EC 155 Start up, take off and landing offshore

A pilots view of the start up, approach and landing on an offshore installation.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• take
• off
• landing
• approach
• pilot
• eye
• view
• helicopter
• heli
• offshore
• ec
• 155
• flying
• aviation
• north
• sea
• head
• cam
• camera

[b3nighted]

no map display?... We have the small one, but at least we have one :)

[mrhelichopper]

It would just be extra weight to carry around and reduce the payload we can offer. Not much to see on a map when your over the sea ;-)

[b3nighted]

also, I think you have the B1 not the regular B

[mrhelichopper]

We do have the B1 and it is a fantastic machine :-)

[tarius85]

It's only an optical illusion. The frame rate of the camera is (almost) identical to the RPM (Rotation Per Minute) of the main rotor. That means that each time a frame is taken by the camera, the rotor makes a full rotation. This is called Stroboscopic Effect.

[ag4yo]

Camera must have been duct taped to the head of a chicken with all the jerking about. LOL! Still fun video, thanks.

[lolatyou666]

norway is the clear winner of the north sea ! ;) 

[RotaryWinger]

this is an amazing bird, everything a pilot could want :)

[MrAlemanio]

Thanks for your explanations.

[mrhelichopper]

It is the Hydraulic pump being tested. :-)

[1husi]

LOL!!!!!!!

[b3nighted]

true, true.. if the choppers are used exclusively for offshore... but those'd have been the best 5 kg to invest if working on land as well :) the ec155 is quite weak... we have the vip version and with 8pax it's a challenge to take off at >30 celsius. and when there's no room to do a rolling takeoff we have to eke out some speed using high rpm, else...