Helicopter Startup And Takeoff - Enstrom 280C
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Ever wondered how to start a helicopter? This is an unedited run-through of startup procedures for my 1978 Enstrom 280C helicopter. It is powered by a turbocharged, horizontally-opposed 4-cylinder Lycoming engine. The point of departure is Long Beach (KLGB) airport in California enroute to (L45) in Bakersfield.
Awesome video, when I was 18 (52 years ago) for a short time I wanted to become a pilot. Before I started down that path I realized that I lacked the coordination flying takes. That did not bother me and I went down another path in life and am very happy about that. I still have the greatest admiration for those who fly.
Thanks for sharing your experience
Found this video for a surprise. This is the first time I ever get an idea how the helicopter works. Thank you so much sir. You are a true roal model...
This was amazing to watch. Never knew there was so much preparation before takeoff.
Used to take an R44 (not the same, I know) for my work commute up on a glacier during the summer here in Alaska and always wondered about the start up. Tried to get the pilot to walk me through it like you've done, but never happened. Thanks for the great video. You've sated my curiosity of the general run through and piqued my curiosity to learn.
Thanks for sharing a very well put together takeoff video! I cant stress how clear and concise your demonstration was. This is great motivation and I'm looking forward to getting into a helicopter in the near future. Thanks again for conducting a great walkthrough. You the man! 👍
Very kind of you to say. Cheers!
Cool, now I know how to start a Enstrom 280C helicopter.. now I only need a Enstrom 280C helicopter.
I used to have one.Great fun and one could be yours for £60-70k.
dtiydr
Ditto that 😊
Roger that
@@jetranger61 But how much is the maintenance and how much is a gallon on fuel these days?
and an ipad
Took my first and last helicopter lesson 17 years ago. Now I watch this. Brings back memories!
I love this guy...he could make a 30 minute video about pet rocks and I would watch it a dozen times. 🤷🏻♂️
I never knew that I'd be this interested in how to start a helicopter. Thanks autoplay!
Watched a Vidio on how to fly a helicopter the other day now how to start one up. I think I'm all set
How to land would be a good idea
@@ThatGuy-he8yx good idea😂
How to finance one is in my not so future future..
I also thought that but when I flew a helicopter in xplane 11 the whole thing was different
I can NOT believe what it takes to get that old girl into the air but it is so awesome and I would trust being a passenger with this guy!
you realize you got me addicted to helicopters now LOL. entertainment and information with enthusiasm
*Nicely done even though I don't know anything about helicopters.*
Don't know how I came across this. I wish I owned a helicopter then I wish I could fly it haha. Could always learn. Great video ;)
David Imhoff stop wishing, start doing fam 👊💯
David Imhoff NO U COULDENT I WORKED WITH YOU DO NOT EVER GO PAST IMPORT CAR U DUMBASS
Dream on....don't bother. Some people shouldn't ride motorcycles either.
Ha ha ha ? The rotor tack better be on outside right ? 😎
use flight simulator
I was a Crew Chief on several Fighter Aircraft but most of my years were on F-15's. I was Max Engine Run Qualified and spent many, MANY hours sitting in the cockpit running engines for various maintenance issues. Great in the summer for AC and great in the winter for heat. Point is I had to go through these checklist for starting and running the engines. Pretty important stuff...especially for emergencies. Of which we had quite a few!
Always hated training in a Robinson R22. Very difficult to fly. My instructor switch me to an enstrom. An absolutely dream to fly. Very stable aircraft.
You make flying look easy. You’re a talented pilot. Thanks for the video. It brings back great memories.
Bart Simpson Thanks, man!
I totally agree. Versus the R22 my Enstrom flies like a Cadillac.
I was a bit disappointed when the Chinese bought Enstrom. Nice machine. it had a good size baggage compartment for a small helicopter. Nice and descriptive video. Fly safely.
Honestly, as long as Enstrom keeps producing spare parts I don't really mind that it's Chinese owned. FYI, I toured the factory last year in Michigan. Great people working there and the company seemed to be doing ok.
Something I’ve never seen before, nice job.
Thanks for sharing, something most humans would have never been able to experience 20 years ago....
helicopters are awesome. they were pretty handy in my military time
I never thought he would get that engine started. I could hear the pops slow down as the battery was getting weaker.
thank you for your swift reply. $15K is still much more affordable than the A$60K (australian $) that I found out quite a few years ago. It's a dream I have to be able to fly an aircraft, fixed wing or helicopters, just for the love of flying. thank you again.
colin mark why don't you look into flying paramotors? You don't need a pilots license and you get a better of an experience with the wind blowing on you and you can look everywhere without panels and dirty windows restricting you to get the full experience👍😉
Distance and speed might be an issue, but yea went up in a microlight couple of times, that was fun.
Blue hi, can you remember the school he went to? I’d be interested to know the details.
Hey Micah hope all well. Thankyou for creating this video. I am flying an Enstrom 280c here in the UK today. Its been around 6 years since I rated on the 480 so back to basics to get back into flying. Keep safe to you and your family.
Fascinating and more complicated than I ever imagined ! 😳
This the same way I start my toaster in the morning.
coolme 😄
That was awesome, I feel like a student pilot, thank you for sharing I love it!!😄😁
Man I wish I could do that, that was incredible, big smile on my face!! I always wanted to fly but life happens, Thanks for sharing!!!
Great vid, in 06 i was two weeks away from ground school orientation for an Atlanta flight school when i had a massive vertigo attack, had another 2 days later and went to get looked at after a few more doctor visits and i was diagnosed with meneries, an incurable vestibular disease that causes dizziness vertigo and hearing loss, which makes me not allowed to hold a pilots license of any kind, so my aviation career was killed right before it began, vids like this let me see what might of been had i not come down with this disorder
So when Bond steals the enemy’s helicopter to escape the clutches of the criminals, he does all this right? He’s a health and safety nightmare waiting to happen.....🤨
Ya he has to wait 10mins and so do the bad guys
Well he has a way of safely escaping every crash so it's not as big a deal for him
Bond didn't ave time fi dat.
Ppl a try kill u, u ave time fi all that?
I actually felt like I was a student with a good instructor.
👍
Me Too,,and I would learn from this guy, he'll be a Great Teacher.
@@baclieustud why
I own a Greyhound Bus and the pre drive is also long! Love the Helicopter
Brilliant. An Apple iPad charger with a built in helicopter! Always wanted a Robbins’s R-22.
that was awesome!
I agree. That was a lot of fun!
Time to clean your camera lens. Either that or I need cataract surgery.
"a little hazy" he said
Thats just LA air.
Felt like I was there. Too awesome. Thank you.
You should be a teacher. You are very thorough and easy to listen too. I enjoyed this very much!
nice intro and heli explaination........
Agreed, Love the shoes, by the way, favorite colors! :D
Never been in an helicopter, but always been fascinated by them. Wish I could be there - I have millions of questions! :)
Believe me,, People on youtube have an answer---->for Every Single one of them.
King Snowman helicopters are a lot of fun , but I still prefer fixed wing lol. Airplane wants to fly and is stable. Helicopters are the complete opposite .
What an excellent video, you explain things so well. I liked how you explained all the steps needed to start the helicopter, without using too much complicated words.
Thanks
I don't fly, but always wanted to. I like your videos, they're interesting and educational.
gran video ,un saludo desde españa ,sigue compartiendo tus vuelos ,así aprendemos ,suerte y buen vuelo.
From cars to choppers. Good job
Damn. Long Beach. I took my first pilot flight there. Miss lb.
Huey 091 price of freedom
lot of respect to helicopter pilots. Especially military ones. Just imagine the piloting under enemy fire and not having enough time to go through all the checks.
I started my PPL in a Cessna 172, only got a few hours into it then had to put everything on pause. Now I am preparing to return to lessons/ground school but have since decided to switch to helicopters. I can only hope to find an instructor as calm, coherent, and competent as you. Thank you for sharing :)
Awesome...keep safe from me here in Northland New Zealand 🇳🇿
Looks like the blades were turning pretty fast even before you engaged the clutch. Never seen that before...
What a beautiful set of seats!
I I envy you, in a good way, for the fun and freedom that comes with flying a helicopter. I want to learn how to fly one. I love helicopters.
Hi Micah, you are wrong when you say that you don't have any passenger... WE are your passengers!!! Have fun.
Pintuxo -
And I thought my truck was hard to start.
Hahaha...
Did you do your pretrip inspection?
Sounds like chitty chitty bang by hahaha in the movie chitty chitty crashed...🏃♂️💨🚁
From reviewing cars to flying helicopters? Micah is the man!
Thanks for the informative video. I had no previous interest, yet I was fascinated/entertained...
Just realized it was micah from kbb haha nice
Awesome work mate. Can’t really understand how u even got one dislike. Idiots!
800 now
Don't expect to be perfect dude, there are people who don't like helicopters and i have not said I'm one of them.
I thumb down on videos anyway
You can't really learn to fly a helicopter on youtube. That's why so many dislikes in the video. Btw, the whole video was irritating too.
Accurate description. In 1979 I learned to fly and we used Enstrom F-28 C models for training. We also had the 280 Shark which looks better and has more power or torque. We also had a metal kneepad with straps for our checklists and maps etc., would have loved an I-pad. Still need to know how to do this stuff manually because if there was an electrical malfunction you could revert to old school flying or I.F.R. for nav ... ie) I Follow Roads, I Follow Rail, or I Follow Rivers!
This guy would make an awesome instructor
That is super complicated but it must be so awesome to fly :-)
Just at the beginning. After doing it many times, I am sure it will be easy for you. I know because, after working on the Air Force F-16 for 20 years, all the controls and indicators make things look so complicated the first time. I used to start the jet for engine runs after we installed the engine and shut it down after the maintenance checks were done. Sometimes secured the jet and do an afterburner run. No checklist for the emergency procedures and power settings. Bad things happen quick and you don't have time to flip pages. Technical book procedures, power settings and indicators are all memorized and you will be tested on a simulator after few months to stay certified. You better pass or you will be in uniform in front of an officer explaining why you didn't pass in some cases....no pressure. Let the control tower and maintenance operations know where you at and your intentions before starting that jet, otherwise you will be surrounded by the military police aiming their weapons at you.
David Mohr David, unless you had half of your brain removed and only one eye, you could do this too...trust me...
Doors fly open while in flight is a thing that happens?
Never ever forgot to close a car's door prop? All of a sudden.. pretty windy in here 😳😋😋
BEST VIDEO EVER OF POV. I've flown a few times in small cessna type planes, did 2-3 pilot trainings and been in a helicopter once and have to honestly say that the cockpit of a plane makes me claustrophobic but in a helicopter i feel right at home
Fantastic explanation. I haven’t flown in over 10 years. The cost skyrocketed so I didn’t get my commercial lic. Thanks for the video👍🏽👍🏽
Micah Muzio - you did a great job of explaining the Startup/Takeoff procedures. Could you suggest the best way to start toward becoming a helicopter pilot? Would you say there are plenty of employment opportunities in this field? Thank you!
Sean Simpson Step 1. Go to the nearest helicopter flight school and take an introductory lesson. That’ll give you a sense of whether flying choppers is something you’d want to make your career.
If the answer is yes, then you’ll need to earn your private and commercial helicopter licenses. After that, the most common path is to earn your certified flight instructor card. As a flight instructor you’ll make very little money but you’ll build experience. My understanding is that once you’ve accrued 1,000 hours of flight the job market starts to open up.
Speaking of, while I am a commercial pilot I don’t fly for a living. It’s simply a passion for me. So I can’t really speak to employment opportunities. That said, there’s a lot of talk about pilot shortages. So, the market for pilots could be strong but the path to becoming an employable pilot will take commitment and investment.
Thanks Micah! I appreciate the thorough response. This was very helpful!
Fairies don't need helicopters to fly. Men do. lol
Truthfears Guilty lol
Awesome. Great video. Did you fly in the military?
Damn Micah, this is so cool! I'm jealous now that Joe (BS) got a ride with you. Just stumbled across this video randomly so your targeting is working for the right people.
Kyle Johnston It’s super cool seeing automotive folks stumbling on this video. Cheers!
This is the perfect helicopter instruction video. He literally answered all of my questions about helicopters. For example, I use to think helicopters were unsafe due to if the engine fails, I thought they just dropped from the sky. Well, according to the info of this pilot they do not, you can actually glide them to safety. Well done. Very nice video.
Wow looks so complicated to me - absolutely fascinating stuff - so thank you Micah - great video !!!
fantastic vid
good work
Did a single flight in an R44 a few years ago. Great experience. :) Sims only, since then.
You make flying a copter so attractive.
Amazing,
Wait, is this Micah from KBB? Wow, he can do it all! So when are you gonna do a chopper review? That'll be kinda cool!
Charles Peterson III Guilty as charged. Hmm. Chopper reviews, eh? Not a bad idea.
@Digby Dooright The CZcams algorithm moves in mysterious ways. 🤷♂️
@Digby Dooright I truly appreciate the early support. Double hi5!!
Huge fan of your auto journalism. Let's go flying! I'm a terrible navigator, however I have jokes.
Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed it. I would love to pilot a helicoptor someday.
I'm glade ain't no zombies coming (madlee)
Annoying Static: Active
Cool view of the old Mcdonnell Douglas plant where I used to work and the lakewood golf course.
Okay 117 miles per hour top speed. Thank you thoroughly enjoyed the briefing.
if there was a horde of zombies you would already be food
Definitely. For zombie escape, my startup procedures are much faster with a lot less talking.
Brandon Vessell you watch too much movies😂😂
That's cuz the protagonists in movies often make terrible choices and get away with them... If you were in a zombie apocalypse you would not want to get into a helicopter. It is possibly one of the least efficient machines on earth. You'd be better off finding a large bus or RV.
Brandon Vessell i find under those conditions I move faster. ;-)
Micah Muzio you need to make a video on it. 😂
Thanks for sharing your flight I only wish it were longer I just subscribed to your channel I only have one question do you also fly fixed wing aircraft ? ~Buck
Uncle Buck Thanks for the sub! To answer your question, nope I'm a dedicated helicopter pilot.
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Nice video, thanks for sharing! You seem to have just the temperament to fly and instruct - this was certainly enjoyable to watch!
Micah Muzio, your videos are great. Thanks!
I thought that in a helicopter the pilot flies it from the right seat.
Because the collective lever always sits to the pilot's left helicopters with a single bench seat sometimes have the pilot sit on the left side. That's the case with my Enstrom. When I trained in Robinsons pilot in command sat on the right.
Thanks for the info Micah.
JayWhy Duplessis depends on the Helicopter, but you are some what right in assuming PIC is right hand side. That's thanks to the pioneer of helicopters Sikorsky.
the Hughes 500/MD500 series of Helicopters are also piloted from left.
Try to find out! I always have flown on the seat of my pants in the captains seat - left.
Flying 1978 Copter would scare me tbh
Hopefully it is better built than a VW Beetle! LOL
@Nob the Knave I'll take my chances with the more modern Tech
Just came across this.. I learnt to fly at long beach.. :) Listening to the radio takes me back.. 25L @ Delta.. I did fixed wing training but took a couple of lessons in a helicopter afterwards and it was an amazing experience. o7
Long beach was a great place to train, the continuity of flying etc.. Seeing F16s landing and other military aircraft about, flying to big bear. Awesome times.
