Only a Master Teacher would even consider bringing students into these scenarios, and Pilot Yellow not only does this with excellence, but with . . . ease . . . 🤠
MIcha, whenever I get back into flying helicopters I would definitely want to spend some time training with you. Those are some really tight spots and she made it look easy. Great student and great instructor!
I am just at 10 hrs in an R-22. PY's videos are inspiring, encouraging and I'm emboldened by them. I was just getting past "terrifying" but now I see there's much more to come!
Nice job Cat and great instruction Misha. I remember those pads well , little challenging the first couple of times. The second logging pad I would follow the creek up and make a left at the end then descend down to pad. I still return to those pads to refresh when I get a chance. Stay safe🚁
I was thinking the same thing about going up the creek and hanging a left, but I'm not a pilot and not familiar with the pads. For the sake of discussion, I'm curious why that may not be a good idea...too narrow, no safe exit if something goes wrong during approach, cooler/sinking air from the creek?
@@Dyna78 Dyna there are a number of theories why you would approach landing pads from different angles. It’s difficult to see on the video but what you can do is follow the creek up the hill staying above the trees and just before getting to the pad it clears a bit where you can turn and descend into the pad. Mishas way works to but it’s risky when your heavy and close to max power. And of course wind direction plays a huge part. Hope that helps.
@@bradreambeault3584 Thank you for taking the time to reply! I am familiar with helicopter flight characteristics as flying has always been (and will likely remain) a dream of mine, but I am always eager to learn more. Up the creek looked like a decent route, but thought maybe there was something else I could be missing about it. Looks like a high level of skill would be required, regardless of route! Thanks again! :)
THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING TOGETHER YOUR BEAUTIFUL FLIGHT TOGETHER SUPER STUDENT AND VERY KIND PATIENT IN STRUCTURE, VERY INFORMATIVE SAFETY NUMBER ONE IN TEACHING EVERYONE PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF OUT HERE WATCHING AND LEARNING WOW LOVE IT ALL.
Totally awesome! Cat has such wonderful finesse on the controls. Very impressive. Leave it to the ladies to have such a light touch. We guys could learn a lot from them. When you first mentioned landing on heli pads up in the hills, I wasn't expecting a built up log setup like that. If I didn't know what they were from this video, landing a helicopter on them would have been the last thing I would have thought of.
A curious question: Are those helipads periodically tested, and or rated, for ability to sustain the range of loads landing there? It looks like they are of pine-wood construction, which isn't known for longevity/rot-resistance, out in the open.
Cool video, I used to heli log for 13 years here in BC, this makes me miss it. Had some crazy times landing on some iffy pads on steep hills,sometimes no pads at all. Had to get out on high stumps,boulders or rock bluffs while they hovered with no room for error. 😎
Man, I Love all your videos, this one was especially exciting and I learned an incredible amount from just this video alone - you do a really really great job of explaining and instructing and maintaining a very high SA state and safety consciousness as well. Thank you for bringing this safety minded culture to the internet and to your videos - please keep them coming , I watch every one ! I would like to comment that on this flight in particular, I would have like to have see. your student in a helmet. You were operating in a very high threat,high hazard environment and I think it would have been good to brief on your plans in case of a mishap or accident. It would have been nice to see you safety brief on operations in high threat environments, appropriate clothing for emergency egress & survival , post crash fire fighting capabilities, First Aid Kits , etc... In addition , having a satellite Comm. device/ locator would have been appropriate equipment. If you went down out there and needed medical Evac. for either you or your student , you’d most definitely need a Sat.Comm. phone or a Sat.two way text message / Emer.Locator. A small GoBag back pack with the Hiker’s Ten Essentials would be appropriate to carry in that flying environment at a minimum wouldn’t you think ? Your student was an Excellent Pilot without a doubt, but she certainly was not dressed appropriately to make an emergency egress from a disabled helicopter in a mountainous environment and potentially have to render assistance and fFirst Aid to an injured crew member ( you !) I would Love to see you have front ended this video with a complete preflight safety briefing about operations in High Hazard environments and your equipment checklist prior to departure on such a training sortie. It would have been a great opportunity to emphasize safety and preflight planning ( and equipping !) to the student(s) in the Flight Training Environment. Just a thought. Again , thanks for your great videos , please keep them coming !
