One of the most boneheaded chainsaw accidents I read about (in an NTSB aviation report, the US equivalent of a UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report, so it wasn't anecdote) was a guy who decided he'd lop a branch off a tree on his property, by taking his Robinson R22 helicopter and having an assistant strap the branch to his heli (in flight), and then saw through the branch with a chain saw.
Except he forgot that in steady flight, lift must equal weight. What he forgot is that when his mate sawed through the branch all the way, well, he'd have the same amount of lift, but all of a sudden weight would go up by 1/4 of a ton. The heli got pulled down into the tree and was written off. He seemed to think his little 2 seat Robbie could do the job of a SkyCrane (an R22 needs just about full power to hover out of ground effect)
Please, do let me know when you get close to the USA, I'll then start thinking about wondering about pondering about perhaps making a decision on whether, or not, I ought to perhaps or not start running or take up knitting instead.
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How Passe :roll:
Or this
Except he forgot that in steady flight, lift must equal weight. What he forgot is that when his mate sawed through the branch all the way, well, he'd have the same amount of lift, but all of a sudden weight would go up by 1/4 of a ton. The heli got pulled down into the tree and was written off. He seemed to think his little 2 seat Robbie could do the job of a SkyCrane (an R22 needs just about full power to hover out of ground effect)
not so cool when he wants to wipe his arse.
No, it's not 'cool' - it's "Groovy"...
;-)
Sorry can't find the exact bit on pootube :D
A college mates brother died after clipping his leg with a chainsaw, since then those things scare me even more than they previously had managed to
Please, do let me know when you get close to the USA, I'll then start thinking about wondering about pondering about perhaps making a decision on whether, or not, I ought to perhaps or not start running or take up knitting instead.
true story
I think you're making it up ;-) it just sounds like a story ripped right out of Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy.
no it's true, he smashed his glasses
had to get a new pair from the opticians
he should have gone to specsavers, you get an extra pair free. ;)
Only broke his glasses eh??
Are you sure it wasn't an electric carving knife?
quite sure.
why would he have been halfway up a yew tree with a carving knife
maybe a squirell had run off with the christmas turkey. :wink: