DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 5682 times:
Hope he's ok but it might be a good submission for the Darwin Awards this year.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5618 times:
Lucky for sure.
Most helicopter rotor blades are symmetrical airfoils with a bit of angle of attack at any time including idling on the ground. It sounds as if he was smacked by the bottom-trailing edge of the blade instead of being chopped by the leading edge. I'll bet he was "dazed." Doubt if he was "disorientated." Disoriented maybe, and perhaps the writer was also struck by the blade.
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777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11318 posts, RR: 17 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 5302 times:
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Quoting BBJII (Reply 1): Airlifted to Hospital.....probably on the same Helicopter.
I hope he's ok....
The Helicopter he was hit by is operated by Millers Helicopters, the company operating the sight-seeing service and is based in the Coromandel. The patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton by Ambulance and then the Westpac Rescue Helicopter based in Hamilton took him to Auckland
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 7, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4702 times:
Quoting NZAA (Reply 4): For a Darwin award you must suffer a fatality or be removed from the gene pool
I swear I read one where the guy survived to get the award. Perhaps I am wrong but we should at least nominate him.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4667 times:
Quoting DeltaGator (Reply 7): I swear I read one where the guy survived to get the award. Perhaps I am wrong but we should at least nominate him.
Yes, you can get removed from the gene pool and still live. Like the guy who cut his own balls off. But this is just a guy who had an accident with a helicopter, hardly Darwin Award material even if he had died.
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4642 times:
Quoting QantasA332 (Reply 9): "Disorientated" is an alternate spelling (and pronunciation) of "disoriented" that is used down here in Australia and New Zealand.
English speaking country my ass!
Quoting Newark777 (Reply 8): But this is just a guy who had an accident with a helicopter, hardly Darwin Award material even if he had died.
Very true.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11318 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4603 times:
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Quoting DeltaGator (Reply 10): Quoting QantasA332 (Reply 9):
"Disorientated" is an alternate spelling (and pronunciation) of "disoriented" that is used down here in Australia and New Zealand.
English speaking country my ass!
Don't even get me started on how American employers are sending their adult employees back to school for spelling and english lessons
TWAMD-80 From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 1006 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4492 times:
Wow, that is nuts! I hope the fella is alright and recovers fully. Believe it or not, a moving rotor or prop can be difficult to pick up if you are too used to it (the noise) and/or if you are not careful.
TW
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DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 4433 times:
Quoting 777ER (Reply 12): Don't even get me started on how American employers are sending their adult employees back to school for spelling and english lessons
Don't get me started on it either. I work as a consultant and it scares me some of the resumes we get from folks looking for a job. We pride ourselves on our documentation and these peckerwoods don't even spellcheck their damn resumes! I finally got fed up with and called a guy out on it when giving him a technical interview.
Quoting TWAMD-80 (Reply 13): Believe it or not, a moving rotor or prop can be difficult to pick up if you are too used to it (the noise) and/or if you are not careful.
I usually avoid the slightly darker area right in front of the turboprop or above me on a helo, especially if I hear said engine running. It's kept me alive so far.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
BBJII From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 850 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3847 times:
Quoting 777ER (Reply 6): The Helicopter he was hit by is operated by Millers Helicopters, the company operating the sight-seeing service and is based in the Coromandel. The patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton by Ambulance and then the Westpac Rescue Helicopter based in Hamilton took him to Auckland
From my basic knowledge of NZ...surley it would have been faster for the Ambulance to go straight to Auckland....south to Thames then route 2 to Auckland?
Remember: The Bird Hit You, You Didn't Hit The Bird.....
777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11318 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 3690 times:
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Quoting BBJII (Reply 15): Quoting 777ER (Reply 6):
The Helicopter he was hit by is operated by Millers Helicopters, the company operating the sight-seeing service and is based in the Coromandel. The patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton by Ambulance and then the Westpac Rescue Helicopter based in Hamilton took him to Auckland
From my basic knowledge of NZ...surley it would have been faster for the Ambulance to go straight to Auckland....south to Thames then route 2 to Auckland?
My guess for this is because it first wasnt knowen how serious he was and it wasnt thought serious cause of the little injury that was obvious on his neck. Going from the Coromandel to Auckland by Ambulance takes about 5 hours, while by Helicopter over the direct route over the Hauraki Gulf would take about 15-20 minutes. Evwn thou he went via Ambulance to hospital and then Helicopter a while later it still would be quicker by Ambulance and then Helicopter
A news report from today says "A spokesman for Auckland Hospital, where the man underwent neurosurgery on Monday, said he was in a "critical but stable" condition."
StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5433 posts, RR: 49 Reply 17, posted (7 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3576 times:
Quoting QantasA332 (Reply 9): "Disorientated" is an alternate spelling (and pronunciation) of "disoriented" that is used down here in Australia and New Zealand
And incorrectly!!
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