Explore every episode of the podcast Helicopter Training Podcast
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| Episode 0 - Trailer | Helicopter Training Podcast | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:01:18 | |
🚁 Welcome to the Helicopter Training Podcast – your ultimate resource for learning to fly helicopters, with expert tips, in-depth discussions, and practical insights. Whether you're a student pilot, an instructor, or just curious about helicopter aviation, we cover everything from maneuvers, systems, and aerodynamics to FAA regulations, emergency procedures, and more. Get ready to enhance your skills and knowledge with each episode! The first episode drops in early 2025—hit subscribe and be the first to hear it! FEEDBACK & CONTACT – Send us show ideas, suggestions, corrections, and questions on our website. SUPPORT THE PODCAST - Support the Helicopter Training Podcast and help shape future episodes! Become a supporting member to access exclusive perks and behind-the-scenes content.
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| How to Become a Helicopter Pilot (Ep. 001) | Helicopter Training Podcast | 21 Jan 2025 | 01:25:40 | |
Dreaming of flying helicopters? This episode is your guide to starting your journey as a helicopter pilot. Whether you're curious or ready to begin, we’ll cover everything from earning your pilot certificates to choosing a flight school and the right helicopter airframe. We’ll also explain how VA funding, scholarships, and loans can help cover costs, share free ways to get started, and recommend essential supplies and books to set you up for success. Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us ideas, corrections, and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: Show Links: Support Us: Where to Find Us: MUSIC: Music Machine Mondays Theme Song by Wintergatan: wintergatan.net Disclaimer: Be smart, and for official guidance, always consult your CFI! Copyright © Helicopter Training Videos | |||
| How to Hover a Helicopter (Ep. 002) | Helicopter Training Podcast | 03 Jul 2025 | 01:01:56 | |
Want to know how to hover a helicopter? This episode is your ultimate hovering guide, covering what each control does and how, the complex aerodynamics involved in hovering, the FAA ACS hover standards, practice drills, and practical tips and tricks for both students and instructors. Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us feedback and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:59 FAA flight school finder 01:50 New Robinson Instructor Course 02:38 VERTICON 2025 03:20 VAST 03:40 Rotorcraft Collective 04:08 Peer Pilot Program 05:15 Thanks to Supporters 05:40 Overview 07:25 Rotor System Directions 07:53 FA 223 Story 08:45 Pedals 12:19 Collective 12:54 Correlator & Governor 14:31 Cyclic 15:35 Hover Aerodynamics 16:12 Rotary Wing Show 16:50 Induced flow 17:23 OGE & IGE hover 20:20 Torque Reaction 22:30 Translating Tendency or Drift 23:45 Combination of Effects 24:46 Translational Lift & Thrust 25:49 Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers 27:05 Pendulum Effect 28:10 Wind Effects 28:52 Other Aerodynamic Effects 29:39 FAA ACS Hover Standards 31:54 Hover Drills Introduction 34:20 Control Isolation 34:54 Positive Exchange of Controls 35:04 Pedal Drills 38:07 Clear Tail Before Turns 40:14 Collective Drills 41:35 Pedals and Collective Drills 42:12 Cyclic Drills 44:30 All 3 Controls 45:56 More Advanced Hover Drills 48:38 Governor Failure Hover Training 49:04 Summary & Tips 53:07 Bill's Feedback 55:27 Austin's Feedback 59:38 Thanks to the Pilots 59:59 Last Minute Updates 1:00:32 Next Episode - Autorotations 1:00:56 Outro Show Links: Helicopter Online Ground School (H.O.G.S.) 10% Discount use “HTV10” at Checkout - http://tinyurl.com/HOGSDiscount FAA Part 141 Flight School Locator - https://tinyurl.com/FAA-141-Schools Robinson Instructor Course - https://tinyurl.com/RHC-CFI-Course Tony Robinson on BlackAdder - https://tinyurl.com/Black-Adder Tony Robinson on Time Team - https://www.youtube.com/TimeTeamOfficial Rotorcraft Collective - https://bit.ly/ushst025 