Falko Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I found this video clip where you can see a cobra picking up from a field,while his right skid seems to be stucked in the grass. It is interesting to see that the pilot did not lower the collective.... instead he just added power until his right skid got ripped out of the grass. Falko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coaster Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yikes! Been there and done it (except I nearly put the collective thru the floor) in the 206L. Not fun!! Very lucky pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharyouTree Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 It looks like the back of his right skid dug in, and he made a poor decision on how to get it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOATFIXERGUY Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 YIKES!!!! That was SOOOOOO CLOSE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick McWilliams Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I was told that if you land in some sticky mud the way to break loose is to rock the helicopter forward and aft. This will lever the skid to break the bond. The same instructor then demonstrated washing the mud off the skids by running them through the river. I am not so sure about the wisdom of that part. A helicopter can get stuck to the tramac in hot weather. This presents a similar invisible danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam32 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Wow...those two guys changed their shorts after that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMountainPilot Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I was told that if you land in some sticky mud the way to break loose is to rock the helicopter forward and aft. This will lever the skid to break the bond. The same instructor then demonstrated washing the mud off the skids by running them through the river. I am not so sure about the wisdom of that part. A helicopter can get stuck to the tramac in hot weather. This presents a similar invisible danger. Or frozen to the tarmac in winter. This is why it is good to know at what power you should be getting light on the skids. If you keep pulling power and the helicopter isn't jiggling a little, it could break lose and flip you over very quickly as you continue to pull power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashed_05 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Wow, he was very close to having a very bad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashed_05 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Check out this one...I love how he puts his foot out the door to try and stop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMountainPilot Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Check out this one...I love how he puts his foot out the door to try and stop it! Wow, thats a lot of flying asphalt! Is that the one where he landed on a platform, but only had one skid on, so he picked up to redo and the skid was stuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashed_05 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) Wow, thats a lot of flying asphalt! Is that the one where he landed on a platform, but only had one skid on, so he picked up to redo and the skid was stuck? Na..that may be this one... Edited September 9, 2009 by crashed_05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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