RotorSense Helicopter Services is a firm dedicated to training helicopter pilots in the finer skills of pilotage. Unlike fixed-wing aircraft, for which there is already a large library of training materials, the selection of quality video training products for helicopters is relatively sparse. RotorSense is embarking on a journey to produce a library of titles on a wide range of helicopter training subjects.
The man flying this bird is Ken Klarfeld, the instructor/pilot behind RotorSense, and that beautiful hilly landscape is his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. We pick a gorgeous 95 degree day to shoot the promo for his first video.
The first title RotorSense will be producing is dedicated to helping pilots avoiding 'Wire-strikes', a nasty condition where low-flying helicopters unknowingly fly into power-lines or telephone wires, especially while on approach for an off-airport landing. So we spent most of the day finding cool places to land that aren't airports.
There's something wonderful about landing on a tiny river rock island in the middle of stream (notice the wires in the background), in a Robinson R44 with the doors off. It's like the Jeep Wrangler of helicopters.
Ken is great on camera, and provides an entertaining and informative dialog that will help any pilot fly more safely and feel more confident about their off-airport landings. The RotorSense website is still under construction as I write this, but check back in a few weeks at www.RotorSense.com to catch a preview of the video we shot today.
Ben Freedman
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