Another video from the FlyingMAir YouTube Channel.

SIT ON THE NOSE OF MY HELICOPTER as we take a flight up into the Colockum Ridge area south of Wenatchee, WA and east of the Columbia River. This footage is from an elk scouting flight I did in September 2019 and we see plenty of elk up in the national forest as we fly around in a random route over the forest and its clearings. My only edits were to cut out the parts where I flew around in circles for more than one lap.

I made this video to offer a holiday viewing alternative for family gatherings. Perfect for any age, with music that’s more likely to put you to sleep than to offend you (or grandma), it has gorgeous mountain views and plenty of spotting opportunities: the helicopter’s shadow, Mount Rainier, elk, trucks in the middle of nowhere, etc. (Use the video comments to share other weird things you spotted.) And, for the record, I think some of the best footage is in the second half of this video, especially some of the canyon and river footage.

If you’re looking for something exciting, this ain’t it. But not everything about flying helicopters is exciting. Sometimes it’s just beautiful and calming and a feeling like you’re a bird. I hope you enjoy this.

Happy Holidays from Flying M Air.

About Me and the Helicopter

• I have been flying since 1998. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters.
• My helicopter is a 2005 Robinson R44 Raven II. You can learn more about R44s here: https://robinsonheli.com/r44-specifications/ This is the third helicopter I’ve owned since 2000.
• My helicopter has ADS-B Out and is picked up by radar facilities. You can see my track for recent flights on Flightradar24: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7534D This is a great site for tracking any almost any flight, including the airlines.

About the Video

• The video was recorded with a GoPro Hero 7 camera (https://amzn.to/2Lxyzwl) mounted on the nose of the helicopter. Audio, which includes wind, engine, and rotor noise, comes from the camera’s built-in speaker and has been incorporated into this video at 10% normal volume.
• The music I chose for this video is called “Light Awash” by Kevin MacLeod which reminds me A LOT of the soundtrack for the original “Blade Runner” movie. Here’s the official notice:
  Light Awash by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100175
  Artist: http://incompetech.com/
• The video was edited on a Macintosh using Screenflow software. Learn more about it here: https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm

I try to drop cockpit POV videos every Sunday morning and “extras” with more info about owning and operating a helicopter midweek. (Some channel members get early access to some of these videos.) I also host occasional livestreams with Q&A chats. Subscribe so you don’t miss anything new! And tell your friends. The more subscribers I have, the more motivated I am to keep producing videos.

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