r/Helicopters 8h ago

Heli Spotting Improvised heliport in Suzuka 🇯🇵

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200 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 9h ago

Heli Spotting Airbus Racer has been updated with new low-drag fairings and landing gear doors

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249 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 19h ago

News Retired CH 46 F Sea Knight

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381 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 5h ago

Occurrence Mil Mi2 Pzl W3 Sokół Polizeihubschrauber Police Helicopter (1980s)

4 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 1d ago

Heli Spotting Spotted this beauty in Japan

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502 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 15h ago

Career/School Question Does anyone have information about the salaries of SICs working abroad in firefighting?

4 Upvotes

Pilots will fly heavy class helicopters. Three weeks on and three weeks off. The employer will cover all expenses.


r/Helicopters 1d ago

Discussion Why was is the Mi-24/35 targeting system so popular?

39 Upvotes

Because it is so easy to see in hindsight...

Edit: Sorry for the bad grammer. Looking trough the Mi-24 targeting system I should have spellchecked the post before sending it.


r/Helicopters 1d ago

Heli Spotting DC spotting

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111 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 1d ago

Discussion AS350 SD2 manual search.

3 Upvotes

Hey folks, just like the title says I’m searching for the SD2 supplement for the AS350 B2.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!


r/Helicopters 2d ago

Heli ID? ID please

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66 Upvotes

Would love to know the model


r/Helicopters 1d ago

General Question Some New Words: Helioçance

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r/Helicopters 2d ago

Heli Spotting A Mil Mi-4 helicopter in-front of Tolbachik volcano eruption, USSR, 1975

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230 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 2d ago

Discussion Stuffing with stuff. July 05 PS magazine

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69 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 1d ago

General Question Bell 429

3 Upvotes

For folks that have experience flying the 429, how much safer is it compared to a 407? In an OGE flight profile, how long/far can it fly on one engine? Is there legitimacy to claims about fly away power under one engine, and would that only be under ideal environmental factors? Or could you still fly away under one in hot, high, mountainous terrain?


r/Helicopters 2d ago

General Question Are these AH-1Z Vipers?

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69 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 2d ago

Buy/Sell In Search of Bell 407 Pilot Training Academy Book

2 Upvotes

In an unfortunate turn of events I've inadvertently destroyed a copy of the Bell 407 Training Academy book, this is the one that's provided at the Bell School. Does anyone have a copy that is collecting dust that I can pay for + shipping to get? I called Bell, they said they're unwilling to sell one outside of the course itself.

Thanks!


r/Helicopters 3d ago

Heli Spotting Air med

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256 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 2d ago

Career/School Question Career change after 10 years flying, no degree…what’s next?

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First time posting on here…I’ll jump right in. Former helicopter pilot transitioning to a new career. After 10 years flying including instruction, tours, charters, utility, fire, and HAA, I've decided to leave the industry to focus on family and a more balanced, lifestyle. Now I'm facing the challenge of finding a new job without a college degree, and my pilot experience isn't easily translating to other fields. Any advice or insights on suitable career paths, especially from others who've made a similar transition. I'm open to any suggestions.

Context: no military experience, not willing to work night shifts, open to trade schools, have about 50 college credits…just trying to find a stable job with decent income and be a family man (who’s not, right?). Thanks.


r/Helicopters 3d ago

Heli Spotting AH-64D Running Fire

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122 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 3d ago

Heli Spotting AH-64 at KCRE today

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98 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 3d ago

General Question Spotted these at my local airport in Idaho, closest I could find for the camo was the night stalkers, also had a few chinooks in a corner and supposedly a little bird hidden somewhere, are there any other units other then the 160th that use this camo on Blackhawks?

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633 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 3d ago

Discussion An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the 266th Marine Medium Tiltrotor squadron gets refueled while in flight for an Outstation Crisis Response Exercise in Kenya, March 26, 2025.

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83 Upvotes

r/Helicopters 4d ago

General Question Why do we do this though 😂

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1.2k Upvotes

r/Helicopters 3d ago

Heli Spotting Air Med inbound

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20 Upvotes

Air Med inbound


r/Helicopters 3d ago

Discussion An MV-22 Osprey takes off during a joint jump exercise in Djibouti, March 19, 2025.

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155 Upvotes