Pretty off beat video but we got the chance to go see Paul's hanger and checkout some neat MD helicopters! Good news is Mullet's SMX is in the mail back to us as of today!
He would probably enjoy mcflurry with all the levers. Maybe y'all can build him a car with foot controls and hand controls. So he feels like he's flying a helicopter.
Paul seems like he’d be the coolest grandpa/dad ever. Answered all questions George asked nicely. Seems like a hell of a guy to know. Cleet always finds the good ones
That's something I love about this channel, no matter how crazy the world is, this channel is always full of fun and positivity and great people. Even when things go south they say whatever and keep on rolling. Really is a nice change of pace from the rest of the world
At fasterproms George worked on heads and general mechanical things. Now he's flying around in planes and helicopters. Im sure he even makes more, has his own channel drag car. All around the man really leveled up! Super happy he got out and is living a life worth living
Wild how florida police infringe upon the american human right to open carry a firearm. Hitlers gestapo called, they said theyre hiring florida new york and california cops. Why are our police so often tyrannically sinister and demonic? Its 1984 666. Children on puberty blockers, peoples genetalia mutilated and thats okay but got forbid you open carry a firearm in an age of mass rampage serial killers right???? The president the pope, the judges, all protected with guns but not children in school. Cant have any protection with our education or too many children wont get slaughtered. Gave fun paying all the europeans ww3 bills they make us pay while they pretend theyre better than us.
Im glad Paul is the man sharing his wisdom and experiences. He seems like the man to go to, very genuine when it comes to helicopters. You boys are always gonna be in good hands with him. You can tell he is a very intelligent man. AWESOME JOB PAUL!!!
Dude, right on. Paul also MUST be an excellent pilot. You may hear 'terrible helicopter pilot...' BUT, you'll never hear '...terrible OLDER helicopter pilot'!! Ya only get 1 chance to be terrible
For sure!! Cleet has let George spread out his talents and absorb the different content in this channel!!! Not knocking his last employer/content creator. You go George!!!!
so is George Cleetus's employee and paid by Cleetus? how did he get involved with Cleetus doing this? what was fasterproms? sorry I'm new to the channel and would just like to understand
Check out the lip along the tail tube only on the left side that also helps compensating the momentum with the coanda (?) effect around that tube , lower pressure in the smoother side of the tail = sucks the tail to the right side. We had one on the set of “Renegades” and the pilot explained all the details to us.
Was surprised you didn’t know about or had seen the Notar before ? It’s a sexy ass helicopter for sure . And the low noise and zero vibrations makes it ideal for personal use 👌.
@@LegerAndCo Dont get me wrong im here for the racing like most of us. That said if the occasional aviation content doesn't motivate you in some way or another.. it says more about you than it does about cleet or his channel.
Paul is such a down to earth cool guy. not everyone who achieves what Paul has remains humble and down to earth. Im glad to see y'all flying together again 👍👍
@@jani724 would think that just like water tanks are normally white, the heat soak from sun is much higher with a black tank. I believe another reason most tanks are white, transparent of sort, is that sunlight helps keep bacteria from growing in tanks. I could be totally wrong but seems like I heard something like that before.. I assume another benefit of white is the water or fuel level can be seen.
8 minutes in I just had to comment. During Basic Tactical Flight/NVD Training my Stickbuddy and I had the blessing of having a Competition Team Instructor. He had us practice these fwd mvmt 360s maintaining the same pivot point. He taught us more stuff but this brought on the flashback. I will never forget that Instructor.
Never thought I would be watching a helicopter video with a massive smile on my face. I am so proud to be a Cleetus (Garrett) fan because this man excels at LIFE and does it with a smile, with humor, and he does it for US, the fans. By far my favorite person on the planet.
Also something to note there's a slit along the tailboom that allows high volume low pressure air to escape, turning the tailboom into a wing using the Coanda effect. That is what creates the antitorque, not the directional thruster. The vertical stabilizers take over as speed increase reduces the coanda effect.
For those of you who love physics, The NOTAR system is more than just a fan blowing out air. It uses something called the Coanda effect as well as direct thrust. These are cool effects to look up such as the Coanda effect and Magnus effect that make a spinning ball curve or air flowing over a curved surface. NOT Bernoulis BTW. Cool stuff. Side question: I suppose the NOTAR system does not have the same zones of LTE (loss of tail rotor effectiveness) due to lack of vortices etc.
to simplify it uses fancy tricks to make the boom act like a wing that counters the toque. the nozzle at the end is mostly for left and right the boom its self handles most of the counter toque and the verticals handle it at higher speeds.
Not only is Cleetus's life so much a fun adventure, he gets to share it with his friends and makes new friends along the way. That's a dream come true, to enjoy shared experiences. Cheers!
Im SOOO happy for George. Getting away from Fasterproms was such a leap for him. Going from porting bullshit intakes all day everyday to hittin BIG wheelies in that Blazer, into taking helo and plane rides on the daily. 🤯
I worked for MD for a little over 12 years, and every morning was awesome walking past the flightline to my building as flight test and training was happening. The smoothness of the 902 was incredible.
