Helicopter crash in Siachen pilots safe.

[Aslan]

my rank is does not allow me to link the news,i need 8 more posts to get promoted

Make sure you dont get banned before getting there,

 

[Hulk]

An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed on Monday morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said.

The advanced light helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv', flown by two pilots of the Army Aviation Squadron, crashed in the northern glacier at around 8:00 AM., the sources said.

They said of the two pilots, one had fallen into a crevasse on the glacier and was being moved to safety. The other pilot has suffered minor cuts, the sources said.

"Both the pilots are safe and are being evacuated for further treatment," they said

The Dhruv ALH Mark III, of the Army Aviation Squadron, had taken off from Leh this morning for Siachen as part of air maintenance operations, the sources said.


gentlemen , imagine a helicopter crash in siachin , and pilots survived ; all because of awesome crash-worthiness of DHRUV

Seriously, thats a very good thing. You know Crash happens with every helicopter.

 

[acetophenol]

Had it been any other chopper,may be lives would have been lost. Kudos to Dhruv!

 

[Abingdonboy]

Two more pilots who can attest to the ALH's unbelievable safety record.



Even these 2 pilots WALKED away from this horrific crash:

Had it been any other helo, even its contemporaries, it'd be hard to know if these pilots would be safe.

 

[selvan33]

thank god for pilot safety. Salute to the dhruv.