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Pilots Admit: Cool Pics for Facebook Motivated Dangerous Helicopter Stunt
- Posted on December 24, 2010 at 12:04am by
Meredith Jessup
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The pilots who dipped their naval helicopters into Lake Tahoe in a juvenile stunt in September were trying to get photos for their command’s Facebook page, according to a Navy official.
Though no punitive actions were taken against the aircrew or squadron, the Navy has admitted the crew’s antics resulted in $505,000 in damages to the helicopters and says “administrative measures” are being implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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dontbotherme
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 4:07pmMilitary guys do stupid things when they get bored or want to prove something. Husband = 32 years Army. Daughter = Air Force. Nephew = Air Force. Nephew = Navy. Brother = Marines. Son = Active Duty Army. The stories (& stunts) I’ve heard about make the hair on the back of my neck stand up & I cringe. These military heroes are strong willed, brave and physically fit. They will run into the face of danger when others run away. They blow off steam by doing really, stupid, dangerous stunts that they think are hysterically funny. & the price they pay is sometimes picking up leaves under a shedding tree by hand, one at a time, in Fall, on a windy day…or painting rocks… or using a toothbrush to scrub the supply room floor… or as Apollo18 said above, flying doggy doo out of Hong Kong. Hooah!
Report Post »BLUJKTS
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:33pmAnd the military gets a pay raise and I dont…?
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:22pmIt floats!
Report Post »Workforit
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 8:42amLet’s see, $505,000 divided by number of crew, and pay roll deductions at what $250 per pay check… for the next what, 200 life times… nice job guys.
Report Post »JesusFreak95
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 6:00amTotally cool, but totally not smart. Helis are dangerous beasts when everything is 100%.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 5:16amI’m glad they have the skills to do it. We never know who or what will save our a$$ when enemies attack.
Report Post »brliantedj
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 2:21amWhoa, glad taxpayers aren’t on the hook if something goes wrong.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:48amthe pilots got REAL FREAKIN LUCKY on that little trick. ive only seen that done once before……….and it wasnt because the pilot was stupid
Report Post »57th_State_Infidel
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:04amIceman: You two really are cowboys.
Report Post »Maverick: What’s your problem, Kazanski?
Iceman: You‘re everyone’s problem. That’s because every time you go up in the air, you’re unsafe. I don‘t like you because you’re dangerous.
Maverick: That’s right! Ice… man. I am dangerous.
apollo18
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 5:59amYup. They’re gonna be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog-s–t outta Hong Kong. (BZ’s!)
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:02amExpensive prank, Lets give them more money all we have to do is turn up the printing press.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 12:58amFor your next stunt guys, I propose you secure an apple on top of your head and cut it in half with the spinning rotors.
No punitive damages? That’s fine, take the half a million out of their superiors salaries then. Well at least they didn’t cut an Italian ski gondola cable with their antics and kill innocents or charge their submarine up from the depths ramming a Japanese fishing vessel or oops, bomb a Chinese embassy.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 6:51amMoss Brain, what do the other incidences have to do with this one? Do you think they were caused by high jinx?
Report Post »WireWizard
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 9:01amYou started off well, then spiraled into a sea of irrelevance.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 11:40amThat’s the tactic…to clump all of these incidents together in order to cast aspersions on the military overall. He’s a progressive/marxist troll intent on using this venue to cause damage…He’s a fool, and completely ineffective, but that’s his right.
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 12:56amBad boys..
Report Post »twofoot_trucker
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 12:53amYea. Good job on that one sailors.
Report Post »IVillageIdiot
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 12:49amTWO WORDS: Training…. Exercise….
Report Post »MR_ANDERSON
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 1:38amTwo more words…“TAXPAYER MONEY”
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 4:04amTwo more…stupis idiots…
Report Post »Mister President
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 5:40amI personally authorized this “training” mission. It’s classified and crucial for national security. The Facebook story is a cover-up. They were feeding the Loch Ness Monster in the strange, ritualistic manner he has requested. We’ve been keeping him there since his flying saucer crashed near Roswell in 1947, preventing him from returning to his home planet. Dammit. Perhaps I’ve said too much…
Report Post »expatinontariocanada
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 6:55amAhh the old “splash and dash”…..
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 7:12amNaaa, we want that bravado in our fighting men. Yeah yeah, I know they did it with taxpayer assets, but we ask these guys to wade into harm’s way on our behalf – we WANT them to theink they‘re 10’ tall and bulletproof.
Report Post »LSX
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 8:03amTwo more words…
“Don’t care”
With all that’s going on in this country, you’re worried about this?
One trip to the market for Michelle “My Bell” cost the US taxpayers more than that!
Report Post »dwh320
Posted on December 24, 2010 at 9:55amMy two words for this stupid stunt…
COURT MARCTIAL
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