How to start a Huey Helicopter - start procedure

Start up procedure of a Bell 204B Huey
A civilian model.

[@johnkizziah108]

Im a old man spent lots of hours in one of these in Vietnam. When i hear one im a young man again

[@jeffgraham436]

John Kizziah from this 63 year old, THANK YOU PROFOUNDLY FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR. YOU HAVE MY ADMIRATION, RESPECT and GRATITUDE 🇱🇷

[@peter2346]

Respect. Worth a read: Robert Mason "Chickenhawk" (warto przeczytać. polski tytuł: powidz, że się boisz)

[@johnkizziah108]

@@jeffgraham436 thank you jeff.

[@blueshowlar]

Me too!

[@yehanmudalige6596]

Thank you for your service sir my dad was a bell 212 pilot in my country sir

[@jimsab2335]

I have about 800 hours in a Huey H model (Army 82-85, non combat) and this brings back many memories, what a great machine & well served in the Army. Thanks to all of the out of country vets for all you did!

[@mfh6982]

Nice.

[@bradenlongpilot]

And thank you for your service regardless of non combat time. I'm a spring chicken of 44yrs but love the UH-1 that and the As350 were my first loves of The Helicopter world and got me interested. One day I will get a type endorsement. We use them a lot for fires and Sling work in Australia. Maybe I should be obnoxious like 1TT then I might get a ride... haha. (If your unaware, there is a guy on a forum Helicopter pilot network on facebook he calls himself 1TT. As he states is 1st time trying to hover a helicopter. Was bad mouthing people and being an idiot. Yet someone said come and fly my Helicopter to prove it.) 🤔

[@charlesbennett6773]

Such a simple, great helicopter. Words cannot express the fond memories and sensations that UH-1 provided. Will always miss that....wop, wop, wop...two per.

[@m3photo726]

@@charlesbennett6773Yep and the inertia in those blades saved many a life.

[@Ransume]

Legit question as I'm getting into them, did they fly kinda like a brick/school bus handling wise? Or is that because I didn't turn of force trim? 😂

[@krisgreenwood5173]

1000 hours of CE time. I never got tired of hearing the checklist being read and the shout "clear"!

[@user-hr4vv6ku6u]

I still love this sound 50+ years later.

[@benbrown8147]

The only time I ever started one without using the written checklist was when mortars were falling. About 2200 hours between the Huey and Chinook and never made a mistake someone had to pay for with their life.

[@jeromymason6338]

Praise God for that...

[@michaelbedinger4121]

That one time when mortars were falling, was probably THE ONE TIME, you were praying 🙏 that your Huey would start without any problems. Thank you very much for your service.

[@user-nv8xi7pj2j]

What was your worst (non lethal) mistake made in those 2200 hours sir. Just curious 👀

[@benbrown8147]

@user-nv8xi7pj2j There were two. The first happened in flight school when another student and I were doing a cross country training thing. We had to land at certain places along the route and I made a downwind approach to a large field. We never made downwind landings when an instructor was with us and I found out why when I nearly got stopped by the large trees at the end of the field. I learned my lesson. The second was when I was an instrument instructor pilot. I had two first day students with me on an orientation flight. I was flying and I saw a rain storm in front of us and I contacted the airfield for an instrument approach that would take us into the clouds. Immediately upon entering the clouds I experienced spatial disorientation (some call it vertigo) and I could not overcome the feeling that we were turning left in spite of the fact that all the instruments said we were flying straight and level. The winds from the storm pushed us to the right of our course but I could not make my hand move to the left to correct it. It is a horrible feeling to be out of control and unable to do the easy thing to fix it. I made a homing approach to the beacon instead of flying straight to it and as soon as I crossed the beacon I was able to fly the approach and land exactly as it should be done. I have no idea if the two students knew enough to realize I was out of control for a few minutes.

[@jackreacher.]

Good on you. You deserve the medal, the pat on the back, and an ''atta boy''.

[@charlieboy501]

I m 51 and always been fancinated with the huey

[@fernandotiradobenitez3478]

I'm an ex-Famet. (Fuerzas aeromóviles del ejército de tierra) For me, UH 1H was my favorite one. I LOVE IT. Greetings from Spain 🇪🇸

[@Native_love]

Love you brother!

[@m3photo726]

Nada le ganaba en cuanto a remanente en palas!

