A national treasure...as they all are.
Positive Vibes thread...
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Apparently Lake Mead is really screwed, and Hoover Dam will be stopping power generation. Water going to LA--- I don't know if there will be any...
But this right here---- this is a damn beautiful thing.
But this right here---- this is a damn beautiful thing.
With a heavy heart.....
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Oceanslider
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Fairly decent landing...
Injured Climber Airlifted by Oregon Army National Guard Helicopter | Clackamas County
Injured Climber Airlifted by Oregon Army National Guard Helicopter | Clackamas County
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Looks like that pilots huge balls provided enough counterweight to balance the chopper on that ridge.
^^^EXACTLY!
I don't which was bigger with the pilot, the gonads or the skill. Holy moly! Throw in the winds up there right at that ridge as well. Amazing!
I would think the picture is a very high shutter speed that motion-stopped the rotors. That pilot is amazing-- doubt he would full-stop the rotors and engine perched like that. Awesome pic!
I am sure he was using the rotors for stabilization but the precision in placement, right at the peak of the snow ridge, and then keeping the chopper stabile long enough to unload rescuers, them to get the injured hiker stabilized and then back into the chopper, is still an amazing feet and shows real skill. I know it's a still or capture, and the chopper probably wobbled some, but still a testament to the pilot.
Could be my imagination (and I'm no 'copter guru) but the slight upward bend on the rotor blades may be indicating slight rotational lift.
It's safe to say that the engine wouldn't be shut down and probably also safe to say the rotors are still spinning. That would be standard practice for a quick in/out situation and, in this case, let the pilot keep the aircraft stable.
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Oceanslider
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This one good also, 3yr ago same area
I've seen that one previously. Nerves of steel!
May he rest in peace now. God Bless.
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PFC Bradford Freeman
Bradford Freeman was a mortarman in Easy Company. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving member of Easy Company. Biography Bradford Freeman was born on September 4th, 1924 in Mississippi. Before the war, he attended Mississippi State University but dropped out so he could enlist in...
Oceanslider
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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II...Completely untethered.
^^ How do you clean poop from your space suit? 
Wow....freak'n awesome and I am sure even his 2 ton 'balls' are weightless as well....such bravery.
Wow....freak'n awesome and I am sure even his 2 ton 'balls' are weightless as well....such bravery.
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