Snowy SOLO FLIGHT to the beach | Cabri G2 helicopter hour building

[@mikegmdw1]

Looks a lovely flight Rory, my father was based at RAF Woolfox Lodge during the war and was seeing my mum who was at RAF Hospital Ely, nice to hear it got a mention. I took him there for a visit in the '70's before he passed away.

[@RoryOnAir]

Ah excellent- I’m glad to have mentioned it in that case. I’m sure your parents had some stories from the place. Thanks for watching.

[@aceace5457]

hi rory great day for flying and your so so so so so lucky .... keep sending the videos ....

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks - I will do!

[@aceace5457]

@@RoryOnAir thanks

[@ericg69er]

Woohoo......heli low level coastal hard to beat.....you are getting the hang of it.......a good instructor coming on 👍 Cheers.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you very much. I do feel a tiny bit more confident each time I go flying. I hope by the time I get to 250 hours and have done an FI course I’ll be quite useful. 👍

[@jedwig61]

Top video Rory. I bet Tim the Jodel Flyer, likes the mud flat patterns as you approached the Wash.

[@RoryOnAir]

Tim has just commented actually. 👍

[@malcolmrowe1794]

Hi, welcome to Ro(ta)ry on Air. Fabulous flight Rory. Stay safe in these weird times!!

[@RoryOnAir]

Ha ha - that’s very good Malcolm, I might steal that! You too. 👍

[@johncastle1702]

Hi Rory, you are living my dream, and its great being along for the ride, all the very best for your chosen career.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you John. I’m absolutely delighted you’re enjoying it. 👍

[@2008Dru]

Your confidence has grown see it with every video well done

[@RoryOnAir]

That’s kind of you to say. I do feel it growing too but I’m conscious not to let myself get cocky.

[@amfwelsh]

Great channel and thanks for sharing your adventures with us

[@RoryOnAir]

My pleasure - thank you for watching!

[@sunshinecatcher8779]

Wow nice to see where my parents live Boston from sunny Australoa

[@RoryOnAir]

Excellent - I’m happy to be the eye in the sky for you. 👍

[@martinfreeman1825]

Great video Rory, even passed over my house, Twice! (on the banks of the wash). Keep the videos coming

[@RoryOnAir]

Lovely stuff! I hope I didn't rattle too much crockery from 1500 feet.

[@martinfreeman1825]

@@RoryOnAir No more so than the neighbours from RAF CGY 😂😂😂

[@TheBeggFamily]

Another lovely trip. Great fun to be up there with you.

[@RoryOnAir]

Nice one guys - I’m glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@garethmitchell8140]

Always enjoy your vids Rory. Keep em coming mate.Good to see the old country with snow from altitude too. Still a tad warm here in Queensland for any of the white stuff.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks 👍 - We'd love to turn the heat up a bit here but the snow does look nice.

[@ranbirsingh7666]

Hi Rory, another great video. Must be great to have the skies all to yourself, with less activity in the skies during Lockdown #3. 👌👌

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks. Yes it has been nice but personally I prefer it when there’s lots of action.

[@ranbirsingh7666]

@@RoryOnAir : 12th April mate, we can go up and start training too.. went solo 30/08/20.. was preparing for Solo Navigation Ex then Lockdown #2 and #3 came into force. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@RoryOnAir]

@@ranbirsingh7666 That's a frustratingly long gap but you'll slip ride back into it I'm sure. Not long now!

[@ranbirsingh7666]

@@RoryOnAir hopefully get NPPL all done 🤞🤞

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Rory on air from Sydney, Australia. * pleased to find your flying episodes. * I hope and pray the UK is showing a significant reduction in covid-19 * also the vaccine program is moving forward with high efficacy of the purpose. * stay safe and thanks for flying! 🌏🇭🇲

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks John. I’m glad you found my channel and I hope you enjoy it. 👍

[@BS25BaldEagle]

Great stuff again Rory and fabulous views in crystal clear light. I take it helicopters do not have autopilot - means no respite from concentration I should imagine.

[@RoryOnAir]

Well bigger more sophisticated ones have autopilot but the ones I’m flying at the moment don’t so yes, I have to be hands on the entire time. It’s quite tiring but it’s great fun.

[@andymugridge5034]

Another quality video 👏

[@RoryOnAir]

Many thanks!

[@BenAtkinsonVideos]

This is a great video, yet again. I imagine on a proper nav flight the snow can make it quite hard to recognise places!!

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks Ben! Yes, it does make it more difficult to differentiate between towns etc. “It looks beautiful but I’m a bit lost.” 😂

[@kevchilton908]

Great video again, Rory. You do a great job of explaining the route and then updating as you go along. It makes it all the more interesting, especially when you talk through your thought process.. and what you're going to do next. Some very nice touches 👌👏👏

[@RoryOnAir]

Nice one Kevin, thank you. I can’t wait to be able to go to other airfields & private sites and take passengers. I think that will be really interesting. 👍

[@irisaviation852]

Great video, nice to see the snow. You should go visit the Lanc at East Kirby. That would be a good video?