[@BDATKISON]

I just started flying the UH-1H in DCS World, Its helpful to see the real world startup procedure. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@balduglydonut5338]

Same bro Im going to get the huey for christmas

[@DivvyDeluxe]

It's very slightly different from in DCS. The avionics will be obviously different but the actual sequence that they have in the tutorial has a couple differing steps.

[@CAL1MBO]

This is the Civilian Huey

[@stevecarey5918]

Nice video, 13 years flying Hueys, love that sound!

[@alwaysoar]

You didn't fly them where I did, then.

[@randomgeminiastronaut46]

@@alwaysoar nam?

[@UriahD85]

You can also do fertiliser, firefighting, heavy duty lifting up to 4k lbs

[@johnpelszynski6646]

BRAVO B R A V O

[@skyshorba6249]

Which one of those switches play Fortunate Son by CCR?

[@OZTutoh]

That's exactly what I came here to find out

[@gikaradi8793]

the green one in the roof left ,the 2 yellow buttons right play Wagners valkyrie 0:18

[@jameshickey9393]

Armed Forces Radio

[@gaveintothedarkness]

All of them.

[@TerryGilsenan]

Every single one of them does.

[@MrAndrewSKinner]

Been working in aviation all my life. Note how he touches all the buttons as he does his checks. RULE in aviation whether flying or fixing... always touch when doing final checks... NOT JUST LOOK!

[@325xitgrocgetter]

Back in the mid 90s...I was flying first class on a TWA DC9 or MD80.....during push back and taxi, the cockpit door was open and I saw the copilot go through the preflight checks....and he was doing the same thing...checking each instrument or button status by either pointing at it or confirming position.

[@rsprockets7846]

What do they do in a glass cockpit?

[@MrAndrewSKinner]

@@rsprockets7846 same same... touch or point at each checklist item.

[@peter2346]

and for manufacturers/airlines - all buttons on simulator should be exactly identical to ones in the cockpit. there was a crash because gyro button in sim had options (capt/aux/co-pilot) in a different order (order in sim was not same as on the airplane and crew had wrong habits - they wanted to switch to aux gyro and they switched to faulty one - you can not read labels when flying at night and vibrations occur). Also (I do software for machines - both PLC & HMI/SCADA screens) instrument layout (and indicator layout on screen) should be consistent with physical layout of real items (for example instruments for engine which is on your right should be located on your right too)

[@captainthez6532]

@@325xitgrocgetter my grandpa flew this helicopter and lots of airline planes including md 80

[@phapnui]

From Mattel Messerschmidt to Huey to Cobras to Loaches...never saw a checklist in US or Vietnam. Then transitioned to starch wing Cessna and started off with a check list to start, checklist to run up the engine before takeoff and again in the pattern for a landing and shutdown.

[@nvdwarriorLtc]

HA HA PHAPNUI, have not heard the TH-55 called that for years. Being an old Huey driver myself, your last aircraft listed is worthy of praise. The Loach was a great little bird.

[@hgodtx]

I never get tired watching startups!

[@DieselRamcharger]

One of these coming to life is just an insane symphony.

[@williamcox5935]

I had the same thought, like a favorite by one of the greats like Beethoven or Chopin. Another good sound was on approach when airspeed and rate of descent were spot on. A walk down memory lane. ne

[@funnyharleyman]

Guy talking, "Did you get all that?" Guy listening, "Huh?"

[@samfisher2306]

funnyharleyman lol exactly!

[@bradenlongpilot]

oh he got it. he has many thousand hours flying.

[@Pete970]

They have an unmistakable sound. Like were here ,we're coming to save you etc. Watch we were soldiers. Those pilots and crews were full on crazy... great guys....as are our navy and coast guard Hilo pilots and crews. God Bless them all

[@OliverMilas]

Would love to have an updated 3D version of the Huey in DCS

[@54MURAI]

Sounds awesome when it spools up...

[@simonvance8054]

Iconic aircraft, love the Huey!

[@debbiramsey4603]

I had a near death experience long ago on a cold winter night be a river. I remember the utter darkness, the light, the clouds were beautiful blue, the clouds towered into the sky over me. It was beautiful guys. I got baptised under the water some time after it.

[@bryan565656]

Best sounding helicopter ever!

