Brilliant! I must attest, a prayer in the checklist? Absolutely fantastic! This made my day. Spent plenty of time in rotary wings, former brush monkey, captain, crew boss. Super Hueys, UH1H / Bell 205. The EC is a lovely bird. Liked the familiar shimmy as the rotor comes to speed. Hover check, and get to business! Safe flights, guys!
Keep the prayer bs off the cam this would have been a great vid. There is no god he made it off skill and engineering from the manufacturer… let’s keep our heads on straight and realize helos don’t fucking fly on prayers 😂😂
Way back in June, 1997, I was a 2 pilot crew who ferried a BH-412 from Denver-Centennial (KAPA) to KHEF. Saw a lot of country along the way. Switched from the BH-412 to the Pilatus PC-12 and haven't flown a rotary wing since. I guess that 4400 hours was enough in 35 years? Ended a 60 career (Army and Civil) with 8500 hours and no accidents. Great flying choices, though. Night EMS scene work was the most difficult; before NVG was the norm.
Super interesting job I had for the Department of Transportation was I managed a database of every single air medevac company in the USA. So I called every base, every company, and updated all their information which was mapped and used for disaster relief planning and responses. Did it for 5 summers
@@jarry1595 it was a very fun job. I was going to college for flight and now I'm a USAF pilot in the KC-135R. Because of this job I may try to fly fixed wing medevac when I'm out
@@jarry1595 we were also testing this sensor system in vehicles where depending on impact of the crash the cars impact sensors would notify an ambulance company or potentially medevac. They were finding that at times when crashes would happen there would be a delay in the need for medevac. Additionally, in rural, very sparse areas medevac may be all you have. We would map fly radius and figure out gaps in coverage that could potentially drive new bases or companies. I also got to see the evolution of Air Methods taking over everything
@@jarry1595 and in general I'm an airplane guy so looking up all the N numbers for accuracy was cool seeing what company had what helicopters and fixed wing
I just found this channel. For years I’ve tried to pray every time I’ve heard the helicopter medevac etc. or sirens not knowing the situation or what happened. About 18 months ago I had a pretty nasty accident and I was on the receiving end of a bunch of silent prayers. People told me that was a miracle that I lived .
Got my fixed wing 45 yrs ago, health issues interrupted my aviation pursuits, but not my love of it. I became a respiratory therapist, but this would've been my dream job! Loved the pre flight prayer. Very much enjoyed the ride, thank you!!
This takes me back to my days as a Flight RN. I flew on King Air E 90's fixed wing all over the sourthwest U.S and then I was fortnunate to be offered a Helicopter Flight RN job in West Central Wisconsin. I was a flight RN for 10 years and flew with Excellent Paramedics and other Flight RNs during those years. It was an awesome job! Imagine flying in a very small Intersive Care Unit. We saved a lot of lives and transported some extremely ill/injured patients. The scene flights were my favorites.
Yes I do, all flight crews and nursing have stories. If your an RN work your tail off, get ICU and ER experience and be the best. You can live that dream.
@@alerey4363 Just because Mike has a strong faith in in the Lord,, doesn't mean he didn't use his many years of flying experience, physics , weather etc.to complete the flight peace to ya .
@@bobbybabsonjr787 faith doesn't enable humans to complete a safe trip (in any vehicle thru any media, land water or air); physics and technical skill do, so anything related to faith is totally irrelevant in a cockpit
@@paulprigge1209 on the contrary, you seem to be offended by *REALITY*; I have stated the fundamental and true facts about aviation: physics, good pilot skills, a cold mind to react and follow procedures in case of emergency, all-around awareness , comm skills, etc. faith on the contrary not only does not add anything to aviation, it only distracts the pilot and make him lose precious time and brain activity, which must be 100% focused on the facts stated above; if you don't like facts you can keep melting down because *FACTS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS*
Manufactured near the place I live: Airbus Helicopters, Donauwoerth, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪 EC 135 and EC 145 are successfully used throughout Europe as MediVac and police helicopter, they are pretty silent and can be landed almost on a stamp. I have to admit that the altitude call-out lady sounds a bit dry, she’s probably German, too. 🤪
You flew into 1G5, my home airport! They never tie those planes down - that's the transient ramp. There's an EC135 based there (that's their dolly) and I watch as the wings rock when it comes in over top of them.
Wow I’ve seen Medivac’s take off and land at KHEF from a distance but never knew they put em down between the hangers gotta say that’s impressive and thank you for the videos
Awesome to see you guys in the local area. I work security at the data center for CloudHQ at the far front, before you hit nothing but woods! (15:13 - the super white one at your center post) Sometimes you might see us out and about on the rooftops doing patrol. We see helicopters flying across this path almost all day long... :)
I work in the Gulf, and boy do I miss the days of being able to ride in the left seat of a 407 on the way to the beach. Since the ‘Rona, we all sit in back with a curtain in between-no pax in front.
Right over where I live in neenah! I saw you fly this route while I was home. I currently work on ch47s, but I am trying to get into the medivac world as a mechanic
That turn onto final at the end was deeply satisfying. There's just something so cool about the way helicopters make a turn like that. Almost like a car drifting. Beautiful flight, but I can feel the cold from here. :D
I was a volunteer firefighter and one of the most amazing parts of the job was the flyouts. PHI especially, but all flight medics have my utmost respect and adoration for what they do. I say a prayer for them daily.
Amazing videos, Sir. Thank you for all you do in your Medevac career. I live about a half hour from Griffiss International Airport and I always love to hear Mercy Flight and Life Net in their communications around here. Very cool channel.
Great flight starting with a great prayer! We know where your faith is. I have family in Medina, OH on Paradise Rd. Love their town Square. Stay safe ,happy and healthy.
You boys haven’t seen a lot of windmills until you come to west Texas. Love the channel! I spent over a year working at Warrenton and I know exactly where y’all landed. It’s a cool little airport. Thanks again for sharing.
Love the channel, just found you yesterday and have been watching quite a bit. Those wind Mills were in Van Wert, Ohio. I've driven past them quite a few times on my way to Indiana for work. Oddly enough I live just up the road from Medina 1G5, was cool to hear you were flying it. I can tell you're a out of towner though, it's not pronounced like funky cold Medina, it's more Med-eye-na lol. Everyone says it like you did when there not from around here. Keep up Gods work, love the vids, thanks for posting.
Oooohhh.....you're the guy with the 500! You were going through Start up and you and your friend were talking about how beautiful the aircraft was and who was a better looking guy! 😂 Nice to see a video from you. That MD500.....500MD.....whatever it was, was the first video I saw.
I heard u flew to Medina Ohio. Wish I knew I could of tracked u on Flightradar24. U probably flew over my house here in Mansfield Ohio. I would of went on my deck and gave u a high wave .
Ah good ol KHEF Manassas regional. I have a few friends based there. I'm based at kezf Shannon about 25 minutes south of Manassas. Is that the black and yellow 135 in the video or the blue and green one that phi has as well
God was definitely in the cockpit with me a long time ago! Flying solo as a student I accidentally flew into a zero visibility ( I had training to teach me what to do should I get in the situation) . Spatial disorientation was instantaneous and I watched my hands and feet make all the correct inputs to controls and Power for successful recovery! Only the Lord our God could have done that ! The result more experienced pilot ,no structural issues with the airplane , and most important a greater strength to my faith!
KHEF is my favorite airport to flying out of and the best FBO to enjoy the hospitality is Chantilly Air and others so illl be looking for you on the ramp
@2:50 "The windy city" doesn't actually have anything to do with actual wind. It was called "the windy city" because its politicians were particularly "full of hot air" so to speak. Chicago ranks 12th for actual windiness. Boston is #1 most windy city in the US. Followed just by a smidge by Oklahoma City.
The nickname actually does have something to do with atmosphere, attributing it to politicians is a joke that sprang up later. Chicago's collection of skyscrapers funnels and focuses what wind there is, wind tunnel effect based on Bernoulli's principle, so it seems stronger than it actually is. As you noted, plenty of other places are actually more windy more often.
