Offshore Flight AW139 North Sea, actual audio, ATC and multi crew

Offshore flight with my favorite colleague "Jean" AKA "Bro" and me in the right seat (Pilot Flying). I have a new audio recorder and it seems to work very well. Struggling still a bit with editing and cutting.. But at least I enjoy the process :-)
#aviation #helicopter #offshore

[@kymkym6875]

New to your channel great video thanks for sharing i love watching these planes

[@helichrisPA28]

@@kymkym6875 🙏 thanks 🤗

[@jimmymc10021]

Great content, it's good to see what the offshore world is like. It looks like fun.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@jimmymc10021 thanks for you nice comment 🤗

[@montyswoodworkscrafts2232]

Great video, nice to see Den Helder from your perspective rather than a passenger. I’m one of HLO/Radio Op’s on the J6A, we don’t get you guys on our deck that often due to using CHC. Always a pleasure to fly with Dutch pilots

[@helichrisPA28]

Thanks a lot! for your nice comment! :-) Looking forward to see you on the J6A

[@hansbrugman]

Uitstekende video weer Chris, fijn weekend alvast! :)

[@helichrisPA28]

@@hansbrugman Dankje!! Heel fijn weekend 🤗

[@Rhinozherous]

Very nice! More of this format please :)

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Rhinozherous thanks! 🙏 I will make more indeed 🤗💪

[@aymerick_]

Absolutely love the channel, keep going !!! 😁

[@helichrisPA28]

@@aymerick_ thanks! 🙏 I just try to give an insight in our job 🤗

[@SCOHEN250K]

Nice video guys! Thanks for sharing and you've earned another subscriber!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@SCOHEN250K thanks for your nice message 🤗🙏

[@SCOHEN250K]

@@helichrisPA28 You got it!!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@SCOHEN250K 🤗🙏

[@janetbailey6727]

Incredible!! please post more vids like this

[@helichrisPA28]

@@janetbailey6727 thanks!! 🙏 I will 🤗💪

[@Steve757-fl1hd]

The whole flight is like a ballet. THe crew works really well together. CRM. I love those gold epaulets. Tattered and well worn. Now that’s a captain. Beautiful aircraft and the flight deck is awesome. I agree - more of this would be a good thing.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Steve757-fl1hd thank you so much!! ☺️

[@grahamcracker659]

this is very scare, cat is sad

[@helichrisPA28]

@@grahamcracker659 poor cat

[@feversol]

Sure hope that pilot in left seat watches this video so he can understand why that shoulder harness wouldn’t stay on.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@feversol he is working out now… 😬

[@williansbborges9871]

Bom dia Comandantes, bom voo!!!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@williansbborges9871 thanks 🙏🤗🤗

[@moekiec]

Love this!

[@helichrisPA28]

Thanks 🙏

[@maconstantino]

Awesome job, Captain and amazing machine! How many hours you guys fly on average, per month?

[@helichrisPA28]

@@maconstantino thanks! We do around 500 per year…

[@stevie750iL]

I flew on the AW139 as an offshore medic. I flew out of Humberside to the Cleeton rig. I beautiful aircraft to fly in. 😊

[@helichrisPA28]

@@stevie750iL 🙏 thanks for the comment 🤗

[@helichrisPA28]

Thank you 🙏

[@stevie750iL]

@@helichrisPA28 You're very welcome. Thanks to your profession I got home safe every time. Stay safe.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@stevie750iL thanks 🙏

[@Helicopterx1]

OMG it's amazing to see a full flight! Thanks man this is a really important for me! The Communications and Aurals hears great. At 10:53 you decrease the IAS Mode with Beep Trim, below what speed does the HDG Mode auto deactivate? At 11:03 all AFCS Modes are deactivated because you pressed FD STBY on the cyclic, or did you drop below a minimum speed? And if is the second, what speed is it? Thanks again for your videos, they are a huge help to me, THANK YOU!!!! 🙏

[@helichrisPA28]

Hi! Thanks for your nice comment! Indeed when decreasing the IAS wiht the beep trim the HDG mode comes in at 40kts. (depending on the software phase of the helicopter) when we land or maneuver visual before landing we press the FD STBY indeed.

