My South American Helicopter Has A LOT More Problems Than We Thought...
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Published 2024-03-29
We shot over to Thouroughbred Aviation today in Lexington, Kentucky to take a look at the MD500E I bought from South America. Joe and his guys found way more issues than we originally knew about, this is gonna be a pricey repair!
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All Comments (21)
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Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine a scratch and dent abandoned South American helicopter would have many hidden problems.
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"I aint never heard of the acorn trick" "You aint never met squirrel " 😂😂😂
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Im swiss so I did aome research: There are multiple newspaper reports, but without pictures. I sent a request to the local police department but their archive doesnt have anything that far back. They even asked (now retired) officers that worked the case but no pictures there eigther. if somebody wants to dig further: the helicopter was owned by (now out of business) Neuchatel héli SA (french speaking part of switzerland). maybe an inquiry at the aviation accident department that wrote the report will uncover some photos too. If somebody needs a local german/french speaking guy Im here to help
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..from corvette exhaust turbo whistles.. to a tube frame c5 corvette.. to a pro drag car... to now.... HELICOPTERS this is ny far the best channel on youtube
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Maybe you should add a Swiss Flag on the tail under the Venezuelan one for its original heritage to complete the list of where shes been.
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@14:46 You should attach the tail boom to the blue freedom helmet, and turn the Helmet into a freedom helicopter!! :D
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The fact that you succesfully brought your viewer base from cars into manned aviation speaks volumes to you as a person, your inherent motivation, determination, and positive attitude. Keep doing good things and spreading the love for both cars and aviation.
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Man since Ls George joined the channel the comedic element has gone way up. I remember watching fasterproms just for him. When he blew up that motor in his truck I must’ve rewound that clip 100 times. It had me rolling.
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Thoroughbred Aviation is THE most professional, honest, and experienced helicopter shop in the country. You sure picked a great one - I had a damaged chine angle on my JetRanger and they sent a mobile repair team to fix it - they came in UNDER time and UNDER estimate. Fine work! I would fly a bird that came out of that shop any time!!
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Don't you just wish all service professionals would be like Joe. I would pay any amount of money to have my stuff fixed by someone with that much knowledge and confidence. America needs more Joe's.
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so this is basically the helicopter version of a $1000 facebook marketplace car deal at 3am while its raining and you are using your phone flashlight to see anything.
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I love that this is being done just 45 minutes down the road from my house. My boy is going to be crazy excited when he learns that not only were you in town, but that your MD is here being built into a thing of glory. Respect brother.
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"Lightly crashed" means a whole different thing when you're buying a second hand helicopter vs a pickup truck.
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Joe’s comfort and ability to answer questions, especially with a camera is amazing. Absolutely seems like the guy to handle this project. Love the knowledge and energy and hopefully we will see him more on the channel with this helicopter’s journey 👍🏼
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I lived all my childhood in Venezuela, I'm glad you guys are treating Conzuela like the queen she is! MD500s are the real queen of the sky over there and I used to see them fly all the time, great to see this one is having a second life!
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As a car guys who loves beater cars and also has a degree in Aerospace Engineering, I'm glad to see you recognize that you don't take the same risks with a helicopter that you do with a car. One leaves you on the side of the road when it breaks, the other leaves you screaming as you plummet to your death when it dies.
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"Get out, so we can get it apart" - Joe That's the kind of guy you want to work with, period.
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A&P UH-60M and CH-53k mechanic here. Love the aviation content. You're genuine excitement when starting the MD put a smile on my face. You should get an A&P so you can perform you're own maintenance. Love this field.
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SO EXCITED! Dude, nice work on that paint job, too. This thing is already coming together well, I'm surprised to hear it running so soon! Hope to see her in person someday. 🎉 congrats!
