Helicopter Engine Failure Training

[@ralphmadera4366]

I’m envious, these guys are having way too much fun 🤩

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Hey, I'm envious and I got to fly it! Hahaha I'm ready for recurrent!

[@Airborneaway]

Your channel is so cool that you almost convinced me to stop enjoying airplanes!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Haha...sorry. You know the difference between airplanes and helicopters? Airplanes want to fly.... you have to MAKE a helicopter fly. We love anything that flies!

[@azfroggiesrcandmore6727]

That was very cool to watch, very informative. Makes it seem a lot less scary seeing how calm you were. Another great one Bruce!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

That was the all time fun helicopter to fly. You strap that one on

[@eduardoyetivinski9186]

Not sure why or how this video popped up, but it sure does make my heart race again!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Glad it popped up... share like crazy

[@joshperryppg]

Years ago, I was kayaking in Canyon Lake and I saw the Mesa Sheriff Helicopter tearing up those canyons. It looked like the most fun a human could possibly have on this earth.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It is! Total freedom like a bird

[@wowwowwiiwowiwwiwiwiwiwiwi8294]

This is going to blow up, trust me

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks....we are having a great time shooting and editing to tell these stories. Keep watching

[@CrispyOkra]

I lived in Phoenix for 15 years. I remember the great work you did for Ch. 3 well. Great video, can't wait to see what you come up with in the future.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Youre gonna like this next show about a B-29 WWll airplane I was fortunate to fly on. Thanks for watching all these years!

[@sidewaysvertical2138]

50+ years or flying between these 2 great Pros....WOW!!...What a treat to see cockpit moves with such polished experience in how It gets DONE!!...Well gone fellas...Thanks for sharing!!

[@robertmorey4104]

"Can you imagine having to work for a living". Lol, love it, from a guy who has work for a living. Love the vids.

[@daviddootson9016]

The passion you two have is awesome ,thanks for sharing

[@MexicanChinchilla4]

We NEED more of this fun!!!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

We do too!!!!

[@geraldallen7732]

Great Video Bruce! I flew with Dave a few times at Mesa PD. He is the best!!

[@vinnydiehl8223]

I recognized that dot immediately! KFFZ on the Yankee 2, such a fun pattern to fly, especially when they’re using 4s and you get to drop low over that orchard.

[@hangie65]

EXCELLENT video and very nice flying, Bruce. And as nice as the exterior takes were, I was truly hoping I'd be able to watch a whole auto-rotation from the cockpit to see how the pilot worked the collective close to touchdown, and you delivered. And that MD-500. It's such a nice machine!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It was quite an excellent handling helicopter. If I ever win the lottery that's what I'm buying!

[@ryanmoeller3308]

Such an AMAZING helo!! Thank you so much for showing us these AWESOME birds!! I'll be in Phoenix tomorrow purchasing a dirtbike!! It'd be awesome to meet ya!! Keep up the GREAT work good sir! 👍👍

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Haha, that 500 is the closest to flying a dirtbike in the sky...the freedom you get form both. What are ya buying?

[@rueridge7597]

Outstanding insight.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Glad you got something out of it.

[@hondo500e]

Thank you for posting this awesome video! One of my life goals is to visit MD and do the 500E transition.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Funny, the transition was on my bucket list and I don't know what took me so long! The most fun and solid helicopter I have ever flown in my 12,000+ hours and MD now has a fantastic management group and training. Some day I will buy a 500 for those Saturday and Sunday morning flying "therapy" sessions.

[@FandCCD]

Bruce I’ve been enjoying watching you fly for probably about 25 years. What an awesome job you have!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Beats working for a living, right.. haha. It's always been my dream and goal to do this show for folks like you

[@foto3077]

WOW! I haven't seen this one before. It has to be so scary. Great video!!!!!!!

[@lenBrill1971]

500's are my favorite heli to rebuild and repair

[@Alan-hr5lu]

Great video. If only it were HD and you had the extended cuts of the videos shown during the credits! Just came from flying the 530F and it's as awesome a little bird as everyone says it is. A joy to fly.