@@xheralt So, how would you explain why Chicago was called "the windy city" at least 9 years BEFORE the first skyscraper existed? You're absolutely WRONG. Not one single historian attributes "windy city" on "wind tunnel effect" since there wasn't one when the term was coined.
@@xNYCMarc no need to be so hostile, it’s not a big deal like you think, and yes Chicago is windy, especially near the lake. There are many sayings that used to mean something other than what the common modern interpretation is.
@@TheMW2informer Nobody is being hostile. Facts don’t care about your feelings. They just are what they are. The meanings of things changing has absolutely nothing to do with this particular thing. “The Windy City” has absolutely nothing to do with actual wind. Period. I’m sorry you think that’s hostile, cupcake.
Brilliant! I must attest, a prayer in the checklist? Absolutely fantastic! This made my day. Spent plenty of time in rotary wings, former brush monkey, captain, crew boss. Super Hueys, UH1H / Bell 205. The EC is a lovely bird.
Liked the familiar shimmy as the rotor comes to speed. Hover check, and get to business! Safe flights, guys!
So happy to hear that prayer and surprised. I just wasn’t expecting it. So nice to hear and great video.
Keep the prayer bs off the cam this would have been a great vid. There is no god he made it off skill and engineering from the manufacturer… let’s keep our heads on straight and realize helos don’t fucking fly on prayers 😂😂
there might only be one set of flight controls but Jesus is this guys co pilot and I am 100% ok with it.
Way back in June, 1997, I was a 2 pilot crew who ferried a BH-412 from Denver-Centennial (KAPA) to KHEF. Saw a lot of country along the way. Switched from the BH-412 to the Pilatus PC-12 and haven't flown a rotary wing since. I guess that 4400 hours was enough in 35 years? Ended a 60 career (Army and Civil) with 8500 hours and no accidents. Great flying choices, though. Night EMS scene work was the most difficult; before NVG was the norm.
So I have to Google KHEF, for your story to have any relevance?
Super interesting job I had for the Department of Transportation was I managed a database of every single air medevac company in the USA. So I called every base, every company, and updated all their information which was mapped and used for disaster relief planning and responses. Did it for 5 summers
Your work was and is incredibly important and appreciated. At the very least by me
@@jarry1595 it was a very fun job. I was going to college for flight and now I'm a USAF pilot in the KC-135R. Because of this job I may try to fly fixed wing medevac when I'm out
@@jarry1595 we were also testing this sensor system in vehicles where depending on impact of the crash the cars impact sensors would notify an ambulance company or potentially medevac. They were finding that at times when crashes would happen there would be a delay in the need for medevac. Additionally, in rural, very sparse areas medevac may be all you have. We would map fly radius and figure out gaps in coverage that could potentially drive new bases or companies. I also got to see the evolution of Air Methods taking over everything
@@jarry1595 and in general I'm an airplane guy so looking up all the N numbers for accuracy was cool seeing what company had what helicopters and fixed wing
I just found this channel. For years I’ve tried to pray every time I’ve heard the helicopter medevac etc. or sirens not knowing the situation or what happened. About 18 months ago I had a pretty nasty accident and I was on the receiving end of a bunch of silent prayers. People told me that was a miracle that I lived .
I was born at this very hospital! Always loved seeing Theda Star as a kid.
How awesome was that to hear the pilot say a prayer before lift off😃😃😃! Fly safe. . . . .God bless!
Absolutely.
Absolutely my favorite part of this guy's preflight checklist.
@@jordanblodgett7978 Amen
@@clearedtofire Amen
Got my fixed wing 45 yrs ago, health issues interrupted my aviation pursuits, but not my love of it. I became a respiratory therapist, but this would've been my dream job! Loved the pre flight prayer. Very much enjoyed the ride, thank you!!
This takes me back to my days as a Flight RN. I flew on King Air E 90's fixed wing all over the sourthwest U.S and then I was fortnunate to be offered a Helicopter Flight RN job in West Central Wisconsin. I was a flight RN for 10 years and flew with Excellent Paramedics and other Flight RNs during those years. It was an awesome job! Imagine flying in a very small Intersive Care Unit. We saved a lot of lives and transported some extremely ill/injured patients. The scene flights were my favorites.
