Wow, I've been a pilot since 1968 and by the time I finished my 20 year military retirement had been qualified in every Bell helicopter. Then I worked for Bell for 20 years and was there when the 505 was conceived. The difference between the Long Ranger and this is amazing. It just missing autopilot. I would love to be able to afford my own. Nice video. I'll bet she's an IP.
Poliana was really amazing. Bell has quite the professional representing them in that cockpit. Really enjoyed this demo of the Ranger. Still a fixed wing guy, but she ALMOST got me interested enough in making arrangements to get my rotary wing. Almost... LOL
I’ll give you one piece of advice: don’t fly a helicopter ever if you like having money. All it takes is that one demo flight and you’re in love, and now broke… like me But hey, at least I get to fly helicopters
@@lessharratt8719 sometimes I have to pinch myself. It’s awesome. If you at least want a taste of flying, I encourage you to take an introductory flight at your nearest airport! An hour of flying is better than none
Awesome video great helicopter that has kept its roots to the original. The pilot reminds me of a crew member i met on a NATO E3 Sentry at RAF Waddington airshow UK she looks identical a very nice lady that showed us around the E3. She knows her stuff but does not over do it and is calm and collected she would make me feel very relaxed flying.
Loved the description of all the features and the explanation of the controls. Gives an idea of what it’s like to fly a modern helicopter. Tip top video Nick
Great video Nick, I really enjoyed it. Poliana is amazing. Cut the hydraulics? here you go. Kill the engine? Sure, let's try it. Thanks for taking us along.
Great content and well done to Bell and the owners for facilitating this review flight. A useful considered introduction to the 505 for potential owners. BZ all round.
Great video Nick. I follow mostly for Porsche content ... but I spent hundreds of hours in 206s as a geologist passenger earlier in my energy career. Most of that was mountain flying in Western Canada, often slinging loads ... so diapers would have been handy on more than a few occasions. Apart from the avionics, I’m struck by the simplicity of the 505; however I don’t recall any correcting ballast/CG/vibration add-ons on the earlier JetRangers ... which makes me wonder about the inherent weight-penalties on the 505 vs a clean-sheet design? Glad though to see a Canadian-made aerospace product profiled.
Man...she (Poliana) really knows her stuff about this helo. Extremely knowledgeable...most impressive and really calm. A lot to like about this demo pilot👍
These 6 people that disliked this video probably did so because they're disappointed that NIck had clothes on....I can't think of any other plausible explanation.
That's a beautiful helicopter - like an insect - great machine! She knows what she is doing, that's competence at work. BTW always the same shades Nick - great style even in the air :)
Having seen other 505 demo vids, one of the most impressive differences you guys missed... If you had landed off site and shut down, the 505 can be restarted basically instantly. On older models there is quite a wait involved before a restart is allowed. Or you risk damage to the turbine. The guys at the flight school seemed really impressed by this improvement over something like a 206 or an R66. And of course the cool down before shutdown is also very quick. Love your aviation tubes Nick.
Great points! Love the fact that there’s only a 30 second cool down prior to shutting down! What I can say about the 206 is that you can restart the aircraft right after shutdown without damaging the engine by engaging the starter until the TOT is below 150*C prior to reintroducing fuel. You will still be within your starter engagement time limits and within your TOT limits during the start up procedure. Particularly if your blades are still turning after initial shutdown, their is reduced strain on the starter when conducting another startup! The only thing missing from this beautiful 505 is a chin bubble with a mirror to watch the skids below when landing in unprepared (Bush) landing zones, conducting toe-ins, hover exit operations, one skid placement for hover exiting, etc.
Always such an exciting thing to see a helicopter take off, get to be in there with you. I note they still have buttons and switches and not dreadful touch screens, Yey 👏
She was awesome. Thanks for the video. I know vibration is expected in a helicopter, but it was interesting to see that they just threw some dampers on it to reduce the issue. It must be hard to reduce by tuning the drivetrain.
