Originally Posted by cuda
(Post 2269145)
That looks dangerous as hell. No shot is worth losing your life over. I can tell you if a chopper photographed me that close, he wouldn't want to land where I can find him. I've been on several poker runs, and fun runs where a helo was taking pictures, and never saw anything like this.
and just remember, wiether you're 10-20 feet off the water or 100 feet off the water, if mechanical failure happens, you're screwed! |
First...Prayers and sympathy for All invovled with this tragic accident.
Flying Magazine said in an unrelated story: Helicopters are susceptible to potentially disastrous vortex ring effects. In these, the downward wind from the rotor causes a circular vortex to form around the rotor. If this ring is augmented by terrain, wind, rain, or sea spray, the helicopter can lose enough lift to experience settling with power and hit the ground. |
And people are worried about a certain fountain jumping a cruiser wake?????? Get real.
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Originally Posted by cuda
(Post 2269145)
That looks dangerous as hell. No shot is worth losing your life over. I can tell you if a chopper photographed me that close, he wouldn't want to land where I can find him. I've been on several poker runs, and fun runs where a helo was taking pictures, and never saw anything like this.
Cuda. I had the pleasure to meet with Mark Watters and Tom Newby last year at our Poker Run. This shot was taken from one of our Helicopters of Mark & Tom. The shot Tom was taking eventually ended up on page 91 of the October 06 issue. You can see there was lots of distance between the Helicopter and the boat. They never flew as close as this video showed. Tom was at our awards dinner with a lap top full of fantastic pictures. He didn't have to bring these shots to dinner he wanted to. He had a group of Poker Runners around his table all evening looking at the days pictures. A truly nice person who loved what he was doing. He will be missed.:( Dan |
My post had nothing to do with the event in Sarasota yesterday. I was just expressing my opinion on getting that close to shoot a picture.
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Cuda,
I realized you were commenting on the Video. I posted to show that on a Poker run they are not getting as close as the video shows. The video looked scary! If it's a rehearsed deal that would be different. I know I wouldn't want a Helicopter that close on a run H2O, Fantastic pictures!!! Dan |
That looks like the river(i.e.parker strip).Thats crazy,not very wide and not very straight!
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I am not defending the practice, and in viewing that footage realize the error of our ways. The truth is that the only way to get a head on shot is to fly like that or use a robotic camera mounted below the helicopter ( which is costly and rare technology). Back when we did it the cats were heavier and slower so the prop wash had little affect. Today it's definitely a whole different dynamic, and far more dangerous.
Based on the fact that the cat in the accident hit some debris, this is probably similar to the circumstances that occurred two days ago in Florida. Maybe we should create helicopter safety guidelines..... I'd be willing to help. T2x |
Both the NTSB and FAA are investigating, and once they have the facts, we will have the
facts. If necessary, they will make recommendations. We (high performance & race boat owners) are a small tightly knit family, and this tragedy has affected us is many different ways. I realize that we all want to do something, so here are my two suggestions: First, some kind of a long term fund to help the familys who lost loved ones, that OSO members and various groups (clubs, fun runs, poker runs and so on) can contribute into. We have plenty of lawyers and investment types on the board to see that this is set up properly. Second, give the professionals at the NTSB and the FAA time to understand exactly what happened (here in SW Florida, they have already said that they have a pretty good idea of that happened), and lets see what recommendations, if any they have. |
Originally Posted by onesickpantera
(Post 2269013)
I'm not "up" on the lastest and greatest technology but I would think that today's cameras could get a great shot further away than that!
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