What YOU’RE asking of him in terms of making videos WOULD BE SO LENGTHY AS TO BE ALMOST IMPRACTICAL though. As for “briefing”, no doubt they’ve flown together for QUITE some time I’d imagine, AND surely, like before EVERY flight with a “student” pilot..a brief of expected challenges IS performed by a typical CFI.
I was actually feeling nervous just looking at some of these, thinking ‘is she thinking where the tail rotor is? What about the main rotor going in between those trees? Are some logs sticking out? What about that bush on the side of the hill? Does she have enough power?’ Fantastic work Catarina! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is so rad! Some nail bitters for sure, and a lot of decision making to be done. Wow! Heli flying unlocks a whole new world clearly...my fixed wing brain is barely managing to process the "how is that possible" in this video. Great flying Cat!
Advice from an old Japanese Jedi !!! If you fly low in a mountain like this in Japan, you have to be careful about the timber cableway. And also, the cableway is usually rusty and cannot be seen from the sky.
@@trog.lodyte Others guarantee that there are no obstacles in the airspace fly by IFR. But in VFR, a major accident will occur unless the pilot himself finds and avoids obstacles. This is one of the main causes of helicopter accidents. When I flew low, I was flying while associating with "Isn't there a spider web?"
What an aptitude for helicopter flying,well done landing on those logs ! come on helipad my foot ,this young lady will go far such a delicate touch on the controls.
Amazing video. Makes me want to fly - Just starting the journey - one day hope to fly in the mountains! And hope to find an instructor like you and become a student like her! Always fun to watch the videos!
Hello Misha Hope that’s spelled right, just loving your Helicopter videos, the flying, the great breathing views, the tech stuff of flying, Canada is so beautiful you are so lucky to be able to do what you do. Flying a Helicopter is like your very own Magic carpet. I don’t fly but love flying, I’m one of those people who just have to look up if I hear an Aircraft flying over. I must say some of those mountain helipad landings looked a bit scary, I thought What you’re going to land there, no way. You make flying look so easy & relaxed, keep making your videos there great - Stan from Australia.
If I ever have the opportunity to take lessons, It would most definately be with Mischa, Such a calming manner even when learning to land in the most awkward spots, Well done and good luck Cat.
Well done Kat. Great flying under expert tuition Mischa. Your enthusiasm and encouragement has brought out the best in her. Ruben must be a very proud father.
Wise to keep powered up as you cannot trust these heli pads for support, also machines like the Kamov with coaxial main rotors are ideal in areas like this as they lack that pesky tail rotor. Thx for these high quality videos.
HOLY COW! Not like the steep approach, incline and helipad training I got here in the states. That is next level! Thanks for taking us on the ride. It was scary and exciting all at the same time.
I see that you often wear a helmet when flying and it made me think of a helmet story that I will relate to you as it was told to me. I knew a pilot who was quite new at it and he was building his helicopter hours flying tourists in a Bell 206. Similar to other low budget operations, the machine was missing some head sets and there weren't enough for everyone so a couple of people in the back would have to go without. In order to make an extra set available, the pilot decided to use his helmet that he had trained with back home in Switzerland, which he preferred anyway as it had better sound. Since the main reason that he was using the helmet was for the head set, he didn't see a good reason to strap it on properly, so he didn't. Then one day when he was flying around with a full load of tourists, a duck appeared a little off to his right, flying straight at his head at a very high rate of speed. His natural reaction was to duck out of the way and it happened so fast, that as he ducked, the helmet came right off of his head. At this point, the duck came right through the windshield and collided with the open end of the helmet taking it over the seat and onto the lap of the passenger behind him. Without seeing what had actually happened, the passengers in the back now had the pilot's helmet that was full of blood and guts, sitting in their laps. When they looked forward to where the pilot was sitting, they saw a big hole in the windshield accompanied by a huge blast of air from the outside; but more importantly, the pilot's head appeared missing on his body because he was still crouched over. As one would expect, there was a lot of anxiety going on in the back until the pilot finally sat back up and continued to fly the helicopter. The anxiety then turned into complete confusion; where did this extra head come from? The ones in the back never got to learn what had actually happened until they landed back at base because the pilot didn't have a head set anymore, but with all of the feathers, it was kind of obvious. While the trip ended with a lot of blood and guts in the helicopter and even on the passengers, no one was injured in the incident, except the duck.
