thrilsekr Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 http://bit.ly/bJeIsZ Not the safest take off. Your thoughts?I mean it looks like "fun" but at what cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelebebbel Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 assuming that this pilot has been at this helipad before and knows that there aren't any obstacles in the flightpath, I don't actually see much wrong with it. He's just trying to get down the hill without wasting too much flight time.Sure, using that much forward pitch is showing off, but he still isn't doing anything immediately unsafe. The machine seems to be empty, he wouldn't be using much torque at all, he is immediately thousands of feet agl with plenty of space to go, there shouldn't be any very high or very low G-forces involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADRidge Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Looks to me like he stayed clear of the rocks or any other helicopter-unfriendly obstacles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious T Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I would love to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R22139RJ Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I have no experience with that helicopter so i can't comment on its capabilities but holy crap I want to do that. If there was people in there i bet the pilot had to clean up a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzchopper Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I don't have experience in the Astar helicopters yet, but it sure looks like fun. I have done some maneuvers like that in the R22, R44, S300C, S61, and SH-3H. I did do a quick stop once in the SH-3H when I ferried it to Bakersfield, CA in 2005. That was fun. Nothing like taking a 23,000lb, 73 ft long helicopter and making it stand on its' tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerock Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I don't think it's that big of a deal. Most of the helis flying Heliski do the same thing from the peaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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