I loved flying the s-58t, flew for Okanagan Helicopters in the 70’s. Your video brings back memories.

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Small world. I was just learning about them the other week

I miss flying in these, One of my best memories from the past, doing ground radio or roof top on lift jobs then sitting at the open side door on the way home.

@sinfulldoubt

2 ай бұрын

Nice! Who did you work for?

@skipsdarkhollowgarage8695

2 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubt HI Lift out of Kissimmee Florida.

@skipsdarkhollowgarage8695

2 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubt They owned N45726 and sold it to St Louis.

I remember as a kid in the 70's I so wanted to go for a ride in one of these. Back then I had only ridden in a Bell 47 which I absolutely loved.

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Well hopefully this gets you close enough. I'll try to post some more videos

Hearing the rotors engage is magical everytime.

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Almost as good at the sound when the engine lights off

That was intense! Thanks for sharing!

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

No problem, glad you liked it

love these, really scratches a good spot in my brain

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Yeah these kinda videos seem to do way better than my other stuff, especially music edits

@axiolot5857

6 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubti like those too, shows some pretty cool scenery. but the people are autistic, they demand the pressing of buttons

What a beautiful helicopter, and those sounds never get old, its amazing! Now I have to go and fly pretend helicopter for a bit!

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

You into flight sims?

Wow, the views from right after liftoff were spectacular. I used to see Midwest Helicopters old S-58 taking off and coming in on the way to work in Chicago. Amazing how powerful these old birds are. Thanks for sharing

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, that was a real pretty job site

Great video !

@sinfulldoubt

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Nice one! Thanks!!

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad your enjoyed it

Our voices sound the same and that really threw me off. Hello voice brother!

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

🤣 hello voice brother

Marine and Army Aviation Classic

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, it's a cool piece of history to fly

that was quite the rotor engagement speed. the apache has a similar system and as a maintainer I never knew why, now I do.

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah it's pretty different from every other heli I've flown

lovely video mate, great camera work as well. Can you tell me what are the gauges outside of the cockpit there for ? Is it just a redundancy from the one inside that you use when looking out and down, or something completely different ?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! They're extra gauges that the pilot can use when watching the load. If I remember right, it's got the engine torque, load cell and a caution light that's attached to the master caution

@ivopiscevic

6 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubt that's what I assumed but wasn't sure, thanks for your answer !

Waited so long for a new video

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Well glad I could deliver. I'm working on recording as much as I'm allowed to. I really wish I had more footage from my LIDAR job, it's kinda hard to make a good video off of what I have

On the channel you've flown the 58, a Jetranger type, and a H500. Is this like the airlines, do you have to have separate type ratings, or can you just switch between different helicopters? Which is your favorite to fly, the jobs otherwise being equal? Thanks for the upload!

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

So we're only required to get type ratings if the takeoff weight is over 12,500. Technically the S-58 fits in that category because it's 13,000 lbs but the FAA has pretty much nobody to do type ratings. So they converted this to a J model which limits us on paper to 12,500 lbs. It's hard to pick one because I like them for different reasons. I might say the 206 is my favorite to fly so far. It is a very comfortable helicopter to fly and I felt very in tune with the machine and able to control it really well. The 500 is a responsive ship but those huge floats I had really slowed it down and the engine was a complete dog on power lol. The S58 is probably my second favorite right now because I'm still trying to get used to it again. I don't feel nearly as comfortable flying it just yet. You can definitely feel that extra momentum from the weight so you have to either stay well ahead of it or fly it a bit more aggressive than I like to. It's certainly nice to have the extra engine and the power that comes with it but it also has pretty horrible visibility compared to the other helis I've flown

Do you need a new rating for each different helicopter that you fly? I enjoy your channel and really like your style of editing.

@sinfulldoubt

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! We don't in the US unless that aircraft has a max takeoff weight over 12,500 lbs

I see you post a variety of different flights. Are you working different jobs seasonally?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

I used to, it's just been a hectic year. When I got back from the tuna boat last Halloween, I went to NYC for a few months but left there because I wasn't making enough money to pay my bills. So I went to a job flying LIDAR on power lines but got laid off after three months. So now I'm over here trying to learn this job

@FabioPiacenza

3 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubt Hi and thanks for sharing these amazing videos. I'm approaching this world and I have a lot of questions about your esperiences; are you available to chat if I send you my contacts? Let me know and thanks in advance!

What sort of job is this? And what region? The area you flew over towards the end looks like one of the Ocoee dams in Tennessee.

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

It's an aerial crane company. We mostly operate in the Southeast. This job was up around Tallulah Falls in Georgia

@jgreenstar77

6 ай бұрын

@@sinfulldoubt ooooooh. looking forward to more videos. hope to get into that field at some point in life lol.

@TheGeorgiaRover

6 ай бұрын

I thought that looked like the Tallulah Gorge area. Nice!

Didnt know the 58T was a twin turbine. Are the engines both in the nose section?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Yup! It's not really a true twin because both engines combine into one driveshaft though. But operationally is pretty similar at least

@Bob_just_Bob

2 ай бұрын

Yeah somehow they got that past the FAA as One power plant with two power sections. As far as I was concerned P&W sell the PT6 as an ENGINE and we had two of them and had to fly it like a twin so…

with the s-58t no longer in military service how/where do you receive training?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

It's just on the job training

@lincolnhenderson-ut2es

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for replying! What type rating do you need to start on the job training?@@sinfulldoubt

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

@@lincolnhenderson-ut2es so we don't actually need a type rating for these ships. The FAA has basically nobody capable of giving a type ride in these lol. What they actually did was convert them to JT models which limits us from 13,000 to 12,500 lbs max takeoff

Does the crew chief fly in the belly?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Yup!

Too short. Way too short. Plz give us more ! ❤❤

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

I'll have more up as I get some more flying in. I'm working on filming on our jobs but we don't have super steady work

cool helo

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

Definitely is

*_"Sikorsky Shuffle"?_*

@sinfulldoubt

2 ай бұрын

Yeah these blades have a lot of lead/lag movement and if you're not quick on the throttle, the imbalance on the blades will really throw you around

The chief pilot that didnt do shit?

@sinfulldoubt

6 ай бұрын

He didn't need to do anything really. He just did all the planning, flew us there and then did the lift job. So he said I can take over and fly us home