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Getbig Main Boards => General Topics => Topic started by: Tre on December 29, 2010, 03:55:05 PM
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They've gotta know not to do shit like this when people are around.
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cool
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cool
very kewl
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this video wont be up for long
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What is the big issue?
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What is the big issue?
The Navy put the cost of repairs at more than $500,000.
I'd say that's big.
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So what happened?
They fucked about in water claimed something else?. Said repairs costed 500k then it was shown to be them messing about?
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SAN DIEGO -- Two Navy helicopter pilots from North Island Naval Air Station have been grounded over a YouTube video that allegedly shows them dipping the $33 million aircrafts into Lake Tahoe.
In the video taken Sept. 14, both helicopters hit the water and one seems to spin out of control and crash into the water before its pilot apparently pulls the craft back into the air.
A Navy spokesman confirmed that the video was genuine footage of two MH-60 Romeo helicopters from North Island's Helicopter Maritime Strike 41 squadron
Former Air Force pilot Chuck Grace said after watching the video it was incredible the pilot was able to pull the aircraft out of the water but wondered what they were doing over Lake Tahoe.
"These two pilots shouldn't have been where they were, shouldn't have been that low and shouldn't have been what they were doing, I think," said Grace.
North Island Naval Air Forces command spokesman Lt. Aaron Kakiel told the newspaper the pilots were grounded pending an aviation mishap board investigation.
Lake Tahoe is not a normal training area for Navy pilots. The helicopters were being flown home to North Island from an air show at Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, the Union-Tribune reported.
Former naval aviator Jim Kidrick said it would not be out of the ordinary to do some training while on the way back.
"You have a tremendous amount of free air space that is everywhere that you can do certain things so long as it is within the bounds of the legality we fly within," said Kidrick.
Damage to the helicopters was estimated at between $50,000 and $500,000, according to the newspaper, which reported that the grounded pilots had to land at Lake Tahoe Airport following the incident and a different set of pilots eventually flew the helicopters home.
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ron why do you post this epic bulshit media lie?
they said they werent supposed to be there? but they were? they weren't supposed to be in the area?
they have constant communication as to their exact positions every second they are flying. do you think they would just sit back and let them dip the fucking copters in the water as they sat by twiddling their thumbs?
yes, i know the average American that reads newspapers and watches tv are dumb as fuck and buy into this story. and every other story they shovel out.
they were there on purpose, they were doing exactly what they had planned, and turned out successful, in the exercise, except for being caught on tape.
use your brain.
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I have relatives who have a cabin at Lake Tahoe. They also live in a nice part of Sacramento.
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incredible the electronics worked long enough for the helo to get back to its base without crashing.
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when i was in the marines i used to watch these guys do it all the time.they r trained to do it so boats can slid up in the back of them..
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Surely the water would have displaced due to the air stream created by the rotars so it is unlikely it was fully in the water.
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i thought helicopters were more delicate
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i thought helicopters were more delicate
just the italian-made ones.