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re: Aircraft down in GOM (Dec 29, 2022)
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:44 pm to choppadocta
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:44 pm to choppadocta
quote:
choppadocta
What flavor Choppa do you docta?
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Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:54 pm to BillyGibbons
Owner was Walter Oil and Gas. Not sure of the operator.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:59 pm to jpainter6174
Bell 206B, 206L Series,230, 407, UH-1H, OH-58 A/C models
Sikorsky S-76C+
Robinson R-66
Have worked on Bell 412, Bell 47 (MASH Helicopter) Enstrom 480B. A little on Eurocopter A-Stars or whatever the hell Airbus calls em now.
Sikorsky S-76C+
Robinson R-66
Have worked on Bell 412, Bell 47 (MASH Helicopter) Enstrom 480B. A little on Eurocopter A-Stars or whatever the hell Airbus calls em now.
This post was edited on 12/30/22 at 9:47 am
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:00 pm to choppadocta
Dave??
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:01 pm to phil good
No, but even if I was Id never give my name here, you know better.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:02 pm to choppadocta
quote:
Eurocopter A-Stars or whatever the hell Airbus calls em now.
H125's, Data tag still says AS350 lol
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:04 pm to choppadocta
S-92 is the only one I feel safe on. The others scare the shite out of me.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:19 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:This.
You couldn’t pay me enough to get me on a helicopter.
A Medevac emergency flight will be my only potential rotary-powered flight.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:38 pm to choppadocta
Never a good thing to hear, regardless of the color of the paint on the fuselage. You guys stay safe over there, choppa.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:47 pm to TigersSEC2010
quote:
You couldn’t pay me enough to get me on a helicopter.
You do know how ridiculous this is right? I mean you pay to drive in cars every day and you are way more likely to die in a car crash. Even if you were to spend as much time in helicopters as you do in cars that would still be true.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:50 pm to lsu480
quote:
You do know how ridiculous this is right? I mean you pay to drive in cars every day and you are way more likely to die in a car crash. Even if you were to spend as much time in helicopters as you do in cars that would still be true.
Watching Kobe Bryant, the LSU student and her billionaire dad, and a ton of police/government well-maintained helicopters fall from the sky doesn’t give me any confidence in them. It’s may be ridiculous but you’ll never catch me in one.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:00 pm to TigersSEC2010
I did my time in helicopters during college. Never again.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:23 pm to TDTOM
Had quite a few rides offshore in the 80's
Approaching hurricane and late to get us off. Fog, water spouts. Dashboard alarms light up and pilot drops to just above water hovering until alarm is figured out. A few more I forgot
Approaching hurricane and late to get us off. Fog, water spouts. Dashboard alarms light up and pilot drops to just above water hovering until alarm is figured out. A few more I forgot
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:26 pm to Gauxt
My brother had a chip light go off. They put it down ASAP. That afternoon he gets on another aircraft heading out. As soon as he hits the coast a seagull comes through the front. It was his co-workers first two helicopter rides. The co-worker went to the office and turned in his keys.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:30 pm to TDTOM
They called the search off until tomorrow.
Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, the United States Coast Guard called off the search and rescue mission for those on board. Family members were told the oil rig company will start its own recovery efforts Friday at first daylight. Officials described the crash to Scarborough's family saying the crash happened during take off. Witnesses said they saw the aircraft hit the helicopter pad, then tumble into the water. The Coast Guard does not believe anyone made it out of the helicopter.
Damn.
Just before 5 p.m. Thursday, the United States Coast Guard called off the search and rescue mission for those on board. Family members were told the oil rig company will start its own recovery efforts Friday at first daylight. Officials described the crash to Scarborough's family saying the crash happened during take off. Witnesses said they saw the aircraft hit the helicopter pad, then tumble into the water. The Coast Guard does not believe anyone made it out of the helicopter.
Damn.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:32 pm to Copterdoc
quote:
Copterdoc
Uh oh choppadocta, a rival has suddenly appeared
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:33 pm to Breadstick Gun
It took off and crashed right back down and rolled into the water?
Search shouldn’t take that long, right?
Search shouldn’t take that long, right?
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:35 pm to LSUFanHouston
I’m not so sure that’s not info from the previous incident a few weeks ago.
We’re in Colorado getting 2nd and 3rd hand info from other family members.
We’re in Colorado getting 2nd and 3rd hand info from other family members.
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:50 pm to Breadstick Gun
Unfortunately, doesn't look good for the 4 missing people...Damn...prayers sent...
USA Today
quote:
Coast Guard searching for 4 people in Gulf of Mexico after helicopter crash
Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY
Thu, December 29, 2022 at 5:36 PM CST·2 min read
The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours searching for four people who were onboard a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson confirmed.
The helicopter was in the process of departing an oil platform in the Gulf when it crashed, the Coast Guard's 8th District, headquartered in New Orleans, tweeted.Coast Guard officials said the helicopter went down about 10 miles offshore of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, — a channel about 80 miles southeast of New Orleans.
The cause of the crash was not immediately released by officials. The National Transportation said it was investigating the incident Thursday.
“Our crews are still searching, but they've only found parts of the helicopter and they haven't found any other people yet,” Petty Officer Jose Hernandez, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard’s 8th District, told USA TODAY.
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