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Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:25 pm Posts: 1260 Location: Central Florida Has thanked: 820 times Been thanked: 853 times 
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From: https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/pilots-survive-after-two-helicopters-crash-into-rural-polk-swamp
Quote: Pilots survive after two helicopters crash into rural Polk swamp FORT MEADE, Fla. - A Polk County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crash-landed into a swampy field this afternoon while responding to an earlier gyrocopter crash. The scene of both crashes is on a rural portion of Mosaic property in the Fort Meade area, not far from County Line Road East and Manley Road. The view from SkyFOX showed the yellow gyrocopter sitting in the swampy field with a bent rotor. The PCSO helicopter was visible just a few yards away, on its side with its tail boom broken. Emergency crews tried but apparently failed to reach the pilots via airboats. Both remain OK, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. “The area where they are is extremely rural, wet, and mucky. We are trying to rescue them with assistance from several other agencies,” a PCSO update noted. A Coast Guard helicopter was expected to arrive shortly. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ “If things go wrong, don't go with them.” ..... ― Roger Babson “People say there are thousands of options we have in life. I say we have only two: we can either be happy or be unhappy.” ..... ― Pawan Mishra |
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| Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:41 am |
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Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:25 pm Posts: 1260 Location: Central Florida Has thanked: 820 times Been thanked: 853 times
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More here: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/pilots-rescued-by-coast-guard-after-gyrocopter-helicopter-go-down-in-polk-county/993394085
Quote: Pilots rescued by Coast Guard after gyrocopter, helicopter go down in Polk County By: Katlyn Brieskorn Updated: Oct 3, 2019 - 8:12 PM POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office said a helicopter and a gyrocopter went down Thursday afternoon on Mosaic property near Manley Road and County Line Road, near Bowling Green in Fort Mead. Officials said the PCSO helicopter responded to the scene where the gyrocopter went down. The pilot of the gyro-copter was seen standing and waving at the helicopter. Around 3 p.m., the Sheriff's Office said, PCSO helicopter also went down. The pilot of the PCSO helicopter was able to communicate with other deputies on the scene that he was fine, but he said they were both stuck in the pond made up of soft clay, according to investigators. Officials said a Coast Guard helicopter was able to pull the pilots out of the pond, and both men were transported to a local hospital to be checked. The Sheriff's Office said the pilot of the PCSO helicopter is Lavon Hughes, 52, who has worked with the Polk County Sheriff's Office since July 2007. Officials said the helicopter he was flying was an OH-58. The name of the gyro-copter pilot has not been released. No other details were released. _________________ “If things go wrong, don't go with them.” ..... ― Roger Babson “People say there are thousands of options we have in life. I say we have only two: we can either be happy or be unhappy.” ..... ― Pawan Mishra |
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| Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:48 am |
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Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:25 pm Posts: 1260 Location: Central Florida Has thanked: 820 times Been thanked: 853 times
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More info with video of rescue: https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/gyrocopter-and-sheriffs-office-helicopter-down-in-polk-county-field-after-crash-landing
Another video _________________ “If things go wrong, don't go with them.” ..... ― Roger Babson “People say there are thousands of options we have in life. I say we have only two: we can either be happy or be unhappy.” ..... ― Pawan Mishra |
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| Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:57 am |
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That is good news no one was badly hurt
 .... will look forward to hearing more about the causes of both incidents...  I am guessing the gyro was just an engine out over swampy ground      _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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| Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:48 am |
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 Joined: Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:56 am Posts: 3073 Location: VERY LOW LOW LOW EARTH ORBIT Has thanked: 3078 times Been thanked: 3854 times
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OH 58, critical wind azimuth , Pilot with low time vertical reference skills, why a single pilot crew? long scaring in the weeds...
Poor all around performance - the gyro guy did a better job...... |
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| Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:49 pm |
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