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(17,641 posts)ret5hd
(20,501 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)That pilot is dialed into their machine.
canetoad
(17,169 posts)Amazing.
applegrove
(118,706 posts)of a waterfall made out of wood with no railings. My sister said the helicopter pilots would land perpendicular on the bridge when she worked there. When i worked there they only landed once and that was on a flat rock a ways away. But they emptied the fetid barrels from the out houses They delivered heavy goods and building material (there was no road to the tea house). Those pilots are gods. One time i was waitressing and a helicopter was near the deck. A father went out onto the deck and held his daughter up so she could be closer. I grabed him by the arm and made him go inside. I got a tumbs up from the pilot for that.
nuxvomica
(12,432 posts)In which they had to drop the bombs at a certain low altitude and speed so they would avoid underwater traps and skip across the water to hit the dam.
NullTuples
(6,017 posts)Totally different styles but both are used for small, precise drops so close to the ground (and flames). When you see a pilot who is highly attuned to their machine, it's just so enjoyable to watch, especially something as maneuverable as this.
applegrove
(118,706 posts)brought in a sky crane, i think it was called, to lift the metal poles up the mountain and into place.
keithbvadu2
(36,831 posts)Historic NY
(37,451 posts)lots of them
elleng
(130,991 posts)Bo Zarts
(25,399 posts)They are getting a lot of practice. I have watch the helos work - US Forest Service, Erickson, CalFire, and others - they all are extremely precise. My hat is always tipped to them.
Kid Berwyn
(14,919 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,770 posts)Great clip!
Buns_of_Fire
(17,183 posts)When you're good, you're good. And I salute them for it.
Stinky The Clown
(67,809 posts)They are still in production, but now by Erickson Aircraft.
My father worked in Sikorsky's Experimental group and did some work on the prototypes. (1963? 64?)
TexasBushwhacker
(20,204 posts)Firefighting airplanes can carry a bigger load of retardant, but they aren't quite as accurate.
Pobeka
(4,999 posts)The canyon was maybe 3 or 4 rotor widths wide.
Pilot was ex viet-nam pilot.
One of the passengers asks "Isn't that hard to do?".
Pilot answers -- "No, it's hard to do that when people are shooting at you too!".
True story.
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Helicopters -- the magic carpet ride