Bell 505 Jet Ranger X | Helicopter Flight Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
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After my recent review of the 5-seat, turbine-powered Robinson R66 helicopter people asked if I could fly its nearest competitors, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X. The folks at Bell were kind enough to offer me the chance to fly the 505 and I happily accepted. During my flight in the Jet Ranger X we discussed the helicopter’s open cockpit, cargo space, electronic suite, flight characteristics, power, capabilities, outward visibility, controls, and sweet range of exterior paint schemes.
Oh, and along the way we saw about 200 dolphins. :) Note, the price in the video is incorrect. It has been corrected below.
Here’s our test helicopter’s information explosion:
Bell 505 Jetranger X
Base Price: $1,350,000
Turbine: Safran HE Arrius 2R
Takeoff power: 505 shp (475 shp Transmission Rating)
Continuous power: 459 shp (428 shp Transmission Rating)
Useful Load: 1,500 lbs
Maximum Range: ~306 Nautical Miles
OGE Hover Ceiling: 10,460 Feet (@ Max Gross Weight)
Top Speed: 130 Knots (@MGW)
Max Cruise: 125 Knots
Thanks for flying with me! #MicahFlies
00:00 Introduction
0:21 Information Explosion
2:15 Startup
4:53 Interior
6:03 Cargo Space
6:56 Family Friendliness
7:41 Style
8:19 In Motion
10:24 Power
11:35 Dolphins!!!
12:31 Emotion Factor
14:37 Remarks
14:54 Garmin Glass Cockpit
17:11 Practice Autorotation
18:21 Synopsis
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That Family Friendly icon and sound effect cracked me up. 😂
Tim and I served together in the Army. He was a phenomenal Warrant Officer and Instructor Pilot. Glad to see he's still getting after it.
a_ar0n_22 I didn’t realize Tim was former military but that makes sense. He’s an excellent pilot!
He really does seem to have it together.
ITS A PEACE OF ART ! Its been 1 year I work at bell helicopter mirabel where the the BELL 505X RANGER IS MADE !!❤❤
Hassanin Karaouni I came away very impressed with the 505.
@@MicahMuzio I really hope one day you will try the bell 429, its Bell flagship and I got the apportunity to assemble the 429🚁 Keep doing these amesome videos Micah and really happy that you replied to my comment !!!😉👍
Moved into Heli reviews? You sir are now officially my new hero.. lol....
This will be hard to get used. The jetranger has looked the same since the mid 60s. Now it looks like a jet ranger and an EC135 had a baby..
Robert Braun Ha! I just love helicopters. So, I appreciate y’all supporting the occasional 🚁 review.
@@MicahMuzio I was born in Santa Barbara and raised in Southern California. My brother and myself have been VertNerds since kids when my dad would take us to watch the old LA County 212s load with water at temporary LZs in back road intersections in the high desert when the San Gabriel mountains would burn. Many hours at Fox Field watching tankers load. Several teen years in Lake Los Angeles (desert craphole) where it was so far out that if you called for an ambulance you would Get what we called a "WhiBY" (white black and yellow) bird land in the intersection of the nearest cross street to take you to the hospital. I have some great old Home Video and photos of L.A. County air 5 when they still had the Sikorsky S58 and back when the Antelope Valley was patrolled by the L.A.C.S.D. Bell 47.. All footage and images that I am so glad I have now. The biggest single solidifier to mine and my brothers Helibond is when we lived in the High Desert in Lake L.A. we were riding ATCs (3 wheelers) on the Buttes out there which turns out was a desert turtle sanctuary. LACSD if my memory serves me at that time were running a Hughs 500 and it dusted us out, landed in the desert wash, got out and wrote us tickets. The best ticket I have ever been issued to this day. From that point on we were total helinerds.. SoCal is a very dynamic place to live and I miss it.. Anyhow thanks for the reply. Be safe and I share your channel every chance I get. Thank you..
These actually look real good in black
One of my favorite modern helos! Really well designed! Loved the comparison to the new Ford Bronco!
I love it!! I'll put it on my Christmas list! Especially with the cargo expansion by removing rear seats. The quietness of the cabin is great. I love it!! Thanks for taking us on a tour and flight.
Really wish we could see you fly the Bell 525 :) Hopefully, Bell can hook you up in the future! These helicopter flight reviews are beyond amazing and you do a great job covering them.
Micah Fischer Thanks, dude! With luck I’ll have more helicopter opportunities in the future. 🤞
Isn't that an estimated $15 million aircraft targeting military, SAR and oil & gas industry customers? Not really a consumer product. Maybe corporate big-wigs.
@@JimBo-ho8qw it 100% is a 15+ million aircraft, would still love to see a review on it :) You acting like most of us can afford the "consumer" 505 which is over a million. People review 300K+ cars on TH-cam which is also out of reach for most "consumers"
Wonderful flight and review. Thank you again Micah.
That visibility is incredible! Impressive!
