It surprisingly is easy to fly smaller "mosquito" helicopters like this, similar to flying a cesna. Like driving a car or quad, operating it is relatively simple. Understanding it when there is issues, not so much xD
I was on a cruise once where a rescue helicopter had to land on a small pad to evacuate a medical emergency in high seas. Best thing I ever saw on a cruise. Mad respect for those pilots.
My initial thought was bad idea being barefoot. But with a helicopter, I imagine there's a lot of minor shifts, etc you feel in the pedals, so he probably has a better feel for those minute changes. Just my theory though
I trained to be a door gunner on a Huey back in 1994... we were the last USAREUR unit to still have Hueys (we were OPFOR, but they wanted qualified door gunners on the M60Ds).... they rattled so bad everything I touched vibrated for like an hour after each flight.
I know. I'm not sure why I would make such a big deal about flying helicopters. I could probably go out and fly one right now. No need to get one of those annoying licenses or whatever you need
Gravity and friction. You change the pitch of the blades so they no longer generate the lifting force that opposes gravity. Friction keeps it from sliding
Lack of lift, and the weight of the helicopter. If the rotor-blades are pitched to neutral, they produce no lift, and the weight of the helicopter keeps it on the pad, just as if it was shut-down.
That's a fair concern, but given how smooth the seas are, I'm guessing winds are pretty light. It needs to be a really windy day to dislodge a helicopter. Plus, once they are down on the deck, they do tether them in place, just in case the winds do get worse.
I like the scene in Midway when Adm Halsey tells McClusky to switch to flying a dive bomber and afterwards when Best asks if he has any time flying that type he finishes his reply with "Can't be that hard; I mean, you do it."
I don't like when people comment on a movie/show/book/popculture reference but no one actually says what it is. So, thank you! I had no idea what it was either, and I even saw that movie when it came out.
Saw the aftermath of a fatality on rotten years ago. The deck lifted, causing the rotors to flex and hit a man on deck. The parts of him left did not make it. Growing up in the early 2000's was weird.
"And this kids is how I met your mother when I, the Ships Doctor, had to pry her Nickel turned Stainless-Steel Butt Plug out after she invented the World's first Human Hydraulic Press as she flew in on the Supply Chopper."
Having played a helicopter flight sim in the past, it fells so simply to fly a helicopter. I know the principles behind the controls, the collective, the pedals and the yoke, but I think if I did get in an actual helicopter I doubt I could even get it off the ground lol
Oh come on, if you can ride a motorcycle you can learn to fly rotational wing aircraft. They say the only thing more harder to operate than a helicopter is a motorcycle. Because when you stop you don't have to put your foot down to prevent the helicopter from falling over.
Speaking for myself, I enjoy flying helicopters but I suck at landing on ships like destroyers. And THAT was just moving in a straight line with zero bobbing in clear weather
My brother, may he rest in peace was a chopper pilot who started his career in Vietnam. He described it as standing on a ball and juggling at the same time. He was a unicycle as well. And yes, he was my idol growing up and my hero later in life. Dan, he was the man!
I hate driving without shoes. I get that the tactile sense is probably better. It's just that it's slippery and hard to get a good locked-in feeling of the pedals.
For those who might not know, flying a helo involves using the cyclic stick with one hand to control the main rotor tilt, the collective with the other hand to control main rotor pitch (and often the throttle), and using the torque pedals with your feet to adjust rear rotor (or NOTAR) pitch. So easy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_flight_controls
You're right, you don't want to walk on the deck of an industrial ship. But I'm sure the pilot has boots with them. But for flying? He's only stepping on the controls and can feel them a lot better barefoot anyway.
I am a drummer and play without shoes, you can feel the pedals much more and that translates into more control (for me), it may be the case here. Then again, pilot might just not own shoes, idk.
I want you to know you just made me look up a bunch of stuff I never thought I would for this. According to some quick googling, Tarantino is 6'1" tall, or 73 inches. Average reach height is about 1.3x height according to a Reddit post I found that gave no sources, so that's about 95", or 7'11". And an average jump height for an untrained male is roughly 16"-20". We want to be safe so we'll use 20. That puts us up to 9'7". And that's just a vertical jump from standing, so I'd go 10 feet minimum.
