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fatcat
22nd March 2012, 08:15 PM
Hi Guys,
This was on NineMSN tonight, they would have been lucky to live. wish my work had toys like that to play with. all we have is a fork lift.



US army chopper smash footage leaks online (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8439366/us-army-chopper-smash-footage-leaks-online)
shorty943
22nd March 2012, 09:00 PM
The moral there is, never ever do a stall turn at that altitude, the rotors can't Bite enough air.

And it was a Blackhawk, they can't fly at the best of times.
101RRS
22nd March 2012, 09:16 PM
And it was a Blackhawk, they can't fly at the best of times.

That is not a Blackhawk - looks as described an Apache.
GregTD5
23rd March 2012, 08:55 PM
A perfectly simple turn, just an idiot that couldn't pull it off.
Lots of $$ wasted on some one that clearly can't fly.

Greg
justinc
23rd March 2012, 09:59 PM
Yep you can hear the rotors struggling to bite the (thin) air when he was descending after the turn, Trying a 'stunt' like that at what appears to be a high altitude mountain base is simply stupid.

What an idiot.

JC
p38arover
23rd March 2012, 10:13 PM
A perfectly simple turn, just an idiot that couldn't pull it off.
Lots of $$ wasted on some one that clearly can't fly.

Greg

Hi Greg,

Are you still pedalling this or something similar around the sky?

(Greg's old ride and my old Disco — which is now with 87County — at Derby airport)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/422.jpg
dhc4ever
24th March 2012, 11:13 AM
He broke the first rule of flight.
One must be able to throw ones self at the ground and MISS. Seems he didn't miss.
Altitude probably has something to do with this, that and very bad judgement.
They did apparently survive, which says a lot about the crash worthiness of the Apache.
GregTD5
24th March 2012, 09:06 PM
Hi Ron,

Yep still pedalling one of them around and working for the same company.
We will be back in the Kimberley again in April for 2 months, unfortunately I don't get to go, as i do a bit more desk work these days.
I still get a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction out of them, particularly when on Fire Ops.
Theres another member in here, thats pretty good at pedalling these around as well.

Greg
Old Farang
10th June 2012, 06:43 PM
Hi Ron,

Yep still pedalling one of them around and working for the same company.
We will be back in the Kimberley again in April for 2 months, unfortunately I don't get to go, as i do a bit more desk work these days.
I still get a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction out of them, particularly when on Fire Ops.
Theres another member in here, thats pretty good at pedalling these around as well.

Greg
I also used to pedal helicopters around. Lost my medical a few years ago, so just memories now. Cheers.