French Gendarmerie Helicopter in Chamonix Rescues Skier

[@petergriffin383]

I don't know what's more impressive, the skill of the pilot or that the thumbnail wasn't clickbait

[@caltonfollows2168]

HAHAHA !! That's exactly how I was thinking when I saw the thumbnail : "Oh HERE we go . . . . another bullshitting lying click-baiting thumbnail." - I almost didn't click on it at all because of that.

[@noskillzdad5504]

@@caltonfollows2168 same here

[@dontgiveup3238]

Yeah

[@adamhuskey5306]

Lol

[@LaughingSaint66]

Right!

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

the french have one of the best teams of rescuers, the high mountain gendarmerie, trained at the EMHM in Chamonix, they are the elite!...they saved my life 13 years ago, I was fell into a crevasse. I have fond memories, thank you to them!

[@Lagmaster33]

Gotta give respect to everyone who are willing to risk their lives to save others.

[@ropro9817]

@@pmbbmp Exactly! Whenever I see one of these 'extreme adventure sports' type jackoffs needing to be rescued by people having to risk their own safety, I smh. Just let the idiots who _choose_ to hike/ski off-trail die a quiet lonely death. I won't miss them.

[@strikerlll]

@@pmbbmp that's arguing that people get what they deserve. Should we not help smokers when their lungs start giving out, or save the family that are in a burning tree house, or the guy who drove 20 kmh too fast and crashed? All of these people accept risk's, hell you cant live without accepting risks. I do not have a lot of respect for people who do these high risk activities without being prepared, both equipment and training wise. When I go off mountain climbing I do not expect to be saved if something goes wrong do i bring every tool in the box to make it as easy to save me if I get in that situation as possible of course i dont want too make it harder and more dangerous than absolutely nesscsarry.

[@sdafasdfsagasfesa298]

@@pmbbmp I agree somewhat, kids get injured and then require someone else to save them also risking injury or death themselves. I have no problem with either party doing what they want with their lives but it does seem a bit selfish to begin with, if the rescuers want and I assume they do because this is probably their job, to risk their lives then that's their prerogative, it doesn't concern me nor is it mine or anyone else's business with what they choose to do. I would say rescuing someone you know would be vastly easier to take a risk than to save someone you don't. But those types of actions happen every day I'm sure, I'd probably be more selfless in regards to animals than I would of people because in my experience most people are undeserving of it while animals are selfless and purely instinctual/blameless. Whereas people are typically conniving, selfish, entitled, spoiled, lack self awareness and typically ignorant of what they're doing and how it affects others in their lives in general inconsiderate. But sure there are circumstances out of people's control, this clearly isn't one of them, they knew full well what could happen going up there but say an elderly person takes a tumble and breaks a leg or something, they would be more deserving of help than these people in my opinion. I'm not saying people shouldn't live their lives how they want or take risks, also not pertaining to this video so much but being inconsiderate of other people and what they may have to risk to save them from their own ignorance, it's just nothing in my opinion that's astonishing. The best part of the video in my opinion is watching the helicopter blades as if they're in slow motion, the rest is kinda meh. Some idiot gets hurt, risks other people's lives to save him.

[@Dan-qp1el]

Especially when risking their lives to save stupid people.

[@Under-Kaoz]

@@pmbbmp and you don't think a lot of these rescuers don't get a thrill and personal satisfaction from their job? You sir need to understand human psychology a lot more.

[@GRosa250]

In the summer time he does ornamental hedge trimming with the main rotor.

[@eddt430]

Bonsai trees.

[@RCinginSC]

Lmao

[@driveman6490]

Puts Edward Scissorhands to shame.....so I'm told.

[@BobSmith1980.]

Hahaha

[@Yetipfote]

I wish you prosperity and health... at least a lot of likes on this comment!

[@vincentstella5131]

As a retired helicopter pilot myself, I must take my hat off to this pilot's flying skill. He's a phenomenal pilot.

[@frankwitte1022]

I regularly climb in the area and you see them flying out multiple times a day in the climbing season ... they make me feel very safe, even though I try to never need them (and so far with success, fingers crossed).

[@JJ-qv8co]

as a retired astronaut , i agree with you as well I take my hat off

[@cusoonmyfriend3738]

french flair

[@LivefactsInsane]

alpine copter pilots are built diffy

[@godless1014]

Pilot: Don't worry. I saw this on Mission Impossible once.

[@bamf6603]

Pilot: Don't worry I got hollow blades cheat code.

[@TheRealStraw]

@@bamf6603 you mean noclip blades cheat code

[@bamf6603]

@@TheRealStraw yeah excatly 😂

[@dirkdee9751]

😅

[@mmabdulahi]

friend: if we ever go to a mountain. I'm breaking your legs just to see that again.

[@superchargedpetrolhead]

Bugger me, that is some insane skill...

[@olehbabiy9254]

its like landing but u dont land? :D

[@goofycker]

Defying teh rules of physics for a Noob in danger...

