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meat bomb
11th Oct 2006, 13:20
Question for everyone, what is , statistically the most dangerous role a heli pilot can undertake. Is it HEMS , SAR , that crazy cattle rustling stuff or what? ( No offence to crazy castle herders out there ) :ok: :ok:
Farmer 1
11th Oct 2006, 13:31
Hats off to the chaps who tried to sort out Chernobyl.
rudestuff
11th Oct 2006, 15:40
Exactly. And if it happened in the west, how many of us could say that we'd do the same?
I'd have thougt that the low level stuff - powerlines, mustering, vertical reference would be up there.
Bat-Off
11th Oct 2006, 20:29
I always heard that Ag work and mustering were probably the most dangerous roles you can partake in.
Whirlygig
11th Oct 2006, 20:35
Teaching me might rank fairly high :}
Cheers
Whirls
wrench1
11th Oct 2006, 20:40
How about fire fighting and the guys who do the mountain rescues in Alaska with the Lamas.
My bet by numbers...
HEMS ?
Helinut
11th Oct 2006, 21:04
HEMS is probably one of the worst major sectors. (Unlike many activities) I suspect the rate is country dependent for HEMS. Given what HEMS can do in the USA and what they don't do in Europe, no surprise really: night ad-hoc landings etc as against day-only (effectively).
It would be ineresting to know whether the real stats reflected people's views.
Gomer Pylot
11th Oct 2006, 21:26
Statistically, I'm not sure those statistics exist. There are perceptions, but that's not the same thing.
Rotorbee
12th Oct 2006, 10:00
@ Helinut
The HEMS companies in Switzerland do night rescue. With NVG and all the other fancy stuff. The only night accident I know of was once a guy hovered backwards in the hangar door.
They can do it, because the swiss heli ops did not change to JAR yet ... and frankly, I hope they never will. The brits wrote too much silly things in JAR, which would bring down a lot of helicopter companies. :E
Hey, it's not just the Brits! The Germans (and others) were at it, too! :(
Phil
Rotorbee
12th Oct 2006, 11:33
I knew that would happen. :O
The Brits wrote most of it ... and some other countries who care more about flying over flat parts of the world. :p
Sandy Toad
12th Oct 2006, 13:34
I always thought the most dangereous role was posting on Pprune.;)
SASless
12th Oct 2006, 14:11
American HEMS crews have a death rate 20x all other job types in this country including hard rock mining, coal mining, high steel workers, Police Officers and Fire Fighters.
rudestuff
12th Oct 2006, 16:55
Ahh, but is it as dangerous as Alaskan snow-crab fishing??
kissmysquirrel
12th Oct 2006, 19:40
Catching crabs can be quite hazardous I hear, especially in some parts of the world!:E
How safe is the european offshore flying?
How about fire fighting and the guys who do the mountain rescues in Alaska with the Lamas.
what about the guys on the Yukon side (kluane park) flying rescues in the same mountains with Jet Rangers? 19,000 feet +:eek:
BigMike
13th Oct 2006, 12:13
I think the guys flying the 500s for Blackwater in Iraq would probably take the top spot. Who else non-military has M-4's and Minimi's as standard equipment onboard.... ;)
http://content.clearchannel.com/Photos/international/Mideast/Iraq/blackwater_chopper_GI4.jpg
rudestuff
13th Oct 2006, 18:22
Where do I apply?
remote hook
13th Oct 2006, 21:16
Pretty sure it's anything involving an R-22....:eek:
R22DRIVER
13th Oct 2006, 23:01
Especially with a 250 hour newbie trying to teach a 2 hour newbie!
God don't you just love being at the bottom of the ladder!! :ugh:
Heli-Ice
14th Oct 2006, 01:10
Flyijng with myself is a blast! :}
Chairmanofthebored
14th Oct 2006, 04:33
Being in the same airspace as RH and MCA.
AND the ******* flight from Findlayson Lake to Anni in the DH6. 150ft all the way
"look Moose.... hey a Wolf..... neat! the underside of an eagle"
I have always wondered how you manage to pull guys off a mountain at 19K in a 206III without over twisting something. Having been to 20K in an L3 there is no hover.
Better pilot than me but not MCA. Longer line guru.
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