NTSB, FAA will investigate helicopter crash into Odessa home

[RDoug]

NTSB, FAA will investigate helicopter crash into Odessa home

 

[NickH]

Looks like a Mosquito. I've always thought they could be a lot of fun....

 

[NovemberEcho]

They needed to clean the gutters anyway.

 

[tomokc]

They needed to clean the gutters anyway.

...or just mow them.

 

[dustoff17]

If you have to MOW your rain gutters............you might be a redneck!!!

 

[alaskadrifter]

Experimental helicopters are a big nope for me.

 

[USMCmech]

Experimental helicopters are a big nope for me.

There are a couple of mature designs in the homebuilt helicopter world that I wouldn't balk at. Rotorway has been selling kits for over 40 years with several hundred flying examples, and the Safari is a clone of the Bell 47 which is certified.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I realize that writing headlines is a pretty thankless task, but really, was there some possibility that the ntsb wouldn't investigate it when a helicopter crashed in to a house? Even one with wildly neglected gutters.

 

[fholbert]

I realize that writing headlines is a pretty thankless task, but really, was there some possibility that the ntsb wouldn't investigate it when a helicopter crashed in to a house? Even one with wildly neglected gutters.

I'm thinking the rain gutter with grass growing out of of caused the crash.

Holy s#it, look at the rail gutter! Roll hard left so you can see it.

 

[alaskadrifter]

There are a couple of mature designs in the homebuilt helicopter world that I wouldn't balk at. Rotorway has been selling kits for over 40 years with several hundred flying examples, and the Safari is a clone of the Bell 47 which is certified.

It's not necessarily the design that I'd be worried about.

 

[z987k]

There are a couple of mature designs in the homebuilt helicopter world that I wouldn't balk at. Rotorway has been selling kits for over 40 years with several hundred flying examples, and the Safari is a clone of the Bell 47 which is certified.

The rotorway doesnt have the best safety reccord though.
I think a safari would be cool. Almost pulled the trigger on a kit up here a guy bought but never touched.
Helicopters being the ultimate STOL machine.
Can't use them even for transport in hunting though so that renders them almost useless to me.

 

[Nark]

Why not?

The rotorway doesnt have the best safety reccord though.
I think a safari would be cool. Almost pulled the trigger on a kit up here a guy bought but never touched.
Helicopters being the ultimate STOL machine.
Can't use them even for transport in hunting though so that renders them almost useless to me.

Sling the moose.

 

[z987k]

Why not?

Sling the moose.

It's illegal.
It would increase hunting sucess to the point where you could not sustain a population without severely limiting the number of hunters.

 

[deadstick]

The Rotorways have a belt that runs the length of the tailboom and drives the tailrotor. I think there’s a lot to replace it with a shaft, but I’m not certain. The problem a friend had with his (and resulted in 2 crashes) was that the belt rolled in the pulley.

As for other designs: Helicycle for the win!

 

[NickH]

The Rotorways have a belt that runs the length of the tailboom and drives the tailrotor. I think there’s a lot to replace it with a shaft, but I’m not certain. The problem a friend had with his (and resulted in 2 crashes) was that the belt rolled in the pulley.

As for other designs: Helicycle for the win!

Newer models use a shaft.

The Hummingbird is probably the Experimental I'd choose..

 

[This is My Screen Name]

Just for the record Mosquito, Helicycle and Rotorway all different manufacturers.

One in picture is Mosquito