Oh Ye of little faith AH-64 Apache Crash

[Zeknif1]

A pilot's job is to be confident in his skills, a navigator's job is to know the pilot is overconfident.

[holyshticantfindanam]

Apache: ow, I hit a tree!!1! ...oowwww... I just need to lay down for a minute... ughh... does anyone have an ice pack

[Dregkar]

Someone got fired

[Sidewinder138]

@kamikazi. AVIM isn't as lazy or stupid as most people think we are, lol. :)

[WarGames999]

i think this damage coused rotor blade damage

[bryUK]

@CommonRaven The mayday call came about 14 seconds after the initial collision and just as they were touching the ground, albeit in a rather rough way. Hence the radio message "We are down" as opposed to "We are going down."

[LosBombero]

@CommonRaven .....you are right. I stand corrected.

[Saitek37]

!r Squad 1 Wasting Apache

[LosBombero]

MAYDAY ??? Control the A/C first. The MAYDAY call was completely unnecessary.

[hackerisslv]

@LosBombero well i quess that guy sound like he would have a little bit panic .. he said the 1st thing that he was trained to tell when he experiences crash

[mrblujet]

Those guys are still peeling potatoes !

[SonnyREast]

Pilot deserves bitch slap of epic proportions.

[pmyers88]

Yup Ft. Campbell

[darjannp]

11 killstreak

[kamikazi99]

Bottom Line is a tree (blade) strike requires a Sudden Stoppage Inspection... Blades, head, powertrain and if required, power plant. And if there was any additional damge on the airframe...

Highlander, how do you go from "not much" to the whole airframe has to be torn down? And if you did take 2 months to do a Blackhawk you must've been in an AVIM or ASB unit...

[devilazpl]

lol its a flying machine, they were just driving on apache lolz

[nolifemerc]

tell me why he didnt see the tree

[TheDevenrocks]

you know they got shit faced when they got back to base.

[outOFthePITT]

noobs

[ElectroDanceDesaster]

Perfect emergency-landing. US Pilotes are the very best. 

[nexus1g]

@ElectroDanceDesaster They are the best... except when they're hitting trees. :op

[dieslpower2]

@highlander148 Regardless of how much damage there is the entire aircraft needs to be torn down and inspected. I was involved in an inspection of a Blackhawk that had a similar accident when I was in the Army. The inspections and test flights took almost 2 months to complete.....

[dieslpower2]

@highlander148 Regardless of how much damage there is the entire aircraft needs to be torn doen and inspected. I was involved in an inspection of a Blackhawk that had a similar accident when I was in the Army. The inspections and test flights took almost 2 months to complete.....

[captain131295]

Handled it like a champ!! Clipped a rotor, scrubbed off some airspeed and set her down on the deck. Right on man!!!

[gh4basketball]

That's what she said

[gurd502]

I really don't think its going to cost 29 mil to fix that up guys, it didn't look like it was totaled. I would think just some rotor work would be the only major thing. But I am not an expert.

[hellcatdave1]

@gurd502 It would cost 29 mil. Its got more than just rotor damage, the shrapnel could peirce things, and it costs about 1 mil to get things check out.

[gurd502]

@hellcatdave1 Well from what I researched, a Apache that was totaled cost 25.8mil to replace, so I don't see how you could go beyond that for repair thins one. And I cant find anything that says it costs 1 million to check out the helicopter, or how that can go up to 29mil. But like I said I am no expert.,I don't see why they would pay more to replace this one. Everything else I look at about it said that a new Apache goes up to 14 million.

[hellcatdave1]

@gurd502 Dude, this thing has to have maintenance that costs alot more than the helicopter itself after about 240 hours of flight.

[dieslpower2]

@gurd502 Depends on the model. The AH-64D Longbow is 36 million dollars. Directly from Fedlog (army supply system). The information for a AH-64A is no longer availible because they dont make them anymore. I know that a UH-60A is 6.8 million so one could assume that a AH-64A or C is somewhere in the middle....

