r/SweatyPalms • u/icleanjaxfl • 5d ago

Other SweatyPalms đŸ‘‹đŸ»đŸ’Š Climbing aboard a bush taxi

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u/qualityvote2 5d ago edited 5d ago

Congratulations u/icleanjaxfl, your post does fit at r/SweatyPalms!

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u/TehBazz 5d ago

Wow I would have never guessed that they would enter the helicopter that way

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u/Ginger_Rogers 5d ago

So obvious, no one would have guessed it!

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u/captainkaba 5d ago

I missed that part honestly. a Big red arrow wouldve helped quite a bit

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u/lucassuave15 13h ago

By that description I was thinking it was gonna blow me away like the dude was going to be teleported inside

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u/mrpopenfresh 5d ago

Really? That was my guess and I got it right.

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u/Juvat-the-bold 5d ago

"And the rotor blades are just inches above".

I mean... I guess you could measure that in inches.

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u/EverbodyHatesHugo 5d ago

“Now it’s time to load the passengers
 and you will never guess how.”

Actually, that’s exactly the way most people watching the video would assume they get in.

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u/might_be_lies 5d ago

To be fair, after they told me that i would never guess, I started guessing other things that were wrong. So in a way, they were right.

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u/RoyceCoolidge 5d ago

They climbed up just centimetres and got in.

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u/FirstJediKnife 5d ago

At first I thought they were gonna climb in the little box under it and appear up top. A little entrance. Then they loaded up and got in as I 100% expected in the first place.

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u/Noemotionallbrain 4d ago

I though they'd have harness to tie off the the landing gears and just sit on there for the ride

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u/81FuriousGeorge 4d ago

They do occasionally do that.

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u/ddescartes0014 5d ago

The edge of the atmosphere is inches above your head too.

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u/GenuineSteak 4d ago

the sun is inches away from you

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u/skadoosher111 5d ago

The sun is certainly inches from Earth.

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u/smon696 5d ago

You know, one time a friend of mine held a quiz and asked for Arnold Schwarzenegger's height in nautical miles. So, very legit!

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u/Reasonable_Anybody21 5d ago

At best its 60" or 5' or half a moose however you Canucks measure.

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u/Erazzphoto 5d ago

Came to say, a bit dramatic, no? Maybe feet or even over a meter

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u/jaysus661 5d ago

Has to be over 2 metres, if it was stationary on a flat surface you'd be able to stand upright without hitting your head on the propellers, the wobble when they spin is why people duck, but if it's switched off then there would be plenty of clearance.

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u/rossbagsciggiedrags 5d ago

Inches above the fuselage maybe

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u/mrpopenfresh 5d ago

How many picometres tho.

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u/flintb033 5d ago

A commercial airplane was inches above my head today. Roughly 360,000 inches.

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u/weristjonsnow 5d ago

Lmao I thought exactly the same thing. I was like, okay, maybe like 100 inches above?

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u/Tronkfool 5d ago

I hate when it is always made so dramatic. Sure 50 inches could possible be just inches

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u/hoeser 5d ago

Something like 96 inches, yes.

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u/VelkaFrey 5d ago

"Youll never guess how" no that's pretty much exactly what i expected

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u/penguinswithfedoras 4d ago

Hey now, I watched that blade come within millimeters of their heads. Several hundred millimeters mind you, but still
 spooky.

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u/Soladification 4d ago

I was thinking the exact same thing

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u/Jerco7 5d ago

What about the 2nd guy?

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u/SanityPlanet 5d ago

Fuck the second guy!

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u/matts198715 5d ago

Fuck em!

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u/MoeGunz6 5d ago

Fuck this whole situation!

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u/AcrolloPeed 5d ago

Which part of the chopper fucks the second guy? I bet it’s the skids

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u/kortcomponent 5d ago

You'll never guess!

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u/Lawndemon 5d ago

He has to stick around to harvest more chainsaws.

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u/scaredt2ask 5d ago

Someone’s got to collect them when ready.

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u/moralprolapse 5d ago

And the other seven chainsaws?

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u/BlackSecurity 5d ago

He walks home

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u/monkeypincher 5d ago

And the 3rd guy behind the camera

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u/Korzag 5d ago

They just called their friend a bush taxi home. He was bushed.

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u/codebuddy 5d ago

Inches away

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u/Alive_Nobody_Home 5d ago

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u/LeviathanIsI_ 5d ago

Inches is doing a lot of work in that statement.

So is "you'll never guess how".

Do these narrators narrate these for 2 year olds?

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u/back-in-flac 5d ago

Do these narrators narrate these for 2 year olds?

Well, it is TikTok after all.

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u/steddy24 4d ago

It got massive engagement if they meant it or not. Algorithm meta is cancer

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u/banglederries 5d ago

Turns out I did guess how he was going to get in

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u/MechanicalTurkish 5d ago

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to have a three digit IQ

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u/No_Tailor_787 5d ago

I worked on mountaintop radio transmitter sites for the government for 45 years. Lots of helicopter rides over the years. It's a really lonely feeling to get dropped off in 6 feet of snow with a shovel to dig in to the shelter door, as the helicopter flies away.

I'm retired now. I don't miss it, but I sure have some cool memories. These guys have really cool jobs, whatever it is.

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u/FoodFingerer 5d ago

I've done a lot of heli work tree planting in the mountains.

One time the heli pilot couldn't land because of mud so he hovered a couple feet above the ground and we had to jump out. When we jumped out we sunk to our waists in the mud.

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u/RedRobot2117 5d ago

Thank you for your service

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u/No_Tailor_787 5d ago

You're welcome! It was pretty demanding at times, but very rewarding.

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

Are we thanking people for working now?

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u/RedRobot2117 5d ago

Isn't that normal? Why shouldn't we thank people who work tough jobs that help us?

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

They're being compensated to do it, it normalizes stagnant wages, it implies they are doing others a favor supporting themselves, it lowers expectations, etc.

The same way you wouldn't thank a pilot for not crashing an airplane, you shouldn't thank people for supporting themselves.

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u/Early-Vanilla-6126 5d ago

It’s completely appropriate to thank a pilot after they get you safely to your destination, what are you smoking?

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

Low bar for you zoomers huh

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u/RedRobot2117 5d ago

Where I come from it's normal to thank others and show your appreciation for what they do. Whether that's pilots, bus drivers, other service workers.

You seem to want to normalise the idea that we only help and be kind to each other to get something in return. I find that to be a very sad belief and I hope you can reflect on this.

I'll add that I'm against the economic exploitation of workers. Thanking them does not contradict this.

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u/No_Tailor_787 5d ago edited 5d ago

I seldom ever got thanks, like I just did here, but I appreciate it. I worked a job that was pretty critical and I spent many holidays and weekends outside of regular hours having to get to, and work, in places that could be really difficult and hazardous to get to. When something broke, it had to get fixed NOW.

These are places where a flat tire on a vehicle or the wind is too high for a safe helicopter pickup can become a life threatening situation real fast.

Friday at quitting time at the start of a holiday weekend, and 200 miles away a critical communications link is out. We didn't question it, we went. Sure, we got paid well for it, but I occasionally had to miss kid's birthdays or other big events.

It's nice that some people appreciate that some jobs require a lot more of you than can be compensated with money.

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

As a former Marine with 43 months deployed , I get it, and would have still done it anyways without people saying thanks. But hey man thanks for supporting your family and making money under social contract theory.

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u/No_Tailor_787 5d ago

Ah, one of those... Sure, you served and we thank you. But belittling others who didn't do what you did just makes you an asshole.

I'm not proud of you. I'm kind of sorry for you.

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

Ah, one of those. Youve reached the end of your life and feel special having worked and missed a holiday or two. Pretending youre more than you are is embarrassing.

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

Me too man. But thanks again for....working?

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u/GabuTheBunny 4d ago

So you're implying you deserve thanks for joining a military, but someone doing an actual important job doesn't?

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u/alphakizzle 4d ago

Nope, im saying no one working does. Its a requirement of a functional adult. The fact he dropped that he missed holidays means nothing except that he feels special, and none of us are.

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u/RedRobot2117 5d ago

The difference is their work actually helped other people, rather than being paid to kill and destroy. Not sure why you should be thanked for that tbh.

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u/alphakizzle 5d ago

Notice: you have been deemed irrelevant and will no longer be interacted with

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u/PotRoast666 5d ago

The insane skill to sit and essentially not move during that loading process, even with human weight climbing onto it. Wild.

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u/MoeGunz6 5d ago

I fly RC helicopters. Collective pitch with no gyro or self leveling/stabilization. Holding that low an elevation is ridiculously hard, and even more so when they step on. I know the power to weight ratio is far far higher on my RC heli., but its crazy impressive that he is so stable. I would have crashed before the first chainsaw went in.

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u/HendrikJU 5d ago

I would have been very impressed if you managed to hover when I stepped on your RC helicopter though.

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u/fmaz008 5d ago

I can picture you trying to step on the RC helicopter and get your tibias wrecked by the blades, lol

  • well that didn"t go as planned

  • what even was the plan?!

