I first flew the Bell 407 back in 1996 in the Gulf of Mexico for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI), and it is a pure joy to fly! Much like the 206 Jet Ranger, it evolved as one of the best workhorses in the light helicopter class as it is quite fast, has smooth and responsive handling, and can carry a large payload for a decent distance before refuelling. I've got about 1,000 hours as pilot in command in this type of aircraft and it is certainly one of my favourites! If one ever gets a chance to ride in one or fly one, a big grin is sure to be the result! It is one of Bell Helicopters best machines to come along in years.
Question: what are some of the costs associated with owning a rotary wing? Ie, pricetag, maint, licensing (annual?), inspections etc? Thx, always been curious. If I could do it over, I would have gone (should I pass) AH64 pilot instead of Infantry. Always been fascinated by them. Something worth mentioning to others that a lot of people don't know, is that you have to be a fixed wing (airplane) pilot 1st then move on to rotary wing training after....
@@volcommadness Yep. Doing the math that there are four blades and it usually takes 60 rpm for our eyes to be fooled by a stationary blade, the blades are revolving at 15 times per second.
Kind of cool to see the rotor disk coning in slo-mo pulling power for hover. That tail rotor turning into the rotorwash must be very efficient. This ship is a far cry from my old OH-58 days. back in the day.
No hover check if everything ok... dangerous. That and lift and shift off the deck. I appreciate it's a new piece of kit but still, best practice is to at least bring her into a stable hover to check if the engine pukes and you have time to bail.
Because it is supposed to be an entry level type of chopper, although now a days they have a smaller entry-level. The 429 is the one with this option, for more money :) of course. The high skids is also an option. Regular skids are standard.
@@av8or248 I would love to, I want to become a helicopter pilot and I would love to fly it at least once. I think it's a great experience for people like us.
i really don't undestand the 159 dudes who disliked this video... It's HD, the sound isn't saturated (only at the end bc of the wind but that's an helicopter so don't expect it to be silent...) and we see the full start-up, warmup and take-off... These type of videos are rare on TH-cam. Now we have a lot of bad quality, smartphone recorded videos , with a lot of wind sound during the entire video, etc..
Maybe they're Airbus fans and not Bell fans. I'm an MD902 fan myself but also appreciate the 407GX along with the 429 are the best machines Bell has ever come up with, from performance and engineering, to appearance and style. And this one is a beauty.
Why do helicopters always wait so long to take off? For example: this one got from cold start to idle RPMs in about 45 seconds, and then starting from 3:38 the RPMs went from idle to flight speed in about another 30 seconds. This chopper could have been in the air within 1 minute and 15 seconds of a cold start, but instead spent about 8 minutes before lifting off. I mean you come out of the house jump in your car start it and go. But any helicopter I've seen taking off never seems to do that, it just sits there for several minutes idling, then brings the rotors up to full speed and spends another few minutes like that, before taking off.
Clearly a private machine sitting there burning fuel that long. We have four minutes from pushing the starter to lift off in a 407, or we are wasting the customer's money. And that is plenty of time to do your checks and get airborne.
Ramnath...you say 7 minutes wasted burning fuel...ever hear of a pre-flight checklist before departure....without that, you would probably crash and burn if something that should have been checked didn't get checked. Lighten up!
the dumbest question on all youtube videos of planes, copters etc. why do they look like they slow down or spin backwards or don't spin at all? ever heard of a thing with video cameras called frame rates? if it gets in sync with the speed of the rotation of said blades, propellers, rotors etc. it appears to stop, spin backwards or slow down. maybe google it next time. oy vey.
What a beautiful aircraft! People who are complaining about the "fuel wasting" 8 minutes really dont know anything about flying and all that comes with it.. If its buzzy it can take some time before your cleared 2 proceed.. Those 8 min are barely enough to waste any fuel.
3:40 the good sound starts
Thank you, yeah...videos of aircraft (or helicopters warming up) taxing for 10 mins!
The starting sequence sounds good too
@@gg-ip3zo agreed
@@ESHANABROOK Yep... Because of some stricts procedures sadly... (i'm an aeronautic mechanic i work with EC145's everyday all day long haha)
That 100% throttle hits so nice yes and feels good on a hot day
What a Beautiful piece of equipment.
I really enjoy Helicopters and Love the B407, thanks for the great footage & I Just Subscribed.
I first flew the Bell 407 back in 1996 in the Gulf of Mexico for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (PHI), and it is a pure joy to fly! Much like the 206 Jet Ranger, it evolved as one of the best workhorses in the light helicopter class as it is quite fast, has smooth and responsive handling, and can carry a large payload for a decent distance before refuelling.
I've got about 1,000 hours as pilot in command in this type of aircraft and it is certainly one of my favourites! If one ever gets a chance to ride in one or fly one, a big grin is sure to be the result! It is one of Bell Helicopters best machines to come along in years.