[Hummermaniac1]

nice landing

[alderaforall]

seems like an expensive way to cut a tree down.

[Omen4500]

Dishonorable discharge is in order. Those helicopters cost millions.

[boxastingray]

@Omen4500 they were civilians... go figure.

[Noskillah]

What ´happened for helo?

[mswforu]

Red neck

[Wasdeq]

Best part of this is the southern accent pilot. Its like watching Jeff Foxworthy live..

If you think your helicopter is smaller then it its you might be a redneck :D

I have faith sir, just not in you :P

[caneywaney]

I bet Viper from Top gun wouldn't say to this pilot, "give me a call, i'll fly with ya."

[aragon2235]

wonder if he thought he would keep his job after that to...kinda like how he thought he could fit thru the tree's lmao

[Skyfel]

Wonder what happened to the pilot after that...

[BlueStateChronicle]

Bet that gunner found a new pilot after that.

[FXWorldBeater]

Way to end a career...lol.

[Penguins919209]

They show this vid at Rucker all the time lol

[alfonzotan]

Heh. If that's not in the airspace of Fort Rucker, Alabama, I'll eat an Apache rotor.

[patmagroin20]

@alfonzotan - It's a Campbell, he calls out the checkpoints for the Fort Campbell training area..

[headhunter7766]

@alfonzotan u mean fort fucker?

[Sparatan117]

@alfonzotan do you want it bonded or debonded?

[lamborghini1895]

@alfonzotan better start eating

[cuddlecurve]

the apache was fapping

[GreyCoyote]

Can't say I blame 'em. It's like flying a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. You want to push the limits 'cause it's such an awesome bird.

[AlucardZero]

Look at how close the altimeter got.

[fredsfredX]

Imagine the lifespan of a faith-based electrician.

Have confidence, never faith.

[patmagroin20]

@adamski895RS - You sir, are a jackass

[mepizzasmangled]

@adamski895RS Go suck a tea bag

[adamski895RS]

@mepizzasmangled ooo yes old chap and ill stick some crumpets with that too, golly gosh im a chiney sweet oh yes i am gooddie goodie

[marhooba]

@adamski895RS Lol, you're country wouldn't even know what to do with an Apache you dumbass foreigner.

[adamski895RS]

@marhooba Isn't it better to do nothing with them, than smash them into the floor?

[marhooba]

@adamski895RS uhm, why would you do nothing with something that is 29million dollars?

[poskyflyer]

@adamski895RS bud your british your country is shit

[adamski895RS]

@poskyflyer I agree, why do you think I'm immigrating to Australia? :P

[poskyflyer]

@adamski895RS even worse

[Elthenar]

He shoulda done a barrel roll.

[tarkinfish]

Haha whoops :/

Hope he didn't get in too much trouble, everyone needs to have a bit of NoE fun every now and then :D!

[Gemini838]

Well, they wont do that again!

[gotgank]

oops

[99thredballoon]

Enemy apache inbou...never mind.

[Imakeplanesboom]

@99thredballoon Fuck you call of duty faggot, this is real life

[wolfstriked]

HAHA do you think the rear guy asked for a new pilot after that?

[stormranger6]

how much did this cost the taxpayers?

i find his faith disturbing

[TheTruthHurtsYup]

cocky pilot = dead pilot

[pantheist46n2]

LOL he called it rofl

[maddog152fo]

daytime flight. TADS is slaved fixed forward

[terrypen]

This never gets old. HAHA ! If I was the co-pilot I would have punched him in the face and say it was caused by the accident! Cockiness kills!

[englandisthebest01]

Id-i-ot.

[5C4RL373L1]

That's even funnier the second time around.

[kazunori123]

ｍｏｒｏｎ　ｐｉｌｏｔ

[OlderG0ds]

The fact he's even flying an Apache means he's most definitely smarter than you , lol.

