Helicopter Lane on the Ukrainian Highway

[btq96r]

The title translates into "Typical Dnepropetrovsk typical APU" which are references to Ukraine's 3rd largest city, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces.  Apparently the military in the region doesn't have much concern for motorists.  The song is a Snoop Dogg remix for those of you wondering.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=155&v=jye40dwDDlc

[Links2k]

Nice!

[seez52]

pansy, wouldn't even go under the bridge or power lines.

[xjsnake]

Cool video, but no pilot is running that route without practicing it first unless they have a deathwish

[Mike.357]

probably flying low to stay off Russian radar, or maybe I have watched too many movies.

[LagerHead]

This pilot is a master at flying IFR (I Follow Roads) ;)

[peejman]

Bet it was quite startling when he first overtook the car. Bet it sounded really cool too. Would make me wish I had a fast car that could give the chopper a run for its money.

[btq96r]

probably flying low to stay off Russian radar, or maybe I have watched too many movies.

 

The city isn't too close to the front lines, so it was either training, a precaution, or the pilots just screwing around. 

[gjohnsoniv]

Somehow Snoop Dogg is an incredibly fitting music choice.

[rmiddle]

A fried of mine fly's small plains and sometimes the windows make it hard to follow his flight plan.  He has been known to use landmarks like roads to help him stay on course.  I doubt he flow that close to the road.  

 

Thanks

Robert

[Garufa]

That's pretty cool.

[Johnny Rotten]

Hopefully his avionics package doesn't include TOM TOM GPS..

[peejman]

You might be amazed by how many pilots navigate with little more than a Rand McNally

[Johnny Rotten]

Roger That, at least Rand McNally doesn't talk back..

Mis the turn, make a legal U turn in 100yrds, 200yrds, 1/4 mile, just wait recalculating!!!!   ​

[56FordGuy]

You might be amazed by how many pilots navigate with little more than a Rand McNally

A friend of mine that's a pilot has been griping lately that the FAA is moving away from printed charts now. She bought an iPad with some app that has the flight maps in it.

[peejman]

A friend of mine that's a pilot has been griping lately that the FAA is moving away from printed charts now. She bought an iPad with some app that has the flight maps in it.

 

 

Yep.  Glass cockpits appear to be "the thing" now, even portable ones.  :)    When I went on my Stearman ride a few years ago, the pilot/owner said all he typically used for cross country stuff was a road map.  It's not a plane you fly in bad weather, and it's low and slow enough to read signs on the interstate. 

[gjohnsoniv]

Yep. Glass cockpits appear to be "the thing" now, even portable ones. :) When I went on my Stearman ride a few years ago, the pilot/owner said all he typically used for cross country stuff was a road map. It's not a plane you fly in bad weather, and it's low and slow enough to read signs on the interstate.

I keep a road map in my flight bag next to my other charts as well.