This guy, Dave Sparks is a great guy. In this video, he jumps in and recovers a plane (and deceased pilot!) that crashed in a National Wilderness area.  And he did it on his own dime. It's a sad story, but there was a successful outcome.The world needs more people like Dave Sparks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utB9YApOBQc&t=1601s

if theres one thing the world needs more of, it's youtubers 

Heavy D Sparks is not just a you tube guy.  He had a show on Discovery called Diesel Brothers.  Does a lot of charitable contributions and puts his money where his mouth is evidently.

he was a reality tv show guy too. My apologies

"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit"

same with Cleetus McFarland's BO105

Until those Hawk operating costs start rolling in. Bet the Sticker shock will show up one day.

Ya know...  I just wanted to inject a little actual helicopter content onto this board. The video has some cool shots of Ryan McDonald in his Huey, who flew all the way down from Lake Chelan in northern Washington State (over 200 miles) to participate in the effort.  A local LongRanger operator participated too.  But of course there have to be people who just have to badmouth Dave Sparks because he's "just a YouTuber" or "just a reality-TV star."  Why do some people have to be so negative? Dave owns and flies a BO105, and now a Blackhawk.  He and his crew recoverd a plane with the deceased pilot still in it.  He organized the whole operation, dealing with multiple federal and local government agencies.  In other words, he did a good thing. And for that, he gets labled "just a YouTuber."  There are some really sad posters on this board.

+100% on your response sir!!👍

and expect something better of this lot. smh. Sorry, but this is the internet that we live in. You would be better off telling your story to the bartender, at least you know they will listen, because you're paying them. 

"Well since this guys entire lucrative livelihood livlihood is based on clicks, excuse me if Im skeptical of his motivations for rescuing a dead guy that was going to remain dead even after the youtuber/reality show star's selfless heroics. Also, I highly doubt the authorities and family were just going to leave this guy out there in his plane to rot but that wouldn't make for a very exciting youtube video clicked on by morons."

Apparently you did not watch said video.  But before we get to that, are you jealous or bitter of how Dave makes money (i.e. making YouTube videos)?  YouTube is an actual "thing" now.  It has enabled a lot of independent "content creators" to make a *LOT* of money because people watch them (and the ads that accompany the videos) instead of "traditional" TV.  Dave's videos are always well-produced, as professional as anything you'd see on TV, and they're very interesting, at least to me and the other morons (to use your term) who watch them.  He's not your typical TikTok or Instagram "creator" who makes little 7-second reels and thinks he deserves to be rich and famous.  YT may not be around forever, and the amount of revenue per video may diminish over time.  But at the moment it is allowing some people to get very wealthy. Wealthy enough to become a helicopter pilot, buy a Bo105 and then buy a Blackhawk, in Dave's case.  He's pretty passionate about aviation in general and helicopters specifically.

Some YouTube artists (like Jimmy Donaldson aka "Mr. Beast") take the money they make from the platform and do good things with it.  Regardless of Dave Spark's motivation, he does some incredibly good things too.  Like when he got involved in the investigation of a missing (and presumed dead) kid in NW Utah.  One of Dave's friends let him use his Astar during the search - which was not a one-day thing; Dave has spent a lot of time and money, assisting the family over many days.  Again, at no cost to them.  He's helped other people as well. 

In the linked video that started this thread, which you obviously have not watched, the guy crashed his airplane in a National Wilderness Area in Oregon.  He and the wreckage were *not* going to be just left out there to rot.  The feds demanded the the wreckage be removed, but the family of the deceased pilot did not have the $50g's or so it would have cost. If the government removed the wreckage, you can be sure that they would've billed the family right into bankruptcy. The family started a Go-Fund-Me but only raised a small fraction of what it would have taken.  That's where Dave stepped in.  He rounded up a crew and got the airplane out of there - and got the pilot's remains returned to the family - AT NO COST TO THEM.  Did he do it just for the "clicks?"  So what if he did?  It's a great story. I mean, it's not fake or dreamed up just for the camera.  You wouldn't known that if you'd actually watched the video instead of being so skeptical and cynical.

It's funny/sad to me to see people being so negative about someone else just because they're doing something good for society while making money in unconventional ways that others don't approve of.  The YT revenue may eventually evaporate and Dave might have to sell the Blackhawk. Let's hope that never happens. But life is unpredictable.  In the  meantime, Dave Sparks does more good with his money than I...or you...will ever do.  Should we make fun of or disparage him for it?  Why not just watch the video and be proud that there's a helicopter pilot who's out there getting some notoriety for something that's not about crashing and killing himself.  That in itself is remarkable.  Lyn ought to do a story on Dave for his magazine.

Blackhawk ??  ... Lawn dart..... What does insurance premium cost, on a private UH-60 ?   What insurance company in there right mind,  would insure a private blackhawk  ?

I can only handle Dave for a short time so I didn't watch the whole thing, but skimming thru I didn't see any Blackhawk? And last I heard his isn't even airworthy yet. 

must be eating up a fortune. There wasn't a body in the crashed plane but pretty sure he lied and said there was. Also says he's giving away a Bolkow when he gets 10 million you tube subscribers. Only 7,500,000 to go! I'll give you a million when I get to 10 million subscribers!