Bell 206B III JetRanger Startup

Another “extras” video from the Flying M Air YouTube channel.

Join JetRanger pilot CJ for a narrated startup of his Bell 206B III JetRanger. After a quick introduction, CJ hops into the cockpit and runs through the startup process while I try to keep up with my video camera. The sound is quite loud once the engine is running, but you can hear CJ pretty well and get a good idea of how this helicopter starts.

Helicopter Flight: Kittitas to Malaga

Another cockpit POV video from the FlyingMAir YouTube channel.

Join me for the continuation and conclusion of my May 2020 flight from Yakima to Malaga, WA. This video picks up where the Yakima Canyon video (https://youtu.be/1HZi_UHjK0I) left off, flying through the Kittitas Valley, past the Wild Horse Wind Farm, down into the Columbia River Valley at Vantage, WA, and then up the Columbia River past Crescent Bar and the Rock Island Dam. Lots of my usual narration and an interesting exchange between me and some airplane pilots.

A quick note here: if you noticed that the opening credits have a new look, it’s because I created this video with new video editing software: DaVinci Resolve. I’d previously tried Filmora Pro and found it too frustrating to deal with. The good news is that Resolve can handle the one-channel stereo problem that has plagued some of my videos; my voice won’t be coming into just one of your ears in this video. I’ll be fine-tuning that opening title screen over the next few months as I learn the software.

Helicopter Flight: Nick Over the Rocks, Part 7

The final installment of my series of geology videos with Nick Zentner on YouTube.

COME FLY WITH ME as I finish up my hour+ flight with Central Washington University geology professor and star of “Nick on the Rocks” (and “Nick at Home”) Nick Zentner on a helicopter tour of the Columbia River Valley downriver from Wenatchee, WA. This is the seventh part of our second flight together and we start just downriver from Wanapum Dam and head upriver, making our way back to Wenatchee. Along the way, we make a detour up Rock Island Creek and over Badger Mountain before landing at the airport. The nosecam footage is stunning and Nick points out many geological features along the way. This is the last (and longest) part of a multi-part series.

Note: In parts of this video, you’ll hear Nick and I talking about unreliable video cameras. That’s because of the camera failure I had on my first flight with Nick, which you can see for yourself in Part 2.

Places mentioned in this video:

  • Wanapum Dam and Lake
  • Sunrise Highway
  • Frenchman’s Coulee
  • Gorge Amphitheater
  • Mouth of Lower Moses Coulee
  • Rock Island Dam
  • Rock Island Creek
  • Badger Mountain
  • Pangborn Bar

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Helicopter Flight: Nick Over the Rocks, Part 6

Another video from the FlyingMAir YouTube channel.

COME FLY WITH ME as I take Central Washington University geology professor and star of “Nick on the Rocks” (and “Nick at Home”) Nick Zentner on a helicopter tour of the Columbia River Valley downriver from Wenatchee, WA. This is the sixth part of our second flight together and we start just upriver from Vantage, WA and head south along the river over Wanapum Dam, along the north face of Saddle Mountain, over the Walluke slope, and then through the Gap in the mountain just north of Mattawa. The nosecam footage is stunning and Nick points out many geological features along the way. This is part 6 of a multi-part series.

Note: In Parts, 3, 4, 5, and 6 and beyond of this video, you’ll hear Nick and I talking about unreliable video cameras. That’s because of the camera failure I had on my first flight with Nick, which you can see for yourself in Part 2.

Places mentioned in this video:

  • Vantage
  • Saddle Mountain
  • Walluke Slope

If you like this video please GIVE IT A THUMBS UP and SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND. I’m trying hard to build my channel and I need views and subscribers to get my videos suggested on YouTube’s pages.