Helicopter flight for coffee with friends | R44 to Sywell Aerodrome

[@russefrance4869]

I did my PPL at Sywell in 1983. I think that's the first time I've seen the airfield since. Goodness, so modern...but nice to see the tower is still the same!😊

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah the tower is still pretty old school but they’ve done a superb job with the cafe etc.

[@johnkerr1953]

I have really enjoyed this video of the trip in the helicopter 🚁, l remember having a flight in a helicopter many many years ago & I really enjoyed it, as I enjoyed this one , great to see young people enjoying themselves, so thanks very much to the person or persons who made this great video .

[@RoryOnAir]

Cheers John, I’m delighted you enjoyed it!

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

The camera work is fantastic, I saw a pan around at the 03:25 mark, I did a double take.

[@RoryOnAir]

That’ll be my 360 camera, you can get some great results with it.

[@pepperpeterpiperpickled9805]

@@RoryOnAir Hey you should do a clickbate/heartwarming video of you taking your Nan or some dying kid and their Mother up for a flight. (through make a wish or something).

[@johnhorvath9847]

I am flying a c42 every week in fact 2 different ones as one has pilot aware and berringer brakes. I flew a skyranger at Sywell and have done all the days at the LAA Sywell and LAA Leicester. Helicopters look wonderful to fly

[@RoryOnAir]

Excellent stuff. I’m glad you’re enjoying the C42. 👍👍

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

Great work as ever Rory - enjoyed that....seriously tempted to have a go at this helicopter lark.....

[@RoryOnAir]

Well it’s great fun but you do need deep pockets!

[@TheMissendenFlyer]

@@RoryOnAir ...yes it makes learning to fly fixed wing seem almost cheap! ...especially now...

[@CJThePilot]

Good to see you back Rory with this short yet enjoyable hop to Sywell! Very professionally flown arrival and that was parking I think royalty would be proud of. I hope all is going well with your little one

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much! I was quite pleased with the parking. 😁

[@philipgledhill7227]

I rory hope you and family are well. It's nice to see you are back doing some more vlogs. Brilliant flight buddy weather up and down. But the scenery was beautiful take care nice to see you again philip.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks Philip, glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@jamescarey7277]

Just finished going through all of your videos after finding your channel. It was amazing to see your flying career progress and your family stories were great. You have a gift for speaking and filming, thank you for sharing. Your parents moved to the island in the 70’s I think you said, was the island named for them or is there a historical connection to the name, when I first saw them on one of your visits I noticed there was no island accent. Keep up the good work.

[@RoryOnAir]

Hi James, thank you for your message and I’m delighted you enjoyed watching my videos. I was actually named after the island. Auskerry means ‘outer skerry’ in old Norse language. My accent is a product of English parents, home schooling and radio 4 I’m afraid! I’m hoping to do an update from Bristow soon but we’ll see. Cheers

[@glennwatson]

Great video. I've got my PPL fixed-wing test coming up in a couple weeks, then start my 50 hours of IFR prerequisite building time.

[@RoryOnAir]

Excellent stuff - sounds like good progress!

[@JodelFlyer]

Nice to have you back Rory. Great video, perfect landing and quite some rain there! 👍😎

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you Tim. Yes it was a heavy shower! 🌧

[@mikerimmer6757]

Excellent video as always Rory. Great to have you back.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you Mike. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@harrilynch4570]

Hooked on these videos! I also loved the Helicopter Pilot on the You Want To Do What? Podcast. Highly recommend listening to that for anyone starting out on their pilot license journey like myself!

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much Harri, I’m delighted you enjoy my videos and my story. Good luck with your own journey.

[@kevinchilton]

Very enjoyable and professionally delivered, as usual 👌 Looking forward to seeing more soon 👍👏👏

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you!

[@irisaviation852]

Great video, well done. Mine has been at Sywell nearly 5 months waiting for the reg. Will meet up when it done.

