Originally Posted by
Evil Twin
What was the purpose of the landing on the sandbar, does anyone know? Is it staging waiting for a pad to clear for landing or similar, or just a part of the experience.
Nobody landed on the sandbar.. they crashed onto the sandbar. You can see them flying over it shortly after takeoff in the videos above after departing from the designated helipad. Had they not crashed onto the sandbar, it wound have been a terrible outcome by comparison.