INTERVIEW VIDEO: For everyone asking where the interview video is between Jens and me, it’s going online next Thursday 02.02. at 19:00 UTC. See you guys there
I lived in Germany in the 1980s. They were one of the few "costless" helicopter rescue services in the World. Their is a memorial on the A1 with a Christop helicopter mounted there. One thing is that every nation has some sort of rescue service and, unfortunately, I have had to avail myself after a serious fall while hiking. Thank you, A.D.A.C. for leading the way.
@@paoloviti6156 The word was costless. That means the service is provided at no cost to the patient. It's more important that the patient be transported than be checked for the ability to pay. A.D.A.C. members pay for the maintenance of the helicopters.
a big factor probably was german privacy laws/data protection laws. but joe seems to be the type of person to respect the patients privacy even without those laws
Living close to a big hospital, we have helicopters crossing over our house occasionally (they actually moved the landing pad, now it's more rare). I have full admiration for these pilots, as I have seen rescue helicopters land in impossible places. Thanks to all the crews of these important service!
That takes some SKILL to land on that platform exactly where he needs to in order for the rotor to clear the doors as it rolls back inside! Excellent video, Captain Joe!! These rescue folks don't get enough credit for what they do.
As a paramedic, I look up to these guys. they are the best of the best at what they do and its awe inspiring to watch them save lives. thank you for what you do.
What a great and inspiring video, one of the best yet in the channel. There is no career more noble than those who help people in their hour of need. And flying to do it is just divine. The doctors, pilots, paramedics, mechanics, everyone involved in those operations are true heroes. They are angels who descend from the sky to help people in need.
Unlike 99% of the other short documentaries on rescue helicopters I really appreciate that you focused on the pilot's work for the most part. It's really rare to see that part of it as the attention of every TV camera usually lies on the medical team's work. As a helicopter pilot myself I really got a kick out of your commentary, it's lovely to hear your genuine amazement of things that seem completely natural to us chopper jocks, like e.g. lots of planning on the go, all the things to consider when selecting a landing zone or actually cleaning our own aircraft (Btw the oil stains on the uniform usually allows you to tell helicopter pilots apart from airplane pilots on the ramp!). And it's a good reminder to use every chance to broaden your horizon.
Really impressive how these rescue operations are tighly coordinated. ADAC surely does a stellar job of heli maintenance too. Joe, you may also try to get a ride with the Swiss mountain rescue Rega! They can fly in IFR conditions and they have lots of equipment for dealing with icing and bad weather with their current fleet. They snatch people off of glaciers and mountain sides throughout the year.
The only helicopter flight I ever made was in the back of a yellow "Christoph"... Sadly I have no memory of it as I was unconscious. Thank you to all these people giving their best every day saving lives!
All off the emergency helicopters in Germany and Luxembourg and maybe other adjacent countries too, have the name Christoph-(Number) or Christophus because Christoph is a Saint for the ones conducting vehicles and the saviour of the travelling people
I was a patient in a similar model, and indeed the flight was amazingly smooth and stable. Didn't know what to expect, and it was my first helicopter flight ever, so no comparison with other helicopters.
Thanks for this Joe. I've been amazed at other vids on TH-cam where ADAC choppers landed in some very challenging spots, including a small village street and a mountain highway. These pilots and medical crews are amazing!
At the firefighters, when we are called to secure a landing spot of the rescue helicopter, we have to be really quick after the alarm. During the pandemic, helis were used more frequently, as the nearby hospitals, in reach of cars, were full and the patient had to be flown else where.
Thank you for this video with the crews from ADAC. I work flight dispatch for a hospital based HEMS- helicopter EMS service in the US. We operate Bell 407, EC135 & EC155. The pilots and the medical crews are definitely a unique and awe inspiring bunch. Weather is usually our biggest issue with flights otherwise are crews are ready to go 24/7. It is interesting how different countries operate rescue helicopters and I enjoy the insight into this one for sure as ADAC is a world class organization an one we all could learn a few things from. Their Hangar base is pretty cool as well with the on rails trolley system they have.
Captain Jo! This was a fantastic video. We have the same rescue heli's here in Norway. I can see them every day flying over my house in Oslo several times. They are doing a great job. There was a terrible accidend at Solihøgda near by Oslo for some years a go with an ambulance helicopter hitting some powerlines because the map was too old to show this lines at the map. They tried to save a truckdriver with a heartattack. Instead, the helicopter crashed on the place and killed 3 people in the heli. Very sad story. Something like this, has never happened again. And I hope it not will happen anytime at all. This people are doing a great job!!!! The best to you and of course the Germam rescueteem!! 🙂
I serviced Ventilators and Heart pump equipment and a client was a Rescue Chopper, great people! Also way cool that they could use a vent or heart pump "On the Fly" Har har har. The rescue helicopter site was pretty remote from the Phoenix Area. It was interesting to learn that they are not based out of the city to avoid dealing with air traffic clearance for takeoffs and landing from base. Easier to deal with it on the fly as you approach the rescue site. Also increased your odds of being close to remote rescue areas in the mountains where people hike.
