Pilot arrested in Florida for flying too low

[aa777888]

Osceola helicopter pilot charged with flying recklessly

Helicopter pilot arrested for buzzing cars

[Non-PC Plod]

He said he had to fly that low as his load was too heavy....discuss.

[FlimsyFan]

"Vorstman was arrested and charged with operating an aircraft in a reckless manner without violence. He was booked into the Osceola County Jail" - News Report

Was he arrested without violence, or was he operating without violence??

Is it possible to operate an aircraft 'with violence'??

The guy should never have been issued with a licence, as he quite clearly has scary eyes.

FF

[Bell_ringer]

Originally Posted by FlimsyFan

The guy should never have been issued with a licence, as he quite clearly has scary eyes.
FF

I suspect he has many happy years flipping burgers ahead of him.
In the drive-through no one can see the eyes

[Non-PC Plod]

My handling was described as "agricultural" in training - I guess operating "with violence" would be just a couple of degrees less sensitive on the controls?

[Lonewolf_50]

Originally Posted by FlimsyFan

Is it possible to operate an aircraft 'with violence'??

I recall a September morning not quite 15 years ago where that was done. See also "divine wind" as a point of reference.


If he was flying low, to take advantage of ground effect due to his load being so large, perhaps he can convince a judge that it was OK to do that. Not betting he can, but I suppose it won't hurt to try.

[megan]

perhaps he can convince a judge that it was OK to do that

FW cropduster I knew had a fondness for low flying, well he would, wouldn't he, except he did it when not cropdusting. Allegations were made by a witness to an episode where an aircraft was seen to fly beneath a bridge, so said cropduster was up before the beak. Not I says he, the wingspan of my aircraft is X feet, whereas the gap between the bridge pylons is X-Y feet, so my aircraft couldn't fit. Case dismissed. What was left out of the story was the fact that he side slipped through.

[chopperchappie]

"John Mollica, a manager of the Fallen Sparrow tattoo shop next door, who has taken a tour in that same helicopter says he's never a close call like this before."

There's just so much wrong with that short sentence !

[army_av8r]

Just to add some context to the picture in the news article. The fence you see in the news is the one surrounding the Helipad.

[FLY 7]

Low flying ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_KwNaIRAXU

[Flying Binghi]

Hmmm... looking at the pictures and vid in post #1 it looks like them R44's have shrunk a bit from what i remember. It certainly caint be the photo lies now do it. Look at the reporter putting his fingers up to measure how close the chopper is - Muppet reporter...

So... which way were the wind blowing on the day, and how do all the surrounding structures and heavy vehicle traffic affect the wind.




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