You you you....MD team person you. How cool. 👍 I went to the Robinson factory in Torrance for their groundschool when Frank was still with us. He was really engaging and inspirational to my 22 year old eyes. And the place was fascinating! Nice to meet you. 😀
It's crazy the reach cleetus content has now. If the fan is getting closed off when you turn does that mean it needs a blow off valve to vent excess air pressure?
Thanks paul for letting us come along today and tour your facility, this episode was awesome and a great glimpse into the aviation world most of us would never know about unless we were owners ourselves.
As a helicopter enthusiast, this is my favorite video you've done! FYI the N530FF for freedom factory is a for hire unit here in Utah next time you're up this way. It hangars in Spanish Fork near Mike and Mark P. I've been in it. It's a good machine.
So nice of Paul and his friend to show that NOTR heli. Gentlemen to the last showing their love of aircraft. Nice of Cleetus to feature, I like the different content!
Love the Helicopter content brother. Paul is such a natural teacher. I almost feel like he uploaded how to fly the Notar into my brain Matrix style. I like seeing people who know their craft in and out AND can teach someone who knows nothing at least the basic principles in 10 minutes.
@@Dontworryboutit315 so what you’re saying is if your parents were millionaires you wouldn’t get them Father’s Day and Mother’s Day presents because they’re millionaires
yeah i was surprised as well, had no idea most of the noise came from the tail rotor as well but it sorta makes sense once you really think about why it does.
Helicopters are so loud partially because of the high rpm of the tail rotor but secondly because it interacts with the downwash of the main rotor - it literally chops the turbulent air. And turbulent air is what makes rotors and propellers loud (f.e. pusher props or planes with contrarotating props). 🚁 If you want to hear another insanely quiet helicopter just watch a video of a Kaman K-1200 K-Max... ✌️
Great example of a man that loves a machine at the highest level. He's figured out a way to make flying in his preferred choice of machine profitable by knowing every possible thing there is to learn about that machine and how to use it in the most profitable way. My hat is off to the absolute legend of a man. And No I'm not talking about Cleetus
Cool to see a video of Paul checking out/flying Cleetus’s helicopter. The nerd in me wants to hear what he has to say about it’s capabilities/performance.
I love the 520N. Phoenix PD used to have a fleet. They switched to the AS350 15 or 20 years ago. Story they gave the public was they had trouble getting spare parts and services from MD.
MD Notar is my favourite helicopter. Hear one whistling up the coast where I live sometimes. Can never help but to walk out and watch it whizz by. Beautiful machines, going to hire it for a ride on my big birthday and check out the countryside around about from the sky.
How can it possibly get more EPIC than helicopter 360s, at speed, right in front of LS Georgio??!! Seems impossible, but I’m sure you’ll find a way. 😃 What a spectacular video! Thanks for all the effort and a BIG shout out to Paul. Dude is a straight up beast. Wooohooo!! Great job everybody!
When I was in training, Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg had 5 MD 902 helicopters which were NOTAR in 1996. They were able to be be loaded from the rear because there wasn’t a tail rotor. Diana Ross performed at the Super Bowl in 1996 and her ride out of the stadium was on an MD 900.
Thank you for putting this video up. I do LiDAR surveying work out of a helicopter and fight vibration issues all the time. I have wondered what the 520N was like in that regard. I need one. Great content. !!!!
Flying backwards in a helicopter is one of the oddest feelings I've ever experienced. When I was a little kid my Dad was involved with the local airshow scene, he pulled a few strings and I was able to go up with the Salad Time helicopter stunt team, flying backwards with the smoke on filling the cab completely and not being able to see shit while flying backwards was something I clearly will never forget. 👍👍🚁🚁💨💨
Those notars are so nice, I had the opportunity to ride in an MD902 notar and it was so smooth, had room for 6 including the pilot as well as tons of gear and still had A/C
Cleet is the wheelman of our generation. Put him in the seat of anything and he’s shreddin the gnar!!! Air, land, sea, doesn’t matter. Hold your beer and watch this!
They’re great little choppers, my family runs a fleet of about 115 Hughes 500’s with a mixture of civilian and military versions all operating off tuna boats in the western Pacific area. They work hard in incredibly hostile conditions.
Cleetus’s friend Paul there reminds me of a friend of mine named Jerry Foster who was the 1st reporter/pilot to live broadcast from a helicopter. Jerry passed away a few months ago but Paul has many more good years left👍🇺🇸✌️
loving the aviation content that you've added to the channel over the last few months!! I'm an av geek, as well as a car nut; put the two of them together and your channel makes for some awesome content!!
520n is a very unique machine. I grew up close to the factory watched them get developed. The first seven were delivered to phoenix police. I rode in one for a night shift in the air unit.
