Well that’s an absolutely horrifying death. Rest in peace young man.
Helicopters scare the shit out of me tbh. Everything about them looks like they hate being airborne. Not that that was the issue here but still, more reasons to be wary of them.
I read this earlier, Instantly decapitated while trying to take a selfie, awful for the young man involved, but I can’t imagine how horrifying it was to any on lookers.
Can not stand hot swaps – I had an examiner/instructor who used to insist on getting out while the engine was running in an aircraft and it just absolutely terrified me as it was a low wing aircraft, so you had to climb down via the wing and he’d always go round the front, too. One slip or moment of inattention and you’re fucked.
You can’t take away from the personal responsibility not to walk into a rotor, but fundamentally, it’s the captains aircraft and part of that is knowing full well that inexperienced people do silly things sometimes.
A good solid amount of people have been killed by rotors and props – including well trained, sensible, individuals. It’s too easy done, and just too unforgiving to risk IMO. Little bit different if you have well qualified ground crew to escort, and if that were the case, well, clearly they weren’t.
Nasty way to go
infront of his parents too, jeeezus
Another one killed by selfie. Darwin Award incoming
Poor guy.
I find it strange that the article lists various tidbits of info about his family’s lifestyle (flying back to London on a private jet, getting picked up in limos) and throws in a factoid about Mykonos being a hotspot for the super rich. Another news article on this poor guy has published his school fees.
I feel sorry for his friends this must mentally scar them for life.
I don’t know anything about helicopters or prop planes, how does one accidentally get decapitated by a propeller? It’s clearly visible?
Also I’m terrified of the things and of turbines.
It disgusts me to see the desperate attempts to lay blame for this incident on anyone but the 21-year-old gink who walked into the blades of a helicopter’s rear rotor.
Doubtless he ignored the shouts of the crew because he had scarcely been told no in his life before, doubtless he went back to the vehicle on a whim because he had hitherto been a law unto himself, and doubtless we would be hearing much less about him if his family wasn’t so rich.
Im no expert but i thought rule 1 when it came to heli’s was never go near the tail rotar.
Horrible way to go. RIP.
“We were not given exit instructions” you don’t just jump out of vehicles. Especially ones with exposed spinning blades. Never been on a helicopter but kind of thought this was assumed.
Don’t you move in chopper until they have stopped.
RIP fella.
Money can’t buy everything, like common sense apparently.
JFC the comments here.
“Tell me you know nothing about airfield safety without actually telling me”
So this is what, 8 individuals in total, taking two helicopters, then private limousines, then a private plane home…
And we wonder why climate change is fucking us so hard ?!
Sounds like a horrible, all be it quick way to go.
Seems to me like any helicopter carrying untrained passengers should wait until the blades are off to let passengers disembark.
People can easily become disorientated around things that are that loud, and the blades can spin so fast you cannot see them.
It’s easy to say that it’s easy not to walk into it, yet it happens, it happens to average people and it happens with air crew.
If he was taking a selfie on the helipad (an assumption i could be wrong) part of the blame lays with him for been stupid you don’t take pics from the helipad unless it’s clear but if a vehicle is there you clear the area.
Now as for the bell its engines should have been off before people got off so as for if the rotor was at full power or idling down they still should never have cut the checklist just to let a client off.
Without knowing more about it which we will find out in the upcoming days everyone is responsible for an accident that could have been avoided if they followed the rules.
He was at my uni. Chances are I might have seen him on campus at some point. Poor bugger.
That said, anyone smart enough to attend uni should be smart enough to know not to run to the giant chopping blades when the ground crew are telling you not to do so.
I flew in a helicopter over a race track in Amsterdam a few years ago. I’ll never step in one again. A vibrating tin can that felt painfully unsafe. The views were incredible, but I spent most of the time shitting my pants.
Darwin award.
Jesus Christ, Fenton
Helicopters killed more rich people than revolutions did in the past 50 years.
I am sorry for the crew who had to see this happen even though they screamed and shouted at him to not go near the rotor for a selfie.
And just look at what it did to his hair too, what a mess. Poor fella.
What a shame. Little rich boy idiot kills himself and ruins his parents/families lives.
Has anyone shared the selfie yet?
Damn. Poor lad. seems like a freak accident way to go ..
I know absolutely nothing about helicopters, I’m lucky that I’ve never needed to be near one. I’m trying to understand how such a thing can happen. The helicopter was a Bell 407 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_407
From the photos and diagrams it seems like the rear blade doesn’t have a massive reach, so he must have been right at the tail tip? Must he have been walking backwards?
Horrible thing to happen
Well he’s going to be Resting In Pieces (RIP)
Once again I have been validated not to use a helicopter or private jet ever in my life.
“Were not given exit instructions”
I mean it’s tragic but surely even without instruction an adult knows not to go near the spinning blade? Right?
Another case of natural selection
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I don’t know much about flying, but I do know to stay the fuck away from the spinny bits.
🎶Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, they’re funny cause they’re true, oooh…🎶
Typical Brits, going on holiday just to get off their head
Congratulations to the winner of July 2022’s Darwin Award.