La Crosse?
I always wanted to do flight nursing. So cool, I imagine you have a lot of stories to tell! ❤️
Yes I do, all flight crews and nursing have stories. If your an RN work your tail off, get ICU and ER experience and be the best. You can live that dream.
Gotta love that hospital!!!! Used to watch them come and go from that pad all the time!!!!
I like the short prayer before his flight. That precedes every thing I do where risk is a factor. Whether it's a flight or a ride on my Harley!
that's total ignorance; only knowledge in flying, physics, weather and proper maintenance will avoid disasters
@@alerey4363 Just because Mike has a strong faith in in the Lord,, doesn't mean he didn't use his many years of flying experience, physics , weather etc.to complete the flight peace to ya .
@@bobbybabsonjr787 faith doesn't enable humans to complete a safe trip (in any vehicle thru any media, land water or air); physics and technical skill do, so anything related to faith is totally irrelevant in a cockpit
@@alerey4363 I just found the channel. If you’re being offended just don’t want to channel. No big deal.
@@paulprigge1209 on the contrary, you seem to be offended by *REALITY*; I have stated the fundamental and true facts about aviation: physics, good pilot skills, a cold mind to react and follow procedures in case of emergency, all-around awareness , comm skills, etc.
faith on the contrary not only does not add anything to aviation, it only distracts the pilot and make him lose precious time and brain activity, which must be 100% focused on the facts stated above; if you don't like facts you can keep melting down because *FACTS DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS*
Oh nice you took off from Thedacare in Neenah. I lived in Neenah most of my life and still do today.
I say a prayer EVERY TIME before I take off. Love seeing someone else do that.
Manufactured near the place I live: Airbus Helicopters, Donauwoerth, Bavaria, Germany 🇩🇪 EC 135 and EC 145 are successfully used throughout Europe as MediVac and police helicopter, they are pretty silent and can be landed almost on a stamp. I have to admit that the altitude call-out lady sounds a bit dry, she’s probably German, too. 🤪
But the Germans do get things right normally the first time.
Got to take off and land right down there by Navy Pier in Chicago in a helicopter from Chicago Fire. That was sweet ride
they have so many more helicopters flying over my area in Wisconsin.... before it uses to be rare, now you see one a day sometimes....
Same here in mid-TN. I see or hear several a day now. Most are going to Vanderbilt Not sure why until just a few years ago, I rarely saw any.
Love that you start your flight with a prayer! I need to incorporate that into my before takeoff checks. :)
Its something that I usually, but usually a silent prayer.
Your flying with angles
That was awesome to hear !
You flew into 1G5, my home airport! They never tie those planes down - that's the transient ramp. There's an EC135 based there (that's their dolly) and I watch as the wings rock when it comes in over top of them.
The prayer made me smile. We really do need His guidance and protection in all we do!
Wow I’ve seen Medivac’s take off and land at KHEF from a distance but never knew they put em down between the hangers gotta say that’s impressive and thank you for the videos
Awesome, I live right next to this hospital and fly out of ATW. Hear ThedaStar on the radio all the time.
I loved the video. And a big thanks for saying a quick prayer to Our Lord. The world needs more of that.
The Prayer. Excellent
Awesome to see you guys in the local area. I work security at the data center for CloudHQ at the far front, before you hit nothing but woods! (15:13 - the super white one at your center post) Sometimes you might see us out and about on the rooftops doing patrol. We see helicopters flying across this path almost all day long... :)
Its neat to see where Meigs use to be. I must have flown out of there a million virtual times back in my youth in MS Flight Sim.
That's where it defaulted if my memory is right to Meigs
Thank you for the glimpse of my hometown... Neenah, WI.
Sad to see that the island at 3:50 is all what is left of former Chicago Meigs Airport.
Man, cool! Love that prayer before your flight! Amen!
That is awesome that he prayed just before taking off. 🙏🏻 FYI: Medina Ohio is pronounced Ma dine a. It doesn’t sound like it’s spelled.
Use to work Meigs tower back in the day. Sad to see the field like it is now.
