How Helicopters Land In Dangerous Situations

Landing a helicopter on a moving object is already a task in itself, but what happens when the forces of nature or man made issues make those landings even more risk worthy. In this episode of Xplained we take a look at some of the most dangerous situations faced by pilots when landing a helicopter.
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[@moonsword1182]

Didn't expect all that flippy spinny stuff. 💫Those pilots are amazing!😊

[@1988dgs]

Would have been awesome if Ozzy Man had have narrated

[@aaronj8541]

Short story some of you might enjoy. I was a CH 47 Chinook Pilot in the military. On my third flight in the CH-47 I made a comment about how the helicopter is a slow brick in the sky not as agile as the little 58. My instructor pilot looked at me and said he has the controls. Next thing I know we’re at Treetop level at about 120 kn doing almost map of the earth along a river. One second I’m looking out my left window and seeing the ground and the next and looking at the stars. When it was done I thought I was going to have to pull the seat cushion out of my fifth point. Most of the time the Chinook is a slow flying workhorse. But in a moments notice that bird can really move.

[@Goldfishbroha]

Damn

[@vibhumkapoor660]

Give me a ride

[@Kapakapanui]

HRH ex Prince Andrew nearly flew combat in the short but brutal Falkland War... he didn't sweat .... His instructor was barely legal

[@traphimawari7760]

At the very least a helicopter is much safer than a plane because a helicopter would slowly stall meanwhile on a plane you are either gliding down so fast or going down straight like a meteor either way it would spell crash all the time and with a helicopter you got huge gaps to actually escape when it sinks a plane only has tiny portholes that won't even open and the doors are too far

[@johncholmes643]

The Chinook is the fastest military airplane

[@rickwidlund3512]

The flight was the most exciting thing I've ever done ! Flew into the rim of Mt St Helen's.

[@unitedstrong8752]

"Helicopters are one of the most dangerous modes of transportation 🤣🤣🤣 - Xplained is one of the most dangerous channels on the planet

[@maxradford5089]

I reckon driving in russia is the most dangerous.

[@agustingomito8458]

Kudos to the brave pilots!they almost literally flying without wings..we need advance technology for these heros pilots for safe landing..advance tech for the rescue teams,military and private chopper.godspeed braveheart pilots!

[@Say-nplay-sc4pw]

I was in a chopper in Hawaii looking at volcanoes on the big island. It was so cool!

[@danmyers9372]

Wife and I took a helicopter tour of Kauai about 8-10 years ago. Was an awesome, beautiful trip. They even hovered down inside a small volcanic crater above the Na Pali coast. It was raining and we were told it pretty much always rains way up there.

[@drewleard8439]

Definitely a fun experience I went to an air show when I was younger and my dad paid for a helicopter ride for me and the 2nd time I rode in a helicopter was when was in a motorcycle accident and had to be airlifted to the hospital I remember just floating sure would love to get a chance to go Again in this life time

[@taiyelawal8595]

Nice video. I have flown in an helicopter twice and the experience was wao. All I looked at was how the pilot uses most of the bottens to operate the helicopter.

[@laszlozagyva3822]

I like this show, I never been on a helicopter 🚁 but going up over 12 kilometers that is insane and daredevil.

[@user-hp1mt9du6t]

Great video, thank you! I flew as a passenger once. It was a short sigthseeing flight over the plains in summertime, including nice views on windmill farms. The pilot was very experienced and everything went very smooth - no turbulence at all. And this feeling of levitation. Helicopters are awesome!

[@elligconcepcion06167]

Well explained Sir Sergi Galiano 👏😍❤️ keep up the good works! 🔥🔥♥️♥️ The pilots are awesome and courageous. I love this 🔥👏👏😍😍♥️♥️ Love you baby Supercar Blondie 😍🥰 massive 💖❤️ MUAH 💋💋 God Bless 🙏👼🌻🌻❤️❤️

[@garyz777]

Really great episode!

