Helicopter-dip in Lake Tahoe

Mijnheer Rob

Mijnheer Rob

Soms komen er van die filmpjes voorbij waarbij er wat vragen rijzen... :rolleyes:

In onderstaande filmpje (opgenomen afgelopen maandag 13 september 2010) is een helicopter te zien die een eind (al dan niet onder controle?!?) naar beneden duikt om plat op z'n buik in het water te plonzen.
Het is een Navy helicopter van North Island Naval Air Station.

Het zijn MH- 60 Romeo helicopters, klik hier voor meer info




Zeg het maar, was dit de bedoeling of niet? :confused:
Aan het commentaar te horen had de andere heli net ervoor iets vergelijkbaars gedaan.

Als staartrotor even goed in het water komt, is het in mijn ogen direct over met de pret, ik vermoed dat ze hier veel geluk hebben om er zo mee weg te komen... :yes:

Hun baas was er in ieder geval niet zo gelukkig mee :nooo: en piloten blijven voorlopig aan de grond :bye:

Hieronder bijbehorend nieuwsbericht (bron):

Navy pilots grounded after flight over Lake Tahoe

8:54 AM PDT, September 24, 2010

In the video taken Sept. 13, two Navy helicopters hit the water and one seems to spin out of control and crash into the water before its pilot apparently pulls the craft back into the air. (YouTube)
SAN DIEGO - Two Navy helicopter pilots from North Island Naval Air Station were grounded over a YouTube video that allegedly showed them dipping the $33 million aircraft into Lake Tahoe.

In the video taken Sept. 13, both helicopters hit the water and one seems to spin out of control and crash into the water before its pilot apparently pulls the craft back into the air.

A Navy spokesman confirmed that the video was genuine footage of two MH- 60 Romeo helicopters from North Island's Helicopter Maritime Strike 41 squadron, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

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North Island Naval Air Forces command spokesman Lt. Aaron Kakiel told the newspaper the pilots were grounded pending an aviation mishap board investigation.

Lake Tahoe is not a normal training area for Navy pilots. The helicopters were being flown home to North Island from an air show near Sacramento, the Union-Tribune reported.

Damage to the helicopters was estimated at between $50,000 and $500,000, according to the newspaper, which reported that the grounded pilots had to land at Lake Tahoe Airport following the incident and a different set of pilots eventually flew the helicopters home.

Kakiel would not say how long the investigation would take. But said the pilots could face administrative action or face permanent grounding.
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