As an ex Air Force chopper engineer and later pilot great film but PLEASE lets hear the rotors not the weird muzak?
@leonallen98334 жыл бұрын
Does anyone actually like overbearing background music instead of just machine noise. I know I dont
@hogquaffer47413 жыл бұрын
it's even worse because it's that AI produced streamer music that exactly nobody likes. banjo instrumental? sure, lovely. dumpster full of computers rolling down a flight of stairs? no. ideally we'd be hearing the props whipping and the turbine whining but nooooooooo
@Aastronomical3 жыл бұрын
The background music is Alan Walker -fade
@Species50082 жыл бұрын
Maybe, just maybe you could cry a little bit more. Shall I send you a cry closet?
@mtm101designs9 Жыл бұрын
I always mute the speaker when a video had background "music", the sound ok the engine and rotors would be so much better.
@BC-kx5zb4 жыл бұрын
He must be amazing at the claw grabber games.
@treya86852 жыл бұрын
My Dad built the transmissions for kaman for almost 40 years before retirement. Awesome piece of equipment that’s for sure!
@BlythmanInc2 жыл бұрын
Hats off to your Dad and the great work he did.
@deltalima13404 жыл бұрын
I worked on a barge with this kmax and with Jay for that matter. Pretty amazing having this machine land outside your door...literally. Great video Jay...and i LOVE the music.
@mikebrouillette6087 Жыл бұрын
Best helicopter on the market today. That T53 sounds GREAT ! who can beat the smell of avaition fuel in the morning !!
@chrisworthen15385 жыл бұрын
Years ago my office was about a quarter mile down the road from Kaman's Bloomfield manufacturing and test facility. I loved watching the K-Max flying around the property with Jersey Barrier sized blocks of concrete. Very impressive for such a small aircraft. When the company was trying to seal a deal with the Australians for a different model it was cowboy air show every day.
@rockfishmiller Жыл бұрын
Having the pleasure of working with Mike up here in Pt McNeill. Great video, well done. It's a joy to work with pros, keep up the good work, cheers.
@calsurflance5598 Жыл бұрын
Charlie Kaman was a genius and and such an innovator!
@paweldun6 жыл бұрын
And they put the song of the DIY usual youtube videos. Amazing job.
@gangesexcavating5 жыл бұрын
I worked around this KMax quite a bit and had a tour of it when I worked for L&R Holdings Ltd. In Henderson Lake -WFP Alberni. I stayed on Closson ‘s barge camp as well in Effingham Inlet. It’s definitely a quick cycle helicopter. WFP always seemed to have decent volume planned to harvest for the unit.
@terrminatoragain4614 жыл бұрын
I have video of HQ doing some replacement towers for BC Hydro, they were flown onto a friends property in Mission, was great being up close and personal watching these helicopters, thanks for the video !
@OldEnoughToParty4 жыл бұрын
What a sick ass job to have. A job you can be excited to go to everyday.
@VaclavVrbaLifttoff Жыл бұрын
Where are the vibrations in the cyclic coming from? Is it standard? Btw, thanks for the great vid!
@petergates5170 Жыл бұрын
How can it be enjoyed with that ghastly musak soundtrack...
@mathewhaufle38866 жыл бұрын
My dad logged in the kmax for a lot of years only did grapple logging in Huey's he's got 4000 hours in the kmax and has done only fire fighting since the early 2000s that's when Rainer completely quit logging before that all they did was logging
@BlythmanInc6 жыл бұрын
Good deal Mathew. I've probably crossed paths with your dad at some point for its a small community of Kmax drivers.
@mathewhaufle38866 жыл бұрын
Jay B last season he decided to retire from the kmax and go hop in a huey and for the last 5 years he hasn't flown anything with a tail rotor not the smoothest transition the first time back in it he threw on the 150ft and had to go pass a check ride on the spot last time he had flown a huey was 20 years ago he's already looking to get back in the kmax with one of the new production models but he's really getting tired of fires and wants to go logging
@KMAXdawg5 жыл бұрын
I flew beside your dad, Greg, many times on various different projects and locations. Good Kmax driver and glad to hear he's still flying.
@chrismurray62002 жыл бұрын
I worked with your Dad with Erickson in the 80s
@meadmaker45255 жыл бұрын
Great footage of the KMAX. Shame about the music, though.
@antr74935 жыл бұрын
it's like the same generic music in every video. this is modern times elevator music
@cheeeky_87634 жыл бұрын
God awful fucking music!
@joeyjamison57724 жыл бұрын
@@cheeeky_8763 So you noticed that too.
