Here is someone that should never fly

[JohnVH]

Its a movie of a guy that thinks he can fly a heli. Amazing, and he lived.


http://www.angelfire.com/film/dumbheliguy/helocrash.wmv


I hope this works.



http://www.angelfire.com/film/dumbheliguy/helocrash.wmv

 

[Brokepilot]

I tried to access the site, but evidently the site has been bombarded with hits. It is issuing an error message that says that it is temporarily down, try back in three hours. It has reached it's bandwidth usage maximum.

I'll try back later.

Thanks,
Brokepilot

 

[JohnVH]

Its worth seeing. Shows some of the dangers of not using your head!

 

[wingnutt]

thats nothing, theres a local guy out in San Angelo that has crashed 6, yes i said SIX different times

 

[JohnVH]

Cant you get your liscence pulled eventually?

 

[wingnutt]

one would think...

i dont personally know the guy, but the line folks at Skyline are the ones who told me about him. of course, they considered a few gear up as "crashing" and the supposed flat spin in an Aerostar sounds a bit fishy to me

 

[JohnVH]

Vid is back up, hit it while you can!

 

[toneal]

I am a student ASEL so you can correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a helicopter pilot sit in the right seat anyways?

Cool video...

 

[JohnVH]

Good question, the 3 I have rode in I sat in the right seat with the pilot in the left.

 

[Typhoon1244]

Well for those of us who can't get to it, would someone please describe the video?

 

[toneal]

dingbat is in the left seat ...little helicopter. he tries to hover and loses control, spins around a few times climbs up about 30 feet or so and comes down. Tail hits the ground and blades and all come crashing into the ground. He walked away.

 

[TDTURBO]

Its an old video, it was posted about 3 months ago on this board already.

 

[TailStrike]

Helo Seating

Toneal - you're right, customarily helo PICs sit on the right. Some helos (small ones) have weight and balance issues and have to be soloed from one seat or the other. When I flew jet-rangers we had to have a body in the right seat. After flying as in instructor from the left seat for almost 3 years, when I got my helo ATP the examiner made me fly the checkride in the right seat...and it was kinda wierd. In the big aircraft it doesn't really matter unless the cockpit is confiigured with either only one set of controls or the panel is set up with all the flight instruments on one side.
Good luck on your ratings!

 

[CL60]

More money than brains

For those who have not seen this...

pparently, a non-pilot... uncertified, not checked out, purchaces Hughes 300, (I think), attempts to fly it, tapes attempt, loses it and makes a hard landing resulting in total loss of bird. Cut the boom and rolled over. Walks away...

 

[JohnVH]

Its an old video, it was posted about 3 months ago on this board already.

Oh, sorry, I looked around but didnt see it.

Pretty wild though