[@barnabydinosaurroadsafetyp3457]

Police helicopter given parking ticket by French local council wannabe .. that is some flying have you seen video special boat squadron drive powerboat with soldiers onto a military helicopter in the water, the helicopter deck is underwater and still hovering. .. gutsy as the suction of water could easily tip the helicopter ...boat on ... it then takes off ..

[@krokrokrokro]

@@goofycker exactly ....

[@4dirt2racer0]

lmao "bugger me" what does that mean!!!???? haaahaha it sounds Fn hilarious i like ur name btw

[@roronoa02]

French pilots (helicopter, fighter jet etc...) are among the best in the world. Very well trained and experienced.

[@travelingmaniac]

I spent a full winter working in the French Alps, and I had no car, so I often resorted to hitchhiking back and forth the different mountains. Every now I then, I would get picked up by this French rescue helicopter pilot named John. The guy drove a souped-up classic blue Subaru Impreza WRX, and drove it at insane speeds like a surgeon. Such great memories. Mad respect for these guys, they ARE clearly built differently.

[@jhk247]

Where were you in french alps please ?

[@travelingmaniac]

@jhk247 working in Tignes and living in Val D'Isere

[@BruneSixtine]

The pilots in the French Alps do multiple sorties every day during snow season, they're skilled because they work a lot. The Airbus EC145 is also the perfect heli for this mission. The pilot was 46 years old, he has more than 5000 hours of flight, and works for 6 years in the Chamonix valley.

[@imperatormegabot2590]

bravo

[@SxTxferlife]

Goddamn, that's some serious skill behind the controls of that chopper. They definitely had this rescue nailed, bravo to everyone all around, I wish them well on all their future endeavors. Cheers from Oxnard, California, USA!

[@Michael-yz4mc]

Nice to know 👍

[@paulhomsy2751]

@@SxTxferlife I was skiing with my daughter on the Vallee Blanche several years ago and we witnessed the extraction of a skier who had fallen in a crevasse...Incredible skills all around. The helicopter pilot was just as skilled as this one.

[@jafu745]

@@chrisconwayphotography How very foolish yes. Just like ambulance and firetruck drivers. We would all be better off without people wanting to risk their lives for us.

[@matthysuys7355]

This guys flying skills are just unbelievable, he doesn't even waste time slowly getting closer, lol, he just digs the nose into the mountain!!! I am still blown away how the rotors don't hit the snow...there must be enough of a gap or now as severe slope as it looks watching it. But I am a pilot, and I'm telling you, this guy is a PRO!! 😄😄😄

[@oskargren986]

I have seen them doing that maneuver in summertime. Tip of the rotors centimeters from the rock face. In the Mount Blanc massif they rescue people non stop.

[@rogerblackwood8815]

I'm a fixed wing pilot and that seemed amazing to me too! But I have to ask how do you asses that situation before committing? You must know how many rules and regulations there are for landing a helicopter at say your local Hotel, let alone standing on the nose of one skid high up in the mountains, that must be a similar calculation to density altitude operations in a fixed wing? So really cool and impressive, but I would like to remind you of an old aviation proverb if I may? "There are BOLD Pilots, and Old Pilots, but there are NO OLD AND BOLD Pilots"

[@matthysuys7355]

Roger Blackwood 😆👍, so true. But I also have to say, there are pilots, and then there are PILOTS. Some people just have flying skills in there blood, combined with really great training combined..I still believe getting trained in the military first as a pilot, makes a big differences in quality pilots.

[@matthysuys7355]

Oskar Gren ..thanks for the info, now I can wrap my mind around it, like you said....centimeters!!!!😄

[@WW-wf8tu]

As a pilot, I will jump into this thread as well and say, there is no denying this is impressive. But for him, it is an everyday thing. Snow can give way to the tips of them blades. It is when you see him calculating the distance in the same location during summer against the rocks you start really clinching your buttocks. Btw, ever see bush pilots landing up against slopes? Think Air America. We have to be some crazy people to take bird imitated tech. and duplicate natures behavior.

[@kokonana4086]

Incredible!!! Mad skills from the pilot. French Gendarmarie is such a world class elite force, they practically can do anything under the sun. RESPECT.

[@kiliandervaux6675]

It's true. But even in France the Gendarmerie is very underrated

[@cusoonmyfriend3738]

they are also good when it comes to dying ppl's eyes in Paris during the yellow vests protest not only dying eyes but also killing ppl which are workers and never touch any african killers

[@PhilippeMarchand-xw1zp]

I’ve seen an interview of the pilot who explained that this is a normal procedure he is trained for. He was talking of this as you would discuss of your daily routine when you take the tube or park your car. He decided to do this because clouds were going to cover the area within minutes and it was the fastest maneuver.

[@Tagadarealty]

Yes, it's "common". You can see other crazy common manoeuver here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn60Xn53Z8-NqKM kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGOsfoeFltKNibc

[@kolptroop9983]

Do they print packets for the 160th in French??

[@peterlovett5841]

That is incredible flying. The margin for error is minuscule but there was absolutely no hesitation in going in to drop off the medic or to pick them up. Bravo.

