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Pinacle landing. Thought you guys would like these

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  • Member since
    April 2004
  • From: Georgia
Posted by Screaminhelo on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:03 AM

Just a quick explaination for anyone who is not familiar.  A pinacle landing is where there is not room to place all wheels/skids on the landing site.  In this case we had the main wheels on the ground with the tail hanging out over the edge. 

 

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Auburn, Alabama
Posted by rotorwash on Saturday, January 9, 2010 2:04 PM

Nice shots. Thanks for sharing. For those interested in HAATS, check here:

http://www.coloradoguard.army.mil/webpages/haats.htm

Unfortunately, the "photo" link is not working, but click the "poster" link for another nice shot of a Blackhawk on the pinnacle.

    Ray

  • Member since
    December 2009
  • From: Fort Worth, Texas
Posted by FastEagle1 on Saturday, January 9, 2010 1:22 PM

I agree with Fermis, that is Awesome!

I spent my flying years in fixed wing birds and always held our "helo" brethren in very high regard.  Flying the thing is a lot like playing the drums;  each of your hands and feet are actively involved in the process and each must work in concert with the other.  The safe operating margins offer much more "pucker factor" than I faced in fixed wings and finally, one word gives these guys the "largest nads on the flight-line" award: Autorotation.

 

  • Member since
    January 2009
  • From: hamburg michigan
Posted by fermis on Saturday, January 9, 2010 1:03 PM

 That is awesome. Things like this make me regret not joining. Stupid guitars sucked me in!!!

Yesterday, I was at my airport running the big tractor with the snowblower on it when a Chinook from the Guard came in and completely disapeared in the snow being blown up from his wash. I got on the radio, and as a joke asked him to blow off the runway. He actually did it.....what a helluva guy!!!

  • Member since
    October 2007
  • From: Scotland
Posted by Milairjunkie on Saturday, January 9, 2010 6:28 AM

High Altitude Army Aviation Training Site

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    January 2007
Posted by the doog on Saturday, January 9, 2010 5:13 AM

Just a thought--it would be good if you explained what this means, and what you "did" here--some of us honestly have no clue what we're looking at?

  • Member since
    April 2004
  • From: Georgia
Pinacle landing. Thought you guys would like these
Posted by Screaminhelo on Friday, January 8, 2010 11:04 PM

Spent a week in Eagle, CO at HAATS.  This was my favorite landing site of the week.

This is chimney at about 11.5

 

Just another view of the same site

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

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