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Well that’s an absolutely horrifying death. Rest in peace young man.
Helicopters scare the shit out of me tbh. Everything about them looks like they hate being airborne. Not that that was the issue here but still, more reasons to be wary of them.
I read this earlier, Instantly decapitated while trying to take a selfie, awful for the young man involved, but I can’t imagine how horrifying it was to any on lookers.
Can not stand hot swaps – I had an examiner/instructor who used to insist on getting out while the engine was running in an aircraft and it just absolutely terrified me as it was a low wing aircraft, so you had to climb down via the wing and he’d always go round the front, too. One slip or moment of inattention and you’re fucked.
You can’t take away from the personal responsibility not to walk into a rotor, but fundamentally, it’s the captains aircraft and part of that is knowing full well that inexperienced people do silly things sometimes.
A good solid amount of people have been killed by rotors and props – including well trained, sensible, individuals. It’s too easy done, and just too unforgiving to risk IMO. Little bit different if you have well qualified ground crew to escort, and if that were the case, well, clearly they weren’t.
Nasty way to go
infront of his parents too, jeeezus
Another one killed by selfie. Darwin Award incoming
Poor guy.
I find it strange that the article lists various tidbits of info about his family’s lifestyle (flying back to London on a private jet, getting picked up in limos) and throws in a factoid about Mykonos being a hotspot for the super rich. Another news article on this poor guy has published his school fees.
I feel sorry for his friends this must mentally scar them for life.
I don’t know anything about helicopters or prop planes, how does one accidentally get decapitated by a propeller? It’s clearly visible?
Also I’m terrified of the things and of turbines.
It disgusts me to see the desperate attempts to lay blame for this incident on anyone but the 21-year-old gink who walked into the blades of a helicopter’s rear rotor.
Doubtless he ignored the shouts of the crew because he had scarcely been told no in his life before, doubtless he went back to the vehicle on a whim because he had hitherto been a law unto himself, and doubtless we would be hearing much less about him if his family wasn’t so rich.
Im no expert but i thought rule 1 when it came to heli’s was never go near the tail rotar.
Horrible way to go. RIP.
“We were not given exit instructions” you don’t just jump out of vehicles. Especially ones with exposed spinning blades. Never been on a helicopter but kind of thought this was assumed.
Don’t you move in chopper until they have stopped.
RIP fella.
Money can’t buy everything, like common sense apparently.
JFC the comments here.
“Tell me you know nothing about airfield safety without actually telling me”
So this is what, 8 individuals in total, taking two helicopters, then private limousines, then a private plane home…
And we wonder why climate change is fucking us so hard ?!
Sounds like a horrible, all be it quick way to go.
Seems to me like any helicopter carrying untrained passengers should wait until the blades are off to let passengers disembark.
People can easily become disorientated around things that are that loud, and the blades can spin so fast you cannot see them.
It’s easy to say that it’s easy not to walk into it, yet it happens, it happens to average people and it happens with air crew.
If he was taking a selfie on the helipad (an assumption i could be wrong) part of the blame lays with him for been stupid you don’t take pics from the helipad unless it’s clear but if a vehicle is there you clear the area.
Now as for the bell its engines should have been off before people got off so as for if the rotor was at full power or idling down they still should never have cut the checklist just to let a client off.
Without knowing more about it which we will find out in the upcoming days everyone is responsible for an accident that could have been avoided if they followed the rules.
He was at my uni. Chances are I might have seen him on campus at some point. Poor bugger.
That said, anyone smart enough to attend uni should be smart enough to know not to run to the giant chopping blades when the ground crew are telling you not to do so.
I flew in a helicopter over a race track in Amsterdam a few years ago. I’ll never step in one again. A vibrating tin can that felt painfully unsafe. The views were incredible, but I spent most of the time shitting my pants.
Darwin award.
Jesus Christ, Fenton
Helicopters killed more rich people than revolutions did in the past 50 years.
I am sorry for the crew who had to see this happen even though they screamed and shouted at him to not go near the rotor for a selfie.
And just look at what it did to his hair too, what a mess. Poor fella.
What a shame. Little rich boy idiot kills himself and ruins his parents/families lives.
Has anyone shared the selfie yet?
Damn. Poor lad. seems like a freak accident way to go ..
I know absolutely nothing about helicopters, I’m lucky that I’ve never needed to be near one. I’m trying to understand how such a thing can happen. The helicopter was a Bell 407 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_407
From the photos and diagrams it seems like the rear blade doesn’t have a massive reach, so he must have been right at the tail tip? Must he have been walking backwards?
Horrible thing to happen
Well he’s going to be Resting In Pieces (RIP)
Once again I have been validated not to use a helicopter or private jet ever in my life.
“Were not given exit instructions”
I mean it’s tragic but surely even without instruction an adult knows not to go near the spinning blade? Right?
Another case of natural selection
r/DarwinAwards
I don’t know much about flying, but I do know to stay the fuck away from the spinny bits.
🎶Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, they’re funny cause they’re true, oooh…🎶
Typical Brits, going on holiday just to get off their head
Congratulations to the winner of July 2022’s Darwin Award.