Pretty cool to see this perspective! I've been a paramedic for most of the last year during the civil service we have to do in Austria. During that time I've had a few occasions where we needed an emergency doctor quickly. In rural areas, of course, flying is normally a lot faster than driving with a car to a lot of locations - especially if something happens in the mountains. All the encounters were very professional and the helicopter crews are indeed very calm in every situation. Awesome to see what happens after we provided first aid for the patients!
As a Paramedic I found this video to be amazing ! To see the operations of a medic helicopter in another country compared to my country is always fascinating to learn from. Great vid 👍
Dear Joe, Jens and others, thanks for this inspiring video! I've seen this one and the interview, and today I had the chance to talk to a colleague of Jens and learn some additional things I wondered about. I think it was a relief for him that I wasn't person 903 asking him about the same elementary/rudimentary things, because the videos taught me so much already. Probably because of that, we ended up talking about things waaaay different from helicopters. You people are awesome and I have the deepest respect for what you do! And thanks once again Joe for making these videos - everything I said in the previous sentence is about you too!
Interesting episode. I always heard that helicopters, rather would have some airspeed during landing and take off in case of a tailrotor failure. Then the tailfin will still make some stability.
Thank you for this video. I work as a flight nurse on a ec135 in the US. Was interesting to see the similarities and differences between HEMS in the two countries.
My uncle was a pilot for life flight for over 25 years. Got to hear all about operations and stories. We got to check out the hanger and roof tops of hospitals. Back years ago the pilots got to take passengers at the end of the night for a ride back to the airport hanger, those were some fun times to see the city and part of the mountains from the air. He got to do search and rescue missions alot and hoist people out of the mountains to safety. They got to work alot with fire departments, search and rescue, ski patrol.
Not all helicopters have the PIC (pilot in command) in the right seat. I learned in a model that was left seat, and Aurbus even have a small single engine model(H130) that is left seat, so they can fit in more pax. H145 is a lovely machine. These guys do an incredible job. Loved this video. Had no idea some operated worh night vision goggles!
The main reason why the H130 has its pilot's seat on the left is that it was mainly made for helicopter sightseeing and has 3 seats in the front (instead of the usual 2). Since the seats are much closer together and the center console is also very small, there is a high risk that passengers will accidentally or panic grab the pilot's collective lever (the control that makes the helicopter climb and descend). Since helicopter pilots are used to having their left hand on the collective, you cannot easily change its position. So they changed the pilot's position to put the collective out of reach for passengers and reduce the risk.
@@jens_ru correct. But as I said the helicopter I originally learned to fly in (Hughes 300b) was flown from the left for mostly CoG reasons. Also, similar to the EC130 it allowed two passengers if the right hand collective was removed.
@@MeppyMan Hughes/Schweizer 300, Bell 47 and Hughes/MD 500 are indeed flown from the left seat depending on the version. However, only if there are two passengerseats beside the pilot. In the case of versions with only one seat, the pilot sits on the right again. Since I've never flown the 300 and I don't have the manual, I can't judge whether the CoG also has something to do with it. Interesting topic in any case.
A really great informative video. I flew with Army Air on occassion, not as a pilot, but rather an observer. I miss flying around with them. I've been around a number of medical evacs as well, and the quiet tension is undeniable. Everyone was usually exhausted after a tense deployment. But they were as professional as the team you depicted here. I actually knew the techniques for taking off, and landing by observing our crew, and talking with them. I never made it to Ft. Rucker though for pilot training. Oh well. I just really appreciated this video right now. Thanks. Cpt. Joe.
Thanks for a great video Joe - informative, respectful but light hearted in places where you were like a kid let loose in a toy shop! I knew that air ambulance pilots had to very good but you illustrated so well some of the special skills that they use. Thank you.
Haha, imagine you would have to clean your 747 yourself each time. 😁 But as always great video showing our „Christoph's“ doing their very important work 👍 Always save flights to them 👍
The way how Captain Joe speaks with so much joy and positivity and moral is just excellent. I managed to watch this video relaxingly and at ease with his friendly and joyful manner. Keep it up Capt!
Look for the Reinhard Mey song "Golf November", which really grabs the essence of being an emergency helicopter crew. Gives me shivers every time I'm listening to it.
Hi Captain Joe at 11:35 when you are talking about the reason why the pilots come into the landing site with forward speed, the other reason is also Vortex Ring State, a helicopter with no forward speed and semi-high decent rate with power applied (anything over about 500fpm depending on the heli model) can enter a condition known as vortex ring state where a helicopter is descending so fast through the downwash that the induced flow from rotor vortices meets/exceeds the pitch angle of the main rotor, which means that no lift is produced!
Capt Joe, wow... I have to tell you that you have gotten me through my VOR, HOLDs, and everything else you have given me more knowledge about FOR MY 🚁 INSTRUMENT CERT. Now I see you excecitement in 🚁 flight and I know you'll see what has driven me to this career path. As a retired. US AIRMARSHAL and Bodyguard for Matt Damon and an Israeli Dignitary for 20 years. This is my new love and passion. Congratulations FROM the United States and THANK YOU!
Great to see you in a different aircraft Joey! Beautiful aerial view of the Ulm Minster, world's tallest church tower and birthplace of Albert Einstein!
There are additional reasons for keeping some translational speed. In descent it prevents "settling with power'. That's a condition where the aircraft generates a vortex ring (like a smoke ring). The vortex creates a strong downdraft in the centre, where the helicopter is and can slam the helicopter into the ground. It also makes it possible to enter autorotation more easily, and with less loss of altitude. Again, helping to avoid slamming into the ground. This means that vertical takeoff and landing are the most dangerous ways of flying, and should be avoided wherever possible.
@@chrisr8996 sure. I had the choice of two instructors. The one I liked a lot, the one who called it the dead man's curve. He retired about 10 years ago, in his 70's. Ending a career that spanned tens of thousands of hours from combat in Vietnam through to SAR and finally years buzzing around in R22s (that a lot of pilots think are too dangerous to fly) The one I wasn't so keen on. He had a tail rotor gearbox failure while hovering at about 100 ft. The fuel tanks split on impact and he burned to death. I guess he was about 23ish. I'm happy to stay out of the crosshatch part of the height - velocity diagram.
@@gasdive Absolutely, no need to go into it if you don't have to and if you do, you try to mitigate the risk wherever possible. It just lies in the nature of some of the jobs.
Wath an impressive video! Thanks Joe for puting this effort in to a prouction like this! I just have to give full thumb rating 5/5 with a star on this one! 😎👍👍👍👍👍 💥
From the Netherlands.. we have 4 (5?) rescue helicopters (we call them traumahelikopters, nicknamed "Lifeliners") around the country. I've seen many fly over and it always makes me sad and worried about someone's life, cos they get deployed in the most serious cases, especially when it involves a child. There's been some debate about the cost/effectiveness cos we're such a small country and an ambulance might be able to do the job. But research found out that it is beneficial cos of the lives that are saved (again, especially children). True heroes all of them!
I think that if you have the experience those pilots have. That it somehow does become easy. As in they know there helicopter so well they could almost fly blind.
This "tiny platform" is bigger than some of the off-airport landing zones I have seen them make in my years in EMS. My favourite was when they came in over the lake, came down to just above the waves and landed sideways _under_ the big trees with the skids on either side of a sandbox in the yard.
Hey Joe, an addition about the vertical landing: I remember vertical landings are a threat to helicopters because they are in their own downwind. When going too fast, they will loose lift because the rotor is within the sinking air. I think that's also a reason they go forward or backwards while landing, so they can land faster
Yes, the risk of VRS is a big reason they maintain forward momentum on landing and likely why they take off backwards or forwards instead of straight up. I only fly helicopters in simulators, but I've crashed many times due to VRS trying to land vertically. Below 30 kts and 300 - 700 ft per minute decent you are at high risk of a VRS situation.
Thanks you Captain - very informative AND entertaining. One aspect I find quite remarkable too is that, after receiving an alert, the helicopter is airborne in less than 5 minutes. Every second counts!
This remind me of a famous German show call Medicopter 117. I watched it as a kid in Vietnam and I was mesmerized about it. Then later I found a website that have all episodes and I rewatched it even though I couldn't understand German at all.
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Yes, that's what it reminded me too! I also watched it as a kid on TV here is Slovakia.
Interesting to see the use of a moveable deck (and the complexity of take off and landing associated with that) to get around the limitations of a skid based landing gear. Here in Australia we generally use the agusta 175 as the HEMS platform of choice and that’s a wheeled landing gear system. Main benefit being it can be stowed in a regular aircraft hanger and towed out to the pad by a standard tug rather than needing all this additional dedicated equipment that’s shown in this video.
Fantastic! Welcome back, Joe! Great video! I got driven to the hospital in North Carolina in 2001 because the helicopter had another mission. Sorry I missed the trip. Glad you got to go as a passenger, not a patient.
Vor 3 jahren lag ich im Christopherus 9 (C9) , wurde ins KH meidling geflogen nach einem Arbeitsunfall. Abgesehen von der schkechten aussicht war es echt ein angenehmes Gefühl, du spurst absolut nichts , weder beim abheben , noch beim landen. Bin fasziniert von der Technik , habe seit der Erfahrung auch mit rc Hubschrauber fliegen angefangen , hab unter anderem das Modell vom C9 ÖAMTC (EC135)und vom ADAC den Christoph Westfalen (H145) . Beides sehr schöne Hubschrauber . Danke fur das video und den einblick in euren alltag , schone Grüße aus Österreich
Great video and very inspiring, Captain Joe is cool, always looking forward to the next great video from Captain Joe, best wishes to you Captain Joe. ✈️✈️
Great Video! I totally appreciate the work of the rescue helicopter crews! Living next to a big Hospital i can spot a Helicopter every day, so i can recognize the main models by it's sound! EC/HC 135 with 4 or the new 5-Blade Main Rotor, the AS-365 (Christoph Hessen) or just BK-117 (very rare) or Bell 412.
@flywithcaptainjoe thanks for this very cool and informative video. 10:48 this is the main questions I have about helicopters since several years, why they do this even if there are no obstacles around like when starting from a pontoon bridge heliport. And I've only seen this (in videos or real) from ADAC and their Austrian counterpart ÖAMTC helicopters but no others.
As far as I recall from other videos about helicopters landing in forward flight instead of vertically also has some energy advantages in situations where the engine fails. And I think you are less likely to enter a vortex ring state that way too.
Thank you for the great insights. It's a dream job - no matter on which of the three CREW seats you sit on (preference would be the pilot's seat of course)
Great video, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot of new things. Clearly the more wind turbines cover the land, the more dangers these are going to present to helicopters and to anyone working nearby who has a medical emergency.
In my RAF days I was lucky enough to blag a trip in an RAF SAR helicopter. They used me to practice winching a casualty on and off a cliff. An incredible experience. I know military SAR pilots fly in all weather. Such incredible skill!
This was awesome! The flying club that I train out of is right next to the hangar for the rescue helicopter service in my city. They operate a similar aircraft and I often watch them coming in and out. Thank you for the inside view 😁
What a great video! Thanks for making this. I have two questions: 1. Do you want to become a helicopter pilot, now? 2. When the helicopter is almost full, does the nozzle click off as when you're filling a car?
INTERVIEW VIDEO:
For everyone asking where the interview video is between Jens and me, it’s going online next Thursday 02.02. at 19:00 UTC.
See you guys there
and the outside check ?:)
Capitain Joe, estão usando seu perfil e fotos para dar golpes, enviei por e-mail para você, porém, não obtive resposta
Danke für deine großartigen Videos! Grüße aus Österreich🙃
If you really want to see some daring stuff you should check out actual Search & Rescue with the Irish Coast Guard! Out into the Atlantic at night..
So where is the interview video? (04.02.)😅
I lived in Germany in the 1980s. They were one of the few "costless" helicopter rescue services in the World. Their is a memorial on the A1 with a Christop helicopter mounted there. One thing is that every nation has some sort of rescue service and, unfortunately, I have had to avail myself after a serious fall while hiking. Thank you, A.D.A.C. for leading the way.
The memorial is a Bo105 at "Kamener Kreuz", where the motorways A1 and A2 meet, just as you said.
A dumb question: what do mean "coastless" helicopter? That is only used on the mainland?
@@paoloviti6156 "at no cost", meaning the medical passenger won't be charged.
@@paoloviti6156 The word was costless. That means the service is provided at no cost to the patient. It's more important that the patient be transported than be checked for the ability to pay. A.D.A.C. members pay for the maintenance of the helicopters.
@@mildlemon7866 thanks for the clarification 👍 👍
I love how respectfully you treated this video with the patients but also being able to show us what it is like
a big factor probably was german privacy laws/data protection laws. but joe seems to be the type of person to respect the patients privacy even without those laws
Living close to a big hospital, we have helicopters crossing over our house occasionally (they actually moved the landing pad, now it's more rare). I have full admiration for these pilots, as I have seen rescue helicopters land in impossible places. Thanks to all the crews of these important service!
That takes some SKILL to land on that platform exactly where he needs to in order for the rotor to clear the doors as it rolls back inside! Excellent video, Captain Joe!! These rescue folks don't get enough credit for what they do.
As a paramedic, I look up to these guys. they are the best of the best at what they do and its awe inspiring to watch them save lives. thank you for what you do.
What a great and inspiring video, one of the best yet in the channel. There is no career more noble than those who help people in their hour of need. And flying to do it is just divine. The doctors, pilots, paramedics, mechanics, everyone involved in those operations are true heroes. They are angels who descend from the sky to help people in need.
Unlike 99% of the other short documentaries on rescue helicopters I really appreciate that you focused on the pilot's work for the most part. It's really rare to see that part of it as the attention of every TV camera usually lies on the medical team's work.
As a helicopter pilot myself I really got a kick out of your commentary, it's lovely to hear your genuine amazement of things that seem completely natural to us chopper jocks, like e.g. lots of planning on the go, all the things to consider when selecting a landing zone or actually cleaning our own aircraft (Btw the oil stains on the uniform usually allows you to tell helicopter pilots apart from airplane pilots on the ramp!). And it's a good reminder to use every chance to broaden your horizon.
Really impressive how these rescue operations are tighly coordinated. ADAC surely does a stellar job of heli maintenance too.
Joe, you may also try to get a ride with the Swiss mountain rescue Rega! They can fly in IFR conditions and they have lots of equipment for dealing with icing and bad weather with their current fleet. They snatch people off of glaciers and mountain sides throughout the year.
The only helicopter flight I ever made was in the back of a yellow "Christoph"...
Sadly I have no memory of it as I was unconscious.
Thank you to all these people giving their best every day saving lives!
All off the emergency helicopters in Germany and Luxembourg and maybe other adjacent countries too, have the name Christoph-(Number) or Christophus because Christoph is a Saint for the ones conducting vehicles and the saviour of the travelling people
I was a patient in a similar model, and indeed the flight was amazingly smooth and stable. Didn't know what to expect, and it was my first helicopter flight ever, so no comparison with other helicopters.
Hallo Captain, einfach wieder ein ausgezeichnetes und aufschlussreiches Video von Ihnen! Besten Dank dafür 😊👍🏼
Thanks for this Joe. I've been amazed at other vids on TH-cam where ADAC choppers landed in some very challenging spots, including a small village street and a mountain highway. These pilots and medical crews are amazing!
At the firefighters, when we are called to secure a landing spot of the rescue helicopter, we have to be really quick after the alarm. During the pandemic, helis were used more frequently, as the nearby hospitals, in reach of cars, were full and the patient had to be flown else where.
Thank you for this video with the crews from ADAC. I work flight dispatch for a hospital based HEMS- helicopter EMS service in the US. We operate Bell 407, EC135 & EC155. The pilots and the medical crews are definitely a unique and awe inspiring bunch. Weather is usually our biggest issue with flights otherwise are crews are ready to go 24/7. It is interesting how different countries operate rescue helicopters and I enjoy the insight into this one for sure as ADAC is a world class organization an one we all could learn a few things from. Their Hangar base is pretty cool as well with the on rails trolley system they have.
Captain Jo! This was a fantastic video. We have the same rescue heli's here in Norway. I can see them every day flying over my house in Oslo several times. They are doing a great job. There was a terrible accidend at Solihøgda near by Oslo for some years a go with an ambulance helicopter hitting some powerlines because the map was too old to show this lines at the map. They tried to save a truckdriver with a heartattack. Instead, the helicopter crashed on the place and killed 3 people in the heli. Very sad story. Something like this, has never happened again. And I hope it not will happen anytime at all. This people are doing a great job!!!! The best to you and of course the Germam rescueteem!! 🙂
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10-15years ago I watched Medicopter 117 on telly. I was and I am still impressed with these aircrafts and it's staff members.
I was hoping Joe would mention the show, but at least people in the comments did :)
More than 10 years ago I spent a day flying with a BK117 EMS helicopter. It was amazing!
I serviced Ventilators and Heart pump equipment and a client was a Rescue Chopper, great people! Also way cool that they could use a vent or heart pump "On the Fly" Har har har.
The rescue helicopter site was pretty remote from the Phoenix Area. It was interesting to learn that they are not based out of the city to avoid dealing with air traffic clearance for takeoffs and landing from base. Easier to deal with it on the fly as you approach the rescue site. Also increased your odds of being close to remote rescue areas in the mountains where people hike.
Fantastic video Joe! Nice to see the appreciation from you to the crew.
Pretty cool to see this perspective! I've been a paramedic for most of the last year during the civil service we have to do in Austria. During that time I've had a few occasions where we needed an emergency doctor quickly. In rural areas, of course, flying is normally a lot faster than driving with a car to a lot of locations - especially if something happens in the mountains. All the encounters were very professional and the helicopter crews are indeed very calm in every situation. Awesome to see what happens after we provided first aid for the patients!
Love that design of that hanger with all the open light, I haven't seen any like that over here in the states.
Love the glass flight deck. Would like to see some of the life saving equipment aboard. Thank you for a great intro.
Absolutely great video, Joe! Thanks to share these amazing heli operations that save lives! Congrats from Portugal 🙂👍🇵🇹
As a Paramedic I found this video to be amazing ! To see the operations of a medic helicopter in another country compared to my country is always fascinating to learn from. Great vid 👍
Dear Joe, Jens and others, thanks for this inspiring video! I've seen this one and the interview, and today I had the chance to talk to a colleague of Jens and learn some additional things I wondered about. I think it was a relief for him that I wasn't person 903 asking him about the same elementary/rudimentary things, because the videos taught me so much already. Probably because of that, we ended up talking about things waaaay different from helicopters. You people are awesome and I have the deepest respect for what you do! And thanks once again Joe for making these videos - everything I said in the previous sentence is about you too!
