In one simple, smooth movement he swoops the helicopter down in between the few trees that survived the lumberjacks and puts the helicopter down on the dirt road. At about 50 knots and 200 feet above the landing spot Mischa takes back controls and shows exactly why helicopters are as awesome as they are. We descent through the turn, trying to stay coordinated. He then told me to set up for an approach requiring a sharp 180-degree turn to avoid a hill. With me at the controls he pointed at the end of a dirt road used by logging trucks during their operations in the hills. We quickly took off again and set course northwest bound towards a few mountains with open spots where the dense forest has been cleared by lumberjacks. Here he takes back controls and brings the small helicopter in to an equally small helipad serving as the only access to a radio tower. After a few minutes, he hands over the collective and rudders to me too and we perform a few climbs and descends with the last one leading up to the top of an 1800-foot mountain known as Red Mountain. They cleared us for the northwest VFR departure which as suggested by the name follows landmarks in a northwestern direction until out of the airspace.Īfter takeoff, Mischa handled the cyclic to me and we did some simple turns. We checked the emergency frequency for Abbotsford airport and then contacted the tower. The small helicopter almost feels like a lawnmower when starting it but quickly the rotors start to spin incredibly fast. Mischa handed me the checklist so I could follow along and went through the startup procedure. The flightĪfter a quick safety brief, I climbed on in and buckled the seatbelt. We dragged the little helicopter out of the hangar and placed it on the grass ready for departure. The Schweizer is a perfect training helicopter due to its low cost because of the simplicity and its great safety records. The helicopter for the day was the Schweizer 300CBi which is a very small piston engine two-seater helicopter. After arranging a time and date I arrived at the airport for my first ever flight in the pilot seat of a real helicopter and I was thrilled to say the least. His name is Mischa and he makes vlogs showing his journeys as a helicopter pilot and instructor in British Columbia.

I had for a long time been following a helicopter instructor by the name of “Pilot Yellow” on YouTube. My name is Karl Høybye and I run the YouTube channel “Happ圜amper” where I fly helicopters and share my thoughts, mainly on X-Plane.Ībout 4 weeks ago I went to Canada on vacation and I took the opportunity to go flying in the beautiful mountains of British Columbia while I was there.

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