That really sours me on John Landis.
That really sours me on John Landis.
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
Crims thanks for answering my question, I think he should have been made to serve time. He killed three people.
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I'd have to agree with you as well. He knew it was a dangerous shoot, and he knew those kids shouldn't have been there. So much so that he hid the children and their parents in a trailer whenever someone came to inspect the shoot (the person's name escapes me right now).
The smartest thing Landis did at that trial was have his buddies (ie. Dan Akroyd) show up to show their support for him. He did horribly on the witness stand, IMO, and I think if he'd not had the support of his "peers", that case could've gone a whole other way.
"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being" --Stand by Me
Hey! Don't take it so personally! The OP made essentially a racist comment ("I hate to say it, but I think if these had been two blonde blue-eyed children, there might have been a much bigger outcry...") and I called them on it. I'll bet that's against the rules. That's just a moral thing to do. Remember we're here to have fun, exchange information, etc., right?
... Back to the subject? Okay.
It's been my experience that when something really awful happens, it's because two or more things happen, altogether or in sequence, to make it happen. Figure that happened here, too? I'm a layman (not in the industry) but it seems to me (1) You shouldn't have a piece of dangerous machinery operating above ANY person (b) If you're gonna break rule number one, shouldn't the people be stunt people? I'll bet some of you can add more.
I find it unbelievable he refused to ever get in a helicopter as he was convinced he would die in a helicopter crash...spooky.
Yes he predicted it according to this...
http://www.aintnowaytogo.com/twZone.htm
I genuinely believe some people can predict their deaths. According to the FAD website Lisa Left Eye Lopez predicted hers too.
Haven't read all the entries but cam say that from a pilot's perspective you realize when you're in a low altitude, high power, zero airspeed situation you are in dire straights if you lose an engine or a tail rotor. If there are personnel in the area you try and have a plan if there is catastrophic failure. In my opinion if you are in an out of ground effect hover and lose a tail rotor it's a worse case scenario as you have lost directional control in a high power demand portion of flight relatively close to the ground. Most of the helo drivers I knew agreed that rolling the throttle off is your best chance, but if you're working with troops it will be ugly.
If I recall correctly the pyrotechnics kicked up debris, some of which struck the tail rotor, this caused the resulting crash.
I am a sick puppy....woof woof!!!
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Carping the living shit out of the Diem. - Me!!
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When you roll off the throttle you'll be auto rotating, however because you have no forward motion in a low altitude hover you'll be in a low energy situation which limits your options; no tail rotor limits your options even more.
Hard to believe it has been 30 years since this tragedy.
[QUOTE=lobosco107;1395992]Hard to believe it has been 30 years since this tragedy.[/QUOT
31 years - July 23/1982. I remember it well. Here's the video in commemoration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru6I9Cc9XnE
I have watched a lot of death videos and seen a lot of death pictures here on FAD but not one has ever bothered me as much as watching the footage of Vic Morrow's death. The combination of the weird music and graphic crash - it makes me ill. I can't watch it again. It is so burned into my mind that when my family and I were on holiday in California 2 months ago and driving past Six Flags Magic Mountain - my first thought is - that accident took place somewhere close by.
Regards,
Tamie
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When you are dead, you don't know you are dead. It is difficult only for the others. It is the same when you are stupid.
Honestly, no matter what footage I watch of it, I can never actually see what happens when, so for me not graphic at all. However I find it absolutely sad and disturbing and agree, the music in some footage is chilling.
35 years ago on July 23rd totally forgot to come here and post a reminder. I didn't know that Jennifer Jason Leigh was his daughter.
So Dan Aykroyd went to bat for him? I'm disappointed in Dan Aykroyd.
I have to agree with this, pretty accurate. Such a tragedy.