[@rsprockets7846]

I like the cobras

[@joshmerriman115]

Chinook entered the chat

[@kkr7100]

Beautiful machine! Enjoy every second

[@rsprockets7846]

Looks dangerously beautiful

[@debbiramsey4603]

I love the sound of a Huey starting up. I volunteered and told them I wanted to fly helicopters. The man next to me said you're not going anywhere. You're not going unless there s a nuclear war, he told me I was nuclear war bait. When I hear them starting I get chills. Those were my guys. I didn't know them but I feel like I did. I'm 69 now and a bout maybe most of I year ago I was on the porch myself and shed tears for those guys who never came back.

[@crazyralph6386]

That’s one clean looking 204

[@moriver3857]

I could not get used to flying the Huey PIC from the left seat. In the military we always started and flew from the right seat. Seemed more natural to use the left hand for radios, etc.

[@bradenlongpilot]

I'm am instructor over time like learning to fly you will acquire the skill to fly left seat. For me when I jump back in the right seat it feels odd but again time will sort that out.

[@maddylmaz4627]

Some say if you fly the huey for a long time it will play you fortunate son instead of low rpm warning

[@twocyclediesel1280]

😆 I just listened to one of those “helicopters in Viet nam” videos and the pilot said yea, they’d listen to that stuff when comms weren’t too critical. They had a channel that played music that they could switch to.

[@ALL_OUT_OF_BUBBLEGUM]

An important video such as this demands better audio clarity so we can understand everything.

[@davidstaudohar8147]

WOW. How I love that sound, ♥️‼️🦅🇺🇲🦅♦️♦️♦️‼️

[@royalbirb275]

whether its a recip, turboprop, turbofan, or turboshaft, i always get goosebumps when i hear an aircraft starting xD

[@jesjoeahamasjiach300]

Big Paul from Occ Choppers always get It Done before the deadline

[@urgentcareguy3]

My neighbors will luv this!

[@debbiramsey4603]

It's always a good day to be baptised under the water, I was going the wrong way back them.

[@ebblue81]

Easy peasy thanks mate you can hop out now I got it from here! Tower....... I'll be taking my chopper home now

[@Bartonovich52]

Step one: *_CCR - FORTUNATE SON_*

[@sr71ablackbird]

mandatory equipment standard on all hueys

[@Ichioku]

'Chickenhawk' is a great nivel about Vietnam. By the end you feel like you could almost fly a Huey.

[@alexeynoginov3720]

This is the one of a few things I'm really sad I probably will never fly. Like some Soviet technics that's something much more bigger than just a machine. Awesome aircraft, after so many years it still can kick some ass and do the job!

[@bradenlongpilot]

Surly not. We can get you in one for sure. We are based in Australia but it can still happen. If not sure there are some airframes in your country to get you flying one.

[@letsplayfreakde1273]

@@bradenlongpilot heyy guys just to let you know but the possibility of ww3 made me (a 18 year old) think a lot about what I'd do in the military (Bundeswehr) and I figured that I'd either go for the navy (don't judge me) but if not id become a Huey pilot cause they still use them for medics and stuff like that

[@bradenlongpilot]

@@letsplayfreakde1273 navy scares me but we need support from all fronts. Help those who need it where we can. Good work mate. Go for gold.

[@alphaone3704]

What a beautiful sound.

[@Russel.Idrive]

Its not if you are VC

[@ZeroGRacer]

@@Russel.Idrive Run Charlie! {Ride of the Valkyries}

[@bennyloyed3402]

this copter caught on fire in mid flight.pilot landed alright and got out but the huey was destroyed.

[@bruceb3786]

Got it. WOK WOK WOK WOK LOVE that sound !!

[@Tuglife912]

I'm going to hate to see the day when the Bell TH-1H and UH-1N Huey Helicopters retire from the United States Air Force! The new Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf ( AW-139 ) is eventually going to replace them and even though I love the Grey Wolf, I don't know why the United States Air Force didn't get the new Bell UH-1Y Venom ( Super Huey ) like the United States Marine Corps did when they retired the UH-1N Huey. I also hate to see the day when the United States Navy retires their Bell TH-57B and TH-57C Sea Ranger Helicopters ( 206A Jet Ranger ) also! Great video! Glad to see the United States Air Force Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf and Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II come online though! I'll miss the Huey in the Air Force like I miss the Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III and Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV that where replaced by the Bell/Boeing CV-22B Osprey Tilt Rotor Aircraft! I also hated that the old Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant Helicopters retired, but the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawks are awesome that replaced them however! I'll hate to see the Pave Hawks go away too but thankfully the Jolly Green II is an Updated Newer Pave Hawk. Awesome video! 🇺🇸🦅🚁

[@poly303]

I am flying the 205 Iroquois. And I see,... This helicopter is, and I stress that, is the best helicopter. Forget about the Blackhawk or Apache.

