AS350 Nutter in NI
 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sPfLBWrynSE
....lucky lucky boy....read about him in the AAIB soon! :ugh:

marriage can be scary...

What a knob!. If it had been a polished performance at altitude away from spectators and obstructions it would have been controversial.
As it was the guy needs to have his license taken off him, dangerous, scrappy and stupid flying.
From the moment he lifted he was trying to impress, very lucky not to have crashed IMHO.
Would love to know a bit more about the guys experience and motivations...I have my own thoughts!.

Ralph

Looks to me as if he wasn't fully in control and just trying to hang onto being impressive..... oh dear!!! I wonder if the EGT and TQ were just as impressed?

What a muppet:eek:

Looked to me like he tied to do a rapid towering Take Off and lost TR authority then deliberately applied a corrective cyclic input to get some control. :ugh:

:mad:

Perhaps the Bride was gripping his joystick too hard!!:eek:

Peter R-B
Vfrpilotpb

Were bouts in NI is that?? That pilot is a complete nutter!

Forgot to turn hydraulics on perhaps ?

Other questions (looking at the bigger picture):-

1. Why were they holding the wedding in a chicken shed?

EoQ.

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Looks like G-LARR.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/GImages/G-LARR001.jpg

FNW

Yea id agree there!

Standby with can of worms.......and open:
Which AOC was this aircraft operating on? As far as I was aware it is a private heli having replaced R44 G-LRSN previously owned by the same individual.
Fair enough if it was private flying but this is why we don't let PPL's do commercial work or 'pubic' transport.
Either way, it's the most stupid thing I've seen in a helicopter in some time, well a few weeks since I saw an R44 go IMC at 200ft also in Northern Ireland.
This is the kind of mind numbing rubbish that gives helicopters a bad name, not only when it goes wrong. The press would have had a field day if the 350 had clipped that roof, lobbyists would be out, Red Kens and the like restricting our movements over cities, can't do that, don't land there, oh aren't they dangerous though....!!!!!
:=String him up by his Gonads, leave him there to dry, assuming it was a he.....:eek:
What a f:mad:ing complete waste of a nice B3, retards aplenty kids.:mad:

Perhaps the pilot had not flown a 4/5 seat craft before?

All of the first solos I've sent off were certainly better flown ....

And didn't the 500 foot rule apply on the return, as there was apparently no intent to land? :ugh:

I've spoken with the pilot who normally flies this aircraft. He has asked me to point out to the forum, on his behalf, that he was not flying the aircraft on this occasion.

So the bridesmaid's little brother stole it (thought it took a long time to get going)?

Unbelievable! I got a knot in my stomach just looking at it! That was a hairsbreadth from wipeout, no more!

:eek:

Just bought my father a heli trip with PDG for Xmas - hope the "pilot" isn't as lax as that one:ooh:

Granite Monolith :eek:

I do not think you need to worry about that. The PDG crews are a pretty seasoned bunch. Well not so pretty :p Come to think of it there are some who smell a bit seasoned but you can take it yer dad will get a good deal. :ok:

Best Wishes


Ace

Thanks ace:ok:

About the Hyd off...good call. Maybe he didnt reset button prior to liftoff. But then you would think a small red light glowing in his face might jog his memory.

Other then that, farken hell!! Thats was insane. Way way way out of control. The muppet almost cost two newlweds their lives. If he is gonna fly like that then I hope he never takes out a few innocents. Im sure when they said "til death do us part", that they didn't mean within 15 mins!

Mr or mrs pilot, if your lurking on here thinking your a hero...PULL YOUR HEAD IN!! :mad:

I thought only Robbo pilots flew like that ....very sad to see that the riff raff ppl,s are now flying 350,s as well . I will have to keep it in the hangar for a while after this and just be seen in the 109 in case i should get mistaken for one :rolleyes:
ps why would the hyds be off anyway ? Surely when you are leveling the disc before t/o you will feel this ? ....unless your right hand is numb ....in his case i can imagine what from :=

If he wasn't flying, did he say anything about the pilot that was??? Why, what, who, where, hydraulics on etc???

I think this pilot has appeared on YouTube before; listen very carefully and you might be able to hear:

"Hogg! Hogg! get away from that thang!"

Seems like good old Hogg has pretty much got the hang of it now...

Hydraulics off?? Looks more like the cyclic & pedals were off. What a Tw@t!!! :ugh:

Only my guess, but I don't think it was hydraulics. Listen to the wind noise before take off and watch what the heli is trying to do/is doing in flight. It appears to be blow away from the 'crowd' at a great rate and the airframe seems to want to weathercock into wind with the pilot fighting it. Very very lucky. :eek:

How close did he go to hitting the house after the dive?

No matter what the reason, "unusual" flying in public like this is increasingly likely to be shot and distributed on You Tube.

This thought won't curtail sloppy airmanship but may rein in showoffs?




Mickjoebill

And I'll bet my Christmas money that the chimp who was flying it may not get the opportunity ever again :ugh:

Well, lets hope the CAA enforcement section get hold of this video and do something useful for once...

I also wondered about the wind direction, taking off downwind out of a possible confined area, because just afterwards, he returns to hover, presumably into wind, just above the wedding guests. Name and shame is what I say, before he kills someone!

CAA enforcement?? He screwed up a take off and nearly crashed, but what exactly is there to enforce?? Bear in mind that I have often called for heads to roll over flying indiscipline, the second bit was hardly a wazzing flyby was it?? I would guess (only my humble opinion) that he will never ever ever misjudge a take off like that again, be it hyds or weather. At Fairford Air Show a few years ago, I lifted a Puma out of the main park, surrounded by other aircraft. A towering take off with me misidentifying the gale force wind by 180deg. Guess what?? A result not unlike this video nasty :eek:
People make mistakes, clever people don't repeat the event.........

Safer pilot now?
 

I'd probably be happier flying with the pilot now after that.. I'd imagine that scared him and he's probably replayed in his mind several different outcomes..

Caught up in the moment perhaps?

By caught up in the moment you perhaps mean "SHOWING OFF":hmm:



Hopefully a lesson learned as jayteeto says.

NI Nutter
 

He screwed up a take off and nearly crashed, but what exactly is there to enforce??

Are you for real, these innocent people are nearly killed on their wedding day by an incompetent pilot and you say what is to enforce. He needs a good kick up the A***

Yeah, Showing off.... Be very surprised if no one posting here never done that...

By the way i'm not defending it.. I know the owner, but not the pilot on the day

I thought that the whole point of being a helicopter pilot was because of our personality type? True enough I suppose, never seen a helicopter pilot show off before! Or is it the money? ;)

Hmmmm

To me it looks like he may be low hour on type, it jumped in the air on him, he tried to make it look like it was on purpose, then ended up heading off down wind, the tail came around on him, he then tries to push it forward to gain airspeed, but look out there is a house!
Then comes back I'm guessing with one or more passengers wanting to get out and the others saying keep going, she'll be right!
Just giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Otherwise it wasn't a very good bit of "showing off" flying!

Just my take, as a lot of people are quick to jump down someones throat be fore all facts are known.:hmm:

I just feel sorry for the groom - not much he could do for his wife in the honeymoon suite that could be as exciting as the ride she had in the 350 :E

Surprised if either party was able for bedroom acrobatics after that.....
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