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re: Helicopter Crash in Lafourche Parish
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:52 am to Brazos
Posted on 3/11/19 at 8:52 am to Brazos
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Water survival is the one class I really don’t mind and pay attention to.
I always thought it was BS. A helicopter will impact the water pretty damn hard. And if the engine goes out at altitude, everyone on board is a goner. Flipping a simulated cockpit 5mph under water is about the best thing they can do though.
Around 2000 Before the simulator, there was 3 lawn chairs in a pvc frame they would flip upside down.I watched a guy almost drown in 3ft of water in water survival class. They told him 3 times to stand up before they had to help up because he would have drowned. Flipping upside down in the water freaks people out. Just think when the real thing goes down what kind of chaos happens.
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Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:04 am to saintsfan1977
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And if the engine goes out at altitude, everyone on board is a goner.
This shows how much you don’t know much about helicopters.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:16 am to saintsfan1977
quote:The class is kind of pointless but I did get a kick out of all the fat baws who almost drown after being under water for all of 5 seconds
Around 2000 Before the simulator, there was 3 lawn chairs in a pvc frame they would flip upside down.I watched a guy almost drown in 3ft of water in water survival class. They told him 3 times to stand up before they had to help up because he would have drowned. Flipping upside down in the water freaks people out. Just think when the real thing goes down what kind of chaos happens.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:21 am to saintsfan1977
I get your chances of surviving impact are minimal but if you do it sure is nice to know some pointers on how to get out.
Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:24 am to saintsfan1977
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And if the engine goes out at altitude, everyone on board is a gone
This isn’t true. You would actually want more altitude if the engine were to shut down. The pilot is able to create rotor rotation at that altitude even with a dead engine and safely land
Posted on 3/11/19 at 10:19 am to saintsfan1977
Auto-rotation baw
Posted on 3/11/19 at 1:42 pm to saintsfan1977
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I always thought it was BS. A helicopter will impact the water pretty damn hard. And if the engine goes out at altitude, everyone on board is a goner
Google "autorotation"
Quit talking about shite you don't know about
Posted on 3/11/19 at 1:55 pm to saintsfan1977
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Auto-rotation baw
Having been a fixed wing aircraft and helicopter mechanic for 25+ years I offer this.
A helicopter can land safely after an engine failure by auto rotation. A lot of variables are involved. One being altitude. Engine failure at take off or landing with not enough altitude to maintain a forward decent would not allow for an auto rotation.
On every main rotor blade change an auto rotation is performed to to set the main rotor rpm. You go up I forget exactly how high and do an auto rotation checking the main rotor rpms. If not correct, adjustments of the pitch links is made and you do it again until the proper rpms are met.
Been through a lot of these for maintenance, never in an actual emergency.
With all that being said an auto rotation can be performed as long as the helicopter can maintain a forward decent. A controlled landing can be made, although it may be a bit rough.
But then again some pilots always land rough. Just kidding. Some of the best people I’ve ever met were helicopter pilots.
Posted on 3/13/19 at 11:56 pm to saintsfan1977
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A helicopter will impact the water pretty damn hard. And if the engine goes out at altitude, everyone on board is a goner.
Not true. We went down in a 206 in Ship Shoal. We auto rotated from 1200 feet and landed on the floats. Luckily we didn't roll and stayed upright. We were able to stay in the helicopter for almost an hour before a rescue boat showed up.
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