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The pop-out floats on helicopters are primarily designed to keep the helicopter upright to give the crew and passengers enough time to safely egress the aircraft after a successful ditching. Seeing a roughly 15 million dollar helicopter keep its flotation gear inflated and getting towed ashore like a dingy... show more

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Who ever signed off on this idea at MD helicopters should be written into the aviation hall of fame! Helicopter racing?! Yeah, forget the cars… I want to see egg beaters duking it out. I’m never going to watch a car race again and start a petition for helicopter racing.

Who ever signed off on this idea at MD helicopters should be written into the aviation hall of fame! Helicopter racing?! Yeah, forget the cars… I want to see egg beaters duking it out. I’m never going to watch a car race again and start a petition for helicopter racing.

Thenewarea51

11,464 views • 1 month ago

A Airbus H160 helicopter carrying eight people made an emergency landing at sea off the coast of Cabo Frio, Brazil, on Friday, prompting a rapid search and rescue operation by the Brazilian Navy. All occupants were rescued safely.

A Airbus H160 helicopter carrying eight people made an emergency landing at sea off the coast of Cabo Frio, Brazil, on Friday, prompting a rapid search and rescue operation by the Brazilian Navy. All occupants were rescued safely.

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151,680 views • 6 months ago

Helicopters operating in and around major airports is very common. In the United States, the FAA publishes prescribed routes and altitudes for helicopters in 8 major cities across the United States, I have flown almost all the routes in a helicopter mostly at night in over 7 of the 8 cities (8th one being D.C.) Here is the route PAT25 was flying last night, it’s called Route 4 over the Potomac River. These routes have been in place for many years and particularly in DC, they are vital for the police, military, and national security to circumnavigate the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport safely 24/7. You are operating a complex aircraft in a complex environment and you can get task saturated even with a two pilot crew like PAT25. Task saturation also can happen to the most experienced air traffic controller. To give you an example, ATC may call out traffic to you and you confirm that you have it insight or maybe you spot the wrong aircraft. It takes one little thing to happen to lose sight of that traffic in question, e.g. a light flashes on your instrument panel, the person sitting next to you or behind you asks a question, you have multiple radios that you are listening to, you spot a bird, and the list goes on and on. There are so many questions that will probably never get answered like, were both of the pilots wearing Night Vision Goggles (which give you around a 40° field of view), did they identify the correct aircraft that they assured ATC they had insight and will maintain visual separation with, how many other aircraft was the controller trying to keep separated, why didn’t the controller inform the CRJ about the helicopter? It’s a mind boggling amount of data to digest even for a pilot or controller with thousands of hours of experience. The reality is, this is a very tragic and horrible aviation accident that will hopefully invoke some kind of change to prevent this type of disaster from ever happening again. I believe given the high visibility of this accident happening in the Nation’s Capital will lead to changes. What those changes might be, who knows yet. Either this route 4 over the Potomac is going to get changed or landings to runway 33 at Reagan will no longer be authorized. This is the human element in aviation, we’re still discussing accidents that took place about 100 years ago and it’s important to discuss these accidents because you want to remember them and hopefully learn from them and not repeat the same mistakes twice. Audio via LiveATC.net and Broadcastify If you want to study helicopter charts more in detail, the FAA publishes them here and just click on the helicopter tab:

Helicopters operating in and around major airports is very common. In the United States, the FAA publishes prescribed routes and altitudes for helicopters in 8 major cities across the United States, I have flown almost all the routes in a helicopter mostly at night in over 7 of the 8 cities (8th one being D.C.) Here is the route PAT25 was flying last night, it’s called Route 4 over the Potomac River. These routes have been in place for many years and particularly in DC, they are vital for the police, military, and national security to circumnavigate the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport safely 24/7. You are operating a complex aircraft in a complex environment and you can get task saturated even with a two pilot crew like PAT25. Task saturation also can happen to the most experienced air traffic controller. To give you an example, ATC may call out traffic to you and you confirm that you have it insight or maybe you spot the wrong aircraft. It takes one little thing to happen to lose sight of that traffic in question, e.g. a light flashes on your instrument panel, the person sitting next to you or behind you asks a question, you have multiple radios that you are listening to, you spot a bird, and the list goes on and on. There are so many questions that will probably never get answered like, were both of the pilots wearing Night Vision Goggles (which give you around a 40° field of view), did they identify the correct aircraft that they assured ATC they had insight and will maintain visual separation with, how many other aircraft was the controller trying to keep separated, why didn’t the controller inform the CRJ about the helicopter? It’s a mind boggling amount of data to digest even for a pilot or controller with thousands of hours of experience. The reality is, this is a very tragic and horrible aviation accident that will hopefully invoke some kind of change to prevent this type of disaster from ever happening again. I believe given the high visibility of this accident happening in the Nation’s Capital will lead to changes. What those changes might be, who knows yet. Either this route 4 over the Potomac is going to get changed or landings to runway 33 at Reagan will no longer be authorized. This is the human element in aviation, we’re still discussing accidents that took place about 100 years ago and it’s important to discuss these accidents because you want to remember them and hopefully learn from them and not repeat the same mistakes twice. Audio via LiveATC.net and Broadcastify If you want to study helicopter charts more in detail, the FAA publishes them here and just click on the helicopter tab:

