How NOT to tow your boat

[Jet Hydro]

http://zeeb.at/oops/HeloTowJob.wmv
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[Taylorman]

Holy crap thats pretty stupid.

[Jet Hydro]

LMAO yes it is .....lol

[jackpunx]

that ended up to be an expenseive favor.. could you imagine being in the boat when that happend? :notam:

[Taylorman]

Good thing the tow rope was long

[BarryMac]

that ended up to be an expenseive favor.. could you imagine being in the boat when that happend? :notam:
Would've had to change my boardshorts for sure...

[moneysucker]

Damnit!!! there goes someone else beating me to a good idea. The good news is at least it was on tape.

[dave186]

wow, you guys dont think that was fake? i mean, what kind of pilot would even attempt that?

[Jet Hydro]

I`d say it`s real.

[LVjetboy]

Looks real to me.
The helicopter reacts as you'd expect for tail rotor loss of effectiveness or complete failure. That is, nose right and left fuselage roll. Looks like a Jet Ranger (Bell 206?) which are more sensitive to tail rotor loss of effectiveness than the one I flew. Also notice how fast the initial collective pull. Not good. For one thing you got an unsteady load on the helicopter as the boat hits waves. For another, with that much force on the line, you risk the bow eye popping...and the rope slinging up into the rotor.
Apparantly, the pilot didn't think about that.
jer