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Critical Angle
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I am currently a Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot.
This channel is my journey from student pilot to flight instructor and beyond plus the adventures along the way.
I am currently a Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot.
This channel is my journey from student pilot to flight instructor and beyond plus the adventures along the way.
NTSB Preliminary Report for Fatal Air Evac EMS Helicopter Crash in Oklahoma
Earlier this week the NTSB released their preliminary report for the tragic EMS helicopter crash near Weatherford, OK that claimed the lives of all three crewmembers on board. We examine that report and look at the data.
NTSB Preliminary Report:
data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193686/pdf
NTSB Preliminary Report:
data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193686/pdf
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Flying a Helicopter into St. Maarten - Communication Breakdown (Flying to Brazil - Part 2)
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Come along for the ride on my epic 5,300 nm journey from Mirabel, Canada to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil in a brand new Bell 505 helicopter. In this leg of the journey, we are on approach into the famous Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten. This was one of the busiest landings that we had on the trip and we had a serious breakdown in communications and intentions during landing. We e...
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OH-58 Kiowa/AH-64 Apache Pilot, MAJ Stephen Irving (Ret.) [The Critical Angle Helicopter Podcast #2]
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On this episode of the Critical Angle Helicopter Podcast, we sit down with former OH-58 Kiowa and AH-64 Apache Pilot, MAJ Stephen Irving (US Army Retired). We start off talking about his start in the US Army, going through green to gold after being enlisted, and his transition into an officer and aviator. Stephen flew the OH-58 Kiowa for most of his career, having to transition to the AH-64 Apa...
Flying a Quarter of the Way Around the World in a New Bell 505 Helicopter - Ep. 1 (Bahamas)
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Come along for the ride on my epic 5,300 nm journey from Mirabel, Canada to Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Unfortunately, the primary SD card from Canada to the second stop in the Bahamas was corrupted, so Episode 1 here starts in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands and involves a "short" 290nm hop over to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. From there, we will continue through the Caribbean sto...
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EMS Helicopter Pilot, Brian Post [The Critical Angle Helicopter Podcast #1]
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Welcome to the very first episode of the Critical Angle Helicopter Podcast! Today I have Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot Brian Post joining me where we talk about a serious issue. Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued letters of deferment to veterans who are pilots and are claiming disability benefits through the Office of Veteran Affairs. We'll also get to know a little more ...
Flying a Brand New Bell 505 - Canada to Brazil!
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Follow the trip on Instagram: criticalagl Just a quick update video. We are picking up a brand new Bell 505 from the factory in Mirabel, Canada. We are going to fly it over 5,300 miles to Xouth Brazil! Follow along on this awesome adventure and stay tuned for a more detailed video series documenting the whole trip! In the mean time, you can follow our progress as we travel on Inst...
McDonald's Helicopter Drive-Thru Bloopers & Behind the Scenes
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Get your new Critical Angle clothing here: criticalangle.us/store My name is Ian and I am a helicopter flight instructor. This is the follow-up video to the McDonald's Drive-Thru in a Helicopter (czcams.com/video/_poPXIbd5cQ/video.html), I've got some of the behind the scenes footage and bloopers captured during filming. Through some editing and different camera angles, we were able to pull thi...
McDonald's Drive-Thru in a Helicopter
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Get your new Critical Angle shirts here: criticalangle.us/store My name is Ian and I am a helicopter flight instructor. In this video, we decided to have a little fun and go get some lunch at McDonalds with one of the helicopters in a little unorthodox manner, or at least it seems that way. Through some fun editing and camera angles, we were able to pull this off. This video had actually been i...
14 Year Old Future Helicopter Pilot
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My name is Ian and I am a helicopter flight instructor. In the video Michael, a 14 year old from California, was visiting Texas and wanted to go take a flight with me at Veracity. He only had a few flights before in helicopters and did pretty awesome! He's trying to get a jump start on his flying career. Make sure to stick around towards the end when he hovers the helicopter with all three cont...
Helicopter Instructor - Learning to Correct Student Mistakes
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My name is Ian and this is the final part of the series documenting when I was in helicopter instructor training in the Robinson R-22. It's been a while since the last training flight, and this video is pretty old at this point, but I wanted to continue a bit more with this series for anyone who is looking to become a flight instructor. On this multi-part series, I'm sitting in the left seat an...
Helicopter Instructor - Teaching Slope Landings
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My name is Ian and this is part of a series documenting when I was in helicopter instructor training in the Robinson R-22. It's been a while since the last training flight, and this video is pretty old at this point, but I wanted to continue a bit more with this series for anyone who is looking to become a flight instructor. On this multi-part series, I'm sitting in the left seat and learning h...