[@Gunsforbuns]

0:17 i like how you call that a complex military operation "a ski accident gone bad". Keep it up good

[@hansyahler7142]

I flew myself a chopper over Miami beach and it was amazing experience I've ever had

[@deez8993]

Helicopters and planes are some of the safest vehicles on the planet not only because of the rigorous training involved to fly one but also because of the copious amounts of maintenance involved.

[@deronborghi5929]

And non highly trained ground drivers

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[@GARLENILSON1]

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[@robertolopez2282]

Sick video happy holidays

[@jandoinc]

Thanks for the video👍

[@DrongoBongo]

Damn! Another Vietnam Story ...I worked for the American Armed Forces Entertainment Group, The USO. I travelled the length & breadth of South Vietnan on a daily basis, flying in both the Huey & the Chinook, & C130's & C123's, once in a South Vietnamese Douglas DC3, entertaining the troops. From Mountain Top Fire Bases to the Delta regions, to close to the DMZ, and anywhere we were welcome. But the most spectacular flight was with 'The 1st. Cav' air wing, these blokes were complete with Handle Bar Moustache's & Yellow Cravats & Ist. Cavalry Hats, right out of th 1850;s ... we flew in Bell UH-1 Iroquois at tree top height for the entire 45-minute journey for fear of Snipers! This Australian Entertainment Group were 'In Country' for 18 months. involved,

[@coleismyname803]

I love helicopters and I've been in one and got to fly it around in the sky but not landing or taking of. It was a 2 seater small helicopter but it was amazing

[@migranthawker2952]

As a UK Mountain Rescue Search & Rescue dog handler, many years ago, the dog and I took part in a training exercise to familiarise us both to being in the chopper and being winched to the ground. What a fantastic experience for us both. Always, after that, my dog would immediately perk up whenever she heard a chopper, even on the TV!

[@prcuchi]

Since kid, I've always dreamed about a helicopter ride!

[@Kaska806]

I remember not thinking much of it as i got on a helicopter for the first time it was until my cousin asked the pilot how he got a big scar across his face to which he replied helicopter crash. It was in that monent I realized we were heading straight into a mountain before he pulled up last second and proceeded to show off crazy maneuvers boy i tell you that’s about as close as ive ever been to crapping my pants 😂

[@elligconcepcion0617]

Love this Sir Sergi Galiano and well explain. 🤩😻💖👏💖😍 and the pilots are awesome and courageous .💗💓Love you baby Superecar blondie, massive muah! 💋💋🙏😇🌻🌻💖💖💞💋God bless!

[@davidbryant5934]

Simply put Bloody awesone

[@marleyboy7732]

Crash simulation definitely seem more tense that what we go through for off-shore rigs. We were taught hand placements before impact. So when we're flipped upside down. Our hand closest to the door would guide us out. Nothing like doing it at night,storms & salt waters.

[@daveykristjanson3052]

I have been working on helicopters for a long time. I fly on maintenance flights very often. I love the machines. The do things airplanes can’t. They must be respected by everyone involved with them. Most of the crashes I know of were during training.

[@mwambabwembya3327]

Okay this was an interesting 🤔 video 😃 keep it up

[@DP-fk3es]

Autorotation is a procedure the pilot performs rather than a system. The pilot lowers the collective, which reduces the angle of attack, and increases rotor rpms. When the rpms are high enough, the pilot pulls up on the collective and creats lift and slowing the rate of decent. Depending on altitude, this will be done 2 or 3 times before reaching the ground. I was a helicopter crewchief in the army and have been in them many times doing autos.

[@4.22AM]

Great video

[@bstiger6482]

I was blessed to obtain my PP license during college, and then my dad, having his own construction company, gained access to sell and represent McCullough Gyrocopters. It was the only FAA certified gyro at that time. At their expense, I was able to travel to their factory in Lake Havasu, AZ, and get certified to fly the gyrocopter. I had an old Vietnam pilot training me, and we would chase the wild donkeys that roamed the desert outside of Lake Havasu. BTW, McCullough was the chainsaw guy that bought the barren land where Lake Havasu is located, and paid for and built the main structure [roads, water, sewer, buildings, etc] of the city known today. He also bought the London Bridge and moved it there and re-built it over the Colorado River, We did a complete loop in this bird, and this technique had not been done before. We took a long cross country to another state, landed in a field, hopped a ferry across the river to a casino, had lunch and gambled, all on one trip. This was in the early 1970's. Lots of fun flying the J-2 Gyrocopter. We even sold a few.

[@tylerbrown8486]

What a life

[@solomonkumpati7149]

Good explaination

[@princetyagii]

This channel seems to be like a discovery show. Nostalgia

[@Mediocre_JT]

You're at the top of Mt Everest and a helicopter lands right in front of you... "uhh, can i get a ride back down?"

[@oddities-whatnot]

That was pretty interesting actually

[@blackwhite7541]

Helicopter and other aircrafts are the safeties mode of transportation. Everyday there are huge number of cars and motorcycles that are involved in any accident while helicopter and other aircrafts only have few accidents ANNUALLY.

[@mannyfadipe2543]

I think anyone would give helicopter pilots some respects after this video

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[@ChrisScreenz]

Helicopter rides is like being in an elevator with its own program to shimmy ur pants off in fear

[@shivajivythi7307]

The new helicopter of the indian Airforce the LCH Prachand have touched the new hights 🙏❤️👍

[@christophergregory2839]

@Xplained you are not correct with the automated helicopter landing system. It was developed for the Japanese military not the Chinese. Mitsubishi is a Japanese company. You might want to do more in depth research with reputable aerospace and defense sites, rather than Wikipedia or some other online platform that does not have verified experts.

[@Goggleboxing]

Concur. Chinese and Japanese are not the same Xplained, kindly confirm your ethnicity awareness is at least that developed. Your own video clearly shows footage labelled Mitsubishi Heavy Industry and the animation is a Seahawk helicopter variant with a JAPANESE flag on it.

[@rovers141]

The autoration "system" 🤣 It's not a system you can just engage, the lever on the pilots' left side by his/her leg is called the collective because it collectively changes the pitch of all of the rotor blades. In order to enter an autorotation you have to lower the collective so that the pitch of the blades allows air to flow up through the rotors and keep them spinning, which allows you to basically glide to a safe landing spot. When you lose engine power in normal flight the rotor blades will begin to slow down because they are pitched up, if they slow down too much then you absolutely will sink like a rock and changing the pitch of the blades will not help. So pilots have to act quickly when the engine fails, especially in lightweight helicopters like the R-22 where you only have a few seconds to lower that collective before it's unrecoverable. I'm a student pilot, practicing autorotations is one of my favorite maneuvers to practice! Although you actually are gliding it still feels like you're coming down at a very fast pace so there's a bit of a pucker factor involved, and I'm a bit of an adrenaline junky so there's that. But it's also challenging because there's so many things you have to do all in a short amount of time; enter autorotation, scan for a safe landing area, navigate to that area and scan for power lines or other hazards, monitor rotor RPM's and airspeed throughout the entire maneuver, make a mayday radio call which may involve speaking to ATC or other pilots while you're doing all of these other things. It's a multitasking nightmare and I love it! 🤣

[@halothefluffyderg]

I also chuckled at the "system". Fellow student here

[@brynjolfureinarsson6038]

😂

[@Paul_SYT]

0:14 And some of them are built for Tom Cruise 🤣

[@troye.1309]

"Narrowly mishing a crowd of beach goers"? That must be a new aviation term I'm unfamiliar with 🤔

[@Biffo1262]

I only travelled in a helicopter once; I was given no choice but never again. I have attended far more fixed wing than rotary wing crashes virtually all fatal but that ride was something else.

[@sipos66]

I flew in a Bell 425 once. It was kind of scary at first, but after a few minutes I relaxed & it was an enjoyable ride! But mostly I worked on the avionics of them.