[@jimmyculp8756]

Maybe the best pilot EVER!

[@imperatormegabot2590]

bravo

[@faceshaping3861]

This is literally one of the most amazing feats that we've ever seen. This is absolutely extra-ordinary. Where to begin??? The pilot? The heroic rescue personnel?? The fact that service actually exists?? The fact that this video somehow hasn't gone viral and been seen by everyone who's ever gone skiing? 2 million views just doesn't do this justice... Well...hats off to these miracle workers who are brave and amazing beyond words.

[@yvespetit]

And it's all free for the skier. Here in Canda, you would hear on TV news: "An amateur skier has gone off trail, injured himself and had to be rescued by an army helicopter. When will this nonsense stop?"

[@thomasrobinette3227]

Who is "we"?

[@dynamo1796]

There are helicopter pilots and then there are alpine helicopters pilots lol

[@chcornell]

I’m a MEDEVAC pilot in the US Army.....this is fuckin insane! I assume it is a standard of the aircraft that a slope the same angle of the skid toes to the AC nose will allow for blade clearance, but still, insane! Don’t forget people are getting on and off, the weight of the AC is shifting, known as CG, this requires constant minute input

[@silentblackhole]

One gust of wind... and it's all over. Fuckin, insane!

[@familleeatyourmails4205]

Lots of respect for you bro!

[@b0m6erhd59]

Is there something like a spike at the front? Unsure if I saw this right... Would that provide some support?

[@ET_Don]

@@b0m6erhd59 That spike looks to me to be a cable cutter. The mountain course I attended taught exactly what that pilot did, simply put stab the snow with the cable cutter to assist with stability, while the main rotor supports the weight.

[@pierrefraisse8610]

@Normund Vansane Baynonet are for the bears and sometimes for eventual Yétis.

[@JustAnotherDayToday]

That’s unbelievable flying-a highly experienced pilot.

[@LogiForce86]

Makes me wonder what his nickname is at work... "Mad Dog Murdock" maybe? Jokes aside, this is fine skill you only see at the most highly trained and experienced levels of aviation.

[@shbooby5258]

Goddamn right!

[@handendaer]

U think? Thanks for ur observation.

[@antony2527]

Definitely me in GTA 🤣

[@antony2527]

@бесплатно скачать fuck off with that

[@CJ_102]

Blades look like they are millimetres from unleashing a deadly snowstorm, if they so much as touch that snow surface. Can only imagine this elite rescue team practice and perform their drills so often that it becomes second nature. Unreal, wow!

[@heribertfassbender5759]

Can you see the angle of the skids at the front of the heli? This angle provides the pilot with stability in this situation. the angle makes sure, that he can't push the rotor into the slope, when pushing the skids on the surface.

[@biggils8894]

@@heribertfassbender5759 doesn’t give you the angle of the slope to determine how close the rotor blades are.

[@ajtheguy]

@@heribertfassbender5759 It's all about the angle, tilt the chopper 3 degrees forward the whole thing will eat snow right away, the skid won't help without the pilot's insane skill.

[@erj145jet]

Speaking as another professional pilot, that was an impressive display of skill

[@choongta]

Agreed. But, isn't that a bit too risky having the nose touching snow with so little clearance for the blades ??

[@briansilver9652]

@@choongta Not an expert but it may be a technique to have a point to stabilize the movement while people are entering and exiting the vehicle assuming a number of feet of snow depth. The thing that gets me is what about updrafts/downdrafts and what about the air pressure of the prop wash causing a snow slide. That snow wasn't blowing around at all.

[@tajdvl-advocate6113]

@@briansilver9652 So many variables in play. A twitch in his arm on the collector, his other hand on the stick, a burp in the engine, a slight breeze, an avalanche. The entire team are spectacular heroes.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

@@briansilver9652 not all snow is powder snow

[@Soldmysoulforablurayplayer]

@@choongta The camera angle made them look closer than they were probably.

[@phil.m.b3853]

In France the "GendarmerieNationale" is a part of French army, the pilots are highly trained.

[@ch3rryb0y81]

For me the gendarmerie is military that do the work of the police but in rural area

[@johnnytarponds9292]

Lol obviously!

[@discoshart]

No shit

[@ch3rryb0y81]

@@johnnytarponds9292 do you have to be mean? Maybe it’s not for some people.

[@johnnytarponds9292]

@@ch3rryb0y81 I wasn’t being mean. I was expressing my Extreme agreement with the obvious high level of skill these pilots demonstrate.

[@rolandzimmer6840]

Vous faites un métier EXCEPTIONNEL. Que ce soit les pilotes, les secouristes, les soignants, vous êtes SUBLIMES. Dommage je suis né un peu trop tôt. Je fais beaucoup de montagne, mais à mon niveau et je m'éclate. Vous me régalez, merci, c'est grandiose. Restons néanmoins prudent. GÉNIAL.

[@bernhardwolf6172]

That pilot really got steel balls!!!!