[@RoryOnAir]

That’s a long wait for sure. Sounds like a plan though. 👍

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Another great video Rory, Glad to see back . you should pop into EGBO sometime 👍.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@donovandavidsonAlton]

Cracking video again Rory take care

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you!

[@mikeyswingsacrossthesky2244]

What better way to enjoy a "naughty but nice" moment. Was it pilot privilege to have hole slice to himself as Sam and Mollie appear to be sharing!

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah! We all love a bit of cake!

[@InducedBank]

Great to see you flying Rory, professional job as always!

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks very much. 😁👍

[@BigPinkJohn]

Hope all is good with you and the Family Rory, what's happening with the channel and your flying ?

[@RoryOnAir]

I’m good thanks John, just busy with family and work and I’m restricted in terms of what I can share due to my job. I have got something in the works though.

[@juangalton999]

Hey Rory, got me interested in helicopter flight school again. I put it off for various reasons, but now I'm pursuing it full speed. Many thanks and best of luck mate. Love from the US 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you and I’m delighted to hear you’re perusing it again. It’s hard work but great fun.

[@chrisryan3770]

Another great video. I was quite starstruck seeing you in the Tandoori near ABZ on Friday night (I was fat guy with crutches- who was probably looking over in your direction disturbingly often) I didn’t want to disrupt you and your friends evening to say so at the time but it’s really excellent that you’re on course to fly in the North Sea.

[@RoryOnAir]

Ah mate you should have come and said hello! My mates would have thought it was hilarious. You’re very kind - thank you. Yeah I’ve not really announced it on here but I’ve got a job as a Co pilot with Bristow so very excited to be flying offshore within the next couple of months. I hope you had a good meal. Do say hello if you see me again.

[@martinbguk]

Slightly off-centre on that parking Rory! lol! Park on the grass then you can't be scored on position. ;-)

[@RoryOnAir]

Ha ha - where’s the fun in that!? Thanks for watching. 👍

[@briantavner5688]

Ecellent

[@keithchesher]

The cars at Bruntingthorpe are all used waiting for auction. Sadly the 747s, Tristars and VC10 are no more, these have all been scrapped.

[@RoryOnAir]

Sad times re the planes.

[@Steeyuv]

Slightly puzzled by back seater being on the left, I load front passenger, rear right, rear left for CoG.

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah that config is slightly better for c of G but I prefer both pax on the left so I can see them both to check they are ok during the flight and so they both get a view if I turn left.

[@Steeyuv]

@@RoryOnAir and, damn well done on the ME/IR - I won't be getting past the 44 myself, I really appreciate how difficult that was!

[@2008Dru]

Where have you gone chap

[@RoryOnAir]

I have moved to Aberdeen and I fly an S92 for Bristow now. I’m not able to share much of my job and with a family I’m limited on time to produce content but I am going to do something so please stick around.

[@Th3Butcher76]

Looks like Rory has left🙄😞

[@RoryOnAir]

I haven’t! Just super busy. I have got something in the works.

[@Th3Butcher76]

@Rory On Air Glad to hear it sir. Love your videos

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Rory from Sydney Australia. Nice flying in the R44 over England's green fields. Reminder of returning Lancaster and spitfires after dogfighting the slightly inferior 109s..... If ever you want to make the old WWII relics or site destinations: fantastic filming. For Her Majesty's secret service 🌏🇦🇺

[@RoryOnAir]

Sounds great. Thanks for watching John. 👍

[@musoseven8218]

