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Way off topic but.......
I know this is way off topic but I'll bet for our members that are copter pilots, it would cause a little pucker power.......... ;o(
Helicopter's Rotor Catches Steel Rope
Helicopter's Rotor Catches Steel Rope
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I having trouble seeing that. I don't see him jump. It doesn't look like there is much slack in the line, meaning those blades were mighty close anyhow and probably going to be a problem in the next moment. I think he pulled out on the cable and when it rebounded it pulled his hand in....making it look like he flipped it in. Pretty easy to be critical from a desk chair.
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1:44 into the vid. It's clear as day. He jumps up and grabs the cable which pulls it tight, changing the angle of the cable which pulled it into the path of the rotor.
I agree. But the guy jumping up and grabbing the cable is still the reason it happened.
He jumped up and grabbed the cable. When he landed, it pulled the cable into the rotor.
Yes, it is. It's very easy. Your point is??
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It doesn't look like there is much slack in the line, meaning those blades were mighty close anyhow and probably going to be a problem in the next moment.
I think he pulled out on the cable and when it rebounded it pulled his hand in....making it look like he flipped it in.
Pretty easy to be critical from a desk chair.
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I see where the guy jumped that Stewart is talking about. I does look like the blades would have made contact regardless but it looked like a risky maneuver regardless. Sure is easy to ruin a million dollar plus piece of equipment though.
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Ok, just making sure because sometimes it's not clear when it comes to perception, nuances, and implications in posts.
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Luckily the pilot was able to walk away from that and no one on the ground got taken out by the shrapnel.
It looks like the job of setting the tower was just completed. I see a few things that may have contributed to the incident.
The long-line was not calculated long enough when the tower(probably laying horizontal on the ground) was rigged up to the helicopter from the beginning, before the lift.
Maybe the pilot knew it was short and tried to land anyway, saving the guys on the ground from having to climb the tower to disconnect the cable (would've taken a minute or two).
Usually the guy not wearing a hard hat on a jobsite (like the guy jumping for the cable) is usually the boss, foreman, or journeyman...at least in my experiences.
It looks like the job of setting the tower was just completed. I see a few things that may have contributed to the incident.
The long-line was not calculated long enough when the tower(probably laying horizontal on the ground) was rigged up to the helicopter from the beginning, before the lift.
Maybe the pilot knew it was short and tried to land anyway, saving the guys on the ground from having to climb the tower to disconnect the cable (would've taken a minute or two).
Usually the guy not wearing a hard hat on a jobsite (like the guy jumping for the cable) is usually the boss, foreman, or journeyman...at least in my experiences.
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After all you investigators posted your findings, 
g I went back and watched it again a few times. I have to agree that the cable looks like it was pull and set off the accident a little sooner but I still think it would have happened anyway. If he was going to land with the cable still attached, IMO, it was way TOO short. Doesn't look like they have too much more room to land anyway. WHICH brings up the second things mentioned. WHY wouldn't there not be a way to disconnect the cable before he tried to land in such limited space. Climbing the tower sound good if you have the ***** to do that with a cable attached to a chopper flying directly above you. Not sure the tower was even stabilized to climb.
TOO many mistakes made from the very beginning. (Poor engineering - cable not long enough / No quick detach / not enough area to land / way too many people running around the area.) OSHA would have a field day with this one. BUT, since its was in another country, guess we'll never know
And as one of you commented on, incredibly amazing no one was hurt. It very well could have gone WAY FUBAR...........
g I went back and watched it again a few times. I have to agree that the cable looks like it was pull and set off the accident a little sooner but I still think it would have happened anyway. If he was going to land with the cable still attached, IMO, it was way TOO short. Doesn't look like they have too much more room to land anyway. WHICH brings up the second things mentioned. WHY wouldn't there not be a way to disconnect the cable before he tried to land in such limited space. Climbing the tower sound good if you have the ***** to do that with a cable attached to a chopper flying directly above you. Not sure the tower was even stabilized to climb. TOO many mistakes made from the very beginning. (Poor engineering - cable not long enough / No quick detach / not enough area to land / way too many people running around the area.) OSHA would have a field day with this one. BUT, since its was in another country, guess we'll never know
And as one of you commented on, incredibly amazing no one was hurt. It very well could have gone WAY FUBAR...........
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