aucu 3 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 A couple of days back had the chance to take a helicopter in and out of the Sierra Madre so I took it because it sure beats the hell out of a 10 hour drive both ways on bone jarring dirt roads into the middle of nowhere.So I’m thinking this is a great thing, I’ve spent hundreds of hours in helicopters so I couldn’t be more comfortable in them but unfortunately this is the second time I’ve heard a pilot say “WE’RE GOING DOWN!” and not at all in a good wayThis time round Capitan dickshit ran out of fuel and we had to make an unplanned landing with only a couple minutes of fuel left. So we plunk down beside the tiny town of San SomthingErOther spook the living crap out of a couple of horses and raise one ginormous cloud of dust. Great way to say hi to a new town. Thus a fuel hunt begins.Predictably a flock of kids and other assorted onlookers flock to the chopper. Can’t blame them since this was the most excitement there since well hmmmmmmm probably the last time someone got shot. Which may have been only a couple of days back.It’s amazing that anywhere you go these days it seems like everyone has cell phone cameras. Hey but they were all nice and more than happy to sell us some diesel at twice the going price. and we blast off. Just another day in Mexico Thats all Link to post Share on other sites
navybuttons 16 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 LOL. that's actually really cool. Mexico is all about the little things. no can openers at the grocery store. pilot doesn't have enough fuel in the helicopter. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 lmaocellphones in mexicou must be jokinghaha...ur funny Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 LOL. that's actually really cool. Mexico is all about the little things. no can openers at the grocery store. pilot doesn't have enough fuel in the helicopter.LMAO againfuel in mexicohahaFUNNY Link to post Share on other sites
navybuttons 16 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 cellphones in mexicoyeah, they're totally third world, but like 1 in maybe 25 people will have them.cricket service for the win. Link to post Share on other sites
beans-n-icewater 18 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 dieselHow bad did that thing smoke with diesel in it? Seems like that would be hard on the ignitorsKerosene would have been better if they had any... Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 9 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 lmaocellphones in mexicou must be jokinghaha...ur funnyactually the second richest guy in the world is the owner of a mexican telecom company Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 actually the second richest guy in the world is the owner of a mexican telecom company godammit Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,367 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 actually the second richest guy in the world is the owner of aTHE mexican telecom companyFYP Link to post Share on other sites
sandwedge 30 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Great trip report. Along with being entertained, I learned a few things:1. Helicopters can fly on diesel.2. There are no cars in Mexico. Only Pickups and an occassional SUV.3. On average, Mexicans' trucks are more valuable than their houses.4. Fenceposts made from sticks don't hold up to windblasts from helicopters. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 lmaocellphones in mexicou must be jokinghaha...ur funnyOye...this is a Mexican cellphone: Link to post Share on other sites
Doug 0 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Great trip report. Along with being entertained, I learned a few things:1. Helicopters can fly on diesel.2. There are no cars in Mexico. Only Pickups and an occassional SUV.3. On average, Mexicans' trucks are more valuable than their houses.4. Fenceposts made from sticks don't hold up to windblasts from helicopters.I didnt know these facts either. Link to post Share on other sites
mtdesmoines 2 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Great trip report. Along with being entertained, I learned a few things:1. Helicopters can fly on diesel.2. There are no cars in Mexico. Only Pickups and an occassional SUV.3. On average, Mexicans' trucks are more valuable than their houses.4. Fenceposts made from sticks don't hold up to windblasts from helicopters.They can if it's the only ****ing way to get back in the air and out of range. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,768 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Great trip report. Along with being entertained, I learned a few things:1. Helicopters can fly on diesel.2. There are no cars in Mexico. Only Pickups and an occassional SUV.3. On average, Mexicans' trucks are more valuable than their houses.4. Fenceposts made from sticks don't hold up to windblasts from helicopters. The fenceposts made from sticks are actually holding up nicely. It appears that the section that is down is actually a gate to some sort of road. Link to post Share on other sites
aucu 3 Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 How bad did that thing smoke with diesel in it? Seems like that would be hard on the ignitorsKerosene would have been better if they had any...Ran fine, El Capitan said that Diesel is the same as Jet Fuel only with a bit more paraffin. (ya that could smoke)Longer term problems, wouldn't be too much of a shock.Obv this was not the first time this happened to him. Link to post Share on other sites
sandwedge 30 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 The fenceposts made from sticks are actually holding up nicely. It appears that the section that is down is actually a gate to some sort of road.I stand corrected. I guess I'll never get a job for the government analyzing spy sattelite images. Link to post Share on other sites
CBass1724 1 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Isn't the Mexican phone company called Taco Bell? Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteSpade 0 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I also went down in one after running out of fuel. I was in the Canadian Arctic in the summer of 2002 when our junior pilot ruined our day. We had to hike 4 hours back to our base camp (all tents), fill up some jerry cans with Jet B, then hike all the freakin way back to the heli with all that weight in fuel on our backs. I don't think there was another human within 200km to help us out.I'll have to dig up some picks of my pilot filling the helicopter with fuel cans. I don't know how easily I'd be convinced that deisel would do the job. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Are you saying America is gay? That's pretty funny...Urban Dictionary definition of "beard" Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 354 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 We're goin' down, buddy... Link to post Share on other sites
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