Helicopter lands on trailer - GIF

**Altair** · Mar 1, 2021, 08:27 PM

Helicopter lands on trailer.

Previously:

Black Hawk helicopter crashes on carrier deck - GIF
Helicopter lands on ship in rough seas
Helicopter landing in high winds - GIF
Helicopter rotors collide - GIF
Helicopter hovering while crew repairs front landing gear - GIF

**Drew1966** · Mar 2, 2021, 09:30 PM

Wow. Just wow.

**old kodger** · Mar 3, 2021, 02:29 AM

that's one pretty damned cute bit of flying

**Hoosiersmoker** · Mar 3, 2021, 07:12 AM

Was just waiting for that portable john to slide and tip over!

**drivermark** · Mar 6, 2021, 07:57 PM

Just wondering why?

Did the copter need a ride somewhere?

**daniel82** · Mar 6, 2021, 11:40 PM

That's gotta be in Boulder Creek, CA...the only Scopazzi's I know of!

**hemmjo** · Mar 7, 2021, 05:15 AM

That is some impressive flying, Trying to imagine the WHY.

Looks like there must have been something wrong with the winch or hoist and they could not retract it.

OR

There was no winch. Perhaps they attached that rope or cable so they could haul something to a work site. Maybe they hauled the 'copter to that site so they did not have to fly with it dangling in the air the whole time.

Also appears to be a mountainous area, not sure what kind of 'copter that is, but many cannot fly much over 8,500-10,200 feet. Some can go much higher, but many cannot. Maybe they had to haul it there to get to the other side of the mountain?

additional
Well maybe not, if that is Bolder Creek, CA, elevation is only 479 ft according to wiki

**suther51** · Mar 8, 2021, 09:04 AM

The truck likely gets far better fuel economy, might just be a matter of economics.

**albertq** · Apr 12, 2025, 09:36 AM

Very good landing on narrow trailer.

I had a 2-seat Ukrainian built AK1-3 helicopter that I had on a trailer and toured SA with my wife in 2009

Helicopter lands on trailer - GIF-rnj-trip-2009-74.jpg

. Needed the trailer as wife's luggage couldn't fit into helicopter, so needed car to drive to different locations, then fly local sightseeing trips. Worked very well.

**Frank S** · Apr 12, 2025, 09:46 PM

There is a local guy that uses a helicopter to treat mesquite trees. He hauls his copter on a trailer, has a large chemical tank on his truck. He has Deep Vee shaped rails on the trailer and the tank. for the skids for settle in All he has to do is hit 1 and the other has to slid in place. I told him he needed one of those jet fighter fuel nozzles set up to refill the chemical tank. But he said sometimes he just needs an excuse to grab a coffee or take a leak while the tank is refilling by a hose.