ouch !!
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ouch !!
http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/bulletin/oct02/gjive.htm
While reading up on the Gazelle incident saw this one , do many people survive a blade strike to the head ?.
While reading up on the Gazelle incident saw this one , do many people survive a blade strike to the head ?.
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Owwwwww !! 
Guess he was lucky the rotors were well slowed. Full speed would be instant trepanning.
Which is why I insist on this every time.
No exceptions. It just ain't worth it.
Guess he was lucky the rotors were well slowed. Full speed would be instant trepanning.
... both occupants expressed the opinion that no person should enter or leave a helicopter until the main rotor has stopped.
No exceptions. It just ain't worth it.
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How many times you heard of a nitwit getting his noggin whacked while wiping frost of the canopy while the controls were frictioned down and the rotors whopping and whacking? How many flight helmets sacrificed themselves preventing serious head injuries in just such events.....the US Army had way too many......that is how we selected Cobra Pilots huh Nick?
