In this short clip, we go over some of the most fundamental aspects of flying a helicopter: straight-and-level flight, level turns, and cyclic and collective inputs.

On a cold but beautiful Halloween morning in 2020, I finally wrapped up my helicopter CFI rating!

There are many things to consider when approaching any off-airport landing. First, you’ll fly a high reconnaissance to gauge the suitability of the area for landing. You’re looking for people, animals, debris, obstacles, wires, and so on; but you’re also formulating a plan for both getting in to and out of the LZ. You’re also getting a feel for…

After rescheduling a flight due to equipment issues, we run into unfavorable weather in the forecast. The morning of, things are looking much better than predicted…but it’s still expected to get worse. Do we stay, or do we go?

A bucket list item of ours has been to overfly the Tacoma Narrows bridge, so that's what we're going to do today. While we're in the general vicinity, I'd like to fly out to Sanderson Field (KSHN) in Shelton, Washington so I can log this trip as cross country time.

Days like this don’t come along all too often in the PNW, and when they do we need to be ready to seize the opportunity! Join us for a picnic lunch and hike around Ranger Creek on a beautiful summer day.

Skykomish State is beautiful little airport, lovingly maintained by the Paine Field chapter of the Washington Pilots Association. As far as mountain airports go, it’s pretty forgiving — at about 1,000 ft elevation, it’s got a 2,050 x 100 ft grass runway.

Mountain flying on a hot summer day has its own challenges, so to beat the heat we picked up around 8 am. We’d never been to Spada Lake, but the few pictures we were able to find looked amazing. We were not disappointed!

On our way to Ranger Creek, Derek and I decided to take a low level pass over the White River. This particular route is special to me, because it's where my instructor Matt H from Atomic took me for my very first helicopter lesson.

Located on the northeast slope of Mount Rainier, at 2,650 feet Ranger Creek is the highest elevation paved runway in the state of Washington.

After a long forced hiatus thanks to Covid-19, I took a coworker up for a scenic flight on this beautiful Saturday afternoon in July. This is our departure from Boeing Field (KBFI) out toward Lake Washington, Bellevue, Mercer Island, Factoria, and Lake Sammamish.

I took a short hop from Boeing Field (KBFI) in Seattle to Auburn Municipal (S50) to stay current flying from the PIC seat as I progress through my flight instructor training.

Eighteen hours after the biggest thunderstorm Seattle's seen in years, Derek and I wanted to make use of the break in weather and go flying.

With an extra slice in hand for the receptionist back at Atomic Helicopters, we set off on the scenic route back into Seattle. We had some fun flying low over the shoreline, but eventually the heat got to Derek and he was asleep by the time we we’d crossed the water north of downtown.

Ten years ago while working on my fixed wing private pilot rating, my instructor Tyler and I found ourselves doing some traffic pattern work out at Jefferson Country Airport (0S9) near Port Towsend, Washington. The airport diner, Spruce Goose Cafe, is famous for their wide variety of delicious, freshly baked pies.