Why do they think this is clever???
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- Garry Russell
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Why do they think this is clever???
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
It's not clever. But it sure is impressive!
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
yup i will second that and i don't think it was "show boating" it was a demonstrator flight....Still i agree...Bloody dangerous :oTweek wrote:It's not clever. But it sure is impressive!
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
Just like me in any chopper in FS...... I really can't handle the machines...
Jim
Re: Why do they think this is clever???
Heh that looks fun!
*fires up fs to try it *
*fires up fs to try it *
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
If you were a downed pilot, and that was the guy flying the CSAR mission coming to get you, you would think it was very clever.
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
That's certainly true Andy. For my twopenny worth.. I think the pilot displays an exceptional amount of skill. Techy mentioned that it was probably a 'Demo' flight and I'd tend to agree. The pilot obviously knows both the helicopter and the flying area very well so this isn't a 'one off'. It's been choreographed and practiced to perfection ;-)
On the other hand.. it could be some looney out on a Sunday afternoon who's got 1hr on the type and 3hrs total flying time who just happened to have a mate in another helicopter who just happened to have a set of mates who happen to be a film crew
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Re: Why do they think this is clever???
I don't think this was a real flight - I think it is a model. there is something about the scale of the grass blades which does not match a real a/c .
Re: Why do they think this is clever???
Scale of grass blades? How did you manage to see them!?
As for the flying, simply amazing. Would love to be a crewman on that trip!
As for the flying, simply amazing. Would love to be a crewman on that trip!
Re: Why do they think this is clever???
If you view the sequence where the helicopter overflies the camera, you can see clearly the blades of grass close to the lens. I may be wrong, but there is something about it to me which smells of model rather than the real thing. Quite apart from anything else, one thing which is impossible to reproduce in models is the inertia of real aircraft. This (along with the application of the square/cube law) is why it is possible to do manoeuvres in scale models which would be impossible in the real aircraft