Everyone makes mistakes now and then.

[ppitm]

look how big that is!

rofl

[tactical423]

nope... oh shiet!

[csmeltz]

" think we'll make through there?" "nope"

lucky to be alive!

[caneywaney]

1. He needs to be grounded, re-schooled on apache abilities and terrain navigation.

2. He should be made to publicly apologize to the U.S. citizens for wasting tax dollars on suck an unneccessary maneuver

[michaelangelscud]

All I have 2 say is, Dat was 1 fucking expensive mistake. I'm glad it wast me!!!!

[Ragedhard]

"Oh ye of little faith- FUCK"

[Frederf220]

It always kills me to hear that kinda rednecky drawl and colloquialisms connected to such an accident. I try not to connect that accent to why the military does dumb things, I'd probably make this kinda mistake and I don't have the country bumpkin slang, but still!

[xuxeta1977]

The Apache is a toycopter

hahahahaha

Live the Mi and Kamov!

[flyndublin]

... oh, you said NO?... my bad...

[LTDreams]

Famous last words!!

[whiff1962]

The human eye is not a visual organ adept at depth perception, except in natural light. The cones are not activated at very low ambient light, and, so, the rods are the principle cells that are tasked with depth perception: The cells will not fair as well as cones, in ambient light.

[FlightLevelHeaded]

....especially when you have Cranial Rectalitis.

[mightytalon28]

Not quite right, but good try. Depth perception is a product of binocular vision and depends on the visual acuity of two eyes. there is absolutely no way to have depth perception on a television screen or through goggles. The technique utilized for night depth peception is "monocular cues" (geometric perspective, retinal image size, aerial perspective and motion parralax)

[whiff1962]

Oh, I see. There is a lot more to depth perception, especially when flying. I had the opportunity of using night vision goggles while in the Air Force, and even with both eyes in use, I often found it difficult to gauge depth of field...or field of depth lol

[someonesperson]

ahahaha to funny

[kylecrs]

oops....fail....lol

[MisterDutch]

"Think I can make it in-between there?"

- "Nope."

[mrblujet]

Yeah, good luck explaining that one to your CO.

[Some1fromYurp]

LOL Well, I guess faith doesn't fly helicopters!!

[patmagroin20]

WTF? CHOKE YOURSELF! Not with your hands.....with my hands!

[eclipsegtforme]

wow taxpayers paying for retards to crash million dollar birds.

[N37BU6]

"roger, can you give me the nature of your..."

I wish I heard the answer... wonder what he said?

[patmagroin20]

"the nature of your emergency"?

[N37BU6]

No, it's obvious what he was saying... I wish I heard the answer, not the rest of the question.

I'm sure it was something like "Uhh, I hit a tree because I'm a dumbass..."

[patmagroin20]

aha...gotcha...my bad

[tim9355]

Did they get in trouble for being dumb asses?

[patmagroin20]

I'm pretty sure.

[NCC1701zulu]

oh, i hope that you decided its a no brainer son. spend the money, save the man! death before dishonor!

[unitedstatesarmyrngr]

htis isnt even an apache,, its a huey

[patmagroin20]

I guarantee you that this is video from an Apache FLIR

[unitedstatesarmyrngr]

ya....its not

[patmagroin20]

Yeah, it is. Stop making your Ranger brethren look bad.

[ICDWILL117]

Ya..It is, that HUD is definitely the IHADS from the AH-64 Apache.

[ltcurry]

I guess no one realized it was pitch black out and they were 30 feet off the ground to evade radar doing 80 knots. An oak tree clipped the rotar.They were looking thru there ihads. But the gunner did call it, oh well. New rotor.

[Kopihucky]

I fear they may of ruined more than that...

[123yutt]

why is the army so damn sloppy?

[Nuketime201]

I hate to say it but know a couple of helicopter pilots and honestly a British helicopter pilot would have been trained to not have risked taking that UNNECESSARY manoeuvre (Causing damage to an $18mil+ helicopter)

I bet they have changed the way helo pilots are trained since the release of this video.Especially width and depth perception tests ;P

[NCC1701zulu]

well you know nuketime201, an 18+ million dollar helicopter vs. uk fighting man / woman's life. we feel the same way son. i know several UK pilots also. they are some of the most disciplined, well trained, most capable defenders of your island that i know. yes, they fly NOE every night, all night, in rain, etc. thats what they do. they do it for you and they do it well boyeee. now thank a soldier and shut the fuck up. much love to Britian and all of the Armed Forces of the Crown. America.

[Nuketime201]

My apologies I wasn't trying to compare Army's, just possible differing training standards.

America and the U.K. are Allies and will be till the end, I apologise for any ill feeling caused by my first message.

Thank you NCC1701zulu for you respect and mature way in which you replied, it made me think :)

Straight back at you guys in the states and abroad, strength and love to you all!

[Taylor3211]

i wonder how the pilot felt, haha, mustve been some National Guard Pilot, eh?

[drufc]

fired. . . .

[Highlighter910]

Yo man this is my grandfather flying, and I still think this shit is funny.

[Pkm188]

I like how the gunner said "nope" very casually and didn't do anything to try and stop his idiot partner from crashing into the trees

[GodlessMartyr666]

your stupid man the pilot lost control of the helo and the gunner asked HIM if he had control he said NOPE then repeated GET IT UNDER CONTROL GET IT UNDER CONTROL to the gunner, who was controlling the bird by then. They landed it safely and told the air controller they had crash landed and on the ground. Then the controller asks for there COC ( Coordinates of Crash site )

[sheaauger]

I think he was referring to whether he could make it in between the trees. He said nope, then just let him try it.

[jbperez808]

pilot: "think I'd make it in between there...?"

gunner: "Nope"

pilot: "Oh, ye of little faith, look how big that is..."

then... "MAYDAY, MAYDAY!"

[FeelFree3]

@jbperez808 I think gunner and pilot should just swap seat!

[Gman45454545]

There aren't any flight controls in the AH64 in the gunners seat tard.

[patmagroin20]

Sorry, but there are flight controls up front.  The cyclic is alot smaller and on the right side of the cockpit, but they are there.

[hazard02]

Fired.

[Kainlarsen]

HA HA HA!

Oh wow...

"O ye of little faith"... Classic.:D

[SgtATON]

Way to flush millions of dollars down the tubes Army...

[HisMajestyOKeefe]

every time we have invaded your silly North country it has turned out badly (1779, 1812)

BUT I THINK ITS TIME TO TRY AGAIN

[Podorsk]

Typical cocky Yank military.

[patmagroin20]

Better to be cocky than to just be a cock, PODEORSK.

[patmagroin20]

He may have tried to rationalize it that way, but it doesn't fly with me. Trees don't grow that fast and the small branches won't do that to a helicopter. I know this because I got in trouble for skinning the blades on branches a few years ago. To cause the vibrations we see in this video, it was something larger in diameter than twigs or small branches. Just my 2 cents....

[bartlebybartleby]

as i recall from comments on this video elsewhere, the pilot had gone through that gap before but the trees had grown in the meantime. eh.

[SudoJim]

bullshit

[bartlebybartleby]

thanks for the input jim

[SudoJim]

the guy was an idiot, sorry... there is no justification for what he did :)

[bartlebybartleby]

what i offered wasn't a justification :)

[jumpingchicken69]

Next Time if it doesn't look like you're going to make it then don't try to

[patmagroin20]

excellent advice...

[patmagroin20]

Yeah, I agree. Type "A" personalities sometimes don't think about the risk as much as they should...

[tjmac7]

Is that why they called type "A"?

Ill bet thats an old joke

[slashsound]

That pilot is an idiot, risking his life and his copilots life for nothing.