Thenewarea51

191,356 views • 1 year ago

The first time I was “lazed” flying a helicopter was kinda terrifying. I was flying along one evening just as the sun was about to set, “fat dumb and happy” as they say. Helicopter was on autopilot and I saw this bright green flash cover the entire windscreen. My heart jumped a few beats because my first thought was, I f’d up, I’m seeing this bright flash of a strobe light on a radio tower and my life is over because I’m about to collide. A couple seconds passed and I said to myself, I’m still alive! I then realized this was a laser illumination. I looked out my right window and almost got flash blinded as the source was at my 3 o’clock position. I closed my eyes and let the autopilot do the work. I called up ATC and advised them what was happening to give warning to other aircraft in the area. They asked me for a position of the laser source and I couldn’t give them anything definitive because I didn’t want to go blind. Being in a helicopter… I could track down the exact house this was coming from but I’d risk being possibly blinded for life and or crashing the helicopter. People shining lasers at aircraft is like throwing rocks off a freeway overpass at cars below. This is life and death stuff. Audio via ATC

The first time I was “lazed” flying a helicopter was kinda terrifying. I was flying along one evening just as the sun was about to set, “fat dumb and happy” as they say. Helicopter was on autopilot and I saw this bright green flash cover the entire windscreen. My heart jumped a few beats because my first thought was, I f’d up, I’m seeing this bright flash of a strobe light on a radio tower and my life is over because I’m about to collide. A couple seconds passed and I said to myself, I’m still alive! I then realized this was a laser illumination. I looked out my right window and almost got flash blinded as the source was at my 3 o’clock position. I closed my eyes and let the autopilot do the work. I called up ATC and advised them what was happening to give warning to other aircraft in the area. They asked me for a position of the laser source and I couldn’t give them anything definitive because I didn’t want to go blind. Being in a helicopter… I could track down the exact house this was coming from but I’d risk being possibly blinded for life and or crashing the helicopter. People shining lasers at aircraft is like throwing rocks off a freeway overpass at cars below. This is life and death stuff. Audio via ATC

Thenewarea51

310,187 views • 5 months ago

Today, at the invitation of aircraft manufacturing giants, Airbus, I led a high-level delegation to its headquarters in Toulouse, France. At the occasion, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I signed a Working Together Agreement with the company. Highlights of the agreement are as follows: •Fleet Expansion: Leveraging the successful integration of the Airbus A220 (as seen with Ibom Air), to establish Nigeria as a leader in regional and continental flight operations. •Infrastructure & Technical Support: Airbus will provide comprehensive consulting for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities, flight operations, and aviation market insights. •Human Capital Development: Creating high-value jobs for the next generation of Nigerian talents through specialized training programs for pilots, engineers, and cabin crew. •Market Leadership: Aligning with Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, which predicts a demand for 1,490 new aircraft in Africa over the next two decades. Nigeria aims to capture a dominant share of this growth by utilizing its geographic advantage as a global bridge. The visit concluded with a commitment to further technical exchanges, including upcoming inspections of Airbus’ Defence & Space and Helicopter divisions. The delegation included members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and key industry stakeholders (all of whom attended at their own expense).

Today, at the invitation of aircraft manufacturing giants, Airbus, I led a high-level delegation to its headquarters in Toulouse, France. At the occasion, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I signed a Working Together Agreement with the company. Highlights of the agreement are as follows: •Fleet Expansion: Leveraging the successful integration of the Airbus A220 (as seen with Ibom Air), to establish Nigeria as a leader in regional and continental flight operations. •Infrastructure & Technical Support: Airbus will provide comprehensive consulting for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facilities, flight operations, and aviation market insights. •Human Capital Development: Creating high-value jobs for the next generation of Nigerian talents through specialized training programs for pilots, engineers, and cabin crew. •Market Leadership: Aligning with Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, which predicts a demand for 1,490 new aircraft in Africa over the next two decades. Nigeria aims to capture a dominant share of this growth by utilizing its geographic advantage as a global bridge. The visit concluded with a commitment to further technical exchanges, including upcoming inspections of Airbus’ Defence & Space and Helicopter divisions. The delegation included members of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and key industry stakeholders (all of whom attended at their own expense).

Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK)

45,294 views • 2 months ago

Absolutely wild footage, this is a real world engine failure in a MD500 (Think Magnum P.I. helicopter) over Kauai, Hawaii out on a tour flight. You’ll probably have to watch this a few times but the video starts out with the helicopter under power and then the engine sound goes silent. The beeping you hear is the engine-out audio beep to inform the pilot that engine power has been lost. This maneuver that pilot is doing is called a Autorotation and the way to think about helicopter flight, the engine is turning this big fan (rotor blades) on top of the body and sucking in air from the top and projecting it downward to overcome the force of gravity. When engine power is lost, you experience a reverse in airflow because now gravity takes over and the air flow is coming from the bottom of the main rotor disk. The only thing the pilot can really do is to make sure the rotors keep spinning by changing the pitch of the rotor blades through the use of the “collective” which is a lever next to the pilot’s left leg and it only moves up and down. The pilot has to manipulate the collective during an auto rotation to make sure the blades keep spinning. If the pilot pulls up too much on the collective, the rotor blades will bite too much of air causing a resistance and slow the rotors down. If the pilot doesn’t pull enough collective.. the blades will speed up and potentially cause a catastrophic failure. The other control the pilot has is called the cyclic. This cyclic sits between the pilots legs and and manipulates individual pitch of the rotor blades to tilt the rotor disk aka “big fan” and make the helicopter go forward, backwards, left, right. So essentially in this type of emergency, you have to manipulate the controls in a delicate balance because no matter what, gravity is taking you to the ground because the engine is no longer producing power. The pilot did an outstanding job here given the geography and limited amount of flat terrain to put the helicopter on the ground. Thankfully it sounds like no souls were lost and only one injury according to a news report (see the link below)👇 Of course there is a lot more to helicopter aerodynamics but I’m trying my best to put this in simpler to digest terms. Big thanks to Combat Learjet for sharing and definitely worth a follow!

Absolutely wild footage, this is a real world engine failure in a MD500 (Think Magnum P.I. helicopter) over Kauai, Hawaii out on a tour flight. You’ll probably have to watch this a few times but the video starts out with the helicopter under power and then the engine sound goes silent. The beeping you hear is the engine-out audio beep to inform the pilot that engine power has been lost. This maneuver that pilot is doing is called a Autorotation and the way to think about helicopter flight, the engine is turning this big fan (rotor blades) on top of the body and sucking in air from the top and projecting it downward to overcome the force of gravity. When engine power is lost, you experience a reverse in airflow because now gravity takes over and the air flow is coming from the bottom of the main rotor disk. The only thing the pilot can really do is to make sure the rotors keep spinning by changing the pitch of the rotor blades through the use of the “collective” which is a lever next to the pilot’s left leg and it only moves up and down. The pilot has to manipulate the collective during an auto rotation to make sure the blades keep spinning. If the pilot pulls up too much on the collective, the rotor blades will bite too much of air causing a resistance and slow the rotors down. If the pilot doesn’t pull enough collective.. the blades will speed up and potentially cause a catastrophic failure. The other control the pilot has is called the cyclic. This cyclic sits between the pilots legs and and manipulates individual pitch of the rotor blades to tilt the rotor disk aka “big fan” and make the helicopter go forward, backwards, left, right. So essentially in this type of emergency, you have to manipulate the controls in a delicate balance because no matter what, gravity is taking you to the ground because the engine is no longer producing power. The pilot did an outstanding job here given the geography and limited amount of flat terrain to put the helicopter on the ground. Thankfully it sounds like no souls were lost and only one injury according to a news report (see the link below)👇 Of course there is a lot more to helicopter aerodynamics but I’m trying my best to put this in simpler to digest terms. Big thanks to Combat Learjet for sharing and definitely worth a follow!

