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  1. 01-27-2009, 04:11 PM #1
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    NYPD Terror Chopper On Rescue Duty Again

    According to this photo, it looks like the super chopper has been pressed into rescue duty yet again, this time for a jumper off the Manhattan Bridge.

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    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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    Re: NYPD Terror Chopper On Rescue Duty Again

    the helo is outfitted with a hoist just like 412PD and 414PD, so dropping and recovering swimmers is no problem. the major difference is the equipment that those other two helos don't have
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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    Re: NYPD Terror Chopper On Rescue Duty Again

    Wow they added more pics...the guy survived and walked to the ambulance himself!
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
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    Re: NYPD Terror Chopper On Rescue Duty Again

    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    the helo is outfitted with a hoist just like 412PD and 414PD, so dropping and recovering swimmers is no problem. the major difference is the equipment that those other two helos don't have
    No question that it's perfectly capable of doing that job, it's just strange that both of their dedicated rescue choppers seem to be MIA.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  5. 01-27-2009, 06:24 PM #5
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    Re: NYPD Terror Chopper On Rescue Duty Again

    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter
    Quote Originally Posted by cancidas
    the helo is outfitted with a hoist just like 412PD and 414PD, so dropping and recovering swimmers is no problem. the major difference is the equipment that those other two helos don't have
    No question that it's perfectly capable of doing that job, it's just strange that both of their dedicated rescue choppers seem to be MIA.
    Actually Moose took a picture of 412PD over by the downed USAir jet in Jersey City last Thursday. Knowing how many missions
    the AU undertake it is quite possible the other 412s were unavailable but still in service.
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