@@jmt8706official yep that's the one! When I lived in San Diego you'd see them all the time. I was a little disappointed Cletus made no Magnum PI references when flying the same helicopter! That was actually my start for being BELL helicopter fan. Plus the army gave them all cool Indian names. I hope the commies never learn about them or we'll lose that too. Sorry political rant🤔😳😠 ***edit had to Google Hughes made the 500 bell made another of my favorites jet ranger.
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Garrett Mitchell / Cleetus McFarland is a true life goal. Bro I was watching when the channel first started with 1320 and the bald eagle machine so awesome to witness the success. My guy literally owns a freaking racetrack now!
That was fun! I only got near a helicopter about 20 years ago when I worked at the children's ICU and we flew out to get sick newborns in the smaller hospitals in the area. But I still found it very interesting, because the video was put together in an interesting way 👍!
Hi Cleetus, thanks for the terrific video!! Looks like a total blast!! I remember watching Magnum PI as a kid. Magnums pilot buddy TC flew an MD5xx. I've loved it ever since. Kinda ironic, but, my first real job was building visual DBs for simulators. The company mainly built computer visual systems (a bit before GPU graphics 😂). On my first day I was introduced to my "review station" which was a 3 x 3 array of monitors with an office chair bolted to the floor in front. There was a real cyclic, collective, and footpedals arranged around the chair. I basically had to learn to fly rotary wing to review my work. I crashed allot but after a few days of persistence I finally figured it out. Like riding a bike... you never forget. The main flight SW I used was for the MH6 Littlebird. So incredibly gratifying and fun! I'm eventually gonna learn how to really fly. As soon as I'm able to afford my own, the MD530F (or similar) will be my first choice.
I'm a long time subscriber to your channel and I just so happen to work at MD. I sent this video to our marketing team. While it's not my decision, it would be awesome to have y'all come out and get an even more in depth view of the products.
I worked with a Vietnam vet years ago who flew slicks during the war. He said flying a helicopter was like trying to keep a BB in the center of a plate. Good on ya Cleet! 👏🏻👏🏻
Paul is awesome! That helicopter with the side seats and fast-rope rig is basically the civilian, pointed-nose version of an MH-6 (the troop transport version) Little Bird. So awesome!
Paul is awesome, he's all about hours and hours and hours, and doing weird stuff so you're ready for it, 100% the right attitude. Some instructors who just teach the basics will try and make you scared of the aircraft and never do stuff I feel like.
When I worked with an exploration company in Southeast Alaska we had Hughes 500C & D models flying us around. They're like the sports cars of the skies, just freakin' loved thise birds.
I love this type of content, but that’s coming from someone with a passion for aviation. So cool learning and even seeing you guys learn , explore and experiment with aviation!
Actually, most of the anti-torque comes from the tail boom acting like a big airfoil - the slots along the side of the boom create a boundary layer of air that with the help of the Coanda effect makes the boom work like a Magnus effect wing (this works better at speed). The nozzle is mostly for yaw control. The prototype NOTAR used a cut down Aerospatiale helicopter shrouded tail rotor. We also found the ship has less drag at speed, due to the lack of tail rotor.
The tail boom also has slots along its length that aids in the Coanda effect known as Coanda slots. These helis have a very distinct sound with the whine from the fan and the sound of the air being blown through the boom.
The air coming out the port at the end of the boom is only part of the NOTAR story. Air from the fan also comes out along the boom, which generates a horizontal force on the boom via the Coanda effect on the air from the main rotor as it washes down over the boom.
The county sheriff in San Diego used to have 500D's, you could hear them coming, then they switched to 520N NOTAR's and would be on top of you before you knew it or heard them. When the ASTREA unit first started they had Bell 47's and you would hear them for a few minutes before they showed up. Border Patrol uses a bunch because they are quiet and you can get down low and not fear putting the tailrotor into a bush or rock ledge.
I love doing pirouettes in a helicopter. My instructor would have me do them in more wind as i got better/further along in my training. He said outside training there wasn’t much practice use but that never stopped me from getting a few in here and there.
The NOTAR is my favorite helicopter and I watched a guy that owns one and he showed that the NOTAR would do anything that any other helicopter will do but smoother and much quieter. Plus it just sound so much cooler.
Just a little note about the NOTAR heli. Most of the counter torque thrust in a NOTAR is actually generated by the horizontal Coanda slot that runs down the side of the tail boom. The Coanda slot, coupled with the main rotor down wash, provides something like 60% of the counter rotation thrust. The remainder of the counter torque thrust is provided by the rotating direct jet thruster at the end of the tail boom. Due to side lift provided by the main rotor down wash past the Coanda Slot, this entire system is about 10% to 15% more efficient than a conventional tail rotor.
I worked for MD for a few years on the 500 and 900 models. They ran their production exactly like a military shop. The aftermarket side was a bit better! Paul was the Test Flight pilot. The things I’ve seen him do 😂
This is just more proof that being positive in life leads you directly to other people living a positive life. It's a law of the universe but is so overlooked in our world. Things like this don't just happen guys it cokes from treating people well and living right. Awesome to see and a great example for people to aspire to.
I used to work with an EMS agency that used two MD900 NOTAR helicopters as air medical response units. I never had an opportunity to ride in either of them, but I had loaded my fair share of patients into them.
