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Beat em to a senseless pulp is one thing that comes to mind if anyone tried this on me.
And, how not to fly a chopper.
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Yeah, you don't mess with a hockey game.
Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Now that's fun! 
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
I remember back in the day playing pond hockey, the only thing you had to worry about was the odd hole, thin ice, or snow bank but this adds a whole new dimension to the game. If you can dodge a helicopter....well, you stay alive! 
Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
From his behind the scenes...
"I'm sure this is unusual for a pilot to essentially call enforcement on himself, but I put a video online yesterday that I feel might need some explanation. I truly believe it was done in a safe, and responsible manner, without danger to the aircraft or crew-members on the "ground". Since the video is already generating a lot of World Wide views, I figured it would be best to show you and explain how the video was done.
So, Saturday morning, I took off at 6:30am, and flew up to inspect lakes for the perfect hockey game. I found the exact lake I was looking for, landed on a small raised beach and chopped through the ice with a hatchet and measured. Like I suspected, the ice was more than 10" thick. By the farmers almanac ice safety chart, that's thick enough to safely support the weight of a 3.5 ton medium sized truck. More than enough to support the weight of skaters and a light helicopter.
http://www.almanac.com/.../new.../fil...
I flew back to YPK, and met 4 buddies who are former WHL hockey players. I flew them 2 at a time back to the lake, and filmed them skating and playing hockey.
During the day, I tested several landings on the ice with the helicopter maintaining a forward speed of 15kts, and sliding with 100-150lbs of the helicopter's weight on the ice. Just enough to get the skids of the helicopter flat on the surface, but light enough to rise easily and smoothly back into the air. I found it extremely easy to gauge the ice height, and determined it was safe for me to slide across the ice with the helicopter pointed forward, in the direction of travel. I had a plan for a shot I wanted to capture the following day with more coordiantion.
When we returned to YPK, we showed pictures and video to other Helicopter pilots who all wanted to be involved in a second day of filming, so, I organized 8 former WHL players and 4 helicopters.
Sunday morning, we all met at YPK for an initial safety briefing, and flew +3 back to the lake with and aStar, H300 and 2 R-44's. It was -12 overnight, and added more thickness to the sheet. I walked the entire surface with a chainsaw and tape measure, and inspected the whole ice sheet. It was thick all the way across and had no ridges or holes. There was a small section of open water caused by a waterfall at the far end of the lake. We determined a safety line that no skaters were permitted to cross based on our test holes.
The 2 pilots from BC Helicopters brought their hockey equipment and hand held aviation radios to act as coordinators on the ice between the skaters and helicopter.
After a long safety briefing and walk through of the shots we had planned, we began filming. One of our first shots of the day was the video I would like to share with you. It involved the 8 skaters, 6 former WHL players and 2 BC Helicopter pilots standing in a row across the ice with a small hole between them. The 2 BC Helicopter pilots were located on the left side, and the 6 WHL players on the right. I started from a hover, 200 meters down the ice, and slowly descended onto the ice surface at a speed of 15 kts. and slid across the ice towards the group, aiming my nose at the hole they left form me between the BC Helicopter pilots and the WHL players.
As I approached, the pilots from BC Helicopters called an audible signal for all the parties to move, opening a much larger hole which I continued to slide the helicopter through. We purposely placed the 2 helicopter pilots on my left side, to keep any of the WHL players as far from the tail-rotor as possible. Once I was completely past the group, I waited 2 seconds before initiating a left peddle turn while lifting into the air, to capture the entire group skating towards me.
Here is the link to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlCg5...
Again. I believe this was done in a completely safe and responsible manor. All risks and possible safety hazards were discussed with the crew. Every person acknowledged the possible risks and decided to be involved with their own free will. We took precautions to place people in the appropriate positions for maximum tail-rotor safety. We had 3 helicopters on standby should any incident occur and first aid trained individuals as part of the extended group.
Yep, he deserves to be beaten to a pulp alright....
"I'm sure this is unusual for a pilot to essentially call enforcement on himself, but I put a video online yesterday that I feel might need some explanation. I truly believe it was done in a safe, and responsible manner, without danger to the aircraft or crew-members on the "ground". Since the video is already generating a lot of World Wide views, I figured it would be best to show you and explain how the video was done.
So, Saturday morning, I took off at 6:30am, and flew up to inspect lakes for the perfect hockey game. I found the exact lake I was looking for, landed on a small raised beach and chopped through the ice with a hatchet and measured. Like I suspected, the ice was more than 10" thick. By the farmers almanac ice safety chart, that's thick enough to safely support the weight of a 3.5 ton medium sized truck. More than enough to support the weight of skaters and a light helicopter.
http://www.almanac.com/.../new.../fil...
I flew back to YPK, and met 4 buddies who are former WHL hockey players. I flew them 2 at a time back to the lake, and filmed them skating and playing hockey.
