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Offline Tango Tango Fanta

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Helicopter crash in NZ
« on: November 23, 2011, 11:35:43 AM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15848886


Perhaps not fair to judge from this distance but, hey, what was he thinking?!!! ??? ??? ???

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Re: Helicopter crash in NZ
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2011, 10:33:48 PM »
Not the best place to try and put a Heli into;certainly not without several ground marshalls in radio contact with the pilot.

Cables/masts and helicopters are not a good mixture.

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Re: Helicopter crash in NZ
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2011, 11:11:30 AM »