Most AMAZING flight of my LIFE over New Zealand!

I was able to take up an Airbus H130 Helicopter from Heliworks in Queenstown New Zealand to see some of the worlds best scenery. This was bar none one of my top best flights I've done. So many incredible things to see. If you want some aerial views of the glaciers, lakes, mountains, Milford Sounds, and much more then make sure you check this video out.

[@Michael-iw3ek]

Am I the first person ever who would say that I'd rather listen to the helicopter sounds than background music?

[@Sergeant898]

Almost everyone says that, and I strongly agree.

[@geedubb2005]

It was a little loud most of the time.

[@gdog1443]

Prefer the helicopter sound too

[@juniordenney9892]

I don't mind the music, just lower the music volume by half! 😮

[@drgonzo1963]

Totally agree

[@beccagrace99]

Most incredible part of New Zealand without any doubt - the scenery here is breath taking. Very, very proud kiwi moment watching this... Lucky to call this home.

[@BilldalSWE]

Any idea where the last spot they landed is located?

[@mattieclan8957]

When you see such a beautiful environment, quietness will let us absorb the beauty of it all.

[@tasercs]

Has to be some of the most breathtaking scenery anywhere in the world.

[@blueman5924]

Incredible scenery ! Thank you for sharing that flight. Love that Heliworks bird. 🤙

[@matthew-lets-fly]

Wow, just wow. In 2022, Nick flew me and a bunch of other happy visitors to the Earnslaw Burn and a snowy peak in a BK117. Unforgettable! This H130 looks stunning - what a great machine. This is so special to see you enjoying my home country. More like this, please!

[@bazzman7056]

In Winter after it rains, it's like a 300 degree around curtain of falling water, one horse shoe shape waterfall. You have to see it to believe it.

[@nzriot]

My goodness... this is a pretty cool family vacation trip. Lovely

[@ClintonBacon]

Hi Mischa, thanks for an amazing flight. WOW! What a breathtaking sight! I have recently immigrated to New Zealand, and Queens Town is a must; it's definitely on my bucket list after watching that video. Lovely Family! Great helicopter, EC-130 T2

[@nuancewinerysupplies]

Thank you for taking us along with you to that paradise!

[@vanessamay3689]

🙌🏼💯

[@davidstuart4915]

does life get much better? and to share across your 3 generations, wow... u r blessed :)

[@jmpersonal2402]

Lake Quill, Sutherland Falls... Mount Balloon, the Quintin Valley... Lake Ada... The last time I saw them, I was probably 18! Fifty-plus years has been just a blink! I wonder who recalls the "Torrent" jet boat, or was it the "Tempest"? The old tractor and those wonderful pack horses. Our boots were Anson D rings with tricounis for slippery tracks. Thank you for jogging some old memories...

[@camward1058]

Epic views, and so close to town and city centers, not long before you're amongst the most amazing scenery, almost like viewing lands never ventured if you let the imagination run rampant. Truly a spectacle for one's eyes, and every other sensory organ. Ending how this comment was started with a single word synonym'....'Epic'! ..... Grand Canyon ain't got nothin' on this view! heh heh. Cheers for sharing.

[@alexleinhardt4062]

So Cool to host you and your family here in NZ, love you guys ❤️👏

[@AirwavesEnglish]

Absolutely breath-taking! I have traveled parts of the world and New Zealand is by far my top choice I'd like to live in one day. Nothing else compares! I'm slightly envious but at the same time am super stoked you and your family got to experience this majesty! Yayyy!😎😃

[@jasonrwilkinson9216]

Spectacular flight Mischa, loved Amy's comment about the land at the end of the rainbow, very abt for such a beautiful landscape.

[@nzmarty]

Just spent the last 4 days flying in and out of ZWN for work. It never ceases to amaze me how stunning it is. Weather has been incredible too.

[@dusanhomer]

This is exactly... how i would enjoy a life if i could...Beautiful

[@danieduplooy4406]

Every single day👌🏻

[@barbcameron2647]

Amazing Breathtaking... Thank you for the ride

[@davidbell1676]

Since we were kids growing up in Queenstown flying into Milford is the best way although we did it regularly in a plane many times. Well done great video. Yep just like Bc in many ways...

[@pilotpeego1820]

Hey Mischa, that was awesome! New Zealand is so beautiful. I had a chance to fly in a EC130 in the Grand Canyon years ago. Bucket list item!

