and starts shooting again. i wanted to shoot the helicopter i just came down to maybe give myself a bit of a buffer. the fire department quickly secures the scene and the leaking fuel is controlled. whitlock is grateful to the pilot whose quick thinking, he says, averted a more serious situation. we were coming down right on top of the road where there was a lot of spectators on the road. he put it down on the hill where he did. if he hadn t of done that, there would have been a lot of people hurt. certainly a memorable trip. despite the close call, he says, he d fly again. i have my one get out of jail free card. i think statistically i should be good. a giant inflatable slide goes airborne at a children s soccer tournament. oh, my god. and frantic parents rush
people would have hit the windshield. film maker jeremiah whitlock is inside. i felt that slight sinking feeling in our stomach as you go over top of the hill fast in your car. or the top of a roller coaster. after following the racers from a distance from the start of the course, whitlock wants to get in closer before the last series of turns. the helicopter was moving to cover them better. he is focused on the racers below, not the position of the
helicopter. that s when the helicopter started to lose power. we started dropping quick. that s when the rotors starting clipping the top of the tree. i didn t really have time to think. i just held on to my camera until we hit. the impact is surprisingly gentle, but they re not out of danger. fuel is leaking and the fear is it could blow any minute. i was worried something was going to catch on fire. the pilot instructs everyone to stay on null the blades stop spinning. but one comes out. luckily he isn t hurt. whitlock stays put while continuing to roll. until the pilot says it s safe to get out. emergency workers stationed at the end of the race course are on the scene within seconds. is someone in there? amazingly they were all fine without a scratch. not a scratch on us. and starts shooting again. i wanted to shoot the helicopter i just came down to maybe give myself a bit of a buffer. the fire department quickly secures the scene and the leaking fuel is contro
gentle, but they re not out of danger. fuel is leaking and the fear is it could blow any minute. i was worried something was going to catch on fire. the pilot instructs everyone to stay on null the blades stop spinning. but one comes out. luckily he isn t hurt. whitlock stays put while continuing to roll. until the pilot says it s safe to get out. emergency workers stationed at the end of the race course are on the scene within seconds. is someone in there? amazingly they were all fine without a scratch. not a scratch on us. whitlock brushes himself off and starts shooting again. i wanted to shoot the helicopter i just came down to maybe give myself a bit of a buffer. the fire department quickly
secures the scene and the leaking fuel is controlled. whitlock is grateful to the pilot whose quick thinking, he says, averted a more serious situation. we were coming down right on top of the road where there was a lot of spectators on the road. he put it down on the hill where he did. if he hadn t of done that, there would have been a lot of people hurt. certainly a memorable trip. despite the close call, he says, he d fly again. i have my one get out of jail free card. i think statistically i should be good. a giant inflatable slide goes airborne at a children s soccer tournament. oh, my god. and frantic parents rush toward the scene. it was just chaos. it s june 4th, 2011, in the town of oceanside, new york.