortunately

[@SimonGariepy]

Insane videos man, so glad I found those! Hope you will be able to post more! Gives me inspiration to start vlogging. I’m an AME for Kenn Borek and it’s so cool seeing colleagues doing remote and unique work like that, fly safe and keep on the good work.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Simon, definitely planning to keep some content on the way. I bet you have some pretty great shots from the spots you guys are working out of.

[@SimonGariepy]

@@EricPJohnstone company policies are getting in the way for me to be able to show that to a larger audience unfortunately! Still getting great shot for myself😂

[@lifeOfBarneyMusic]

Umm excuse me. I have a serious complaint. With youtube in general not with you, @Eric. The complaint is that you're already up to 2.14k subs, this video in 6 days has 28,000 views. And I am only JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT YOUR CHANNEL and 50% of what I do on youtube is watch helicopter stuff. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks for watching!! More to come

[@Jacobs987]

Keep up the videos man this is awesome. I’m currently getting in flight school getting my private pilot license cool to see how the other side works.

[@jaykemeijer]

I only have one complaint and that is that there are only 7 videos on this channel. Amazing stuff and can't wait for the next ones. On a sidenote: I love the tan Glacier Helicopters cap... If you ever want to set up a store with merch I'd be buying for sure.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Jayke! Hopefully an online store in the near term.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Magic. You have a task worthy of your skill, that's for certain. That type of flying is as difficult as it is dangerous. You handle both like a boss. The closest I can get to that is flying my helo's in my flight sims. Even then it makes me nervous to go into the mountain valleys. Wind, ice, fog and that old friend VRS all are trying to kill you. And that's just in a sim! You're doing the real deal where there is no "reload" if you screw up. No ALT+CNT+F9 to reset life...

[@EricPJohnstone]

Haha great comment! Definitely no reset on this one!

[@abecoulter8550]

that Kmax looks cool, like a budget chinook lol

[@EricPJohnstone]

It'll lift 6000lbs on the hook!

[@PilotBlue]

I'm a simple man... I see an Eric Johnstone video, I watch the Eric Johnstone video. Multiple times.

[@CidavuKK]

looking for winter content 🧐 safe flight🚁

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks!

[@joshsager-gk8ly]

Bout time

[@buzzinggamer816]

Am sad i got all exited for a good helicopter game That title man

[@EricPJohnstone]

Ha! Teasing the MSFS update

[@SkyBaum]

knocking on the 1K #SkyBaum

[@EricPJohnstone]

We got it!

[@SkyBaum]

@@EricPJohnstone congratulations 🎊

[@charliemarren8724]

Was bucketing last week just west of Edmonton 😂. Fire season isn’t over apparently

[@EricPJohnstone]

Doesn’t count if all you’re dropping is ice 😉 the party isn’t over until it’s over hey?

[@BradPaulus]

Just subscribing to your channel, great content, and nice to meet you. My wife's relatives are from Victoria so I wondered if you ever have work on the island? We live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thank you! Never worked on the island, but it would definitely be an experience to work with the coast and the mountains

[@talon2577]

dear lord the scenery there is absolutely INCREDIBLE, where specifically is this if you don't mind?

[@EricPJohnstone]

All of the logging related footage is in or around Revelstoke BC.

[@talon2577]

@@EricPJohnstone thanks for sharing! I'm from the us, working on my cfi, I'd love to maybe work that area in the future, safe flying!

[@Manufly59]

The video starting part is awesome, I like the starting engine sound in wet and dark morning scenery. Is it possible to mix little helicopter cockpit sound enviroment to audio? Thank you. Best regards from Finland.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey! It's a bit tough to combine the two without the mic picking every little thing up. What you hear is what I hear

[@DaiXonses]

This is amazing, Can you tell me what model of helicopter is this? first time ever watching this channel and I'm subbed.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers! Its an AStar type helicopter

[@ture2588]

Finally a new video! 🚁🤩Do you have any flight time in the kmax?

[@EricPJohnstone]

None, not endorsed on it, and not likely to be any time soon!

[@SchlenkAir]

Very cool, so jealous!! what are you using to edit the 360max, I have two and hate the edit process

[@EricPJohnstone]

Just gopro reframe in Premier. Cant say I love the process either, its slow. But the footage is great

[@enneffgaming]

Coolest Channel around. Where did you go to flight school? Hometown YNJ/YXX!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks buddy! Flight school was Mountain View Helicopters out of Springbank, outside Calgary

[@bcbeltburners1824]

What’s the chance you would be interested in making a video on sled retrieval? Always curious how guys get in touch with the helicopters to fly downed sleds out as well as who rigs them for flight? Thanks Great videos!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey! I'll have a video coming out this winter on exactly how to do this!

[@marcjohnson4884]

Will you eventually move into long line? Did u have to do CFI-H prior to getting this job, or did you do tuna stuff?

[@jeremymastin7005]

This is a hell of a channel and job, other than the obvious 65-75k to take a commercial pilot class is there any other difficulties getting into this line of work?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Time. For sure the up front cost is high, but it takes a long time to build the experience to be able to do a lot of these types of job safely. Especially in this part of the world!

[@Gianipilotlife]

More videos please

[@Belatu42]

Great video! Awful weather. Are you concerned about icing?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks! Definitely always a concern when the weather is like this, but in this case, nothing was building up on my leading edges. Something to keep an eye on on days like that though

[@Blackcloud_Garage]

I’m really interested in how you have your helmet cord secured to your helmet at the 7 o’clock position. I’m constantly pulling my cord out from behind me. Can you show more detail on this please?

[@EricPJohnstone]

It’s just zip tied up and over to the side. I think it would sit behind my back every time I leaned forward and it bothered me, that’s all

[@jdencook]

Stud you gotta promote this channel more. Incredible content. I’ll pass it on. Well done.

[@JK-rv9tp]

How prone is the A-Star to ground resonance? Can it still happen if the gear system is being maintained properly? Super rare?

[@EricPJohnstone]

I’ve never experienced it, but for sure if you’re landing rough, you could get into it. Good question because sometimes the springs hang off the end of these pads, and so you’re more likely to possibly get it

[@JK-rv9tp]

As it happens I stumbled onto a youtube vid of a Calibri going into incipient GR and the pilot catches it right away and dumps collective and gets on the brake. It appeared that a concrete surface with a depression on one corner, allowing the machine to rock from corner to corner some small amount was enough to allow sufficient undamped lateral movement of the mast. I suppose there are times when it's a good idea when shut down on an uneven surface to go back to the tail and see if you can rock it, and if you can, wedge something under the skid like sticking a matchbook under a table leg. Your channel is very slick. Well done. @@EricPJohnstone

[@Kaymm-zd6lb]

when do you began to worry about icing in these conditions?

[@TheOldMan37]

As a newer helicopter pilot 100 hrs guimbal/robi time visible moisture and freezing temps and reports of freezing rain would scare me 😂 I’m guessing you have anti/ de icing equipment

[@EricPJohnstone]

It's definitely something you have to take really seriously. No anti icing equipment, but in this case there was nothing to worry about. There are ways to tell if you are at risk of accumulating any ice

[@marks7502]

couldn't you just mount cameras in the summer and edit in the winter

[@EricPJohnstone]

Yeahm, but I like telling the story too along the way

[@ticenits1926]

Where's the cabin heat??? Also what can 2 guys do by themselves deep in the woods covered in snow?

[@EricPJohnstone]

They're painting the logs for the helicopter to see which ones to pick up

[@91rss]

you def want the blades touching something to keep her from falling back.

[@dsgreat3]

What are they logging that makes using helicopters cost effective?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Long straight trees to turn into phone and hydro poles. High demand at the moment

[@DieselandIron]

Hey brother! I host a podcast called Sweat & Grime. It's geared towards showcasing and entertaining the skilled trades. If you're interested we would love to have you on the show to talk about what you do and how you got into it. Let me know if you're interested and I'll work on booking you a slot. Keep up the content man, it's awesome stuff!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey! I'll get in touch on IG, sounds like it could be fun

[@DieselandIron]

@@EricPJohnstone Awesome! Looking forward to it! You have a badass job.

[@CutLemM]

What helicopter is that?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Its an AS350 FX2

[@Lobart]

Nice vid! But how the fk do they make money like that?

[@EricPJohnstone]

They were pulling these off to make telephone/hydro poles out of them. A lot of those poles need to be replaced, so the demand (price) is really high. These tree we incredibly straight and tall

[@tf6shawnn]

damn msfs is getting too realistic for me

[@EricPJohnstone]

Graphics are insane

[@tf6shawnn]

earned my subscription, nice video aswell@@EricPJohnstone

[@andreybrodianski5596]

Thumb down for skipping startup part....

[@EricPJohnstone]

I'll get you a full one

[@andreybrodianski5596]

@@EricPJohnstone turbine startup / run out is most “erotic” part:)))) I was sure any aviator should know this:)))