One very lucky chopper pilot

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  • paulw
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 1026
    #1

    One very lucky chopper pilot

    Here in NZ yesterday

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm398hEzH8E

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLB3TD_vSEk&feature=related
    paulw
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    • degrub
      MURCer
      • Jan 2004
      • 882
      #2
      it pays to be good, but i'll take luck any day.

      Now he just has to get back in and fly.....once he's cleared of PTSD.

      The ground crew was even luckier.

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        • Dr Mordrid
          Moderator
          • Apr 2001
          • 26592
          #3
          OUCH!!

          Lucky is right, but even luckier is that they weren't doing a power line repair
          Dr. Mordrid
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            • Umfriend
              Crabby Smurf
              • Mar 2001
              • 7308
              #4
              I don't understand how anyone could've considered it a good idea to use a chopper in such close corners.
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                • VJ
                  Moderator
                  • Mar 2001
                  • 9733
                  #5
                  Very lucky indeed... but I agree with Umfriend... It looks like there wasn't much room (could be an illusion), but still...
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                    • Evildead666
                      Super MURCer
                      • Mar 2002
                      • 3116
                      #6
                      Looks basically like they shouldn't have been using a helicopter for the job.
                      Way too much risk of this sort of thing happening.
                      Someone's gonna lose their job over this.
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