Love the take off out of ft wayne..flown out on airplanes here but never gotten the perspective from a slower aircraft...
Thank you for what you guys do. God bless..
Nice shot of Meigs Field
At 72 I'm retired with over 14,000 hrs flying and I miss flying.
ThedaClark. Very familiar considering it was right across the street from my work.
Wow you guys almost flew right over my house here in Ohio. Glad your trip went smoothly and it looked like some beautiful views over West Virginia.
Back in the day I was a ground Medic, but made a few med flights.
I work in the Gulf, and boy do I miss the days of being able to ride in the left seat of a 407 on the way to the beach.
Since the ‘Rona, we all sit in back with a curtain in between-no pax in front.
Bummer
That was nice of that man and woman to keep warning you of obstacles 😂. Awesome video!
I was in that hospital, Theda Clark yesterday. I heard you but didn't see you. Safe travels!
Right over where I live in neenah! I saw you fly this route while I was home. I currently work on ch47s, but I am trying to get into the medivac world as a mechanic
If this was during the summer, you probably would have seen my sailboat on the Fox River in Neenah. I watch ThedaStar depart from ThedaClark often.
Pretty cool. Love how the video frame rate makes it look like the blades are barely spinning!
Brings back good memories. Thanks for posting
This is so cool! I wanna be a flight nurse when I grow up so watching this video really made me smile. I love how you guys pray before the flight!
That turn onto final at the end was deeply satisfying. There's just something so cool about the way helicopters make a turn like that. Almost like a car drifting. Beautiful flight, but I can feel the cold from here. :D
I live out by Culpeper airport and see y’all PHI guys all the time. I’d love to see some TH-cam videos of your flights!
I was a volunteer firefighter and one of the most amazing parts of the job was the flyouts. PHI especially, but all flight medics have my utmost respect and adoration for what they do. I say a prayer for them daily.
Amazing videos, Sir. Thank you for all you do in your Medevac career. I live about a half hour from Griffiss International Airport and I always love to hear Mercy Flight and Life Net in their communications around here. Very cool channel.
Love the prayers! Godspeed!
cool video, i’m a student helicopter pilot at the hangers next to where you landed.
Great flight starting with a great prayer! We know where your faith is. I have family in Medina, OH on Paradise Rd. Love their town Square. Stay safe ,happy and healthy.
Awesome video 303PH. I bet there is nothing more comfortable than a cross country in a ...35.
You boys haven’t seen a lot of windmills until you come to west Texas. Love the channel!
I spent over a year working at Warrenton and I know exactly where y’all landed. It’s a cool little airport. Thanks again for sharing.
The view from above is beautiful, I enjoyed the flight. You are amazing my friend!.
Greetings from London UK.
"Warning, Obstacle" sounds like Hank Hill.
Love the prayer 🙏 🙌
I used to know the chief pilot there at HEF when I worked at Dulles
You should do more videos like this and more scene flight videos!!!!!
Time very well spent! Thanks for a great ride!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video, because this is the first video that the pilot started the flight with a pray! Thank you sir and God Bless.
Medina, OH it sounds like Ma-dina lol..cool video, even cooler channel
Awesome video!
Pre flight prayer? YES!! Mad respect
Nice to see our products works!
I love the prayer before you take off!
Randomly watched the video and then realized you were flying right over me, I probably saw you.
🙏🏾 gotta pray before you set off! 🙂
Love the channel, just found you yesterday and have been watching quite a bit. Those wind Mills were in Van Wert, Ohio. I've driven past them quite a few times on my way to Indiana for work. Oddly enough I live just up the road from Medina 1G5, was cool to hear you were flying it. I can tell you're a out of towner though, it's not pronounced like funky cold Medina, it's more Med-eye-na lol. Everyone says it like you did when there not from around here. Keep up Gods work, love the vids, thanks for posting.
Epic flight.. Nice job guys
Perfect wa6 to start a flight, with a prayer..much respect..👊🏼
My unsung heroes.
Oooohhh.....you're the guy with the 500! You were going through Start up and you and your friend were talking about how beautiful the aircraft was and who was a better looking guy! 😂
Nice to see a video from you. That MD500.....500MD.....whatever it was, was the first video I saw.