Peer Pilot Program - https://www.ushstpeer.org/ US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) - https://ushst.org/ Fred North Interview - https://tinyurl.com/Fred-North HTV Flight Controls - https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Flight-Controls HTV Swashplate - https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Swash-Plate NASA Video 1 - https://tinyurl.com/NASA-Aero-1 NASA Video 2 - https://tinyurl.com/NASA-Aero-2 Helicopter Flying Handbook - https://tinyurl.com/FAA-HFH Helicopter Vortices https://youtu.be/lslarZiRJhg Rotary Wing Show Podcast - https://tinyurl.com/RWS-114 Aviation News Talk Podcast - https://aviationnewstalk.com Wingtip Vortices - https://youtu.be/SgczDjj_J3w Helicopter Lake Crash Video - https://youtu.be/4dB5Ak80l-8 Simulated Birdstrike - https://youtu.be/NQMBpoPRf0c Pilots Fly Helicopters T-shirts - https://amzn.to/4e2FMAe Windsock Footage - https://youtu.be/9uMevdwRECA R22 Hover Crash - https://youtu.be/Cxk3X-0zc-w R44 Tail Stinger Strike - https://youtu.be/wyZ2ixFWKmQ R44 Hits Hanger Door - https://youtu.be/gQ32J5BWgG4 Student-Built Hover Trainer - Email Lucas@SagePlumbing.net Book a Discovery Flight - https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Disco Recommended Books - https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Books Essential Pilot Supplies - https://tinyurl.com/HTV-Supplies Support Us:
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| Dangerous Student Errors Part 1 with Max Trescott (Ep. 003) | Helicopter Training Podcast | 19 Sep 2025 | 01:17:11 | |
This is the first in a 3-part series where I join Max Trescott on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast to discuss some of the most dangerous student errors in helicopter training and how instructors can prevent mistakes from becoming accidents. We cover general instructor considerations:
Maneuver-specific guidance includes:
For this video version, I’ve added graphics and short clips to make the discussion clearer for visual learners. I also reference recent training accidents to highlight why these techniques are so important. Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us feedback and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: 00:00 START 00:32 Episode 2 - How to Hover a Helicopter 00:53 Episode 3 - How to Become a Helicopter Pilot 01:23 Catch-up - New hire training 02:05 Rotorcraft Collective 02:30 Robinson Fly-In @ JTH in McMinnville, OR 03:09 Feedback from Bek05:56 Supporting the show 06:29 Part 1 of Dangerous Student Errors with Max Trescott 08:08 Introduction discussion with Max 14:40 General guidance on guarding controls 17:17 Guarding pedals 19:20 Guarding collective 19:56 Guarding throttle 22:45 Guarding cyclic 25:30 Ghosting the maneuver 29:04 Student freezing up 31:35 Pickup and set down student errors 34:35 Pickup training accident 36:45 Overspeeds during pickup 40:38 Slope training errors 44:26 Hovering training errors 57:45 Running landing training errors 1:05:30 Aborted running landing 1:09:33 Shutdown training errors 1:00:32 Next Episode - Autorotations 1:12:42 Wrap up with Max & Next Episode 1:17:11 Send your Feedback & Outro Show Links:
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| Dangerous Student Errors Part 2 with Max Trescott | Ep. 004 of the Helicopter Training Podcast | 31 Oct 2025 | 01:15:19 | |
This is the second in a 3-part series where I join Max Trescott on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast to discuss some of the dangerous student errors in helicopter training and how instructors can prevent mistakes from becoming accidents. Check out part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STOPdnUg4zQ&list=PLJ8xtPILNIlhFk4nkt8bmgansopKNlITS if you missed it.This episode covers more maneuver-specific guidance and accident reviews:• Quick Stops / Rapid Decelerations• Vortex Ring State (VRS)• Hover Autos For this video version, I’ve added graphics and short clips to make the discussion clearer for visual learners. I also reference recent training accidents to highlight why these techniques are so important. Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us feedback and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: 00:00 START 00:31 Episode 3 - Dangerous Student Errors Part 1 01:12 Episode 2 - How to Hover a Helicopter 01:33 Episode 1 - How to Become a Helicopter Pilot 02:01 Flights school catch-up 02:43 Rotorcraft Collective 03:01 COCC Aviation Club 03:44 Robinson Safety Notice Update Video 04:18 Feedback from David 06:02 Supporting the show 07:02 Part 2 of Dangerous Student Errors with Max Trescott 09:03 Rapid Decelerations / Quick Stop 24:45 Rapid Decelerations / Quick Stop Accidents 28:26 Vortex Ring State (VRS) 50:02 Vortex Ring State (VRS) Accident 53:44 Hover autos 1:04:00 Hover auto accident 1:17:07 Wrap up with Max 1:13:36 Send your feedback 1:14:06 Next Episode - Dangerous Student Errors Part 3 1:14:19 Outro Show Links:
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| Dangerous Student Errors Part 3 with Max Trescott | Ep. 005 of the Helicopter Training Podcast | 10 Mar 2026 | 01:15:25 | |
This is the final part in a 3-part series where I join Max Trescott on The Rotary Wing Show Podcast to discuss some of the dangerous student errors in helicopter training and how instructors can prevent mistakes from becoming accidents. Check out part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STOPdnUg4zQ and part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2d-dciQFTo if you missed those. This episode covers more maneuver-specific guidance and accident reviews:
For this video version, I’ve added graphics and short clips to make the discussion clearer for visual learners. I also reference recent training accidents to highlight why these techniques are so important. Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us feedback and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: 00:00 START 00:31 Episode 4 - Dangerous Student Errors Part 2 01:01 Episode 3 - Dangerous Student Errors Part 1 01:44 Episode 2 - How to Hover a Helicopter 02:10 Episode 1 - How to Become a Helicopter Pilot 02:42 Flights school catch-up 04:16 Robinson service letter updates 05:53 Rotorcraft Collective 06:07 HTV members only R66 accident video 06:22 Supporter thanks & how to support the show 07:05 Found On Preflight 08:22 Part 3 of Dangerous Student Errors with Max Trescott 10:59 Autorotations 19:10 Autorotation entry 28:55 Autorotation glide 38:37 Autorotation accidents 42:38 Autorotation flare 51:01 PAVE brief 52:57 Simulated Engine Failures 1:00:27 Off-Airport Operations 1:10:01 Off-airport accident 1:13:30 Send your feedback 1:13:53 Next Episode - Autorotations 1:14:15 Found On Preflight 1:14:23 Outro Show Links:
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| High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations | Ep. 006 of the Helicopter Training Podcast | 12 Jun 2026 | 01:51:20 | |
The focus of this episode is my FAA Safety Team webinar on High Density Altitude Helicopter Operations, originally presented live for the Helicopter Pilot Study Group (https://discord.gg/ZQqZmp3gfB). For this video version, I've included additional graphics and video clips to help illustrate some of the concepts. Topics include preflight planning and performance, dust devils, autorotations, off-airport operations, exhaust fire risks, brownout awareness, cooldown procedures and more! Prefer watching? See if your podcast player has video or watch on YouTube: tinyurl.com/HTP-Video-Podcast Send us feedback and questions: HelicopterTrainingPodcast.com/Contact Timestamps: 00:00 START 03:24 Rotorcraft Collective 03:58 Members-only videos 06:27 Introduction to Study Group 10:43 Preflight planning 28:31 R44 starting tips 36:04 Dust devils NTSB safety alert 39:50 R44 overspeed scenario 43:36 R44 flight considerations 45:00 Autorotations 57:27 Off airports 1:04:35 Exhaust fire risk 1:06:30 Brownouts 1:09:36 Governor off & low RPM 1:11:20 Low -G recovery training 1:13:13 Cooldown & postflight 1:15:00 Questions and discussion 1:42:25 Rebekah's listener feedback Show Links:
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