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6th May 2014 | 21:00

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MightyGem

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Not sure when this happened, but not seen it on here before.
Flying Too Close to a Tornado - Video

6th May 2014 | 21:02

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tottigol

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From: Tax-land.

It's fake.

16th May 2014 | 01:06

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Brian Abraham

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From: Sale, Australia

Real or Fake?

A group of helo guys are of the belief it's real, but I remain to be convinced. What sayest the esteemed brethren?

Any details on the story behind the video would be appreciated.

16th May 2014 | 01:15

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Track5milefinal

Joined: Oct 2008

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From: MEL

I'm a bit concerned if a few helo drivers are of the belief that this is real!

Nice try though!

16th May 2014 | 02:16

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SawMan

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From: Inacave

I've head some NWS Severe Weather training and I know that tornados are totally not predictable. There can be 150Kph winds on the ground and almost calm at 25M up- or there can be several hundred Kph winds a half kilometer is every direction- up, down, rotating, rolling, with attached vortices going in several directions at once. And it can change from one to the other over a dozen seconds. "Rope" tornados like in the Vid shown usually don't have high winds far from the funnel itself, only very close to it. Usually- not always.

The flying in the vid might be possible but I would neither believe it nor would I want to be anywhere near any pilot that far removed from sensibility. Even ground-'based tornado chasers spook me. I've been through the edges of two small ones (both EF-1) and a Derecho event and I don't want to be that close ever again.

16th May 2014 | 02:30

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Caboclo

Joined: May 2007

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From: Alaska

If that were real it would have made the news in a big way. Cute video, though. Someone has a bright future ahead as a tabloid reporter!

16th May 2014 | 07:02

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Phoinix

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From: Europe

To put the story to rest: VWVortex.com - Helicopter sucked into tornado
Post #12, the author himself... he was just "testing the dynamics" in animations. The guy publishing it as real, thats the guy with a problem.

16th May 2014 | 08:02

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SilsoeSid

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From: Alles über die platz

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/reports.html

Amazing what a little google brings up!

Type "tornado" into the search box ......

16th May 2014 | 08:34

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SeaKingDriver

Joined: Jun 2012

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From: UK

Thanks to some slow days at work, I can confirm that this is a clip from the Hollywood Blockbuster (?!) 'Sharknado'. Yes, that is a Tornado filled with Sharks.