annb3811 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 i cant believe some of the idiots in the back ground..i hope there parents see them and are very proud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angos Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It's got a huge area of road outside, I wonder if he had an engine failure and was trying to set it down and missed... Most of the eyewitnesses have not said anything about any noise until the helicopter hit so could have been an engine failure I guess. Autorotation would normally leave the pilot with enough control to land safely in the event of engine failure, but I can't imagine it would be easy to hit your intended landing spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It's got a huge area of road outside, I wonder if he had an engine failure and was trying to set it down and missed... Most of the eyewitnesses have not said anything about any noise until the helicopter hit so could have been an engine failure I guess. It's more probable than pilot error. I'm not sure about this, but I think all military and service helicopters have a co-pilot incase of medical alerts and fatigue. Incidently, unless hit by a missile or something, helicopters are designed to not plumet to the ground quickly and give some degree of controlled flight, otherwise known as autorotation. It's where the helocopter decends with engine failure and the air passing through the rotars keeps them turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Looks like a police helicopter has come down according to the news... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25163045 Let's hope it's not too bad, they picked the worst thing bar a school to land on I think 6 dead at the moment thoughts to the family,at that time of night probally a school would have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGo_dancer Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 the BBC reports clearly show half a helicopter poking out of the top of the pub?? 3 reported dead so far and teams working on recovery rather than rescue. They interviewed a local politician who helped people escape the pub...the emotion he was struggling to hold back certainly wasn't fake. My thoughts go out to those affected, such a terrible & bizarre tragedy just weeks before Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I just realised this is the third? helicopter crash in Scotland this year, earlier there was the whole issue with the helos taking people to the oil-rigs crashing into the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyblueeyes Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 R.I.P to those who died thoughts and prayers with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Mod Note: Please keep it on topic and keep the conspiracy theories out of it. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It seems that all the occupants of the aircraft survived..with that and the Black box I'm sure it'll be just a matter of formality as to what happened. 3 dead is 3 too many, but really, a built up area on a Friday evening and a club full. It beggars belief the numbers weren't much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It's more probable than pilot error. I'm not sure about this, but I think all military and service helicopters have a co-pilot incase of medical alerts and fatigue. This one didn't - it was crewed b a civilian pilot and two police officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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