mart360

Now thats some flying

Very Dangerous Helicopter Pickup/Dropoff - FileCabi.net


Mart

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Leslie

Thats pretty impressive.

I can assure you Mart that it is quite an experience to sit in the left hand seat of a chopper (hicopleter) next to a skilled pilot when he is doing a bit of close coupled hovering!

Les

Funkii Munkii

Very impressive all round, it wasn't a slow run up for the boarding either


Les have you been on the Sherry or is an (hicopleter) a RAF term

WRX300MAN

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Leslie

A good many years ago, the RAF published a "Manual of RAF Flying" which was the definitive book on how to fly all types of aircraft. It was actually full of good advice.

When it got to the chopper section they had a manal misspelling of the word helicopter which came out as "Hicopleter!"

Ever since then they have been known as Hicopleters by the aircrew from that time.

Les

Funkii Munkii

That's up there with Homer Simpsons "Tramapoline"

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mamoon2

Thats is mighty cool!

DaveD

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Very impressive!

Something I bet this pilot would have dreamed of performing.......

Simon C

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I would hate to be that pilot. The amount of ribbing he will have to endure will be endless

Leslie

I was a passenger once in a Huey in the Nevada desert when he was practising his low level evasive flying along a dried up river bed. I really enjoyed the very low flying, he was good, but the dreadful flapping noises from the rotor blades was what worried me!

Les