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Massad Ayoob, firearms expert, was in helicopter that crashed in St. Lucie County on Saturday
wptv.com ^ | 01/28/2013 | Will Greenlee, Elliott Jones, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/

Posted on 02/04/2013 6:43:52 PM PST by Nachum

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A small helicopter that crashed Saturday in far western St. Lucie County was carrying an internationally known firearms expert who was hunting wild hogs from the air using a handgun.

Live Oak resident Massad Ayoob, 64, his hunting companion Jonathan Strayer, 46, and pilot William Harward, 55, were above the tree tops, at about 100 feet, when the Hiller helicopter lost power and plunged to the ground around 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Ayoob said Monday.

“A few minutes into the flight, as we were zoning in on an oinker that had run under the canopy of some tall pines, the engine lost power,” he said.

The helicopter’s main rotor hit the trees, shattering the blades, said Ayoob. His home of Live Oak is east of Tallahassee in Suwannee County.

Ayoob, Strayer and Harward walked away — with cuts, bruises and some bleeding — and used a cellphone to call for help.

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KEYWORDS: ayoob; banglist; expert; firearms; massad; massadayoob
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To: Nachum

Never ,ever trust a helicopter. Ask Francis Gary Powers.


42 posted on 02/04/2013 9:48:26 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Nachum

Never ,ever trust a helicopter. Ask Francis Gary Powers.


43 posted on 02/04/2013 9:48:32 PM PST by Cyman
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To: Cyman
Never ,ever trust a helicopter. Ask Francis Gary Powers.

Or Stevie Ray Vaughan

44 posted on 02/04/2013 9:50:36 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Stonewall Jackson
Damn - The things we northerners don't know !

I better tell my son...

45 posted on 02/04/2013 10:19:07 PM PST by onona (KCCO, and mind the gap)
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To: Nachum
Back in the day when I was first shooting handguns I read everything I could find by Ayoob and Ross Seyfried (sp?).

Damn, I can't believe how long ago that has been now. Glad he made it ok.

46 posted on 02/04/2013 10:38:42 PM PST by MileHi ( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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To: Cyman

How does a Hiller get airborne with three adult males on board?


47 posted on 02/04/2013 11:17:49 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: driftdiver

I don’t know about that. Seems pretty gutsy crashing a helicopter on top of a hog to kill it.


48 posted on 02/04/2013 11:19:21 PM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: driftdiver; null and void
"Sounds fun but if he was a real man he'd hunt hogs with a knife."

You mean, like this knife?

Thanks for the Ping, Nully.

49 posted on 02/05/2013 12:02:48 AM PST by Flotsam_Jetsome ("Obama": His entire life is Photoshopped.)
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To: G Larry

I’ve only ever needed a Q-tip for hunting. It’s the most humane way.


50 posted on 02/05/2013 2:34:07 AM PST by Anvilhead (In my lifetime we've gone from citizens to subjects.)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome
This is currently my preferred one.


51 posted on 02/05/2013 3:49:26 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Nachum

I highly recommend his book In the Gravest Extreme. A little outdated on the hardware side, but completely worth it for the commentary on mindset (especially) and legal issues.

Anyone who asks me “what gun should I get for personal protection”, I tell them to read this book first, and then we can talk. I keep an extra around to lend out.


52 posted on 02/05/2013 3:50:42 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: USNBandit
I don’t know about that. Seems pretty gutsy crashing a helicopter on top of a hog to kill it

ya may have a point there

53 posted on 02/05/2013 3:52:35 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Horee clap, what a braid!

It’s like an Arkansas Toothpick but with extra technical gravitas. Very nice!


54 posted on 02/05/2013 4:23:54 AM PST by Flotsam_Jetsome ("Obama": His entire life is Photoshopped.)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Best ribs I ever ate, though.

Had the outcome been different, the pig mighta said the same thing.

55 posted on 02/05/2013 5:16:24 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I expect the feds are in possession of the helo now and it will soon disappear and be crushed into scrap. Nothing to cause this “sudden engine failure” will be found. Nothing to see, move along...

This does fit a certain pattern that is emerging.


56 posted on 02/05/2013 7:26:46 AM PST by Spitzensparkin1 (Arrest and deport all illegal aliens. Americans demand those jobs back! Whooorah, Arizona!)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Down here in Florida we sometimes trap or use dogs to catch the hogs. Then we wade into the excitement with the knife.

usual size is 200-300 pound half of which seems to be teeth.


57 posted on 02/05/2013 7:40:46 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Flotsam_Jetsome; kanawa
You mean, like this knife?

I don't think that's the knife Kanawa used...

58 posted on 02/05/2013 9:14:39 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable tyranny.)
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To: Jonty30

These co-ink-a-dinks are getting me all Jesse Ventured.


59 posted on 02/05/2013 9:23:56 AM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: Daffynition; Shimmer1
Thought this would be a good place to share this one...


60 posted on 02/05/2013 9:32:39 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable tyranny.)
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