[@blocso]

I have just discovered this youtube channel...love it!!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks Raviolo! Keep watching

[@skylane1829]

You guys are having too much fun. Thanks for sharing your video and my favorite bird.......

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

You bet Benny!

[@MrNguyenquangdao]

That bank when he cuts the power is brutal 😂

[@emanuellopez6147]

Such a beautiful md 500.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

If I win the lottery... guess what I am buying?

[@ghettobirdie]

If I check my log book I think I might have have some time in that helo your in. Been to MD in Az and use to have some folks come out to give us annual training. Good stuff there. Retired in 2018 and I miss them MD's.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It has 20,000+ hours on it so yes you probably flew it. When I win the lottery I'm buying one! Coolest helicopter I've ever flown

[@andriusdiksaitis2462]

Bruce you instantly brought a smile on my face. Such a great video with even better content... Fixed wing greeting from Germany 🇩🇪

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Haha, that brings a smile to my face Andrius! My Mutti was from Germany, her family lives in Dortmund. What do you fly?

[@andriusdiksaitis2462]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD We own a Christen Eagle and a 172..... Based at EDTM

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

That Christian Eagle must be fun! I learned to fly an Aeronca Champ taildragger. Challenging like helicopters

[@andriusdiksaitis2462]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD actually they are but the same time totally satisfying…

[@she-they2136]

Would love to see longer videos/micro documentaries from you guys!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Would love to do longer stuff too Cole. It's just me at this point and it takes a lot of time to edit. Never know what the future holds, because we definitely dig telling these stories.

[@she-they2136]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD you guys have a wonderful channel, and only a month or two into KZbin! I doubt you will have any problem growing. Keep up the good work!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

@@she-they2136 Hi Cole, thanks for the encouragement...I plan on shooting and editing these shows forever. How do you like the P-51 belly landing show?

[@she-they2136]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD that was a fun episode to watch! I do hope it was able to be repaired, it’s a shame to see such a beautiful warbird take it hard like that even though they were built for it.

[@JohnnyChandler]

Bruce! As a fixed wing pilot, nothing has ever confused me more than the autorotate. I'm still not enlightened. But great video, as always!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Basically Johnny, when the engine quits we lower the collective taking all the pitch (drag) out of the blades. So think of sticking a pinwheel toy out the window of you car at 60mph...that pinwheel spins from all the relative wind. The same thing occurs to the rotor system as we lower the collective and begin to descend. All that air rushing up through the blades spins them and gives us lift just like a wing. We fly a profile to hit our selected spot and flare like a bird at the bottom to both slow down and build more energy in the rotor system for that final collective pull to cushion our landing. Hope this helps. Bruce

[@patricktenn7996]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD how many feet from the ground, do you start to flare, so you don't hit too hard.

[@gfinnstrom]

excellent video

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Gary, is that an Air Cav Stetson?

[@gfinnstrom]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD I wish no it is a imitation fedora style hat... I wear when I do photo events I have been trying to find a way to replace the hat because it got crushed it is easier to use this style because when the camera is raised the hat is not knocked off like a ball cap...

[@11_Bravo_Dad]

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[@bernardanderson3758]

I would love to go through this type of training in the MD-500 ! Very expensive

[@carloscaldero4421]

Exelente video, he aprendido mucho con el. Tienes un fan nuevo de tu pag desde Puero Rico.

[@blucklightfoxartinnovation9357]

great work chopper guy well done

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks! A fun chopper to fly

[@ibtm]

Fun video!!!! Great pilots!

[@storytimedavidcollins2897]

These are all excellent videos of yours but where did you go?

[@Vincenzo_79]

Ciao Chopperguy, very nice autorotations!!!! Bravi!!!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks and Ciao Vincenzo! The MD 500 superb handling and maneuvering abilities made me look good. It really is now my all time favorite helicopter to fly. I also fly AStars and Robinson R44's and R66's but hands down the MD500 is my dream helicopter. Are you in Italy?

