R22 Helo crash YMMB
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Quite windy in Melbourne the past few days, and those robbies are a totally different beast in those conditions - definitely not for low timers.
Oh well, their hangar was getting pretty crowded anyway with all that extra good kit arriving. Glad to see they all walked away.
Oh well, their hangar was getting pretty crowded anyway with all that extra good kit arriving. Glad to see they all walked away.
I liked the 7 news pic of it, even an armchair expert can see what happened to it!
Emergency response crew transcript just released:
What do you think Colin?
It's dead mate.
Stevo?
It's rooted.
Mick?
Tag it and bag it.
Sharon?
Those scratches will buff out, no problem.
Andy?
I like the color.
Righto. Anyone care for some lunch?
What do you think Colin?
It's dead mate.
Stevo?
It's rooted.
Mick?
Tag it and bag it.
Sharon?
Those scratches will buff out, no problem.
Andy?
I like the color.
Righto. Anyone care for some lunch?
I strongly suspect they know exactly what happened. By the look of it, perfectly level at touchdown, which is great, but the sink rate a bit too high, which is not so great. As evidenced by the big divot in the turf and the ball of yellow scrap sitting next to it. A bit late on the heave at the bottom, or a bit too early on the heave at the bottom. A 59 year and a 79 year old on board. Interesting. I assume the trainee was the older participant. Why a 79 year old would want to be partaking in such an exciting escapade is the big mystery in all of this.
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evidenced by the big divot in the turf
Given the typical deceleration loadings in helo impacts, these look to be two very lucky boys not to have come out with significant compression spinal injuries. As to 79-year olds, why not ? and good on him !
Although I sometimes do wonder about the 89-year olds taking their first foray into jumping ..
Given the typical deceleration loadings in helo impacts, these look to be two very lucky boys not to have come out with significant compression spinal injuries. As to 79-year olds, why not ? and good on him !
Although I sometimes do wonder about the 89-year olds taking their first foray into jumping ..
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I strongly suspect they know exactly what happened. By the look of it, perfectly level at touchdown, which is great, but the sink rate a bit too high, which is not so great. As evidenced by the big divot in the turf and the ball of yellow scrap sitting next to it. A bit late on the heave at the bottom, or a bit too early on the heave at the bottom. A 59 year and a 79 year old on board. Interesting. I assume the trainee was the older participant. Why a 79 year old would want to be partaking in such an exciting escapade is the big mystery in all of this.
The divot was almost big enough to bury the crumpled yellow remnants where it lay. Just push it into the hole and cover it over. Save the expense of calling the crane to pick it up and drop it in the mini skip out the back of the hangar. Anyway, the insurance will pay up, might even buy them half a shiny new one. I wonder if the student has to pay the hourly rate for that training flight up to the point of self destruction?
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Although I sometimes do wonder about the 89-year olds taking their first foray into jumping ..
However, a very well known AU aviator has done a tandem jump at 85, 90 and 95, and 100 is very close.
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Tootle pip!!
I have always seriously wondered about any supposedly sane person jumping out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft when airborne
Reading the reports I've come to the conclusion that the most dangerous part of jumping today is the aeroplane ride.