Beautiful helicopter! Just missing a chin bubble window with a mirror to watch the placement of skids during “bush landings”! Another item to note is that the fuel cap is located on the passenger side of the aircraft which had never made sense. During refueling operations, particularly “hot fueling”, it’s always best to have the refueling personnel and fuel cap in sight of the pilot to ensure fuel cap is on, and fuel door is latched. Wish the Bell engineering team would’ve consulted with operational pilots who land in unprepared landing areas during crew moves/ firefighting operations during the designing process!👍🏻
Wow, I just watched your video today. This is the best Bell 505 video on TH-cam. Thanks for making it and also thanks to Polina and the Bell team. Wish I found this video sooner, it was just wow!! I'm definitely subscribing and sharing with my friends 😄
Amazing look at a great helicopter... The Red looks sharp for the color to be seen! Truly done nicely by Bell to make it a pilot's dream to fly and as reasonable to cost.
Bloody great review Nick! Finally got the chance to watch it, and on my 110 inch projector screen, made me feel like I was right there with you guys! JUST BRILLIANT! 👍👍
Very high experienced knowledgeable pilot from a pilot Respect I could tell how confident you are That is based on your system knowledge And experience so proud on you all the best Captain
I want you all to understand just how affordable this Bell is. If you have 8 or more mansions, two of which you've never bothered to actually see, we can get you right into this baby, today...
Career long Bell guy, great equipment and great company. Clearly the best choice between the 505 and the R66 is the Bell. My biggest question is if you don’t have any manual control of the throttle how do you adjust torque/power during a stuck pedal E.P.?
Basically flip off to engine failure in the hover. Stuck left shouldn't need throttle input just takes time to lose the altitude. Stuck right find the airspeed that keeps the nose straight or slightly left and bring the helicopter in at a normal decent for landing, when at a safe atlitude for engine failure in the hover gently flair the helicopter and add collective. When the helicopter begins to yaw flip the switch from flight to idle and treat as engine failure in the hover
Wow I'm so overwhelmed this baby is amazing sounds good 👍too bell helicopters are so unique & lovely seen a lady flew one so cute can't wait to see myself .🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁
And Nick Murray giggles like a schoolgirl going into Autorotation............ Love it! Nice review mate, one of your best😎 The walk around was good and bought back memories of flying a 47 many years ago. Thanks 🙂🙂🙂
Excellent job on this one Nick ! I see a new level of production quality throughout the presentation. I believe the next step forward, on future endeavors, would be to isolate the viewers from the background chatter on the radio. I think it can be done through the avionics audio panel. Cheers to Bell as well. I always thought it was a odd looking ship but that paint scheme absolutely rocks and completely changes my perspective.
A departure from the usual Bell model numbers. Usually the first number was the m/r blade count and the middle number 0 or 1 would mean single engine and a 2 would mean twin engine. (ex a 429 is a 4-bladed twin). It is my understanding the "505" means 505 shp. This is a really fine machine. Congratulations Bell!!!
Nice but doesn’t have that old classic look Jetrangers are famous for. Should have kept the windows under the pedals. No doubt the new version is better but I still like the old one.
Oh wow this is KPSM Pease Airport, the closest airport to me that I go to all the time to plane spot. What an awesome surprise for me. I'm yet to fly in or out of Pease but I plan on getting my pilot's license there in a few months.
Great video Nick!! Was hoping you were able to track down a 505 to review. Poliana also did a great job too! Learned alot about this aircraft from this video. Thanks!
Watched this 3 times now Nick and just love this aircraft! Thanks for filimg this video and Bell for their cooperation with you in making it! Roll on the next one....well maybe roll is not the right word! Cheers!
Somewhere during the flight she mentions a 'heavier empty weight' being a good thing and Nick agrees with her. I know what she was trying to say but anyone that has had to put a ship to work in the field would ever say that. The lower empty weight regardless of stability or turbulence is always better. Carry more fuel if you want that effect but give me the lightest ship to operate.
WOW! it's about time Nick! I needed a Heli review so bad!! I enjoyed watching the new Bell 505,s features. Poliana's knowledge and skills were outstanding with beauty to match. I can't wait until the next one!!
Great glass instrumentation, outstanding visibility, FADEC does a lot of the work, smooth ride, 20-30 second cool-down compared to a 2 minute cool-down in the 206 series... there's a lot to love about this machine, including it's modest price. It won't win a beauty contest, not that it should matter, but yeah, it kind of does... but Bell is going to sell a lot of these, for good reason.
With the BH-505, Bell made a number of design compromises that resulted in a helicopter with adequate performance for its's size and MGWT. However, the build quality is substandard in a relentless and ill-conceived insistence to meet an arbitrary cost value. Instead of building a superior helicopter and competing on performance, they keep trying to compete on price. In three months of flying and managing a BH-505, we had numerous, significant warranty service issues. Warranty coverage as excellent. But repetitive and significant quality problems for a new helicopter are unacceptable. I will never recommend a -505 for purchase by any client for any reason. Better to buy a -206LV and equip it with GTN-650 and -750 avionics.
Hi nick great review i have been watching your Porsche videos for years i see you got about 3 times as many views as your average Porsche video! What a lovely pilot it reminds me a women taught me to fly a Robinson r22 in the U.K. in the early nineties haven’t flown in 25 years had 90 hours on R22 and 20 something on 206 might be time to grab that cyclic again!!
shes a great pilot! she was one of my instructors out at hillsboro flight academy
Always cool to see pilots at the top of their game. So calm and skilled.
Thanks. I did some of the flying for views outside helicopter. :)
Forgot your hover check though 😜
@@helitrucker We did hover check and full 360... was prob cut from video
Wow, I've been a pilot since 1968 and by the time I finished my 20 year military retirement had been qualified in every Bell helicopter. Then I worked for Bell for 20 years and was there when the 505 was conceived. The difference between the Long Ranger and this is amazing. It just missing autopilot. I would love to be able to afford my own. Nice video. I'll bet she's an IP.
HeliSAS is a 3 axis SAS/AP for it. Job done :)
MTPmeybe
Meh? I’d take a Longdog with steam gauges and no auto pilot, over this ANY day of the week!
@@crazyralph6386 why? Do you think that means you are a better pilot?
@@Inspadave there’s no school like old school.
Such a great person to explain the 505. Very nice, cool and knowledgeable and looks like she has Black Chuck Taylors on. Bonus Points!
Poliana was really amazing. Bell has quite the professional representing them in that cockpit. Really enjoyed this demo of the Ranger. Still a fixed wing guy, but she ALMOST got me interested enough in making arrangements to get my rotary wing. Almost... LOL
I’ll give you one piece of advice: don’t fly a helicopter ever if you like having money.
All it takes is that one demo flight and you’re in love, and now broke… like me
But hey, at least I get to fly helicopters
@@d_kortman I am jealous. Good on you.
@@lessharratt8719 sometimes I have to pinch myself. It’s awesome. If you at least want a taste of flying, I encourage you to take an introductory flight at your nearest airport! An hour of flying is better than none
@@d_kortman Thanks..
@@d_kortmanI heard helicopter pilots make really good money. Why are you broke? Sarcasm?
Terrific video. Loved the helicopter, but loved Polianna much more. She's wonderful!
I agree 100% 🚁
YES, I SEE NICK MURRAY REVIEW A HELICOPTER, I LIKE BEFORE I WATCH! 👍👍
I usually wait till the end just to make sure he doesn't do any Hitler salutes. You just never know with Nick Murray.
@@andrewcanella lol tru dat! 🤣😂
Excellent demonstration. She’s a very knowledgeable representative and an good pilot. Bell has a good sales person there.
What a nice piece of heli technology. Thanks for the report.
A very easy to understand pilot. ,
Thank you Bell Helicopters for taking the time & effort to allow Nick to film this
I don’t know anything about flying but really enjoyed looking around the helicopter and seeing the technology on board, thx
Awesome video great helicopter that has kept its roots to the original. The pilot reminds me of a crew member i met on a NATO E3 Sentry at RAF Waddington airshow UK she looks identical a very nice lady that showed us around the E3. She knows her stuff but does not over do it and is calm and collected she would make me feel very relaxed flying.
Loved the description of all the features and the explanation of the controls. Gives an idea of what it’s like to fly a modern helicopter. Tip top video Nick
Great video Nick, I really enjoyed it. Poliana is amazing. Cut the hydraulics? here you go. Kill the engine? Sure, let's try it. Thanks for taking us along.
ha ha ha!
Best 505 video yet. very informative. Love the paint job!
