tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3153634871173055221..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14270595844754547352019-11-24T21:16:32.468+00:002019-11-24T21:16:32.468+00:00The nerves of steel on that pilot. Amazing control...The nerves of steel on that pilot. Amazing control.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-43171004186398293942019-11-24T00:46:39.513+00:002019-11-24T00:46:39.513+00:00PS That YouTube video has a follow-on -- see right...PS That YouTube video has a follow-on -- see right column of page -- showing the takeoff, even trickier. The helicopter is an MD 902 with a ducted fan instead of a tail rotor, giving very precise control.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1854950534945143082019-11-24T00:41:38.282+00:002019-11-24T00:41:38.282+00:00The pilot of the usual smaller helicopter displays...The pilot of the usual smaller helicopter displays amazing skill and precision, and will land in a moderately wide street. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUziTfKC3r0" rel="nofollow">Here</a> he is just up the road from here in Kensington High Street.<br /><br />It may be an unworthy suspicion, but I think that heron met a sticky end.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81049846261307776692019-11-23T23:03:36.258+00:002019-11-23T23:03:36.258+00:00No wonder the pilot was feeling diffident. It must...No wonder the pilot was feeling diffident. It must be quite dangerous for a larger helicpoter to take off from such a closed place.<br /><br />Now I am worried for that Heron. Do you suspect foul play with the previous one?<br /><br />The weather looks quite miserable. I know I'd perish wiht the cold and damp.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com