Maria Flies a Huey Helicopter
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ส.ค. 2019
- COME FLY WITH ME and Stan as I take a Huey helicopter for a spin around Malaga, WA.
The backstory
I was doing some late season cherry drying and listening in on the frequency used by the few other pilots left on contract. Two of them were flying Hueys and we'd chatter back and forth a bit. At one point, I told them I'd bring pizza to their base, which I flew over occasionally: a pair of ponds on Stemilt Hill. Sure enough, right on schedule, I turned up with the pizza. That's when I met the two pilots: Stan and Pete. Stan offered to let me try flying the Huey he had on contract, which belongs to his son's company. I'm not a complete idiot -- I said sure! This is the video I shot during that flight. It covers seatbelts on to seatbelts off, including engine startup and shutdown.
The video has a problem: the front facing camera, which was connected to the intercom system, was not configured properly so none of the intercom audio was recorded. This isn't a big deal at the beginning, when the helicopter was quiet, but when the engine cranked up, it became impossible to hear us talk. I filled in the gaps when editing by explaining various things that were going on. The behind-the-scenes footage I recorded while setting up and turning on the cameras tells you how important it was for me to get it right and I still managed to screw up.
And yes, the pedals were not adjusted properly for me. And yes, I know we should have fixed that but once the engine was running, I did not want to cause any delays. And yes, I was doing the flying until I returned full control to Stan. And yes, Stan did not release the controls but I did not feel him on them at all. He was protecting the helicopter and its occupants. He had never flown with me and I had never flown a Huey. Why would he let go?
The helicopter is a B model Huey. Lots of folks think it's a C model, but checking its N-number with the FAA clearly identifies it as a B model. Stan alludes to this at the end of the video. This particular helicopter was built in 1962 and saw action in Vietnam and Nicaragua. It has patched bullet holes in the back floor. It is now used for agricultural and lift jobs.
Stan is a part-time pilot who works when needed and travels the rest of the year. He's a really nice guy who addressed me as "ma'am" more times than I could count. (He is not a "rich guy" with a toy.)
Later that day, I helped him get the helicopter on a trailer by repositioning the trailer with my truck, which happens to have the needed gooseneck hitch. I think I still owe him for the ride.
About the dog
Penny the Tiny Dog flew quite regularly with me for 7+ years. (She was killed by a pit bull in January 2020.) She was too small for me to get ear protection for her but I regularly tested her hearing and can assure you that it was way better than mine. The only reason she came up front in this video was because she was startled by the sound of this particular helicopter. She was not a "loose object" and she would not have gotten under the pedals. Once I put her in back, she stayed there. Please don't lecture me about her.
About the Video
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 Black cameras (amzn.to/2Zh7nWr). I had just received one of them via UPS 30 minutes before the flight and was using it with a new NFlightCam cable (amzn.to/31Vn1Zu), which is why I screwed up the audio. I should have left the cameras settings to defaults. Lesson learned.
- The video was edited on a Macintosh using Screenflow software. Learn more about it here: www.telestream.net/screenflow...
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed "Dr. Mac." You can find him here: www.boblevitus.com/
About me
I have been flying for more than 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters. This was my first time flying a Huey.
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Please read the description before sharing comments here. While I'm thrilled that so many folks who saw action in Vietnam or appreciate iconic aircraft like this are commenting here, I really don't need to see comments bashing my seat position, Stan's hold on the controls, or my dog. All of these things are addressed in the description. Thanks!
Thanks what a great helicopter bell huey ! I love sound noise of this famous copter that been used during Vietnam war during the 60’s...What a lucky girl ! My first flight on helicopter was with a old bell 47 !!!!
Felt like I was back in Nam. Lol actually I was not alive during that time. Incredible video.
@@pimuce😄👍Mine too!
@@imachavel it not only takes you into the freedom of flying, but also realization & respect for the era..makes us think into others experiences more than we had, reminds us.. even more than before, our grattitude increases..
the audio issue turned into a great engine noise flight for us , and the subtitles were fine in informing of what was going on. Thanks Maria
They are loud , I have several jumps out of 412 version
*STAN: Maria, why are you teaching a bunch of teenagers exactly how to joyride a Huey?*
*MARIA: Yeah... maybe we'll tell them the audio got botched.*
my life saver and life changer, combat tour in NAM, 1969-1970, Semper Fi, my brothers and sisters. ❤️👍
Thank you for your service. It was a tough place to be.