Phayze87
It surprisingly is easy to fly smaller "mosquito" helicopters like this, similar to flying a cesna. Like driving a car or quad, operating it is relatively simple. Understanding it when there is issues, not so much xD
SonneilIon
Ezpz
Bugdaze
I was on a cruise once where a rescue helicopter had to land on a small pad to evacuate a medical emergency in high seas. Best thing I ever saw on a cruise. Mad respect for those pilots.
AWarningToOthers
I knew a couple of guys that did this for a living. So long as the weather was clear and calm it was a great job.
phonoodle415
Like a bird https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1amQ5dnl4cmc5YmhyOThrazRwMWh3bmtkdGtwNGtqMDRweG04N2t6MiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/tp4dm1ptNnQ76/200w.webp
TheStreetForce
god id love to learn how to fly one of those. such cool machines.
brokenProblemTraveler
Easy-peasy !
I can do this with my eyes closed and without a helicopter all day long!
aLyingSnowRiversOrSand
My initial thought was bad idea being barefoot. But with a helicopter, I imagine there's a lot of minor shifts, etc you feel in the pedals, so he probably has a better feel for those minute changes. Just my theory though
hotrodny
Actually, it is easy as hell. But if everyone knew that, all the helicopter instructors would be out of work.
xxxnaked
Xbox controller
Awlyah
My elder millennial brain wanted the ending to cut to this.
frustratedITguy
I don't think I ever landed that plane.
Somestooge83
Good to see hes got his safety feet on
hyperchondriac
Nice they put a rug in the landing pad so the pilot doesn't burn their wittle feeties.
ReverseSyzygy
looks like a great vgame.
how many lives do you get for an attempt?
Detacheddavid
1
Mountons
Cute little carpet
bippityboppitybuttsex
Balancing a unicycle on a beach ball...
gawdzillasama
Try it in a LHA alongside an AOE in heavy weapons. You'd never hear the BOOM.
JakSandrow
while the unicycle is actively trying to dismantle itself.
bippityboppitybuttsex
A former Huey pilot gave me that analogy... a Blackhawk pilot told me that it is mostly automated and the helicopter maintains its own stability....
RaZeByFire
Probably both right, considering how old the Huey design is.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
You don't see blackhawks doing the wild maneuvers old vietnam pilots could pull off with their hueys. Probably for good reason.
bippityboppitybuttsex
I trained to be a door gunner on a Huey back in 1994... we were the last USAREUR unit to still have Hueys (we were OPFOR, but they wanted qualified door gunners on the M60Ds).... they rattled so bad everything I touched vibrated for like an hour after each flight.
TangentialFlea
It is simple. You push the paddles, pull the sticks and bob's your uncle.
oldradios19772000
I know. I'm not sure why I would make such a big deal about flying helicopters. I could probably go out and fly one right now. No need to get one of those annoying licenses or whatever you need
KMSigma
But... But... Where are the safety sandals?
nugscree
No no no, this calls for safety squints.
StellaMatutina
98% of men on imgur report they could land a helicopter in an emergency situation lol "land" doesn't imply anyone needs to survive
k5user
Junior: FLY ? YES. LAND ? NO.
Calicoastin818
what’s keeping it from flying right off after landing? velcro ?
theskepticinme
Gravity and friction. You change the pitch of the blades so they no longer generate the lifting force that opposes gravity. Friction keeps it from sliding
thegrimreaver
Lack of lift, and the weight of the helicopter. If the rotor-blades are pitched to neutral, they produce no lift, and the weight of the helicopter keeps it on the pad, just as if it was shut-down.
Calicoastin818
I’m worried about a gust of wind
thegrimreaver
That's a fair concern, but given how smooth the seas are, I'm guessing winds are pretty light. It needs to be a really windy day to dislodge a helicopter. Plus, once they are down on the deck, they do tether them in place, just in case the winds do get worse.
dontwanderoff
Roughbuddha2
i saw this movie in theaters, and i think about this scene a lot
PengPengWin
Then get this mutha fka off the ground!
newsguycraigevans
Those guys must have had so much fun making that movie
dontwanderoff
I love that the scene where Jim kisses them goodbye wasn’t scripted
Zeplin
His sons were one of the funniest gags in that movie!
Me, Myself and Irene - Jim Carrie flick, for those that don't know.
InsertUnimaginativeUsernameHere
I like the scene in Midway when Adm Halsey tells McClusky to switch to flying a dive bomber and afterwards when Best asks if he has any time flying that type he finishes his reply with "Can't be that hard; I mean, you do it."
nurmich
I said I can speak German, motherfucker! Not *read* it!
Man! You's a fuckin' disgrace!
The first time I saw that scene I just about peed my trousers, I was laughing so hard.
f3n1x187
Jawohl!
Rubyrose99
I still pull up this scene and watch it every so often, its my favorite of this movie
PriestofThor
This and the egg scene
Zeterai
The movie in question is Me, Myself, and Irene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j9PadNdG5E
Zaruzen
That was a good movie
Zeterai
Never watched it. Had to do a bit of searching to find the answer, hence posting the source so others don't need to.
crann
I don't like when people comment on a movie/show/book/popculture reference but no one actually says what it is. So, thank you! I had no idea what it was either, and I even saw that movie when it came out.
IOnlyUpvoteBees
Apparently it’s all in the big toe! ByGAW! That lil piggy must’ve been the one that ate the roast beef!
Kehy
Is that sort of thing really that strange? Mine are like that, but much more ugly
QueefSlurper6372
bobbsr
A helicopter is 10,000 parts that are all trying to kill you.
DuffyMx
never heard of a joystick trying to kill anybody
ShimmerinStrider
Surely not the cotter pins!
SMarkt
and even that autorotation only pretends to save your life.
mccar7hy
I dig the jute rug they set out
xj4low
Those pontoons are expensive, and can be punctured.
PatSajaksHairLine
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MGtkdmh6aGo2aGJzdW94Ynl4N2J4MjRobW9lZzN4cWVuaXdxYTloaSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/QvpCLabkFPqJhPKsmW/200w.webp
JustTodd
Fun Fact: they lost a helicopter and pilot during shooting an episode.
boobsalot
I'm beginning to hate giphy .
PixelSprite64
Blue skies and calm waters? Yeah it would be simple
TheCrystalMethodist
The Navy is so used to losing boats and birds they probably have four on standby.
MarsIsAfire
JFC Please go the fuck away.
AK90
*goes in for a landing* This seems easy. *Helipad drops 14feet* Fuck.
HEXtheDark
Well it comes up right away, too...
InevitableBadger
At which point ground effect kicks in and launches you up as well
NightlinerSGS
Well don't worry, because you'll suddenly lose ground effect once the helipad drops again. :D
hyptosis
jesus, now that'll put balls on your chest
brainwipe
Now that's a tough landing!
4t0m1c4
AND that guy had to do it with their boots ON
hoopsnek
Royal Australian Navy got skills
Orionsdick
SirChadwellHeath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYzIWngs_T8
W92Baj
Both tough
xj4low
Saw the aftermath of a fatality on rotten years ago. The deck lifted, causing the rotors to flex and hit a man on deck. The parts of him left did not make it. Growing up in the early 2000's was weird.
Akivaran
That made me seasick just watching
donpat
Yikes. That's what the beartrap hauldown system was invented for!
eetsumkaus
so how many times do you have to do this to not shit your pants every time?
Durahl
"And this kids is how I met your mother when I, the Ships Doctor, had to pry her Nickel turned Stainless-Steel Butt Plug out after she invented the World's first Human Hydraulic Press as she flew in on the Supply Chopper."
Banhammer72
Having played a helicopter flight sim in the past, it fells so simply to fly a helicopter. I know the principles behind the controls, the collective, the pedals and the yoke, but I think if I did get in an actual helicopter I doubt I could even get it off the ground lol
STINKPICKEL
Oh come on, if you can ride a motorcycle you can learn to fly rotational wing aircraft. They say the only thing more harder to operate than a helicopter is a motorcycle. Because when you stop you don't have to put your foot down to prevent the helicopter from falling over.
uden10
Speaking for myself, I enjoy flying helicopters but I suck at landing on ships like destroyers. And THAT was just moving in a straight line with zero bobbing in clear weather
lassnerb12
My brother, may he rest in peace was a chopper pilot who started his career in Vietnam. He described it as standing on a ball and juggling at the same time. He was a unicycle as well. And yes, he was my idol growing up and my hero later in life. Dan, he was the man!
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
There really ought to be a woman's name that ends in -oman
LariCheltsy
Yeoman
lassnerb12
Well, he of course wasn’t a unicycle but he was a unicyclist!
oldradios19772000
Maybe he really was a unicycle. That's why it was so different and difficult to pilot the helicopter
MuseMatar
Hear me out
But I think this might be his second rodeo
At LEAST
BobAllen2004
It took me three or maybe four rodeos before I learned everything.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
I'm sure when you're that good you can dress how you want when you fly bu man it seems wild to not have shoes on.
conMan76
I hate driving without shoes. I get that the tactile sense is probably better. It's just that it's slippery and hard to get a good locked-in feeling of the pedals.
thenotoriousIMG
Idk I feel like there are wilder parts to this
MediocreExtremist
now I wonder how it would be wearing wet socks
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
An absolute pleasure, who doesn't love flying helicopters with wet socks? Crazy people that's who!
duffman3335
Maybe you need that touch to land on a moving target like that.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
Now that I hadn't considered.
ExTechOp
For those who might not know, flying a helo involves using the cyclic stick with one hand to control the main rotor tilt, the collective with the other hand to control main rotor pitch (and often the throttle), and using the torque pedals with your feet to adjust rear rotor (or NOTAR) pitch. So easy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_flight_controls
4t0m1c4
I'm totally barefoot when I rudder!
zn97cw2k5f4
long pants and shoes are extra weight
DidItForScience
You're right, you don't want to walk on the deck of an industrial ship. But I'm sure the pilot has boots with them. But for flying? He's only stepping on the controls and can feel them a lot better barefoot anyway.
ninteGiraffeBeast
I am a drummer and play without shoes, you can feel the pedals much more and that translates into more control (for me), it may be the case here.
Then again, pilot might just not own shoes, idk.
ChetinBey
Not as consequential as riding a motorcycle in shorts
Whiteangel854
I learned this years ago, the hard way. I was a passenger... From that point I like to have my skin in one piece. 🤷🏼♀️
poobly
That’s how all hobbits fly their helicopters.
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
I read this as hobbyists and was slightly confused.
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Easier to swim without shoes on.
ChetinBey
That’s a good point.
eetsumkaus
it's also easier to swim without clothes on. Just sayin'
SimianSeminar
Hard disagree. Dress for the swim, not the trim.
tanebot
Dress for the slide, not for the ride.
deweydecibel
Dress for the crash, not the…
…splash?
the3th
dress for the thump, not the hump.
PicassoCT
dress for the drag not the frag ?
TheDirtySanchezBros
Dress for the ass, not for the gas or the grass?
WillLickNudibranchsForBUzz
I hear you, but... I've always been told that if I end in the drink, I should toss my shoes first thing. Appearently, they impede with swimming...
NightOwlRally
Me: *takes off flippers like a moron*
diezl97
Try swimming in combat boots haha they made us during training.
Probablyimaginary
Most clothing, best to be extra cautious and fly naked!
SvenOfTheWoods
I try to explain that EVERY time I go through security. Hasn't worked for me yet.
WillLickNudibranchsForBUzz
I don't know if other languages have the expression "do the helicopter"? - it's a male thing...
astrangehop
You just gotta keep it more than seven and a half feet above the ground. That's how high Tarantino can jump.
DianNaoChong
I appreciate this joke.
ZachariasWolfe
I want you to know you just made me look up a bunch of stuff I never thought I would for this. According to some quick googling, Tarantino is 6'1" tall, or 73 inches. Average reach height is about 1.3x height according to a Reddit post I found that gave no sources, so that's about 95", or 7'11". And an average jump height for an untrained male is roughly 16"-20". We want to be safe so we'll use 20. That puts us up to 9'7". And that's just a vertical jump from standing, so I'd go 10 feet minimum.
JustAnotherRandomCommenter
i had no idea tarantino was that tall. for some reason i always assume he was kinda short, like 5'7" or so
WorstShotEver
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1emtmNWEyZTBjMmE4b2wzamZvbDdpNGlyMmd4MjRqZml2NWQxNGlwbyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/WRQBXSCnEFJIuxktnw/200w.webp
Darkwell
You aren't taking into account Tarantino's absolute hunger for toes which will easily get him another foot (heh) or two of height on that jump.
BishlamekGurpgork
I love the theory that one of the natural predators of helicopters is Quentin Tarantino.