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NYC helicopter crash...

hal9000

hal9000

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F******* horrendous.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/13/nyregion/faa-helicopter-crash-harnesses.html

Seatbelt harnesses only accessible from the back, and the floats malfunctioned. How are these things allowed in the air?
 
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StuAzole

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I went on a chopper ride in Hawaii once. I've turned down every opportunity since.
 
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GWS

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hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
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Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
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I disagree.

Only when all air travel is banned will we be safe.

WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
 
$kully

$kully

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Propeller driven bathtubs piloted by pit bulls will be the future.
 
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GWS

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frvcvs said:
Propeller driven bathtubs piloted by pit bulls will be the future.
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That is probably the most sensible thing you have written in years.

:cheers:

I may have to make that my new signature.
 
$kully

$kully

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GWS said:
frvcvs said:
Propeller driven bathtubs piloted by pit bulls will be the future.
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That is probably the most sensible thing you have written in years.

:cheers:

I may have to make that my new signature.
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But Benghazi!
 
sizzld1

sizzld1

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Mar 31, 2009
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GWS said:
hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
E
G
U
L
A
S
H
I
N
Z
!
!
!
Click to expand...

Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
Click to expand...
WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
Click to expand...
I agree. This shouldn't be political. And, even though I agree that regulations are necessary in many/most instances, this seems more like another case of regulations that are already in place not being effectively enforced. :shrug:
 
ElOgro

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GWS said:
hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
E
G
U
L
A
S
H
I
N
Z
!
!
!
Click to expand...

Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
Click to expand...
I disagree.

Only when all air travel is banned will we be safe.

WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
Click to expand...
:roflmao:

 
ElOgro

ElOgro

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sizzld1 said:
GWS said:
hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
E
G
U
L
A
S
H
I
N
Z
!
!
!
Click to expand...

Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
Click to expand...
WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
Click to expand...
I agree. This shouldn't be political. And, even though I agree that regulations are necessary in many/most instances, this seems more like another case of regulations that are already in place not being effectively enforced. :shrug:
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Moderators please move this thread to the Design Forum.
 
Autoprax

Autoprax

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ElOgro said:
sizzld1 said:
GWS said:
hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
E
G
U
L
A
S
H
I
N
Z
!
!
!
Click to expand...

Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
Click to expand...
WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
Click to expand...
I agree. This shouldn't be political. And, even though I agree that regulations are necessary in many/most instances, this seems more like another case of regulations that are already in place not being effectively enforced. :shrug:
Click to expand...
Moderators please move this thread to the Design Forum.
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That is a dumb joke but I still laughed.
 
$kully

$kully

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ElOgro said:
sizzld1 said:
GWS said:
hal9000 said:
frvcvs said:
REGULASHINZ!!!
E
G
U
L
A
S
H
I
N
Z
!
!
!
Click to expand...

Wrong again. The solution is obviously more helicopters in the sky.
Click to expand...
WTF?

This is political?

Was the helicopter only flying to the right or something?
Click to expand...
I agree. This shouldn't be political. And, even though I agree that regulations are necessary in many/most instances, this seems more like another case of regulations that are already in place not being effectively enforced. :shrug:
Click to expand...
Moderators please move this thread to the Design Forum.
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:roflmao:

Is this Heli a quad or a thruster? I bet if it had more rocker on the nose it wouldn't have flipped on impact.
 
afoaf

afoaf

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I don't get how the pilot didn't get anyone out of the choppa...

he is runner up for most baggage behind the Parkland security officer.

WTactualF?
 
$kully

$kully

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afoaf said:
I don't get how the pilot didn't get anyone out of the choppa...

he is runner up for most baggage behind the Parkland security officer.

WTactualF?
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There's clearly only one Sully

 
afoaf

afoaf

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Jun 25, 2008
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the thing didn't sink immediately based on the video that I saw.

I can't fathom just watching people drown.

I do not like helicopters. even less so now.
 
GromsDad

GromsDad

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West of the Atlantic. East of the ICW.
Crazy. Close enough that that was on the news immediately. Hard to believe they would design a harness that the occupant couldn't easily detach in an emergency. Given the nature of that particular crash the only fatalities should have been due to hypothermia if you ended up in the water.
 
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