Mesa to Sedona by Helicopter, Part 4 (1080 FHD)

Join me and fellow helicopter pilot Dave as we fly from Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ (FFZ) to Sedona, AZ (SEZ) along the Salt and Verde Rivers and through the Verde River Valley. I've cut this hour+ flight into multiple parts, each highlighting a specific area of our flight. In this video, we begin at the southern end of the Verde Valley and fly past Camp Verde, Mingus Mountain, and the former ghost town of Jerome, AZ. You'll also get to see the open pit copper mine that Jerome was built for. The video ends when we leave Jerome for the red rock cliffs of the western edge of Sedona. Along the way, you'll hear our in-cockpit conversation about what we're seeing.

Dave is an airline pilot who was working through his helicopter rating. At the time of this flight, he was a private helicopter pilot; he got his commercial helicopter rating a few weeks later. Dave and I split the cost of this flight; I flew to Sedona and he flew back.

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About Me and the Helicopter
- I have been flying for about 20 years. My nearly 4,000 hours of flight time is in Robinson R44, Robinson R22, and Bell 206L (Long Ranger) helicopters.
- The helicopter in this video is a Robinson R44 Raven II. I rented this helicopter in Mesa, AZ, specifically to do this flight and create this series of videos.

About the Video
- The video was recorded with a pair of GoPro Hero 7 cameras (https://amzn.to/2Lxyzwl) and a GoPro Hero 8 camera (https://amzn.to/2PBlZ4o). One camera is connected to the helicopter's intercom system with an NFlightCam audio cable (https://amzn.to/31syLTm). All cameras record audio, but I dialed down the helicopter sound by 10 decibels from normal volume so it wouldn't be annoying.
- The "cockpit cam" front-facing camera was mounted with my current Instrument Cam set up, which you can learn about in this Behind-the-Scenes video: https://youtu.be/nff_QBDbPxc. It's based upon a MyPilotPro Helicopter Mount (https://mypilotpro.com/product/helicopter-gopro-mount/?wpam_id=13) modified to get the height I need. The "nosecam" has a proprietary mount.
- The video was edited on a iMac using Davinci Resolve 16 software. Learn more about it here: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
- The intro music is by Bob Levitus, famed "Dr. Mac." You can find him here: http://www.boblevitus.com/

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