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helihub 19th Sep 2011 05:12

Rotorflug 206 down in Spanish street
 
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Was operating out of Jerez, and appears to have had a technical issue leading to need to force land immediately

Translated local press reports here and here

mickjoebill 19th Sep 2011 06:37

Reports of three passengers and a pilot and cineflex camera and floats... in a 206??
Whose idea was that?



Mickjoebill

farmpilot 19th Sep 2011 06:39

That will be an interesting weight and balance......

kikorro 19th Sep 2011 09:37

...and is a single engine choper overflying a 80.000 inhabitants town....

fly911 19th Sep 2011 09:43

Single engine over city
 

...and is a single engine choper overflying a 80.000 inhabitants town....
They do it over New York City all the time.

Jarvy 19th Sep 2011 11:42

Indeed they do, watched a NYPD A119 going round the empire state building just yesterday evening.

mickjoebill 19th Sep 2011 12:21


They do it over New York City all the time.
But only when high or fast enough to find suitable open space for an emergency landing...most of the time.



Mickjoebill

helispeediii 19th Sep 2011 12:29

206 down spain
 
thank goodness no fatalities ? any one know what the camera and mount weight ?, the floats look light weight pop outs , depends on fuel and pax weights andseating positions we should not speculate whats the gross 3000, or 3200? helispeed iii

Vizsla 19th Sep 2011 12:37

No sign of any camera mount which would normally be mounted rear starboard door. Camera weight 18 kilos.
Could have been operated with lens stabliser and hand held

GoodGrief 19th Sep 2011 12:43

Look under the nose.

http://www.rotorflug.de/typo3temp/pics/f77ec844b0.jpg

e-miles 19th Sep 2011 13:21

But not in europe
 
They do it all the time in the states but not in europe, where you are not allowed.

GoodGrief 19th Sep 2011 13:27

Of course it's allowed in the EU.What are you guys talking about...?

farmpilot 19th Sep 2011 13:45

Work on 45kgs on the nose and another 20 or so in the back.

This aircraft was well over max weight, if the reports are correct......

mickjoebill 19th Sep 2011 14:28

Helicopter makes emergency touchdown in three-foot-wide street


THREE people have suffered injuries after a helicopter was forced to land in a street in the small municipality of El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz).

The emergency touchdown just after 17.00hrs on Sunday was due to a technical problem with the craft.

Emergency services say the three injured men, all German nationals, were the pilot and crew of the helicopter.

They had been flying over the province of Cádiz to take aerial-view photos.

Police at the scene said they were 'stunned' at the pilot's skill which enabled him to neatly slot the helicopter into the C/ San Juan, which is less than four metres wide.

Nobody on the ground was injured and in the city was no damage to properties, most of which are one-storey houses, except for one of these which had a broken window.

One of the men has been discharged from hospital, another remains in observation and a third has been moved to the hospital in the neighbouring municipality of Puerto Real.
This report says a total of three POB, all German nationals.

Mickjoebill

farsouth 19th Sep 2011 15:02


Helicopter-makes-emergency-touchdown-in-three-foot-wide-streetl
Those Spaniards must have very big feet.............

farmpilot 19th Sep 2011 15:16

If they were light on fuel then OK

Flyting 19th Sep 2011 15:20

Yup....and they also said the street was less than a meter wide....:ok: sure looks like it...! What with a jetty lying on it's side and space for fire crew...:D:D:D

500e 19th Sep 2011 15:53

Viz look again first picture left hand side, in foam

ReverseFlight 19th Sep 2011 16:44

A true testament to the Jetty's ability as an industry workhorse and kudos to the pilot. :D

Wishing the injured a speedy recovery.

kikorro 19th Sep 2011 19:48

In Spain is fobiden to overfly towns of more than 10000 inh.


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