Posted on 02/05/2026 2:10:19 PM PST by Paul R.
A helicopter responding to assist officers in Arizona with an active shooter situation crashed, killing both the pilot and a trooper who was a paramedic on board, authorities said.
(Excerpt) Read more at kfvs12.com ...
Accident?
Just...damn.
Prayers for the deceased and their families, friends, and co-workers.
The news headlines in this region today really ... :-(
At least it’s supposed to warm up next week. Hopefully that doesn’t bring out even more crazies.
Rambo was more careful.
No parachutes?
“No parachutes?”
Difficult thing to do without getting sliced and diced by one set of rotors or the other.
Ever seen a helicopter?
““No parachutes?”
Difficult thing to do without getting sliced and diced by one set of rotors or the other.”
The engineers would like to join the chat....
https://www.galaxysky.cz/gyro-amp-helicopters-s65-en
There is at least three types of helicopter parachutes and even ejection seats.
Here is a whole helo ballistic
https://www.galaxysky.cz/gyro-amp-helicopters-s65-en
Their competitor....
https://zefhir.eu/2019/04/03/zefhir-at-aero-2019/
The Russian Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark and Ka-52 Alligator are the only operational attack helicopters equipped with the NPP Zvezda K-37-800M ejection system. This system saves pilots by using explosive charges to sever rotor blades and the canopy before launching the seat, even at low altitudes.
Oh yeah it’s as epic as it sounds they blow the blades first then yeet the F out of the two dudes.
Spectacular..
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PB0gkfPub94&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB
Several minutes ago I went to some of the local coverage: So far there doesn’t seem to be any info. on what may have caused the crash. Supposedly there is a vid but I didn’t find it in a quick search.
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