Elliot, I didn't know the story with the ducks, but seeing the way he is wearing his helmet I share your opinion as it was my first thought also watching the video. When you wear a helmet, then wear it properly. That includes tight straps!! On my flights in the backseat of fast aircraft with ejection seat we also always had one visor to be down.
@@Wernerle2BeiYoutu6e It actually turned out better for the guy in the back that the helmet was loose because it slowed the duck down a bunch. That could hurt getting hit in the face by a fast moving duck.
Nice confined approaches, you two. I'm also glad it's a raven II. Any news on the 4 seat Cabri? The paint on the korean metal robinson blades is barely wind resistant.
The R44 certainly did a good job here! You made comments though in passing addressed at the Cabri, claiming the Cabri G2 would be less suitable here because of shorter rotor mast (with regards to clearance to the mountain slope) and lower power. While this sounds intuitively true, let's do the math to confirm: Clearance: The R44's rotor mast is higher (3.3m vs 2.5m), but the rotor radius is also larger (5.0 m vs 4.0m). In the end the approach angle between the front of the skid and the blade disk is 40 deg in both helicopter types. The approach angle between the front of the tip and the fuselage (front of the cabin) in the G2 is actually 60 deg (vs 45 deg in the R44). Further, the lower rotor diameter of the Cabri G2 would make it easier and safer to 'vertical' down into the confined area. Power: You are lucky that even at 2,000 ft you operate at low altitudes. Here - making some assumptions about your and Cat's weight and loading 2 hrs of fuel), both helicopter types can hover OGE, and you have the same 10% excess power (using MCP). In this scenario, in both helicopters' MCP is gear-box (torque) limited, and you are allowed, in both types, to pull 20% excess power for 5 min. If you were in hot & high conditions (say 5000 ft, 30 deg C OAT), things would indeed look different. While the R44 Raven II would still have 14% excess power (for 5 min), in this scenario the Cabri's power would be throttle-limited. So no additional 5-min power available. At this altitude and temperature, doing it in the Cabri would be very marginal, as the OGE ceiling here is almost the same as your ALT. In summary: At your ALT, I reckon you could equally do these manoeuvres in the Cabri.
Canada is the place to learn how to fly! It has the most Crazy diverse environments, perfect for any training scenario! Oh and Misha, please tell me your a fan off bacon and maple pancakes?!? 😂
Ya, when my instructor said “we have enough room for the tail right?” I’d be thinking “riiight, because you said so...” lol! It’s really hard to judge that tail distance in these environments, great work!
You are a great teacher and she is a terrific student!
I'm an old guy and this was as much excitement as I can handle. Good job and she should be proud of herself.
this lady is crazy skilled, I would love to see her becoming a great pilot of rescue copter!
great video
Only a Master Teacher would even consider bringing students into these scenarios, and Pilot Yellow not only does this with excellence, but with . . . ease . . .
🤠
well said !!!! A couple of them made my knees knock If you have flown a helicopter you will know what I have said.
@@yzaw4411 I was sweating bullets watching this... These people are pretty insane.
Kat’s fortunate to have such a great teacher
Besides making a good filmed and commented video while doing it !
