Great sport flying but too close to the pilot.

[racin06]

The TT E550 is an awesome heli as showcased by this guy with some decent sport flying. However, about 1:30 through the video, see how close this guy lets the heli get to him? I'm not trying to bash this guys fitness level, but I seriously doubt those extra lbs he is carrying would help if he had to make a sudden athletic movement in order to save his ass from those rotor blades. Of course, even a world class athlete shouldn't fly that close to himself. Anyway, I'm just amazed that we don't see more serious injuries and fatalities flying these helis.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E3AlvhanjO4

[Laurens]

Its just an optical illusion I think. Its at least 2 metres away.

[flyinfool]

He was within 1 rotor diameter of himself.
I hear Darwin calling.