....and this is why your mum wouldn't let you use a helicopter for putting up the Christmas tree.
A helicopter pilot helping to install a Christmas tree on Auckland's waterfront has crashed into the ground, with the pilot escaping serious injury.Footage captured by Television New Zealand shows the pilot slowly descending from about 25 feet (8 metres), when the rotor blades appear to get caught in cables attached to scaffolding. The rear of the helicopter snaps and the pilot is tossed about as it smashes into the ground.
The television station reported that Greg Gribble, who has 20 years experience as a pilot, says he's "doing fine" after his ordeal.
"doing fine"
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Saw this yesterday, very lucky escape ❗
The noise of them dying engines is haunting.
I saw a helicopter crash when i was a kid, he was trying to rescue a trapped parachutist off a pylon.
Was well scary.
wow , they are luck anyway ! god bless them ! 😯
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Wasn't that a bit of a silly thing to do?
This was my brothers Facebook status from 2 minutes ago:
Viking stages NZ, Dream team haha down by the harbour infront of the TV crew managed to wrap a steel wire around the rear rotor of a hellicopter and cut the f****r in half HAHAHA boom, dropped out of the sky from 5 meters ooooooops!!
no one was injured! x
He puts up stages for a living, sounds like he was there!
Good to see so many Guys throwing caution to the wind to go help the pilot out..
"humbled"
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Crikey. That bloke on the right in the scaffolding must have filled his pants!
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Theyre pretty skillful guys - usually. North sea passenger carrier heli pilots are qualified to a higher standard than most commercial airline pilots. Get a few dicks as well though. Just glad the guys ok.
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The tail just folds in half!