🙂👍
One like this picked up my blown up body from Bu Dop A-341 at 11AM and off to the 93 evacuation hospital. If you hear one, you will never forget the sound. If you fly in one you will never forget it. Huey pilots are the real hero’s of Vietnam, especially on December 3, 1967.
Glad you made it back.
Something you Vietnam vets may not have heard, or never heard often enough:
WELCOME HOME!!
🙂👍
I know! Strange, not sure I should have watched it.
Paul Posey, welcome home, brother. I'm a 10 years US Army Special Forces veteran, E7 MOS 18d. I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. Twice combat decorated. Most people don't know that medevac helicopter don't have self-defense equipment nor do they know why. I'm glad that you came home and I hope that you are doing well.
@@LMayB1213 Modern times we hear it but back then, it rarely ever happened. Many of us were called "baby killers" and sometimes worse than that. We were advised to not even wear a uniform for the trip back home.
What I'd give to fly one of those again. 49 years ago Vietnam crew chief. Love the blade whop whop.
George Gagnon My father was one as well in Vietnam war thank you for all that you did
Thank you for your service.
@@shawnrichardson3983 I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. '65-'66 and again in '69. 10 years US Army Special Forces veteran, E7, MOS 18d.
I'm right there with you. Retired from the USMC as a UH-1N Crew Chief (MOS 6174) in 2004 after 20 years of service. I miss flying.
I love the sound of the blades beating the wind.
A Huey distinction.
When I too was in Vietnam, the Huey would vibrate a lot. And it is much heavier than yours. Great flight. Thanks for bringing us along. Have a grand day.
Yeah, this one is really stripped down to the bare necessities. I think it's because they also do lift work with it.
I just love the iconic whup-whup-whup sound. Once I hear it I think of the Huey and the Vietnam War. It's so distinctive.
I survived a crash in a Huey when in the military. I live with the after effects to this day.
I loved the bird! Loved hearing the sound again. THANKS...
Thanks for your service. Hope you’re okay.
what happened...? Huey is the most iconic helicopter ever made and always will be...!! Love the UH-1 Huey !!
What an awesome iconic bird.
Nothing like standing (stooped over) in the cargo area with no Doors. Weaving, banking & flying loose formation evasively through mountains over jungle canopy in Central & South America.
Fingers laced through the perforated holes in the airframe overhead.
Avoiding Small arms and RPG fire coming up out of the trees . Tracer rounds streaking through the night sky as our door gunners M60s returned fire & we headed home at flank speed. Hot spent brass casings flying everywhere in the bird out the door some in the catch bag others hitting the floor rolling around. The distance roar of a wingmans minigun as he climbed circled and dived then rejoined us. Suppressing the threat momentarily.
What an adrenaline rush. I had many years of PTSD every time I heard a big blade chopper whomping overhead.
But I wouldn't trade that or the sensation of sitting on the floor with my feet hanging out the door as we slipped over the edge of the precipice at the end of the runway at Soyopango watching the ground instantly Fall away thousands of feet beneath us not strapped in, no parachute no sweat.
You can't build a roller coaster like that. 😁👍
My grandpa was a marine officer and flew the Huey
I was very happy to hear the engine sound over voice, excellent video!
Huey blade slap is such a unique and instantly recognisable sound.
That sound defined a generation.
As far as i know , UH helicopters has the slowest rotor speed of all helicopters.
@@brahmdempers1005 Mi-26 does. Bigger the rotor, lower the RPM.
The Bell Cobra and Bell 222 (Air Wolf helicopter) are twin blades and they also sound similar to the Huey slaps.
@@brahmdempers1005 I believe that the rotor rpms at full throttle, is about: 315 & 325.
I spent many hours riding in Hueys in Vietnam. This video brought back lots of memories. Some good, some not so much. Thanks.
Thank you all who served in Vietnam. WELCOME HOME. We appreciate you. Thanks for the amazing video.
Is it just me or at 2:57 when the huey engine starts up getting louder and louder, does anyone else get goosebumps? I love that noise
Good job...I love the sound of the blades, In Vietnam when you heard that sound you knew everything was going to be ok.
I crewed Cobra and Huey helicopters in the army as a young man in the 70's. I loved flying in the Huey - what a rush! Thanks for sharing!
I did the same in the 80s at ft ord Cali. The Blackhawks were starting to come as I was getting out.