Great content and well done to Bell and the owners for facilitating this review flight.
A useful considered introduction to the 505 for potential owners.
BZ all round.
Great video Nick. I follow mostly for Porsche content ... but I spent hundreds of hours in 206s as a geologist passenger earlier in my energy career. Most of that was mountain flying in Western Canada, often slinging loads ... so diapers would have been handy on more than a few occasions. Apart from the avionics, I’m struck by the simplicity of the 505; however I don’t recall any correcting ballast/CG/vibration add-ons on the earlier JetRangers ... which makes me wonder about the inherent weight-penalties on the 505 vs a clean-sheet design? Glad though to see a Canadian-made aerospace product profiled.
Either buying a Porsche or a Helicopter.... Nick Murray is your guy
He seems to have a knack for getting citrus from where they are not being sold. Thus, I would not advise him to get one.
Nick, you no good to me if you crash. Your videos are growing on to me. Fly safely.
Hey it's Bella the Candycane 505!! Ive spent some time with Leigh (the owner) here in Alaska and filmed her doing some amazing stuff up here with it
Man...she (Poliana) really knows her stuff about this helo. Extremely knowledgeable...most impressive and really calm. A lot to like about this demo pilot👍
That was a great review of this aircraft! Thank you for putting this together for everyone. Looks like a very capable aircraft!
The miracle of FADEC. Not feeling the pressure of hot start.
These 6 people that disliked this video probably did so because they're disappointed that NIck had clothes on....I can't think of any other plausible explanation.
you have kids who have no idea as well as unintentional neg clicks
That's a beautiful helicopter - like an insect - great machine! She knows what she is doing, that's competence at work. BTW always the same shades Nick - great style even in the air :)
Damn. Super-competent pilot. Nice to see someone at the top of their game.
Nick,i watched this video five times,its my favorite helicopter and has a super paint job,you and Poliana are doing a great jobs
Having seen other 505 demo vids, one of the most impressive differences you guys missed... If you had landed off site and shut down, the 505 can be restarted basically instantly. On older models there is quite a wait involved before a restart is allowed. Or you risk damage to the turbine. The guys at the flight school seemed really impressed by this improvement over something like a 206 or an R66. And of course the cool down before shutdown is also very quick. Love your aviation tubes Nick.
Great points! Love the fact that there’s only a 30 second cool down prior to shutting down! What I can say about the 206 is that you can restart the aircraft right after shutdown without damaging the engine by engaging the starter until the TOT is below 150*C prior to reintroducing fuel. You will still be within your starter engagement time limits and within your TOT limits during the start up procedure. Particularly if your blades are still turning after initial shutdown, their is reduced strain on the starter when conducting another startup! The only thing missing from this beautiful 505 is a chin bubble with a mirror to watch the skids below when landing in unprepared (Bush) landing zones, conducting toe-ins, hover exit operations, one skid placement for hover exiting, etc.
What an awesome pilot that really knows her stuff.
Thanks for this video, Nick!
Always such an exciting thing to see a helicopter take off, get to be in there with you. I note they still have buttons and switches and not dreadful touch screens, Yey 👏
hey!! i flew with the deno employee and the person in the back!! their awsome
Poliana just brilliant monologue and judging by the video an amazing pilot. Have a new 505 arriving early 2023.
how has it been?
How did I miss this? Great you are back, Nick!
Nice that you did Bell’s newest chopper! Can’t wait to see more!
That looks perfect for leaving Canada forever
She was awesome. Thanks for the video. I know vibration is expected in a helicopter, but it was interesting to see that they just threw some dampers on it to reduce the issue. It must be hard to reduce by tuning the drivetrain.
Can't do much ........twin blade heli have these issues
A channel with helicopter and Porsche contents? Which is two of my passion for now? Subscribed!
When did you start filming your first dates Nick?
Beautiful helicopter! Just missing a chin bubble window with a mirror to watch the placement of skids during “bush landings”! Another item to note is that the fuel cap is located on the passenger side of the aircraft which had never made sense. During refueling operations, particularly “hot fueling”, it’s always best to have the refueling personnel and fuel cap in sight of the pilot to ensure fuel cap is on, and fuel door is latched. Wish the Bell engineering team would’ve consulted with operational pilots who land in unprepared landing areas during crew moves/ firefighting operations during the designing process!👍🏻
Wow, I just watched your video today. This is the best Bell 505 video on TH-cam. Thanks for making it and also thanks to Polina and the Bell team. Wish I found this video sooner, it was just wow!! I'm definitely subscribing and sharing with my friends 😄
Another well made and detailed video Nick. Thanks for allowing those of us unlikely to be able to fly for real, to feel like we just have :)
Amazing look at a great helicopter... The Red looks sharp for the color to be seen! Truly done nicely by Bell to make it a pilot's dream to fly and as reasonable to cost.
Great video Nick...and kudos to the Team at Bell....Polianna and everyone involved!
Outstanding video, aircraft and pilot.Thank you for posting!
Fantastic features. Everything you need to be safe and complete your objectives.
Bloody great review Nick! Finally got the chance to watch it, and on my 110 inch projector screen, made me feel like I was right there with you guys! JUST BRILLIANT! 👍👍
Great review...I watched it on my 120inch projector screen 😉
@@53glowe Try 157.48.
WOW. Sign me up I want one in Bright Red...Thomas Carey
Very high experienced knowledgeable pilot from a pilot Respect I could tell how confident you are That is based on your system knowledge
And experience so proud on you all the best Captain
I want you all to understand just how
affordable this Bell is.
If you have 8 or more mansions, two of
which you've never bothered to actually see,
we can get you right into this baby, today...
A little out of my price range,, but what a cool machine. Thanks Nick for the tour!
wanna fly? thats the flight instructor kicking in. love it
It is essential to have removable doors to be able to shoot at pigs and coyotes. Shooting out of a small window would be impossible.
Very impressive Nick! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Career long Bell guy, great equipment and great company. Clearly the best choice between the 505 and the R66 is the Bell. My biggest question is if you don’t have any manual control of the throttle how do you adjust torque/power during a stuck pedal E.P.?
Basically flip off to engine failure in the hover. Stuck left shouldn't need throttle input just takes time to lose the altitude. Stuck right find the airspeed that keeps the nose straight or slightly left and bring the helicopter in at a normal decent for landing, when at a safe atlitude for engine failure in the hover gently flair the helicopter and add collective. When the helicopter begins to yaw flip the switch from flight to idle and treat as engine failure in the hover
I wasn't planning on watching the whole thing, but I did! You make it too interesting to stop.
same here
Beautiful helicopter, especially the paint scheme. And a great video again!
Absolutely superb pilot and precise handling kind regards to you Mark from the U.K. 🇬🇧
Wow I'm so overwhelmed this baby is amazing sounds good 👍too bell helicopters are so unique & lovely seen a lady flew one so cute can't wait to see myself .🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁
Thank you 😊 amazing
And Nick Murray giggles like a schoolgirl going into Autorotation............ Love it! Nice review mate, one of your best😎 The walk around was good and bought back memories of flying a 47 many years ago. Thanks 🙂🙂🙂
Very good pilot & presenter as its clear & simple to get through.
Nice video. Love to see skilled woman in command in aviation. Perfect review. ☀️👍
Helicopters are so much cooler than Porsches! Thank you for sharing.
Very impressive, a very well thought out machine and a lady who is at the top of her game. Really excellent presentation !
Was interested at the Bell 505 at first. Then became more interested in her! Cheers from Quezon City, Philippines! 30 July 2021 1751H.
Excellent job on this one Nick ! I see a new level of production quality throughout the presentation. I believe the next step forward, on future endeavors, would be to isolate the viewers from the background chatter on the radio. I think it can be done through the avionics audio panel. Cheers to Bell as well. I always thought it was a odd looking ship but that paint scheme absolutely rocks and completely changes my perspective.
A departure from the usual Bell model numbers. Usually the first number was the m/r blade count and the middle number 0 or 1 would mean single engine and a 2 would mean twin engine. (ex a 429 is a 4-bladed twin). It is my understanding the "505" means 505 shp. This is a really fine machine. Congratulations Bell!!!
Nice but doesn’t have that old classic look Jetrangers are famous for. Should have kept the windows under the pedals. No doubt the new version is better but I still like the old one.
Yep, this design rivals the Robinson in ugliness.
