tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post4448619596605413446..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: AStar/TwinStar CrashGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-77633420330706192982007-07-02T07:25:00.000-07:002007-07-02T07:25:00.000-07:00"The Greybeard"- he is embarrassed to have to air ..."The Greybeard"- <BR/>he is embarrassed to have to air his dirty laundry on the blog!<BR/>Yes Dave, the Greybeard had a mishap... <BR/>22 March '88, at about 0300 hours, I was called to an accident scene involving a young pregnant woman who had fallen asleep at the wheel and crossed the Interstate median, striking an 18 wheeler head-on. The Landing Zone was tight- a fairly dramatic drop-off on one side, an overpass on another, and wires crossing close. The LongRanger I was flying had no searchlight... the only light I could shine on the LZ was the aircraft's normal landing/taxi lights.<BR/>I landed safely, but when I put the skids on the ground I found I was on an uncomfortable slope, so I picked the helicopter up to reposition it to more level ground. Moving the aircraft, I struck one of those metal stakes on the side of the road with the tail-rotor... the stakes with the silver reflectors on top. I just didn't see it. <BR/>I immediately knew what had happened and did a hovering autorotation to keep the helicopter from spinning out of control, but the damage was done... the patient had to be transported by ground, and we had to call a crane to load the helicopter on a flatbed to move it for repairs.<BR/><BR/>Almost 20 years ago...<BR/>The Greybeard thanks you for making me relate that story! ;>)Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-60373232305248738722007-07-01T22:58:00.000-07:002007-07-01T22:58:00.000-07:00Has the Greybeard ever had any mishaps with the ma...Has the Greybeard ever had any mishaps with the machine?THIRDWAVEDAVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523845768983338199noreply@blogger.com