[@JAnx01]

No, he's just moronic. A bit of a sudden strong wind or a whirl and he could instantly kill the whole bunch of the people involved.

[@derxer614]

@@JAnx01 You, the highly trained armchair police helicopter pilot, know it all!

[@svorkoetter]

@@JAnx01 Notice that he braced the helicopter's skid against the snow so that a wind gust couldn't push it into the hill. This pilot knows what he's doing (and probably wouldn't do it in conditions in which it would be too risky).

[@JAnx01]

@@smartrubberchicken You are failing to distinguish between skill and exposure to unnecessary risks. This pilot has good piloting skills but he is taking crazy risks. That's a fact.

[@JAnx01]

@@svorkoetter Push him? No. But it could easily pitch the helo forward.

[@Rick-tf4dl]

Watch the pilot head is still looking forward no movement no shoulder movement, he is focused on his job and lets the team do theirs. Lets talk about team they have absolute trust in that pilot That's ELITE training being demonstrated by everyone!!!

[@amfohr]

Yep, didn't even check his WhatsApp, you see it is possible

[@RrSincerely]

Didn't know a helicopter could kneel so gracefully while gently whispering into the face of a mountain.

[@lucgreen9314]

5000 hours of flight time!!

[@marc9080]

Made in France!

[@MauricioBarragan]

Lmao

[@FrenchViking466]

Haha i absolutely love this comment 👏🏻

[@guydidier537]

La precision du pilotage. Bravo à ces gars là et surtout un Grand respect

[@henrikasijo3258]

Big Up to the French Gendarmerie 👍👏

[@JohnnyColtHD]

Finally a real example of "If they hadn't filmed it, noone would believed it."

[@user23724]

I would never have believed this if someone told it to me lmao. Had to see it to believe it.

[@krokrokrokro]

no need to believe when you know how professionnal are the pilots

[@krokrokrokro]

@@user23724 ok shaun the sheep

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

Mountain Rescue Pilots In Movies: "We can't, there's nowhere to land." Mountain Rescue Pilots In Real Life: "Hold my beer, I've got this."

[@gearloose703]

I think they don't even consider that there ever could be a place to land around there. So that is business as usual.

[@АлександрШмелёв-ь7м]

Ты прав друг))

[@bruhwtfyt]

Ropes: *"AM I A JOKE TO YOU?"*

[@master-gbig1140]

WTF to that! This is a hell of a place to start a avalanche, and your beer is going to be a snow-cone by the time were dune, if we live to tell about it.

[@enoughofyourkoicarp]

@@master-gbig1140 Beer ice cream, nuff said.

[@SxTxferlife]

That looks seriously unreal, like that's how I park my helicopters in Battlefield or Ghost Recon Wildlands and I always thought it was ridiculous, I guess not. Those pilots are skilled beyond belief. Im genuinely surprised at the skill shown here

[@salvatores3816]

@Hugh Duganout that’s not true

[@happyreeper1]

@Hugh Duganout hahah

[@chrisden57]

IT'S PERFECTLY THE TRUTH ! ...I SAW THE ENTIRE TV DOCUMENTARY (which is available on the net).

[@fabienlacaze6325]

@@salvatores3816 im french too, this man speaks the truth...

[@djodysseus7851]

also imagine hanging off there on a cable like wtf

[@vitulda]

this is not a helicopter pilot, this is an artist!!

[@_marlene]

i saw this in a .gif file and i literally thought it was AI generated clickbait. Is the rotor not like 0.5 inches away from the ice? BEAUTIFUL movement with not one unnecessary motion

[@Twobarpsi]

Co pilot: "How close should we get?" Pilot: "Yes..."

[@LSD123.]

lol

[@zaratrusta79]

this is why I always read youtube comments in these videos

[@gt_kenny]

🤣

[@uwhawkman]

Pilot: "Hold my beer."

[@KimoonTsong]

(American accent) Co pilot: "How close should we get?" (foreign accent) Pilot: "Yes..."

[@Treddian]

And here I am, proud of myself when I stop my car window in perfect alignment with the drive thru window.

[@glumpy1024]

That pilot could probably put the Chopper through the drive though and line up his window perfectly with the drive though one.

[@ze2004]

hahahah true

[@freebuilder007]

Thanks for that...Laughing out loud after a gnarly day....

[@esmeesme7666]

Same here, when I park perfectly straight between the lines! 🤣🤣

[@NeilMalthus]

I'm proud of myself when I can take a swig of beer without dribbling.

[@jariquassdorf5520]

This dude seriously knows the front, rear and right, left of his machine! 100% control!

[@rv1251]

Tom cruise and mission impossible left the chat

[@-nostalgia1080]

bruh

[@QEPD666]

Tom Cruise is rotten and garbaje

[@makleris1984]

Tom Cruise - is money power mad . These guys are real hero’s not like movie stars assholes

[@matthysuys7355]

Guys like small little Tom Cruise have inferiority complexes, that's why they need attention so they can feel better about themselves. I hear they say he is a real D_ck in real life. I see celebrities as just normal people, they r no better than anyone else. If I see a celebrity I don't go gu gu gagga...lol But I will admit, some of the stunts he does,... take some balls.

[@ToasterStud]

Where are the fucking masks???!!!! You're standing too damn close!!!! You're fired!!!!

[@benjaminrhodes9611]

Who's more badass than an alpine rescue skier? The helicopter pilot that gets him onto the mountain, and back to base.

[@josephv7166]

Id say the person filming at blade height

[@guillaumedepommereau6362]

This performance is mind blowing. Such ease, such control, oblivious to the massive risk of the wind, the inches of the blades to the rocky mountain. I have never seen this. The three medics are cool and pro, the pilot and copilot show incredible control. It is extraordinary and the gendarmes act if it was ordinary.

[@couvertgerard7742]

Quel intérêt de l'écrire en anglais ?

[@LoftusRoadLad]

I used to be a helicopter pilot, and let me tell you, THAT is darned impressive flying!

[@GeorgeChaidaris]

Being my self very close to aviation in general since a little kid, I will stick to this mans testimony.

[@antaress8128]

Wow! The pilot is master! Virtuoso! Whatever salary he gets, it's not enough for these skills. Bravo!

[@boingobadger9846]

Damn they need way more

[@soliv27]

When someone saves lives he 's never paid enough. But in the same time that kind of people would do it paid bread and bedroom. Some rescuer do it freely, french sea SNSM is mostly done by volunteers, risking their lives to help unknown people. This is special, but this is humanity.

[@DD-ce2nm]

I spent my holidays in Chamonix when I was a young boy in a camp site near the helicopter base. I saw those choppers several times per day leaving to rescue people. Their teams are kind of heroes. It's a very risky job.

[@johnyves1246]

Having flown hundreds of Heliported medevacs myself, some close to limits, I truly appeciate this story as it shows clearly the pilot’s skills as well as the professionalism of the medics. It all rests on 3 fingers on the cyclic and a firm grip on the collective ...BRAVO Gendarmerie !

[@birddogaustria2103]

I am myself a pilot...... this is incredible!!! Those guys up there can be lucky to have such an experienced and skilled Pilot Ace

[@turmat01]

What a team... That helicopter pilot is a BOSS... the medics did an amazing job too!

[@siurek1135]

Greeting to France from Poland! Vive la France!

[@Nismo3]

Co pilot: "Ok, we should use the winch for the rescue?" Pilot: "Hold my baguette"

[@user23724]

@@brugges You just need a sense of humour to be able to see him ..

[@gerhardpernjak6469]

LOL!!!!

[@805fpv3]

LOLLL

[@ErwinPommel]

@@brugges Of course there isn't. No-one has the balls to fly with this man.

[@yeahnigga5768]

Hold my baguette 😂😭😂😭😂

[@14goldmedals]

So many commenters are amazed at his skills as we all are. I haven't read anyone refer to this pilot's bravery and his ability to remain perfectly calm and in control of his aircraft. He is a police pilot and as Captain of this helicopter he understands that he is 100% responsible for the lives of everyone involved including the hiker filming. He is an everyday Hero. Don't ever forget that he puts his life also in jeopardy every mission. That's pure guts and a sense of responsibility to make his world a better place. That's what heroes do.

[@Enceos]

One needs courage only if they lack the skill. This pilot is skilled beyond the need for courage. He just knows he can handle it without endangering anyone's life.

[@sterlingarcher1962]

I'm wildly impressed, not only with this pilots level of skill, but also with that ship's ability to carry the weight of his clearly huge balls at that altitude!

[@karlwalters3763]

Wow, another 'huge balls" comment.

[@StrangerInAStrange]

The BK-117 is a work horse! Almost, if it will ship, it will fit. Bad Ass flying!

[@nickl1349]

I'm not a pilot, I don't like helicopters or planes, I don't ski, and I don't like snow. But that was 100% friggin cool!

[@silentblackhole]

I'm the opposite to you, except the last bit :D

[@fedup3449]

Yep, indeedy, snow is really cool.

[@viz12345]

I also don't like French... but that was some good piloting.

[@chrisehmke1651]

What do you like at all??

[@KiranIX1]

Women working in such low temperatures and saving lives..This clipping shows how the french women are dedicated in doing their duties. You guys are awesome..Also appreciate the Pilot the way he balanced the chopper in such weather conditions...great skills. I guess he must be trained from French army wing. If not then, army should get training from this pilot. From Bangalore India..!

[@skysurfer5333]

I Like How He Uses The Lower Cable Cutter As An Ice Pick! Very Skillful Pilot!

[@jaymoore2738]

God bless these real-life heroes. That pilot has incredible skills!

[@sthener]

Practice, practice and practice is just the way to get that expertise. All respect for rescuers and the top level pilot :)

[@jeffiles7953]

Those French pilots are crazy.

[@_NoName0]

And gifted..

[@tuttoto]

Only the mandatory training..

[@johnbradley1599]

really crazy - that could so easily have gone very wrong and caused an even bigger incident.

[@eogg25]

Pilots are a special type of people. they love what they do.

[@dobdoa3691]

Crazy good!

[@ubaft3135]

2:23 you can see how the chopper balance changes with just one person entering and the pilot instantly adjusts for it. so much skill holy moly

[@fulgoravix8410]

The guy calling the 911: We have an injured in the middle of the montain, you will not be able to la- Pilote: Say no more

[@EXILEvenom]

112 in france

[@franck4464]

@@EXILEvenom 112 in Europe

[@drewpeacock7820]

​@@franck4464 no

[@DonnieX6]

@@drewpeacock7820 yes, it is 112 in Europe

[@lyds1915]

hahaha :D

[@loicalex]

That's what the word ELITE looks like. And there's a fuckton of wind up there.

[@einfachabsurd3757]

yes they are, but where I come frome maneuver like this are part of every mountain rescue pilot training

[@Mordalo]

@@einfachabsurd3757 Still mad skills. :)

[@465marko]

fuckton of wind up your butt lol

[@glennoc8585]

The more dangerous side of heli CV helicopter piloting.

[@MrArtVein]

@@einfachabsurd3757 where are you from

[@ricardobimblesticks1489]

I think "I got the skills" whenever I reverse park in a tight space. These mothers! Jeez.. Hats off

[@jimmypitty9248]

17 years as a crewy on Bk117s and that’s a testament to the skill of the pilot and the capability of the Bk117, the BEST utility aircraft ever built

[@212driller]

This is called a "toe in". It is a normal bush pilot maneuver for mountain sides or hillsides. Not to diminish the skill it takes to do such a maneuver, but it is not uncommonly used. We used to do toe in drop offs and pickups twice daily sometimes. It is a cool looking and dangerous maneuver, both for pilot and people on the ground. Glad this hiker was able to be rescued easily with a helicopter.

[@Herghun]

Yes they do that all day long especialy in winter when parisian come out here haha

[@susanbilodeau7793]

The best pilot I have ever seen on all the helicopter rescues I have watched!

[@strattamatter]

Is it just me or are all French helicopter pilots ridiculous talented and utterly fearless?

[@Travelleramit]

That Pilot is a Born Legend ... Respect from India 🇮🇳 😀

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

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[@WildlifeObsessed]

Not sure precisely what impressed me most - flying skills or sheer bravery. Bravo to you all. Pilot does topiary in his spare time, I gather.

[@seosoudinot1307]

Respect à nos forces de l’ordre et de secours et à nos pilotes 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@louiscyphre666]

I'm surprised that the helicopter takes off again at all. With the weight of the pilot's Balls to lift.

[@minhpham-yh9qn]

Damn it I wrote the same thing before scrolling down to see this

[@einfachabsurd3757]

where i come frome every mountain rescue pilot is able to do this....

[@battleoid2411]

@@einfachabsurd3757 and theyre all very good at flying.

[@einfachabsurd3757]

@@battleoid2411 yes they are and they need to be....

[@battleoid2411]

@@einfachabsurd3757 ok? Im not sure what the point of this is

[@LuisGFierro]

Extraordinary pilot and support team. The Gendarmerie is fabulous !

[@hole-sawbear1500]

Everyone rightfully impressed by the flying skills of the pilot. I'm over here wondering how the cameraman got back down the mountain.

[@JoseHernandez-zx7pi]

He didn't

[@TotoHurteau]

by sking or snowboarding like they original plan was

[@youba9069]

You're gonna be impressed: skiing it down dumb ass

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

He probably just walk, like anybody else.

[@moofymoo]

bubble-hearthed out.

[@andyowens5494]

Calm conditions, calm piloting. Nice work.

[@brycering5989]

weather permitting, hazard assessment looks good. go for it (Perform the operation).

[@Quatuux]

I've seen one doing even craziest stuff on a cliff where a climber got hurt, 6 months ago... And with wind. The injured guy was directly at the bottom of the cliff so he placed the main rotor's blades at a few centimers from the rocks, and he "landed" on a non flat rock to drop medical team. But because the rock wasn't flat he just placed like 10 cm of the landing gear on it... Trust me they are really good! But as the Gendarmerie said after this video was published : what he did in this video was very common, every secourist helicopter pilot who want to work in mountain area MUST be able to do this "landing" technic.

[@Argosh]

Weather is never calm in such a position. This is insanely dangerous but the pilot knows his business and is willing to risk his life.

[@zcomme]

and calm weather conditions

[@eCitizen1]

What a great pilot. I know how hard it is to hover like that. He is truly amazing and has unbelievable skill.

[@RadekMacha]

Extraordinary pilot. As they say in France: Chapeau!

[@krapoutchik1]

Oui! Chapeau! And I say "Chapeau bas!" (it's even more admiring)

[@JM-xq5wt]

@@krapoutchik1 English please?

[@krapoutchik1]

@@JM-xq5wt No, my english is not good. Sorry. If you want, you have two french expressions for admiration

[@jeanlagarigue6202]

@@JM-xq5wt" Chapeau bas "= "hat off"

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

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[@ArnoldsKtm]

That pilot is insane! Such skill and control.

[@quadcopter2475]

Excellent pilots are from everywhere. This is not insane like this pilot wrote, this is a calculated risk with a very high experience and skills. This pilot is one of a kind, Europe builds remarkable helicopters probably the best in the world. That is why US buys tons of them.

[@thebuckwheatchannel5744]

You are right sir. Look here calgary.ctvnews.ca/first-of-2-new-calgary-police-helicopters-unveiled-1.5134996

[@surviver5738]

President elect*

[@minhpham-yh9qn]

What mind boggling is how that helicopter is able to fly with the weight of the pilot massive balls

[@pauldemol3780]

These pilots of French rescue helicopters are incredible .!!!!.... I remember have seeing one in a blizzard, with a very poor visibility of 10-20 meter, following with a few meter ,the cable of the cable car from Les Prodains to Avoriaz ,(in a very narrow valley), as a guide , to get up in the station for rescuing somebody, while the cablecar was shutdown because of the heavy wind and storm !!!!

[@nenedu0630]

même si c'est leur métier , même s'ils font ça tous les jours , BRAVO à eux

[@ogamiitto8627]

Really amazing. This platoon of Gendarmerie probably rescues dozens of injured skiers every winter, yet I never heard about an accident (I'm french). Pros !

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

Dozens? I think they can do that in single week-end.

[@couvertgerard7742]

@@Kiev-in-3-days Pourquoi en anglais alors qu'il s'agit de la Gendarmerie et que votre interlocuteur est français ! C'est à cause de ce genre de comportement que notre pays s'enfonce.

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

@@couvertgerard7742 T'as raiso ducon lajoie. Pourquoi utiliser l'anglais sur internet alors que c'est clairement la source verifiee du declin francais. LOL. On a trouve le barjot de la semaine!

[@couvertgerard7742]

@@Kiev-in-3-days "ducon lajoie" "barjot" "LOL" vous cherchez le titre d'étron de la semaine ? Pauvre traitre merdeux regardez les statistiques vous verrez que le français, malgré des enfoirés incultes comme vous se porte pas si mal. Vous vous croyez à la pointe du progrès en vous gargarisant de vos quatre mots d’américain, vous n'êtes qu'un tocard péteux, soumis, esclave courbant l'échine.

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

@@couvertgerard7742 Absolument pas. Et jiger les gens en se basant sur son imagination fait de toi un imbecile. Quatre mots d'anglais. J'aurais eu du mal a vivre 30 a l'etranger LOL. Bien le bonsoir a toi petit nazillon de la grammaire! Vive l'Anglais en tant que langue internationale.

[@sonicweng]

i can never learn how to fly a helicopter, but i can learn how to praise the wondrous skill the pilot and crew has.

[@serser6720]

pilot boss....from Russia with love

[@mihailakulov7173]

👍 🚁👍

[@marcducati]

Rumour has it the pilot flies Red Bull air races on weekends to relax.

[@FrenchViking466]

Haha love this comment 😂👌🏻

[@marcducati]

@@FrenchViking466 😋

[@LL-ow1qt]

Hahaha😂

[@stevenoest]

They do this on the daily in some periods of the year, but that just makes it even more impressive. Real-life heroes

[@valentinsuez]

What is really crazy here is the fact that all of that is free for the injuried skier, all of this is for free and for everyone with carte vitale

[@doittoday1]

That is one of the most incredible feats of flying I have ever seen. That pilot IS the helicopter 👊

[@Gskuhn1958]

Be the machine

[@skahler]

The French don't fuck around when it comes to piloting and driving. There was one day in Marseille when a couple of us got picked up by some police because we caught a criminal they had a warrant out for by stalling him out with a hostel manager along with his stuff... we drove on the left side of the road, drove on sidewalks, and "near-missed" about 11 people along the way going at truly insane speeds in the city. It was absolutely nuts. They didn't blink an eye.

[@johnfroud137]

Amazing flying. I believe that the rigid rotor system on this aircraft, giving this highly experienced pilot lots of flight control, played a big part in pulling this off. I used to work on the BK-117, the nearly identical predecessor of the EC-145, while employed by MBB many years ago. Exceptional skill, and a successful rescue too.

[@ID-X]

French pilots the best in the world

[@bigbasil1908]

That Gendarme pilot has got some skill and guts doing that. That's quite something to be hovering in the spot with the landing skids touching the snowy slope.

[@anatmoolmuang7965]

This is the example where skills meet technology to perform miracle. Magnificent!!

[@gastonjaillet9512]

And the collest thing is that most gendarmerie pilots (in the Alps) learn to do this in training. They are at an incredible level, as most emergency pilots are in France, but this guy is particularly good!

[@MrK67017]

I've seen this video about 10 times, and I'm more impressed each time I watch it.

[@tuttoto]

It is a very good pilot and crew. Very well trained, but nothing unusual for them, as you can see there is no hesitation from anyone, not a single second lost... it is obviously usual for them. Btw, skid support is the safest technique for this purpose... it gives you the ground reference and a fixed pivot in case of wind changes... it allows easier power adjustment when the weight changes fast because of the crew disembarking rapidly. Respect for those very serious professionals.

[@jmbig]

hello tuttoto they are French army pilots trained in the Army Light Aviation (ALAT) when I was in the army it was our "taxis" these guys are doing crazy things with their machines. They even do acrobatics and loops with the helicopters !!

[@pieterveenders9793]

@@jmbig Isn't the PGHM made up of French police? I'm not even that amazed to see this video, I've been lucky enough to have been picked up by that exact same helicopter while on the flank of the Aiguille Verte. The skill of that pilot was insane, beyond anything I've ever seen.

[@jmbig]

hello @@pieterveenders9793 no, the gendarmerie is composed of military, who also have skills and police missions. In France, there are three levels of police, the municipal police, which can have not a lot powers and acts only on a municipality and which depends on the mayor. The national police which intervenes on all the territory but especially in urban area and which depends on the ministry of the interior. And the gendarmerie that covers the entire territory outside the major cities and that responds since 2009 to the Ministry of the Interior for police missions and the Ministry of Armies for the rest.

[@tocu9808]

Either it's the pilot's skill or the chopper's excellent flight control system, or their combination, the whole mission is spectacularly awesome.

[@fredericpascalmfp1539]

Extraordinaire comme exprimé dans la vidéo. Ce pilote d'hélicoptère est un crack. On dirait un taxi qui te dépose carrément sur ton palier. Énorme 😲

[@NeilNZ]

That's some control. That's one hell of a pilot.

[@drgeoffangel5422]

WTF, those rotor blades were so close to hitting down, what an amazing pilot, and what amazing rescuers!! all the respect to the pilot and rescue crew!! they were extremely lucky that the vibrations didn't cause an avalanche!!

[@krokrokrokro]

you know avalanche arent automatic

[@MJ-qt4dm]

The skill of that pilot is just amazing! I've never seen anything like it. It makes me wonder whether our mountain rescue teams here in Canada possess this level of skill also?

[@jayninabulworth9286]

That pilot is a badass. I don't know what they're paying him but they should pay him more. All of them very gutsy

[@glumpy1024]

At night, this guy comes home like everyone else and parks in his 2 car garage. Only this guy flies his chopper in there and parks it without a 2nd thought. Makes me wonder how the hell he even knew the first time he could do that? Legend!

[@SlayerofFiction]

Helicopter training is pretty intense, this guy has thousands of hours so its second nature for him.

[@guiyong]

@jethro riz Franchement c'était un peu dur comme commentaire. Si les Américains ont souvent deux voitures, c'est parce que les transports en commun sont souvent peu développés dans les suburbs, surtout le train.

[@guiyong]

​@jethro riz Regarde la France, regarde la bien. On est pas loin derrière dans la connerie.

[@chunchunmaru3644]

@jethro riz Il faut aussi prendre en compte la taille des Etats unis, et leur faible densité comparé aux pays européens, ce qui n'est pas favorable aux transports en commun. Le nombre de voiture par maison moyen est 1,88 véhicules, ce qui est logique vu qu'il ya 2 parents, donc ton commentaire est irrespectueux. "En France, en 2009, on comptait 598 voitures pour 1 000 habitants (véhicules particuliers et utilitaires). Aux Etats-Unis, ce chiffre est de 819 voitures pour 1 000 habitants" "86 % des foyers français possèdent une, voire plusieurs voitures. Ils étaient 79 % en 1998. Soit une hausse de près de 10 % en vingt ans (7 points)." Le parisien "le pays compte 34,19 millions de véhicules. Des chiffres qui s'expliquent notamment par l'augmentation du nombre de foyers multimotorisés, détenant deux automobiles ou plus (39 % aujourd'hui contre 29 % en 1998) (voir l'infographie)." Le parisien "The number of overall households with two or more cars has increased substantially, to 58% in 2017 from 22% in 1960." Evadoption.com Donc la france n'est pas loin derriere les Etats unis en termes de maisons multi-motorisés, ce qui ne fait que d'ajouter a l'impertinence de ton commentaire.

[@lmomeny]

Outstanding flying and first aid. Bravo.

[@youtubesque]

1:56 WOW chapeau bas la gendarmerie nationale je suis fière de vous

[@tikibeach]

This is an expertly trained and professional team. They are the best. I would put my life in their hands.

[@sarcasm-83]

I bet this is the guy who gets over a 100 kills a match and 0 deaths with a heli in Battlefield

[@adolfohernandez4619]

lmao. so true

[@krokrokrokro]

not funny ...

[@sarcasm-83]

@@krokrokrokro You'll be ok

[@ryanbaek6274]

I can't even park my car that close!

[@williamhardes8081]

no auto park button available on that model !!!!!

[@Neojhun]

It's equivalent of Curb Rash on Cars. This thing is a freaking Heli.