adam32 Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Saw this on the news a while ago since I'm here in Mass right now...pretty crazy but everyone is okay... http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO118849/ Quote
slick1537 Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 (edited) I am interested in knowing the helicopters operator. EDIT: Looks like it may have belonged to east coast aero club. Hope no one was planning on renting it out anytime soon. Edited July 14, 2009 by slick1537 Quote
adam32 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Posted July 14, 2009 I believe they said n211sh was the tail number, so I'm guessing it was also an ex SSH ship... Quote
Justin DBC Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Heh... You would think the instructor rather than the student pilot would have been injured if the helicopter flipped on the left side with no visable damage on the right. Maybe they mean student (i.e. someone going for their CFI) rather than student pilot (pre-private). I get concerned with things that don't matter in any way when I'm tired... What a coincidence though.... J- Quote
kodoz Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 I used to fly out of KBED with ECAC...before they had helicopters there, and before I was flying them. Glad everyone is ok. Quote
Mungo5 Posted July 14, 2009 Posted July 14, 2009 Looks like it may have belonged to east coast aero club. Yes, N211SH is East Coast's R22. http://www.eastcoastaeroclub.com/content/fleet Quote
Goldy Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Yes, N211SH is East Coast's R22. http://www.eastcoastaeroclub.com/content/fleet Anyone else notice this was out in a field? Hmmm, uneven dirt often makes for bad hovering practice for newbies, and occasionally even makes things go bump for the more experienced. Goldy Quote
Mungo5 Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 I wondered the same thing. BTW There's a recording of the ATC on liveatc.net - nothing dramatic, but they do tell ATC they're off to do some hovering practice. Maybe it was a slope landing or the like. Quote
Helopilt Posted July 17, 2009 Posted July 17, 2009 Here's a link...Live ATC I've never had a problem teaching hovering over grass. Pretty sure that area between the taxiways is well groomed. I'm thinking the wind was 13 gusting to 19, less than ideal for sure plus the possible distraction from all the activity...they were hovering in the same area (approach end of 29) where that plane went disabled. But I wasn't there so who knows...glad they're okay. Quote
Goldy Posted July 18, 2009 Posted July 18, 2009 Here's a link...Live ATC The ship rolls over at around minute 22 Quote
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