Captian Polianna! Great pilot of bell 👏🏻
Such a great video Nick - really great production work, thanks for making it and it was an awesome hour to watch, that is just such a sweet machine!
Hey Nick, love your video's keep them comming, this one is my favorite, Pauley is awesome to !
Thank you, Mike !
That's so awesome en I like how that lady is so composed.
awesome review, Nick... the 505 is a beaut of a machine...
Looking forward to the Bell 505 4S review!
My friend Leigh flew this exact Helicopter to Alaska a couple years ago.
I do hope you have some more bells lined up, would love to see a 429, 412, or even bigger
What a nice helo. I wouldn't mind having on in the back yard. Very cool. Thank you.
Oh wow this is KPSM Pease Airport, the closest airport to me that I go to all the time to plane spot. What an awesome surprise for me.
I'm yet to fly in or out of Pease but I plan on getting my pilot's license there in a few months.
I flew the B505,, loved it!!
😮 SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
I love the 505😍 such a step up from the 206 🚁
Great video Nick!! Was hoping you were able to track down a 505 to review. Poliana also did a great job too! Learned alot about this aircraft from this video. Thanks!
Watched this 3 times now Nick and just love this aircraft! Thanks for filimg this video and Bell for their cooperation with you in making it! Roll on the next one....well maybe roll is not the right word! Cheers!
Somewhere during the flight she mentions a 'heavier empty weight' being a good thing and Nick agrees with her. I know what she was trying to say but anyone that has had to put a ship to work in the field would ever say that. The lower empty weight regardless of stability or turbulence is always better. Carry more fuel if you want that effect but give me the lightest ship to operate.
WOW! it's about time Nick! I needed a Heli review so bad!! I enjoyed watching the new Bell 505,s features. Poliana's knowledge and skills were outstanding with beauty to match. I can't wait until the next one!!
Thank you for the flight Nick! Really enjoyed this experience!
I want to buy one after a very good review from the pilot. Nice helicopter. Perfect for private ownership.
Just found your channel thanks to the 520N video. I used to fly in NZ. Love the Hughes/MD500 models. Also cute Boston! Thanks for the cool videos.
Great glass instrumentation, outstanding visibility, FADEC does a lot of the work, smooth ride, 20-30 second cool-down compared to a 2 minute cool-down in the 206 series... there's a lot to love about this machine, including it's modest price. It won't win a beauty contest, not that it should matter, but yeah, it kind of does... but Bell is going to sell a lot of these, for good reason.
Very impressive, a Beautiful machine and a lady who is at the Top of her game. Superb 👍
With the BH-505, Bell made a number of design compromises that resulted in a helicopter with adequate performance for its's size and MGWT. However, the build quality is substandard in a relentless and ill-conceived insistence to meet an arbitrary cost value. Instead of building a superior helicopter and competing on performance, they keep trying to compete on price. In three months of flying and managing a BH-505, we had numerous, significant warranty service issues. Warranty coverage as excellent. But repetitive and significant quality problems for a new helicopter are unacceptable. I will never recommend a -505 for purchase by any client for any reason. Better to buy a -206LV and equip it with GTN-650 and -750 avionics.
An excellent demonstration, I would assume that the AC option would add another 5 to 10 kilo`s.
Hi nick great review i have been watching your Porsche videos for years i see you got about 3 times as many views as your average Porsche video! What a lovely pilot it reminds me a women taught me to fly a Robinson r22 in the U.K. in the early nineties haven’t flown in 25 years had 90 hours on R22 and 20 something on 206 might be time to grab that cyclic again!!
Beautiful machine! Happened to catch one of these on camera a while back it was a real treat thx Nick😍
One Heli of a Heli!
Love the color scheme, awesome bird!
This was a great change from the Porsche Cars! Learned a lot, Thanks!
Snappy looking little chopper. I'd like to take a ride in one just for the cool factor.
Beautiful helicopter with awesome demo pilot.
I got the bug to learn and go flying helicopter . What a dream! 🌹❤️🇨🇦
Very cool vid... great instructor... and a very nice helo... thanks for this great quality vid.. both visual and audio!!!
This will be the new generation of news and police helicopters.
Nice looking aircraft. Always love the Bells.