ROTORHEADS AROUND THE WORLD: Videos
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: At home
Impressive
Some of the moves in the OTTO video reminds me of another 300, that put on a real display for about 25 seconds before "HOG" (not sure how the gentleman spell his name) climbed out of the remains.....
"pilot has 17000hr in helicopter and 6000 in airplanes..........."
Is this what happens to you if you do drugs???
"pilot has 17000hr in helicopter and 6000 in airplanes..........."
Is this what happens to you if you do drugs???
Joined: May 2002
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
Clive Hogg...
...would be the gentleman in question...
Here's the video again:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dObMnjVJJ1s
"...Hogg get away from that thing!...
Here's the video again:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dObMnjVJJ1s
"...Hogg get away from that thing!...
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 411
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From: Ireland
Does that guy get killed?
What is the real story behind that clip of the guy crashing the H300? Was he a fixed wing guy trying his hand at helicopters? If so, who let him loose on a helicopter with no training? Did he live? It might be a little unkind to say, but looks like a case of 'natural selection' to me. 
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
I heard he was a high time airplane pilot who bought the helicopter, had an instructor go with him to pick it up. After the instructor left, he decided to fly it himself...Yes he lived--that is him at the end of the video walking around the wreck.
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Redding CA, or on a fire somewhere
Training with the Midewin Hotshots--some of whom had never directed buckets before, this gets them used to directing a pilot from the ground.
Midewin bucket training
One More
Midewin bucket training
One More
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From: West of Greenwich
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Ireland
S-61N SAR vid.
A couple of questions in relation to that video.
Was that an Irish or British S-61N carrying out that rescue?
What are the chances of a flame-out when encountering that much water in the hover (or forward flight, for that matter)?
Could the pilot not have hovered out of the "splash-zone" while reeling in each rescuee before moving back in for the next pick-up, either by climbing vertically or moving forward or to his left more quickly?
What are the maintenance issues for that helicopter when it gets back to base?
Certainly some brave and skillful flying.
500 Fan.
Was that an Irish or British S-61N carrying out that rescue?
What are the chances of a flame-out when encountering that much water in the hover (or forward flight, for that matter)?
Could the pilot not have hovered out of the "splash-zone" while reeling in each rescuee before moving back in for the next pick-up, either by climbing vertically or moving forward or to his left more quickly?
What are the maintenance issues for that helicopter when it gets back to base?
Certainly some brave and skillful flying.
500 Fan.