Squirrel vs Bambi, La Reunion.
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Squirrel vs Bambi, La Reunion.
This has popped up on YouTube, undated, so guessing it was recent and guessing it was a Bambi too? There must be some info out there, but does anyone else get the desire to clip the 'cameraman' around the head to keep the machine in the picture? 
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I saw that too and shared your sentiments, albeit recognising that the guy with the phone was probably trying to avoid being at the scene of the accident! I’m assuming that the bucket acted as a drogue chute and gave some directional stability, which helped the outcome. Sounds like the main rotor also came into contact with it at some point.
The guy should have played the lottery...
Don‘t know wether the note from Airbus, that the bucket has to be either on a long line or rigged, so that it can’t reach the tail rotor was before or after this incident.
Don‘t know wether the note from Airbus, that the bucket has to be either on a long line or rigged, so that it can’t reach the tail rotor was before or after this incident.
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Incredible "landing" among the pointy lava rocks in one piece. Incredible.
The bambi may have been a useful stabilising drogue for flight. Wonder if it would have been possible to find a smooth empty surface for a run-on?
Did I mention, incredible?
The bambi may have been a useful stabilising drogue for flight. Wonder if it would have been possible to find a smooth empty surface for a run-on?
Did I mention, incredible?
I would've expected him/her to complete an autorotative landing per the RFM procedure for a complete loss of TR (twist grip to IDLE) to avoid the uncontrolled yawing we see near the end of the video... The other helicopter surely would have been able to radio to him/her that his TR was ******, so that would confirm to him/her that a power-off landing is the correct procedure. Regardless, job well done getting it on the ground with all the meaty stuff inside still breathing and hats off to the pilot.
I would've expected him/her to complete an autorotative landing per the RFM procedure for a complete loss of TR (twist grip to IDLE) to avoid the uncontrolled yawing we see near the end of the video... The other helicopter surely would have been able to radio to him/her that his TR was ******, so that would confirm to him/her that a power-off landing is the correct procedure. Regardless, job well done getting it on the ground with all the meaty stuff inside still breathing and hats off to the pilot.
