u/XofHelix

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Insane!! What a great video

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Oof!!

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What a beautiful bird

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Awesome bruv

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So VRS?

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That's my fav helo!

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That's fun!

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Never heard about this bird before... Fascinating

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How reliable is it?

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This

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Cool shot! H135?

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Casues none

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Check what a BO-105 can do!

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Congrats

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Well that model was selected by the U.S. Army in 1976 and officially entered service in 1979 so yeah, almost 50yo birds

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What are you talking about? It's not discontinued bruv but it does have high maintenance costs

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That's correct

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5-blade main rotor so probably AW169

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Good looking bird

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This is correct

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Cool birds

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What a loser 😂😂😂

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Conditions required for VRS:

Airspeed: Below ETL (typically 10 to 15 knots airspeed, or near zero).

Descent Rate: Greater than 300 feet per minute (fpm).

Power Applied: At least 20% to 100% engine power. (If power is completely off, the helicopter enters a safe autorotation instead).

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Always great to see one in action

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This is the way