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Jet Hydro
03-03-2005, 08:48 AM
http://zeeb.at/oops/HeloTowJob.wmv
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Taylorman
03-03-2005, 09:10 AM
Holy crap thats pretty stupid.
Jet Hydro
03-03-2005, 09:13 AM
LMAO yes it is .....lol
jackpunx
03-03-2005, 09:17 AM
that ended up to be an expenseive favor.. could you imagine being in the boat when that happend? :notam:
Taylorman
03-03-2005, 09:20 AM
Good thing the tow rope was long
BarryMac
03-03-2005, 10:04 AM
that ended up to be an expenseive favor.. could you imagine being in the boat when that happend? :notam:
Would've had to change my boardshorts for sure...
moneysucker
03-03-2005, 11:20 AM
Damnit!!! there goes someone else beating me to a good idea. The good news is at least it was on tape.
dave186
03-03-2005, 01:26 PM
wow, you guys dont think that was fake? i mean, what kind of pilot would even attempt that?
Jet Hydro
03-03-2005, 01:44 PM
I`d say it`s real.
LVjetboy
03-03-2005, 02:00 PM
Looks real to me.
The helicopter reacts as you'd expect for tail rotor loss of effectiveness or complete failure. That is, nose right and left fuselage roll. Looks like a Jet Ranger (Bell 206?) which are more sensitive to tail rotor loss of effectiveness than the one I flew. Also notice how fast the initial collective pull. Not good. For one thing you got an unsteady load on the helicopter as the boat hits waves. For another, with that much force on the line, you risk the bow eye popping...and the rope slinging up into the rotor.
Apparantly, the pilot didn't think about that.
jer
wsuwrhr
03-03-2005, 02:03 PM
Looks real to me.
The helicopter reacts as you'd expect for tail rotor loss of effectiveness or complete failure. That is, nose right and left fuselage roll. Looks like a Jet Ranger (Bell 206?) which are more sensitive to tail rotor loss of effectiveness than the one I flew. Also notice how fast the initial collective pull. Not good. For one thing you got an unsteady load on the helicopter as the boat hits waves. For another, with that much force on the line, you risk the bow eye popping...and the rope slinging up into the rotor.
Apparantly, the pilot didn't think about that.
jer
I'd say there were a few things the moron didn't think about, haha.
Brian
Bense468
03-03-2005, 03:06 PM
I don't know about you guys but I tow like that all the time. Takes a while to get the boat off the ground but you get to the river in decent time. Landing can be tricky on a holiday weekend.
Mr.&Mrs.Budlight
03-03-2005, 07:58 PM
I think the helicopter was ford powered!!!!! Budlight :D :D
HoffmanEagleMarine
03-03-2005, 08:11 PM
BL, Ouch! That hurt too! :hammerhea
Sleek-Jet
03-03-2005, 08:13 PM
Where's JBB when we need him??? :D
I take it this is the video where the moron crashes his Junk Ranger towing a boat??? It's real.
That's one way to throw away half a million dollars... :hammer2:
Sleek-Jet
03-03-2005, 08:14 PM
I think the helicopter was ford powered!!!!! Budlight :D :D
It's Allison powered.... as in General Motors Allison... sorry. :D
probablecause
03-03-2005, 09:49 PM
How about when you get the letter from your insurance which denies your claim (for the helecopter) because of unsafe towing. :notam:
Jr Jetter
03-04-2005, 04:31 AM
Now that is what I call a bad day !!!!!!!!!!! Ouch....
NoAction
03-17-2005, 04:36 PM
holy shit that blows.....i bet the pilot felt like an ass! :hammerhea
spectras only
03-17-2005, 04:49 PM
[QUOTE=Sleek-Jet]Where's JBB when we need him??? :D
I take it this is the video where the moron crashes his Junk Ranger towing a boat??? It's real.
I think JB posted this here before .Check this link ,you'll
find all sorts of crazies=
http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/pictures.html