This is a YouTube video titled "Start the Engine. Start the Timer. Stop the Guesswork." created in July 2025. The content is a single-speaker instructional tip video focused on the importance of using a timer during helicopter flights to accurately track flight time and fuel usage, emphasizing safety and precision in flight operations.
All right. We're doing a series of tip videos. Series of tips. And the last one we talked about putting some switches together and I really want to hone in on starting your timer. Many of you have a timer but you're not utilizing it. We have a lot of people that come here from around the country and probably half or more do their startup and they never turn a timer on. You should be adding fuel each flight and using your timer to keep track of your flight time. And that way you know how long the flight is, you can compute where your fuel is at. So make sure that you add start your timer. And if you don't have a timer, you could use your watch. But you should always be timing each flight. You're not counting. You don't never want to count on the fuel gauge as being correct. Know how much fuel you put in and then track your time.
