Take a Helicopter Tour. It Will Be Fun They Said

[PRCD]

Do you practice crash landings with fixed wing aircraft? I can imagine on a simulator but in a real plane?

Yes. You pull the power and aim for a runway. You can add power when you're confident that you've made the runway. You don't have to land because you pull power and flare for every landing anyway. IDK if they do this for rotary wing - full unpowered autorotations to the ground in practice or check rides. The comments here say they don't do that anymore.

 

[r32]

Not a good week for flying.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765868925496316283

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765876751190872304

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1766143242699997623

 

[$kully]

Not a good week for flying.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765868925496316283

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765876751190872304

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1766143242699997623

I saw this on threads right after it happened and got rerouted to LAX. I looked it up on flight aware and watched it fly over my house. It didn’t look much different than any other incoming passenger jet.

 

[r32]

I saw this on threads right after it happened and got rerouted to LAX. I looked it up on flight aware and watched it fly over my house. It didn’t look much different than any other incoming passenger jet.

Not sure why it would look any different. Just lost a wheel, which are stored in the landing gear bays during flight. And the planes are designed to land even with a popped (or missing) wheel on each gear.

777 wheels

 

[Pico]

Ive met a traumatized Hawaii helicopter pilot before.

 

[Icu812]

While we're on the topic of flying, this just happened today. Cirrus 22 flying out of Shelter Cove. They're equipped with a 'Cirrus Airframe Parachute System', CAPS. Initial scanner report had locals reporting airplane 'exploded'...well, that was the parachute being deployed. Plane just settled down into some trees where it hung and the people on board self-extricated. Probably the spinny thing quit spinning...

 

[gbg]

I will never get on a helicopter unless work requires me to and even then, I would be stressing and fight it. When I went to SCI last November our team was looking at a private helicopter charter since it was 12 of us and we couldnt all get on the small plane charter. Luckily it was too expensive.

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

I was actually mountain biking very close to there when it happened. Saw and heard nothing. But yeah it was foggy.

I was driving through the area on the 101 when it happened. It was foggy as fuck.

 

[Autoprax]

While we're on the topic of flying, this just happened today. Cirrus 22 flying out of Shelter Cove. They're equipped with a 'Cirrus Airframe Parachute System', CAPS. Initial scanner report had locals reporting airplane 'exploded'...well, that was the parachute being deployed. Plane just settled down into some trees where it hung and the people on board self-extricated. Probably the spinny thing quit spinning...
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Do you live up there?

 

[Will there be snacks]

Do you live up there?

 

[Icu812]

Do you live up there?

Yes.

 

[Autoprax]

erbb gay lock down meet ups are a real thing

 

[Will there be snacks]

erbb gay lock down meet ups are a real thing

U should put that on a t-shirt.

 

[Autoprax]

U should put that on a t-shirt.

i always have great t-shirt ideas but they never catch on with the general population

 

[scooch]

Not a good week for flying.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765868925496316283

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1765876751190872304

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1766143242699997623

Damn I just flew in and out of SFO twice in the last 6 days. All on United

 

[PRCD]

Gear collapse:

United Boeing 737 Max suffers landing gear failure at Houston airport

The 160 passengers and six crew were not injured in the incident, which left the 737 MAX 8 jet laying by the side of the runway on its wings while passengers were evacuated.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Boeing mgr won't fly a 737-MAX ("If it's Boeing, I'm not going."

Former Boeing Senior Manager Walks Off Alaska Airlines Flight After Realizing It Was A On 737 MAX 9

The ex-manager is now the executive director at an organization dedicated to informing the public about aviation safety issues.

simpleflying.com

Maintenance is going downhill:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1766254079309721921

Pilots are getting worse too.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1766575209543282928

"Take it to the politics forum, kook!"

 

[b.r.]

Been on a few chopper tours but after seeing Kobe Bryant die plus some of these other crashes . .. yeah . . . no. I'm good

A bunch of erbb members were at Kenny’s aka OTF paddle out in Newport the day when Kobe’s chopper went down. We were drinking beers at a pub later and the news came on. Bonzer5fin was not drinking beer, and gbg had a tasty Pinot most likely.

 

[r32]

 

[john4surf]

I will never get on a helicopter unless work requires me to and even then, I would be stressing and fight it. When I went to SCI last November our team was looking at a private helicopter charter since it was 12 of us and we couldnt all get on the small plane charter. Luckily it was too expensive.

Flew in Huey’s for 12-13 months. Never get in a helicopter with out a door gunner. Preferably two door gunners. The only time I was air sick as a 2LT was during ‘terrain flying’ to avoid ground fire…

 

[menobrah]

There was a time around 2013 where a lot of young guys left the military and got into the trades.. had a kid working for me who had been a ranger and he constantly said dont get in helos and dont let your kids join the military lol..