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50+ years of flying. You listen when Buzz talks. 🚁

Designated Flight Examiner Buzz Bezuidenhout joins us on the first episode of **Hangar Torque** and shares some of the wisdom that only comes with a lifetime in aviation.

From the psychology of flying and decision-making in the cockpit, to the reality of an engine failure — and just how little time you actually have to get yourself safely onto the ground.

A small clip from a much bigger conversation with an absolute legend of the industry.

🎬 **HANGAR TORQUE | EP01 — The Maiden Flight**

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel.

🚁 30 minutes of helicopters. Here’s 79 seconds.

The Maiden Flight of HANGAR TORQUE is live.

CPLs, instructor tests, 50+ years of flying experience, expeditions, student milestones, a brand-new AMO, Robinson Service Centre status… and quite a bit of what makes Helivate, Helivate.

This is just a taste of Episode 1.

🎬 HANGAR TORQUE | EP01 — The Maiden Flight

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel. 🔗 https://youtu.be/o3ImP2lezp0

And pilots… we’re looking at you. 👀
“Anonymous Pilot Confessions” is officially open.

Got a flying story that normally only gets told around the hangar? Funny, embarrassing, questionable, or a lesson learned the hard way — send it our way. Your identity stays out of it.

Full episode → YouTube
Subscribe and come along for the ride. 🚁

🚁 HANGAR TORQUE | EP01 — THE MAIDEN FLIGHT

We’re live.

Welcome to the very first episode of Hangar Torque — the new Helivate vodcast, bringing you real stories, real flying and everything happening in and around our helicopter world.

For our Maiden Flight, we’ve got plenty to talk about.

Rory Root takes on his CPL and Instructor tests, with Designated Flight Examiner Buzz Bezuidenhout — bringing more than 50 years of flying experience to the hangar.

We look back at what’s already been a seriously busy year of expeditions, Top Guns and Heli-Olympics, and what’s still to come.

We talk training and celebrate a big student milestone, take you inside the latest developments at Helivate Technical, including our Robinson Service Centre certification, and discuss a poor pilot habit topic.

And somewhere amongst all of that, Hayley and George attempt to explain exactly what Hangar Torque is going to be. 😏

This is Episode 1. The Maiden Flight.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube and subscribe for future episodes. 🔗 Link in bio

And we want you involved from the start — tell us what you want to see on Hangar Torque: people we should interview, technical topics, flying questions, stories, debates… send them our way.

Welcome to Hangar Torque. 🚁

Robinson Helicopter Company

🚁 HANGAR TORQUE | EP01 — THE MAIDEN FLIGHT

We’re live.

Welcome to the very first episode of Hangar Torque — the new Helivate vodcast, bringing you real stories, real flying and everything happening in and around our helicopter world.

For our Maiden Flight, we’ve got plenty to talk about.

Rory Root takes on his CPL and Instructor tests, with Designated Flight Examiner Buzz Bezuidenhout — bringing more than 50 years of flying experience to the hangar.

We look back at what’s already been a seriously busy year of expeditions, Top Guns and Heli-Olympics, and what’s still to come.

We talk training and celebrate a big student milestone, take you inside the latest developments at Helivate Technical, including our Robinson Service Centre certification, and discuss a poor pilot habit topic.

And somewhere amongst all of that, Hayley and George attempt to explain exactly what Hangar Torque is going to be. 😏

This is Episode 1. The Maiden Flight.

Watch the full episode now on YouTube and subscribe for future episodes.

And we want you involved from the start — tell us what you want to see on Hangar Torque: people we should interview, technical topics, flying questions, stories, debates… send them our way.

Welcome to Hangar Torque. 🚁


Robinson Helicopter Company cu***ng ge**er

11 helicopters. 4 days. One objective.

Build BETTER pilots.

Our annual Mountain Flying Expedition isn’t an add-on to the syllabus. It’s what happens BEYOND it.

This year, 11 helicopters headed into the mountains with pilots ranging from pre solo students to qualified PPLs. Every sortie was designed around where each pilot was in their journey, with structured training that exposed them to new environments, new challenges and better decision-making.

No two flights were the same.

Mountain weather. Route planning. Performance. Confined areas. Wind. Navigation. Decision making. The kind of flying that sharpens judgement and builds confidence.

👉🏻 This isn’t about collecting hours.

👉🏻 It’s about collecting experience.

Because that’s what makes a SAFE pilot.

The flying is serious. The atmosphere isn’t.

Between the training, there’s time to explore, spend time with family and partners, share stories around the fire, and enjoy the adventure together. That’s what makes this expedition different.

This is helicopter training where every flight has a purpose.

BEYOND the Syllabus.

Training for the REAL World.