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| Stitch Posts: 2028/2785 |
It was just an emergency landing...minor malfunctions with the rear rotor. Not a full on crash landing. But, when you're running, the words never come out right... |
| Dirk Ralthar Posts: 81/328 |
The pilot is lucky the chopper did not burst into flame... not sure if that helicopter was made this way, but Coast Guard choppers have magnesium in the outer skins, if those suckers light up when they try to land on the ship, you are supposed to grab these long ass poles and push it over the side, keep it from melting through the ship or something like that. Would suck to be inside one when it was burning |
| Jedi Master Desroth Posts: 425/569 |
Wow, that is both cool and slightly disturbing with the running around and yelling stuff with a group of people. But still, damn. I think that would be slightly difficult to explain to an insurance company that a helicopter crashed into your house. That reminds me of my grandpa who use to be a police helicopter piolt that had to make a emergency landing ontop of a sears truck on I-94 I do believe. Thank god traffic wasnt that heavy since he slid of the back of the sears semi and down onto the free way. But yay for 22 succesful episodes of Adventures of a Gay Man!!! YAHY! *throws confetti at Zabuza* |
| Stitch Posts: 1996/2785 |
Yes, it would have killed them to be off by two blocks. And to report it as a "big field" rather than an elementary school. And to miss that chunk of tree at my neighbor's house. My story, however small, was at least accurate. Right down to the (now outdated) news ticker. |
| Elara Posts: 3566/9734 |
Would it have killed them to say California Ave or Orizaba Ave instead of Paramount Blvd? At least get the street right!
Otherwise, this just proves I need to read the damn paper more often. I had no idea. |
| Stitch Posts: 1994/2785 |
Oh, I know. But I couldn't find a person that was crying with a snotty nose. It was more of on-lookers and talking than crying. How bout Whitey playing with his lime? Or Fappy stuck in a cinder block? |
| Rogue Posts: 2193/11918 |
You just need video of a person crying with a close-up on their snotty nose. 
Looks like everyone else was all right.  |
| Stitch Posts: 1992/2785 |
Nope, it's just footage of me running around and the helicopter after the emergency landing. I wasn't up, remember? Hence the whole "woken up by a helicopter".
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| FX Posts: 938/3775 |
That is awesome. All I can think of is Donnie Darko.
Is the footage very good, because if it is you may be able to make some money off of it. |
| Stitch Posts: 1991/2785 |
I thought it was a really loud Flowmaster.
My mom's outside. Comes back in telling me that an old-looking helicopter just took the top off the neighbor's tree, stalled over our house, and has crash-landed at the school. I get up and look out the window, and sure enough, the entire neighborhood is rushing towards the elementary school. There was no crash, so I tossed a pair of shorts on and frantically searched for my video camera's battery. Not finding it, I grabbed the cell phone and took off towards the school. CBS News Story Long Beach PressTelegram Story A few minutes later, I walked back home and found my video camera battery. I'm still in the process of editing together the footage. But, on the bright side, we got some action in our little town and I got a chocolate chip cookie from the FOX news van guy. Shortly before touching down, many of the neighbors said they noticed that the rear rotor of the helicopter had stopped turning, and several neighbors said they heard and saw the helicopter stalling shortly before it emergency landed at the school. Nonetheless, it was still cool. Something like twelve police cars, two ambulances, and two fire engines. No fire, though. And the pilot seemed to be okay...just a little rattled. There are still police helicopters circling over our homes. And something fell off and landed in my neighbor's yard. I wish I was up at the time. FOX would have killed for that footage. |
