On: The Winnebago Heli-Home Was a Real Flying RV

[saul_goodman]

Wow, that operation was sketchy as hell, lol. The bottom of the heli was below the water line and took on a few hundred gallons of water into the bay for a few moments. One wrong wave, a momentary loss of power, and they are all toast. I can't imagine doing that under fire.

[ceejayoz → saul_goodman]

These sorts of helicopter pilots are... special people.

Another fun example, a helicopter rescue from a 45 degree angled mountainside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9PISHcq4Y

[davidjade → ceejayoz]

Called a toe-in. The helicopter is basically flying at all times and each weight/unweight has to be adjusted for by the pilot.