Helicopter Underwater Escape Training. Can it sound anymore complicated than that? Well let me tell you it was awesome. Little details that may seem insignificant make all the difference between you getting out or you sinking down.
The first hours was mostly theory and videos navy seals style with the 16 year veteran from the Brazilian Marines. He showed us examples of what to do and what not to do and familiarized the trainees with the different equipment and helicopters currently in use at our base.
We then had a small lunch and got into our safety gear to begin the training. It started with exercises to improve our underwater immersion abilities since we needed to be submerged without oxygen for some time. Then the fun began.
We sat in the helicopter simulator and after a briefing and short trial it started to go up. It was four of us in the simulator and when the helicopter went loose in air we got into impact position. Short after impact we put one hand on the belt buckle and the other one on the exit window. Most helicopters have been manufactured to turn heads down after they fall in water since when they sink the rotors would be under you and not towards the surface when when trying to escape. The simulator did just that. It turned and everybody turned with it. After the helicopter turned around and everybody was upside down, I took my seat belt off, propulsed myself out of through the window and made it to surface with my hands extended over my head and pushing up water in case there was a fire on surface. This would open a whole, give you a chance to breath and let you soon where there is a way out.
We repeated this simulation three more times with different scenarios. Once with everybody only being able to go out one door. Another time with everybody going through the other emergency door. And last but certainly not least blindfolded simulating a night landfall. Talk about a haunted house, this one had me shaking just for a second but it wasn’t that bad. Hope you enjoy the video!
After this day of H.U.E.T. training we did a full day of firefighting. It was burning out there! Take a peak at the pictures below. How about them Ray ban style safety glasses? The return of Tom Cruise?
Luis, Sweetie, you sure look hot in that bright orange jump suit
I am being serious 
Love you,
Victoria
Megamatch sensacional!!!! Que risa la cara de trauma del aleman que te toco al lado. Debe ser porque estaba roncando en clase y se le olvido la teoria en el examen practico. hahahaha. Que mas? Ya Sebastian me confirmo, llega el 19. Vamos a ver si nos lanzamos a la orchila a pescar. Tengo que cuadrar con Oswald “Bigote” Quairos. Te vienes???
Hola Luigi…q bien q t este yendo excelente, q estes viviendo todas esas experiencias..me parecen demasiado pavas!!..ojala nos comuniquemos por mail d vez en cuando…ya sabes si vienes a Venezuela avisame..o si tu papi o tu mami…seria excelente verlos….mis mejores deseos, éxitos en tu vida en todos tus planos(amoroso, familiar, laboral, etc)…y pues pa ´lante….stamos en contacto…