Cross-Country Helicopter Flight from Malaga to McMinnville, Part 2
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- čas přidán 8. 08. 2020
- Join me for the second 20 or so minutes of my cross-country flight from my summer base in Malaga, WA to McMinnville, OR. In this flight, I cruise from Ellensburg, WA over the Cascade Mountains near White Pass, dodging low clouds that force me to wander off my desired course. Along the way, you'll see remote forest and grasslands, rocky cliffs, snow-covered ridges, and even Mount Rainier, off in the distance. I had three cameras rigged up for this video and I switch from cockpit cam to nose cam with occasional inset views of me looking at the camera. Audio is from direct connection to the intercom so you can hear me talk -- no radio calls in this video -- plus dialed down volume of the helicopter's engine/rotor noise.
You can see all of the videos for this flight here:
Part 1: • Cross-Country Helicopt...
Part 2: • Cross-Country Helicopt... (this video)
Part 3: • Cross-Country Helicopt...
Pups in a Helicopter: • Pups in a Helicopter
I should mention here that "cross-country" in the world of aviation is any long flight. For airplanes, it's 50 miles or more; for helicopters, it's 25 miles or more. This is only part of a 178 nautical mile trip.
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About Me and the Helicopter
- I have been flying for about 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters.
- The helicopter is a 2005 Robinson R44 Raven II -- the same one that appears in the photo at the beginning of the video. You can learn more about them here: robinsonheli.com/r44-specific... I own this helicopter. It is the third helicopter I've owned since 2000.
- My helicopter has ADS-B Out and is picked up by radar facilities. You can see my track for recent flights on Flightradar24: www.flightradar24.com/data/ai... This is a great site for tracking any almost any flight, including the airlines.
About the Video
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 cameras (amzn.to/2Lxyzwl) and one GoPro Hero 3 camera. One of the Hero 7s is connected to the helicopter's intercom system with an NFlightCam audio cable (amzn.to/31syLTm). All cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound by 10 decibels from normal volume so it wouldn't be annoying.
- The "cockpit cam" front-facing camera was mounted with my current Instrument Cam set up, which you can learn about in this Behind-the-Scenes video: • Behind the Scenes: Coc... . It's based upon a MyPilotPro Helicopter Mount (mypilotpro.com/product/helico...) modified to get the height I need. The rear facing camera was mounted on the cockpit bubble with a MyPilotPro Spider Swivel GoPro Windshield Mount (www.mypilotpro.com/product/my.... The "nosecam" has a proprietary mount.
- The video was edited on a iMac using Davinci Resolve 16 software. Learn more about it here: www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed "Dr. Mac." You can find him here: www.boblevitus.com/
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These videos are so therapeutic for someone who hasn't left the house since March. Thank you for that. And thanks for reminding me why I live here in the PNW.
We're very fortunate to live in such a beautiful place.
I always like these flights!
Thanks for the awesome flight 😎👍.
Two thumbs up, thanks.
Flying with and watching down the copter, has been a great experience.. It is like, we are sitting next to the pilot.I watch your video on my huge Ultra 4K 55" TV..
.. Love from India..
Glad you enjoyed it
I missed you, Maria!
Excellent flight Maria, beautiful scenery, thanks.
Wow. I've never been to anywhere it snows. Too far away from me in Australia. The flight over the mountains was awesome! Thank you. 👍
K buena capitan esa dama saludos desde Costa Rica
I had to watch the video again as I missed so much of your narrative due to asking questions and watching conversation 😁
Is that little turquoise watered lake called Lost Lake by any chance?
I sure don't know. Let me see if I can track down my trip's tracklog. That might help.
Great video!! Just breathtaking views! 🚁🚁🚁 Thank you Maria!!😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic, Maria...
enjoyed the video !
That was a great way to spend this Sunday morning. Thanks. Look forward to the next one. “Crossing the Columbia”. Later
LOL. Spoiler alert! I don't actually cross the Columbia in the next video, although I get pretty close.
Thanks Maria. Another very enjoyable video. I always look forward to watching your new postings.
Thanks!
Beautiful scenery; nice flight. Looking forward to the next installment. Thank you, Maria. :)
Just watched Pt1 again to refresh..can’t wait!
Maria. We enjoy flying with you. Can’t wait to see part 2
Another gem Maria - all your trips are so enjoyable to follow with many features of interest. Mountains are amazing. Look fwd to next stage. :)
Looking forward to it.
Me, too. I like doing premieres. Gives me a chance to chat with viewers without having to show my face. 😉
Very nice. If I am reading your timestamps correctly, looks like lotsa snow still on the ground for late May.
Looking forward to the continuation.
This was in the Cascade Mountains. Some parts of the mountains are always snow-covered.
@@FlyingMAir Thank you!
✅Nice...👍🙂
You are about 20 mile North of me. You are the Oregon state motto: Alis volat propriis She flies on her own wings.
Beautiful, thank you. Is that a crack in your lower right canopy?
No, although I do have some weird little imperfections in the plexi along the frame. I hope to get it replaced in overhaul.
Yeah we missed you, for cryin out loud!!
Beautiful flight, Maria. Great narration, very photogenic scenery. Is that with a 4K camera? I could read the instruments, but I couldn't see your magenta line on your Foreflight. Thanks so much!
Thanks! No, I'm not shooting in 4K yet. I will soon, but I don't think you'll see many 4K videos from me until next year.
Looking for pt1. Cannot find it. Can you put links to previous parts incommensurables of multipart videos?
Here you go: czcams.com/video/pgKDciGP4eA/video.html I'll add it to this video's description, too. Thanks for reminding me.
Only saw one bag of Ranier Cherries in Cincinnati, Ohio this year. Was their a limited harvest ?
I think ForeFlight is essential for flying. How do you power the i pad, and is overheating an issue for the i pad?
I have USB power to my iPad and Phone installed by my mechanic. Overheating can be an issue but I generally fly with a light colored rag handy and drape it over the iPad when it's in the sun and I don't need to consult it. This reflects the sunlight away and keeps the iPad cool.
On a cross country flight in uncontrolled airspace, do you listen to any particular frequency?
No. I usually just leave it tuned into the last one I used or set it for the next one I'll need. A lot of folks tune into either flight following (which I don't use) or the emergency frequency.
You don't seem to be concerned in the slightest about the possibility of having to auto down into that terrain. Does that anxiety just evaporate with enough stick time?
My thoughts on the matter are that if you're a pilot and you're constantly worried about engine failure you're going to be completely stressed out any time you fly. Engine failure is very rare -- that's the truth of the matter. Yes, it can happen, but I don't spend every flight hour worrying about it. If it does, I'll do an autorotation and either I'll be fortunate enough to be able to find a clearing to land in or I won't. But I don't worry about it in flight, and I'm certainly not going to turn a 2-hour fight into a 4 hour flight (with fuel stop) just to follow roads or fly over more friendly terrain.
@@FlyingMAir Understood. I took out my ForeFight and put a pink line between Malaga and McMinnville. Lots of uninterrupted forests there! Interesting terrain. I chartered a JetRanger to take me to Mount St. Helens a couple of years ago.
Why not fly south to the Columbia, take a left turn at the Willamette and use the natural gap in the mountains? Ya scare me to pieces with all this low level rotary flight.
Hey, if you’re willing to pay for the extra hour of flight time, I’m game!