Nice to see another video so soon Rory I think the mixed weather and storm dodging is more representative of UK flying. Thanks for sharing 👍😊 The rear of the R44 doesn't look as roomy as I'd thought, the bulkhead is very upright (might be a camera angle thing though)? Also with the cyclic have you removed the passenger portion - is that for safety or convenience? I suppose in the Robinson's it's more like a yoke - than a stick - in some ways. Did I mishear, did your mate Sam call the Cabri a flying saucer?🤔🤔🤔 In 'Nam, ever present UFOs, were called 'enemy helicopters', because the enemy didn't have helicopters.😉😉😉😲😉😄 May? Nearly a year ago? 😲😲 No masks required now, yet in these parts people are still dropping like flies with fluey/flu symptoms, certainly to flu epidemic proportions too - the vaccine seems to make not a jot of difference. Luckily all seem to recover unlike SARS2 Alpha or Delta🤞🤞😊✌️ Also unless everyone is wearing a mask and it's FFP2 or above? Diminishing returns 🤔🤔

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks for watching. Yeah we take the Co-pilot side of the stick away when taking passengers for safety.

[@musoseven8218]

@@RoryOnAir You're most welcome - as always - understood👍😊 Yet with another pilot on board? Leaving it on/in could be helpful if the P1 was taken ill🤔🤔🤔 BTW, I remember Bruntingthorpe being operational and then home to 'Rolling Thunder' events. It looked much better back then👍✌️😉😊😊

[@RoryOnAir]

@@musoseven8218 the argument against that is most pax would crash a heli if they tried so it’s pointless. More likely to cause a crash by accident than save the day with an incapacitated pilot (which doesn’t happen often luckily)

[@71Giggles]

Do you prefer the yoke style of control on the Robinson’s ?

[@RoryOnAir]

I wouldn’t say I prefer it no, but once you get used to it it’s fine.

[@popmacca]

Hi Rory, can you take paying passengers now?

[@RoryOnAir]

I certainly can. 😁

[@ChrisMeuzelaar1]

Hi Rory, quick question, taking off into IMC, is this one pilot who takes off for the small part of VMC and then another pilot for the IMC bit? or the pilot taking off transitions to instruments?

[@RoryOnAir]

Hi Chris, if you’re talking about my current job, we fly one pilot flying and the other is pilot monitoring. So if we are in IMC the PF does all the handling and it’s closely monitored by the PM. I hope that answers your question?

[@ChrisMeuzelaar1]

@@RoryOnAir Thanks for getting back to me Rory, much appreciated! Looking forward to your commercial helicopter series when it comes :)

[@jaceB71]

Rory, where did you get your knee board from? Been trying to find one like that as it can be easily erased without having to have a note pad

[@RoryOnAir]

I made it myself from a flyboys kneeboard and then I duct taped some insert flaps in. Got all the bits from Transair. 👍

[@davidhudson7400]

Any advice on getting the licenses and getting into helicopters? Thinking of applying for the Bristow scholarship, but also leaning more towards the military once I've finished my A-Levels. What would you recommend?

[@RoryOnAir]

If you can get a scholarship then you’re winning I’d say. Otherwise paying for your own training is extremely expensive so make sure you can afford the CPL H and an IR before you start. Good luck!

[@wam2610]

👍

[@Ashu.jitheesh]

Are you working now as helicopter pilot now

[@RoryOnAir]

I am indeed! Up in Aberdeen with Bristow.

[@sprtplt]

Robinson. LOL.

[@RoryOnAir]

Nothing wrong with Robinson gear.

[@watermanveteran7198]

What???!! I can’t hear you!! Maybe it’s that ridiculous face diaper hanging off your face!!

[@RoryOnAir]

This was filmed in May 2021 when wearing masks was compulsory in this environment. None of us liked it, but we did because it was the right thing to do.

[@iansampson2492]

Why the hell would you wear masks....utterly foolish

[@RoryOnAir]

Because when this was filmed, in May 2021, it was mandatory. I like to play by the rules… 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ap5824]

I see the mask psychosis is still alive and well in the UK

[@henryyandell3222]

Shush, “this video was taken back in may (I’m assuming 2021) where anti covid restrictions still required us to wear facemasks”

[@RoryOnAir]

@@henryyandell3222 spot on Henry! Thank you for stepping in. 👍

[@neilgriffiths3042]

It's a shame they didn't work ??? After we nearly suffocated ourselves whilst politicians had parties !!!!