Nice, i remember that time in my career. My first introduction the turbine world.
Its comforting to know we have brave americans in public safety. Fire ems law enforcement and medivac.god bless and keep you safe.
I heard u flew to Medina Ohio. Wish I knew I could of tracked u on Flightradar24. U probably flew over my house here in Mansfield Ohio. I would of went on my deck and gave u a high wave .
Cool vid. Thank you. And great to hear your prayer before flight🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Very nice all around
Ah good ol KHEF Manassas regional. I have a few friends based there. I'm based at kezf Shannon about 25 minutes south of Manassas. Is that the black and yellow 135 in the video or the blue and green one that phi has as well
Yellow and black.
God was definitely in the cockpit with me a long time ago! Flying solo as a student I accidentally flew into a zero visibility ( I had training to teach me what to do should I get in the situation) . Spatial disorientation was instantaneous and I watched my hands and feet make all the correct inputs to controls and Power for successful recovery! Only the Lord our God could have done that ! The result more experienced pilot ,no structural issues with the airplane , and most important a greater strength to my faith!
That prayer was awesome and the flight very enjoyable, thank you for sharing.
This was awesome! Pilot prayed prior to flight. I did the same when I was flying helos back in ‘04-‘06..Warms my heart man..
Michael PHI has a Ops at KCJR and the Pilots and the EMTs are great people
I worked there the other night. Love getting any 407 time that I can.
nothing keeps your passengers calm like saying a prayer before take off!!!!
I love how you pray before the flight!
You guys should do a fly-by at my house here in Virginia
At 1:10 that was the most important part of the day
When things go awry, let jesus take the controls.
I wouldn't trust a dude with holes in his hands to take the cyclic, I'll leave it to the person trained to be the pilot
I didn't know Helis had GPWS Callouts!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah, Ohio, the land where the weather doesn't know what it wants to do.
No way! I've been learning to fly with american helicopters at Manassas field! KHEF is a great place
Trained there for 10hrs myself working towards my private license.
i think there might’ve been an obstacle not sure though ..,
Nice hearing the prayer at the beginning.
Man you couldn't have asked for better weather. Sheez. I don't miss the cold.
We didn't show the several days of bad weather while we waited or delayed our flight :)
KHEF is my favorite airport to flying out of and the best FBO to enjoy the hospitality is Chantilly Air and others so illl be looking for you on the ramp
Michael---how are you doing?? Have not seen to many recent posts?
It Ma Dina
Medina
It’s a rural town far from Cleveland
Very true....we are always learning :)
That's what's up thank you for praying be 4 u taken off, or leaving anywhere love it thank you.
Love the preflight prayer. Think I'll start doing that 😊
Nice love KHEF my hometown airport
Awesome job pilots. Thanks for praying!!!
@2:50 "The windy city" doesn't actually have anything to do with actual wind. It was called "the windy city" because its politicians were particularly "full of hot air" so to speak. Chicago ranks 12th for actual windiness. Boston is #1 most windy city in the US. Followed just by a smidge by Oklahoma City.
The nickname actually does have something to do with atmosphere, attributing it to politicians is a joke that sprang up later. Chicago's collection of skyscrapers funnels and focuses what wind there is, wind tunnel effect based on Bernoulli's principle, so it seems stronger than it actually is. As you noted, plenty of other places are actually more windy more often.
@@xheralt So, how would you explain why Chicago was called "the windy city" at least 9 years BEFORE the first skyscraper existed? You're absolutely WRONG. Not one single historian attributes "windy city" on "wind tunnel effect" since there wasn't one when the term was coined.
always good to learn new things
@@xNYCMarc no need to be so hostile, it’s not a big deal like you think, and yes Chicago is windy, especially near the lake. There are many sayings that used to mean something other than what the common modern interpretation is.
@@TheMW2informer Nobody is being hostile. Facts don’t care about your feelings. They just are what they are. The meanings of things changing has absolutely nothing to do with this particular thing. “The Windy City” has absolutely nothing to do with actual wind. Period. I’m sorry you think that’s hostile, cupcake.