[@progamerrus1234]

" they´re capable of handling complex operations and CRAZY MANEUVERS " Battlefield players: " We know .🚁"

[@georgekaler9427]

It was cool 😊

[@SandmanDreams]

To pilots & rescue teams who take on a job like this to save lives, & those odds for crashes, *THANK* *YOU* for your selflessness. 🙏 R.I.P. to the victims of the SeaWorld Australia helicopters who collided with each other recently. 🫂

[@stephane.notstephanie.pron1418]

I have done everything. Don’t let me down, friend.❤

[@TheMaehan]

It's not AI talking!It's not like other channels where the voice is just AI.Good quality stuff.

[@P0intL3ader75]

As a young teenager me and my sister went for a paid 15 minute helicopter ride back in the 80's where I got to sit next to the pilot and we even did a small set of g turns and free falls. I really enjoyed it...

[@stanpolchinski8956]

god bless French pilot, a touch down on top of everest, for more than 60 seconds. wow!

[@DempsterDave]

Flew many hundreds of miles and many hours by helicopter in Alaska. Only a few problems. I also got some flying time in the left seat in three different types.

[@RichardCInman]

True, helicopters are more dangerous than any other flying machine. Also true is that helicopters save more lives than they take by a wide margin.

[@Tatersauce247]

Yes I have been in a helicopter the love of my life took me It was bad ass if he can stand vibrations you’ll love it

[@shivajivythi7307]

Magnificent flying machines.

[@herzogsbuick]

9.84 deaths per 100,000 thousand hours is still nothing compared to cars.

[@rhgwizard]

man i love helicopters

[@TshidiD]

6:01 SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🌍🇿🇦

[@toecutterp]

Also the laser guided landing is Japanese not Chinese. The red circle on the helicopter is the Japanese flag. Also the company who made it

[@scopex2749]

I was in the RAF and anyone who flew as crew had to go in the dunker! So I did the training. I was on the Chinooks for some time and discovered they can land on water! Rotors turning they can open the ramp and kick out a RIB zodiac out the back full of Marines! They literally FLOAT OUT

[@rrcaniglia]

“Autorotation system”? Right. I guess that’s what I was, LOL!

[@curious1336]

Helikopter Helikopter.

[@drewsquickfix]

@0:17 my first question is whos filming the rescue? lol gussing its a training video

[@TowerconYus]

I flew a mi 24 hind in battle got hit and I had to land but landed in a river them had to run for my life but the chopper was saved and recovered

[@annarend7056]

Glad you made it

[@christyrajajayaseli6777]

Getting mission impossible vibes

[@rsrs8874]

helipad can be made self-leveling on pneumatic actuators.

[@trucksimulator3399]

dangerous

[@oneseeker2]

One time in a UH1N Huey, I knew, nope! I stuck w/Planes.

[@bobbyrice]

Says; "Chinese advanced tech" Shows; Japanese tech video Good work

[@johnheffner9107]

Thanks for bringing that out. I noticed it as well. Bad editing.

[@jeromewagschal9485]

Did I just see a helicopter do the cobra maneuver at the beginning of the video ?

[@johnhudson8197]

I was trained in Army Aviation is 1966 and completed two tours in Vietnam, accruing 1,955 combat flight hours. There were five (5) events during my time there (due to combat) requiring autorotation and all 5 were successful. Why? Because we were trained by helicopter pilots who had completed their combat tours in Vietnam. We were taught EVERY CONCEIVABLE way to autorotate TO THE GROUND (except upside down!). And don't start with "Redbull" helicopters - they are specially engineered for the aerobatics they do and are NOT indicative of the ability of common rotary wing aircraft. The BIGGEST problem with today's training? Virtually NO helicopter pilot today is trained to autorotate TO THE GROUND! They recover with power at about 100' or so. "Oh, we practice in simulators." Hey - big hint here - "Simulation" is NOT reality!" And again, don't start with that 'mulit-engine so we're good' song and dance. I've seen common shoulder-fired rocket propelled grenades (RPG) go right up the back of a Huey tail pipe and blow both the engine and transmission out! Today's "Threat" is lightyears more advanced than the rice paddy bad guys we faced. V22 Osprey, V280 Valor and S-97 Raider all look sharp and of course, have Shills all screaming about how good they are. BUT. All I see is nice, big, juicy TARGETS easy to hit when they ALL HAVE TO LAND! Speed? I want to see any one of them dance their way out of meeting a modern guided missile of any kind, much less radar-guided artillery (which I encountered myself)! Have any of you NOT watched the Ukrainians blow a number of Russian combat helicopters out of the air without breaking a sweat? I have. FOOD FOR THOUGHT for all of you out there believing the shills and so-called "invincibility" of new modern rotary wing aircraft! My 2¢