Another excellent and enjoyable ride! Many thanks to you! 👍
Awesome, awesome video. Thanks, Micah!
When I went down for the Robinson heli course, I flew the same area for practicing auto-rotations. Kind of cool to see you guys flying such a cool bell in the same area.
I'll take 2. Do we enter code Micah for 10% off a Bell 505?
$130k off. Hell of a discount code!! 😁
How long does the code last?
Sorry to be offtopic but does any of you know a trick to log back into an instagram account??
I was stupid forgot the login password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@Deangelo Kasen Instablaster :)
@Justus Jaziel thanks so much for your reply. I found the site on google and Im trying it out now.
I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Tim is an AWESOME pilot. I’ve had the opportunity to work with him and listen in on his instruction abilities. Great guy and awesome pilot. He knows a Bell product like no other.
I'll likely never be in the market for one of these, but I loved the different review video, nonetheless. Really cool chopper. Thanks guys!
Bell was nice enough to bring the 505 down to us for a demo flight here at Lone Star Helicopters. Absolutely a fantastic machine.
One thing you mentioned in this video with the 505 is that the R66 required a 12 year overhaul which is incorrect. The only items required at 12 years on the R66 are MR and TR blades.
this is the coolest helicopter ever, love the jetranger, cant wait to buy one shortly
Very cool man. It blew my mind when I heard you were departing Ross in KLGB.. which is exactly where I'm training for my helicopter PPL :)
Nice, love this helicopter!!
Wow - fantastic! I would love to have a go in one of these machines. Great video.
Nice review !
That is one really nicely designed Helicopter I Love The Passenger capacity it's amazing.
Your vids are so entertaining. 😄👍 even the ads! 🤣 (loved the ‘yay!’ on family friendly graphic lol)
aWeatherAye Thanks for watching!
Love to watch a flight review video as well as car review. I like your positive energy especially with family. Haha Most of pilots are handsome and have a great sense of humor! Yeah I'm a pilot, too. 😆
Pilot hi5!!
Beautiful!
Howdy, awesome video as always Micah!😸😻😸
Ryan Frisby Hi, Ryan!!
Never considered this Heli but damn, this review has changed my mind. It looks like a great heli!
It's the same for me haha! Anyway, I found another channel that creates contents about helicopters and he is crazyyy, you'll enjoy his vids cause he's dope but also informative like this content. I highly recommend James Asquith's channel to every one of you here!
Nice helicopter, looks like they really have put some extra room and cleaned up the crew / passenger area.
Brian Holt The open, reconfigurable cabin really impressed me.
Thar be dolphins! Excellent scenery for review.
Beautiful bird, especially in that Black
Great video!
Ouuuuu I've been waiting for this. Do the A star next!
The ease of operation via the FADEC, performance specs, cargo capacity, and ease of passenger configuration are all impressive. Not quite sure how I feel about it's appearance, and the rear seats look like they might be a bit uncomfortable for long endurance flights, but all things considered, and with it's reasonable price, and hourly cost of operation, it certainly appears Bell has a huge winner in it's stable.
Beautiful machine no doubt
Bell Helicopter-The best. The many times Bell helicopters have been used by the film industry and in countless movies and TV shows, it should receive a Hollywood Gold Star just like the Chevy Suburban recently received.
Keep up the good work man 👨
Love it!
I didn’t know people did million dollars reviews, thanks!
Beautiful
What a great review and video, Micah! When you and I win the lottery, we will order one for each of us. Make mine candy apple red. 😁
Randy M I’ll take mine in orange. 🧡😎
This is pretty cool! I'd like to learn how to fly a chopper.
Great fly review! I always liked the 206 series, but this seems much more modern and pilot friendly. Next review, Airbus/Eurocopter similar to this Jetranger X?
Hi Micah, good reviews on the r66 and b505. Next I think you should review the EC120. I think these 3 aircraft are all in a similar class and I am currently debating between the 3 machines.
I would love to review an EC 120. If an opportunity appears I’ll be sure to seize it!
Love these
Yuri, you gotta get a 505 and paint it to match your Civic!!!
Micah Muzio lmaooooo OMG people must do that to their birds
I like this one, buy this Micah. I am sure the dealer will give you a good price for it.
Good video. I just wish you'd have left the actual audio of the exterior shots so we could hear what is sounded like from the outside in the approach to parking. As one that has worked many years on the Bell 206/L and the OH-58A/C, the rotor system doesn't look to be that much different than the original 206, so it would have been nice to hear it to do a comparison.
buy it !!!
Thank you Micah! I didn't understand a few things of course, but it was one helluva interesting video. What color did you order? 😉
Absurd purple of course!!
Cool!
you should fly over the bobcat fire
The black colour is cool
The intro music 😻😻
Miguel Ircontar I always love it when people notice my music. Thanks!!
Love how you walked by not One But Two windowless white vans
Kevin Bellar Well spotted! 😁
God the 505 is gorgeous!
Thanks for the review Micah. I assume that Bell licenses the Plum Crazy color from Chrysler?
Back n Black Nice
It would have been so nice to not have a bulkhead in the 206. I always had problems loading in gear and people. It looked like a sweet flight. Nice view of the Dolphins. 🐬🐬🐬
Martin Reiman Though I still love the classic 206, I think the 505’s cargo flexibility is a massive improvement.
awesome ... and respecting the covid made me subcribe
Love your videos and how you go into all aspects but just wondering if you could including the hourly costs into owning a helicopter 🚁 in your reviews plz.
OMG, coolest copter ever...but at 1.3 mil to start, Ima need WAY faster than 125. Now I know what's broken that we call 'em fixed wing...!
Could you please fly over the SPACEX Barge, which is used for first stage to land. We need to see its size.
Smart thinking Bird....
ive been told that the 505 is considerably underpowered when flying with 5 passengers. is this true?
Should ask about the CG on the machine, and why the adjustable weight on the tail...oh yeah, and the recent AD for a broken collective. Sometimes things do not appear to be what they really are. Ask a 505 owner/operator who has heli experience, not the factory trying to sell them.
If you have very deep pockets go for the 505 but if you want a much cheaper option go for the classic 206B
More Abigail please! 😍😂
Does it pickup left toe like the 206? ..and yea that throttle would so hard to get used to.
gray interior plastics would greatly reduce cabin temperatures, especially on sunny days.
does it have the option for sliding doors? pls say yes.
I liked this video . Mary Babiec
Great video! Any chance we could see you in a h130?
Riley Niesz I will certainly try!
And it would be awesome to see a konner turbine in the hummingbird.
Wonder how these models will do vs the future drone types? There are a number of drone models being developed---which should be much easier to fly.
7:31 "very family friendly" -- Kid throws teddy bear up into the rotor blades, there goes $34,000...
R66 is like 600k cheaper, but bell has a better reputation, if you're going to buy a chopper then r22 is only reasonable priced one
Cool video . MLB
I'm not a pilot, but I've been a software engineer for over 30 years and FADEC scares the crap out of me.
When you said "see no UV" my dumbass was like "oh wow" then I thought about it for a second 😂
Micah ----well put--------how it feels compared to R66
Come to Miami and take me on a flight :)
Can you REALLY compare the Bell with the Robinson? Just can't see it.
micah could you rereview the 505
The astar is much badder. However the jr x is much more economical and has alot of creature comfrts built in.i want to see an indepth comparison to a Konner k2. Which is much more economical i would imagine and want to see ab come out with a lighter chopper than the 120 or 125
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I am interested, and moved emotionally, to buy a Jetranger X. But I’m about a million-plus dollars and one rotary rating short. Can you help with that?
What is its operating cost?
Bro...$1.3M? Anit no family helo....beautiful machine. Flew OH58’s in the Army for 27 years. Too bad Bell didn’t go with a fully-articulated main rotor system...probably too much money. If only I have another $1.29M laying around! Operating costs/per hour?
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How would you compare the R66, Bell 505, and the Eurocopter EC120?
True Conspiracies Gotta fly the EC120 first!
@@MicahMuzio I love the MD 520N Notar too, but there is no room for luggage. Thoughts on it?
True Conspiracies If I was a single dude I’d rock an 520N all day long. But with a wife and kid an open cabin makes MUCH more sense. I’d go 505...at least while I’ve got a kiddo in the house.
@@MicahMuzio Well I'm an old single dude... new to helicopters, and want it to travel between a lake house and rural farm/ranch. I'd also like to do some international travel to look at Myan ruins, travel to Peru to see the Nazca lines, etc. strapping on cameras, etc. At least it's a thought at this point.
How about a Guimbal Cabri G2?
I think that's definitely doable.
Interior looks a bit like the ec 120 colibri.
Oh dear Gopro. Always lets you down when you need it most. Mine crashed on my honeymoon, stopped on day 2, started working again on day 14. Thanks Gopro.
Stand and deliver
The audio on your voice is a bit choppy. I guess it must be the blades cutting it off.
what are you going to do at 100k subs? , you sounded muffled/ mumbled @7:35
Darn audio. 🤦♂️ The answer is that I’m going to review a windowless white van.
Please excuse me, I am a traditionalist, the 505 is very nice, but it would be much nicer to me if it had some basic steam gauges, switches, circuit brakes and generally less automation...
Haha buy an old helicopter then, 207s still around.
So you are going to buy one! body-color: Gray, Red, and Gold lines in between! you forgot about the gas mileage! and can you please show your GoPro mounting? you have two suction cups and some other tools in between I couldn't find them in Amazon!
The Bell guy sounds just like Tom Cruise.
Nice but next time pls take care about better sound
I need one of these bro. Micah you want to be my personal pilot for 1.5 dollars a year
CallsignIndex Add a few zeros to that number and I’m in!
@@MicahMuzio if i ever become a billionaire ill hire you on retention to be my best friend and pilot