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Chinook pilot pulls off death-defying 'pinnacle landing' on Mount Hood
 [MAIL] In the dramatic footage, the CH-47 Chinook can be seen at an altitude of about 11,000 feet, hovering in the air above Mount Hood, before slowly descending to where the climbers and the rescue team are waiting for its arrival. On its way down, the pilot spins the helicopter around, performing a 'pinnacle maneuver,' landing just the Chinook's two rear wheels on the mountain so that there's easy access to the cargo bay. Guardsmen can be seen exiting the helicopter at a crouch, avoiding the chest-height spinning rotors, and helping to escort the climber and the rescue team inside the helicopter. The Chinook delivered the climber to a baseball field in Welches, Oregon, after which he was transported to the hospital. The rescue was said to have taken just 32 minutes and four seconds from the time the helicopter departed and returned to the baseball field. Posted by: Skidmark 2018-07-16 |
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