Interesting episode. I always heard that helicopters, rather would have some airspeed during landing and take off in case of a tailrotor failure. Then the tailfin will still make some stability.
Thank you for this video. I work as a flight nurse on a ec135 in the US. Was interesting to see the similarities and differences between HEMS in the two countries.
My uncle was a pilot for life flight for over 25 years. Got to hear all about operations and stories. We got to check out the hanger and roof tops of hospitals. Back years ago the pilots got to take passengers at the end of the night for a ride back to the airport hanger, those were some fun times to see the city and part of the mountains from the air. He got to do search and rescue missions alot and hoist people out of the mountains to safety. They got to work alot with fire departments, search and rescue, ski patrol.
I actually work near the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm and hear the helicopter fairly often. Thanks for showing :)
Not all helicopters have the PIC (pilot in command) in the right seat. I learned in a model that was left seat, and Aurbus even have a small single engine model(H130) that is left seat, so they can fit in more pax.
H145 is a lovely machine. These guys do an incredible job. Loved this video. Had no idea some operated worh night vision goggles!
The main reason why the H130 has its pilot's seat on the left is that it was mainly made for helicopter sightseeing and has 3 seats in the front (instead of the usual 2). Since the seats are much closer together and the center console is also very small, there is a high risk that passengers will accidentally or panic grab the pilot's collective lever (the control that makes the helicopter climb and descend). Since helicopter pilots are used to having their left hand on the collective, you cannot easily change its position. So they changed the pilot's position to put the collective out of reach for passengers and reduce the risk.
@@jens_ru correct. But as I said the helicopter I originally learned to fly in (Hughes 300b) was flown from the left for mostly CoG reasons. Also, similar to the EC130 it allowed two passengers if the right hand collective was removed.
@@MeppyMan Hughes/Schweizer 300, Bell 47 and Hughes/MD 500 are indeed flown from the left seat depending on the version. However, only if there are two passengerseats beside the pilot. In the case of versions with only one seat, the pilot sits on the right again.
Since I've never flown the 300 and I don't have the manual, I can't judge whether the CoG also has something to do with it.
Interesting topic in any case.
@@jens_ru fuel tank was on the right on the b model. I can assure we always flew it from the left as I did the 500s I flew.
@@jens_ru maybe a long shot: Eb0la from Herne?
A really great informative video. I flew with Army Air on occassion, not as a pilot, but rather an observer. I miss flying around with them. I've been around a number of medical evacs as well, and the quiet tension is undeniable. Everyone was usually exhausted after a tense deployment. But they were as professional as the team you depicted here. I actually knew the techniques for taking off, and landing by observing our crew, and talking with them. I never made it to Ft. Rucker though for pilot training. Oh well. I just really appreciated this video right now. Thanks. Cpt. Joe.
Wonderful work Captain Joe! Those of us in the medical field appreciate this!
A big shout out to al the rescue workers. What a nice job to be a rescue helicopter pilot. Nice to have you back Joe.
Amazing high quality video! Very very well explained! Thank you Captain
Excellent video! Thank you!!!
This gives you a good reason to go into MSFS and start helicopter flying!
My mood always goes up hearing the good ol “dear friends and followers” 😊
Thanks for a great video Joe - informative, respectful but light hearted in places where you were like a kid let loose in a toy shop! I knew that air ambulance pilots had to very good but you illustrated so well some of the special skills that they use. Thank you.
Haha, imagine you would have to clean your 747 yourself each time. 😁
But as always great video showing our „Christoph's“ doing their very important work 👍 Always save flights to them 👍
The way how Captain Joe speaks with so much joy and positivity and moral is just excellent. I managed to watch this video relaxingly and at ease with his friendly and joyful manner. Keep it up Capt!
I didn't want this video to ever end. Love from a med student and pilot in Iceland.
This content ist so interesting! Please continue on producing with ADAC Luftrettung!!
Look for the Reinhard Mey song "Golf November", which really grabs the essence of being an emergency helicopter crew. Gives me shivers every time I'm listening to it.
Excelente reportaje. Contigo se aprende muchas cosas, que otros pilotos ó aviadores no muestran.
Saludos desde Bogotá Colombia
In Venezuela I flew in the predecessor of this helicopter, the Bö 105, an excellent machine.
Hi Captain Joe at 11:35 when you are talking about the reason why the pilots come into the landing site with forward speed, the other reason is also Vortex Ring State, a helicopter with no forward speed and semi-high decent rate with power applied (anything over about 500fpm depending on the heli model) can enter a condition known as vortex ring state where a helicopter is descending so fast through the downwash that the induced flow from rotor vortices meets/exceeds the pitch angle of the main rotor, which means that no lift is produced!
