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To: BenLurkin
Lord, they were lucky. Helicopter crashes are usually ugly.

It appears to me they were terrain following and lead took them into granite cumulous.

4 posted on 02/22/2022 11:59:10 AM PST by pfflier
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To: pfflier

“Lord, they were lucky.”

Incredibly lucky. You sound experienced, which I’m not. I was guessing they clipped rotors somehow after watching the video.


5 posted on 02/22/2022 12:06:39 PM PST by SaxxonWoods ("If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself." - Minquass)
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To: pfflier

Helicopters are airborne bricks when the rotors stop.

Of course, ANY aircraft is a brick when it collided with another.

Glad the crews are ok. It’s always good to go home at the end of the day and see family…


7 posted on 02/22/2022 12:15:50 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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