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One very lucky helicopter pilot
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11-23-2011, 06:33 PM
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For sale: One helicopter engine - slight over-rev situation.
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I caught a glimpse of that on CNN tonight. Wow. I bet that was a pucker moment.
This is pretty impressive too. I've had landings that weren't this smooth with wheels.
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11-23-2011, 06:50 PM
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^^that was an incedibly smooth landing!
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11-23-2011, 06:57 PM
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Who had the bright idea to use a helicopter in the midst of steel cables and scaffolding?
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Not much wiggle room for that helo....
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11-24-2011, 04:47 AM
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Pretty stupid to have that helo there in the first place.
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11-24-2011, 04:48 AM
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The guy in black under the helo (with no hearing protection, etc.) is so incredibly lucky he wasn't Cuisinart-ed.
When helos go south, it's a yard sale.
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11-24-2011, 07:31 AM
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No kidding. Why wouldn't a crane work?
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11-24-2011, 09:24 AM
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Really, really stupid. Really, really lucky.
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11-24-2011, 09:39 AM
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lucky? i'm thinking unlucky.
glad he lived to fly another day..the footage is amazing.
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There's pretty clear footage of the guy in black putting the cable into the blades from another video angle here:
New Zealand, world, sport, business & entertainment news on Stuff.co.nz Had the chopper tipped and fallen the opposite way he would have been toast.
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had to watch that twice... jeez
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11-24-2011, 10:23 PM
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That'll buff right out... (somebody had to say it...)
Looks like the cable also cut the tailpiece clean off.... Steel cable will do that for you, if you put it in reach of the rotorblades...
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