Thank you, Maria, for being humble and not pretending you know everything. I ALWAYS enjoy your videos and really appreciate your simple, honest, down-to-earth, easy-to-listen-to commentaries. You are the best. Blessings ! ! ! (from AUSTRALIA)
Thanks very much! I hate know-it-alls -- especially when they don't know it all! -- and don't want to be one. I try to keep it real. Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Brilliant!! The audio is perfect!! I played this loud through my home theatre and was fighting back tears for some time after the solid whump on lightup. Absolutely beautiful! What an intimidating machine, that transistion even scared me! You won't forget this in a while, and neither will I. Thank you!
How long has been for you Steve. Great comment here. I understood watching again after reading this.
Love cockpit POV. Especially looking over the pilot's shoulder so I can see instrument panel, pilots inputs and out the windows. Maria does an excellent job at this.
I am not a pilot. But I will never forget that Huey sound from the inside or out. Always thought it was pretty cool. Those things were always a welcome sight and sound to us grunts.
10 years US Army Special Forces veteran here, E7 MOS 18d. I did two tours in Vietnam doing medevac duty. Most people don't know that medevac helicopters don't have self-defense equipment nor do they know why.
Great vid, I flew UH-1H’s in the US Army, 1st Cav, of all the aircraft I have flown in my career the old Huey is my favorite!
are you flying in Simulation Games today or could you imagine doing this? If so, welcome to DCS...Flying the Huey there in VR is like sitting in the real thing :)
The sound of that Helicopter, the two blades' chopping is recognizable from far away. While waiting on the helideck to fly out, we could tell before we could see that it was a Huey, and not an Aerospaciale "Dauphin" coming to pick us up.... lol! the sound signature of the Huey is inimitable...
I was a 67N Crew Chief in the Missouri, Army National Guard from 1999 to 2000 (before transferring to Active Duty Air Force) and I still remember the tail number 826 of my bird. I will never forget my time with the Huey UH1, something I will probably never forget. Flying this bird is so different from flying anything else.
Flying in history
I was a Crew Chief and Maintenance Mechanine In Vietnam in 69/70 on Huey's. When on test flights I always rode left seat and had many a chance to fly the A/C and one thing that surprised me the first few times I alike others grabbed that Cyclic like I was flying a jet fighter on a gun run. One of Pilots for maintenance one time changed that by showing me and explaining that he had instructure who told to handle the Cyclic and do inputs as if I had a cigarette but in my fingers and using it to move the cyclic. After several tries it turned out I became more relaxed and had less tension and enjoyed flight a great deal more.
As a Kiowa crewchief, I had much the same experience in my bird. Loved the stick time. My MTP clued me in the first time he put me on the controls. On the OH-58, you just think about what you want the bird to do, and the control inputs come naturally. Just enough to do the job.
Maria's comment about passing through ETL hit home with me, as well. First time scared the bejesus out of me. Thought we were going to fall out of the sky.
Maria, you ROCK!!. Tell Stan he's the MAN!!
Reminds me of my Vietnam days in one of those skimming across the jungle.....
It reminds me too of the El Salvadoran war when the Hueys would come to save us when we were pinned under mortar fire, they would swoop in and straf the enemy with .50 cal gunfire and rockets. I was a soldier in the salvadoran army and this flying machine was our mother who always came to our rescue. If I remember correctly the sunroof windows were green-colored?
Where in Vietnam were you stationed?. I was 70 71. Phouc vinh 1/9th
Do any other Vietnam vets think maybe it would be a good time to track the blades? I've been on smoother flights in those.
@@i.r.wayright1457 200+ medevac missions, in Vietnam, I don't recall any that were smooth.
WHAT A TREAT!! Really, there are worse things to deal with than to have to listen to the sound of a Huey for twenty minutes. Lol and the doggy. Not now, honey!! It's not everyday Mama gets to fly a Huey!
Great video. Many hours working on Hueys from Army days. Workhouse for the military.
WOW, great content Maria! At 3:03 I got excited when that turbine started whining!
Is this a cherry drier?
I love that sound. It was the best part of flying at the Grand Canyon - spinning up that turbine in the morning.
Nothing like the sound a turbine spooling up!
And that's what a REAL helicopter engine should sound like IMHO!
Awesome yeah?
Sex.
Loved this! The UH-1 is what got me interested as a very young child. Back when the National Guard could take civilians riding. And love the t-shirt... Firefighter here in TX.
One of my favorites ! Wish the audio would have come through, but thats a little thing. Thanks to Stan for making this possible and you for sharing !
My biggest dream machine for sure! A legend ! Iconic models 204 and 205… as always nice video, does not matter so much the lack of talking… Her engine and main rotor flapping are one of the most sweet and beautiful sounds ever heard by a human being… thanks a lot for the ride! And keep making great content on TH-cam ! Thanks a lot a again.
What a beast to fly, and to do so having to perch on your seat was incredible. Well done Maria, and the sound of just the engine for me was even better...it was like being there.
I could listen to this thing fly all day. Turbine and blade slap. So satisfying.
As a former US Army service member. I flew in Huey's from 1985 through 1990. For me the sound of the Huey's will never get old. Your video is perfect. No unnecessary chatter. Just two professional pilots prepping and flying a legendary helicopter. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, but I think we could have gotten more of that info if the darn intercom feed worked. Another time. I'm hoping to have other opportunities to take us all flying on other aircraft.
Thank you for you're service. Iam a Vet as well
There is nothing like the sound of a Huey.
Great flight. And, thanks for the memories (Former UH-1H, “Dustoff”). To this day I get the chills when I hear the igniters, the whine of the Lycoming engines and the ignition of the burner cans on startup. Love that Huey.
larry mead Brought back memories for me of Exercise REFORGER in Germany in 1984. I was a medic in the RAF and was liaison with a US Dustoff crew flying into our hospital. I got a few trips in the Huey that remain a fantastic memory. The Huey was replaced by a Blackhawk toward the end of the exercise - it didn’t have the same character as the Huey.
Right on...
Not to me tonight that start up shake! Loved this bird, would love to have one!
I have always heard that Hueys are squirrely for as big as they are. Maria you are my hero!
I wasn't born until '71, but these birds feel like home to me. I could listen to this video all day!!
Wow!! Loved it!! Really bumpy! No ads! Thank you!
First helicopter I ever rode in was a Huey. Long time ago... Many since but that first ride is the one that sticks out. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool. I never had a chance to be in a Huey. When I enlisted in the Army, Blackhawks were our main mode of transportation. Those are some awesome birds to be in if you get the chance.
Great video Maria. You are not a coward! You are a very smart pilot who knows her limitations! "There are old pilots and bold pilots...but not both" . I look forward to all of your videos because you are always learning just like I enjoy doing. I have flown a few helicopters before but not ready yet to get my license. Keep it up! Such a nice distraction to watch your videos from the day to day news etc. Thank you.
Maria, thanks so much; what a treat! beauty!
I flue in one during the Vietnam war and this is what i remember how they sound and how they felt and they had a smell I will never forget !!
Love the Huey. It'll ALWAYS be my fave whirlybird. The very first aircraft I flew in was a Huey at age 7. Fell in love with flying that day back in 1976.
I've always loved Hueys and during the landing when Stan took the controls I didn't draw breath once, it was that intense. I just watched in awe as he puddled the cyclic during the landing making minute control inputs intuitively to keep it where he wanted it, marvelous stuff.
This is so awesome. Forget about the cockpit audio, the captions explain everything.
Exactly.
Vietnam UH-1 D/H Crew Chief/Maint A Co 227th AHB 1st Cav May '67 - Aug '68. Love the sound of that Huey!
Another beautiful flight vlog. Keep them coming. Thank you. That bird is my age...
Fascinating video, with a real live flying piece of history, thanks for posting.
That was quite a flight! Thanks so much for sharing.
Wow that was absolutely incredible Maria! I totally enjoyed the video! And I love being able to hear the chopper blades in the Wind. Your captions were more than enough! I think this was the best video you've had ever! And you did a fantastic job of flying it. What a wonderful experience that must have been. A little nerve-wracking perhaps but wonderful experience. I remember hearing hueys come over my house when I was a kid. Sometimes they would pass over two and three at a time. It's a sound that I would never forget!
Wow what an experience Maria ! to fly a Huey is something very special,typically military belt and braces helicopter,loved the engine noises and rotor rumble all part of the characteristics of this workhorse,well done you.
Cushion on the top and bottom of throttle travel, high inertia rotor takes a while to spin up without turning on pad, anticipate t/r going through transitional lift so the nose doesn’t waggle, select reference points off the nose and out the side then increase collective and use pressures and counter pressure to maintain heading +/- 10 degrees and position over the ground within 3 feet. Only been 50 years and several lives ago. Thanks for the memory. Who ever has flying I’d have them put their feet on the floor until it was time to land.