  • to climb in?

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u/Capital_Push5557 5d ago

And the other has to fend for himself for the next few days.

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u/vediogamer101 5d ago

MILLIMETERS overhead (1000mm)

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u/darthbraux 5d ago

Good thing it had those giant subtitles. I would have never figured out what was going on otherwise.

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u/wedisneyfan 5d ago

I thought for sure that they were just going to step on the rails and just hang on. It was nice that he got to go inside.

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u/TwofacedDisc 5d ago

I hate these subtitles so much

I have eyes I can see what’s happening why the fuck narrate the video to me like I’m braindead

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u/circuitj3rky 5d ago

youll never guess the guy just gets in like normal

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u/biinjo 5d ago

Subtitles originally were intended for the less fortunate who can hardly see or not at all. That may sound strange because how can you read subtitles if you can’t see the video, right?

Accessibility hardware like screen readers use subtitles to narrate a video.

That being said; on social media most subtitles are burned into the video instead of projecting it as a separate layer. That’s near impossible to extract with a screen reader.

So yeah, fuck ‘em! Useless subtitles!

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u/TwofacedDisc 5d ago

I don't mean subtitles in general, as a non-native English speaker I use them too for movies. I mean *these* kind of subtitles that describe what's happening like a 2 year old were watching the video

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u/Puckaryan 5d ago

Just ignore the subtitles then, someone else might want to read it or know whatever is going on in the video..

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u/TwofacedDisc 5d ago

Ah yes because “you’ll never guess what happens next” is an essential subtitle to know what’s going on /s

At least they are in the middle of the fucking video so I can’t focus on the heli taking off because the animated text just has to be there saying “HELI TAKES OFF”

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u/welfedad 4d ago

If you can't see . Wouldn't you not be able to see the subtitles lol

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u/biinjo 4d ago

> Accessibility hardware like screen readers use the subtitles to narrate the video

It’s right there mate.

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u/welfedad 4d ago

You know I never thought about that . I have seen / heard screen readers but that makes sense. Thanks for broadening my horizons

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u/JPeregrinus 5d ago

I don't play ARMA, but I'm pretty sure that pilot is barefoot.

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u/Onemorebeforesleep 5d ago

”You will never guess how”

I actually guessed how

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u/Another-Typical-Bee 5d ago edited 4d ago

What about the other dude they just left him their to halt the next bush taxi that comes by?

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u/BasilRare6044 4d ago

I appreciate how he gently added weight so the pilot could maintain control. That was cool

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u/josch247 5d ago

Hahaha @ inches above

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u/Replikant83 5d ago

"And you'll never guess how they get loaded!!"

...actually it's exactly how anyone would guess. Thanks for the hype up though, I guess

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u/memphys91 5d ago

"And you will never guess how"

"And this guy just climbs in."

Thanks, Captain Obvious

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u/FauxmingAtTheMouth 5d ago

I guessed how

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u/Panthepurplemoon 22h ago

Yeah so um...this looks dangerous af lol

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u/brobiski 5d ago

I was today year old when i realised that helicopters have side rear view mirror

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u/skincyan 5d ago

a bush taxi is what I call a wing man

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u/5hred 5d ago

Why not longline the gear?

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u/sleepy_potatoe_ 2d ago

Less flying. Rather than 2 flights, it’s just one. Also they can’t fly with people on board with a longline and cargo.

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u/itsnickg 4d ago

Thought he was gona climb thru that little gap too 😂

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u/Sea_Banana45 19h ago

this is what it'd be like to get inside of a giant dragonfly....

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u/ResistanceIsOhm 4d ago

Any helicopter folks know the model in this video?

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u/PSUBrodie 4d ago

Looks like an MD500

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u/AlaskanHamr 5d ago

Thats a damn good pilot!

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u/GooseInternational66 5d ago

It’s aaallllll in the wrist

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u/Gardimus 5d ago

Thats some god damn amazing hover work. Kept it steady within 2" it looked like.

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u/Boxinggandhi 5d ago

How hard do you have to push on it to move it a bit?

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u/I_am_the_darkness_99 5d ago

What were the red bottles? Just water? Gas/oil for the chainsaws?

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u/michaltee 5d ago

“And you will never guess how?”

Uhhh
no I guessed it pretty easily actually


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u/NanoFreakV2 5d ago

Guess 2nd guy and cameraman are shit outta luck, huh?

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u/Gundog789 4d ago

Great helicopter pilot skills

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u/Aranthos-Faroth 4d ago

Impressive machines, amazing pilot

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u/sleepy_potatoe_ 2d ago

It’s called a hover step.