[@Helicopterx1]

@@helichrisPA28 Thanks for the quick answer! Now everything is clear, have a nice day 👍😊

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Helicopterx1 you too! I’m out flying again 🤣

[@Helicopterx1]

@@helichrisPA28 YO YO YO Man!!! I'm wainting next video 👍🤩

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Helicopterx1 Ill make another one as PNF (Pilot Non Flying) from the left seat with all audio too. Have a nice day!

[@balwantsinh531]

Amazing ❤❤

[@helichrisPA28]

@@balwantsinh531 thank you 🙏🤗

[@lawrencemartin1113]

I am not a helicopter pilot, but having flown in a few; civvie and military, it seems to me that these guys spent a vast amount of the first section of this flight with eyes inside and not scanning outside....just my observation from an amateur perspective. I've done lots of fixed wing GA flying over the years and whilst I fully understand the complexity and huge differences here, it seems both crew just don't keep a good scan going, especially while in the area of the airfield and circuit....? Great vid though.....I love helicopters!!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@lawrencemartin1113 thanks for you comment! We fly IFR. And are separated from other traffic by ATC. Later in the flight (offshore) we are responsible ourselves for separation. 🤗 but very good comment 👌💪

[@eduardomontes1276]

Den Helder Airport "de Kooi", I flew thousand times from D.H. in 43 years working offshore. Before D.H. Airport was ready for Offshore Flights we took off from Marina Park .

[@helichrisPA28]

@@eduardomontes1276 wow!! Amazing! Thanks for the reply. Did you fly in the S61? From Placid? Awesome! Only seen the pictures… from the marina park

[@eduardomontes1276]

@@helichrisPA28 My first flight was with Placid chopper, it was a Bolkow Bo 105, It was round 1979, I still remember the color (Red), after that KLM Helikopters, S 58, S 61 and S 76. During that period I remember flying with Panda Air for a short period of time. I don´t remember with material they use. I´d been also working abroad and I remember a few more choppers that I flew as a pax, in Spain Alouette and s S 58, Denmark with Super Puma and Bell UH 1, Scotland Super Puma and Chinook, Norway Super Puma, Middle East S76, Baku MI 8, Canada Super Puma, Australia AW models and a few more countries that I don't remember anymore. The most funny moment was in Baku on that MI 8 (Russian manufacturer), it was dripping hydraulic oil from the ceiling and nobody cares ( a few drops) 😅😅

[@helichrisPA28]

@@eduardomontes1276 wow!!!! amazing! Thanks for sharing. What an incredible experience

[@frankvangelswijck4145]

chris , vraagje hoe zit dat met een vliegplan voor deze vluchten ? zijn dat standaard routes?

[@helichrisPA28]

Er zijn idd standaard routes boven de Noordzee. En vanuit Den Helder standaard vertrek routes (SID’s) maar voor vertrek maken we altijd een vluchtplan idd. Voor verrtrek en terugkomst.

[@djurispijker3519]

Met heel veel interesse naar jullie video gekeken. Het valt me op dat tijdens de start er veel call-outs worden gemaakt, starter engagement, oil pressure, egt en bijhorende temperaturen. Is dit per sop of technique/self awareness? Bedankt voor de super video en een inside look in jullie operatie!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@djurispijker3519 Hartelijk bedankt! Dat zijn SOP’s.

[@djurispijker3519]

Bedankt Chris! Vloog vroeger veel rondvluchten op ehtx, misschien kom ik je nog eens tegen. Nogmaals bedankt en laat de video's maar komen!! Fly safe!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@djurispijker3519 thanks!! Doe ik 🤗

[@William2512]

Australia uses this model for ambulance and rescue . Absolutely amazing work hoarse of choppers

[@helichrisPA28]

@@William2512 thanks for your comment!! Indeed! Absolutely amazing work hoarse 💪💪

[@William2512]

@helichrisPA28 The Lenardo group donated 6 of them to the state of NSW , Other states and territories were so impressed they purchased them also. How the transmission was made for this chopper is amazing . It's on KZbin some where

[@helichrisPA28]

@@William2512 it is indeed! I’m flying both the 139 and the 189. The gearbox design and safety is absolutely amazing.