[@RoryOnAir]

Oh yes, that’s a good idea. I will do some investigating. 👍

[@classicraceruk1337]

Great flight in the snow Rory, I was jealous.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you. It was rather beautiful.

[@alwatt9367]

Great way to start a Sunday watching Rory on air. They did a scenery update on MFS2020 of the U.K. So I popped up to fly over Eriskay but strangely your house is not as good with the update..

[@RoryOnAir]

That’s a shame it’s not as good. I did a double take when I read this. I’ve never seen anyone spell Auskerry like that before! 😂😁👍

[@alwatt9367]

The joke is I double checked Eriskay spelling before I posted... Being an idiot my brain did not pick up it was the wrong place....Sorry ...I did fly to the correct Island though

[@RoryOnAir]

@@alwatt9367 ha ha - where is Eriskay?

[@ChrisMeuzelaar1]

Another great Sunday evening, our time, episode Rory, love seeing the English country side, best regards from Australia PS great to see the extra GoPros

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks Chris. You can’t really have too many angles. I’d love to mount one outside at some stage. Thanks for watching.

[@jasonrwilkinson9216]

Nice flight Rory - when things reopen you could maybe pop into Skegness Airfield as it's right near the beach and a great airfield to visit with very friendly people.

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes, I think I might well do that with Lizi. It would be fun to actually go to the beach properly!

[@JodelFlyer]

Excellent video Rory. Snow covered scenery looked spectacular and detailed explanations of your thought processes as well as ATC interaction made for really interesting viewing. When are we going to see you flying Lizi in the helicopter for the first time?

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you Tim - that’s very kind. I can’t wait to take Lizi flying but we are not allowed to fly with passengers until the end of the month. I guess it’s only fair when you guys have been grounded so long. Hopefully there will be a video soon.

[@davidsmeaton3082]

Excellent, really enjoyable and I was glad to see that you didn't stop off anywhere to pick up a sandwich! :)

[@RoryOnAir]

Ha ha - yes I did see that. I didn’t fancy wrestling a seagull for a stale crust.

[@kthgodw1]

Another brilliant and most enjoyable ride virtual along, thanks Rory - keep em coming.

[@RoryOnAir]

Thank you! I’m so pleased you enjoyed this one.

[@90448]

great video Rory, i live in Billesdon so will look out for you next time or just give me a pip with that horn

[@RoryOnAir]

Nice one Tom. I use Billesdon a lot as a navigational marker so I fly over quite a bit. Give me a wave next time. 👌👍

[@90448]

@@RoryOnAir i'll definitely have a look out for you. I often pop up to the airfield on a Sunday so hopefully catch up departing or landing sometime

[@peterrowcliffe747]

your very lucky to fly helicopters i have try my selfe much to expensive which is a pain as love helicopter flying

[@RoryOnAir]

They are expensive but they are also great fun.

[@ranh71]

Thats awesome did you see fenland air strip? My home club. We enjoy flying around the wash too and Bourne my town :)

[@RoryOnAir]

Not on this trip but I have flown over Fenland on a training Nav. I have heard it's got a good crew there so will visit at some stage.

[@ranh71]

@@RoryOnAir yes we have helicopters quite frequently, good restaurant too!! It would be good to see you!!

[@shaunstevenson2773]

Another great flight, but you must sort out them shirt collars presentations priority Rory🤣👍

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes it was annoying me as I watched it back. I’m not quite sure what the solution is though? I think a tie is a bit over the top...

[@intertresunum2764]

Haha, literally did this exact flight this morning.

[@RoryOnAir]

Nice! What a gorgeous day for it too.

[@kay110]

Hi Rory. Was this trip on Saturday morning (27th)? I happened to notice a G2 from Leicester on Flight Radar 24 and I thought it could have been you. Same route on the radar as the flight plan you showed. You were too low/far away for me to hear you on the radio from where I am. Lovely snowy scenery from the camera views.

[@RoryOnAir]

Not me I’m afraid. I’m yet to fly the helicopter at the weekend. Someone messaged to say they did my route today - I think it’s quite a common one.

[@pbvincent]

Great Video. Where did the iPad disappear to?

[@RoryOnAir]

On the seat. I was struggling to read it with the sun where it was. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@pbvincent]

Ah ok! Only asking because I guess if something drops on the floor in a heli it’s pretty difficult to pick it up! Love your videos thanks for sharing and keep them coming ...

[@RoryOnAir]

@@pbvincent yes, that’s true. It could jam the pedals or crack the chin bubble too so you have to be careful.

[@wam2610]

#thumbsup

[@stevecolwill9761]

Lovely stuff Rory, and those gold stripes look sooo cool! Have you sewn some on to your jimjams yet?

[@RoryOnAir]

Ha ha ha - not quite but I have been threatening to add epaulets to my Rory On Air hoodie that I basically live in at home.