[@sherbetgod3066]

Video: *being cool* My brain: *BICYCLE AT TEN PER CENT*

[@DJCallitquits]

I was today years old when I learned how to start a Huey.

[@islampro2391]

Now I can start my Huey XD

[@blockmasterscott]

Dude this is so cool. To a normal person like me, it looks like pilots just click at random lol!!!!

[@Huey7703]

Battery on, fuel on, throttle set, start. Flew Dust Off for 6 years.

[@harryschultze6690]

Is it hard to learn to fly one of these things?

[@___axg96___63]

Thank you for your service

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Hi Stevie....

[@mattzeimys945]

Dust off was the call sign of our medvac boys in sangin Afghan in 2010 loves you fuckers came into hot LZ and never gave a shit you guys I’ll love forever sgt Zeimys 3/5

[@phapnui]

check jesus nut first

[@user-mz3su6zf1h]

Shoot Here . Hold My Beer " How YOU FEELING JIMMY!!???? "

[@bradenlongpilot]

This is a 204B it's a civilian model only a few made.

[@samfulton9994]

Braden Long great clip, thought I picked up on the kiwi accent.

[@m3photo726]

L11 or Rolls-Royce?

[@bradenlongpilot]

@@m3photo726 Lycoming T53-L-09A

[@m3photo726]

@@bradenlongpilot That’s going back a bit! The RR Gnome over in Europe on some of the Augustas was a sod to start up and terrible at fuel consumption too.

[@tomtom1484]

The only real helicopter ever built 🙂

[@davetscantech]

Can’t I just turn a key?

[@james.8985]

MY FAVORITE AIRCRAFT!!!

[@virtualfitnesstv]

wow that was an amazing video. great one.

[@Stevenstevio]

beautiful sound

[@Jmersh]

If you listen really hard at 2:01 you can hear Fortunate Son start playing.

[@King_TuTT]

heck yeah. I need one!!

[@paulcavigliano6388]

This is so BADASS!

[@barrymantz6026]

Next time I see one I'll steal it!

[@yuliavolkovaolegovna2059]

Vietnam songs? The play button were is?

[@74SD455TA]

WOW, That is AMAZING!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!

[@hollonbischel5786]

Had 3 uncle's die in or of vietnam.my father survived.

[@ftm1981]

In Brazilian Air Force this chopper is called Sapão ( big frog or bullfrog)

[@brownhat1290]

Imagine keeping track of all of that while being shot at in a combat zone.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Sounds like my washing machine!

[@KosukiFire]

KRAZEEIZATION Yeah, before it ever hits the spin cycle that is... Lol

[@KungfooJoey]

?? do you sit on it?

[@overlinzamora67]

Sounds like my Granma's old washer lol and going from one side to the other as it spins.

[@MrNonaste]

Sounds life a turbos shaft jet to me.

[@tierone4761]

KRAZEEIZATION That’s right, especially when the clothes pile up on one side during the spin cycle & the washer starts bouncing around on the floor & it moves around until the water hoses prevent it from going any farther! Good Day to You!

[@sangetube]

Fuck! And that is how you prevent theft.

[@user-sk5cv7hj2m]

Sounds like a freakin time machine lol

[@rabbimuftibischoplordkekpr7617]

*Fortunate Son-Creedence Clearwater Revival* _fades in_

[@dougknoke5111]

I've never been in one is. My bucket list I want to go up in one ,

[@556suppressor]

Go to Knob Creek KY during the gun show and take a ride.

[@leroycharles9751]

Battery on, fuel on, boost pump on, throttle set, hit the starter.

[@shepherdlavellen3301]

wow, DCS did quite an impressive replica

[@bradenlongpilot]

replica??

[@ferdinandflora6576]

Good job.

[@romandivalenti9690]

Astonishing.

[@OrangeApocalypse]

I've never heard that horrible grinding sound in any other tube of huey startups. I hope that was normal for this bird

[@upon1vp]

Hydraulic pumps

[@bryanlilly8876]

Damn, If I owned one, this would be the guy I want to fly it.. :-)

[@bradenlongpilot]

Absolutely. you should see this guy in Action. can place a 1 to 2 tonne load on your foot. precision flying. Absolute ledgend. was flowen all over the place for his skills. RIP

[@kevinwarren3998]

This is a B-model? Do you turn the start fuel off passing through 600 degrees EGT? Do you ever "jockey" it on and off a little bit (to avoid hung start)?

