I hit a small bird in an R22 in Tennessee once in spring 2008. While it nearly gave me a heart attack, once I landed I noticed that there was hardly any sign of it at all. A tiny tiny bit of blood about 3mm X 1mm on one blade and that was it. No damage. VERY scary thing to see coming at you at the last second though.
Hi mate great video and thanks for sharing but I was wondering how are you allowed to fly that low or did you just get some kind of a clearance or so??? Im assuming its some kind of a national park. Also with a R22 I have always wonderd how they hold up to a bird strike,obvioulsly its not a good thing to happend but are the blades strong enough to shop through a few birds and still be flyable?? Im only asking cause I hit a seagul in a C210 and it tore a hole in the leading edge. Happy Days
@cessnaclub Hi! No, it's not a National Park where I flown. So, I don't need any clearance. Theoretically,you shouldn't fly under 500ft in case of emergency, but sometimes.... ;-). There are some National Park on Vancouver Island, but is stricly forbidden to fly on it just few feet above the ground.
About birdstrike, I've not experience of this (fortunatly!) but I think if it's a seagul, or some stuff like that, you can continue to fly (to land!). For a Eagle: no. ;-) Have a good flight!
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great vid thanks. but had to turn the sound off. dont get me wrong i like chemical bros. but there are better songs....and would be better with the sound of the chopper.
just my opinion.
love the low flying over the snow and the step drop off the top of the pinnacle, awesome; thanks again.
Yeah, why not, I'm sure some people thinks like you. But the sound of piston-engine is not the better sound for a chopper! I'll think about you for my next vid, I hope with turbine engine! ;-)
Yes this is the best r22 video by far. one minute your in snowy moutains and the next your flying over lakes with no snow if I didnt know better I would think this video was filmed in two different seasons :) Nice job with the video< I'm looking forward to more videos like this. Fly safe.......
Nice video .:))was it windy on the top of the mountain?
helipiloting 5 months ago
@helipiloting Well...a little bit!...;-)
helisebos 5 months ago
I hit a small bird in an R22 in Tennessee once in spring 2008. While it nearly gave me a heart attack, once I landed I noticed that there was hardly any sign of it at all. A tiny tiny bit of blood about 3mm X 1mm on one blade and that was it. No damage. VERY scary thing to see coming at you at the last second though.
07beyotch 6 months ago
Best GA pilot video yet! Thanks. Fellow flyer
jc1701 1 year ago
Hi mate great video and thanks for sharing but I was wondering how are you allowed to fly that low or did you just get some kind of a clearance or so??? Im assuming its some kind of a national park. Also with a R22 I have always wonderd how they hold up to a bird strike,obvioulsly its not a good thing to happend but are the blades strong enough to shop through a few birds and still be flyable?? Im only asking cause I hit a seagul in a C210 and it tore a hole in the leading edge. Happy Days
cessnaclub 1 year ago
@cessnaclub Hi! No, it's not a National Park where I flown. So, I don't need any clearance. Theoretically,you shouldn't fly under 500ft in case of emergency, but sometimes.... ;-). There are some National Park on Vancouver Island, but is stricly forbidden to fly on it just few feet above the ground.
About birdstrike, I've not experience of this (fortunatly!) but I think if it's a seagul, or some stuff like that, you can continue to fly (to land!). For a Eagle: no. ;-) Have a good flight!
helisebos 1 year ago
Some of the best 4:57 on Youtube.
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sbsxzzxs 1 year ago
Epic
mojopinkaulon 1 year ago
great vid thanks. but had to turn the sound off. dont get me wrong i like chemical bros. but there are better songs....and would be better with the sound of the chopper.
just my opinion.
love the low flying over the snow and the step drop off the top of the pinnacle, awesome; thanks again.
MrBraden007 1 year ago
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Yeah, why not, I'm sure some people thinks like you. But the sound of piston-engine is not the better sound for a chopper! I'll think about you for my next vid, I hope with turbine engine! ;-)
Thanks for your comm.
helisebos 1 year ago
Yes this is the best r22 video by far. one minute your in snowy moutains and the next your flying over lakes with no snow if I didnt know better I would think this video was filmed in two different seasons :) Nice job with the video< I'm looking forward to more videos like this. Fly safe.......
nythstar 1 year ago
Best 22 vid ive seen yet!
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colin5016 2 years ago
Thanks!
helisebos 2 years ago
Very well done!
spectra911 2 years ago
Nice video, thanks for posting!
HerbertKojetin 2 years ago