[@DavidParker-sx5ps]

Good to see you back in our beautiful country

[@jameshewitt8828]

Absolutely stunning visuals and the music is very fitting imo. Beautiful

[@graemeeyre8933]

How lucky are you. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

[@PeterFeran]

The beauty of the scenery is best enjoyed in silence and listening for the birds

[@407-Driver]

I AGREE, that was the best flight ever. I did the Kauai flight years back in the MD500, but your flight was next level.

[@ChwPilot]

Wow! Stunning! Around 2007 I lived in New zealand for four years. Three of which in Queenstown. As a helicopter pilot myself, I always wanted to be able to work there. A few years later, I took my wife to visit the places I have lived in. As soon as we landed at Queenstown airport, I saw three helicopters flying, what seemed to be sightseen flights, the same job I used to do in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, flying around Christ the redeemer. Sometimes I see myself thinking "imagine if I could have worked there as a pilot?". These video was like a flight that I always wanted to do but never had the chance at the time. Thank you for that! It is trully amazing, just like I always imagined! Everything handmade by God!

[@davereaville4927]

Fabulous flight video.. we were just on a cruise through Milford Sound in November.... your view & weather was much better :-)

[@sheepdog1102]

Beautiful helicopter and beautiful place!😊

[@Peterrevell-Aotearoa]

Kia ora, So happy you enjoyed Aotearoa New Zealand. Nga mihi and welcome home anytime you wish.

[@stephenbeel1759]

Thank Mischa, what amazing machines helicopters are and what amazing scenery New Zealand has to offer.

[@steve1071]

Amazing flight, I've gotta do that one day, great to see you back on you tube Mischa

[@terrybc7004]

Hi Mischa, great scenery really enjoyed the flight

[@brissiAU]

You lucked out with the weather, I flew from Milford Sound to Queenstown last week and it was a tad worse weather!

[@tonymccreath4540]

Guys, music is supposed to be in background, not foreground. It's hard to hear pilots during the flight. Great video , just edit music to background. 😊😊😊

[@jonaslinell]

…….ay, caramba……………… So beautiful. Had to watch it twice. Thank you.

[@trevormanuelsingko4373]

bllody hell, thats absolutely stunning! great job flying mate

[@harrisblair]

Awesome! I was at Queenstown airport that week, you had the good weather, and glad you got to the South Island this time!

[@cuqrious]

What mostly barren, scruffy, arid country with no interesting or spectacular rock structures or features. The pilots makes it look easy but it is actually difficult and dangerous to fly around such terrain. Incredible rescues and cadaver-retrievals are made in the alps which is why are our pilots are the best in the world. Glad the people thought it was "paradise" but the alps need to be climbed to really see "paradise". To it at the top of a pass or peak with one leg in the west and the other in the east and see from Mt Aspiring to Aoraki to the Marlborough Sounds is truly spectacular.

[@DustMite-s5u]

Hi buddy it's philip long time no see. I hope you and family are well haven't your lads grown up. Brilliant vlog buddy it's like been in another world.😁✌🍀👍take care buddy nice to see ya philip.

[@bevanshirley8263]

Remarkables ranges are amazing to wake up to.

[@FlylikeMero]

Beautiful aircraft and Incredible Views 🚁

[@toddtempleton9321]

Thank you for taking me with you !

[@allancron1936]

Great video, yes Fiordland South Island of NZ is a very spectacular place but extremly ruggid and hostile, you certainly had the good fortune to strike an almost perfect day. I'm a kiwi growing up at Haast in the nineteen fifties and sixties, I lived there for 54 years before moving away, In my childhood years we were serviced with an Air service from Hokitika 300 kilometers up the coast by West Coast Airways , Aircraft types were two Dehavilid Rapids and a Cessna 180. Quite often after the service plane had arrived at Haast unloaded its passengers and freight it would fly on down to Milford Sound to carry out scenic flights arriving back at Haast late afternoon picking up any passengers , freight and mail bags. Milford sound is aproxamitly 120 kilometers down the coast from Haast. I have flown over and into Milford Sound several time, the last time I flew in the Fiordland area was 35 years ago with the late Dave Saxton in a C model Hughs 500. Long time ago now. You obviously have high hours and are very conversant with these helicopter types. Once again a great video and thanks for sharing, much appreciated indeed. Cheers from Al. ( have subscribed to your channel )

[@nightcrawleroriginal]

Beatiful scenery. 👍 😊

[@J.Walker_16]

Nice to see you having a good time here in New Zealand. As I am a New Zealander, Nau Mai Haere Mai Ki Aotearoa "Welcome to New Zealand" and Kia haumaru te haere "I wish you a safe journey"

[@tk5422]

The most beautiful helicopter 😊

[@ryancaugust]

Stoked that you find my country so amazing but find it hard to believe its that impressive when you get to fly all around BC all the time haha.

[@jarrodlawson6190]

Mate, I’m not sure if you’ve saved me thousands of dollars or cost me thousands. Great vid highlighting my home country. ❤

[@johnallsopp6324]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you.

[@KathrynLiz1]

Easy to forget what a beautiful place I live in.....

[@HoustonRoad]

Great vlog!!

[@GaryLaaks1]

Beautiful country. Planning to visit Palmerston North this Christmas. Regards from South Africa.

[@shayne1289]

As a Kiwi, I'm genuinely curious - what's in Palmerston North that makes it a destination for you? Regardless, see as much as you can, and enjoy your trip 👍

[@GaryLaaks1]

@shayne1289 Hi S. My daughter moved there a year ago. She is expecting a baby in May. Nature pics she sends me are beautiful.

[@shayne1289]

@ Fair enough, family's a great reason. Make sure you visit the South Island, this video's just a taste of the scenery.

[@shugdee]

Nothing beats New Zealand. Nothing.

[@KodaRecords]

Really enjoyed your video "Have subscribed" I live in NZ and have never have taken a flight in a chopper over the Southern Alps.... Its on the Must do list

[@RogerBadgerDSFlyer]

Eye wateringly beautiful. Amazing to watch. My brother lives up the road in Wanaka. I’m longing to move back to NZ after fulfilling a fixed wing aviation career overseas in Europe and Middle East for the last 25 years. Always liked heli’s. Was trained in the military by a few heli pilots along the way. Chased fixed because of more opportunities, ultimately including airlines. Watched your honest video about becoming a heli pilot. Probably too late for me for anything serious but at least recreation is still a valid option. Maybe sweep some floors, be humble enough, build some relationships and get some ad-hoc work occasionally, who knows where it could lead. Life is too short to do it all, unfortunately but gotta keep the passion alive though.

[@tonyreid833]

I remember the first time I flew into Milford Sound it was summer and let’s just say they have these nasty bugs that fly around and want to eat you To take plenty of anti bug spray because you’ll need it if it’s summer It’s the most spectacular beautiful place in the south Island is stunning This is not so stay in the south and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on earth And by the way, I’m a Aussie not a kiwi

[@vanessamay3689]

Thanks for the journey.🎊🎊

[@craigwy]

I could not hear much of conversation due to the distracting background music. I much prefer helicopter sounds.

[@malcolmhewitt3114]

Music spoilt a good video!

[@alang911]

Did it 30 years ago in a Hughes 300 - still remember it vividly!

[@KendalMike]

I love your channel but the non-stop music was way too intrusive. The music volume was often drowning out your voice as well as the helicopter sounds. Personally, I think music is better used for intros and outros. Sadly, a lot of KZbinrs are now ruining videos with the overuse of music. Sorry, but I had to stop watching after 10 minutes and I'm somebody who has always watched your videos to the end.

[@tmesisskewomorph7491]

100% Vid creators add on sick noise at the end of their projects at which time they are bored and want to move on. They are told that music is necessary for their Great Hollywood Epic. They have O understanding of volume, O comprehension of quality of human voice - soft , high pitch, accent + poor English language, VERY limited mental music library, Very narrow range physical music library Rely on Cheap on line music Mostly Free noise stuff repeat short bursts via AI Google trash Microphone placement - against a wall or PC in front of wall. Don't know about 'Dead Cat' over mic outdoors in a breeze. Age also affects choice. Lower the age lower the IQ? 2 good things = volume OFF. DUMP button

[@pauljury6750]

Without a doubt, the south island is the most pictures part of NZ.

[@carltorode3132]

You mean the Mainland?

[@WRA838]

Welcome to NZ

[@squiddly-diddly]

True middle earth...👍

[@HamishPerkins]

New Zealand never ceases to amaze me! How much is that flight per person??

[@tommychook4552]

yeah got to love chopper trips.,

[@auintogold4725]

Could see Nick was a bit nervous letting you fly, that was a big call letting you do that!!

[@Purlee100]

Get rid of the background music!

[@mattieclan8957]

😂😂😂 i have actually turned the sound off and watched it

[@danielgachomo6377]

😂😂

[@StephenfromChch]

Great.

[@bjwalters6371]

Wow, I follow your chanel and you came to my work !!! sorry I missed your visit. Regardes BJ

[@SmShahab9246]

Hello! Can you fly a Cessna 175?

[@unclegeek]

Wow, the clarity of your video is insane. Well done. Beautiful country. Sexy machine.

[@timothydean5140]

Im an offshore pilot. is there any job opportunity at New Zealand

[@nightcrawleroriginal]

Ac130 Right Side PIC ?? Same as 206 ??

[@TimToussaint]

What is the water temperature? In case you have to go in..

[@tmesisskewomorph7491]

Milford Sound = Winter - August, min. 10.7 C / Summer - January, 19.8 C _ both extreme readings

[@jakobschoen6499]

👋🏻🤩👍🏻🚁💨

[@andrewandjoanhart7882]

Now you can see why Lord of the Rings was filmed here. You know that the scenery was not faked...

[@stevejones924]

Do you have family down there? Something keeps bringing you back. I can see it now. New helicopter business in town...."NZHelicopters"

[@DJNickMiller]

music mix spoils it

[@mt09boi]

The music is truly cringe.

[@mtaylorcan]

Awesome video, could do with out the music, to loud.

[@SirTools]

My friend is selling off her 7 helicopters and closing down their services for oil rigs and ships. Let me know if you're interested.

[@danwaldie4661]

Music background is horribly distracting.

[@2seeit]

I dont see the point in safety belts in helicopters....maybe in any flying machine actually.

[@BilldalSWE]

And I don't see the point of commenting on stuff you don't understand... Safety belts in helicopters and airplanes are not for surviving a crash. They're for surviving a rough landing or to stop you from flying around in the aircraft hurting yourself and others in case of turbulence. Even a planned negative g maneuver in a small aircraft will send you head first into the roof...

[@2seeit]

@BilldalSWE sorry for wasting your time again. Lol.

[@BobPackard]

stupid thumping music.

[@CookingAroundTheWorld]

OMG couldn't watch it until i'd turned the sound off completely

[@biblewaytolive]

No to music

[@topofthegreen]

lose the music, its all about helicopter sounds.

[@GizaDog]

I dont understand the open mouth cover photo. Were you having a hard time breathing?

[@BilldalSWE]

I don't understand your half face profile photo. Did you have a hard time centering the camera??

[@GizaDog]

@ Is that supposed to be some sort of dig? You failed.

[@BilldalSWE]

@GizaDog Did I though? 😂

[@GizaDog]

@ Ending a sentence with the word "though". That's all I need to know.

[@kevinstent8448]

Exactly ! Get rid of the stupid music please 😟

[@MsDenver2]

Couldn’t enjoy watching it so turned it off because you had that stupid head banging music going, ruined what would have been a lovely film to watch 👎👎👎👎

[@alfamalecomua]

I wander if there's any fish in that lake and if yes how could it get in there?

[@mattieclan8957]

Milford Sounds fishes are tarakihi, hapuka, kingfish, tuna, and broadbill. Around Te Anau, fishes would be brown trout, rainbow trout, and landlocked salmon.

[@alfamalecomua]

​@@mattieclan8957 But how that fish could get into the lake on the top of the mountain?

[@mattieclan8957]

@alfamalecomua through evolution, the earth moves. Mountains have valleys, and water flows through the valleys interconnecting to the rain forest and any other aspects of nature? The ocean on to the lake

[@mattieclan8957]

@alfamalecomua it is unlikely there will be any fishes right at the top of the mountain

[@alfamalecomua]

@@mattieclan8957 Scientists have finally managed to figure out how fish colonize new reservoirs, which are formed naturally or artificially. For many years, ichthyologists have assumed that fish eggs are brought by birds, for example, on their beaks or paws. But there has never been any confirmation of this theory. It turned out that birds are indeed a transport for fish eggs, but the method is quite extreme. Some eggs can survive in the intestines of fish. This is how new reservoirs are colonized

[@yomy8434]

🦧🐶🐕🐕🦮🐕‍🦺🦁🦁🦁🐈‍⬛🐈🐱🐱🦊🐺🐅🐅🐆🐴🫎🫎🫏🐎🦄🐎🫏🫎🐴🦊🦊🐮...Great guy,s..🎉

[@colonelferringeyes9714]

no way is that scenery actually real, but nice CGI skills all the same...

[@johnallsopp6324]

It's real. Hard to get to those locations on foot but it can be done and often is.

[@johncorboy2163]

That was awesome,forgot how wonderful that area is .