I have a little NOTAR time, the secret is to LEAD with the pedal on power changes! Definitely not as much authority as a regular helicopter but the benefits you didn't mention is little to no chance of LTE in the tail! Beautiful bird though, thanks for sharing!!!!
Go fly the big boy the 600N it’s my favorite helicopter I own. It’s has a ton of power and will set most helicopters still it cruises at 140-145 knots all day long. Not to mention seats 7 people comfortably. I have owned all models of the 500 series and I think the 520 is much more faster, smoother, and also was used in air races they are fast. I haven’t known a tail rotor authority issue compared to my 500, maybe because I’m used to them 🤷♂️ good video though hope to cross paths sometime and talk helicopters! Be safe!!
Pretty off beat video but we got the chance to go see Paul's hanger and checkout some neat MD helicopters! Good news is Mullet's SMX is in the mail back to us as of today!
Well lets see what shenanigans you have planned for today 😂
Love the Videos
Don’t matter what it is, we are here to see it! Hell yes brother!
Hey dude any cleeter video is a good video!
Host an srx race at the freedom factory
Teach Paul to drift or send him down the track in Ruby. It would be interesting to hear his analysis of it.
Definitely send him down the strip in something, hell, the man can probably handle Mullet.
This, you so need to let Paul feel the fury of Ruby, give that man atleast a 8 second pass to add to his collection of achievements.
I third this, he's so composed in a helicopter, it'd be interesting to see him do an 8 or 9 sec 1/4 mile 😂
Yes please
He would probably enjoy mcflurry with all the levers.
Maybe y'all can build him a car with foot controls and hand controls. So he feels like he's flying a helicopter.
Paul seems like he’d be the coolest grandpa/dad ever. Answered all questions George asked nicely. Seems like a hell of a guy to know. Cleet always finds the good ones
That's something I love about this channel, no matter how crazy the world is, this channel is always full of fun and positivity and great people. Even when things go south they say whatever and keep on rolling. Really is a nice change of pace from the rest of the world
seemed like a bit of a pushover
@@FartInYourFace234 and how exactly did you gather this?
Clete is one of those rare individuals that can drive anything, and all of his shenanigans helps him capture the feel of the vehicle, great job clete
Lots of people fly and do the car thing. You just don't see it
As a helicopter mechanic, I never thought I’d be seeing cleetus giving me my rotor wing fix on TH-cam. Supporting you as always buddy 🤙🏻
As fellow heli mechanic and SAR swimmer; Garrett seems shallow.
@@AudioFreqx wym by ' Garrett seems shallow.'?
@@KuostA IF you need to ask.. just smh.
@@AudioFreqx lol way to personify your smooth brain.
At fasterproms George worked on heads and general mechanical things. Now he's flying around in planes and helicopters. Im sure he even makes more, has his own channel drag car. All around the man really leveled up! Super happy he got out and is living a life worth living
I was going to post something similar! Totally agree!
George is sometimes the highlight of the videos. His reaction and quirky humor are priceless!
I was thinking the same thing!
Yeah, I what a difference in personalities George and Cooper have
He's much better away from Fasterproms!
Much better fit at McFarland racing/boating/aviation/RC...etc
I love this type of content sprinkled in. It is wild seeing the difference in the machines & the excitement of Clet & George!
That Was flippin cool
Wild how florida police infringe upon the american human right to open carry a firearm. Hitlers gestapo called, they said theyre hiring florida new york and california cops. Why are our police so often tyrannically sinister and demonic? Its 1984 666. Children on puberty blockers, peoples genetalia mutilated and thats okay but got forbid you open carry a firearm in an age of mass rampage serial killers right???? The president the pope, the judges, all protected with guns but not children in school. Cant have any protection with our education or too many children wont get slaughtered. Gave fun paying all the europeans ww3 bills they make us pay while they pretend theyre better than us.
I think George might be in the market for something to fly to work so he can cut down on that 2 hour each way drive
@@wheeln24-79 Haha I think you're right, you can hear it in his voice when asking questions about it!
How much are you being paid for commenting?
Do they pay you in bags of rice or chickens?
Im glad Paul is the man sharing his wisdom and experiences. He seems like the man to go to, very genuine when it comes to helicopters. You boys are always gonna be in good hands with him. You can tell he is a very intelligent man. AWESOME JOB PAUL!!!
Dude, right on. Paul also MUST be an excellent pilot. You may hear 'terrible helicopter pilot...' BUT, you'll never hear '...terrible OLDER helicopter pilot'!! Ya only get 1 chance to be terrible
@@jasonaldenhaley1 funny, but true.
Bro when he started drifting the heli what a HOSS
😊I’m so happy for George. Looks like he’s out here living his best life with cleet.
For sure!! Cleet has let George spread out his talents and absorb the different content in this channel!!! Not knocking his last employer/content creator. You go George!!!!
