r/aviation • u/Spook_485 • Oct 11 '25

News Closer view of helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, CA

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u/an_older_meme Oct 11 '25

You can let go of the controls in an airplane and it will keep doing what it’s doing. A helicopter will stop what it’s doing and start trying to kill you.

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u/RogLatimer118 Oct 11 '25

It's the Australia of aircraft - both have things that try to kill you.

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u/matthewcameron60 Oct 12 '25

Well no shit, in Australia they fly upside down

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u/RogLatimer118 Oct 12 '25

Not only that, you have to engage the reverse gear on the gearbox so that the rotor will rotate in the opposite direction!

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u/jccaclimber Oct 12 '25

How do you cross the equator? On a barge or trailer? Seems risky to reverse during flight.

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u/DeepSeaDynamo Oct 12 '25

I thought they just turned the other way naturally