Sanford Trauma Helicopter in Action at Sibley, Iowa

[TR4351]

AIRWOLF!!

[MrRoland2012]

the song "Riders on the storm"

[TheBellhelicopterman]

thats not a bell 222 thats a bell 230..

[AlexB4455]

this may sound like a stupid question but when you say a one bladed helicopter experience what did you mean were you talkng about the RC or a Real life experience

[oakland002]

i wonder if they'll ever make it so that real air craft could be flown with remote control instead of dealing with all those switches

[xxkil]

yaay its airwolf he he seriouse though is that a semi rigit rotor like on the lynx ?

[tab1257]

Awesome! I know Pat Hall personally. He was one of my instructors in college! Pretty sweet stuff. Was pretty surprised to see him on here. Thanks!

[JaSeY963]

Wow! That heli is a beauty =) And that instrument panel was mind blowing! Thanks Dave great job =)

[SkyShinn]

Well done, Dave!

[marhar2]

To you and all vets... Thanks for your service!

[JollySwagman2006]

Awesome Dave and thanks for sharing another wonderful video, we too here have a Country Base Hospital, that has Trauma Heli support, and lately been very busy, they fly right over our house, last weekend they came in and out five times in the one day,

[derniko1992]

the Bell 222 is a quite impressing heli, and quite loud :D

bu Dave, do you know why the heli is turning left and right a few times during takeoff, Dave? (just a bit, but you can see it by watching the tailboom)

Maybe the pilot is trying to compensate gusts?

[NightFlyyer]

@derniko1992  Yes, He is trimming it, just like the models. We typically trim the tail boom first. It was also a bit gusty with wind rotors from all the surrounding buildings. He had extra weight on the way back too, so that required tail rotor trim. This is why flying model helicopters with tail rotors are difficult for most as they are so busy with the right stick they cannot get the tail rotor to settle down. Thanks for the comment and question. ~NightFlyyer~

[avi8torace]

Awesome helo!

[badgolf1]

very nice Dave..thanks for sharing

[phill903]

Dave, your video's are always entertaining and interesting...

[96sunvalley]

Nice video as always Mr. Herbert

[stot2614]

So cool, Dave. I've never even been near a Bell 222 like that one, but I did get to sit in a BK 117 medical chopper about 10-12 years ago. Have toured, flown or just been in many, but that was especially nice meeting a pilot who had served in the military and now in civilian life. Thank him for all of us the next time you see him, please.

[jauchiu]

Thanks to all our veterans for the freedom we have. You are all heroes.

[ramis182]

really nice video mr. herbert, thats pretty cool, the helicopter looks amazing! nice job as usual!

[locouk]

Top video Dave, I saw that wrnch in your back pocket and you looking at the rotor bolts...

I hope you can get a ride in that bird with your video camera. (From the cockpit of course)

[pspmason]

dang thats stable!

[jackuserjack]

Bell helicopters are my favorite helis!

[jackuserjack]

Hey Dave don't you have a 3 ch model of this heli but with airwolf colors?

[Upuauta]

@jackuserjack

Btw, the "real" Airwolf helicopter from the series was sold to Germany after the series was filmed. And guess what - it was used as a medical helicopter like the one in the video here. Unfortunately it crashed and was totally destroyed. ;-)

Great video Dave!

[jackuserjack]

@Upuauta i wish the real airwolf helicopter in the film have been in a museum. its one of the most famouse helicopters ever.

[Nightlord001]

Hey, this is a Bell 222, isn't ?

Nice Heli.

Thanks for sharing

[Powershotknecht]

Super shot

[chuppoacobra]

That is great! Nice looking whirly-bird. Love the Riders version you played in the back.  For some reason though, I could not stop hearing the theme to Airwolf.

About 6 years ago, as part of my wife's class requirements to get her paramedic, she had to do a "ride" along on Life Flight here in Oregon. While in the air on a 200 mile transport, she witnessed Mt. St. Helens blowing off some steam. Never been in a heli myself. would love to one day...not as a patient ;)

[lewandlo]

Good  stuff .thanks

[jujututu]

is that a bell 222?

[suvyMan2007]

@jujututu yeah

[AuroraCypher]

i have always love the sound of the helicopter when its chopping the air

its so beautiful !

Dave can u tell us or know why the big helicopter can create that sound, but small Rc cant ?

thankyou for sharing Dave

have a good day

[NightFlyyer]

@AuroraCypher Actually they do. That sound is the blade tip breaking the sound barrier. Models can do it too, during certain maneuvers which allow them to be heard. Bigger blades cause more sound, hence it is harder to hear on models.

[catfishmudflap]

Thank you to all our veterans.

[sdrfgvrfgvsfravgdsvS]

amazing video

[tjtg]

Hey Dave, another great video .

[crackerms0100]

Dave is so V.I.P., he always gets an insiders look at all the brilliant stuff.

[NightFlyyer]

@crackerms0100 Haha. Actually it is all public and all I did was ask. Thanks.

[evernetherall]

Great upload Dave! Thank you, man! You know who else is lucky? WE ARE! To have you Dave sharing the gift of your knowledge, your easy-goin' manner, and your wonderful Spirit! Bless ya very much! <3'th'Net! /^_~\\

[NightFlyyer]

@evernetherall Thanks so very kindly.

[dopeybear420]

thank you dave for servin for our country

[NightFlyyer]

@DrPilotRedC Well they sure work good on my model airplanes and helicopters. Real planes usually start out as working model prototypes. Check out my 1 bladed prop and rotor blade videos to see for yourself.

[RcUniverseGuy]

@NightFlyyer did you make that riders on the storm background music dave? if you did awesome job

[taofledermaus]

HAHA! The photoshop job at the end cracked me up! Great video! Thumbs up as always!

[joeprissel]

@DrPilotRedC Wasnt he claiming it was more efficient? That would basically be the point haha.

[joeprissel]

Has anyone done full scale testing with 1 blade or even at least looked into the physics of it?

[NightFlyyer]

@joeprissel Check out my model helicopter videos of it. My RC, 1 bladed Helicopters are quieter and smoother than stock, believe it or not

[joeprissel]

@NightFlyyer I wonder if the extra flex of larger blade on a full size helicopter would have any noticeable effects.

[cevin11]

Thank you for serving Mr. Herbert!

[MrMagnat007]

Bell 222 Awesome Looking Heli.

[ww007ka]

Nice vid! Riders on the Storm for the win!