[eric strt6]

New York (CNN) -- A 19-year-old man died in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon after a remote control helicopter he was flying struck him in the head, according to the New York Police Department.
Roman Pirozek of Queens was pronounced dead on arrival by paramedics who rushed to the scene, Detective Kelly Ort said.
CNN affiliate WABC cites sources saying the man was decapitated by the chopper blades, while CNN affiliate WPIX's sources say they took off the top of the man's head.

 

[Austin Bike]

Well, as suicide goes, maybe that will be the new trend....

 

[HardtailHack]

I'd do something like that if I had an RC chopper, it was like this one-

 

[johnbryanpeters]

New York (CNN) -- A 19-year-old man died in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon after a remote control helicopter he was flying struck him in the head, according to the New York Police Department.
Roman Pirozek of Queens was pronounced dead on arrival by paramedics who rushed to the scene, Detective Kelly Ort said.
CNN affiliate WABC cites sources saying the man was decapitated by the chopper blades, while CNN affiliate WPIX's sources say they took off the top of the man's head.

So, to be precise, semi-decapitated.

 

[Pesqueeb]

So, to be precise, semi-decapitated.

Why split hairs?

 

[MMike]

why split hairs?

boooooo!!!!

 

[Jm_]

This is why the FAA is getting involved with drones and requiring people to get operating certificates for commercial purposes, certify their machines and possibly require the use of licensed pilots. All this makes for a ton of hoops someone must go through for to operate drones, but the possible problem is someone filing something like a car (or a rider!) from a drone and the drone being interfered with a cell phone or some other electromagnetic source, and then running into the rider and causing him to crash and die, or running into a car and causing a family to lose control and die. This is touchy ground and things usually do not go wrong, but in the rare cases when it does, it could be catastrophic.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

BRADFORD, Vt. (Friday, July 16, 2021) — After continued investigation, the Vermont State Police is releasing additional information about the hot-air-balloon accident that occurred Thursday, July 15, 2021, in the town of Bradford.

In the late afternoon hours, four passengers and a pilot took off in the balloon from Post Mills Airport. Some time later, the balloon began to descend and briefly touched down in a field. When contact was made with the ground, the basket tipped, and a passenger fell out. During this sequence, the pilot became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended and ended up entrapped underneath the basket, where he eventually fell to the ground from a height. The pilot landed in a field off Waits River Road and was pronounced dead on scene.

The balloon continued north for about 1.5 miles until it became caught in a grove of trees in Piermont, New Hampshire, at which point the three passengers remaining in the balloon were able to climb down safely. None of the four passengers was injured in the incident.

Police are withholding the identity of the deceased pilot pending notification of relatives. His body is being transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, along with the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, have been made aware of the incident. Members of the NTSB and FAA will respond later Friday morning, July 16, and lead the investigation into what occurred.

No further information is currently available.

 

[mykel]

BRADFORD, Vt. (Friday, July 16, 2021) — After continued investigation, the Vermont State Police is releasing additional information about the hot-air-balloon accident that occurred Thursday, July 15, 2021, in the town of Bradford.

In the late afternoon hours, four passengers and a pilot took off in the balloon from Post Mills Airport. Some time later, the balloon began to descend and briefly touched down in a field. When contact was made with the ground, the basket tipped, and a passenger fell out. During this sequence, the pilot became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended and ended up entrapped underneath the basket, where he eventually fell to the ground from a height. The pilot landed in a field off Waits River Road and was pronounced dead on scene.

The balloon continued north for about 1.5 miles until it became caught in a grove of trees in Piermont, New Hampshire, at which point the three passengers remaining in the balloon were able to climb down safely. None of the four passengers was injured in the incident.

Police are withholding the identity of the deceased pilot pending notification of relatives. His body is being transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, along with the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, have been made aware of the incident. Members of the NTSB and FAA will respond later Friday morning, July 16, and lead the investigation into what occurred.

No further information is currently available.

Fuck.
Could you imagine being one of the passengers?
Bet the sight of a hot air balloon does funny things to their bowels now.

 

[canadmos]

the pilot became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended and ended up entrapped underneath the basket, where he eventually fell to the ground from a height.

....

Police are withholding the identity of the deceased pilot pending notification of relatives. His body is being transported to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

I'm not a doctor nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn recently, but really...

 

[splat]

That is serious Pilot error ! I have crewed for several Ballons and the is a cord to pull that opens the top of the canopy to stop the Ballon from going back up, it is mandated to be very accessible, and if a ballon hits the ground hard and tips that cord should have been pulled.

 

[slyfink]

That is serious Pilot error ! I have crewed for several Ballons and the is a cord to pull that opens the top of the canopy to stop the Ballon from going back up, it is mandated to be very accessible, and if a ballon hits the ground hard and tips that cord should have been pulled.

Maybe it should be tied to the pilot? Sort of like the the throttle on a seadoo or skidoo - if you let go, the machine stops.

Also, very appropriate username for that employment.

 

[Pesqueeb]

I'm not a doctor nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn recently, but really...

"multiple blunt force trauma"

 

[Jm_]

That is serious Pilot error !

Seems self-correcting to me.

 

[Jm_]

Maybe it should be tied to the pilot? Sort of like the the throttle on a seadoo or skidoo - if you let go, the machine stops.

Also, very appropriate username for that employment.

Maybe attach the lanyard to the plug.