I got one better of a work horse...Huey UH1
Question: what are some of the costs associated with owning a rotary wing? Ie, pricetag, maint, licensing (annual?), inspections etc? Thx, always been curious. If I could do it over, I would have gone (should I pass) AH64 pilot instead of Infantry. Always been fascinated by them. Something worth mentioning to others that a lot of people don't know, is that you have to be a fixed wing (airplane) pilot 1st then move on to rotary wing training after....
@@lanceferguson7159 BS, you don't have to be a plank driver to start learning to fly helicopters.
Beautiful chopper the colors and propeller features
Thank you for adding your video here :-)
Great video. Helicopter looks Fabulous and sounds Amazing..
7:55 take off
saved me watching for 7:54..thank you
8:00
So I’m guessing those blades are moving a lot faster than what I see here right?
@@volcommadness
Yep. Doing the math that there are four blades and it usually takes 60 rpm for our eyes to be fooled by a stationary blade, the blades are revolving at 15 times per second.
@@volcommadness Yes.
Aren’t you a little bit nervous?! I would be.
What a sweet machine.
James McDonald speaking. 👍😄🇺🇸☠️
Congratulations.
Wow BEAUTIFUL
Damn 🙃❤️🤗 beautiful masterpiece I'm in love with this beast 🚁
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Oh yeah!!! Outstanding!!! that's some get up and go! Now!!
Kind of cool to see the rotor disk coning in slo-mo pulling power for hover. That tail rotor turning into the rotorwash must be very efficient. This ship is a far cry from my old OH-58 days. back in the day.
OH-58 is still a worthwhile machine.
No hover check if everything ok... dangerous. That and lift and shift off the deck. I appreciate it's a new piece of kit but still, best practice is to at least bring her into a stable hover to check if the engine pukes and you have time to bail.
Me encantan los helicópteros, siempre quise ser piloto...pero no he podido realizar mi sueño jajajajajaja me gustan muchos estos videos
Great wagon wheel effect
I dont get why they never made a wheeled landing gear version of this. Such a gorgeous bird.
Because it is supposed to be an entry level type of chopper, although now a days they have a smaller entry-level. The 429 is the one with this option, for more money :) of course. The high skids is also an option. Regular skids are standard.
I think heavy duty aircraft like the chinooks and the stallion helicopters have wheels as well
AWESOME SAUCE!!!
Sweet!
Give me a huey
Awesome looking helicopter 👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎
Fantástic 👍
The best heli ever!
Hell, yeah! If those gorgeous whirly-girls didn't cost $295,000 each, I'd get one also!
Sorry guys my H145 is much more better........
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PERFECTO MAN
how are the blades so effiecient they spin at like 30 rpm
Music to my ears
What’s the difference between the 4 blade chopper and 2 blade chopper
I lovr this helicopter
That's so crazy how to camera speed some how stays with the blades. Looks like there no turning fast enough. The the video. 👍
Awesome helicopter.
Wehan Marais I love this machine. I have flown the 407 once. It was my very first helicopter ride, 8 years back now.
@@av8or248 I would love to, I want to become a helicopter pilot and I would love to fly it at least once. I think it's a great experience for people like us.
Pilot Marlon One thing I wish they would’ve done to the 407 is make the tail rotor have four blades.
I love helies !! ❤ Vivian Hyde.
Pilot must be reading the manual book till taking off after 7 mins 😂
This was fast lol a military checklist would take about 15min
It sounds like an arriel turbomeca engine on the bell
I jump right to the end on these cause i want to.
It is very beautiful helicopter from India
i really don't undestand the 159 dudes who disliked this video... It's HD, the sound isn't saturated (only at the end bc of the wind but that's an helicopter so don't expect it to be silent...) and we see the full start-up, warmup and take-off... These type of videos are rare on TH-cam. Now we have a lot of bad quality, smartphone recorded videos , with a lot of wind sound during the entire video, etc..
I record the way like I want to see it haha. So everything from start-up till take-off :p
Maybe they're Airbus fans and not Bell fans. I'm an MD902 fan myself but also appreciate the 407GX along with the 429 are the best machines Bell has ever come up with, from performance and engineering, to appearance and style. And this one is a beauty.
that seemed to take way too long but was it because it was so new and the owners were learning about everything
This is in belgium
Ke costo tiene este 407?
It is freaky how the main rotor looks like it's barely turning when it takes off.
That's due to the limited FPS video recording abilities of video cameras, as compared to seeing the rotor turning with the naked eye.
@@DozyBeeChief is it actually? I thought it was just too fast to see
Super windy as well.
Way too long of a pre-flight start up. Was he waiting for ATC to clear him??
how can it fly when the blades are barley spinning ? lmao
With all the digital video and whatnot, it looked like it was shutting down...then it took off!?
stroboscopic motion
@@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO No shit !
Apparently you did not read the sarcasm in my post.
@@TowMater603 Yeah. I'm too fu--ing smart for my own good. Guess I'll go shoot up a store full of innocent people and make America Great again.
@@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO Have fun !!
......Dumbass
After eight minutes it was actually able to fly over that fence.
It's like a 206 that got an upgrade to match it with a Eurocopter.
Why does it take longer than other bell 407 helicopters to take off?
He had to wait for ATC clearance, it was very buzzy at the airport that moment of the day.
The video was slow so
Duh...what did he just say?
I want this Helicopter because the Traffic on the Streets 😜
get an ultra light because it costs just as much as a decked out camry and as long as you dont fly too high or fast you dont need a license
It's very awesome may Almighty God show me the day I will make my own.😍🤩🤩❤️
I WANT TO BE A ENGINEER
Abubakar Bappah our the work in and it shall be, all of it’s in Gods will..
But why so close to a building?
chuck norris style.
Why do helicopters always wait so long to take off? For example: this one got from cold start to idle RPMs in about 45 seconds, and then starting from 3:38 the RPMs went from idle to flight speed in about another 30 seconds. This chopper could have been in the air within 1 minute and 15 seconds of a cold start, but instead spent about 8 minutes before lifting off. I mean you come out of the house jump in your car start it and go. But any helicopter I've seen taking off never seems to do that, it just sits there for several minutes idling, then brings the rotors up to full speed and spends another few minutes like that, before taking off.
Turbines need to heat up...
And checklists need to be completed
I miss the 2 blade rotor sound.
The turbine Robinson R-66 still sounds exactly like the old Bell 206. R-44 is close as well, but without the turbine howl.
I think with 2 blades it would got off a lot sooner.
Chop chop chop...is it okay❤️
It's still got the stylish body least.
@@LatitudeSky the engine does but thats it.
Fast forward to 8 minutes to see the helicopter FINALLY take off.
I wonder how much fuel that cost for that long ass start up
15 liters
Finally after a full 8 min..jeeezzz.
they waited for you to watch this video so that you could complain like all keyboard warriors
@@gfinnstrom and cmplane I did!!! Lol 😂😂😂
well at least it was not a boring day have a great fantastic week be careful cheers
is it just me or did he not come really too close to the building on his left??
Clearly a private machine sitting there burning fuel that long. We have four minutes from pushing the starter to lift off in a 407, or we are wasting the customer's money. And that is plenty of time to do your checks and get airborne.
Pero ekipado para la policia , con sol de noche y demas instrum. Nocturnos
Did you see a train
goods, bagus... like.... and sub yes..
This could have been a three minute video. Nice heli..
Captain kosasih
7 mins wasted burning fuel.....but boy does that chopper look and sound good
Ramnath...you say 7 minutes wasted burning fuel...ever hear of a pre-flight checklist before departure....without that, you would probably crash and burn if something that should have been checked didn't get checked. Lighten up!
@@ottoroth9377 Ya, but who wants to watch that for 7 minutes! Came to see the new chopper's "take-off & departure" (not a 7 min pre-flight)
Wouldn't burn,they already burnt the fuel off b4 take off
@@ottoroth9377 Add 5mins more if clearance is receiving
Ramnath Iyer
Don't forget you have oil temps and pressures that have to be in their green zones or similar
Creo es Bell 407 GXI
It spins so fast that it looks like its slow
It don't take that long to lift, what was this pilot waiting for!?!
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Why those blades are spinning slow
the dumbest question on all youtube videos of planes, copters etc. why do they look like they slow down or spin backwards or don't spin at all? ever heard of a thing with video cameras called frame rates? if it gets in sync with the speed of the rotation of said blades, propellers, rotors etc. it appears to stop, spin backwards or slow down. maybe google it next time. oy vey.
Its the new snail type blade and spins slow, new technology. Invented by Democrats.
Metric RPM...
Kareem you need thicker glasses 😂
0:00 when you step on lego
That was the longest startup I have ever seen. Might as well drive to your destination.
No FRAHM?
No 30 KG less weight
@@av8or248 Can you feel the difference?
I wish to have that! Can someone out there bay it for me.😍
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Airplanes fly. Helicopters beat the air into submission.
Still looks good - but 4 rotors sound shite compared to the old Longranger..
Stewart....smoother and more powerful ride
Thanks the my forth department of batealin to land of at the right place flag
Must have decide to eat a sandwich after engine start
Skip to 8:07
the last 1 min. was ok
There is a helicopter next door to my house
Took long enough
The first eight minutes were a waste of my time. Impressed with the aircraft though.
Helicopter porn!
Always thought blades spun much faster.
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Omg 7 min untill takeoff .. 😑
7min west time
Sorry, waste of time. Video could have shortened significantly.
What a beautiful aircraft! People who are complaining about the "fuel wasting" 8 minutes really dont know anything about flying and all that comes with it.. If its buzzy it can take some time before your cleared 2 proceed.. Those 8 min are barely enough to waste any fuel.
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Nice have you anyone the truth jet engines run on COMPRESSED AIR including this one?
Wow 7 minutes of rotor spin grounded. Lame.
That was stupid.
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worst movie ever