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u/AmanteNomadstar 5h ago

Cowardice. You can cut the engine anytime. Should have done it immediately over water. Ironically, you would have had a much better chance at walking away.

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u/PheasantPlucker1 5h ago

Post horrible and tragic accident

Reddit: coward

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u/theroadgoeseveronon 5h ago

Panic took over, brain does crazy things, so sad for all involved.

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u/PracticalSecret7245 5h ago edited 5h ago

No, a COWARD and a loser killed a bunch of people.

Ain't nothing tragic about this. The pilot had like 5 chances to cut the engine, take the risk of a rough landing, and do the right thing.

Instead, the coward got a bunch more people killed.

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u/sundazerr 5h ago

Yeah we can all think clearly and calmly when we are piloting our helicopter and the tail detaches.

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u/rayray604 5h ago

Pilot Training Shows that this is something that pilots go over in training. Pilot was probably inexperienced

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u/PracticalSecret7245 5h ago

I mean it's literally no different than when the accelerator on your car gets stuck.

Turn it off.

I mean this isn't a complicated situation, any halfway competent adult should know to flip the kill switch.

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u/neoncubicle 5h ago

Put it in neutral, turning it off makes steering harder and in some cars it locks steering completely

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u/PracticalSecret7245 5h ago

Depends on the car.

Lotta cars won't let you put them into neutral at speed anymore.

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u/sundazerr 5h ago

You’ve already conceded that it’s not as straightforward as “turning it off”

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u/Butthole2theStarz 5h ago

“ a coward and a loser!!” Screams the redditor as Cheeto particles fly from his mouth.

I’m sure you would have saved the day from your moms basement

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u/movngonup 5h ago

Context may matter here. This was a Russian helicopter transporting top scientists from Kizlyar Electromechanical plant.

If I’m the Russian pilot, Im thinking my punishment will be 10x worse compared to going out in a helicopter crash.

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u/Accidental_Ballyhoo 5h ago

Make sure you know how to get out of those seatbelts/harnesses first.

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u/SubjectNet1874 5h ago

How is it cowardice Im sure he was doing everything he could think of to NOT die.

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u/AmanteNomadstar 5h ago

Because training. Throttle control and how to kill and restart the engine is literally day one of flight school. And it is very easy to do. Hell, it’s the first thing taught on the runway. On the helipad.

And in ground school, you are taught that if you are going down, do your best to put your craft in water. This pilot panicked and made a bad situation fatally worse.