Agusta AW-109 POWER full startup and vertical takeoff from grass field

A brand new Agusta Westland AW-109 Power, from Italian military police "Carabinieri", takes off from a local grass field to aid in a fugitive hunt. It has a FLIR turret on the bottom of the fuselage.

[@TheEnthusiastOnYoutube]

AW109; the sports car version of rotor vehicles. Absolutely love these choppers!

[@giovannilofaro2843]

Da milite dell'Arma posto in Congedo Assoluto per Riforma che ha anche cooperato da personale di terra negli Eliporti e al Raggruppamento Elicotteri transitando direttamente nell' attuale Polizia Locale condivido personalmente e pienamente questo video raffigurante il supporto dell' Arma che ho letteralmente vissuto iscrivendomi al canale da Appassionato

[@scottlambert2949]

I love the sound they make when the engines are firing up also great video 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@mray1255]

And I love the sound it makes when it finally takes off at 6:21. Nothing to see until then

[@thatguywiththeface1741]

I love the sound it makes when the 2nd engine spools up.

[@ricardoduran4625]

yes man this is music to my ears too

[@abhishekparida666]

Me too

[@truckerray7533]

I love helicopters & their sound overall is just music to my ears. Nice Augusta A109. Flysafe helo crew. Happy Landings!

[@codiesdad717]

I always like the guy standing outside watching for parts flying off.

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

Absolutely love the 109, great footage & I Just Subscribed 👍😎

[@FlightLevel]

Thanks! Glad you like it, I subscribed too ;)

[@EdWhisenantAviation]

@@FlightLevel Your welcome & Thank you, I hope you have a great weekend 👍😎

[@nigelbrigstock19]

Look lovely on my garden

[@thecianfrish598]

A109 + ULM = Perfection

[@juninhocavini]

It has plenty of power.

[@shahzainadnan230]

i like very much agusta 109

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Nice video!

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Maquina fantástica.

[@adnanhafeez3745]

I love augusta

[@tarakorbabita5]

I love agusta

[@ashuatem7026]

Wow love this men.

[@davida.p.9911]

Speedy!

[@savioli33]

Spettacolo

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My special needs son says that is the kind of helicopter that was used in Jurassic Park 🦕🦖.

[@reddy12320]

I like very much aw 109

[@ashuatem7026]

Very interested.

[@hazlinabdulhamid7461]

Malaysia is watching..✌️😊✌️🇲🇾

[@christians.8658]

Legend says gear is still down

[@philipfarrell8114]

I don't think it retracts does it I'm not sure

[@russella7263]

@@philipfarrell8114 It is retractable

[@claudiocarbone2225]

I have seen them flying with the gear down pretty often... I don't know why tbh

[@claudiocarbone2225]

BTW this is a Carabinieri helicopter our police here in Italy along with the Polizia

[@gnagyusa]

You need an ND filter and lower shutter speed, so you don't get the strobe and rolling shutter effect on the rotors.

[@VikPandey]

nice

[@claudionorjesus5023]

muito bom

[@apillow8724]

It makes me very nervous that the camera is lined up perfectly with the plane of rotation of the rotor.

[@cyprixx]

It's now Agusta Westland after the merger.

[@sahabatlistrik2447]

How long time should a helicopter fly, since rhe engine is turned on?

[@robertotrezza8077]

Bom Demais

[@robertotroli1130]

👍👍👍👍

[@coreyferguson401]

I believe they call them windscreens.

[@stevenmckernan3079]

Now called Leonardi

[@FlightLevel]

Yeah, Leonardo is the new name of former 'Finmeccanica" which is a massive Italian company that does fighter jets, avionics, staellites etc. The new IRST for the Gripen is also made by Leonardo.

[@santinojozefmiller7721]

FlightLevel Sounds very similar to the bell 407.

[@mi8ts]

I think it's A109N Nexus.

[@donatovirgilio668]

Scusate ragazzi, a cosa è dovuto quelle vibrazioni che fanno "ballare" l'elicottero poco dopo l'accensione della batteria?

[@marcello2575]

le vibrazioni sono dovute all'inerzia del rotore principale a basse velocità: scompaiono (quasi subito) non appena il rotore aumenta la velocità

[@enricoangelini7629]

Dopo l'accensione della batteria non ci dovrebbero essere vibrazioni, altrimenti c'è qualcosa di veramente sbagliato.

[@efranchini]

Credo sia il ciclico non ancora assestato, ma con l'aumentare dei giri va in una zona neutra

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

If that chap with the white hat got in a bit earlier it would have flown sooner.

[@alanco608]

Even with all the checks this is a long time... Our Helimed can get airborne In half that time...

[@svdumitrescu]

Is that a mandatory procedure to roll the blades in vain for serveral minutes before taking off?

