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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Plawranc on February 09, 2013, 05:44:49 PM

Title: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Plawranc on February 09, 2013, 05:44:49 PM: These Vietnam chopper pilots are absolutely balls to the wall CRAZY.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk8XF7TvPq4

Two Huey's recieve reports that a unit engaged on the HCM Trail is pinned. 100 men stuck getting assaulted by what could amount to the entire VC NVA contingent in the region.

Using the choppers rotor blades. They chop an LZ into the undergrowth and make no less than 7 trips to rescue the unit from certain death.

:salute absolute hero's
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: ToeTag on February 09, 2013, 06:02:43 PM: dang skuzzy is on YouTube too?!
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Rino on February 09, 2013, 06:12:08 PM: It's been my experience that while dustoffs are super brave, the gunship guys are absolutely bughouse crazy...even out of the
cockpit.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Shifty on February 09, 2013, 06:45:13 PM: Anybody that thinks they're hard because they are an internet pilot probably needs to go outside for some fresh air. :lol
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: skorpx1 on February 09, 2013, 06:48:37 PM: Says the video cant be played in my country due to copyright claims by the Smithsonian Networks.

I'm sorry, but isn't the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.?
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: MarineUS on February 09, 2013, 09:21:23 PM: "This video contains content from Smithsonian Networks, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds. "

My uncle flew medivac choppers in Vietnam. I've never heard him talk about it. He did 2 tours.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Meatwad on February 09, 2013, 09:22:34 PM: Watched that on the military channel, very interesting
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: MarineUS on February 09, 2013, 09:22:50 PM: Here's the audio (I think?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEGWISd6jYs PT1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd0YpCiyITM PT2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKIhXAEMzxM Video of an "air rescue"
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: RedBull1 on February 09, 2013, 10:52:44 PM: 'This video contains content from Smithsonian Networks, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.'

:(
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Mar on February 09, 2013, 11:20:13 PM: Ditto. That's pretty messed up if you ask me.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: zack1234 on February 10, 2013, 02:36:16 AM: copyright on history is a bit odd :old:

You have to pay to see historical events?
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Nathan60 on February 10, 2013, 08:40:48 AM: Quote from: zack1234 on February 10, 2013, 02:36:16 AM
copyright on history is a bit odd :old:

You have to pay to see historical events?
And from the Smithsonian channel to? Luckily I caught this on tv.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: zack1234 on February 10, 2013, 08:49:48 AM: They should be ashamed of themselves.

The Victoria and Albert museum in London got greedy once and started charging people to enter, it made less money than it did before from donations :rofl

Greed is fantastic when it back fires :rofl

I won $7600000 on the lottery and its all mine :rofl
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Blooz on February 10, 2013, 01:34:04 PM: (http://images.betterworldbooks.com/080/American-Warrior-Bahnsen-John-C-9780806528076.jpg)
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on February 10, 2013, 01:41:06 PM: Quote from: zack1234 on February 10, 2013, 02:36:16 AM
copyright on history is a bit odd :old:

You have to pay to see historical events?

History is not copyrighted. History channel then again is copyrighted. See the difference?
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Nathan60 on February 10, 2013, 05:08:32 PM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on February 10, 2013, 01:41:06 PM
History is not copyrighted. History channel then again is copyrighted. See the difference?
Except history channel no long is the History channel its all about the reality shows now.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: cpxxx on February 10, 2013, 05:49:25 PM: Don't need to click on the links. Saw the original programme. Simply awestruck. I'm a real commercial pilot, not internet but I could only dream of doing what they did.

We are nothing, compared to those heroes.

Yet they would reject our hero worship. They did their duty, no more no less.
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: mbailey on February 10, 2013, 05:57:51 PM: I remember back when i was 10 or so (early 80s) my dad and I comming upon an accident on a highway up near where we lived. Dad stopped to give the drivers aid, and the ambulance showed up right after us. Not 10 mins later off in the distance thud...thud..thud...thud....a nd in she came... Dad grabbed me and we went over to the car. The Medivac pilot landed that chopper right in the middle of a 3 lane highway with the skill that still sticks in my head today. Dad looked at the landing and down at me and said....."Kid, i guarentee you that pilot was a chopper pilot in Vietnam, that was a textbook Hot LZ landing" I Remember it to this day. There was no slow hover it was, you heard the chopper, and boom he was on the ground. Was a feat of airmanship to behold to say the least.

Quote from: Shifty on February 09, 2013, 06:45:13 PM
Anybody that thinks they're hard because they are an internet pilot probably needs to go outside for some fresh air. :lol

:lol :aok
Title: Re: We Internet pilots think we're hard
Post by: Puma44 on February 10, 2013, 06:03:29 PM: Quote from: Shifty on February 09, 2013, 06:45:13 PM
Anybody that thinks they're hard because they are an internet pilot probably needs to go outside for some fresh air. :lol

:rofl :lol :D :rolleyes: :rofl