[@Vincenzo_79]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Ciao, yes, I'm Italian. I like these training videos of yours on helicopters, as I also fly on Rh206C (Italian vers. Jetranger III), UH 205 (Italian version UH-1H Huey), and AH 129D Mangusta (Italian attack Helicopter "Mangusta"). Obviously all military helicopters. Thanks you for your videos.

[@gregbuck701]

I will have one!!! Excellent bird, fast for cross country, powerful for its size, and very maneuverable.

[@geddon436]

Whats tragic is finding a hobby that looks fun, but being WAY too expensive 😩

[@joeglennaz]

Fly it like you stole it that’s hilarious! That sounds like something Jerry Foster would say back in the day.

[@motokid032]

This is bread and butter right here!

[@mpmcruz]

I’ve got a PPl fixed wing licence; my goal, one day, is to get the PPl Heli. I’m a big fan of MD Heli.

[@kelownadug]

luv to fly with that instructor.. he's awesome!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

One of the best! Took him out for lunch last week for his birthday and always a pleasure to hang out with Dave.

[@3rdworldtrillionaire46]

I do autos all the time with my RC heli, generally I'm within an inch to the center of the target. It's so much fun.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

RC choppers are harder than the real thing... I've tried

[@3rdworldtrillionaire46]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Hehe, I tried the real thing, I find it much harder than RC. From RC I am used to virtually instant input reaction while on full size there is a substantial lag between input and reaction. Also on RC the interactions can be left to electronics and mixing while on full size it becomes a hand full....

[@jyderbigny]

Thanks for the great video Bruce, it made my day

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Love hearing that Jean-Yves!!!

[@michaeltietzyou]

my favorite landing is fixed pedal landing and my students are always surprised at what is still possible

[@michaeltietzyou]

@Tom Gulbranson 😀

[@buskman3286]

Nice Video. Back in the day the US Army taught that the most stable a helicopter ever was (other than sitting on the tarmac) is when it is in autorotation. Nice to see you doing autos to the ground - seems like most training nowadays - even the military from what I've heard - is to a hover...which is LANDING a helicopter. ;) Not at all the same thing! As we used to say, "I would never fly an aircraft that, with engines out, can't land it it's own length! :)

[@steveashworth6707]

One helluva chopper pilot!.

[@papalegba4449]

Random suggestion but was very cool to watch:) U guys have a great friendship :)

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Dave is a great guy and good friend. Talented instructor too

[@truckerray7533]

Im glad to see this video. As a helicopter lover, this is so exciting to watch. I do have a question about your autorotation maneuver. At the forward speed of your downward flare, before touchdown, is there any positive collective given at all to add pitch to the main rotor blades to help with the "cushion". . . . . or will this stall out the main rotor's "windmilling"???

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

If I understand your question....you adjust the collective to set the rotor speed where you want during your particular autorotation situation and then during the flare the rotor speed increases giving you more energy to pull more collective to cushion the landing.

[@truckerray7533]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Okay. . . . .so during your downward autoration, you push down on the collective so that the blades are spinning for that windmill effect. Then at the flair with the cyclic is pulled all the way back to slowdown & come into your flair. This is where you give the positive "pulling up"motion on the cyclic until you flair. now ya have a cushion between ground & helicopter & then a gentil skid toouch dow to a stop. Have i got it alright???

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

You first flare to build up rotor rpm's and to slow the aircraft....level...then pull collective to cushion the landing

[@truckerray7533]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD Okie dokie. Thankya sir for your reply. You definatly have my ULTIMATE DREAM. . . . .flying helos! Thankya for sharing the video. Wish i was flying with ya!

[@oscarpimentel3315]

Very good trainning

[@deatz8997]

Fly 500's is all I ever wanted to do, been in aviation my entire career (36 yrs), still haven't managed it.

