bell 206 start up

fort st james bc

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[foxtrot789]

Looks like ya almost had a Hot-Start on your hands... Nice vid :)

[devonshyer]

@foxtrot789 haha i think you are the first one to catch that...

[crferrara]

Hello Devonshyer... I'm a student pilot in Brazil. Is it you who were flying this bird? What helicopter do you usually fly? are you in executive aviation or military?

I fly a robinson 22 hehe...

thanks

[devonshyer]

@crferrara hi there, yes this is me doing the start. i usually fly the bell 206 or the longranger, we are a civillain company that consentrates mostly on mining exploration, forest fires and pretty much anything but military

[redoak77w]

ya I watched the 2nd time ...for that EGT.

both boost pumps on?

...music to my ears.. Clear, tailrotor.

keep an eye on the transmission pin. we lost one that way...1988 east of YZF about 99 miles. thanks dev.

[codboroks97]

i may only be 14 but i know a lot more than other people about aircraft and that makes me proud of myself

[CrazyHeliDude]

My first turbine instructor use to make me hold the starter button with my right middle finger (instead of my right thumb) and and keep my right index finger resting on the idle release. Somehow he figured my right index finger would be faster on the release in the event of flameout than my left thumb. I used to hate that.

[jjsandersheli]

Haha i could tell you were about ready to role it off on the second spike! By your had movement ready to retard the throttle. Nice work on being patent i have had many in the same situation go hot!

[foxtrot789]

@devonshyer Sorry, should have said 'almost beyond'; I did originally say it was 'almost a hot-start'; wasn't trying to imply you did anything incorrect. :)

[mjm9536]

@devonshyer looked like the tot hit mid 800's or so... not uncommon at all on a start in my experiences in 206

[marcebenz]

There was a GPU connected to the helicopter???

[raresandrei96]

oo i like this sound :X

[DannyDad208]

@devonshyer

My note was gonna be how much less "rocking" there is from the Huey (205) than the Ranger (206) that he is starting... The Huey (205) starts to rock around just before its blades get spinning. But, the helicopter is bigger and the blades are much heavier and bigger than the 206 blades.