A short YouTube transcript (Kenny Keller) describing an incident where a pilot exits a helicopter while the engine and rotor are running, causing the aircraft to begin spinning and endangering passengers and the pilot. The narrator describes passengers being dragged and one passenger attempting to re-enter before the helicopter rolls over; the clip closes with discussion of whether it is ever acceptable to leave an aircraft running and a promotion for Helicopter Ground School courses.
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Pilot gets out of the helicopter, engine running, blade spinning. Here's two passengers. Oh. Helicopter starts spinning. One passenger goes that way, that other passenger goes that way. Pilot's down on the ground. Now he's down. Now he's up. Boom. Nose hits him back around again. Now watch. He's going to duck as the tail boom comes around. Rotor blade. Look at that. Oh, nice quick duck. And then he's chasing. It drags him around. He's climbing in. Is he going to get to the throttle in time before it rolls over and boom. There's an argument between is it okay to get out of the helicopter and leave the engine running or should you shut it down? One of the many things that we discuss inside Helicopter on land ground school. Make your own case right here. So if you're interested in learning to fly helicopters, we have full fledged courses. Helicopterground.com we'll help you get through all your testing and avoid making mistakes like this. See you on the inside when you.
Feel the pressure to fly, but know the right decision is to stay on the ground. Hit the hogs. No go and live to fly another day.
