How NOT to tow a disabled boat

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:00 am

This is how NOT to tow a disabled boat.

Yeah, there are tons of idiots out on the water, but it seems they are in the air as well....

Enjoy this, folks !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBbD5oD5FTY

What morons !!

Tin Can · Post by **Tin Can** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:23 am

Way to make the situation a whole lot more expensive!

Eddy V. · Post by **Eddy V.** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:53 am

I'm surprised someone even let that guy get near a helicopter, let alone fly it.

keithcant · Post by **keithcant** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:18 pm

I fished a Havasu WON Tournament about 8-10- yrs ago. & as we fished the underwater islandS (sometimes underwater) north of Windsor. a helicopter was taking photos of ladies in boating attire for Hot Boat magazine. While turning for a closeup--the same thing happened about 500' away. Once that blade touched the water it was all over. Worse though, we didn't get bit!!

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:02 pm

I saw that clip on TV.
It was being filmed for a Spanish soap opera and the rope towing the boat snapped and sent the chopper in the drink.

Greg_Cornish · Post by **Greg_Cornish** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:03 pm

My former helicopter pilot buddy flew movie moguls for filming in the SF area. He was fired twice for not doing something that would endanger the life of the people in the chopper. They fired the next pilot to and decided after the 3rd pilot, maybe they were truthful.