Way better than being stuck in the back say Fasterproms. Like you say, no shade on Jeremy at all, but this is quite the different life!
so is George Cleetus's employee and paid by Cleetus? how did he get involved with Cleetus doing this? what was fasterproms? sorry I'm new to the channel and would just like to understand
Check out the lip along the tail tube only on the left side that also helps compensating the momentum with the coanda (?) effect around that tube , lower pressure in the smoother side of the tail = sucks the tail to the right side. We had one on the set of “Renegades” and the pilot explained all the details to us.
Love the McFarland Aviation content brother!!!
copy that!
I disagree, some of it is cool but not as exciting as his race content.
@LegerAndCo how can you disagree with someone saying they love something lol.
Was surprised you didn’t know about or had seen the Notar before ? It’s a sexy ass helicopter for sure . And the low noise and zero vibrations makes it ideal for personal use 👌.
@@LegerAndCo Dont get me wrong im here for the racing like most of us. That said if the occasional aviation content doesn't motivate you in some way or another.. it says more about you than it does about cleet or his channel.
Paul is such a down to earth cool guy. not everyone who achieves what Paul has remains humble and down to earth. Im glad to see y'all flying together again 👍👍
This guy came up big time. From Mall Cop to helicopter entrepreneur.
thats paul blart, not barth lol
Before you know it he'll be at the FREAKING CATALINA WINE MIXER
Have you heard of the Blart side of the moon? Those movies are secretly high art.
Everything's black, immediately shows a white fuel barrel😂. Idk if jet fuel containers have to be white per some code but I for sure chuckled
@@jani724 would think that just like water tanks are normally white, the heat soak from sun is much higher with a black tank. I believe another reason most tanks are white, transparent of sort, is that sunlight helps keep bacteria from growing in tanks. I could be totally wrong but seems like I heard something like that before.. I assume another benefit of white is the water or fuel level can be seen.
8 minutes in I just had to comment. During Basic Tactical Flight/NVD Training my Stickbuddy and I had the blessing of having a Competition Team Instructor. He had us practice these fwd mvmt 360s maintaining the same pivot point. He taught us more stuff but this brought on the flashback. I will never forget that Instructor.
Really love the sound on the flybys with the tail blower, got a whine like a supercharger and leaves the low frequency thump of the main rotor.
Never thought I would be watching a helicopter video with a massive smile on my face. I am so proud to be a Cleetus (Garrett) fan because this man excels at LIFE and does it with a smile, with humor, and he does it for US, the fans. By far my favorite person on the planet.
The smile is why.
Also something to note there's a slit along the tailboom that allows high volume low pressure air to escape, turning the tailboom into a wing using the Coanda effect. That is what creates the antitorque, not the directional thruster. The vertical stabilizers take over as speed increase reduces the coanda effect.
For those of you who love physics, The NOTAR system is more than just a fan blowing out air. It uses something called the Coanda effect as well as direct thrust. These are cool effects to look up such as the Coanda effect and Magnus effect that make a spinning ball curve or air flowing over a curved surface. NOT Bernoulis BTW. Cool stuff. Side question: I suppose the NOTAR system does not have the same zones of LTE (loss of tail rotor effectiveness) due to lack of vortices etc.
to simplify it uses fancy tricks to make the boom act like a wing that counters the toque. the nozzle at the end is mostly for left and right the boom its self handles most of the counter toque and the verticals handle it at higher speeds.
Not only is Cleetus's life so much a fun adventure, he gets to share it with his friends and makes new friends along the way. That's a dream come true, to enjoy shared experiences. Cheers!
Im SOOO happy for George. Getting away from Fasterproms was such a leap for him. Going from porting bullshit intakes all day everyday to hittin BIG wheelies in that Blazer, into taking helo and plane rides on the daily. 🤯
i so agree here you can see the real George free love him lol
I'm a HUGE George fan. I'm so happy for him and the whole team honestly that this channel is able to do so much.
ALL THE FELLAS ARE GREAT AND MAKE CLETS CHANNEL EVEN BETTER
Grow up! Jeremy treated him well.
@@Cultofpersonality09129 Dude was locked in a tiny ass room porting shit all day, not really
I worked for MD for a little over 12 years, and every morning was awesome walking past the flightline to my building as flight test and training was happening. The smoothness of the 902 was incredible.
I worked at MD from 88 and Boeing bought it and I retired in 2006
Is it pretty typical for the NOTAR equipped aircraft to not come with vortex generators along the tail? Hello from a Ch54 skycrane guy 🤙
You you you....MD team person you.
How cool. 👍
I went to the Robinson factory in Torrance for their groundschool when Frank was still with us. He was really engaging and inspirational to my 22 year old eyes.
And the place was fascinating! Nice to meet you. 😀
absolute unit !
It's crazy the reach cleetus content has now. If the fan is getting closed off when you turn does that mean it needs a blow off valve to vent excess air pressure?
Thanks paul for letting us come along today and tour your facility, this episode was awesome and a great glimpse into the aviation world most of us would never know about unless we were owners ourselves.
