No worries, mate. It's called a Cat A takeoff and is more common in Europe and Australia than the US. I appreciate your time and effort in capturing the chopper and posting the video online. Am a big helicopter fan.
That's not a sloppy takeoff. It's a standard practice where the pilot drifts backward to keep the helipad in his lower chin windows in case of a problem (eg. engine failure). He will lower the collective lever and auto-rotate (glide) down and forward to where he took off from.
I don't claim to be an expert by any measure, I readily admit I am a low hour student pilot from a now bankrupt ponzi-scheme US school a few years back. With that said, I have never heard that explanation from any pilot before. Backwards flight, while possible, has always been discouraged because of the greater danger associated with it. Additionally, I can't find any training literature that indicates other than forward flight being recommended for Max Performance Takeoffs.
No worries, mate. It's called a Cat A takeoff and is more common in Europe and Australia than the US. I appreciate your time and effort in capturing the chopper and posting the video online. Am a big helicopter fan.
turboshaft77 8 months ago 2
That's not a sloppy takeoff. It's a standard practice where the pilot drifts backward to keep the helipad in his lower chin windows in case of a problem (eg. engine failure). He will lower the collective lever and auto-rotate (glide) down and forward to where he took off from.
turboshaft77 8 months ago 2
@turboshaft77
I don't claim to be an expert by any measure, I readily admit I am a low hour student pilot from a now bankrupt ponzi-scheme US school a few years back. With that said, I have never heard that explanation from any pilot before. Backwards flight, while possible, has always been discouraged because of the greater danger associated with it. Additionally, I can't find any training literature that indicates other than forward flight being recommended for Max Performance Takeoffs.
BadWool 8 months ago