Helicopter Instructor - Teaching Low RPM & Autorotations
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My name is Ian and this is part of a series documenting when I was in helicopter training in the Robinson R-22. It's been a while since the last training flight, and this video is pretty old at this point, but I wanted to continue a bit more with this series for anyone who is looking to become a flight instructor. On this multi-part series, I'm sitting in the left seat and learning how to teach...
Guimbal Cabri G2 Helicopter (ft. Pilot Yellow)
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We stopped by the Guimbal booth at Heli Expo 2018 to check out the Cabri G2 and were surprised to run into Mischa Gelb with BC Helicopters. Of course we had to get him to show us all the features of this really cool helicopter. Make sure to check out his CZcams channel under the name Pilot Yellow if you haven't already heard about it. Mischa's CZcams Channel "Pilot Yellow" czcams.com/users/pilo...
Erickson Helicopters - Heli Expo 2018
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We had a chance to talk to the folks over at Erickson at this year's Heli Expo in Las Vegas about everything from their company story, their personal backgrounds in aviation, and the future of the company. Featured: Erick Nodland - Director of Operations (Left), and Ray Touzeau - Chief Pilot / Asst. Director of Operations (Right). (From Erickson Incorporated) The new Erickson of today is primar...
HAI Heli Expo 2018 Las Vegas Highlights
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This year HAI's Heli Expo was held in Las Vegas, NV. Helicopters and pilots from all over the world gather annually for this massive event. Event Statistics: 17,312 attendees 320,500 net sq feet 705 companies exhibiting 51 aircraft on the floor 807 Professional Education course registrants 2,368 Rotor Safety Challenge attendees If you didn't have a chance to visit the Expo this year, this video...
Picking Up Friends From Their Backyard in a Helicopter to Go to Lunch
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Picking Up Friends From Their Backyard in a Helicopter to Go to Lunch
Helicopter Instructor - Teaching Running Landings
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Helicopter Instructor - Teaching Running Landings
2017 - A Year in Review - Helicopter Training
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2017 - A Year in Review - Helicopter Training
Helicopter Instructor - Beginning to Teach Autorotations
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Helicopter Instructor - Beginning to Teach Autorotations
Learning to Become a Helicopter Flight Instructor
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Learning to Become a Helicopter Flight Instructor
1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Final - Part 3)
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1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Final - Part 3)
1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Part 2) (Nuclear Power Plant)
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1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Part 2) (Nuclear Power Plant)
1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Part 1)
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1,000 Mile Adventure in a Two Seater Helicopter (Part 1)
Helicopter Formation Flight with a Bell 206 LongRanger
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Helicopter Formation Flight with a Bell 206 LongRanger
Hurricane Harvey - Helicopter Relief Mission Debrief (Special Thanks to Gatorz)
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Hurricane Harvey - Helicopter Relief Mission Debrief (Special Thanks to Gatorz)
Helicopter Photo Flight w/ Shaina Over Austin, TX
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Helicopter Photo Flight w/ Shaina Over Austin, TX
Taking the Helicopter up to Higher Altitudes
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Taking the Helicopter up to Higher Altitudes
Thanks for making this video. I just got my airplane instrument 2 days ago and now I’m going for the Heli add-on. Nice to see a sneak peek of what to expect.
might as well fly a helicopter to the place when eating over priced BBQ. The Saltlick back in the turn of the century was a great treat with just a drive up from New Braunfels, but $50 for a few ribs isnt fun anymore.
Slightly off topic, but was this video done with Veracity Aviation? Just realized this R22 is 223MG, Ive flown it quite a few times at Veracity’s Pearland location, didn’t think I’d see it in a CZcams video 🤙
hi ! do we have any chance to have part 3 and 4 ???? I am planning to fly from Uruguay to USA with my RH44 and this is a very valuable information. Thank you.
7500 ft at sea level is crazy
Ian, it makes me wonder if he reset his altimeter after taking off. Flying too low isn't a typical mistake for an EMS pilot. Since he was never in or under the C airspace he probably never talked to OKC and got the current pressure from them. I'll bet he screwed up and never got the weather.
This was an amazing conversation, I could listen to Stephen tell stories all day, please have him back on!
So sad i was one thay drop of at the OKC
Where do you changing compressed air for start engine ? Or helicopter has its own compressor ?
I worked with a guy that wore a bracelet like your co pilots. Has little screw drivers and wrenches on it. He was a crew chief on a gunship in Vietnam. He probably still wears that bracelet.
I love these videos!I got my PPL - H license on R 22 two weeks ago :) These videos are percectly done!Greetings from Italy - Tom
Man, you have balls of steel . Outstanding mission!