Very cool. I have time in both the UH-1 Victor model as well as the N model(Twin engine). Fun to fly. Love the iconic sounds.
Only the most iconic helicopter of all time. Awesome video thanks Maria.👍
Nice flight. Gotta love that thump thump of the blades. It’s a very distinctive sound.
I can listen to a Huey for 26 minutes easy. Fun to fly an aircraft twice your age.
Due to its unique sound of the two blades, in Germany we use to call the Huey the “rug beater”. How I miss this work horse.
Yes and where I am the CH-46’s were very common. Talk about a “rug beater” :)
Now they’re gone as well.
YEAH!!!! We have been waiting for this one 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Thanks for the flight Maria.
The sound was amazing. Thank you for sharing this!
The last I rode in a Civilian Huey was in Northern California while fighting forest fires in Klamath NF. We were flying from somewhere just East of Seiad, CA (sp?) and up to where the PCT crosses into Oregon and Rogue NF. It was a thrill.
Wow wow wow, loved every second of this, I’ve flown 206’s, 47’s, 500’s, R44 and many more but still dream of flying a Huey. Fantastic video thanks ♥️
Anyone who brings along their mutt for the ride, is 100% in my book. I bring my little mutt Mr Pickle in all my machines. That startup was epic.
Penny loved to go flying with me, although I think the sound of the Huey scared her at first. She settled down for the flight. My current pups don't seem to care one way or the other about flying, although you might notice them in some of my other more recent videos.
Very nice. Thanks for the ride.
The natural sound is awesome.
Loved this video, the noise and the vibration was great.
Best looking helicopters ever
That startup wasnt boring at all. Fascinating to see both the machine and human interactions that are required for someone to get an unfamiliar bird off the ground.
Great work!!
Lovely, that's a beautiful machine...thanks for the ride.
Really enjoyed the video!
Wow, never realized how much vibration there is in a Huey! It HAS to be like day-and-night going back to your R44, huh?
And kudos to Stan...he seems a very patient and understanding guy.
The sound of help and freedom......... Nothing is like the huey...
Brings back memories, flying in the “mixer “ was always fun and this flight was classic flap, flap, flap; thanks!
Good Call, and Great Video! Thank you ever so much for providing that entire video segment of just pure Huey. :)
That was a fun ride-along! What a thrill it must have been to fly that thing! You did very well!!
Thanks for the ride along
Really cool video. Thanks for making it. Had the opportunity to fly in a Huey in 1985, in what was then West Berlin. Flew with the US Army on a Berlin Wall observation flight along the border wall separating West and East Berlin.
beckerm13 ........ I use to do duty in the Berlin Wall Fence back in the day of my Army time stationed in Mainz-Finthen!! Use fly up to Fulda and fly around there as guard duty!! Interesting times back then during the Cold War!!!🇺🇸🇩🇪
Great video and I loved every minute of it. Thanks for sharing...
A great video Maria and thanks for adding the text boxes. Best viewed with the volume LOUD!
I remember flying in Hueys when I was with the 101st. Air Assault. Love that sound, thanks for the great video.
I don't know how or why, I acquired such an affinity for the Huey especially the sounds of both engine and _blade-slap_ yet; I sure do love it! Yes, it would have been technically appeasing to be able to hear the details of this conversation however; this is still a fantastic video - Thank you! (hope you had fun, too!) Cheers-
I love that Huey blade slap. Great video. 👊
Thank you very much to you both. I absolutely loved. I also have a weak spot for the Huey.
This is the video of the Huey that I've been looking for, Maria! Thank you!
that was so cool... thank you for sharing this flight with all of us.
Maria. Quite the cocktail shaker. I could never get a good drink from my canteen while riding in one of these. But still . . . 👍
I never even got to sit in a Huey.
My Army time was spent in Blackhawks, and I really think I missed something.
Thanks for another great video!
Wow.. Once the engine spins up and those blades start, you really get the feeling of immense power behind, above and all around you. Very cool perspective. #love the #Huey
Too cool! Nothing like a huey to get the adrenaline flowing.
So many times I go back to watch this again! and again! Thank you.
Glad you enjoy it!
Maria, that was great watching you! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the ride!
Thank you. I love the sound.
I was dropped in a lot of these Hueys back in Vietnam, but I never learned how to fly them. Now, I'm a commercial helicopter pilot, and I'd still love to fly it. Hook my up Maria!!!
Looked like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.