@NikoMoraKamu4 жыл бұрын
@@antr7493 its people are awesome compilation music xD
@Doggeslife4 жыл бұрын
"Volume controls" are your friend.
@dyakodyakov81814 жыл бұрын
Hello brother Jay Huge respect for you and the job you are doing. Before I came to Canada I watch on Discovery channel this and I aways say this people are amazing doing this. Now I am very proud I know one of this pilots . RESPECT RESPECT RESPECT bro. 👍🚁🇨🇦
@thricecrazy335 жыл бұрын
been on fires with the kmax. super impressive! nice work!
@runheli6 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video. Thanks good flight and thumbs up.
@tricone35 жыл бұрын
Probably the best video on KZbin. Please keep them coming
@TheBeingReal4 жыл бұрын
The K-Max was demo’d by the USN for ship to ship replenishment. Cost/hr, up time, speed.. kicked the CH-47’s butt. Boeing squashed it. For years now they have used and demo’d the K-Max for field replenishment for the US Army in Iraq and Afganistan as a drone. Cheaper and faster. The 2x its weight lift capability is a big winner. A pure lifting machine.
@MikeBabsBC3 жыл бұрын
Such a cool helicopter. What's the long line payload capacity?
@BlythmanInc3 жыл бұрын
6000LBS
@laz2884 жыл бұрын
Wow some of the best camera angles I have seen in any Copter video. I noticed when you pick up timber you keep looking forward, are you looking at a load weight gauge?
@BlythmanInc4 жыл бұрын
That is correct. Your back and forth between load and gauges. 👍🏻
@laz2884 жыл бұрын
@@BlythmanInc Gauges meaning Rotor Torque or do you also have a weight gauge on the hook?
@BlythmanInc4 жыл бұрын
Yes we have a load scale in the A/C that we reference when we are lifting.
@khadijagwen5 жыл бұрын
Seeing Kmax, I wonder why they bother with other choppers?
@germansnowman4 жыл бұрын
Khadijah Brown The K-MAX is optimized for lifting capacity. For example, it is quite slow compared to other helicopters. Also, the tilted rotors do pose an increased hazard for passengers and maintenance crew.
@manofsan4 жыл бұрын
@@germansnowman what about safety & stability? Does it behave well under autorotation due to loss of power, as compared to other helicopters? There are other Kaman-type intermeshing rotor designs besides K-MAX. Do they all suffer from the same slowness and similar shortcomings?
@germansnowman4 жыл бұрын
manofsan I am no expert, but from what I have read, it is just as safe as other helicopters in terms of autorotation. It reacts a bit differently though to control inputs and so on, so pilots are trained by Kaman in a Husky (two-seater). I would think that the limitations are inherent to the fundamental design, not just the K-MAX.
@lelievre124 жыл бұрын
Great footage. Thanks for taking the time to share.
@okzoomer57284 жыл бұрын
Basically the beaver of flying machines
@paulrandig2 жыл бұрын
"Nice beaver!" (Lt. Frank Drebin, looking up)
@mattstrohmeyer58394 ай бұрын
[Not a pilot] Is there always that much feedback in the cyclic on a K-max?
@Diggs4ever5 жыл бұрын
You have an amazing life I wish you all the best on your dangerous journey. Risk is well worth the reward
@saigudbai Жыл бұрын
Looks fun Jay.
@arnenelson44954 жыл бұрын
A single pilot runs the whole show? No crane man.....he needs a raise!
The music really spoils this otherwise great video
@ratherbflyin33013 жыл бұрын
Jesus that cyclic shakes in the eggbeater
@blueman59242 жыл бұрын
Going by a max lift of 6k lbs, I guess this apparatus leaves about 4.5k- 5k lbs for a log. Pretty slick. 👍
@revaequitas Жыл бұрын
Lot of bounce in that cyclic, what’s that like?
@BlythmanInc Жыл бұрын
Shakes all day. Very Armstrong to fly.
@millimetreperfect6 жыл бұрын
Is that a Bullet hole at 2.40 near the ‘H’?
@IswandaAsmara6 жыл бұрын
I have never seen this helicopter before. Very unique and different from other conventional helicopters... How can the propellers synchronize with each other and what if one of the blades gets stuck? Confused.. :D
@BlythmanInc6 жыл бұрын
The blades are connected to rotor shafts which run into a transmission. It is all connected with gears which keep them synchronized and preventing them from contacting each other. If one gets stuck as you say they both would get stuck but this wouldn't happen as the transmission is built very robust.