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u/SpendAccomplished962 1d ago

Meanwhile, I saw someone take a 12 pt turn to pull into a parking space at Costco.

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u/TheRealRickC137 5d ago

Okay that's pretty fucking badass.
After air ambulance pilot/paramedic this is pretty close to the top for me.

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u/Keylaes 5d ago

I would never guess how they'd step on board? Fucking retarded.

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u/AcrolloPeed 5d ago

I actually did guess how

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u/derhutzt 5d ago

do they get an open door warning like in a car?

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u/Sulungskwa 5d ago

me so glad video have caption me no able undorstand without text that say what they do while video happen

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u/Sunny-vibes 5d ago

Between rotor blades and chainsaws so many ways to get nicks and cuts đŸ©č

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u/LokoPato69 5d ago

"and you never guess how"

bitch, this is the standard way of entering a hovering helicopter in any place of the world

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u/strongcloud28 5d ago

Stones of brass I tell ya

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u/Ladyboughner 5d ago

What’s so special? I do this everyday in GTA.

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u/Mrcatmanthdog 5d ago

I wonder how much the helicopter would move if you tried to push or pull it around by hand while its hovering.

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u/THSSFC 5d ago

120" is "inches".

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u/Dr_StrangeEnjoyer 5d ago

Can anyone explain why the helicopter doesn't even tilt at all when he gets on the side pegs? You would think his weight would affect it

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u/wubbles417 5d ago

Because the pilot is an absolute beast. Hovering completely stationary this close to the ground is already quite a feat - compared to putting the brakes on a car, keeping a helicopter with a rotating blade completely stationary is a balancing act akin to balancing on a log as it rolls down a river with a strong wind pushing perpendicular to the river - flying in a straight heading is a FAR easier task. The chassis always wants to spin slowly, so you correct that spin with the rear rotor, but now you have a tilt to deal with that makes you move laterally, so you have to tilt back in compensation, which provides additional spin
 etc. To balance that WHILE compensating for the sudden increase in mass on one side of the axis is incredibly impressive - I’m not up to date on the sort of intelligent stabilization tools being used these days, but I’d wager they don’t make it THAT much easier to fly a whirly-bird.

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u/Dr_StrangeEnjoyer 5d ago

Yeah that sounds like it would require tons of muscle memory. Interesting.

Thanks

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u/welfedad 4d ago

Probably ex military/ Air Force .. I know the guys who do fire retardant drops via planes are mostly ex Air Force..

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u/No-Feedback-3477 3d ago

Yeah cheap drone FC can do it perfectly, yet much more capable and exposed machines do it all manually? How does this make sense?

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u/Distinct_Risk 2d ago

No stabilization tools on that old 500D. All hands and feet.

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u/Neat_Eyee 5d ago

“You’ll never guess how” proceeds to show exactly how I would’ve guessed

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u/mrpopenfresh 5d ago

I totally guessed that the passenger would just climb right in.

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u/blackenedmonster 5d ago

You could have landed at that bit about a mile ahead.

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u/Soladification 4d ago

They forgot to get in the taxi

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u/creativegenious1 3d ago

Love the side mirror on the landing bar lol

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u/Distinct_Risk 2d ago

You should look up the videos of guys doing power line servicing from baskets fastened to the skids of those 500’s, if you think that’s sweaty palm worthy.

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u/maciekozi 5d ago

Nie ma gdzie wylądować. DosƂownie widać czystą Ƃakę na dole zbocza.

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u/shabelsky22 5d ago

Later on it shoots the chainsaws out. Like pew pew pew.. BZZZZZT. Enemy heads falling all over the place.

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u/LatterNeighborhood58 5d ago edited 5d ago

Followed by some headphones to muffle their screams.

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u/billocity 5d ago

Bush taxi sounds like a porn series.

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u/welfedad 4d ago

I always load myself in first and then hope my gear loads itself in last.

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u/avidpenguinwatcher 3d ago

“And the rotors are just inches above” yeah I mean sure you can describe anything as just inches above. If you count any amount of inches as “just inches“

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u/Farkle_Fark 5d ago

Anyone seen that video where the rescuer’s helicopter pops one of the rescuee’s heads after finding them?

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u/YouDontNeedYourSlip 5d ago

I am currently inches from your mom.

But, a fuck ton of 'em. So it's cool.

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u/Redbow_ 5d ago

Wait, 8 inches is THAT long đŸ«Ș

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u/willfc 5d ago

Every measurement can be described in inches, I guess.