Poop Man Bob Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 My woman and I are driving back from lunch, heading towards my apartment. I pull over a hill on the frontage road, and I'm immediately confronted with about twenty cops, cones moving me over to the far right lane, and an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter parked in the left lane. There were a lot of military dudes milling around, and the shoulder on the right side of the road was full of people snapping pictures and gawking. I drove home, grabbed my bike and camera, and rode back to the helicopter. Short article about what happened. Houston-based copter lands on Austin road A Houston-based Army National Guard helicopter made an emergency landing early today on a highway frontage road in Austin, officials said. The Apache helicopter landed at about 8:30 a.m. on the Mopac/Loop 1 service road near State Hwy. 360 when the pilot noticed a warning light in the cockpit indicating mechanical problems, Texas National Guard officials said. The helicopter, from the 149th Aviation Battalion at Ellington Field, was scheduled to participate in a flyover demonstration at Texas National Guard headquarters at Camp Mabry. The helicopter had two Army National Guard pilots on board when it made the emergency landing. No one was injured in the emergency landing. So, nothing too cool behind why it was there. Regardless, here are far too many pictures I took to document the event: http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_004.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_010.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_022.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_023.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_026.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_031.jpg'> People were having a picnic. I found that funny for some reason. http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_033.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_034.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_035.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_036.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_037.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 "oh my god wilma, it's one-a them UFO's you dun sawed on the picture box!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 wow, only if i was in your shoes... it was an emergency landing but i fi drove up on som business like that i would have figued if was something more serious... thanks for the pictures though,,,, weird!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T=E=A=S=E Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYU Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 pretty cool helicopter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIPPINJUICE Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 my friend was telling me about this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Holyfuckinshitballs that's awesome.... I was thinking about having a picnic there too. Nothing better than a nice apache siting during a ham sammie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC "oh my god wilma, it's one-a them UFO's you dun sawed on the picture box!" The flyin' machine actually knocked over ten or fifteen of our horses! We tried to lasso it but came up empty-handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duh-rye-won Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 you didn't catch a poop tag on it you pussy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 i wonder why he didn't land in the grass i wonder how expensive helicopter gas is, wasting money is fucking awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by iquit you didn't catch a poop tag on it you pussy? Oh, damn, I posted the pre-tagged versions. http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_010p.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telo Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Nice tweeked... I want a helicopter for my next birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 texas has the most rediculously awesome rest stops i've ever seen. i'd be pissed if my tax dollars were going to make a shitter bigger than my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 APACE DOWN! APACHE DOWN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Peanut Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_023.jpg'> "ever seen anything like it?" "can't say i have bill." ..."but look at my new belt buckle!" "say! that's fancy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBar2 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 And they said that black helicopters don't exist! Good job, soldier. We'll forward those pics to the National Militia Intelligence Clearinghouse and in no time at all, wacky militia members all over America will be discussing every detail and speculating as whether it's the One World Government Conspiracy or the ZOG that's behind it all. They probably set down on the road instead of on the grass so that cops, helicopter mechanics and military officials could drive right up to it, instead of schlepping across a muddy pasture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekro Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_026.jpg'> http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_023.jpg'> This is a gay porn waiting to happen. I'd hit it.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 http://www.kak.ru/images/archive/15/national/VOD19.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3ns Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 i saw this stuff on the news. They said the pilots had to make a landing because of black smoke in the cabin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 People were having a picnic. I found that funny for some reason. beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDONO? Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 that guy actually took out his fold out chair:lol: nothing better than sitting on your ass looking at an apache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 My understanding is that the apache helicopter has had a long and difficult history mechanically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Originally posted by Nekro This is a gay porn waiting to happen. http://img1.photobucket.com/albums/1003/fatdave/2004-07-18_023.jpg'> Officer 1: "That's the darndest thing I've ever seen. A helicopter in the middle of the road." Officer 2: "You ever tried anal sex?" *CUT TO BEDROOM, CUE BUTTFUCKING* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 its a shame you share a state with such idiotas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damn vandle Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 cool you got to watch it take off. i saw the same kinda thing when i was young, only it was a Chinook (i think thats how you spell it, the ones with the double blades on top.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 people wil gawk at anything. pulling out folding chairs really takes it to the next level. i mean, nothing says "i don't have shit to do today" like camping out by the side of the road to look at a helicopter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 ^^ I was there for an hour before it took off. Oh well .. I'll freely admit I had nothing better to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 The other day I got stopped by a train, and two of the cars had tanks on them. It was pretty cool, I had never seen a tank before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAMPS Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 at the colorado springs military base you can purchase an old military tank for $30,000. im gonna buy a tank....it runs on desel too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeforAnEYE Posted July 21, 2004 Share Posted July 21, 2004 If I saw a huge hellicopter in the middle of the street, I would stop and stare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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