Thanks for the start up and take off, you made it look so simple.
Starts like my lawn mower 😂
sounds like my wife!
Sweet! Im ready!!!
Do I get my diploma by mail, or email?
You are causing me to re-realize my childhood imagination and dream, I am now on the cusp of 50 years old.
I enjoyed this. I always wanted to learn to fly a helicopter
Nice video... I've always liked the Enstrom 280. What do you figure your hard operating costs are? I received my Rotorcraft Private over 25 years ago. Been in a 530F. Lots of fun. Find myself using it mostly to go golfing due to the +$650 an hour operating costs. If I need to actually get anywhere I strap on an AeroStar 700. Considering going down to an Enstrom. Your bird looks to have been well taken care of. Also, why do you fly 500AGL? I'm usually hanging around at 300AGL.
Well, I've spent a fair bit sorting out the kinds of maintenance issues that accumulate with a nearly 40 year old helicopter. But with most of that finally sorted the big costs are insurance and fuel. Given your flight experience insurance should be fairly cheap. As for fuel she burns about 15 gallons per hour. Figure $100/hour depending on the price of av gas in your neighborhood.
The bigger question is how you'll feel stepping down from a 530F. The Enstrom likes to cruise at 90-100 mph. Assuming the comparative lack of speed doesn't bother you it's a great ship for flying solo or with one passenger. FYI, I've never actually flow one but I've always dreamed of owning a 500 of some sort. Blame Magnum P.I.
Oh, and I like 500AGL because it gives me more emergency options when flying around densely populated Los Angeles. That said, I'm comfortable flying lower when I'm out in the boonies. Cheers!
Robert Kaindl a
Movie, the twilight girls
well done thanks
Good one! Thanks for touching on effective transitional lift. I learned something. Explains why my current birds (RC quadcopters) get better battery life when hover time is minimized.
Thank you. I miss flying my little 'milkshaker'. (Enstrom 28FX). I've flown in Switzerland but can't afford it anymore when I moved to Scotland (and there is no Enstrom around). Have always good flights and many happy landings!
I need a loan to start my helicopter flying school
me to 😩
I took two helicopter flying lessons and ran out of money but then I found out my instructor a few months later crashed and died
Sounds like he was a CFI.
There are only two kinds of helicopter pilots. Those who have crashed and those who are going to crash. 😂. I mean auto to the ground, when I say crash.
That is the benefit to be poor . Lol
Weird, same thing happened to me. Shame, my instructor was a lovely guy.
Karl lol is this common????
Nothing beats the joy of flying a glider, and it's not expensive at all. If you enjoy flying, look into that.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a bear of a time getting a 280C to crank!!
This video is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be.
After it didn't start up 1st time . . . NO WAY I'M GOING UP
That was my 1st thought......
Enstroms are very reliable helicopters, but they can be stubborn when it comes to firing up. Even the best helicopters have troubles, the R22 I fly doesn’t always fire up the first time.
Stop being a pussy
Grow some ..would ya🙃😨😬😱
Mate, as a aircraft engineer, that restraint system looks to be about fucked. The loose threads are a big concern, a few loose threads or a small amount of chafing can degrade a belts useful load by 75%. The other thing of concern is that the anchor point of the shoulder harness is well below the shoulders, anything more than 5 degrees can cause spinal compression in a high forward velocity crash, probably not much you can do about that though as it is the design.
A high forward velocity crash in a helicopter and the condition of seatbelts might not matter.
I like Foreflight, it’s been good to me!! They have gotten better over the years.
Always wanted learn to fly a chopper even though I have never been in one, but you made me feel like I was right there with you, it felt like I was going up
. Awesome thank you for the ride and the lesson.