Thenewarea51

5,846,914 views • 2 years ago

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus #A400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan to become the cornerstone of the country’s tactical and strategic airlift operations. The first of two Airbus A400Ms ordered by Kazakhstan was handed over to the customer after a ferry flight from Airbus’ A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, southern Spain, a few days earlier. With the delivery of this aircraft Airbus will also provide a full range of maintenance and training support. To the full press release:

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus #A400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan to become the cornerstone of the country’s tactical and strategic airlift operations. The first of two Airbus A400Ms ordered by Kazakhstan was handed over to the customer after a ferry flight from Airbus’ A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, southern Spain, a few days earlier. With the delivery of this aircraft Airbus will also provide a full range of maintenance and training support. To the full press release:

Airbus Defence

27,985 views • 1 year ago

The curtain has dropped! Introducing the #H140 - the latest addition to the Airbus family of helicopters. Here’s a look at how this multi-mission aircraft raises the bar in the light twin-engine category, for performance, cost-effectiveness, and passenger and crew comfort. #VERTICON2025

The curtain has dropped! Introducing the #H140 - the latest addition to the Airbus family of helicopters. Here’s a look at how this multi-mission aircraft raises the bar in the light twin-engine category, for performance, cost-effectiveness, and passenger and crew comfort. #VERTICON2025

Airbus Helicopters

11,672 views • 1 year ago

The tail of the Airbus A320 is more than just a sleek design feature. It holds the trimmable horizontal stabilizer, which helps balance the aircraft in flight. This hidden system works constantly to keep the nose level and the ride smooth.

The tail of the Airbus A320 is more than just a sleek design feature. It holds the trimmable horizontal stabilizer, which helps balance the aircraft in flight. This hidden system works constantly to keep the nose level and the ride smooth.

Planesanity

160,521 views • 8 months ago

On the 130th day of the year, we’re turning the spotlight on the Airbus H130. 🚁 This versatile single-engine aircraft is a favourite for tourism, aerial work and emergency medical services. Keep a lookout this week for more updates on its journey! #AirbusHelicopters #H130 #MakingMissionsPossible

On the 130th day of the year, we’re turning the spotlight on the Airbus H130. 🚁 This versatile single-engine aircraft is a favourite for tourism, aerial work and emergency medical services. Keep a lookout this week for more updates on its journey! #AirbusHelicopters #H130 #MakingMissionsPossible

Airbus Helicopters

11,926 views • 2 months ago

‼️🇺🇸Meet the Aircraft That Transforms From Helicopter to Airplane The Bell Boeing V 22 Osprey is one of the most unusual aircraft ever built. It lifts off vertically like a large helicopter, rising straight from the ground without a runway. Then its powerful rotors rotate forward, transforming the aircraft into a fast flying plane. This unique design allows it to combine the vertical takeoff ability of a helicopter with the speed and range of an airplane. That is what makes the V 22 Osprey so valuable for long distance missions where normal helicopters would struggle. One aircraft. Two flight styles. Helicopter when it takes off. Airplane when it flies.

‼️🇺🇸Meet the Aircraft That Transforms From Helicopter to Airplane The Bell Boeing V 22 Osprey is one of the most unusual aircraft ever built. It lifts off vertically like a large helicopter, rising straight from the ground without a runway. Then its powerful rotors rotate forward, transforming the aircraft into a fast flying plane. This unique design allows it to combine the vertical takeoff ability of a helicopter with the speed and range of an airplane. That is what makes the V 22 Osprey so valuable for long distance missions where normal helicopters would struggle. One aircraft. Two flight styles. Helicopter when it takes off. Airplane when it flies.

Defense Intelligence

31,758 views • 4 months ago

Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck Mi-17 and Mi-28 helicopters in the Voronezh region According to objective control data, at the time of the strike, the aircraft were on the ground and likely undergoing maintenance. Enemy personnel responsible for their operation were nearby. After clarifying the target coordinates, the operators delivered consecutive UAV strikes. As a result of the hits, both targets were struck. The strike was carried out by pilots of the consolidated crews of the 429 окрема бригада БпС «АХІЛЛЕС» and the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade in a jointly planned operation with the Special Operations Center "A" on April 29 in the territory of the Voronezh region, russia. The Mi-17 is a multi-role helicopter used by the enemy for transporting personnel and cargo, as well as for providing fire support to units. The estimated cost of one aircraft is at least $6 million. The Mi-28 is an attack helicopter designed to engage armored vehicles and manpower. Its armored crew cabin allows it to operate under conditions of intense fire. The estimated cost is around $18 million. USF: One step ahead!

Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces struck Mi-17 and Mi-28 helicopters in the Voronezh region According to objective control data, at the time of the strike, the aircraft were on the ground and likely undergoing maintenance. Enemy personnel responsible for their operation were nearby. After clarifying the target coordinates, the operators delivered consecutive UAV strikes. As a result of the hits, both targets were struck. The strike was carried out by pilots of the consolidated crews of the 429 окрема бригада БпС «АХІЛЛЕС» and the 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade in a jointly planned operation with the Special Operations Center "A" on April 29 in the territory of the Voronezh region, russia. The Mi-17 is a multi-role helicopter used by the enemy for transporting personnel and cargo, as well as for providing fire support to units. The estimated cost of one aircraft is at least $6 million. The Mi-28 is an attack helicopter designed to engage armored vehicles and manpower. Its armored crew cabin allows it to operate under conditions of intense fire. The estimated cost is around $18 million. USF: One step ahead!

🇺🇦 Unmanned Systems Forces

44,657 views • 2 months ago

NEW: SriLankan Airlines flight UL606 from Colombo to Sydney gets struck by lightning on departure from Colombo, causing damage to its left engine. The Airbus A330-243 returned to the departure airport following the incident. In a statement, the airline confirmed that the aircraft landed safely with 207 passengers and 16 crew members on board an hour later.

NEW: SriLankan Airlines flight UL606 from Colombo to Sydney gets struck by lightning on departure from Colombo, causing damage to its left engine. The Airbus A330-243 returned to the departure airport following the incident. In a statement, the airline confirmed that the aircraft landed safely with 207 passengers and 16 crew members on board an hour later.

Breaking Aviation News & Videos

264,183 views • 1 month ago

LATAM Airlines Brazil A319 overruns the runway after landing at Chapecó Airport, Brazil. The aircraft came to a stop where all passengers and crew disembarked safely. On its initial approach, the aircraft had to abort the landing due to low visibility. After holding near the airport, the crew made a second attempt but failed to stop on the runway.

LATAM Airlines Brazil A319 overruns the runway after landing at Chapecó Airport, Brazil. The aircraft came to a stop where all passengers and crew disembarked safely. On its initial approach, the aircraft had to abort the landing due to low visibility. After holding near the airport, the crew made a second attempt but failed to stop on the runway.

Breaking Aviation News & Videos

66,912 views • 1 year ago

🔥A Ukrainian FPV drone shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Pokrovsk direction The moment of the strike is shown in video 2. The Ka-52 is a highly valuable target — it’s an attack helicopter designed specifically for engaging infantry and armored vehicles on the ground. Not to mention, its cost is $16 million.

🔥A Ukrainian FPV drone shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter in the Pokrovsk direction The moment of the strike is shown in video 2. The Ka-52 is a highly valuable target — it’s an attack helicopter designed specifically for engaging infantry and armored vehicles on the ground. Not to mention, its cost is $16 million.

NEXTA

32,650 views • 3 months ago

A helicopter crashed on the tennis courts of Parque Manuel Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, injuring the pilot and two passengers after the aircraft malfunctioned and was forced to make an emergency landing

A helicopter crashed on the tennis courts of Parque Manuel Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, injuring the pilot and two passengers after the aircraft malfunctioned and was forced to make an emergency landing

Reuters

19,247 views • 7 months ago

Airplane pilots: IFR = Instrument Flight Rules Helicopter pilots: IFR = I Follow Roads Unless maybe you’re at war, there is literally no reason to be doing this in these conditions. The pilot may have been caught by surprise from the conditions rolling in fast and embarrassed to land. It maybe the pilots boss onboard or a charter client threatening the pilot’s employment if they don’t get to where they need to go. It’s possible the pilot has flown this route many times and knows where each and every obstruction is along the route. Maybe the pilot is worried they’re going to lose a client if they don’t get them there. Regardless, not the wisest thing to do in a single engine helicopter in these conditions. Sure looks an Airbus EC-120 to me, a private owner as they’re not used for much besides that in the US. There aren’t many flying in the US, should be easy to figure out the tail number and see some ADSB history.

Airplane pilots: IFR = Instrument Flight Rules Helicopter pilots: IFR = I Follow Roads Unless maybe you’re at war, there is literally no reason to be doing this in these conditions. The pilot may have been caught by surprise from the conditions rolling in fast and embarrassed to land. It maybe the pilots boss onboard or a charter client threatening the pilot’s employment if they don’t get to where they need to go. It’s possible the pilot has flown this route many times and knows where each and every obstruction is along the route. Maybe the pilot is worried they’re going to lose a client if they don’t get them there. Regardless, not the wisest thing to do in a single engine helicopter in these conditions. Sure looks an Airbus EC-120 to me, a private owner as they’re not used for much besides that in the US. There aren’t many flying in the US, should be easy to figure out the tail number and see some ADSB history.

Thenewarea51

35,511 views • 1 year ago