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Arkansas Granny

(31,554 posts) Thu May 4, 2023, 01:27 PM May 2023

This helicopter pilot has some amazing skills.

This driver was apparently caught up in a flash flood.

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This helicopter pilot has some amazing skills. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny May 2023 OP

Jeebus God that is one hell of a pilot. Irish_Dem May 2023 #1

OMG, it looked windy too. One little gust and he'd collide into the guy & truck hlthe2b May 2023 #2

You have to love it when a plan comes together. Chainfire May 2023 #3

I love the white and black hands clasped together.... Karadeniz May 2023 #4

First thing that I noticed too. MontanaMama May 2023 #7

That's what I noticed most of all about the video. Butterflylady May 2023 #9

That is what caught my attention too. LoisB May 2023 #12

The best of what it means to be human, in 55 seconds /nt localroger May 2023 #5

Love and support Sheldrick awesomerwb1 May 2023 #6

I've been sending them money for years! kimmylavin May 2023 #13

fairly standard hover maneuver fescuerescue May 2023 #8

Was I hearing bagpipe music? The Jungle 1 May 2023 #10

Wow! Determined humans to save another. Awesome job judesedit May 2023 #11

Well done. nt okaawhatever May 2023 #14

Irish_Dem

(48,928 posts)

1. Jeebus God that is one hell of a pilot.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 01:31 PM

May 2023

hlthe2b

(102,688 posts)

2. OMG, it looked windy too. One little gust and he'd collide into the guy & truck

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 01:36 PM

May 2023

Amazing.

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

3. You have to love it when a plan comes together.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 01:43 PM

May 2023

Congrats to the pilot and the man he rescued.

Karadeniz

(22,649 posts)

4. I love the white and black hands clasped together....

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 01:43 PM

May 2023

MontanaMama

(23,379 posts)

7. First thing that I noticed too.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #4)

Thu May 4, 2023, 02:52 PM

May 2023

Felt good.

Butterflylady

(3,570 posts)

9. That's what I noticed most of all about the video.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #4)

Thu May 4, 2023, 03:29 PM

May 2023

LoisB

(7,302 posts)

12. That is what caught my attention too.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #4)

Thu May 4, 2023, 04:17 PM

May 2023

localroger

(3,636 posts)

5. The best of what it means to be human, in 55 seconds /nt

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 02:00 PM

May 2023

awesomerwb1

(4,275 posts)

6. Love and support Sheldrick

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 02:06 PM

May 2023

I hope this video goes mega viral and they get more $$uport.

Nicely done!

kimmylavin

(2,284 posts)

13. I've been sending them money for years!

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #6)

Thu May 4, 2023, 04:49 PM

May 2023

I've never seen or heard anything to make me regret that, and this video is sending me off to make another donation!

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

8. fairly standard hover maneuver

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 03:05 PM

May 2023

The trick is to use the truck for reference, not the water.

Any helicopter pilot had better be able to do this, otherwise they are going to get stuck in the air and never land!

But good on him for saving that guy!

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)

10. Was I hearing bagpipe music?

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 04:01 PM

May 2023

judesedit

(4,454 posts)

11. Wow! Determined humans to save another. Awesome job

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 04:05 PM

May 2023

Thank you. Let's hope we can keep that desire alive.

okaawhatever

(9,479 posts)

14. Well done. nt

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2023, 04:52 PM

May 2023

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