A short video transcript of Kenny Keller preparing a student, Gary, for a commercial helicopter check ride. It covers preflight walkaround, cockpit setup (seat belts, pedals), powering on, and Gary configuring an iPad/GPS for navigation and logging. The tone is instructional and conversational, focused on practical preflight and instrument setup.
So this is November 8626 Papa that Gary will be training for the commercial checkride. Doing his pre flight, getting ready to head back to Indiana so we can get started with his training. Alright, are we ready? Almost. Alright, do a walk around. So for our members, getting ready to give Gary the checkout in the instrument. At least we don't have to change the foot pedals for Gary. I don't think. Alright, pedals are good for me. Got my seat belts on. Looks like you got the bows. So once you're all settled you want to turn the power on, make sure the power's onto the bows. Gary's iPad set up on the windshield. That's pretty cool. IPad? Yeah, GPS on it. He's got the little bug. A bat elf. Yeah, that's pretty sweet. Quick, give us a quick description of what you're doing there Gary. Well this all working off the GPS down here. You've got your altitude, your ground speed and your heading indicator set there. Start, stop. All right, gotta start up for our log sheet there. So yeah just do your normal, take your time, work through the checklist and pull this out so it sits on the floor. That's a danger. Yes. If that gets caught and you gotta auto rotate this fuel valve on. Yeah. As desired. 19. Sa. So how did it feel to see your baby flying away right now? Going to be an odd feeling. I'm sure he is. And he goes, this thing's smooth. I go. I know. That's what I've been telling you all. Sam.
