Watch: Angry pilot shouts at tourist for grabbing helicopter controls over Grand Canyon
- 10 months ago
An angry helicopter pilot reprimanded a tourist who grabbed a lever in the cockpit - a move that would have sent the chopper plunging into the Grand Canyon.
Video shows the pilot holding the passenger’s wrist after she grabbed the helicopter’s rotor brake - which is designed for use on the ground - and stops the propeller from moving.
“No, that will kill us,” the pilot told the tourist.
Cherlin Bijlsma, 27, from the Netherlands, who witnessed the incident, said: “When the pilot scolded her... I saw that she smiled at the pilot.
“It was an awkward smile. I’m not sure if she said anything back.”
Video shows the pilot holding the passenger’s wrist after she grabbed the helicopter’s rotor brake - which is designed for use on the ground - and stops the propeller from moving.
“No, that will kill us,” the pilot told the tourist.
Cherlin Bijlsma, 27, from the Netherlands, who witnessed the incident, said: “When the pilot scolded her... I saw that she smiled at the pilot.
“It was an awkward smile. I’m not sure if she said anything back.”