First time flying a UH-1 Huey

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I had the privilege of actually flying a Bell UH-1 Huey this past September. The owner, which is a friend of mine was sling-loading up in the Smoky Mountain National Park, hauling supplies to the shelters along the Appalachian Mountains.

It was my first time in a Huey, let alone flying one. I flew from the airport up to our jobsite where the "real" pilot took over and I turned into the instrument guy. My responsibilities consisted of watching the gauges: pressures, temperatures, and torque, making sure everything stayed within limits.

The helicopter is based out of the Chattanooga, TN area yet has the capability of being hauled on a semi-trailor to the job site, keeping the operational costs to a minimum.

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[michaelmiller85]

iMovie on my Apple laptop.  Soon will be using Final Cut Pro

[reptile411]

What camera are you using? My camera always gets very distorted audio when that close to the rotors.

[michaelmiller85]

This was my Canon ZR300 video camera.

[SuperMike82]

greatest chopper of ALL time!

[icemanfender1]

this bird is a legend

[EXTREMERFLUGSTOFF]

the  sound is perfekt

[TigerG2]

im sad my dad doesnt work on these beautiful bird anymore

[N5MCF]

Me being a M model jock I well understand!!! ;-)

[JOHNO4992]

Huey 204 ? Nice..

[I3lackl3ear]

@Ares12305 u can always get laser surgery

[SirCommandant]

Great Video! Thanks! :)

[mureleeish]

@Ares12305 Your vision needs to be correctable to 20/20 (by glasses/contacts/laser eye surgery)