As a helicopter enthusiast, this is my favorite video you've done! FYI the N530FF for freedom factory is a for hire unit here in Utah next time you're up this way. It hangars in Spanish Fork near Mike and Mark P. I've been in it. It's a good machine.
So nice of Paul and his friend to show that NOTR heli. Gentlemen to the last showing their love of aircraft. Nice of Cleetus to feature, I like the different content!
I think they should give Paul the whole Mcfarland racing experience as a thank you. Dragrace, drifting, the whole package
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Love the Helicopter content brother. Paul is such a natural teacher. I almost feel like he uploaded how to fly the Notar into my brain Matrix style. I like seeing people who know their craft in and out AND can teach someone who knows nothing at least the basic principles in 10 minutes.
They should get Paul one of those helicopter pads that remote controlled so he doesn’t need to pull it out with his side-by-side
Need Mike Patey and Best Tugs to colab with Paul!
Yep Best Tugs!
Cleetus hook Paul up with Mike
Dude has 5 million dollars in choppers in his hangar, I’m sure he can afford one if he wanted one lol
@@Dontworryboutit315 so what you’re saying is if your parents were millionaires you wouldn’t get them Father’s Day and Mother’s Day presents because they’re millionaires
Paul is living a dream life... what a legend
Saul did swimming a cream light.... such a brethren
@@AdamBogan lol your joke was so unfunny that youtube didn't even give me a notification
@@asylumental I'm going to tell my grandma that you said that
How much are you being paid for commenting?
Do they pay you in bags of rice or chickens?
@@ThunderAppeal what are you talking about?
The knowledge, training and experience your getting from Paul is priceless
It’s insane how much quieter that helicopter sounds
I didn't think it was the tail rotor making the bulk of the noise but it seems that way.
yeah i was surprised as well, had no idea most of the noise came from the tail rotor as well but it sorta makes sense once you really think about why it does.
The turbine fan noise is much cooler whether it's quieter or not for sure.
@@colliecollie6822a lot of noise comes from the interaction of turbulent air between main and tail rotor. Constructive interference.
Can we just appreciate that we have a consistent TH-camr with such good content all the time, keep up the amazing work boys 🔥🔥💯🇺🇸
Cleeter has been making my day with his videos for the past 8 years. Watch everyday.
I dig it. Notar seems like similar to Harrier nozzle to direct thrust. Same concept, different implementation. Very cool vid!!
Helicopters are so loud partially because of the high rpm of the tail rotor but secondly because it interacts with the downwash of the main rotor - it literally chops the turbulent air. And turbulent air is what makes rotors and propellers loud (f.e. pusher props or planes with contrarotating props). 🚁
If you want to hear another insanely quiet helicopter just watch a video of a Kaman K-1200 K-Max... ✌️
Great example of a man that loves a machine at the highest level. He's figured out a way to make flying in his preferred choice of machine profitable by knowing every possible thing there is to learn about that machine and how to use it in the most profitable way. My hat is off to the absolute legend of a man. And No I'm not talking about Cleetus
Came for the exhaust whistles and stayed for the helicopter content. 😂
that's the first cleetus video I saw and I hated it lol
I wonder how many people didn't get that. 😂
Dont forget the duck call in the procharger
Some real OGs here ✌️
What happens of you throw a sparkplug at that helicopter?
Man the insight Paul has and the talent is just incredible. Hats off to him
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@@ThunderAppeal why do you give a crap about what I do? Got nothing better to do than comment on a comment I made 5 months ago I see lol🤦♂️😂
This Paul guy is an absolute legend sharing so much info takin his time to showcase stuff
Cool to see a video of Paul checking out/flying Cleetus’s helicopter. The nerd in me wants to hear what he has to say about it’s capabilities/performance.
I love the 520N. Phoenix PD used to have a fleet. They switched to the AS350 15 or 20 years ago. Story they gave the public was they had trouble getting spare parts and services from MD.
MD Notar is my favourite helicopter. Hear one whistling up the coast where I live sometimes. Can never help but to walk out and watch it whizz by. Beautiful machines, going to hire it for a ride on my big birthday and check out the countryside around about from the sky.
Gotta say even after the 1000th time the intro never gets old
Aviation content is where it's at for me. I hope to someday be a private pilot myself.
How can it possibly get more EPIC than helicopter 360s, at speed, right in front of LS Georgio??!! Seems impossible, but I’m sure you’ll find a way. 😃 What a spectacular video! Thanks for all the effort and a BIG shout out to Paul. Dude is a straight up beast. Wooohooo!! Great job everybody!
I love the passion and enthusiasm that you have towards flying. Thank you for bringing that Contant to the channel.
So incredible to see aviation on my feed I get caught up in the cars and forget how much I love this content
Loving the McFarland Aviation content, and a big thanks to Mr. Paul for his contributions!
You can just tell right away that Paul is a true professional. 🇺🇲
When I was in training, Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg had 5 MD 902 helicopters which were NOTAR in 1996. They were able to be be loaded from the rear because there wasn’t a tail rotor. Diana Ross performed at the Super Bowl in 1996 and her ride out of the stadium was on an MD 900.
