HELICOPTER TRAINING DAY AT MUSTANG POWDER CAT SKIING - FLIGHT VLOG

We head to the Blanket Glacier Chalet in the Bell 206 Jet Ranger to pick up a passenger departing the lodge early. Later in the day, Darrell and I do some training in the AStar AS350 Helicopter before flying into Mustang Powder Cat Skiing to do their annual ski guides helicopter training day.
0:00 Intro
0:44 Bell 206 Start Up
2:37 Flight to the Blanket Glacier Chalet
3:46 Blanket Glacier Chalet
6:37 Mustang Powder Skiing Training Explanation
9:22 AS350 FX2 Start Up
10:42 AS350 Training
12:17 Mustang Powder Cat Skiing
13:21 Mustang Powder Guide Training
15:06 Flight Home
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_
➡ GLACIER INSTAGRAM: @glacier_helicopters / glacier_helicopters
➡ Company: Glacier Helicopters (www.glacierhelicopters.ca/)
LODGES:
➡The Blanket Glacier Chalet (www.blanketglacierchalet.com/)
➡ Mustang Powder Cat Skiing (www.mustangpowder.com/)
#helicopter #flightvlog #britishcolumbia #canada

[@ManiDev3D]

Absolutely best winter helicopter videos ive seen so far, cant wait for more

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Mani!

[@jp094283]

Bad ass! Great camera & drone footage. Great editing too. Loved the commentary. Very natural & easy to follow. You’re going to do great things with this channel man!

[@jkite4775]

wow super well done video!! That flying looks insane what a beautiful spot keep em coming !

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks dude!!

[@bvwproductions9058]

So cool! Thought you’d have like 1mil subs with this quality content!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Wow thanks, I really appreciate that. Working towards it haha

[@air101channel]

I agree this was amazing!

[@benjaminharding1]

The radio chatter is a really nice touch! Awesome drone footage as well.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Ben, glad you liked it! Definitely stoked on the cockpit audio

[@shaydjohnson8700]

I love flying channels, you are on your way to having one of the better ones out there... good content!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Wow, thank you for that!

[@aroldoalvesmelo7335]

Excelente conteúdo. Parabéns.

[@alexmiller2267]

guys a pro. content is second to none

[@EricPJohnstone]

thanks buddy

[@bernardanderson3758]

My favorite Helio and I love to be flying along with you

[@EricPJohnstone]

Glad you like it! Hopefully this gets you a little closer to flying!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Be safe

[@bernardanderson3758]

Love to out flying one

[@abitofaviation]

WOW, great I found this channel! Bucket list!

[@naiumalapaca8541]

Beautiful video! So much to learn for beginner pilots 🎉

[@aleksklassen6397]

Hell ya! Great work dude. Loved this one. Radio chatter is so fun to listen to

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Aleks, yeah stoked on the cockpit audio addition!

[@gchyz]

great video.... look forward to seeing more..

[@nlambyorski]

Keep em Coming!

[@EricPJohnstone]

I got you 👌🏻👌🏻

[@jerrydelyea5820]

Nice edit, really enjoyed the show. Best of the season to you.

[@blueman5924]

Sweet video. Thanks for sharing. 🤙

[@ryanl2429]

Very clean yellow squirrel, love the video

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Ryan

[@googahgoo]

Super cool videos, keep it up! Can’t wait to watch more

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks!

[@JoseManuel-ei6do]

I'm supcriptor number 206....like your helicopter bell 206¡¡¡¡ Congratulations since Spain¡¡¡

[@EricPJohnstone]

Great subscriber number!

[@bobandywiththebrandy1990]

Awesome video

[@highseassailor]

This is epic, subscribed!

[@EricPJohnstone]

Cheers, I appreciate that!!

[@brianholt3487]

Nice, well done. Fly safe and enjoy.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Brian, only way to fly

[@gastonsmorczewski]

I loved the audiovisual production, i hope more videos, new suscriber from Argentina :)

[@EricPJohnstone]

Thanks Gaston! Hello from Canada

[@thomasbrown4094]

Attitude Indicator was a bit muffed ;-)

[@roykollar3022]

Fantastic filming Eric!! Cant wait whats next. Is that another AS350 in the hangar?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey Roy, you bet, that was our B2 going through a maintenance inspection. It's in the next video, which is on its way!

[@geddon436]

I'm not pilot. I was watching the TOT gauge in the 206, i'm surprised it didn't show lower temp when flying, because the very cold air.

[@EricPJohnstone]

It does change depending on the outside air temperature, but we definitely see a great impact with higher temps than lower

[@Aruchan16]

Hello Eric, awesome video ! Can I ask you what helmet you use ? I'm thinking of switching.

[@EricPJohnstone]

I've got an EVO 050 single lens

[@zacblum1243]

How do you start getting a job in Alaska without any Alaska flying time. I trained in Bend Oregon so I have mountain training and lots of icing conditions.

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey Zac,. The best way to get a job in Alaska is to move there, be around the operator and be available for when they do need you. Obviously take that with a grain of salt, but if you want to work in Alaska, you should live in Alaska. I always wanted to fly in the mountains, and I had some tough years along the way to where I am now, but I did whatever it took to work for a company that operated in the mountains.

[@Mandatoryuser]

I really enjoy this kind of video, do you think you'll be making regular content?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey Steven, yes there will be regular content!

[@dougf94912]

Is there any difficulty swapping between aircraft who's rotors tuen in different directions; Bell vs. A-Star?

[@EricPJohnstone]

Hey Doug, no it's not a big deal to swap between the helicopters. Obviously the torque direction is opposite between the Bell and AStar, but at the end of the day, we're keeping the nose straight with our feet, and that correction becomes natural instinct. The most challenging thing can be start procedures between machines i.e: maximum start temperatures, fuel introduction times, etc...

[@dougf94912]

@@EricPJohnstone Thanks for the response, I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos so I've subscribed. One observation; the level of the music is high compared to any speech content, if you could hold the music down a little it would save me having to ratchet the volume up and down while viewing. 🤓

[@SkyCoreLLC]

Dude... get synth vision, G500 is nothing, it will absolutely save your life in that environment.

[@irisaviation852]

HTAWS and synthetic vision…

[@EricPJohnstone]

If I'm down to synthetic vision around here, I've done something really really wrong!

[@EricPJohnstone]

I do like the hazard advisor on Foreflight though

[@irisaviation852]

@@EricPJohnstone I plan never to never use it and HTAWS can be annoying if you don’t put RP mode on but I like having it.

[@larslof3198]

Views on views 🫡

[@samuelr8449]

Helpful video! You should research Promo-SM.