MT Predator 2,294 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YARP 300 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 HOLY!!!!!! Lucky no one got hurt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armalite_ar50 86 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 YIKES....! I was in a helo once. NEVER again. that guy looked like he was showing off the way he was buzzing the buildings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun12 205 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 He was just showing off and doing some fly-by's when the ground suddenly rose 30 feet. Thank God nobody was hurt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregomega 929 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Wow! thats alittle crazy. glad they all made it through ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
corbin 621 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Agreed. Showing off cost the military A LOT of money there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Agreed. Showing off cost the military taxpayers A LOT of money there. Fixed. Good thing no one was hurt. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 oops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 In the higher elevations over there, the air is much thinner resulting in way less lift. Some locations are only accessible by Chinooks have more power plus two rotors to keep them aloft. I've been on a couple of movements in UH-60 Blackhawks going through some high altitude passes over there where the aircraft seemed to struggle to get up and over them. Kind of like a roller coaster, slow going up, fast going down. Allegedly the Apache crew is facing charges over this for being stupid!. This is one lucky Soldier! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun12 205 Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Yeah, the guy on the ground almost got cut in half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guns Are Great 140 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) It could have been equipment failure and only the pilots superior training and skill adverted a real catastrophy. I mean hell look what Obama and the the demodummies and republodrunks have wasted! What's one chopper? But would have to say this guy should leave the showing off to hollywood if that was the case. Edited March 24, 2012 by Guns Are Great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armory 142 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 God does not like helicopters. Proven fact. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Ouch! I have a hard time believing there were no injuries but here's hoping. Apaches are badass birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye 325 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 crazy video Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Stupid hurts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Stupid hurts. and ya cant fix it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 The pilot has probably been promoted to General, and will be in charge of Army flight training now due to expert knowledge of safely crashing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 thats the way people fly in my battlefield game. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chunga 31 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 HOLY!!!!!! Lucky no one got hurt! That is if you believe the narrative. I wonder if the individual who took the video is still alive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Wow. Ignorance runs deep everywhere it would seem.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Eagle 839 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Stupid hurts. and ya cant fix it. Yes you can. A 45 to the dome works nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fitty% 808 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 In the higher elevations over there, the air is much thinner resulting in way less lift. Some locations are only accessible by Chinooks have more power plus two rotors to keep them aloft. I've been on a couple of movements in UH-60 Blackhawks going through some high altitude passes over there where the aircraft seemed to struggle to get up and over them. Kind of like a roller coaster, slow going up, fast going down. Allegedly the Apache crew is facing charges over this for being stupid!. This is one lucky Soldier! You are correct sir.....it looks to me as if he was "showing off". The frist thing he did was called a cyclic climb. Then went into a hammer head type stall and wanted to "buzz" the guys on the ground but in the moment the pilot on the controls forgot that he was in Afghanaland at a higher elevation....lol DUMB ASS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MT Predator 2,294 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Had he initiated and completed his Return To Target Turn a little bit later, he probably would have been ok but close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chevyman097 2,579 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 (edited) Dip shit. Being a show off is one thing. But being a show off that endangers the lives of others....dangerous idiot. I hope he gets his ass chewed a new hole, then a patch ripped off and shoved up it. Edited March 27, 2012 by Chevyman097 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socom688 217 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Honestly, I wouldn't doubt that nobody was injured. It looks like the chopper missed the people on the ground, and besides some brain rattling headaches, the crew could have survived without a scratch. Those cockpits in the Apaches are insane, they can take a lot of damage. They are similar in concept to the kevlar armored, reinforced steel tubs that surround A-10 pilots. That being said, this Apache pilot is/was a dumbshit (pretty sure he won't be flying ever again). As previously said, you cant fix stupid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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