How not to park a Chinook...
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4nonymous said:
I'm not a pilot or enthusiast whatsoever.
When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
Can of Red Bull and grow some wings.When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
Sorry for the poor sods who died RIP. Should this be even hosted on YouTube??
4nonymous said:
I'm not a pilot or enthusiast whatsoever.
When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
It looked like the rear left wheel got caught on the netting thus tipping it over.When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
That said it looked like the approach went wrong a significant way before that. I'd imagine the pilot had full power on just trying to get it stopped.
4nonymous said:
I'm not a pilot or enthusiast whatsoever.
When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
Giving it lots of beans with a stuck corner is going to give you one eppic dynamic rollover.... just like in the video...When the pilot first made contact to that barrier, is it not possible to like give it the beans and go up or something ? What would you have to do to get out of a situation like that ?
If I was in that position and thought I was stuck, I would either let the aircraft stay where it is... or if I couldnt safely land it.... hover it until someone came and chopped me out of the webbing....
But natural reflex and reaction from the pilot there is hard to combat!
An unfortunate and terrible accident!
Tiggsy said:
Years old isnt it?
Thought so...remember reading a report from someone (not sure if it was someone on board on following in the boats) anyway, grim reading.CNN at the time:
http://archives.cnn.com/1999/US/12/09/helicopter.c...
Ditching a helicopter into the sea is not nice! They are top heavy so as soon as they go in the drink they flip upside down. Usually it is pitch black inside so when it flips you have no idea which way is up. I have down the drills for crashing a 'copter in the sea and it is not an easy thing to master even in a swimming pool where there is no swell and the water is not ice cold.
tegwin said:
If I was in that position and thought I was stuck, I would either let the aircraft stay where it is... or if I couldnt safely land it.... hover it until someone came and chopped me out of the webbing....
But natural reflex and reaction from the pilot there is hard to combat!
An unfortunate and terrible accident!
Knee-jerk reaction. Would the "webbing" have held the chopper? It looked like it was far enough onto the pad to have stayed there if he had just shut down. But I guess the over-riding reaction is to get the hell back up?But natural reflex and reaction from the pilot there is hard to combat!
An unfortunate and terrible accident!
Frankeh said:
Surprised anyone died to be honest.
See my comments above. Trying to unstrap yourself when you are upside down in the dark, find the hatch and swim out in freezing water, whilst wearing heavy kit all the time the helicopter is plunging to the bottom, there are also loads of other guys thrashing about adding to the chaos. Trust me! It is not easy to get out!Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff