Downdraft from police helicopter flattens shops in Prachuap Khiri Khan

[webfact]

 

A police helicopter carrying a delegation including Pol Lt-Gen Montree Yimyaem and his entourage landed at a school football pitch in the center of Ban Paknam Pran in Prachuap Khiri Khan province at 9.20 am yesterday reported Daily News. 

 

The downdraft from the large helicopter completely flattened ten shops and stalls ripping off roofs, tearing canvas and even damaging a car. 

 

The Lt-Gen was making a visit to the area to check up on anti-drug measures.

 

He was pictured by a sign saying "Welcome".

 

His visit in this manner was not welcome for a representative of the area's fishermen Atichart Chaisri who said:

 

"What were they thinking landing a large helicopter in the middle of a community like this? They should have landed far away and transferred to road transport.

 

"As if the people don't have to suffer enough from the pandemic - now this!"

 

When Montree heard about the damage his arrival had caused he quickly instructed the local police chief to assess the damage and arrange compensation. 

 

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[Scrotobike]

It was not the rotor blades but it came from the windbag - Blah, Blah, clean my boots, clean my house, Blah, Blah, sell stuffing brown envelope supply

[PETERTHEEATER]

If those illegal stalls had not been there........

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He was pictured by a sign saying "Welcome".

Do you know who I am.... you do now.

[Speedhump]

35 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

If those illegal stalls had not been there........

People would be starving. 

[Red Forever]

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

If those illegal stalls had not been there........

The vendors would be begging and possibly homeless and their customers would go hungry.

Jeez.....

[ukrules]

Lol, the daily news feed here is a laugh a minute these days.

[Bert got kinky]

 

Misleading headline.

that thing on the floor is a stall and not a shop.

[herfiehandbag]

5 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Misleading headline.

that thing on the floor is a stall and not a shop.

It is still some poor so and so's livelihood. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for compensation either.

 

Destroyed by the stupidity and ego of a senior police officer.

 

Incidentally, good to see such expensive equipment being used for fighting crime!

Edited August 18, 2021 by herfiehandbag

[Scott Tracy]

The use of helicopters in a country like this, for visiting policemen is a bit silly. What was he doing? Showing solidarity for police doing their jobs? They have a Provincial Commander for that, surely? Helicopters could be utilised better. Helimed, for example. 

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

The use of helicopters in a country like this, for visiting policemen is a bit silly. What was he doing? Showing solidarity for police doing their jobs? They have a Provincial Commander for that, surely? Helicopters could be utilised better. Helimed, for example. 

It was tge Look at me look at mee moment he was going fir but instead he got the who the hell are you look from folks. 

[Thingamabob]

Just another reason for the police to be hated.

[zzaa09]

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

It is still some poor so and so's livelihood. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for compensation either.

 

Destroyed by the stupidity and ego of a senior police officer.

 

Incidentally, good to see such expensive equipment being used for fighting crime!

All about the image, less the practice. 

[Bert got kinky]

5 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Just another reason for the police to be hated.

What, for using a helicopter?

Every police force in the civilised world uses helicopters , do you hate all police or just Thai police?

 

If you read the article it states the following about Pol Lt-Gen Montree's response:

When Montree heard about the damage his arrival had caused he quickly instructed the local police chief to assess the damage and arrange compensation.

 

Offering compensation for illegal structures, what's not to hate about the police, eh?

 

 

[Fortean1]

That street is in Pak Nam Pran, 2 miles north my house.  The helicopter is a Blackhawk.  

[Captain Monday]

2 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

What, for using a helicopter?

Every police force in the civilised world uses helicopters , do you hate all police or just Thai police?

 

If you read the article it states the following about Pol Lt-Gen Montree's response:

When Montree heard about the damage his arrival had caused he quickly instructed the local police chief to assess the damage and arrange compensation.

 

Offering compensation for illegal structures, what's not to hate about the police, eh?

 

 

Not a heli expert that looks like some model of Augusta, a twin engine beast that can seat 12-15 people. The pilot in command is  responsible for safe operation of any aircraft and there is no justification for a photo op to a confined LZ, if it creates a hazard to people and property on the ground. Or maybe his approach just sucked.

 

Looks like a hare-brain stunt that went  a little wrong.

Probably no reason they could not land in a nearby safer area and take a motorcade to the site.

[impulse]

21 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Not a heli expert that looks like some model of Augusta, a twin engine beast that can seat 12-15 people. The pilot in command is  responsible for safe operation of any aircraft and there is no justification for a photo op to a confined LZ, if it creates a hazard to people and property on the ground. Or maybe his approach just sucked.

 

Looks like a hare-brain stunt that went  a little wrong.

Probably no reason they could not land in a nearby safer area and take a motorcade to the site.

Would have really been a tragedy if the rotor wash had sucked up one of those fabric tops and crashed the helicopter into the crowd. 

 

No telling how many people they put at risk.

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by impulse

[Nojohndoe]

Reminds me of the impact US military choppers that in the process of  "saving Vietnam" had when landing in rice paddies destroying villager,s food supply and not understanding the lasting resentment and resistance to "co-operate" !

Is there some universal correlation between Uniforms  and ignorance?

 

 

[Fortean1]

I agree it is not a Blackhawk as too many windows and fancy trim.  That small town street gets pretty congested with everything from pedestrians and bicycles to large trucks.

[bobandyson]

10 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

If those illegal stalls had not been there........

But the vendors pay the police to be there illegally.

????

[ukrules]

8 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

The use of helicopters in a country like this, for visiting policemen is a bit silly. What was he doing? Showing solidarity for police doing their jobs? They have a Provincial Commander for that, surely? Helicopters could be utilised better. Helimed, for example. 

He's a very important person and the plebs need to know it.

 

[ourdon]

Just tell the locals that they're lucky that the police general (WTH are police doing with generals??)  didn't try to fly the submarine in.

 

He wanted a "look at me" moment -- he got one.

[ukrules]

Looks like an AgustaWestland AW189 to me...

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by ukrules

[Captain Monday]

Up to 19 pax, 155 knots,  8,300kq max gross weight with 2x2000 powerplants .

A beast with down wash proven hazardous in Thailand!

 

AgustaWestland AW189 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AgustaWestland_AW189

[cncltd1973]

On 8/18/2021 at 4:16 AM, herfiehandbag said:

It is still some poor so and so's livelihood. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for compensation either.

 

Destroyed by the stupidity and ego of a senior police officer.

 

Incidentally, good to see such expensive equipment being used for fighting crime!

more collateral damage from the war on drugs!

Would be a good scene in a Thai comedy, a la 'The Gods Must Be Crazy', the stuff writes itself????

[Iron Tongue]

On 8/17/2021 at 7:40 PM, webfact said:

When Montree heard about the damage his arrival had caused he quickly instructed the local police chief to assess the damage and arrange compensation. 

...minus 50% conveyance fees for local police chief and 30% kicked-up to the general for his troubles!