Stupid helicopter
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Not very true, unless you are talking about catastrophic failure (for example, you lose the Jesus Nut). At low altitude, loss of power is usually really, really bad for a chopper. At higher altitude, you can autorotate and might even do a relatively soft landing.
Yeah I did get them restarted before hitting the trees, a real heart in my mouth moment
Unfortunately I didn't have the camera recording at the time - that would have made for memorable footage at least.
Your thoughts about low flying and less catastrophic are incorrect. Altitude is safety when flying because when something goes wrong, you have more time to try and sort the problem out and if needed, line up for the field you already had an idea you were going to put it down, into. Basically if you crash from 100 ft or 500ft or 5,000 ft, things are not going to go well for you.
A crash is a crash, so you'd better have jam in your pockets because you are going to be toast. However, a forced landing is a completely different thing. A well trained pilot in a helicopter or a fixed wing aircraft, should be able to walk away from a forced landing due to engine failure. This is assuming the pilot flew as they were originally trained, to place themselves over terrain that would allow an emergency landing, should an engine out happen. A helicopter will use autorotation during an engine out landing and a fixed wing pilot will set up a proper glide path to get the aircraft down and into a predetermined field.
If a pilot finds themselves over land that would not allow them to safely put it down somewhere, should they experience and engine out, then they are not flying as they were trained and have put themselves in a dangerous situation.
wow. So it can be done.Yeah I did get them restarted before hitting the trees, a real heart in my mouth moment
Unfortunately I didn't have the camera recording at the time - that would have made for memorable footage at least.
Yeah I think all dji drones can do it, there is a video of some guys testing this on the MP1
It was because I'd seen this I knew it was an option that would only be fatal if I was too slow.
I still don't recommend anyone try it though!
My latest close call wasn’t a helicopter, but a seaplane. I was flying my MA2 around a lighthouse on the Hudson River. I got ADS-B alerts that quickly turned red. The dot on map was fast approaching. I looked around and couldn’t see a thing. I was over water and couldn’t land, so I hovered behind the lighthouse until I could figure out what was happening.
I heard what sounded like a fast moving boat and that’s when I saw the plane land in the same spot where I was 30 seconds ago.
That’s when I learned aircraft are generally supposed to be 500 ft above terrain EXCEPT over water.
ADS-B is handy, but they gave us a dumbed down version on the MA2. ADS-B transmits aircraft type and altitude but we can’t see that info. Maybe it was a weight or battery consideration? It’s seems if it’s in the metadata, it should be displayed.
Look out for seaplanes!
I heard what sounded like a fast moving boat and that’s when I saw the plane land in the same spot where I was 30 seconds ago.
That’s when I learned aircraft are generally supposed to be 500 ft above terrain EXCEPT over water.
ADS-B is handy, but they gave us a dumbed down version on the MA2. ADS-B transmits aircraft type and altitude but we can’t see that info. Maybe it was a weight or battery consideration? It’s seems if it’s in the metadata, it should be displayed.
Look out for seaplanes!
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Yup, several times, with both helicopters, smaller propeller planes and once with a glider (gliders are the worst, cant hear them coming)
But they are manned aircraft and alway have the right of way... So for me it is.. nose down and head for the deck...
In my area, around a NH lake, sea planes fly over tree tops to land in the water and there are many Ultra-Lites. I have to fly early in the AM before manned aircraft are present OR fly below tree top level ... usually around 60'. Unfortunately, if there is a crash, the drone operator owns all the liability.
Well, nose dive is more a term then actually act. I did a quick turn and down on the joy stick. LOL.I gotta learn this nose dive move .
Maybe Sport Mode left stick down and right stick forward ?
Well, middle day, in rural area...so was not expecting the chopper, but like everything, lessons learned to expect the unexpected. It was good that I am always keeping alert of things in the area even if i can't see them. Because choppers are not exactly quiet I was able to get down in plenty of time. I've only been flying for a few months (though I got my Mavic Air last year, never really got behind the back yard with it and then it sat for a while). But, I've been doing plenty of research, vids, forums and learning what I could so I was fairly versed in the rules. Just that this was my first encounter with another AC so kind of threw me. I'm fairly vigilant about keeping eye on my surroundings as best I can, though I've come close to having encounters with power lines once or twice. Now I'm VERY alert fo those...lol. After thinking about it for a while judging by his heading he probably was coming in to land at the local community airport about 5 miles away. Pays to be alert.
Way back when I was in high school, the Air National Guard in my state liked to fly to the Missouri River and fly under a bridge at speed. One weekend day, right before they got told to cut it out, a F-4 Phantom flew about 100 feet over my head at speed on it's way to the river which less than a mile away. I didn't hear it until it was right over me and I could count the rivets on it's underside.
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????this is how ”less catastrophic” it is at low altitude...A 206 loses its engine on T/O. Ive been flying helos for more than half of my life, I’m turning 50 this year...I like altitude and speed. However depending on mission requirements you can’t have it. Helicopters have different licence, endorsements, different set of rules, requirements and exemptions than fixed wing acft so, no, we dont have to adhere to their rules. ??????
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I've seen a few amazing videos from the mach loop - so cool!
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Yep, I watch a Youtuber who dries cherries for a living. As part of her job, she flies some feet above cherry trees to shake the water off the boughs using the prop wash. That's her job. In that area it's a very common thing. FlyingMAir is her channel name.
Wanna fly a drone there? You better be paying attention!
Obvs when shes flying to and from her jobs, she usually flies at a safe height, but the area she flies is hilly therefore her altitude AGL varies quite a bit.
I asked her if she comes across UAV's much. She said thankfully not in her area, but she is wary of them, as well as other craft. Her flights are ADS-B, so there's that I suppose.
Fly safe!
With the birds, how come I keep seeing and hearing about all these features on flight radar and I can never find them . And yes, have paid version.
You could see his hands shaking before he cut the motors[emoji23][emoji23]
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