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In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a NYPD helicopter made an emergency landing in Prospect Park. Needless to say, it was a very strange sight: The Daily News spoke to a dog walker who lives nearby and she said, "Most of the people thought it was for a movie because so many movies are filming in Park Slope right now. [It was] like having a giant SUV with mechanics under there trying to get the engine going." The helicopter eventually took off at 8:45 a.m. yesterday, after getting a once-over from a technical crew and after spectators made jokes about doughnut runs. The News says this is the second emergency landing in three days for the chopper—"The same helicopter - N315PD - made an unexpected landing on the Metropolitan Oval Soccer Field in Maspeth, Queens, just before 3 a.m. Saturday"—and both times, it was due to a "faulty indicator light." Apparently the patrol chopper is supposed to be replaced next year. After the jump, a video about the NYPD's aviation unit:
NYPD Chopper's Emergency Landing In Prospect Park
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not exactly NY news, but it's one more reason to hate hamas terrorists and the fascists in their mid
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To ensure that its helicopters get properly repaired, the NYPD should follow the Army's policy: the mechanic who is in charge of fixing an Army helicopter has to ride along in its first post-repair flight.
Uh, replaced NEXT YEAR? This is a tragic accident, ahem, just dying to happen.
It's a clogged carburetor due to the excess sugar dust coming off the powdered doughnuts the night flight crew eat.
isn't this like the second or third time this happened recently? nothing wrong with those choppers, it's the maintenance. besides, the chopper will probably be sold to another buyer.
GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvCZQifVM28