Robinson Helicopter R66 Turbine Full Down Autorotation

In this video you get a Turbine start on the Robinson R66 helicopter. Then I go on a circuit and perform a full down power off autorotation. Also know as a forced approach or an engine failure.
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[@jondavidmcnabb]

You know someone is a badass when they make an Autorotation look easy!

[@gtm624]

Right. Aaaand well just lower the collective and land like I never did 😂

[@milesbrown8016]

Yes

[@garyggarner7738]

Wonderfully done!! Love Your Videos!

[@osvaldoandresverdugoegan6651]

Awesome video of the autorotation ! Incredible

[@LC-bv1gk]

best camera view, that's how is done, most people don't even know were to place their gopro most of the time, this was nice, it's like been there as a passenger or copilot.

[@johnshackleton323]

At the beginning of your video I went into Google Earth and I located your airport and BC Helicopters as well and I tracked the whole flight while watching Google Earth as well. Gave a different perspective to it for me. Thoroughly enjoyable. Keep up the lovely videos.

[@3204clivesinclair]

Nicely done Sir. Stay safe.

[@Jusaxi]

Well that was rather smooth. DAAAMN nicely done!!

[@helipeek2736]

Not exactly difficult in 20kts gusting 26kts to be fair.

[@toberrdrawforc]

Says the dude who can’t.

[@Wolfhound_81]

Very smooth, love it!

[@pilotpeego1820]

Nicely done Mischa! You executed that auto rotation like a boss. 👍👏👏

[@conservativeokie]

You are a stud! Great pilot!!!

[@jeanmathieu553]

Very instructive, I love flying, the science behind

[@epsonyk]

Awesome, bro! Keep moving forward!!! You do great job!!! 👏👏👏✊💪👍

[@cmrhinehart]

You make it look easy! good job!!

[@palhein-reim7430]

Gifted instructor .... makes it look seamless

[@HeliHolic]

That was sweet. love it Mischa

[@thekorky27]

Wow! Nicely done!

[@moviestudioland]

Great auto rotation demo. And the video describing WHY it works with the clutched gear with the pins in it made me confident that it works as you described. With engine low RPM or engine dead the clutch gear will let the rotor spin. Brilliant. Thank you.

[@leonardodivinci804]

You must be a professional. Soooo Smooth! LOL. Always, great videos.

[@ehudgavron9086]

Beautiful. Thank you. Ehud Gavron CPL-H Tucson AZ

[@johnepaalat1469]

Smooth touch down. Good job.

[@jcnme2020]

Excellent Job Brother ! Stay safe my Friend

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

Very nicely done!

[@2is_BUGZEE]

Awesome job on the auto as well as your flare 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾

[@leoaero1948]

You made it look so smooth damn👍👍

[@steveb1739]

Textbook Captain Gelb! Well done.

[@joedejesus6363]

Nicely done👍

[@zaimpasovic6069]

Verry nice job. Bravoo.

[@rdspeedfab]

That big wind straight down the pipe makes it nice!

[@Ghost812many]

Holy crapow man, that was textbook! Nice bit of flying sir!

[@brettself]

Awesome video bro.

[@davidrobins4025]

Very well done.

[@franekzh]

The r66 and r44 are my favourite helicopters!

[@mikepaz4870]

That was thoroughly enjoyable. Your camera set up and cinematography is simply outstanding, it gave me a visceral feeling to the point when you dumped power and collective , my hands started to get warm ....right on the verge of sweating :)

[@jasonrwilkinson9216]

Hi Mischa, watched this a couple of times as couldn't understand what was 'wrong' but I twigged it's because you're flying from the right seat which is very rare in your videos as you're normally with a student or colleague and sat on the left. Nice auto! Keep safe!

[@davidwallace5738]

Great job buddy! Thank you!

[@AussieVeteran71]

Love your rego GEAK (Geek) ------- good display of an autorotation

[@can5projects563]

another great video hope you guys are fine stay safe

[@sgreene8081]

Awesome. Good job

[@sendittacticsoutdoors]

Great auto 👍🏼

[@andyuk5]

That was smooth!

[@moshunit96]

That went much better than the auto rotation video I watched before this.

[@nandyg1]

nice! my son used to fly out that airport. cheers!

[@berndl]

Very skilled!

[@zacharybyers]

Good camera angle for seeing when and how quickly you raise collective. Thanks for a great example video.

[@TimToussaint]

True. Very slowly actually.

[@panama-canada]

Very smooth!

[@seanriley1603]

You make it look so easy.

[@marcobravov]

Awesome dude!

[@gireesanp7783]

SUPER VIDEO

[@TheRailroaddan]

Well done

[@ToastToTheFam]

beautiful !!

[@ArizonaAirspace]

That was a nice auto to the touchdown.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@ddtddt8493]

Smooth dude smooth

[@robertharper6034]

Purchased a BC Helicopter T-shirt. Hope this helps in a small way during the virus shut down and keep the videos coming. Bob H, Oceanside, Ca.

[@PilotYellow]

Robert Harper awesome thanks

[@robertharper6034]

Pilot Yellow My wife and I were planning a Canadian motor trip this year until the virus hit. The trip was to include a demo ride at BC Helicopters, I’ll keep it on the itinerary. Stay safe.

[@PilotYellow]

Robert Harper aww that would have been fun. I’m sure we’ll meet soon.

[@kikupub71]

Beautiful

[@BenA-bu1cz]

That blade has alt of inertia. Good Job!!

[@eagleeyeviewimages]

Good video ty subscribed

[@davidwallace5738]

Great job and video. Thank you sir for posting.

[@topofthegreen]

Copters are just cool!

[@barefootbob1269]

Was always my dream many years ago to get my helicopter license was never in the financial cards. I was lucky enough to go up in a few different helicopters and take the controls for a short period on a couple occasions. Each time I think the pilot feared for his life. So now I live the dream vicariously through your videos. Every time I watch one I always wonder what kind of moron would give them a thumbs down!

[@Novadean1]

It takes at list 10 hour or so to understand helicopters brains how it works on the controls

[@barefootbob1269]

@@Novadean1 I understand the controls and I do okay my only real problem is not gentle enough on the cyclic so doing a lot of over correcting. Just needed to remember not my dozer or excavator.

[@THEfamouspolka]

@@barefootbob1269 DUDE....SKYDOZER!!!!!!! That would be badass!!!!

[@benjaminnielsen4288]

Getting inside the mind of thumbs down moron is definitely mind-boggling. No matter how good, optimistic, or positive a video may be, there is ALWAYS someone around to try and tear it down. I'll never understand it. They could find a cure for corona virus and sure as shit there'd be some asshole there to give it a thumbs-down. What a world we live in.

[@anthonypropst1818]

How true.

[@nickzimmerman1447]

You need a Bell UH-1. Now they are a majestic beast. Like the Robinson's too, a guy in our area has a Robinson 44 think it was a 6 cylinder Lycoming in it. Rode with him twice, wanna go again this summer.

[@kiwikeith7633]

I was pax in an Iroquois full down autorotation practice. It felt a lot more dramatic than that looked. as I recall it had the glide and trajectory of a brick but descent slowed right at the bottom as the skids eased into a field. One of those exciting never forgotten moments

[@skaught7289]

It was nice to be able to see the pedal inputs on the video since they removables were left in

[@Learn2Smack]

Very cool 😎

[@sebdiazs]

Hello Mischa, I like your videos very much , congratulation !! One question, I have an R66 I also use a GoPro hero6 with external mic connected at the military plug, the lemo I use on the Bose A20. External audio its very clear but intercom sound very distorted. Did you use any special configuration. Thanks

[@pthombeaux]

I'm getting so close to making the move to getting a helicopter rating because of these videos.

[@checkyoursix5623]

It's the most fun you'll ever have with your clothes on ...

[@NPR47]

That looked smooth for that machine VT

[@randyk7699]

#1 fan in California.

[@stealhty1]

Flowlessly Yellow Pilot, thx for share

[@jpsbirohar8317]

Awesome boy, love from india

[@terrymjinks]

Excellent

[@DanielMigneault]

Could be interesting if seen from the ground too but i liked that demo sooooooooo much!

[@ryancarroll3961]

Perfection

[@dennismirante9528]

Seems much smoother than I remember doing them in an R22 many years ago. My recollection is it was like falling like a rock.

[@TimToussaint]

It’s not an R22.

[@ganthrithor]

It's an R66-- heavier blades than a 44 and a lighter airframe, so say nothing of the comparison to an R22-- and its blowing 20-25kts: the thing barely requires pilot inputs to autorotate well in those conditions. Even an R22 almost feels accommodating with a 25kt headwind :P

[@donaldrevels4778]

That was Smooth

[@jimcarter6669]

That thing has some decent lift to it!

[@lebojay]

@Jim Carter It was designed for piston power. Putting in a turbine to create the R66 was an afterthought.

[@123windyron]

Nice vid thanks.

[@MikeBUSA]

Nicely done. Back when I was much younger and in the Marine Corps, I was an avionics crew chief (that was pretty rare back then - not sure it's even allowed anymore) on UH-1N Hueys in the squadron out of New River. I couldn't count all the autorotations we did. 90% of them were not full - only about 10' off the ground. But I don't recall ever actually doing a full autorotation on the runway. It was always on the strip of grass next to the runaway. It seemed to be a lot easier on the skids because of compliance and a little more ability to slide once we touched down. Even when we did what we called cut-guns - hover about 3' off the ground and kill the throttle - always on the grass because those were harder on the bird than anything else. Not a critique - just a difference. Yours was right on the money and that's all that's important. Any landing you walk away from is a good one. Well done.

[@nathanemilywillems9699]

The skid plates on the R66 are impressively tough, myself and other pilots I trained with did a lot of sliding down the runway practicing run on landings and full down autos and the wear on the skid plates was hardly measurable!

[@ckeilah]

@@nathanemilywillems9699 thanks! I’ve been wondering just how hard it is on the machines. I’m hesitant to do full-down autorotations just for fear of adding extra wear and tear. It’s already EXPENSIVE enough just owning a helicopter! 😉

[@91rss]

Good stuff, we learned the acronyms On entry, RMBAM Rotor motor Ball airspeed Mayday and at 100 ft ARAS? I think Airspeed Rotor area clear and skids straight, If memory serves, Forces likes acronyms cause you dont forget em 40 yrs later. Hot days over asphalt was something to watch. You would be coming in over cool grass and levelling off over hot tarmac and not have the lift you expected. and your suddenly a rotor tiller.. ask me how I know..

[@sickboy481]

We were taught RBSS: Revs (rotor rpm in green) Balance, Speed, Spot (Find a clear space in range)

[@Poorschedriver]

Damn smooth as peanut butter!

[@Testpilottim]

Nice auto brother.

[@DustyCowdog]

Nice job..

[@chrisbowpiloto]

That doesn't look nearly as scary from the inside as it does from the outside! You made it look easy, nicely done

[@michaeltrimble2927]

The 44 and the 66 glide very nicely in autos.. full downs are almost a non event.

[@flyerh]

20 gusting 26 kts, Makes it really easy.

[@daviddiana180]

Nice job that full auto. I was lucky enough to train in a R22 and always loved the silence of the autorotation. That R66 looks like a dream to fly.

[@Sloth55Chunk]

R22 autos require a lot of work. When I got into an Astar those things just float. They're magical

[@Jerem5728]

Great video, thanks ! What is the airport, and what are the twin turboprops in the background, looking like DC-3s ?

[@charlessmith7486]

I used to do autos there in a 205 with Frontier , when they were around.

[@lg8188]

Smooth 👍

[@Back2Africa_Overland]

My CPL(H) expired years ago, your video brought back memories of doing this in a 1st generation R22 without correlator...

[@TimToussaint]

When the engine is off, it doesn’t matter whether you have a correlator or not. Actually, all helicopters have correlators (incl the old R22), but not all have a governor (I suppose that’s what you meant). As a matter of fact, in a practice autorotation to the ground, you actually have to disconnect (override) the correlator

[@graycloud057]

Nice!

[@BobABooey.]

Toss a couple of sandbags on that empty front seat when flying solo, it makes a huge difference and helps keep the nose down.

[@MrDIAMONDCOR]

Nice👏👏👏

[@PilotPlater]

waiting to hear someone with a stuck mic on the radio saying "And guys don't forget to leave a like and subscribe" ;)

[@TheRotorhound]

Nice.

[@smb5655]

I wish I had an r66 standing by ready to go and do a quick run around.

[@michaeldundee8300]

Nice

[@rolex0071]

YOUR LIVING MY DREAM. EAMON IN IRELAND. ❤❤❤❤👍👍☘☘

[@mikerope5785]

ok definitely want to learn helicopter if I become wealthy, the inputs look so natural and flow-state. For now a motorcycle is the closest to flying I can do.

[@frankienv3906]

Great Job, now back to the couch everyone..lol

[@rubes3927]

Damn boi 👌🏻👌🏻🥸

[@mcnut1]

Excellent video. In these difficult times, (corona virus, society in lock down) operating a business like BC Helicopter, must be very difficult ?