I was holding my breath those last 2...shes getting your confidence and safety sense, good on her!
MIcha, whenever I get back into flying helicopters I would definitely want to spend some time training with you. Those are some really tight spots and she made it look easy. Great student and great instructor!
I'd give just about anything to learn to fly a helicopter with you! That would be so incredible! 🤞
Im hoping to do it
@@Jewelmindjewel, in the 3 years since commenting have you done it yet?😊
So intimidating, Cat did so well along with great instruction too.
Kat is so talented.
As a student pilot for PPL-H I'm very impressed
I am just at 10 hrs in an R-22. PY's videos are inspiring, encouraging and I'm emboldened by them. I was just getting past "terrifying" but now I see there's much more to come!
You are lucky, enjoy!!!
Nice job Cat and great instruction Misha. I remember those pads well , little challenging the first couple of times. The second logging pad I would follow the creek up and make a left at the end then descend down to pad. I still return to those pads to refresh when I get a chance. Stay safe🚁
I was thinking the same thing about going up the creek and hanging a left, but I'm not a pilot and not familiar with the pads. For the sake of discussion, I'm curious why that may not be a good idea...too narrow, no safe exit if something goes wrong during approach, cooler/sinking air from the creek?
@@Dyna78 Dyna there are a number of theories why you would approach landing pads from different angles. It’s difficult to see on the video but what you can do is follow the creek up the hill staying above the trees and just before getting to the pad it clears a bit where you can turn and descend into the pad. Mishas way works to but it’s risky when your heavy and close to max power. And of course wind direction plays a huge part. Hope that helps.
@@bradreambeault3584 Thank you for taking the time to reply! I am familiar with helicopter flight characteristics as flying has always been (and will likely remain) a dream of mine, but I am always eager to learn more. Up the creek looked like a decent route, but thought maybe there was something else I could be missing about it. Looks like a high level of skill would be required, regardless of route! Thanks again! :)
THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING TOGETHER YOUR BEAUTIFUL FLIGHT TOGETHER SUPER STUDENT AND VERY KIND PATIENT IN STRUCTURE, VERY INFORMATIVE SAFETY NUMBER ONE IN TEACHING EVERYONE PLEASE CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH ALL OF OUT HERE WATCHING AND LEARNING WOW LOVE IT ALL.
Good Teacher and that young lady is on fire!
This one had me on the edge of my seat. So amazing. Great job!
Totally awesome! Cat has such wonderful finesse on the controls. Very impressive. Leave it to the ladies to have such a light touch. We guys could learn a lot from them. When you first mentioned landing on heli pads up in the hills, I wasn't expecting a built up log setup like that. If I didn't know what they were from this video, landing a helicopter on them would have been the last thing I would have thought of.
A curious question: Are those helipads periodically tested, and or rated, for ability to sustain the range of loads landing there? It looks like they are of pine-wood construction, which isn't known for longevity/rot-resistance, out in the open.
my hat is off to this young lady... strong work...
Wow Cat, some really smooth flying there! Great calm reassuring instruction too. An absolute pleasure to watch this. Thank you very much. 👍
Wow! Awesome job. She is doing great. I hope I can learn as well
Cool video, I used to heli log for 13 years here in BC, this makes me miss it. Had some crazy times landing on some iffy pads on steep hills,sometimes no pads at all. Had to get out on high stumps,boulders or rock bluffs while they hovered with no room for error. 😎
Cat is becoming a very proficient heli pilot. Very nice control in very tight areas. Well done Cat.
wow! so wild! Congratulations to Catarina!... and... ofcourse... to the instructor too!! blessings from El Salvador
Exciting!! Awesome touch n go's...nailed them...way to go Kat!!🚁😎🏜🇺🇸
Awesome teacher with a
very good student. You people rock! 👍👍
Man, I Love all your videos, this one was especially exciting and I learned an incredible
amount from just this video alone - you do a really really great job of explaining and instructing and maintaining a very high SA
state and safety consciousness as well. Thank
you for bringing this safety minded culture to
the internet and to your videos - please keep
them coming , I watch every one ! I would like to comment that on this flight in particular, I would have like to have see. your student in a helmet. You were operating in a very high threat,high hazard environment and I think
it would have been good to brief on your plans
in case of a mishap or accident. It would have been nice to see you safety brief on operations in high threat environments, appropriate clothing for emergency egress & survival ,
post crash fire fighting capabilities, First Aid
Kits , etc... In addition , having a satellite Comm. device/ locator would have been
appropriate equipment. If you went down out there and needed medical Evac. for either you
or your student , you’d most definitely need a
Sat.Comm. phone or a Sat.two way text message / Emer.Locator. A small GoBag back pack with the Hiker’s Ten Essentials would be appropriate to carry in that flying environment at a minimum wouldn’t you think ? Your student was an Excellent Pilot without a doubt,
but she certainly was not dressed appropriately
to make an emergency egress from a disabled
helicopter in a mountainous environment and potentially have to render assistance and fFirst Aid to an injured crew member ( you !) I would Love to see you have front ended this video with a complete preflight safety briefing about
operations in High Hazard environments and
your equipment checklist prior to departure on
such a training sortie. It would have been a great opportunity to emphasize safety and preflight planning ( and equipping !) to the
student(s) in the Flight Training Environment.
Just a thought. Again , thanks for your great videos , please keep them coming !
I like the way you think. I always say... better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
What YOU’RE asking of him in terms of making videos WOULD BE SO LENGTHY AS TO BE ALMOST IMPRACTICAL though. As for “briefing”, no doubt they’ve flown together for QUITE some time I’d imagine, AND surely, like before EVERY flight with a “student” pilot..a brief of expected challenges IS performed by a typical CFI.
That looked exciting for sure. Thanks for you video's
Wow that girl is an awsome pilot ,, she will surely do well !
Dude, you realy pushed her there. Good Job! Well done Katerina!
Sweet! Great visuals, the narration is fantastic. Can't imagine a better place to get mountain training. Can't wait!
I was actually feeling nervous just looking at some of these, thinking ‘is she thinking where the tail rotor is? What about the main rotor going in between those trees? Are some logs sticking out? What about that bush on the side of the hill? Does she have enough power?’
Fantastic work Catarina! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congrats !! She s very good!! 🚁🙏🏽
One of the best helicopter videos on youtube
That first landing was sweet. Great job
FAN------------------------TASTIC video !!!!!
You are an exceptional instructor. I throughly enjoy your calm precise instructions as you are getting close touchdown. Excellent video.
Excellent Cat, you are very talented and smart!
This is so rad! Some nail bitters for sure, and a lot of decision making to be done. Wow! Heli flying unlocks a whole new world clearly...my fixed wing brain is barely managing to process the "how is that possible" in this video. Great flying Cat!
Katarina is such a smooth new pilot 👌🏽
RIP seeing people smile.
Yeah I hope this mask silliness will end soon
Advice from an old Japanese Jedi !!! If you fly low in a mountain like this in Japan, you have to be careful about the timber cableway. And also, the cableway is usually rusty and cannot be seen from the sky.
There was an accident in BC Canada in an area I worked where a helicopter hit a skyline cable with tragic results
@@trog.lodyte Others guarantee that there are no obstacles in the airspace fly by IFR.
But in VFR, a major accident will occur unless the pilot himself finds and avoids obstacles.
This is one of the main causes of helicopter accidents.
When I flew low, I was flying while associating with "Isn't there a spider web?"
What an aptitude for helicopter flying,well done landing on those logs ! come on helipad my foot ,this young lady will go far such a delicate touch on the controls.
Nerves of steel. Well done Cat.
Amazing landing, Cat! 👍🏼👏🏼
Wow...KAT IS AWESOME!!!
