Segment from the helicopter documentary "Straight Up!", showing power line maintenance being performed on live wires by a man outside a helicopter, using a type of Faraday cage. I could never do it. picked by TraumaMamma 10 months ago tags helicopter eletricity lineman heights dangerous job |
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Watch a man pull an eight tonne helicopter using only his ear. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The US attorney’s office and the FBI this week charged a California couple with shining a laser into the cockpit of a sheriff’s department helicopter, a federal criminal complaint that could land them in jail for up to 20 years and earn them a $250,000 fine. picked by extc68 10 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a demonstration flight in the city of Vinci, near Florence, on May 25, according to Japanese developer Gennai Yanagisawa, 75. 2 comments edit related share technologyw00t! picked by doggylives 5 months ago |
Pilot was thrown into helicopter blades, but only suffered minor injuries. picked by fogowar 11 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
It appeared the helicopter had engine trouble before it went down, passengers said. picked by kxmk 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Lunch on terra firma apparently proved too tempting for a helicopter pilot and his passenger, police said. picked by kxmk 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
World rally star Colin McRae and his young son dead after his helicopter crashed and exploded near his Scottish home. 7 comments edit related share sportsClick here to leave condolences. picked by DoggySpew 1 year ago |
The RAF has defended its decision to allow Prince William to use an RAF Chinook helicopter to transport him and his brother to a stag party. picked by doggylives 6 months ago 7 comments edit related share world |
A helicopter has crashed into the garden of a restaurant in southern France, killing three people and severely injuring a fourth. picked by teaya21 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
The pilot used the helicopter's downwash to save a deer. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
A man who took his mistress to the beach made the mistake of waving to a film crew on a helicopter covering Italy's bicycle race and was discovered by his wife. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two men hijacked a helicopter Sunday and forced the pilot to land in a prison courtyard, where they picked up an inmate in a dramatic jailbreak. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
The patented helicopter 'buzz saw' will neatly square off any trees. I think this is what happens when rednecks fly helicopters. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Alaskan Moose - 1, Helicopter - 0. ...actually it's more like "a draw" since the moose was badly injured in the incident. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
At first I thought this was going to be another linerider copy, but it is actually a challenging and original game in its own. 4 comments edit related share plime.comDraw snow lines with your mouse to guide Santa to the missing presents. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago |
On June 8th a Police helicopter crew observed an "unusual" aircraft in the skies near Cardiff that has yet to be accurately identified. 3 comments edit related share plime.comAuthorities are at pains to stress the mundaneness of the event. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago |
Some incredible video from within the cabin of a CH-46 helicopter taking off from an amphibious assault ship. They get about 10 feet off the deck before fire starts sweeping through the interior... then it's "a$$holes and elbows" trying to get out! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Those of us who've been dreaming of cheap personal air travel in the Buck Rogers, sci-fi jet-pack mode can now rejoice. picked by deepcleanfun 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ever since I rode in a chopper, I have loved them. The war choppers are definitely intimidating! Great video of all these workhorses do! picked by TraumaMamma 11 months ago 15 comments edit related share technology |
Pilot radioed that he was diverting around some bad weather just before contact with the flight was lost. All three crew and one of two patients killed. 3 comments edit related share plime.comThis makes me hugely sad. picked by Rowangrey 1 week ago |