If you fly offshore in helicopters much, you sometimes have to get HUET-certified (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). They strap you into an airframe cabin simulator, lift you up, plunge you completely into a cold water pool, flip it over, and then when it stops - you have to unbuckle your harness, pop out the window, and swim through it into the clear. Maybe even use a re-breather, too, if it's cold water like the North Sea. Looks like this guy just signed up, without the helicopter.
I would have said he's being winched out by the front-end but on closer inspection, he's gunning the front tire based on the spray coming off the tread.
If you fly offshore in helicopters much, you sometimes have to get HUET-certified (Helicopter Underwater Egress Training). They strap you into an airframe cabin simulator, lift you up, plunge you completely into a cold water pool, flip it over, and then when it stops - you have to unbuckle your harness, pop out the window, and swim through it into the clear. Maybe even use a re-breather, too, if it's cold water like the North Sea. Looks like this guy just signed up, without the helicopter.
ReplyDeleteBeen a feature of Navy aircrew training for years.
Delete"Helo dunker" AKA "Terror in a drum."
I would have said he's being winched out by the front-end but on closer inspection, he's gunning the front tire based on the spray coming off the tread.
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ReplyDeleteI'm not seeing the Mr. Horsepower decal on that one.
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