You have no idea what your talking about. First it was a cross wind that made hoisting unsafe for the swimmer. That was a dry run to see if they could safely perform the hoist evolution. Second, it couldn't gain altitude? It was trying to stabilize a hover for hoisting. It was well above the structure in altitude and broke off as the reward wasn't worth the risk. The only thing that would make a 60 not gain altitude would be one of the engines losing power, the bird is to heavy to maintain a hover on less than full power.
@@silntstl The Coast Guard itself has stated that this event was caused by a significant downdraft and the aircraft recovered at a very low altitude above the water. You are the one with no idea what you are talking about.
@@tyfarhner9302 I was in the Coast Guard and flew on hundreds of SAR missions. The camera angle and movement is deceiving. I have landed on cutters in much worse weather.
It wasn’t so much the weather but the auto/hover computer. Combination of radar altimeter, height difference from the top of the ship and surface of the water. Complicated system but the crew did an excellent job of recovery.
@@robertspring7255 Loving your comments in this thread. I find it amazing News Companies don't have a go to tech advisor or sources they can contact before coming up with headlines like these. Because a proper head line of "USCG Makes Courageous Recovery in Heavy Winds" doesn't make the video or the story any less compelling, especially to the Civilian world. Civilians are so entirely used to seeing things executed with what appears to be no effort that when variables and reaction are introduced, rather than those things being an added twist in the story, things immediately turn to "Near Death, Near Crash, Barely Escape, yada yada yada..."
The coasties have guts of steel. They go out into situations that have others running for cover, all to help others.
That’s a badass pilot. My hat is off to you
Crazy to see a MH-60T get thrown around in the wind like this. These helos can take off and even fly in up to 100mph winds.
@@acidexpierence yep! Only, this isn't a video game
Wow, that chopper was giving its all and was almost lost. It just couldn’t gain altitude.
That's strong windshear. Very bad
Nope, see my recent comment.
You have no idea what your talking about. First it was a cross wind that made hoisting unsafe for the swimmer. That was a dry run to see if they could safely perform the hoist evolution. Second, it couldn't gain altitude? It was trying to stabilize a hover for hoisting. It was well above the structure in altitude and broke off as the reward wasn't worth the risk. The only thing that would make a 60 not gain altitude would be one of the engines losing power, the bird is to heavy to maintain a hover on less than full power.
@@silntstl The Coast Guard itself has stated that this event was caused by a significant downdraft and the aircraft recovered at a very low altitude above the water. You are the one with no idea what you are talking about.
its started to make fpv race quad noises thats nuts
That bird was never in danger of crashing. Clickbait title.
It was 5 feet from the water lmao what video are you watching
@@tyfarhner9302 I was in the Coast Guard and flew on hundreds of SAR missions. The camera angle and movement is deceiving. I have landed on cutters in much worse weather.
I dont think it was a down draft i think they were using the ship to block the wind while they were preparing.
At what point did it nearly crash?
It couldn’t gain altitude. The downdraft winds almost pushed it down into the water. Serious downdrafts.
It wasn’t so much the weather but the auto/hover computer. Combination of radar altimeter, height difference from the top of the ship and surface of the water. Complicated system but the crew did an excellent job of recovery.
At the point you clearly couldn't be bothered to watch as it nearly ditched in the sea
No. See my recent comment.
@@robertspring7255 Loving your comments in this thread. I find it amazing News Companies don't have a go to tech advisor or sources they can contact before coming up with headlines like these. Because a proper head line of "USCG Makes Courageous Recovery in Heavy Winds" doesn't make the video or the story any less compelling, especially to the Civilian world. Civilians are so entirely used to seeing things executed with what appears to be no effort that when variables and reaction are introduced, rather than those things being an added twist in the story, things immediately turn to "Near Death, Near Crash, Barely Escape, yada yada yada..."
It was a wild ride no doubt but that wasn’t a near crash
you clearly didn't watch it all then as it nearly ditched in the sea
you wouldnt say this if you were inside the helicopter
@@GazGaryGazza wrong. i don't think you understand how much power a jayhawk has. they dipped down to use the ship to block the wind. which is smart
@@MadHatter54That maybe the stupidest thing I've ever heard lmao.
You are correct. Not even close to crashing. How do I know? I was a Coast Guard helicopter crewman and maintenance officer.
don't think yall know how much power that jayhawk has they flew lower to use the ship to block some of that wind.