[@musoseven8218]

Amazing video. Amazing lifestyle. Thanks for sharing. What do you use as an - easy to use/read - timer Rory? The issue with "Zone" versus "Approach"? In these parts, iirc, Eg "Brize Norton Zone" and when active "Lynham Zone", back in the day military were "Zones" and civilian were "Approach" and "Departure"? "Sorry can't fight a war the wind is in the wrong direction", quite right too lol! But the new Raptor struggles with passwords and starting up, thus delayed or cancelled missions - I wonder if it uses Windows 10?! Lmao! My friend's, boss's new £70k Mercedes is the same "sorry you'll have to wait to start your journey, 30mins - 2hrs of updates detected". Oops! Something to be said for k.i.s.s.

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes, military use zone where civilian stations don’t, but radar and approach are common to both - that’s my understanding anyway. I think it’s hard to tell who’s using what as it changes. Also, did you notice that Marham told me to call Coningsby but didn’t say zone or approach? The transponder has a timer on it which is very handy. And yes, more complicated tech is not always fault free!

[@musoseven8218]

Hi Rory, Good points, I didn't know if it was the same, I was talking about the early 1980s - late 1990s, not that I was always paying full attention, ha ha! Yes I did notice that Marham didn't state 'Zone' or 'Approach', very confusing for onlookers like me. Useful that timer on the transponder. Having easily viewable, to hand items when work load is high can really help. You're becoming an old hand now though mate, very exciting times.

[@RoryOnAir]

@@musoseven8218 well I still feel extremely green but each flight helps add to my experience and you’re absolutely right about the tech being there to help. Even the transponder having real buttons for the number input helps a lot.

[@musoseven8218]

Every day is a school day - that's how it should be - looks like you're doing it all 'right' though, you'll get there. Transponders? Proper buttons, proper sized buttons etc? I completely agree. Some of those found in microlights etc are - perhaps understandably - very fiddly and small. Then with age comes eyesight issues, but not quite at the varifocal stage, so good eyesight, but small instruments etc don't help.

[@RoryOnAir]

@@musoseven8218 yeah the twiddly little round ones in a microlights are quite a challenge in bumpy conditions.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Its there some definition between a zone and approach? I always used to call Norwich Approach, but RAF Benson had a Zone. Maybe it's a civilian military ATC split.

[@RoryOnAir]

Yeah, the military use zone where civilian units don't, but approach and radar are common to both.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@RoryOnAir I think I need to brush up a bit more on my RT if I start going places with my Aircraft. I suppose its all about practice and keeping current.

[@RoryOnAir]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 yes, practice and doing it regularly has really helped me. Have a read of the relevant bits of CAP413 and practice the calls in the car or something. That’s what I do!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@RoryOnAir haha, spooky, I did that. When I learnt in 1996, yes I'm old ish, I used to practice of the phone with a mate.

[@G0RXA]

Great video as usual!! Have you done any night flying?

[@RoryOnAir]

Thanks Nigel. Yes, I did 5 hours for the rating as part of my CPL.

[@G0RXA]

@@RoryOnAir Can imagine things look a lot different at night.

[@RoryOnAir]

@@G0RXA Yes, they do. It looks very cool, but it's also hard to judge depth and an engine out would be a worry even more than usual.

[@G0RXA]

@@RoryOnAir Can’t beat the view from the “office” whatever the time of day.

[@EinkOLED]

Do you miss fixed wing flying in the microlight?

[@RoryOnAir]

Yes, very much so. It’s great fun, relaxed and affordable. I’m planning to get my NPPL M check flight and hours done before the expiry in June so I can use it again. I’d like to be able to fly both going forward.

[@michaelwalton1013]

Were you at Sleap a couple of weeks ago in an R44? Sure I heard you on comms!

[@RoryOnAir]

Nope, not guilty this time!

[@peteoconnell7071]

Hi Rory just started to follow you and now watching your fixed wing videos brilliant. Just one question a microlight Licence and a light aircraft Licence are they the same are is there a difference? Cheers

[@RoryOnAir]

Hi Pete - a very warm welcome first of all. So the NPPL is for microlights and is essentially a UK licence for up to two seats max. The LAPL is for group A aeroplanes and is much more like a traditional PPL only it's slightly more limited. Europe only as opposed to worldwide and I think 6 seats max. (It has been a while since I checked the details) Rory

[@davidhickey8152]

Rory, what type of knee pad are you using please

[@RoryOnAir]

It’s a flyboys one from Transair but I added a couple of extra flaps with wipeable screens.

[@MarkW_]

What are the rules for helicopters with regard to special permits to actually land on the beach? In Netherlands we can get permission between October and March to land on the beach after ridge soaring the dunes with gliders, as long as we have a ground crew keeping a landing area clear.

[@RoryOnAir]

I’m not sure exactly Mark. I know emergency helicopters land on the beach sometimes but I don’t know about someone like me doing it for fun. Above the tide line I guess it would be at the permission of the land owner but I will ask some questions.

[@glennwatson]

Is icing a concern in rotary like it is in fixed wing?

[@glennwatson]

PPS also I have my license check for my fixed wing Thursday, little nervous but somewhat confident.

[@RoryOnAir]

Absolutely yes it’s a worry. Iced up rotor blades can be a disaster.

[@RoryOnAir]

@@glennwatson I’m sure you’ll be fine - good luck!