[@FlightLevel]

Silviu Vasile Dumitrescu Yes, unless you want to skip the long list of vital pre-flight checks that ensure a safe flight ;)

[@truckerray7533]

Yes it is. The flight crew has to do their outside "pre-flight" checks, walking around the bird, looking at & checking the aircraft fuselage & lookin at & checking the main & tail rotor blades all before intering the helicopter. Then the pilots will enter & get strapped in the cockpit & then they will begin their "internal pre-flight checklist" procedures. Starting with flight crew safety equipment & procedures, electrical power & battery voltage checks, check for proper radio communications & frequency channels of radio equipment as well as call in to the airport tower for aircraft I.D. checks, check for smooth & proper movement of the anti-torque tail rotor pedals, the collective & cyclic flight controls check all the instrument flight console gauges for proper working order, proper & safe jet turbine engine ignition startup & check & monitor all jet turbine engine instrument gauges, making sure all gauges are in the green during the ignition, engine idle, & full engine power, get a physical feel of any unusual in-cockpit noises & aircraft vibrations. . . .then the flight crew has to get "takeoff clearance" from the tower before lifting off. This is why it takes so long from "outside preflight" safety checks to "final liftoff" of the helicopter. Take care.

[@maurizioatzori702]

Questo è AW a109n Nexus

[@ThuyTran-gc8rd]

Plane landing or taking off behind AW109 at 1:21

[@ThuyTran-gc8rd]

Plane shows up again at 2:24

[@Petrik08]

Its an Agusta AW 109SP Grand new, not Power...

[@anthonytheriault7401]

AW109 not grand new AW109SP

[@jenniferlans8687]

I have never understood why with Helicopters thers this big walk around but with planes no? Is there a big issue with helicopters crashing ?

[@FlightLevel]

Well, there is a walk around with any airplane before every flight. It all depends also on the level of complexity of the aircraft at hand, if you watch any jet fighter startup you’ll notice plenty of ground crew going around to check many things before, during and after startup. Smaller GA aircraft usually have just the pilot doing a walk around before getting in, but again, airliners have at least a couple of ground crew monitoring startups. Helicopters are inherently more complex than fixed wing aircraft, and this particular helicopter, while not being the most complex flying machine out there, is a pretty advanced rotorcraft and certainly requires more attention than your average Cessna or R22. Plus, they’re military so they like to do things in a “big” way, if you get what I mean.

[@jenniferlans8687]

I understand they do walk arounds on planes but not when there running ? I just have always been curious why with helicopters as there starting up there is a guy walking around looking at everything for awhile ?

[@redbaron474]

Next time try positioning yourself with your back to the wind so you don't get wind noise over the microphone. :(

[@dejiamoo]

That's a tiny helicopter

[@thatguywiththeface1741]

Yeah but they're insanely fast, that's why they use them for search and rescue and Life flight

[@HELISTOCRACY]

Looks like an SP( Grand New) and not a Power !!

[@MCGdeO]

Its not a power Model.

[@anthonytheriault7401]

Thats right, it's an AW109N Nexus which looks like a power model but its not. The nexus is what this one is called.

[@kennethaliantluanga1370]

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[@bongo9006]

Never understood why it takes so long to take off. Those rotors have been wasting fuel for over 5 minutes before he thinks about lifting off.

[@FlightLevel]

Aircraft (and helicopters in particular) are complex machines, pilots follow a checklist with items that must be tested, switches to set etc. Some of these things can only be done when the engines and rotors are within certain parameters (RPM, oil temps, EGT etc.)

[@stevebirmingham9650]

preping a helicopter for flight is not like turning the key in a car and driving off. The pilots have to have certain temps and pressures on their instruments, flight checks have to be carried out prior to lift off failure to do so could be fatal

[@f_nc]

this was what i was thinking bro...

[@robertjennings397]

Somebody taking training lesson.

[@gruntabro1]

Must of been taking a call from wifey before takeoff or he was checking his fb notifications

[@charanjeetsingh3620]

Video starts at 6 .00

[@schnauzerrambo]

Gääääääääähnnnnnnnn

[@akifcikmaz3957]

Aaa

[@user-tw9ot8xx2m]

V

[@davidwall7747]

Could have started watching at 6:20 - waste of space.

[@FlightLevel]

Could have read the title before pressing play ;)

[@antonior.pineda3132]

Be care with that aircrft¡ high letal incidence aircrash on the world...

[@antonior.pineda3132]

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[@gandalfthegrey8236]

EC 155 looks, sounds better and is far more powerful

[@booboogaloo2152]

I think the whole standard/routine of wearing helmets when flying non-military aircraft is absurd. And what's the point of having a crewman stand outside? It's not like somebody but a deranged tool will walk up to get chopped into pieces. Totally stupid stuff.

[@FlightLevel]

This is a military aircraft

[@gavingreen5600]

Can you say "BIRD STRIKES?" That is why you should ALWAYS wear helmets in helicopters, oh and for dumb a$$ drone pilots whom think laws don't apply to them.