Thank you for putting this video up. I do LiDAR surveying work out of a helicopter and fight vibration issues all the time. I have wondered what the 520N was like in that regard. I need one. Great content. !!!!
i know these flight videos dont usually preform all that well but im here for all the aircraft action!
Flying backwards in a helicopter is one of the oddest feelings I've ever experienced. When I was a little kid my Dad was involved with the local airshow scene, he pulled a few strings and I was able to go up with the Salad Time helicopter stunt team, flying backwards with the smoke on filling the cab completely and not being able to see shit while flying backwards was something I clearly will never forget. 👍👍🚁🚁💨💨
Paul flying the 360s looks like every Rc helicopter I’ve ever tried to fly with the trim that’s just stuck so it constantly spins😂
Those notars are so nice, I had the opportunity to ride in an MD902 notar and it was so smooth, had room for 6 including the pilot as well as tons of gear and still had A/C
Cleet is the wheelman of our generation. Put him in the seat of anything and he’s shreddin the gnar!!! Air, land, sea, doesn’t matter. Hold your beer and watch this!
Man cleetus just makes it look easy like anyone can just hop in a helicopter lol
to be fair hes like this in anything he's driving or piloting. natural talent all around, plus money helps train ya too lol
He's been flying for years
He definitely has a natural ability to pilot just about anything. Jets are likely next.
If it wasn't for Hughes Helicopters inventing these in the first place, this story wouldn't be told right now.
My favorite videos you make Cleetus! One day I hope I’ll own a helicopter even if it takes me 25 more years!
They’re great little choppers, my family runs a fleet of about 115 Hughes 500’s with a mixture of civilian and military versions all operating off tuna boats in the western Pacific area. They work hard in incredibly hostile conditions.
Thanks for taking us along for these adventures, love the offshoot into aviation!
Hell yeah brother!! Your content is always top notch! Thankyou for all the hard work guys!! Love from the U.K 🇬🇧
Always a good day when cleeter uploads!🤘🏼
Cleetus’s friend Paul there reminds me of a friend of mine named Jerry Foster who was the 1st reporter/pilot to live broadcast from a helicopter. Jerry passed away a few months ago but Paul has many more good years left👍🇺🇸✌️
loving the aviation content that you've added to the channel over the last few months!! I'm an av geek, as well as a car nut; put the two of them together and your channel makes for some awesome content!!
So cool!
Ive seen a "no-tar" helicopter before and always wondered what it was called and how it worked. Very neat!
Been missing the aviation content, brother. Keep em coming
I had literally no aspirations of flying before cleet did it but now I have this urge to go get my pilots license....
Cleetus always posting with amazing videos.. Hell yea brother
520n is a very unique machine. I grew up close to the factory watched them get developed. The first seven were delivered to phoenix police. I rode in one for a night shift in the air unit.
Made in the USA, in Mesa, AZ! We make parts for MDH at a shop in Prescott, AZ - thanks for showing us the finished product.
I thought these were the coolest choppers. The tech didn't seem to take. I like the coast guard choppers with the enclosed tail rotors too.
The enclosed tail fans have 99% of the NOTAR advantage without the downsides. That's why you see a lot more of them than you do NOTAR.
Ah, the good old MH-65 Dolphin. Great helo.
@@jmt8706official yep that's the one! When I lived in San Diego you'd see them all the time. I was a little disappointed Cletus made no Magnum PI references when flying the same helicopter! That was actually my start for being BELL helicopter fan. Plus the army gave them all cool Indian names. I hope the commies never learn about them or we'll lose that too. Sorry political rant🤔😳😠 ***edit had to Google Hughes made the 500 bell made another of my favorites jet ranger.
Cleeter - I flew this super sweet helicopter
Me- I rode in lifeflight once
Me too
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Bro I was watching when the channel first started with 1320 and the bald eagle machine so awesome to witness the success. My guy literally owns a freaking racetrack now!
I used to fuel all of Paul's helicopter as a young line guy at Tamiami Airport! He still looks the same and is a really good dude! Cheers!
That was fun! I only got near a helicopter about 20 years ago when I worked at the children's ICU and we flew out to get sick newborns in the smaller hospitals in the area. But I still found it very interesting, because the video was put together in an interesting way 👍!
Hi Cleetus, thanks for the terrific video!! Looks like a total blast!!
I remember watching Magnum PI as a kid. Magnums pilot buddy TC flew an MD5xx. I've loved it ever since.
Kinda ironic, but, my first real job was building visual DBs for simulators. The company mainly built computer visual systems (a bit before GPU graphics 😂).
On my first day I was introduced to my "review station" which was a 3 x 3 array of monitors with an office chair bolted to the floor in front. There was a real cyclic, collective, and footpedals arranged around the chair.
I basically had to learn to fly rotary wing to review my work. I crashed allot but after a few days of persistence I finally figured it out. Like riding a bike... you never forget.
