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Posted on 4/10/25 at 8:27 pm to choppadocta
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choppadocta
I'm gonna need a picture or something but I agree that this was not caused by a few bolts left loose.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 8:36 pm to tigerinms
Registration still shows it owned by Meridian, may not have handed over the aircraft officially yet.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 8:46 pm to H2O Tiger
quote:fairly sure they lease some of their aircraft to the tour company in question
Registration still shows it owned by Meridian, may not have handed over the aircraft officially yet.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:27 pm to BHM
In this image you can see with the yellow arrows the wishbone the up stops and the h mount.
> In this image it shows the four dog bones, the nodal beam, and how it bolts to the roof.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:38 pm to jbgleason
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helicopter that isn't owned and maintained by the military or the government.
Hopefully the maintenance aptitude of their aircraft mechanics are a lot better then the ones working on heavy equipment.
Posted on 4/10/25 at 9:58 pm to tigerbutt
A pilot and a family of 5 all deceased...
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Posted on 4/10/25 at 10:21 pm to choppadocta
I see Meridian has already taken their social media offline. People are quick to attack them without realizing it’s a dry lease. Those NYC operators typically have their own MX folks. Either way, NTSB has their work cut out for them lately
Posted on 4/11/25 at 12:37 am to choppadocta
Thanks for the pics. That's a lot of mechanical shite going on right there.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 12:44 am to Roberteaux
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man the speed at which that thing was falling
Pretty much the same speed that everything falls, bud.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 12:50 am to BHM
Is no problem. I try to educate people when I can about what makes helicopters tick. As a mechanic, I try to sleep easy at night knowing that everything I have done will keep the pilot and the passengers safe. They are highly complex machines and it doesn't take much for it to go all pear shaped.
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Posted on 4/11/25 at 1:10 am to Hester Carries
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Pretty much the same speed that everything falls, bud.
fricking Galileo, man.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 2:45 am to choppadocta
Holy hell that is alot of parts and as a guy that does alot of mechanical stuff this confirms I will never get on another helicopter. I did ride on a couple in the military but it wasn't my choice. I was government property at the time 
Posted on 4/11/25 at 4:53 am to choppadocta
How good are you at assembling Ikea furniture?
Posted on 4/11/25 at 5:00 am to tigerbutt
Poor Bastards. They call that the Jesus nut. If that one and only nut on the top that holds the rotor fails, next person you'll see is Jesus
Posted on 4/11/25 at 5:17 am to Funky Tide 8
quote:Me too.
I've never been on a helicopter, and I am pretty sure I never will.
A medical emergency is my only potential exception.
I don’t have an irrational fear of them, but as the glide aspect in a major event (as we see from yesterday’s footage) is no bueno, the cost:benefit equation just doesn’t work for me.
I know business folks who use them and have been offered a seat on some occasions, I’ve always figured out how to politely defer.
“No, I’d rather sit in traffic for an hour or two in a foreign stranger’s car, but thanks.”
Posted on 4/11/25 at 6:27 am to tigerbutt
Posted on 4/11/25 at 6:46 am to TigerGman
Not the issue here. The main rotor hub and blades are still attached to the mast in the photos. If the mast nut had come off, the main rotor would not still be attached to the mast assembly.
No Ikea here, but I've put my fair share of flat pack cheap arse furniture before with no issues.
No Ikea here, but I've put my fair share of flat pack cheap arse furniture before with no issues.
Posted on 4/11/25 at 6:47 am to Eurocat
Posted on 4/11/25 at 7:38 am to choppadocta
Choppadoc , question from an NDT guy here….
Do the maintenance guys have tolerances on those roof cracks that would allow stop-drilling the ends until they get to a certain length?
Back in the day we used to UT inspect F-15 wing skin for stress cracks on the outer wings along TE wing support ribs. Suprisingly the crew chiefs were allowed to just stop drill the cracks until they got to a certain size. Or until the pilots tried to rip the wings off by over- g(ing) the A/C ( I’m looking at you 777 ;)
Also you said the roof was a composite sandwich. Are those checked for water-entrapment in the honeycomb with X-ray inspections? Just curious
Do the maintenance guys have tolerances on those roof cracks that would allow stop-drilling the ends until they get to a certain length?
Back in the day we used to UT inspect F-15 wing skin for stress cracks on the outer wings along TE wing support ribs. Suprisingly the crew chiefs were allowed to just stop drill the cracks until they got to a certain size. Or until the pilots tried to rip the wings off by over- g(ing) the A/C ( I’m looking at you 777 ;)
Also you said the roof was a composite sandwich. Are those checked for water-entrapment in the honeycomb with X-ray inspections? Just curious
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