teddy Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Here is the link to a video I was shown, I don't think it has surfaced yet here on VR. I am wondering if this is a case(or cause) where you would have wanted to rotate the helicopter around the axis of the tail rotor or at least the main rotor to avoid going backwards further than you expected. Discussion? Take off is at 2:20 Edited March 20, 2011 by teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Here is the link to a video I was shown, I don't think it has surfaced yet here on VR. I am wondering if this is a case(or cause) where you would have wanted to rotate the helicopter around the axis of the tail rotor or at least the main rotor to avoid going backwards further than you expected. Discussion? Take off is at 2:20 Just a guess- the crew forgot the wires were there when they pedal turned. The video makes it look pretty dern tight just getting on to the roadway, I can't imagine anybody being casual about wires that close. All it takes is a second of inattention and you're on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagMan Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Yup, surprised they even considered that for an LZ with the wires being that close. Seems like that field would have been a better choice. Edited March 21, 2011 by RagMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelFire_91 Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Yup, surprised they even considered that for an LZ with the wires being that close. Seems like that field would have been a better choice.While watching the video I was thinking "Oh, that's a little tight, but I bet they try to go straight up and drift right due to translating and hit the wires." When they turned the tail my next thoughts were, and I literally said out loud. "WHAT are they doing! I'd never turn my tail in a direction of known obstacles." So I have to agree, I probably wouldn't have chosen that LZ, and if for some reason I did or had to, I'm not sure it would be such a great idea to turn my tail in a direction of known obstacles. I don't turn my tail unless I know 110% I have clearance for it, and even then I sometimes don't just in case. That's my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorhead8 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 While watching the video I was thinking "Oh, that's a little tight, but I bet they try to go straight up and drift right due to translating and hit the wires." When they turned the tail my next thoughts were, and I literally said out loud. "WHAT are they doing! I'd never turn my tail in a direction of known obstacles." So I have to agree, I probably wouldn't have chosen that LZ, and if for some reason I did or had to, I'm not sure it would be such a great idea to turn my tail in a direction of known obstacles. I don't turn my tail unless I know 110% I have clearance for it, and even then I sometimes don't just in case. That's my $0.02 Took the words right out of my mouth. This was poor decision making both by the flight crew and ground crews for choosing that LZ... My advice, learn from other people's mistakes and remember, situational awareness is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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