Helicopter Fetches Plane for Lucky Kid.
http://www.flixxy.com/helicopter-pil...-from-tree.htm
Enjoy,
Milton
An apparition has returned from the dark ages.
Gottah hand it to the pilot and co-pilot though. To have a plane rescued and no less with as little damage as possible seems a miracle. Glad there are still good Samaritans out there who are willing to lend a hand where they can, who can do it safely without compromising their safety or the safety of others.
They may be far and few between, but they still exist.
the instructor (guy in the left seat with the colorful language) should be banned from flying anything other than paper airplanes. extremely stupid thing to do. seeing as how some of his other vids of even stupider stuff have been blocked or taken down i assume (and hope) the FAA is already on his ass.
nice thread on it here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...7#post23172431
the instructor (guy in the left seat with the colorful language) should be banned from flying anything other than paper airplanes. extremely stupid thing to do. seeing as how some of his other vids of even stupider stuff have been blocked or taken down i assume (and hope) the FAA is already on his ass.
the instructor (guy in the left seat with the colorful language) should be banned from flying anything other than paper airplanes. extremely stupid thing to do. seeing as how some of his other vids of even stupider stuff have been blocked or taken down i assume (and hope) the FAA is already on his ass.
He obviously kept his helicopter in a good state of repair, so he could be confident to do such an act without harm.
Now there are some people who shouldn't chew gum and walk, but in this case he pulled it off extremely well. If one were a former type, then I'd be deeply concerned.
Why such a pessimistic view, Zagnut? What is it that the pilot did wrong? Yes, he used some foul language. Some people are like that. But he certainly didn't mean harm. He was careful to not crash the copter and they determined it was safe (light or no winds, good weather, location of plane in the tree was readily accessible, field was clear to safely land, etc.).
He obviously kept his helicopter in a good state of repair, so he could be confident to do such an act without harm.
Now there are some people who shouldn't chew gum and walk, but in this case he pulled it off extremely well. If one were a former type, then I'd be deeply concerned.
but it's all good because he "pulled it off"...how would people view him if just one of any number of things out of his control were to go wrong resulting in 2 deaths? and yes, there were many things that could have gone wrong in the treetops and any one of them would mean certain death in that heli.
here's another pilot doing crazy stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFtW00t9geo
the difference? this is their job, they are putting no one but themselves in danger, and if they did go down there is a very good chance they would walk away from it because of the correct choice of machine for the job at hand....that being said i believe that pilot did eventually die in a heli crash...
simple fact: pilots who rely on luck don't last long in helis.
Why such a pessimistic view, Zagnut? What is it that the pilot did wrong? Yes, he used some foul language. Some people are like that. But he certainly didn't mean harm. He was careful to not crash the copter and they determined it was safe (light or no winds, good weather, location of plane in the tree was readily accessible, field was clear to safely land, etc.).
He obviously kept his helicopter in a good state of repair, so he could be confident to do such an act without harm.
Now there are some people who shouldn't chew gum and walk, but in this case he pulled it off extremely well. If one were a former type, then I'd be deeply concerned.
but it's all good because he ''pulled it off''...how would people view him if just one of any number of things out of his control were to go wrong resulting in 2 deaths? and yes, there were many things that could have gone wrong in the treetops and any one of them would mean certain death in that heli.
here's another pilot doing crazy stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFtW00t9geo
the difference? this is their job, they are putting no one but themselves in danger, and if they did go down there is a very good chance they would walk away from it because of the correct choice of machine for the job at hand....that being said i believe that pilot did eventually die in a heli crash...
Assuming relatively calm conditions (which they were BTW), there was no danger in what he did. He checked his tail rotor clearance and that was about all he had to worry about. I'm going to bet you a dollar that the pilot is former military (most chopper pilots are, it's $400 an hour to train) and he's perfectly comfortable doing what he did. Flying in trees is part of the cost of doing business for these guys.
i've flown in at least a dozen different types from the R22 up to the sea stallion. over 100 hours in various 500's and around half that in 206's, know pretty much all the operating and emergency procedures in both and could solo in either if i ever had to.
So you aren't a helicopter pilot. Got it.
Flown In...
So you aren't a helicopter pilot. Got it.
have you ever been in an R22?
and on the robinsons: go look into how many blade failures there have been over the years and how the manufacturer handles it.
and i was crew, not passenger. pretty sure that today the "crew" also has CPL.
NTSB Determines Probable Cause In Fatal Medical Helo Accident In Missouri
Cites Poor Decision Making In Departing With Critically Low Fuel Level
A pilot's decision to depart on a mission despite a critically low fuel level as well as his inability to perform a crucial flight maneuver following the engine flameout from fuel exhaustion was the probable cause of an emergency medical services helicopter accident that killed four in Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. "This accident, like so many others we've investigated, comes down to one of the most crucial and time-honored aspects of safe flight: good decision making," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman.
On August 26, 2011, at about 6:41 pm CDT, a Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopter operated by Air Methods on an EMS mission crashed following a loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion a mile from an airport in Mosby, Missouri. The pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and patient were killed, and the helicopter was substantially damaged.
At about 5:20 pm, the EMS operator, located in St. Joseph, MO, accepted a mission to transport a patient from a hospital in Bethany, Mo., to a hospital 62 miles away in Liberty, Mo. The helicopter departed its base less than 10 minutes later to pick up the patient at the first hospital. Shortly after departing, the pilot reported back to the company that he had two hours' worth of fuel onboard.
Further, a review of helicopter training resources suggested that the accident pilot may not have been aware of the specific control inputs needed to successfully enter an autorotation at cruise speed." - Courtesy of Aero-news.net
Zagnut, if you weren't a trained and required flight crewmember, you were a passenger, simple as that. What exactly was the function for which you were being paid? I'll bet mechanic, loadmaster, crew chief at most? It sounds like you have zero flight time or instruction logged, yet you have the brass to say you would help a qualified pilot 'stay out of trouble'.
What exactly was your function on the 500, 206 and CH-53?
Flown In...
So you aren't a helicopter pilot. Got it.
have you ever been in an R22?
Yes.... Just like in the video. Taking lessons.