I'm pretty impressed by her skillset. WOW!!!
Great stick Cat, you have a master Jedi instructor...awesome work!
Amazing video. Makes me want to fly - Just starting the journey - one day hope to fly in the mountains! And hope to find an instructor like you and become a student like her! Always fun to watch the videos!
Wow, absolutely awesome. Fantastic work, Cat!
A Master Teacher indeed, what a landing!! Bravo!!! Be safe!!
Hello Misha
Hope that’s spelled right, just loving your Helicopter videos, the flying, the great breathing views, the tech stuff of flying, Canada is so beautiful you are so lucky to be able to do what you do. Flying a Helicopter is like your very own Magic carpet.
I don’t fly but love flying, I’m one of those people who just have to look up if I hear an Aircraft flying over.
I must say some of those mountain helipad landings looked a bit scary, I thought What you’re going to land there, no way. You make flying look so easy & relaxed, keep making your videos there great - Stan from Australia.
As a commercial fixed wing pilot, mad respect for that kind of flying, wish I could learn to fly choppers
Another awesome video. Well done Cat!😊👍
Well done! Thanks for the ride.
If I ever have the opportunity to take lessons, It would most definately be with Mischa, Such a calming manner even when learning to land in the most awkward spots, Well done and good luck Cat.
Absolutely amazing video, thanks man!
Well done Kat. Great flying under expert tuition Mischa. Your enthusiasm and encouragement has brought out the best in her. Ruben must be a very proud father.
Phew! That was scary even watching from my office. Well done Cat
Awesome teacher awesome student Kat is !! She is doing amazing 🤩👍🏻👏🏻🇨🇦
Awesome video Mischa!! Keep up these amazing videos!
Are you kidding me? 😅 😂😂😂
Great job Kat!
Absolutely unbelievable!!! So Awesome!!! Great Job!!!
great instructor makes great students, great students becomes great instructors
Nice job cat you kept very calm
Wow, i never thought this will be a landing spot! What a task!!! Masterchef!
Wise to keep powered up as you cannot trust these heli pads for support, also machines like the Kamov with coaxial main rotors are ideal in areas like this as they lack that pesky tail rotor. Thx for these high quality videos.
HOLY COW! Not like the steep approach, incline and helipad training I got here in the states. That is next level! Thanks for taking us on the ride. It was scary and exciting all at the same time.
I held my breath for like 10 minutes! Awesome job
Good job Katy!
Great sir ....Fantastic landing ..👍👍👍
Wow, good job girl
First log pad landing?! That was butter, good job!
Cat’s a Rockstar!! Keep up the hard work.
Wow! I’m not a pilot but that those looked like very small and rustic helipads. It was a while before I could even see the first. Nice job Kat
Well done Cat! Greets fromm Germany
I see that you often wear a helmet when flying and it made me think of a helmet story that I will relate to you as it was told to me. I knew a pilot who was quite new at it and he was building his helicopter hours flying tourists in a Bell 206. Similar to other low budget operations, the machine was missing some head sets and there weren't enough for everyone so a couple of people in the back would have to go without. In order to make an extra set available, the pilot decided to use his helmet that he had trained with back home in Switzerland, which he preferred anyway as it had better sound. Since the main reason that he was using the helmet was for the head set, he didn't see a good reason to strap it on properly, so he didn't. Then one day when he was flying around with a full load of tourists, a duck appeared a little off to his right, flying straight at his head at a very high rate of speed. His natural reaction was to duck out of the way and it happened so fast, that as he ducked, the helmet came right off of his head. At this point, the duck came right through the windshield and collided with the open end of the helmet taking it over the seat and onto the lap of the passenger behind him. Without seeing what had actually happened, the passengers in the back now had the pilot's helmet that was full of blood and guts, sitting in their laps. When they looked forward to where the pilot was sitting, they saw a big hole in the windshield accompanied by a huge blast of air from the outside; but more importantly, the pilot's head appeared missing on his body because he was still crouched over. As one would expect, there was a lot of anxiety going on in the back until the pilot finally sat back up and continued to fly the helicopter. The anxiety then turned into complete confusion; where did this extra head come from? The ones in the back never got to learn what had actually happened until they landed back at base because the pilot didn't have a head set anymore, but with all of the feathers, it was kind of obvious. While the trip ended with a lot of blood and guts in the helicopter and even on the passengers, no one was injured in the incident, except the duck.
Elliot, I didn't know the story with the ducks, but seeing the way he is wearing his helmet I share your opinion as it was my first thought also watching the video.
When you wear a helmet, then wear it properly. That includes tight straps!!
On my flights in the backseat of fast aircraft with ejection seat we also always had one visor to be down.
@@Wernerle2BeiYoutu6e It actually turned out better for the guy in the back that the helmet was loose because it slowed the duck down a bunch. That could hurt getting hit in the face by a fast moving duck.
Rayos esa chica va a ser buena piloto !
Cat is back!
Thank You
That is so freakin cool I'm beside myself!
Can't wait to come train with you guy's
Balls of Steel springs to mind👍👏
Nice confined approaches, you two. I'm also glad it's a raven II. Any news on the 4 seat Cabri? The paint on the korean metal robinson blades is barely wind resistant.
Wow she is a great pilot
Great training Micha, hope so one day I will be able to get couples lessons from you. Greetings from EPSJ Poland 👍
Brilliant video I’m envious want to fly helps since I was a kid
Great landings Cat, well done!
In-frickin-credible.
Awesome
Love the vid! More please of students navigating obstacles.
That was very impressive! Awesome!!
This is awesome!
cat is impressive ! I'm fan ! :-)))
The R44 certainly did a good job here! You made comments though in passing addressed at the Cabri, claiming the Cabri G2 would be less suitable here because of shorter rotor mast (with regards to clearance to the mountain slope) and lower power. While this sounds intuitively true, let's do the math to confirm:
Clearance: The R44's rotor mast is higher (3.3m vs 2.5m), but the rotor radius is also larger (5.0 m vs 4.0m). In the end the approach angle between the front of the skid and the blade disk is 40 deg in both helicopter types. The approach angle between the front of the tip and the fuselage (front of the cabin) in the G2 is actually 60 deg (vs 45 deg in the R44).
Further, the lower rotor diameter of the Cabri G2 would make it easier and safer to 'vertical' down into the confined area.
Power: You are lucky that even at 2,000 ft you operate at low altitudes. Here - making some assumptions about your and Cat's weight and loading 2 hrs of fuel), both helicopter types can hover OGE, and you have the same 10% excess power (using MCP). In this scenario, in both helicopters' MCP is gear-box (torque) limited, and you are allowed, in both types, to pull 20% excess power for 5 min.
If you were in hot & high conditions (say 5000 ft, 30 deg C OAT), things would indeed look different. While the R44 Raven II would still have 14% excess power (for 5 min), in this scenario the Cabri's power would be throttle-limited. So no additional 5-min power available. At this altitude and temperature, doing it in the Cabri would be very marginal, as the OGE ceiling here is almost the same as your ALT.
In summary: At your ALT, I reckon you could equally do these manoeuvres in the Cabri.
Cat is great! 👍
Kat is getting so good.
awesome job !
For me, as a future pilot, some helipads look like it's impossible to land on... :D Thanks for sharing this nice stuff.
Youra right, never do like this
Canada is the place to learn how to fly! It has the most Crazy diverse environments, perfect for any training scenario!
Oh and Misha, please tell me your a fan off bacon and maple pancakes?!? 😂
Ya, when my instructor said “we have enough room for the tail right?” I’d be thinking “riiight, because you said so...” lol! It’s really hard to judge that tail distance in these environments, great work!
Kool you guys are good!
Great instruction and flying and Cat is a QT! You could say shes fly..... :P
Good stuff. Your video work is awesome.