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FireballNeil 
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 Topic: The effect of Helicopter downdraft..Posted: 29 Aug 09 at 9:45pm |
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sargesail
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Posted: 29 Aug 09 at 6:54pm |
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Ah yes - and then there was the camera helicopter downdraft at the Mount's Bay Nats that probably cost me second! (Actually finishing 8th in my favourite breeezey conditions did the real damage but I was mighty annoyed at the helicopter which created a pretty header for me on the approach to the last windward mark!
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Steve411
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Posted: 27 Aug 09 at 3:24pm |
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On the other hand.. I was out training in Weymouth Bay one day last year. There wasn't much wind and I had just decided to head in when the local rescue services consisting of a helicopter and RIB started doing a series of training runs. The RIB would head off at full speed and the chopper would follow his route and practise picking up someone from the RIB. Then they'd return to their starting point and do it again (and again). It was relatively easy therefore to position the boat about 50 yards behind the RIB and get the full force of the helicopter downdraft. The result - a force 5 reach lasting about 20 seconds. Brilliant, and surreal. |
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 26 Aug 09 at 7:36pm |
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It was a Sea King and it hit me twice, the third
time it was the air ambulance and it was pretty sketchy in the 'which side do you go to as it hits you department' not at all pleasant. |
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tack'ho
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Posted: 26 Aug 09 at 7:14pm |
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And thats why our helicopters are better. Firstly you'd have never stayed upright in a Sea King downdraft, less ducking more sitting on the side waiting for it all to end! Secondly we have winches, no clear landing spot....no problem! Shame their old and the government have some crazy plan.....PFi....do me a favour!
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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rogerd
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Posted: 26 Aug 09 at 8:07am |
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Cheered me up this morning. Thanks Grumpf
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bert
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Posted: 25 Aug 09 at 8:41pm |
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Yah but the idiots on the beach didn`t get it did they " sherlock" !. Mind you a rotor blade in the forehead will slow you up a bit & you won`t need reminding again about the dangers of rotors afterwards. Also the gene pool will have improved. Could be a win win position Hope injured party survives i wish her well. |
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Posted: 25 Aug 09 at 1:44pm |
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Having read the linked news article, I think the point they are trying to make is that fast spinning helicopter rotor blades (the clue is in the name here)... are dangerous! Thanks for pointing that one out Spike 'Sherlock' Hughes!
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Contender 541
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I have changed my mind Grumpf was a read to avoid - sorry one too many rants and personal attacks (not on me it has to be said) That was pure genius - A round of applause to you sir. Now I have to explain my work time surfing to the boss after my out loud chuckling
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Gael and Mark take note....
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