Skills...

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Skills...

Postby Zeus1980 » Wed May 13 2015, 12:33

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Re: Skills...

Postby choppermech1986 » Wed May 13 2015, 13:28

Skills...? Average at best I reckon. I've seen a lot more precise/smooth/safe longline pilots.

The comments I read pretty much sum it up.
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Re: Skills...

Postby chutedragger » Wed May 13 2015, 21:08

Average at best! Would need more precision (and better PDM) for class d in north America.
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Re: Skills...

Postby nzflyer » Wed May 13 2015, 21:28

Cameras make pilots do stupid things don't they.
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Re: Skills...

Postby Zeus1980 » Wed May 13 2015, 22:06

Zeus1980 wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGpcIGUivRo



I was being facetious about the skills, nice paint job though...
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Re: Skills...

Postby Low500 » Wed May 13 2015, 22:49

He has got to be the boss or owner..... surely
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Re: Skills...

Postby Queestce » Thu May 14 2015, 01:33

I wonder if the cameraman hung around to film to accident...

I'm no sling expert, but low - neg G with something on the hook seems a rather silly choice :?
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Re: Skills...

Postby hand in pants » Thu May 14 2015, 03:36

Agree. Nothing special.
Hand in Pants, I'm thinking, my god, that IS huge!!!!!!!!
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Re: Skills...

Postby Hello Pilots » Thu May 14 2015, 08:46

^^^^^^^^
What HIP said

To some people a 30 degree angle of bank turn is full on........
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Re: Skills...

Postby nuthin » Thu May 14 2015, 14:05

put him in a 206 or any 2 blader and the humbling would begin
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Re: Skills...

Postby Skid Marks » Thu May 14 2015, 19:34

My lifting experience is in the vicinity of 10hrs so I'm far from an expert, but did anyone else's @rse pucker at around 5:35 - 5:45 due the proximity of the line and tail rotor?
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Re: Skills...

Postby 100ft » Thu May 14 2015, 19:37

Typical french man.... rough on the controls.
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Re: Skills...

Postby arrrj » Thu May 14 2015, 22:45

Skids,

Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking.

Otherwise just some guy having a fun day out. Nothing special. (Except I'd like a B3...).

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Re: Skills...

Postby landseaair » Thu May 14 2015, 22:53

So much was cringeworthy.... Agree with Skiddy and also had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when old mate started doing turns around the nose on the blokes up on the platform....
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Re: Skills...

Postby AgRattler » Fri May 15 2015, 04:59

Operator.
Redlining in neutral
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Re: Skills...

Postby DADFA » Fri May 15 2015, 06:25

So many OH&S errors as well. I don't think having personnel on a raised platform consisting of a pallet on an extended boom and telehandler forks would make the grade in Australia and though I'm not up to speed with longline regulations I don't think having a human on a long line would be up to spec either, may be they got dispensation for the show though overall it's not a good look.
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Re: Skills...

Postby nuthin » Sat May 16 2015, 03:12

The dope on rope part was maybe the most legit part. A little shaky perhaps but try longlining with maybe 200lbs in a B3 and see how close to the floor the collective is. Its a long way to lean over if your tall.
As they are in the French Alps they are likely certified for ClassD/HETs whatever you want to call it.
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Re: Skills...

Postby nzflyer » Sat May 16 2015, 21:41

The French love cameras pointing at them! He lost most of his water from the bucket before dumping.

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