New Posts For Thread: Theres a major incident at Leicester city fc. Emergency services attendinghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attendingLeicester owners helicopter has crashed...That's right, yeah.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555879063#555879063That's right, yeah.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:35:02 -0500they were a couple werent they so would make sense.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878739#555878739they were a couple werent they so would make sense.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 10:34:48 -0500Highly unlikely, since she was not a qualified rotary-wing pilot. The AW169 (the type in question) is certified for single-pilot operations, so she was likely just there to keep the pilot company, possibly to operate the radios, keep a lookout etc.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878473#555878473Highly unlikely, since she was not a qualified rotary-wing pilot. The AW169 (the type in question) is certified for single-pilot operations, so she was likely just there to keep the pilot company, possibly to operate the radios, keep a lookout etc.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:59:52 -0500Wondering if there's any possibility that the co-pilot was in control at the time...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878439#555878439Wondering if there's any possibility that the co-pilot was in control at the time...Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:56:01 -0500Ah ok.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878407#555878407Ah ok.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:53:32 -0500Yes, but, that is achieved by pitching the nose down.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878397#555878397Yes, but, that is achieved by pitching the nose down.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:52:24 -0500Do helicopters not need forward momentum after reaching a certain height?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878389#555878389Do helicopters not need forward momentum after reaching a certain height?Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:51:46 -0500* the end of paragraph 1 above obviously assumes directional control has not been lost.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878381#555878381* the end of paragraph 1 above obviously assumes directional control has not been lost.Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:51:03 -0500It's actually a backwards climbing take-off, rather than 'upright'. I had the opportunity to fly with the Met Police Air Support Unit a few years ago now, and this was the departure method employed by them, rather than a straight vertical climb-out,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878363#555878363It's actually a backwards climbing take-off, rather than 'upright'. I had the opportunity to fly with the Met Police Air Support Unit a few years ago now, and this was the departure method employed by them, rather than a straight vertical climb-out,Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:48:45 -0500Thanks. It's just that it had been suggested the Leicester City helicopter had an unusually difficult take-off manoeuvre to execute ie upright take-off, until clearing the stadium, and this could have put enormous stress on the engine and rotor bladehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31462227/theres-a-major-incident-at-leicester-city-fc-emergency-services-attending?post_id=555878187#555878187Thanks. It's just that it had been suggested the Leicester City helicopter had an unusually difficult take-off manoeuvre to execute ie upright take-off, until clearing the stadium, and this could have put enormous stress on the engine and rotor bladeThu, 01 Nov 2018 09:37:01 -0500