[Yogafist]

Pretty scary video.

[Chode]

couldn't afford a little paint on the pad for safe separation or just overconfidence int their abilities?

[oblomov]

California is what Ayn Rand warned us about. It’s surprising that there aren’t more such “accidents”.

[Larry Lucido]

Lesson: Don’t put the second helicopter slightly outside its landing pad because of “drainage issues” when the second helicopter is still out and might be on its way back at any time. The landing pad has outlines for a reason.

Also, stay on the radio. There are radios for a reason.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

At least one of those pilots should lose their license.

[Rebelbase]

Couple of million dollar fender-bender.

[KittyKares]

I’ll bet they park their cars badly at the supermarket, too.

[doorgunner69]

That happened to me riding as a gunner on a CH-46. Pilot tried to land tail in at the field hospital on Signal Hill at LZ Stud. Fairyl small landing pad. First helo from our flight was already down, unloading wounded. We had six KIA on board as the second AC and only needed to get them unloaded.

Pilot got too close with rear rotors as hovered and the touched. Dunno what it looked like happening from outside, but it tore off the whole upper tail section of our ship and we fell several feet.

After they lugged it back to Quang Tri:

[doorgunner69]

Same bird (ET-10) in happier times: