BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 16:40

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4cc_1386635002

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 16:57

Insurance guy: so tell me again what you were doing just before you got the skater.
FAA guy: So, how high up in the air was this skater that you hit?
:bugeye:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 17:08

I think this was done in Canada. Dude should have his license pulled.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 17:37

Luc, Russell,

You guys have drunk to much of the nanny state Kool Aid.

In reality, how high is the main rotor? Is that a danger of hitting anyone?
As for the tail rotor, look how far apart those skaters are from the helicopter. I wonder how fast a person would have to be skating toward the helicopter and perfectly timed to get close to the tail boom. I am also somewhat willing to bet they heard him coming. :shrug:

Can you say the pilot was an idiot, very likely. Especially if not briefed extensively ahead of time with the skaters and planned out. But as for regs and insurance. :shrug:

Let boys be boys.

Tim

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 17:55

Tim, I respect your point of view, but I disagree. A little hoonage goes a long way, and this is more than a little.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 18:14

With their adrenalin running from being nearly killed combined with being really pissed off, I am surprised none of them threw their sticks at him as he swooped back down over them. Put a few of those through the rotor and karma would have prevailed.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 19:01

doubt this was not staged/planned. also the forward speed of the helicopter, along the ice, was probably not as fast as the skid mounted camera made it seem

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 19:06

I can already hear his friends after the crash-"He was a great pilot"

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 19:12

My understanding is the skaters were his buddies, all planned, no real danger. Agreed on on the nanny state comment - I think we should all surrender our pilots licenses and only go on virtual flights - that way no one can get hurt... - oh crap, too many .... must be my carpal tunnel acting up - I think we need some new Govt. oversight to protect me from hurting myself while typing.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 19:23

I don't think we need any more regs.I think we need a lot less.
If this was planned,good sport.No harm-no foul
If it wasn't,just a good ass whipping would fix it.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 19:33

Ok, so this is staged? Where are you guys reading this?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 21:47

As a professional helicopter pilot I see the whole thing as wreckless. From skidding along the ice to the proximity of the skaters. No excuse.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 22:10

Is it possible that the film was sped up?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 22:11

Totally staged! Everybody involved loved it. Get off the ledge. :duck:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Dec 2013, 22:53

Extremely stupid!!! There are only a few pro helicopter pilots here. Being one of them I can tell you this is way past just having fun. In a helicopter when something goes wrong, it goes wrong way faster than in an airplane. Helicopters give pilots the ability to do really stupid things. That is why a 400k R44 cost 17k a year to insure.

Reckless helicopter pilot