During the day, I tested several landings on the ice with the helicopter maintaining a forward speed of 15kts, and sliding with 100-150lbs of the helicopter's weight on the ice. Just enough to get the skids of the helicopter flat on the surface, but light enough to rise easily and smoothly back into the air. I found it extremely easy to gauge the ice height, and determined it was safe for me to slide across the ice with the helicopter pointed forward, in the direction of travel. I had a plan for a shot I wanted to capture the following day with more coordiantion.
When we returned to YPK, we showed pictures and video to other Helicopter pilots who all wanted to be involved in a second day of filming, so, I organized 8 former WHL players and 4 helicopters.
Sunday morning, we all met at YPK for an initial safety briefing, and flew +3 back to the lake with and aStar, H300 and 2 R-44's. It was -12 overnight, and added more thickness to the sheet. I walked the entire surface with a chainsaw and tape measure, and inspected the whole ice sheet. It was thick all the way across and had no ridges or holes. There was a small section of open water caused by a waterfall at the far end of the lake. We determined a safety line that no skaters were permitted to cross based on our test holes.
The 2 pilots from BC Helicopters brought their hockey equipment and hand held aviation radios to act as coordinators on the ice between the skaters and helicopter.
After a long safety briefing and walk through of the shots we had planned, we began filming. One of our first shots of the day was the video I would like to share with you. It involved the 8 skaters, 6 former WHL players and 2 BC Helicopter pilots standing in a row across the ice with a small hole between them. The 2 BC Helicopter pilots were located on the left side, and the 6 WHL players on the right. I started from a hover, 200 meters down the ice, and slowly descended onto the ice surface at a speed of 15 kts. and slid across the ice towards the group, aiming my nose at the hole they left form me between the BC Helicopter pilots and the WHL players.
As I approached, the pilots from BC Helicopters called an audible signal for all the parties to move, opening a much larger hole which I continued to slide the helicopter through. We purposely placed the 2 helicopter pilots on my left side, to keep any of the WHL players as far from the tail-rotor as possible. Once I was completely past the group, I waited 2 seconds before initiating a left peddle turn while lifting into the air, to capture the entire group skating towards me.
Here is the link to the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlCg5...
Again. I believe this was done in a completely safe and responsible manor. All risks and possible safety hazards were discussed with the crew. Every person acknowledged the possible risks and decided to be involved with their own free will. We took precautions to place people in the appropriate positions for maximum tail-rotor safety. We had 3 helicopters on standby should any incident occur and first aid trained individuals as part of the extended group.
Yep, he deserves to be beaten to a pulp alright....
I guess I should write something here.
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Just put the behind the scenes video up on my Facebook under "looks like fun"!
Are the cameras all go pro?
Are the cameras all go pro?
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
You made the CTV news this am. News reader says ......Transport Canada is launching an investigation
You're only hope is that somewhere in the official rules of pond hockey there is something about helicopters. If not, you could find yourself and your helicopter standing on the ponds edge for 2 minutes for interference.
You're only hope is that somewhere in the official rules of pond hockey there is something about helicopters. If not, you could find yourself and your helicopter standing on the ponds edge for 2 minutes for interference.
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
"Transport Canada is launching an investigation"
As a helicopter pilot and former TC Inspector, good luck with that. There was nothing untoward in the video. Completely safe. However, if Enforcement wants to get you, there's always "Conduct unbecoming..." (;>0)
You can rattle an AStar on at thirty knots - snow or ice. I'd tell my passengers "you've just had the most expensive sleigh ride in history.
I miss rotary wing flight - I think I'm going to have to go down to McMinnville and do another hour on a Robinson...
John
As a helicopter pilot and former TC Inspector, good luck with that. There was nothing untoward in the video. Completely safe. However, if Enforcement wants to get you, there's always "Conduct unbecoming..." (;>0)
You can rattle an AStar on at thirty knots - snow or ice. I'd tell my passengers "you've just had the most expensive sleigh ride in history.
I miss rotary wing flight - I think I'm going to have to go down to McMinnville and do another hour on a Robinson...
John
Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
C'mon man, I thought you were smarter than that. There was several contraventions to the CAR's in just the one little clip and all done without permits. But, as long as all involved knew that they could easily die while doing it then there is no issue. The guy involved has been pulling unsanctioned stunts like this for a while and it won't be long before his luck runs out.Schooner69A wrote:As a helicopter pilot and former TC Inspector, good luck with that. There was nothing untoward in the video.
Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Well done, thanks for sharing! The negative folks should go back to the couch and watch another unsafe rerun of friends!
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Anyone remember William Bleach. Anyone seen Parker Butterfield in aviation after he left the court house.
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
Seriously maybe you need to read this post. viewtopic.php?f=54&t=68920&p=650733&hilit There was nothing wrong with what this guy was doing until he misjudged his altitude. Keep in mind they were both willing participants in this photo OP. Its all fun until someone gets hurt. The fact is there is a number of things that could have gone wrong.kiteboy wrote:Well done, thanks for sharing! The negative folks should go back to the couch and watch another unsafe rerun of friends!
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Re: And, how not to fly a chopper.
All the hockey players had helmets on.