How was the leg from Trinidad to Guyana? Ferry tank came in handy 😅?
Thank you. Appreciate your effort. Fly safe.
I'm just following a b505 doing the same journey... is that you?😆
Geese do not live in the trees. Been hunting them them for over 40 years
The Air Force even said this was nonsense. Air evac fucking sucks I worked there it’s the worst job I ever had, I guarantee you they were being incompetent idiots like they always are and then pulled the bird excuse out of their a$$.
Thanks for sharing. You’ve come so far since this channel began. Stay safe.
Thanks for sharing
Great synopsis of this recent and tragic event. Prayers to the crew and their families.
Concise, yet detailed report with professional personal experiences noted. Good job.
Instructive!
Was this cheaper than shipping it?
Believe it or not, cheaper and faster. South American governments are kind of notorious for corruption. If you ship it on a boat, they’ll hold it up in customs at the docks for up to a year and demand a ton of fees. You skip all that flying it in and it’s a nice little break in period for the aircraft. Plus, it has to be disassembled and re-assembled for transport. Brand new aircraft can be a little spooky to fly since there’s often little issues from the manufacturing process that might not be apparent until they’re flown for a while.
Very interesting. Also a great learning experience for the new pilot. @@CriticalAngle
My first solo in a helicopter, I lost comms with the tower. I was able to reach an instructor with the school on another channel and he was able to relay with the controller. Quite the first solo. 😅
Good on you for working the problem!
Still don't understand why outside the US airports require runway landing and air taxi for helicopters. Waste of time and fuel, especially if the airport is busy and planes are waiting.
It's a weird swing one way or the other though. Either they'll give you all kinds of taxi instructions while you're in a hover, or they'll only tell you to report just 1nm away from the field to land at the ramp which is basically on top of it. It seems to correlate a bit with English proficiency as well.
because these airports don't have many helicopters flying around, so they handle helicopters like airplanes I guesss.
Great vid! Anyways, I think you can't park a heli at another spot than all the way down near Hotel taxiway at TNCM! Weird that the FBO didn't mention you anything when planning the trip
great lesson to learn.
Great video.
How long did that take as compared to a commercial jet?
Hah, oh boy it's not even close. We are so much slower and we have to stop much more often for fuel. Going through customs/immigration with all those different countries is really what adds a lot of time. The entire trip took us about 2 weeks in the helicopter. Shortest flight option I'm seeing on a commercial airliner is just under 16 hours.
Me when I get a helicopter: picking up my friends from school in a helicopter
Love the speed up with the audio at normal rate! Gotta learn how to do that!
Easy peasy man, just gotta have a seperate audio track from the video in whatever editing software you are using.
My intrusive thoughts would have me pull the rotor break mid flight. This is exactly why I'm not a pilot
That was funny and entertaining.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
Mattylp has this same exact helicopter
Is it normal to have that box next to your head violently shaking?
Hah. It looks worst than it is because the camera is so close. That's the compass and it is loosely mounted like that on purpose. If it was more securely mounted, then the vibrations would be transferred inside of that box and most likely stress the equipment more. It's a helicopter and more importantly, a Robinson. They always have a bit of a shake to them.
Oh man, you Americans know how to do bbq, seriously!! Love the vid. Hello from Australia 🦘🇦🇺👍
Just put all the $$$ in the bag! Oh wait, that’s the next video! Jk! 🤭🤣
Small nine eleven
Amazing!! Really informative 👍
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Great film. Beautiful 206 L3. Not a big fan of the R44 or any Robinson .
🌸 'Promo SM'
When the steak house has it's own helipad
I am more impressed with the BBQ place, omg! What a piece of heaven!!! 😅
Great interview. I also went from High School to Basic training, graduated on Thursday left on Monday. On a train from Chicago to Fort Dix NJ. I knew I wanted to be in Aviation, long story short I was a Huey crew chief from 1977 to 1980. Wanted to try the Warrant Officer pilot thing but color blindness eliminated me. Nice to hear a story about guys who make it from enlisted to the cockpit.
Thanks Ron, glad you enjoyed it. They’ve actually got new color blindness tests out now. Buddy of mine thought he wouldn’t be able to get an aviation medical due to it. I told him to go to the medical examiner just to be sure and he came back with a medical and is going to start flight training soon.
I've been waiting 5 years for this one Ian, thanks. Too bad about losing everything before this.
You're in class D, not Bravo... talking fast on the radio's when you don't have to is like driving a truck and having a small... pitot tube.
Will you current employer allow you to film in flight?
were you guys going for the slowest modern trip? lol
WHOOAAAA!! Was NOT expecting to see Critical Angle posted a video when I opened up youtube, but I’m here for it!!
Happy to surprise you friend!