The main flight SW I used was for the MH6 Littlebird. So incredibly gratifying and fun! I'm eventually gonna learn how to really fly. As soon as I'm able to afford my own, the MD530F (or similar) will be my first choice.
I'm a long time subscriber to your channel and I just so happen to work at MD. I sent this video to our marketing team. While it's not my decision, it would be awesome to have y'all come out and get an even more in depth view of the products.
I worked with a Vietnam vet years ago who flew slicks during the war. He said flying a helicopter was like trying to keep a BB in the center of a plate. Good on ya Cleet! 👏🏻👏🏻
I would have said balancing a broomstick on the hand, if you have ever done it. It's both difficult but also intuitive in it's own way.
Paul is awesome! That helicopter with the side seats and fast-rope rig is basically the civilian, pointed-nose version of an MH-6 (the troop transport version) Little Bird. So awesome!
Yu know what freedom is..freedom is pulling out a chopper from your garage and doing donuts in it HELL YEA BROTHER
Paul is awesome, he's all about hours and hours and hours, and doing weird stuff so you're ready for it, 100% the right attitude. Some instructors who just teach the basics will try and make you scared of the aircraft and never do stuff I feel like.
so glad george moved to team cleet, he embraces george’s personality. dudes solid
George has been a solid addition. It was a weird transition but didn't take him long at all to fit in.
When I worked with an exploration company in Southeast Alaska we had Hughes 500C & D models flying us around. They're like the sports cars of the skies, just freakin' loved thise birds.
I love this type of content, but that’s coming from someone with a passion for aviation. So cool learning and even seeing you guys learn , explore and experiment with aviation!
The fact that this channel has turned into me learning about all types of flying is amazing. I love you guys! Excellent content!
alex choi can fly it all
Actually, most of the anti-torque comes from the tail boom acting like a big airfoil - the slots along the side of the boom create a boundary layer of air that with the help of the Coanda effect makes the boom work like a Magnus effect wing (this works better at speed). The nozzle is mostly for yaw control. The prototype NOTAR used a cut down Aerospatiale helicopter shrouded tail rotor. We also found the ship has less drag at speed, due to the lack of tail rotor.
The tail boom also has slots along its length that aids in the Coanda effect known as Coanda slots. These helis have a very distinct sound with the whine from the fan and the sound of the air being blown through the boom.
The air coming out the port at the end of the boom is only part of the NOTAR story. Air from the fan also comes out along the boom, which generates a horizontal force on the boom via the Coanda effect on the air from the main rotor as it washes down over the boom.
The county sheriff in San Diego used to have 500D's, you could hear them coming, then they switched to 520N NOTAR's and would be on top of you before you knew it or heard them. When the ASTREA unit first started they had Bell 47's and you would hear them for a few minutes before they showed up. Border Patrol uses a bunch because they are quiet and you can get down low and not fear putting the tailrotor into a bush or rock ledge.
I love doing pirouettes in a helicopter. My instructor would have me do them in more wind as i got better/further along in my training. He said outside training there wasn’t much practice use but that never stopped me from getting a few in here and there.
The NOTAR is my favorite helicopter and I watched a guy that owns one and he showed that the NOTAR would do anything that any other helicopter will do but smoother and much quieter. Plus it just sound so much cooler.
Cleetus could do a side documentary series of showing off the craziest vehicles and show him driving them. I’d pay per view for it!
Just a little note about the NOTAR heli. Most of the counter torque thrust in a NOTAR is actually generated by the horizontal Coanda slot that runs down the side of the tail boom. The Coanda slot, coupled with the main rotor down wash, provides something like 60% of the counter rotation thrust. The remainder of the counter torque thrust is provided by the rotating direct jet thruster at the end of the tail boom. Due to side lift provided by the main rotor down wash past the Coanda Slot, this entire system is about 10% to 15% more efficient than a conventional tail rotor.
I worked for MD for a few years on the 500 and 900 models. They ran their production exactly like a military shop. The aftermarket side was a bit better! Paul was the Test Flight pilot. The things I’ve seen him do 😂
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The knowledge, training and experience your getting from Paul is priceless. Paul is living a dream life... what a legend.
Man, Paul and Sam would have an amazing conversation about all the things they know!!
I used to work with an EMS agency that used two MD900 NOTAR helicopters as air medical response units. I never had an opportunity to ride in either of them, but I had loaded my fair share of patients into them.
I have a little NOTAR time, the secret is to LEAD with the pedal on power changes! Definitely not as much authority as a regular helicopter but the benefits you didn't mention is little to no chance of LTE in the tail! Beautiful bird though, thanks for sharing!!!!
Go fly the big boy the 600N it’s my favorite helicopter I own. It’s has a ton of power and will set most helicopters still it cruises at 140-145 knots all day long. Not to mention seats 7 people comfortably. I have owned all models of the 500 series and I think the 520 is much more faster, smoother, and also was used in air races they are fast. I haven’t known a tail rotor authority issue compared to my 500, maybe because I’m used to them 🤷♂️ good video though hope to cross paths sometime and talk helicopters! Be safe!!