Southern 80 Helicopter Video
 

Some footage on tonights news and this from youtube. I think someones in trouble.

I hope they were filming under AWK at the time, or they're f_cked...

the good old days from before the OH&S social anchor was invented

They were operating that low due 'stress of weather'...:E

No, no, they were clearly on approach to an airport, I saw them turn base! ;)

What have they actually done wrong?

I'm with XXX, there are plenty of ways to do that legally. Let's not hang them out to dry just yet....

Anyway, the rego's not visible in the video - "Wasn't me officer" :E

I would have thought there was some sort of law against flying at lets call it a conservative 100 kph, less than a metre above a river 50 metres wide, lined with spectators was a little dangerous. Throw in a boat doing who knows what speed at times, towing two skiers and its just an accident waiting to happen to me. Throw in the bends and you cant tell me thats safe flying unless someone is shooting at you.

I love the concept, but given the insanity, deaths, injuries of this event over the years not a good move.

Would it be just uncontrolled airspace and a free for all?

Surely there would be some requirement to maintain some sort of clearance above the deck greater than what the good quality TV video showed as about 300mm above the river.

In all the thousands of Military helicopter videos Ive seen, Ive never seen one as low and fast as this one at the Southern 80.

Bit of a non-story as far as I'm concerned and quietly wish this particular thread would drift off into the ether. The boating is much more dangerous isn't it?

On a positive note I saw "Snoopy" perform at Point Cook years ago and from much closer up if I recall correctly. Such public displays of excellent aircraft control can and do provide a great deal of inspiration; just wish there was more of it. Bugger the ne'ersayers.

The Snoopy display was good to watch.
Nice to see the SeaKings at the end of the video also.
Shark02 was the one that went down at Nias in 2005.

Bit of a vain hope Osmosis considering the very public name of the pilot.

Scud running, I'm sure I saw a CB at 100 feet in the video :ok:

Thanks Ultralights....

Yet again you come up with the goods....(no offense to all the other Ppruners that put high quality vids on but...) that video is probably one of the better ones that I've ever seen on Pprune....

Stiky
:D

All fun and games until someone loses their head and I don't think it will be the pilot!

yeah it is fun and games, you don't work for CASA do ya? :p

You would have to have a look at their low flying permit. If the flight was in accordance with the lfp, no problem.