[@William2512]

@@helichrisPA28 Awsome

[@quartieriJQO]

Hello Commander. Excellent video. I wonder how you managed to record the conversation because I don't see any wire connecting the cameras to the headset. Was it via Bluetooth? What model of camera do you use? Thanks

[@helichrisPA28]

@@quartieriJQO thanks for your message. I use a GoPro 12 and two GoPro 10’s. For the audio I use a zoom H4 audio recorder. It’s on a splitter cable before my headset. Works very well. But you have to sinc the video with the audio afterwards

[@quartieriJQO]

Thank you very much for the explanation. I'm starting OffShore Aviation on the AW -139 here in Brazil and your videos are a great lesson for me. Congratulations on the videos.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@quartieriJQO great!! Thanks for your comment

[@86AW11]

All the automation in start section and mostly hands off flying is foreign to me, but that shuffle is still the same.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@86AW11 😬 indeed.

[@86AW11]

@@helichrisPA28 Old Rotorhead myself, miss that shuffle most days.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@86AW11 I fully understand… it’s some how a very comfortable feeling 🤗. Thanks for your reply!

[@86AW11]

@helichrisPA28 Indeed it is.

[@blue_1247]

awesome video! what iPad strap are you using there?

[@helichrisPA28]

We’re using the iPad mini. Don’t know what model

[@blue_1247]

@@helichrisPA28 thanks! I meant the case/leg strap. looks like a pivot case.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@blue_1247 sorry. Indeed pivot

[@os-scripts]

Hi Chris, hoe zit het in de offshore met de verdeling van de taken tussen copiloot en piloot, zoals vliegtijd, landen, enzovoort?

[@helichrisPA28]

Hartelijk bedankt voor het bericht! We hebben de verdeling "captain"- "Co-pilot" en de verdeling "PF" (Pilot Flying) - "PM" (Pilot Monitoring) Wij verdelen dit per vlucht. De PF zit rechts (we mogen dus per vlucht stoelen wisselen, ongeacht Captain of Co-pilot. en zo verdelen we de taken. De landing en take off offshore wordt gedaan door de vlieger die het beste de ostakels ziet. Dat kan zowel vanuit links als rechts.

[@littlepurpleaeroplane8002]

Like how you're referencing the collective position with your finger on the central panel on lift.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@littlepurpleaeroplane8002 thanks! That is indeed something I do always

[@littlepurpleaeroplane8002]

@@helichrisPA28 me too.

[@paulgreen2220]

If this is north sea offshore why no survival suits? When i worked offshore, ok a while back everyone wore them.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@paulgreen2220 thanks for the message. As pilots we are allowed when the sea water if above 11 degrees, daylight, low waves and SAR available, to wear our summer suits. Passengers always have survival suits indeed.

[@sociopathicnarcissist8810]

With a 2 engine helicopter, how do you synchronize the engines so that the shaft speed is the same?

[@helichrisPA28]

@@sociopathicnarcissist8810 the rpm of the rotor is kept constant. The load of the engines is matched by the engine fuel control unit.

[@sociopathicnarcissist8810]

@@helichrisPA28 Thanks for letting me know, I've always wondered about that.

[@helichrisPA28]

@@sociopathicnarcissist8810 no prob!

[@MrJur97]

Heerlijke video, Abonnee er bij!

[@helichrisPA28]

@@MrJur97 thanks 🙏

[@kymkym6875]

Sorry helicopter

[@MadGoat]

The controller sounds Norwegian.

[@francoish1817]

It is Dutch

[@Forestryman707]

How come yall don't wear helmets?

[@helichrisPA28]

@@Forestryman707 offshore civilian operations you rarely see helmets used. We use laminated glass wind shields for safety (bird hits) and we spend long hours in the cockpit. Headsets are more comfortable then

[@eUK95]

Kinda talking over each other a lot

[@helichrisPA28]

@@eUK95 we do indeed. Thanks for your comment though