@IswandaAsmara6 жыл бұрын
Nice to reply.. Thanks for your information... Have a nice day ;)
@electricaviationchannelvid78632 жыл бұрын
@@BlythmanInc Where is your company based at? How big is the helicopter fleet?
@BlythmanInc2 жыл бұрын
@@electricaviationchannelvid7863 Denver Colorado. We have 20 a helicopters
@electricaviationchannelvid78632 жыл бұрын
@@BlythmanInc I am guessing flying/handling/stability wise this must be close to a coaxial design helicopter such as the Kamov types?
@manofsan4 жыл бұрын
Does it come with airbags?
@jona_archi5 жыл бұрын
does the K-Max have a swashplate as other helicopters or does it just use its rudders to control pitch and roll?
@BlythmanInc5 жыл бұрын
No swashplate. The blades are fixed to the grip and head. No pitch links are anything. It uses what are called flaperons on the blades and twists the blades for pitch.
@KMAXdawg5 жыл бұрын
Actually Jonathan, JB is wrong. The K1200 has two "swashplates" that Kaman Aerospace calls "azimuth assemblies" and are located on the bottom of the transmission assembly at each mast location. The azimuths take the movements of the flight controls and associated linkage and convert the inputs from "linear" to "rotational" in the same manner that a conventional swashplate does. The "pitchlinks" run up through the masts to the over center bell cranks, linkages and control rods that run internal through the main rotor blades out to the servo-tabs. They are 32" in length and respond with every pedal, cyclic or collective input accordingly. As the servo-tab moves it causes a resulting movement of the applicable rotor system.
@BlythmanInc5 жыл бұрын
KMAXdawg is correct. I should of clarified no traditional swashplates. Appreciate you explaining in it.
@alienbeef04214 жыл бұрын
It would have been better if the floor was transparent, or the pilot had a camera mounted on the claw, right?
@ronsavoy80683 жыл бұрын
I Joined the Air Force in 1968 and was trained as an aero medical technician. I worked in the flight surgeon's office and one of our duties was to fly local base fire rescue and our helicopter was the Kaman HH43 husky with the call sign name of pedro. I had about 500 hours in this helicopter and 1 crash.... It was a great helicopter for lift and stability. It carried a crew of 4; Pilot,co-pilot, medic and firemen.
@tom955215 жыл бұрын
Great tech but hate to see the clearcut logging. I think spacex should use a k-max for fairing capture by hooking chute.
@paulrandig2 жыл бұрын
Anton Flettner was a genius!
@slickstrings3 жыл бұрын
these kmax machines vibrate and shake a lot. Blades unbalanced or something?
@Bendigo12 жыл бұрын
It is difficult to really balance them when they are alternating positions. the wheight shifts back and forth as the blades turn. one side gets heavier as the blades go out while the other side gets lighter. Then when in the air. the lift changes as the blades rotate.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman5 жыл бұрын
@Jay B >>> Why has the synchromesh rotor system used on the K-Max *not* been adopted by other helicopter manufacturers?
@BlythmanInc5 жыл бұрын
Cause they would be admitting that Charlie Kaman's system is superior. lol
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman5 жыл бұрын
@@BlythmanInc >>> I really HATE "human nature" sometimes. {Thanks for the reply!}
@w8stral5 жыл бұрын
IF you do NOT want high speed, then intermeshed at an angle(KAMAN) is superior for LIFT/stability/maneuverability. More efficient lift, but has SERIOUS drawback in terms of speed/range. Lots of drag at high speed. Ultimately double contra rotating is superior yet, but is more complicated. Why Kaman IS the workhorse and another batch have been built, but not upgraded over the old. You will note, no helos get developed outside of government military contracts(fiddled with? yes). The R&D costs too damned much. Every last Helo in production today came directly out of the military. Military is more interested in Speed/range/maneuverability and payload 2nd. KAMAN gets payload/stability/maneuverability, but... range... not exactly due to its low speed.
@michaelbevan32852 жыл бұрын
the operators must have no fear of that aluminium ladder being blown around by the rotor wash.
@robertlafnear70342 жыл бұрын
I see why a 2x4 costs $8.00 now 🤔... and a wood blade for this aircraft is about a MILLION Bucks ! WOW ... but what a fantastic flying machine it is !😁
@raymunro9894 Жыл бұрын
Hard to imagine... the same guy Frank Kavan.. invented the Ovation (fibreglass) guitar.. !!
@451degreesF4 жыл бұрын
Omg I want this job!
