All aboard the USS NopeNope

[ozziecat35]

 

[Swen]

Wires at night. I don't know how they do it.

 

[gotWXdagain]

That takes an incredible level of situational awareness and testiculars.

 

[Groundpounder]

You guys are a bunch of vaginas. What is the worse that could happen????

 

[jynxyjoe]

I would crap myself and cry in a corner. You can quote me on that and put it on your signature. I'm going to have nightmares of that.

 

[Finny]

At least death would come quickly....

 

[uncreative]

Go that way really fast. If something gets in your way...turn.

 

[derg]

Helicopters scare the poop out of my.

<—— does not like hovering and has a fear of heights.

Hell, I will barely walk into the galley when the door is open.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

It's a helicopter! They can stop if need be.

This is nuts:

 

[MikeD]

Helicopters scare the poop out of my.

<—— does not like hovering and has a fear of heights.

Hell, I will barely walk into the galley when the door is open.

Oh come on Doug. Come along sometime. You'd love it. Go to the cliff edge of a mountain with the helo, nose it over and head straight down from the cliff. Fun!

Just the other night, dark as heck, trolling low level...10 AGL and about 15 knots, looking for some escaped suspects in the desert. No moon, so NVGs aren't helping much at all, and while coming forward and flying looking downward, a set of powerlines about from my height to about 50 AGL looms slowly out of the darkness....didn't even know they were there. But the slow speed allowed for a slow stop, rise straight up to go over them, cross them, and come back down and resume the search......taking mental note of their location. Definitely got rid of any tiredness.

 

[Adler]

Huge balls, tiny brain.

 

[MikeD]

Huge balls, tiny brain.

So long as the pilot knows they're there, and plans well to avoid them. I see no issue.

The mission is to dust the crops. Dust the darn crops.

 

[SteveC]

My first thought watching that was an assumption that he was there specifically to dust underneath the power line, maybe because fixed wing couldn't/didn't.

 

[Dugie8]

"Helicopters".

Worthless Machines.

 

[mikecweb]

They must have edited out the crash.

 

[MikeD]

"Helicopters".

Worthless Machines.

You are on the no rescue list now.

 

[Mike Wise]

I want this job.

 

[Nark]

Sorry @Dugie8 I couldn't hear you.

 

[killbilly]

Sorry @Dugie8 I couldn't hear you.

It is IMPERATIVE that I learn the origin of this photo and how to recreate it.

 

[Nark]

Happens daily for me on the flightline, @MikeD ? You too?