[@bradenlongpilot]

I'm not rated on the uh-1 yet. Was just a passenger on this flight so pilot just did a quick run though of the start procedure. He did say turned off start fuel. But don't think he "jockey" it at all.

[@rudyho3790]

yeh...be one to state it...USE THE LENGTHY CHECKLIST... ya' pick up many more safe flight hours... aviator's plain truth😎👍🇺🇸

[@General1Cal]

Nobody else is like, now i am ready for the matrix! Lol

[@saitokurihara9748]

why can't we have a simplified mechanism ? I mean just press one green button that says " turn on " and the whole engine automatically starts accordingly

[@daviddevlaeminck8764]

what are the GBites for computer to run a UH-1 Simulator

[@mggailitis7231]

This is a perfect example why so many experts in a certain field are atrocious teachers. They assume the things they point out are blatantly obvious, and it doesn't take more than 30 seconds for the student to tune out and start contemplating a different career. It never ceases to amaze that the teachers of teachers fail to pick up on it. I am sure the pilot is great, but he gets a fail when it comes to instruction.

[@Rokaize]

MG Gailitis Good point. I’ve had instructors in the navy who do this. They talk to us about extremely technical and complex computer equipment and they seem to think we can just absorb it like a sponge. These guys were basically geniuses, with tons of experience, but they can’t break it down for us in any valuable way.

[@bradenlongpilot]

Ok so this was a Pilot just quickly running though a start up before we went to a job. it was last min. and he actually did an excellent job. We as pilot know the majority of what he was saying, and it was not for the purpose of us being able to fly the machine but a quick run through.

[@danachernault84]

Since when do pilots not use a checklist? Crew coordination and human factors. Never. Not. Use. A. Checklist.

[@kennethaliantluanga1370]

First thing my first choice of uh1d iroguois nice I need 4 them

[@mullerairsoft3626]

*fortunate son intensifies*

[@mikelindellspillow2609]

Nice!

[@317NaptownRida]

The sound of death!

[@fuzzysniper]

Where's the CCR switch?? How can you start a Huey without Fortunate Son playing?😊

[@christosantonopoulos2018]

Gee you need to be trained in each model aircraft separately just to fly it and start it up, like how many aircraft is one pilot capable of learning and familiarizing him/herself with?

[@samfulton9994]

Christos Antonopoulos a lot of pilots have plenty of ratings on different machines. Overall the principle is the same for turbine helicopters. Fuel pump on, throttle set for start, hit the start button and then increase fuel flow after 10/12% watching TOT or T4.

[@m3photo726]

You can learn as many as you like. You also need a ton of money to keep your type ratings valid for each of them …

[@crafter170]

When he finishes you say .....sorry could you say that again.?

[@Samson518]

Awesome. Is that a tablet turned sideways on the dash?

[@bradenlongpilot]

Samson518 yes for ozrunways and navigation program here in Australia.

[@michaeledwards8058]

so don't shutdown during a rescue hey?

[@tifino1692]

I was awaiting a lift off, with the pilot in the co-pilot's seat

[@rtaf4206]

Do I have to do all that if the engine fail in mid air ?

[@bradenlongpilot]

no because you already have done it. haha.

[@MrPantss]

What was that strange gargling noise? Not heard that on a start up,video before

[@planetoftheatheists6858]

I'm not hearing Fortunate Son in the background...totally unrealistic

[@shawnm4842]

you don't see your fuel pressure after turning your pumps on because your inverter is not on.

[@mariojaviergonzalezrios5663]

Seria bueno que lo hagan este video en español

[@bradenlongpilot]

si

[@mizzyroro]

How come you didn't get the low rpm war j g when you turned on the battery?

[@bradenlongpilot]

Because it was turned off. Was turned on before or at Flight idol. no need for it before then.

[@Keskinkilicnr1]

Fuck, you need a Degree to start this thing!

[@stevet8121]

I guess I better stick to my Toyota Tacoma.

[@manfredbogner9799]

Sehr gut

[@bruhe]

It's like let's bring this mechanical monster back to life and poke it until it's just at the razor's edge of insanity.