@Whateva675 жыл бұрын
Worked with Midwest helicopters on a k max,logging up in Prince George area and around Lillooet,quiet machines
@raymunro9894 Жыл бұрын
Ditto... North of Revelstoke.. Downey Valley... flew the support butterfly (206)... thought the Kmax was just a slow bird... until we left the landing site... I was about to aurtorotate b'cus I thought my engine had quit. The Max is very quick and climbs like rocket.
@Whateva67 Жыл бұрын
@@raymunro9894 yeah it’s pretty cool, I worked under the sky crane for five years and boy, that thing moves.
@bresonmsangmatvofficial84652 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👌
@Rimraz6 жыл бұрын
Would love to work a Kmax!! Cool video!
@stephaniescott34123 жыл бұрын
Jeff, Eric reckons this dude looks like you!!
@Rimraz3 жыл бұрын
@@stephaniescott3412 wish it was me driving a Kmax haha
@stephaniescott34123 жыл бұрын
@@Rimraz Eric wishes it was him too 🤣🤣
@Realroyrogers3 жыл бұрын
No music needed. why stick it on a helicopter video ?
@Jvk1166z3 жыл бұрын
cool. saw this machine parked outside of alpine today
@brownhat1290 Жыл бұрын
The background music was unnecessary and stupid.
@Planespotterdude3 жыл бұрын
Great video ty
@BlythmanInc3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@moparman03142 жыл бұрын
I bothered by the off center strobe on the bracket in between the rotors
@kolbyfrazier6968 Жыл бұрын
Where’s the Blackhawk?!
@Forestryman7073 жыл бұрын
Why are the logs dropped into the water
@BlythmanInc3 жыл бұрын
On the North Coast there is no road access to a lot of places where we log so timber is dropped into what is called a pocket then once full, they are towed to the mill from there by a big tug.
@Forestryman7073 жыл бұрын
@@BlythmanInc makes sense. Thank you for sharing
@ExploringCabinsandMines5 жыл бұрын
So cool !!!
@Dirty_21610 ай бұрын
Someone stole a ton of your footage for a video ABOUT the k max…thought you should know as it has you getting into it and using it..that’s how I found this video anyways… looking into getting into this kind of flying before it’s too late and I’m too old
@Ryan-re1rs3 жыл бұрын
So do you get twice the lifting power over a single blade, half more then a 4 bladed rotor? You would think the blades that cross over each other wouldn't get much stable air and wash each other out.. if that makes sense.
@joshua.merrill2 жыл бұрын
I think because of the direction of blade movement on a single rotor, half of the blade has increased lift going forward, then decreased lift going backward. With the dual rotors design, and the tilt, it makes it to where there is a high lift arc on both sides of the aircraft, and the low lift arcs don’t interfere so much. Plus, now you don’t need a tail rotor.
@Bendigo12 жыл бұрын
If i remember correctly, the lift is not quite twice as much, but it is more than a single rotor design.
@joestreet70363 жыл бұрын
I'm watching one less then 3/4 mile from my house.uniqye sound.sounds like it's ideling
@williambennett70332 жыл бұрын
Looks like prince of Wales island Alaska
@chicomanisco4 жыл бұрын
Are you now for Rotex Ag💪💪💪
@jsjs6751 Жыл бұрын
Good video, but I don'tlike the idea to use dino juice for logging.
@mantirig41393 жыл бұрын
Y'all hiring?
@DanStratocaster13 жыл бұрын
Impressive
@jeffdbmb4 жыл бұрын
I used to rig under this pilot in nelson bc
@B3ARPA73 Жыл бұрын
Serious Air Muscle
@fastjet7143 жыл бұрын
nice
@SW-jw6il2 жыл бұрын
WHY the stupid music WHY ? channel changed
@apuuvah3 жыл бұрын
Well, if even skyline logging is not an option, this is the only chance.
@Laxpowertoo3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, apart from the annoying music.
@joeblowjohnny22978 ай бұрын
8 + millions dollar for a helicopter to only lift 1 max 6000lb. log at a time ! How much lift weights if I spend 12 + millions ? 😂😂😂
@daveogarf2 жыл бұрын
The "MUSIC"... *SUCKS!!* (bigly)
@alegrich Жыл бұрын
Пипец у него вибрации!
@SB_705 жыл бұрын
MI 26
@tobyvance8934 жыл бұрын
What a mess
@jebise11265 жыл бұрын
next time do it without this shit that some call music... better be silent video... its so annoying i cant even comment anything else
@cuttheknot47815 жыл бұрын
Agree
@raymunro9894 Жыл бұрын
Geeezus y'all... wipe the dirt off your sunglasses and just enjoy the video... put cotton in your ears if you are noise challenged... GET A LIFE.!!