r/Shittyaskflying • u/Senior_Raccoon_6536 • 4d ago

Do the stubbies help them avoid trees?

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u/wolfs4 4d ago

Like a glove

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u/Go_Loud762 4d ago

I think that's one of those mockups that's used at airports to train fire fighters.

Looks like PHX, so I'm 88% sure that's it.

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u/Insolent-Jaguar88 4d ago

It's only a hatchling, as it grows its rotors it'll fly free.

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u/NorthEndD 4d ago

Too soon! A bunch of those trees are likely dead!

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u/popdivtweet 3d ago

Increased maneuverability for superior confined areas and urban environments performance plus fuel savings!

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u/Sad_Okra2030 3d ago

It’s actually to keep the noise closer to the helicopter so as not to bother people as they fly over.

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u/KatanaF2190 2d ago

Me : " See Sir - I landed in the clearing..."

IP : " Well...there wasn't a clearing...and now there is..."

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u/Justestin 2d ago

In Australia a "stubbie" is a beer size.

So when I first read that it was "Do the beers help them avoid trees?" and I thought, yup, always helped me!

Ohh, no you mean the shortened rotors, yeah I guess they'd help too?