I’m a Paramedic here in New Jersey. I see that you wear Haix boots too. Best boot I’ve ever wore!
Capt Joe, wow... I have to tell you that you have gotten me through my VOR, HOLDs, and everything else you have given me more knowledge about FOR MY 🚁 INSTRUMENT CERT. Now I see you excecitement in 🚁 flight and I know you'll see what has driven me to this career path. As a retired. US AIRMARSHAL and Bodyguard for Matt Damon and an Israeli Dignitary for 20 years. This is my new love and passion. Congratulations FROM the United States and THANK YOU!
Great to see you in a different aircraft Joey! Beautiful aerial view of the Ulm Minster, world's tallest church tower and birthplace of Albert Einstein!
There are additional reasons for keeping some translational speed.
In descent it prevents "settling with power'. That's a condition where the aircraft generates a vortex ring (like a smoke ring). The vortex creates a strong downdraft in the centre, where the helicopter is and can slam the helicopter into the ground.
It also makes it possible to enter autorotation more easily, and with less loss of altitude. Again, helping to avoid slamming into the ground.
This means that vertical takeoff and landing are the most dangerous ways of flying, and should be avoided wherever possible.
...as indicated in the "height-velocity diagram" which is part of any helicopter's operating manual.
@@mildlemon7866 or as my instructor called it, "the dead man's curve"
@@gasdive as a aerial work / utility pilot: the money making curve ;)
@@chrisr8996 sure. I had the choice of two instructors.
The one I liked a lot, the one who called it the dead man's curve. He retired about 10 years ago, in his 70's. Ending a career that spanned tens of thousands of hours from combat in Vietnam through to SAR and finally years buzzing around in R22s (that a lot of pilots think are too dangerous to fly)
The one I wasn't so keen on. He had a tail rotor gearbox failure while hovering at about 100 ft. The fuel tanks split on impact and he burned to death. I guess he was about 23ish.
I'm happy to stay out of the crosshatch part of the height - velocity diagram.
@@gasdive Absolutely, no need to go into it if you don't have to and if you do, you try to mitigate the risk wherever possible. It just lies in the nature of some of the jobs.
Team spirit and commitment, all respect 👍👍👍😍😍😍
Excellent Insight, thanks Joe and the Crews involved.
Wath an impressive video! Thanks Joe for puting this effort in to a prouction like this!
I just have to give full thumb rating 5/5 with a star on this one!
😎👍👍👍👍👍 💥
Well explained
Very interesting and informative video. Thanks very much.
From the Netherlands.. we have 4 (5?) rescue helicopters (we call them traumahelikopters, nicknamed "Lifeliners") around the country. I've seen many fly over and it always makes me sad and worried about someone's life, cos they get deployed in the most serious cases, especially when it involves a child. There's been some debate about the cost/effectiveness cos we're such a small country and an ambulance might be able to do the job. But research found out that it is beneficial cos of the lives that are saved (again, especially children). True heroes all of them!
I can see how it would be easy to develop a deep admiration and respect for those who have chosen this profession…
Another great and interesting video Joe! Keep it up!
I amazed how the pilot let it look easy to land on such a tiny platform!
I think that if you have the experience those pilots have. That it somehow does become easy.
As in they know there helicopter so well they could almost fly blind.
This "tiny platform" is bigger than some of the off-airport landing zones I have seen them make in my years in EMS. My favourite was when they came in over the lake, came down to just above the waves and landed sideways _under_ the big trees with the skids on either side of a sandbox in the yard.
Stunning. Every time I watch one of your videos, I want to learn to fly. Thank you and continued success. 🙏
It's marvellous to watch a professional meeting another professional
Greetings from Glesno, Poland. (Currently in a hotel near Vechta)
Hey Joe,
an addition about the vertical landing: I remember vertical landings are a threat to helicopters because they are in their own downwind. When going too fast, they will loose lift because the rotor is within the sinking air. I think that's also a reason they go forward or backwards while landing, so they can land faster
Yes, the risk of VRS is a big reason they maintain forward momentum on landing and likely why they take off backwards or forwards instead of straight up. I only fly helicopters in simulators, but I've crashed many times due to VRS trying to land vertically. Below 30 kts and 300 - 700 ft per minute decent you are at high risk of a VRS situation.
Thanks you Captain - very informative AND entertaining.
One aspect I find quite remarkable too is that, after receiving an alert, the helicopter is airborne in less than 5 minutes. Every second counts!
Amazing video as always, Captain Joe going out of his way to film a great video for his viewers!
Very interesting and informative, especially since it's out of your normal fixed wing arena. Thanks to you and the ADAC team.
This remind me of a famous German show call Medicopter 117. I watched it as a kid in Vietnam and I was mesmerized about it. Then later I found a website that have all episodes and I rewatched it even though I couldn't understand German at all.
Yes, that's what it reminded me too! I also watched it as a kid on TV here is Slovakia.
What a fantastic video.
Thank you very much for this very impressive Video!👍
Interesting to see the use of a moveable deck (and the complexity of take off and landing associated with that) to get around the limitations of a skid based landing gear.
Here in Australia we generally use the agusta 175 as the HEMS platform of choice and that’s a wheeled landing gear system.
Main benefit being it can be stowed in a regular aircraft hanger and towed out to the pad by a standard tug rather than needing all this additional dedicated equipment that’s shown in this video.
Awesome video. Much respect for all first responders
Fantastic! Welcome back, Joe! Great video! I got driven to the hospital in North Carolina in 2001 because the helicopter had another mission. Sorry I missed the trip. Glad you got to go as a passenger, not a patient.
Well explained captain
Great job these guys do, sorry to hear about patient 2.
Absolutely brilliant video - your enthusiasm is infectious and made this a really special insight into a critical job.
The rescue is impressive. Good job. I really liked how they work as a team. My congratulations to Captain Joe. ❤
Absolutely amazing! 😊👍
Great vid.
As an Air-Medical Dispatcher this a really cool video, I get to see the other side of the radio. My service here in Buffalo, NY we fly the Bell 429
Awesome video Joe! Thank you!
Vor 3 jahren lag ich im Christopherus 9 (C9) , wurde ins KH meidling geflogen nach einem Arbeitsunfall. Abgesehen von der schkechten aussicht war es echt ein angenehmes Gefühl, du spurst absolut nichts , weder beim abheben , noch beim landen. Bin fasziniert von der Technik , habe seit der Erfahrung auch mit rc Hubschrauber fliegen angefangen , hab unter anderem das Modell vom C9 ÖAMTC (EC135)und vom ADAC den Christoph Westfalen (H145) . Beides sehr schöne Hubschrauber .
Danke fur das video und den einblick in euren alltag , schone Grüße aus Österreich
great to watch! Thank You for this!
Love the song “Like a dog chasing cars”.
Great video and very inspiring, Captain Joe is cool, always looking forward to the next great video from Captain Joe, best wishes to you Captain Joe. ✈️✈️
Great Video! I totally appreciate the work of the rescue helicopter crews!
Living next to a big Hospital i can spot a Helicopter every day, so i can recognize the main models by it's sound! EC/HC 135 with 4 or the new 5-Blade Main Rotor, the AS-365 (Christoph Hessen) or just BK-117 (very rare) or Bell 412.
@flywithcaptainjoe thanks for this very cool and informative video. 10:48 this is the main questions I have about helicopters since several years, why they do this even if there are no obstacles around like when starting from a pontoon bridge heliport. And I've only seen this (in videos or real) from ADAC and their Austrian counterpart ÖAMTC helicopters but no others.
It's really fun to watch you exploring the rescue helicopter operation when you're just full of excitement and passion about the topic!
As far as I recall from other videos about helicopters landing in forward flight instead of vertically also has some energy advantages in situations where the engine fails. And I think you are less likely to enter a vortex ring state that way too.
9:40 such a little detail yet I’m sure has a large impact on use
One of your best videos Joe. Well done.
Thank you for the great insights. It's a dream job - no matter on which of the three CREW seats you sit on (preference would be the pilot's seat of course)
Great video, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot of new things. Clearly the more wind turbines cover the land, the more dangers these are going to present to helicopters and to anyone working nearby who has a medical emergency.
In my RAF days I was lucky enough to blag a trip in an RAF SAR helicopter. They used me to practice winching a casualty on and off a cliff. An incredible experience. I know military SAR pilots fly in all weather. Such incredible skill!
Memorial Hermann Life Flight in Houston Texas is an IFR Certified medevac helicopter provider
Great video Captain Joe.
1:20 and 7:57 I laughed so hard at the selection of music. Perfect!
Pleas help me out.
I do not know were the music comes from. 😟
@@janne65olsson Two different songs, actually:
1:20 - th-cam.com/video/MV9H6dIWohk/w-d-xo.html
7:57 - th-cam.com/video/nqXHXLkK4aU/w-d-xo.html
@@janne65olsson THE DARK KNIGHT
This was awesome! The flying club that I train out of is right next to the hangar for the rescue helicopter service in my city. They operate a similar aircraft and I often watch them coming in and out. Thank you for the inside view 😁
Wonderful video and explanation, thankyou.
This was so fascinating! thank you for the video
What a great video! Thanks for making this.
I have two questions:
1. Do you want to become a helicopter pilot, now?
2. When the helicopter is almost full, does the nozzle click off as when you're filling a car?
The H145 is really a beautiful aircraft!
Great video captain Thanks!