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Wow, hot dog pilot

http://jalopnik.com/watch-a-fire-fighting-helicopter-steal-water-from-a-poo-1182724961?autoplay=1

Old 08-22-2013, 11:30 PM
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Makes sense. Use the nearest water source. Thumbs up.
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Old 08-23-2013, 04:45 AM
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The guy has got some eggs.
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Old 08-23-2013, 04:48 AM
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From the thread title, I thought this was going to be about N!
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Old 08-23-2013, 05:35 AM
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Gutsy move Mav. +1 on the eggs
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Old 08-23-2013, 05:54 AM
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I guess if the fire is that close to your house you don't give a rats ass if the rotor wash trashes your yard.
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Old 08-23-2013, 06:01 AM
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forget about the yard. That rotor is what 3 feet from the wall? nuts.
Old 08-23-2013, 06:03 AM
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nice..
folks ..we have guys /ladies that can do this and more in the dark..
and chew gum..
3 feet..tsk tsk..
been on board between buildings within inches ..
we did this at night..
revisited the site during the day..
WTF were we thinking..

pilot's fly a plane..
Helo pilot's ..the good one's strap it on..

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In all fairness.....its the nature of the beast........a "bad" helicopter pilot is a rare thing.........saying that being only fix wing rated and with great humility....I would have made a great helicopter pilot.
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Old 08-23-2013, 10:47 AM
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Looks like more of an "all in a days work" than anything.
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The title of the video should be fixed to:

Helicoter pilot liberates water from a pool to fight fire.
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They do that in my city a lot.
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Pool water blamed for chlorinating forest.
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That wall sure is close. I take it that z is controlled pretty easily compared to xy?

I'd love to fly a helicopter ...

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That bucket leaks just about as bad as my 911.
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They do that in my city a lot.
You have a city?!?

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Homeowner sues city for taking pool water without prior permission.

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