🇫🇷🚁 An Airbus H-125 helicopter crashed in France while taking in water to fight a fire. The two pilots and a firefighter on board were able to get out of the water unharmed.
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He went too close to the water and the tail rotor hit the water.
aug 25, 2025, 8:24 pm • 9 0 • view
Why in the world was that line so short? Glad every one is okay.
aug 25, 2025, 8:35 pm • 11 0 • view
He came in way too hot, setting it in the pond like that the first time…🤦♂️
aug 25, 2025, 10:59 pm • 4 0 • view
I've seen pilots work buckets hundreds of times. Buckets are normally on the end of a 50-75 foot line, sometimes longer.
aug 25, 2025, 11:15 pm • 4 0 • view
Guess there’s a reason for that 🤷♂️ or long lines are lé woke 🧐
aug 26, 2025, 12:16 am • 1 0 • view
Incredible footage...
aug 25, 2025, 9:09 pm • 1 0 • view
Glad they are ok.
aug 26, 2025, 5:44 am • 0 0 • view
Looks like a vortex ring situation didn't allow the decent to slow down...
aug 25, 2025, 8:43 pm • 5 0 • view
Glad they are ok
aug 25, 2025, 8:48 pm • 2 0 • view
Damn....they came down too hot or didn't have enough lift with the water.
aug 25, 2025, 11:17 pm • 0 0 • view
The pilots probably couldn't see the water surface. That's why you throw something in before jumping - to stir it up and make it visible. I have no idea how to do that from a helicopter.
aug 25, 2025, 8:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Je dirais effet vortex mal contrôlé sur le rotor principal d'où la perte d'altitude brutale, puis rotor de queue dégommé par la flotte d'où la toupie fatale. Le pilote gagne un badge “peut mieux faire”.
aug 25, 2025, 8:46 pm • 3 0 • view
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aug 25, 2025, 8:51 pm • 0 0 • view
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSZ...
aug 25, 2025, 8:53 pm • 1 0 • view
Très basse altitude, peut être avec un peu de vent dans le dos. Pas simple de s’en sortir… même une procédure très bien gérée, c’est 10/15m minimum de perte d’altitude. Ce que le pilote n’avait pas ici. C’est une chance qu’il n’y ai que la machine à déplorer.
aug 25, 2025, 9:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Je dirais que quand tu es pilote d'hélico (incendie en plus) t'es quand même pas censé te poutrer en stationnaire au-dessus d'une mare...
aug 26, 2025, 5:33 am • 0 0 • view
Obviously pilot error!
aug 25, 2025, 8:51 pm • 0 0 • view
Amateurs. 🤦🏻♂️
aug 25, 2025, 10:23 pm • 0 0 • view
It almost looks like they had a power choke issue while descending. Naturally, this could be a pilot error, too.
aug 25, 2025, 8:30 pm • 0 0 • view
The pilots probably couldn't see the water surface. It is so still that it looks like a mirror.
aug 25, 2025, 8:47 pm • 0 0 • view
They should have ground radar. But maybe it pierced through the surface of the water (it should not).
aug 25, 2025, 8:58 pm • 0 0 • view
Vortex Ring State, probably with a bit of wind in the back. Hard to get out, specially at very low altitude
aug 25, 2025, 9:21 pm • 2 0 • view
Maybe a slight overestimation of the ground effect.
aug 25, 2025, 8:37 pm • 0 0 • view
More likely a Vortex Ring State, with a bit a wind in the back
aug 25, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view
Many possible unpredictable phenomena.
aug 25, 2025, 9:51 pm • 0 0 • view
Air can be especially fickle over a water body. One edge case and boom!
aug 25, 2025, 9:52 pm • 0 0 • view
Kiwi Legend!
aug 25, 2025, 10:39 pm • 1 0 • view
aug 25, 2025, 10:44 pm • 2 0 • view
girl, you know it's true
aug 25, 2025, 11:03 pm • 2 0 • view
I am so glad they are all ok, phew!
aug 25, 2025, 8:29 pm • 7 0 • view
Softest crash landing with a happy ending.
aug 25, 2025, 8:56 pm • 1 0 • view
Glad they got out
aug 25, 2025, 8:24 pm • 11 0 • view
Looks like the stabilizing rotor popped right off when it hit the water.
aug 25, 2025, 8:43 pm • 3 0 • view
“On-the-job-training”
aug 25, 2025, 11:16 pm • 0 0 • view