North Sea oil workers were trained in removing themselves from inverted choppers under water back in the day - because unlike the movies, this video shows how physics in a flying brick works. After my time in the patch, I would never get on another one.
We had to get training on sea survival to work in the gulf as well.... In my opinion fire fighting classes was much more fun than sea survival training JD
Water Egress Training, Norfolk, VA. When your in the CAV and your in helicopters a lot, you eventually need this training. Two days of hell. In a huge tank there is a UH-60 mockup. It’s on a hoist, you get in, buckle up, then they drop the fooker in the big ass pool. You and the other 6 or so guys must wait to initiate your exit after it’s upside down. It’s the longest 20 seconds for some reason. Then when you’re good at it, you put on blacked out speedo swim goggles to simulate night/no light conditions. Oh did I tell you the instructors tell you what door to go our or they will just block one off just to fook with you. Oh yeah they have a sense of humor as there are some observation windows in the walls (below water)of this pool so you can laugh at your buddies as one of them gets a big fat boot kick in the face from the guy in front of them frantically trying to get the hell out and get a breath of air. In real life the broken aircraft is still sinking. Good training, but I hated it.
Yep, the "helo dunker" is pretty standard training now for units in the pacific, or that might fly over water. The one in Hawaii is suspended over an open pool without any observation windows, I suppose it was improvised on a budget. I cheated, my blackout googles had a paint chip so I could see where I was going during the "blackout" test. It really sucked for one kid that had to be recycled because they zipped out the emergency exit / open back, and often panicked. Ditching ditching ditching.
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ReplyDeletePiloted by Boris fueled by Stolichnaya
ReplyDeleteNorth Sea oil workers were trained in removing themselves from inverted choppers under water back in the day - because unlike the movies, this video shows how physics in a flying brick works. After my time in the patch, I would never get on another one.
ReplyDeleteWe had to get training on sea survival to work in the gulf as well.... In my opinion fire fighting classes was much more fun than sea survival training
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Navy UH-53 can land on the water and take on a motorized rubber raft. You don't dip the nose to take of though. Jeff C. in NC
ReplyDeletecould any worse audio be ever discovered?
ReplyDeleteI came here to say "As bad as the crash was, that 'music' sucks canal water."
DeleteDownloaded for my ring tone.
DeleteMusic stylings match the videos result though, and probably give a clue as to the pilots cause of failure.
DeleteYep, that's a fuck up
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Any landing you can walk away from? I guess?
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Water Egress Training, Norfolk, VA. When your in the CAV and your in helicopters a lot, you eventually need this training. Two days of hell. In a huge tank there is a UH-60 mockup. It’s on a hoist, you get in, buckle up, then they drop the fooker in the big ass pool. You and the other 6 or so guys must wait to initiate your exit after it’s upside down. It’s the longest 20 seconds for some reason. Then when you’re good at it, you put on blacked out speedo swim goggles to simulate night/no light conditions. Oh did I tell you the instructors tell you what door to go our or they will just block one off just to fook with you. Oh yeah they have a sense of humor as there are some observation windows in the walls (below water)of this pool so you can laugh at your buddies as one of them gets a big fat boot kick in the face from the guy in front of them frantically trying to get the hell out and get a breath of air. In real life the broken aircraft is still sinking. Good training, but I hated it.
ReplyDeleteNavy aircrews (and others) had to do this as part of Water Survival Training.
DeleteWe referred to it as "Terror in a drum."
Yep, the "helo dunker" is pretty standard training now for units in the pacific, or that might fly over water. The one in Hawaii is suspended over an open pool without any observation windows, I suppose it was improvised on a budget. I cheated, my blackout googles had a paint chip so I could see where I was going during the "blackout" test. It really sucked for one kid that had to be recycled because they zipped out the emergency exit / open back, and often panicked. Ditching ditching ditching.
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