pilotdave 0 #1 May 6, 2004 Didn't see any other posts about it... I temporarily put up the video of the crash on my site at http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1488. If ya didn't hear about it, it was an NBC news helicopter flying over the scene of a shooting. Had some kind of tail rotor failure, hit a 3 story building, and crashed onto the roof of a 2 story building (lucky it was there or it woulda been a 3 story fall instead of a 1 story fall). Everyone survived. As one of my coworkers pointed out, you can tell its a french helicopter cause it spins out of control counterclockwise. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #2 May 6, 2004 Wow!! Amazing footage! Glad everyone survived and will recover. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #3 May 6, 2004 I saw that on CNN last night... Wild Ride for sure... To add insult to injury it was all caught on tape by the ABC News affilates helicopter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #4 May 6, 2004 WOW! That is crazy! Great footage. I can't imagine the feeling like... oh shit, we're going down. Glad they are okay!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #5 May 6, 2004 Do you have the one from the either TX or AZ police heli crash about 4 months ago? That's great footage too! And some good audio.. could hear the pilots staying cool under pressure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #6 May 6, 2004 It was San Antonio. Here's the video: http://news9sanantonio.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=9427 _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #7 May 6, 2004 Heard about it - couldnt find the video till just now...thanks for posting it. Nothing like a building to get in the way of autorotation huh?_________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #8 May 7, 2004 That was no autorotation. That demonstrates part of the danger news (and police) helicopters face by flying slowly at low altitude. Apparently they had a tail rotor failure of some kind. Only way to get out of that is to have airspeed and altitude. Gotta fly fast enough weathervane into the wind and/or reduce torque by autorotating. This guy didn't have enough airspeed or altitude to do either. I think he did cut power right before hitting the building so he'd remain upright. Pretty damn impressive that everyone survived. But they shoulda bought a good quality american helicopter in the first place! Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
