Tuna Pilot

[@greenstick100]

Look after N9938A, she is one of the oldest 500s currently airworthy. No.6 off the production line and oldest commercial 500 still airworthy. Only the Colombian Air Force have one slightly older that is still flying. This machine should go to a museum.

[@jyderbigny]

Built in 1968 according to the FAA registry, definitely not a new bird but still flying beautifully and younger than me :-)

[@greenstick100]

As N9006F, she was a demonstrator for Hughes Helicopters and went to quite a few countries on demo tours. Then, Jayrow Helicopters in Australia purchased her (VH-SFS) and used her for geologic survey work in the outback and also on an annual contract with ANARE in the Antarctic. One of only a handful of 500s to fly there. Give her plenty of TLC! She has earned it.

[@kiwirebel2002]

Yup i flew her for a while out there... was good machine and I had an awesome mechanic...

[@lukewarmwater6412]

if that craft were a car, someone like jay leno would be calling all the time.... the saying "old worn still working tools speak more of my skills as a craftsman than the best of my creations ever could" apply's.... skill has kept her in service, made her sound to begin with and prevented the dings and dents that ruin a good frame over time. a toast to all of you.

[@Agwings1960]

I like the observers nonchalant hand signals

[@nanomckomsncom]

what a cool video! That is quite the lifestyle you have there.

[@edmartinelli]

Great video! I hope to see more!!

[@jyderbigny]

Thanks, the new one is about the boat but there will be more 500 fun with #3

[@ul1sescz]

your videos fascinate me! Which application or program you use to transition from Geneva to Majuro at the beginning of the video???

[@jyderbigny]

This is the Backgrounds function in iMovie, you can chose from a collection of globes and maps

[@jeanpaulfilippi8964]

Hello Jean Yves (I guess with this first name you should speak french) Great video. I am a french helo pilot and I worked as well on tuna boats in Mexico, Panama, American Samoas and Micronesia. After the tuna boat experience do you work with a Swiss company or did you return to work in Canada? I did my FAA conversión license to the Canadian commercial helicopter license in 2003 at Abbostford at Chinook Helicopters (at this time Chinook was a little, familly flight school) I've spent 4 summer seasons working in Canada. Now I work in Mexico and south america as utility helo pilot.

[@jyderbigny]

Bonjour Jean Paul, le troisième bateau m'a fait découvrir Pago Pago et son McDo, je suis maintenant de retour en Suisse et content d'y être même si je ne vole pas.

[@jeanpaulfilippi8964]

@@jyderbigny Bonjour Jean Yves, 3 eme bateau! Wow! Combien de temps es tu reste dans le "western pacific"? La derniere fois que j'ai ete a Pago Pago, c'etait entre 2002 et 2004 avec un interlude en 2003 au Canada en BC pour faire ma license conversion FAA to TC… A Pago j'ai bosse avec deux compagnies americaines, qui n'existent plus aujourd'hui, avec l'une, embarque sur le Jeaninne et avec l'autre boite sur l'Evelina Da Rosa un 1600 tonnes. J'espere que tu revolera bientot et que ce n'est que partie remise. AS tu la licence EASA?

[@jyderbigny]

@@jeanpaulfilippi8964 Bonjour Jean Paul, ce fut une aventure de 2 ans et cela me démange d'y retourner. Un copain pilote m'a fait monter à bord du Evelina Da Rosa à Pago Pago, rien à voir avec les minuscules cabines des thoniers taïwanais. Sa capacité a été réduite à 1000 tonnes maintenant. Le Jeanette a pris feu dans le port de Pago Pago en décembre 2018, ils ont juste eu le temps de le sortir de la rade pour le laisser couler, il ne restait déjà plus rien de l'hélico à ce moment-là

[@jeanpaulfilippi8964]

@@jyderbigny Bonjour Jean Yves, j'espere que tu auras l'occasion de retourner sur les tuna boats. De mon cote j'y pense aussi, surtout que cette annee a ete tres difficile au point de vue boulot. Ca fait mainteneant plus d'un an que je ne bosse pas et il n'y a rien a l'horizon ni au Mexique ou je vis, ni au Canada. Meme si mon boss m'a contacte il y a quelques jours pour un eventuel contrat de drill moving que nous devrions avoir, mais qui reste quand meme quelque peu aleatoire...J'ai recontacte une boite au Panama avec laquelle j'avais deja bosse et qui loue ses helicos (H500) sur les thoniers. Ils avaient aussi 3 contrats aux Samoas Americaines (Pago-Pago), mais ils ont du stoper les contrats pour cause du covid 19... En attendant les 3 helos sont toujours aux Samoas... A voir comment se deroulera tout ceci... As tu trouve du travail comme pilote helico apres ton experience dans le Pacifique?

[@jyderbigny]

@@jeanpaulfilippi8964 Bonjour Jean Paul, c'est étrange, il me semble qu'il n'y a pas eu de notification pour votre dernier message. J'ai naïvement pensé que cette expérience sur les thoniers allait ouvrir des portes mais il manque toujours qqch; du vol en montagne, de l'expérience à l'élingue ou des heures sur un 350 ou 407 et ce fichu coronavirus n'a rien arrangé. Je suis retourné dans l'humanitaire en attendant un assouplissement des restrictions de voyage, c'est un job en lien avec l'aviation mais je ne vole malheureusement pas. Je vous propose un contact en privé, mon email est jyderbigny chez gmail

[@kinshipbirthing]

Wow, wow, wow!!! Soooo incredible!!! Sooo proud of you Jean-Yves!!! We were just talking about your yesterday, we miss you! SO happy you posted a video so we can see your life! We wish you many happy sunrises and sunsets! Cheers from Canada:) Sascha and Tey

[@jyderbigny]

Thank you Sascha, I miss you all and will come back to BC as soon as I can

[@alpinegeordie]

Cool as fuck....Flying a chopper in flip flops :-)

[@mhey1705]

Where do I sign up! Commercial pilot with a romantic passion for these beautiful birds!

[@cassianbonga9300]

What sort of helmet is yours? I'm looking to buy mine and that's the one I've been wanting to buy.

[@BredeFedjeAndersen]

MSA Gallet LH250

[@HelmichHillen]

What helmet and visor are you wearing? Like one too!! Cool!

[@HelmichHillen]

I have another question; flightschool Canada-canada CPL, like you did; is dat convertible in EU CPL? And in Zwitserland CH?

[@jyderbigny]

EASA license conversion: 14 written exams + skill test

[@txav8tion]

very nice! good video

[@jeradlamarche6357]

Hey Jean! I trained at BC Helicopters, too! We got to chat a few times there. I'm looking into doing this right now, too! Do you have some contact info for the company you're working for?

[@jyderbigny]

Hey Jerad, I hope you are going well and will send some info to Mischa, all the best

[@tonystewart7287]

What's the gadget attached to your watch?

[@jyderbigny]

GoPro remote control :-)

[@HelmichHillen]

I like your vid btw👍👍👍🚁🚁

[@soaresaviation]

🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🚁💨💨

[@MindBodySoulOk]

Enjoy while you can as drones will replace this craft pretty soon I imagine.

[@skydivematy]

With these fishing methods tuna fish extinct very soon....

[@RegularGuy76]

Yep, it’s a terrible thing man!

[@helimark6161]

@@RegularGuy76 I have copies of Nat Geographic from 1980 and 1990 and again in 2010 they all predicted the same thing . The tuna catch has grown during the last 40 years! go figure?

[@Sloth55Chunk]

Fucking flip flops

[@BG-hp6mu]

Yay killing thing! VRS into the ocean.

[@grobertson2008]

This is terrible, this isn’t fishing. All your doing is herding the tuna into your net. Be a real fishing vessel go find them the right way. You are the reason why tunas are getting so small because you keep taking and taking.

[@jyderbigny]

I respect your opinion and think that people should know where their food is coming from. An exponentially growing population has an impact on the world's ecosystem, it is not an excuse it is a fact. Tuna pilot is not a career, it is a way to get the hours needed for other pilot jobs.

[@grobertson2008]

jyderbigny I understand obtaining hours as I am a fixed wing pilot myself, but I think there are many other opportunities out there to gain hours.

[@southjerseysound7340]

Its better than long lines,at least