Anything to avoid the dentist! Watch father remove his son’s loose tooth with a piece of string and a HELICOPTER 

  • Video shows young boy having piece of string tied around wobbly tooth
  • String is then attached to a helicopter piloted by his father Rick Rahim
  • Mr Rahim gives thumbs up then takes off, pulling tooth from his mouth
  • Veteran pilot of 13 years then assures viewers attitude was 'safety first' 

Some people will do almost anything to avoid the dentist, but the alternative chosen by a young boy seems even more terrifying. 

Rick Rahim's son decided to have his tooth pulled out by a helicopter piloted by his dad at an airfield in Virginia. 

The video shows Mr Rahim tie the string around his son's tooth, with the caption 'problem' flashing onto the screen as the brave boy prepares for the epic removal, seemingly unnerved by the experience.

Rick Rahim's son (pictured) has his tooth pulled out by a helicopter, which lifts off with string tied to the boy's tooth

Rick Rahim's son (pictured) has his tooth pulled out by a helicopter, which lifts off with string tied to the boy's tooth

The video shows the boy's wobbly tooth with the word problem, then 'solution' is splashed across the screen, followed by the 1,000 horsepower, twin engine helicopter flying past the camera (pictured)

The video shows the boy's wobbly tooth with the word problem, then 'solution' is splashed across the screen, followed by the 1,000 horsepower, twin engine helicopter flying past the camera (pictured)

It shows the helicopter land on the ground near where the boy will be standing for the unusual tooth removal

It shows the helicopter land on the ground near where the boy will be standing for the unusual tooth removal

Mr Rahim (pictured) is inside the chopper, preparing to take it up in the air and pull out his son's tooth

Mr Rahim (pictured) is inside the chopper, preparing to take it up in the air and pull out his son's tooth

Another man on the ground checks that the string - which is already attached to the helicopter - is securely fixed to the boy's tooth ahead of takeoff 

Another man on the ground checks that the string - which is already attached to the helicopter - is securely fixed to the boy's tooth ahead of takeoff 

The camera then follows the piece of string from the helicopter to the boy's mouth, then cuts to his father in the chopper giving the thumbs up (pictured)

The camera then follows the piece of string from the helicopter to the boy's mouth, then cuts to his father in the chopper giving the thumbs up (pictured)

Next, the word 'solution' is splashed across the screen, followed by the 1,000 horsepower, twin-engine helicopter flying past the camera.

The footage then follows the string from the helicopter to the boy's mouth, then cuts to his father inside the chopper giving the thumbs up.

Finally, the helicopter takes off from the ground and the string attached can be seen moving away from the boy, standing around 30ft away.

The line goes taught, then slack, and the man supervising the boy suddenly raises his hands in the hair and jumps up and down in celebration.

Meanwhile, the boy barely twitches as his tooth is pulled out by the huge machine.

The words 'mission accomplished' then flash onto the screen, and it cuts to the boy feeling the gap in his teeth.

Finally, the helicopter takes off from the ground and the line attached can be seen moving away from the boy, standing around 30ft away from the chopper

Finally, the helicopter takes off from the ground and the line attached can be seen moving away from the boy, standing around 30ft away from the chopper

The words 'mission accomplished' then flash onto the screen, and it cuts to the young boy feeling the gap in his teeth after a successful mission

The words 'mission accomplished' then flash onto the screen, and it cuts to the young boy feeling the gap in his teeth after a successful mission

But despite how dangerous it may have looked,  Mr Rahim, a veteran pilot, assured viewers that the stunt was perfectly safe

But despite how dangerous it may have looked, Mr Rahim, a veteran pilot, assured viewers that the stunt was perfectly safe

But despite how dangerous it may have looked, Mr Rahim, a veteran pilot, assured viewers that it was perfectly safe.

He said: 'Safety first. I'm the true helicopter dad, and that is the true helicopter son who lost a tooth today via a helicopter. Do everything safely in life and that's what we did today

'I flew the helicopter backwards away from the human beings and you'll notice we had plenty of room on the left and the right should there have been any sort of emergency.

'I want you to know that what we did today was perfectly fun, perfectly safe and I am a 13-year veteran of flying helicopters with over 1,000 hours.

'Whatever you do in life make sure your kids have much, much, much, more fun that you ever did as a kid. That's what it's all about.'