Hours ago!Marine One, President Trump, make emergency landing

[pandaflower]

 

[Scott Downey]

Copters, even well maintained ones, break down.
If the rotors dont jam, from a gear box failure, they can make a controlled drop and crash and people survive.
It is something they have to practice as pilots.

As they come down unpowered, the rotor free spins in the rushing air, slowing the descent.

 

[pandaflower]

Copters, even well maintained ones, break down.
If the rotors dont jam, from a gear box failure, they can make a controlled drop and crash and people survive.
It is something they have to practice as pilots.

As they come down unpowered, the rotor free spins in the rushing air, slowing the descent.

I knew there was a reason choppers scare me.