Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 26 days agoJournalist and pilot among three killed in Los Angeles news helicopter crashwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkJournalist and pilot among three killed in Los Angeles news helicopter crashwww.bbc.comChampoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareBronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·25 days agoBreaking news, helicopters still can’t glide.
minus-squareKittensAreKittens@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·25 days agoUhh they can auto-rotate. It’s kinda like gliding. Something went fucky with it though. The highspeed warning went on then off and then the low speed on and off so idk. The ntsb will tell us eventually.
minus-squaremrfugu [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·25 days agoIn other news, quadcopters are still helicopters and the highway infrastructure in LA will never be sufficient
Breaking news, helicopters still can’t glide.
Uhh they can auto-rotate. It’s kinda like gliding.
Something went fucky with it though. The highspeed warning went on then off and then the low speed on and off so idk. The ntsb will tell us eventually.
In other news, quadcopters are still helicopters and the highway infrastructure in LA will never be sufficient