[@Bensonbooyah]

Great video!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Great fun flying the 500!! As you can tell Benson.

[@bernardanderson3758]

Chopper Guy I always wanted to fly my favorite Helicopter

[@bernardanderson3758]

I would love to come out and do this myself

[@HeliRy]

How are these things as far an inertia goes? Always assumed they’d be like giant R22s and auto rotate like a brick lol. Last time I did full downs was in a 412, doesn’t get much easier than that! 👌

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Best flying helicopter and you just need to be aggressive yet smooth with the autos

[@CliffClover]

Well done!

[@Big.Ron1]

Too cool. Thank you.

[@Deadmau5l]

Some really nice flying there

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

In 25 years....That is the coolest helicopter I have ever flown

[@nickmaguire5104]

Awesome 😎 looks like fun.

[@toshawebster6523]

Wow impressive super cool I'm willing to take that challenge when the time Comes I remember when I like 13 at 7th grade I got a test exam in art & craft to do so my first was to draw a helicopter later my results came I got a A + 100% I pass never knew it wasn't created in My imagination until I was 39yrs I have to say it was gifted from to me I attend a aviation seminar did not knew I was going to do a test 2weeks later I got my results I pass I got the chance to build my passion and motivation and study too trust me so obsessed with this gift only thing that left is to start school to train I loved it ❤️ 👍 💯 thank you .

[@francescocandian2708]

Very nice! Rock 'n roll, guys! Ciao from Italy!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Ciao to you Francesco. My wife is Italian and we have been to your country. Venice, Florence, San Gimigano, Roma!!!! So much fun. Gelato!!!!

[@francescocandian2708]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD I am from close to Venice. Lived in S. Antone for a while, love the US! Let me tell you: the mojo in your cockpit reflects EXACTLY my two cents on flying and my take on challenge, professionalism, intelligence, fun. Keep it up, and if any time you come to Italy, knock on this door 'o mine: fun and leisure I can promise you!

[@banzobeans]

Does this include the back mini rotor? Or are we assuming that one still works? Or is the back rotor fed energy from the main rotor?

[@LockheedStarliner]

I love it... cleared to land on the yellow dot!

[@jplumbob]

You guys rock.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Thanks. Coolest and most fun helicopter I've ever flown.

[@nzmeateater]

Cool vid, If it was me I would do them onto grass to save the underside of the skids.

[@brentcarpenter2083]

Does this guy train the public ? Thx

[@Channel-yq6qy]

Beautifully done. I'll take a helicopter any day over a fixed wing aircraft.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Me too...except for a low and slow tail dragger

[@Chris-gw4yi]

Hello Chopperguy! Great AR’s!! But how has the skid looking underneath after all the slides on concrete? We performed them always on gras.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

There are skid shoes that they replace every so often.

[@foto3077]

Where have you been hiding??????? I missed you and your videos

[@coronaking812]

It gives you lift? Wouldn’t it be drag?

[@demonman1234]

Seems fun, I want to eventually fly a helicopter or plane, doubt I will since it's expensive to get the training necessary, and to fly the helicopter/plane itself is expensive in fuel alone.. let alone the plane's cost and maintenance, but oh well. Hope one day I will lol.

[@nojonbass4214]

How many feet of altitude do you need?

[@bojangles4071]

Why is MD choppers are called the porsche of helicopters?

[@henryharrison8005]

I wonder what's left of those skids. Stopping that inertia doesn't seem like it would be good on that airframe.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

They have replaceable skid shoes

[@Firemandave911]

Really nice flying Bruce!! You can be my wingman anytime!!! LOL

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Haha, right on. Proof you can teach an old dog new tricks.

[@MichaelHeliGuy]

Very impressive. The VSI looked like it was at 1500 FPM during the straight-in part of the descent. The MD500 seems so forgiving in the full-down portion. At one point you touched down on the back of the skids and rock forward to the front of the skids (just before 1:20). Got to love that fully articulated rotor head. I did that during a running landing once in a G2 while training for my PPL. No problem thanks to a similar rotor head. I fly an R44 now so I have to touch down flat on my running landings.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

You hit the nail on the head Michael...forgiving. Which gives you so much more confidence to try other things during the auto. We were chopping the throttle and coming to a hover and then entering 180s. If I win the lottery I am buying an F model. Meanwhile I'm flying an R44 and R66 with an AStar B3e every once and a while.

[@ganthrithor]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD R44 will do all of that stuff just fine too: just modulate that collective accurately and no not believin!

[@lemo87a]

Bloody awesome!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Bloody Badass helicopter!!

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

ฉันสัญญาว่าจะพยายามหา order สั่งซื้อให้ได้เรื่อยๆ

[@giuh_]

The tail (whatever's called) looks like it gets really close to the ground, scary.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

The stinger on the bottom of the tail keeps you from hitting the tail rotor on the ground if you flare too hard during the landing. Not uncommon at all to hit it

[@giuh_]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD That makes perfect sense! Thanks

[@91rss]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD certain instructors would demo you could set the machine back on the stinger when you were sitting running on the ground. Thats why mechanics take and feel the bottom on the stinger on machines when they come back and paint the bottom when a new driver gets in, so they cant say, was there before I got in it.....

[@dirtygrimerxr7026]

i always wanted to fly

[@eulalioestevez3404]

My dreamed life, flying a Hughes 500 MD over the Sonora Desert

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

It was my dream too Eulalio!

[@TransferAir]

🚁 = 🔝👀🥶👍🏼‼️

[@screwytube]

Train training. Knowing what to do.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Yep, builds confidence and natural reactions.

[@arizonalurps5150]

I remember when Phoenix FIREBIRD flew them sky 12 just switched to jet ranger when I flew with Jerry would have rather flew the Hughes 500!!!

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Firebird were Notars, right.

[@arizonalurps5150]

@@CHOPPERGUYHD the 2 nd generation were notar when I lived in west Phx on a 7 day PATROL would average 3 auto rotations {total JUNK)Phoenix PD Hughes 500 were 1st generation refurbished and put into service with Mesa police apon retirement I'm not sure how many units were acquired? TH-55 osage was the original (OG) air unit sounded like a airborne lawn mower with a night sun it's on display at Phoenix city hall POLICE museum( (Gosh wont it be great to plan and visit and go places and do things again !!!)) By the grace of God. It too shall pass . Awsome bruce top content again ♡ www.ppdhistory.com/

[@jawoapollon6019]

wow!

[@indyjons321]

To think this video came out 2 weeks after an OH-6 engine failure crash in Idaho.

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

make it look so easy...

[@rudligo]

ainda vou voar heli antes de morrer! show

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Hopefully not on the same day.

[@killingfields1424]

some guys have all the shit, so that others have all the luck. Thats how the universe works.

[@joeglennaz]

Wow!!

[@mattyyoho30]

God I want to fly the MD. Getting burnt on these Robinsons lol.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

I have never flown a better handling helicopter. You can throw that thing around and not worry about mast bumping low G stuff. A thrill to fly, it just makes you feel like a badass. I'm high time AStar and couple thousand Robinson but hands down the 500 is now my favorite. Try as hard as you can to go fly one even if you have to pay for an hour or two. You'll never regret spend the money, it's that much fun.

[@TimberTramp]

Seems unnecessarily rough on the bird…

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

เฉพาะตลาดในทวีปเอเชียเท่านั้น

[@lukemckee1242]

Those skids don’t look vary strong

[@jeroendesterke9739]

A client had me helicoptered to his home on the British Channel Island of Jersey in his twin-engined Squirrell. The pilot and I were chatting about engine failures (!) and he showed me the beast's inherent safety features - by switching off one of the engines. Apart from an increased vibration, there was nothing undue worrying about the experience.

[@CHOPPERGUYHD]

Yep, two engines give ya a warm and fuzzy.

[@OshoLee]

How often the engine stops and you die?