[@Mike-ou7yv]

US Army, 1975 67N20, my first ride, I thought, this is what Ali Baba's magic carpet must feel like. Went up with a Warrant Officer from the Nam, used the rotor like a giant weed wacker the land in some pine trees, "Hover Hole" INCREDABLE. My first autorotation I remember swallowing repeatedly on the way down to keep my stomach intact only to have to pucker my butt cheeks to keep from shitting myself..

[@patrickphelan3676]

Helicopters are not a dangerous mode of transport, but the environments in which they operate are. Challenging, unforgiving, hostile, raw, & most times with little to no auxiliary support. When bad things happen, it usually requires a split second reaction & response. We don't have the luxury of going back for a cup of coffee, to give the situation a think.

[@yiy3429]

Helicopter landing

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[@eveningstarnm3107]

This is some of the most inane commentary I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot during the last seventy years.

[@Heyant]

Vr is great that flaming ball of metal you call a helicopter doesn't have to be Fatal

[@user-mx8yr6bp4c]

נבקש תרגום מובנה כתוביות לשפה עברית תודה

[@shutdahellup69420]

0:27 My soul would have left my body

[@whitepony8443]

This is only the not easy thing I want to do.

[@martinskyhopper601]

For every crash there is an investegation and the results of that get taught to pilots so they dont do that mistake that thier fellow pilot allready did

[@elirentals5306]

He didn’t explain the emergency system well so I will. The pilot has the control to told the blades of the rotors in either direction. I’m the event that the engine stalls and the chopper starts falling out of the sky the blade are flipped right before the chopper hits the ground since the force of the chopper falling has spun the blades on the opposite direction and give them a lot of speed it’s enough power just before the chopper hits the ground to flip the blades therefore changing the direction of air the rotor is pushing it.

[@thedanielfamily1595]

Third point of contact! The fifth point of contact is the balls of the feet!😆They ALWAYS talk about jumping out of a perfectly good airplane! They JUST don’t realize that , generally, it’s never perfect, rarely good, and………………,generally, …………..it’s a helicopter!

[@thedanielfamily1595]

CH-47 at THIS point I’d like to give the……………more Favored moniker…………….seeing as they’ve been in service since the late ‘50’s(?) early ‘60’s(?)!

[@Therealtoful]

now i can just get on a heli copter and fly to everest

[@Obed_Hangshing_Official]

👍👍👍🔥

[@johnnym.wright7644]

Pilots n crews rarely survive a crash.

[@adamchurvis1]

Where's the thumbnail?

[@saltsucker]

🤯 hell naaah helicopter 🤯

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[@RebeccaThurston-bp3ju]

fun

[@user-ce5xf8tv5m]

2:52 said Chinese but video is Japanese 😂

[@user-ff6ty9mu3c]

Ненадёжно средство передвижения также как и самолёт

[@deronborghi5929]

I only flew fixed wing. I'd like to try helicopter.

[@toecutterp]

The Delta team that went into Afghanistan before the troops flew at 33000 feet to get there from Uzbekistan

[@genearoth3970]

I have never been in a helicopter as a passenger . Nor do I ever want to be !"

[@jimreuss]

I just wanna know how any of these pilots can fly will balls that big.

[@cutsriayuchannel]

Salam kenal buat semuanya

[@brianyoung8354]

Iwork in the Gulf of Mexico and get flown out by chopper and had to take a THUET course and we had a huge 6 person simulator dunk us.

[@kap1526]

Do you work on a oil rig?

[@brianyoung8354]

@kap1526 I used to. I now work on ROV boats . Usually around them alot now but don't have to live in them anymore.